Sword Dynasty
Episode 25
Your Majesty!
What's
the hurry?
Your Majesty,
Jiang Li from Qingteng Baiyang Cave
sent me a letter of challenge.
Ding Ning is a threat,
but Jiang Li
is not even a match for Sun Xing.
You don't have to be afraid.
In terms of the level of practice,
I don't have to be afraid,
but Your Majesty,
this letter of challenge
was given to me by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
I think
maybe His Majesty has known something.
Did the Crown Prince
sound suspicious?
His Royal Highness
has always been in favor of Ding Ning and those together with him.
Just now he said that
he just gave the letter to me upon a request
and he didn't
sound suspicious.
This morning,
His Majesty had breakfast with me
and the Crown Prince
had morning lessons,
so I don't think he has met his father.
But His Majesty asked
if I had anything to do with the death of Xue Wangxu,
which means
he wasn't sure about it.
Just stay calm.
Your Majesty,
assassinating a grandmaster
is a felony.
Those people of Baiyang Cave are so crafty
that they're bound to provoke me on the Award Ceremony.
Your Majesty,
please let me stay in the palace these days.
The Heng people are all militant warriors.
This challenge letter looks fine,
without mentioning Xue Wangxu's death at all.
You just accept his challenge calmly.
No matter how hard Jiang Li tries to provoke you,
he won't be able to convict you of any crime.
But I think
His Royal Highness
has also known something.
Rong, remember this!
The most important thing
in this palace is our state of mind.
The more afraid you are,
the easier they're going to convict you.
Besides, Jiang Li is at the fourth realm
and you're at the fifth realm.
If you're still afraid of him,
just take a Disfigurement Pill.
I got it.
Ding Ning,
how was it?
You've borne the quintessence of Impaling White Sheep Horns
and the movements from the Fragment of the Freehand Sword Manual in your heart
and they're
reflected in your
every movement.
Ding Ning,
Maidservant Rong
has been serving Ye Zhen for years,
so she must have experienced a lot,
which means she's bound
to be more composed than the opponents
that we've met at the Tournament.
That's why
I hope you
can forget everything
about Impaling White Sheep Horns
and the Fragment of the Freehand Sword Manual.
Why?
Maidservant Rong has been serving Ye Zhen for many years.
She must have learned many sword manuals
and sword movements
of different sword sects.
If the traits of your sword movements are too obvious,
she's bound to see your weak points,
so I want you to forget all your sword movements.
Then she won't be able to find your weak points.
I see.
But,
are you sure
she'll accept my challenge today?
If I were her,
I wouldn't show up at this Award Ceremony.
Don't worry.
Considering Ye Zhen's personality,
she wouldn't allow
her to hide from the public
or to be absent.
She would only force her to accept the challenge.
To Ye Zhen, Maidservant Rong
is already an abandoned chess piece.
OK.
If so,
as long as she accepts my challenge,
I'll try my best to find her weak points.
Martial Uncle must have been waiting us at the mountain gate.
Let's go.
OK.
Have a look at my umbrellas!
I'm leaving now.
Take care.
Have a look at my umbrellas!
The Award Ceremony has started
and it's time to set out.
The Minshan Award Ceremony starts now!
The winners of the Minshan Swordsmanship Tournament, please come forward!
I'm Jiang Li from Baiyang Cave.
Greetings, Your Majesty!
Hasn't Baiyang Cave
been affiliated to Qingteng Sword School?
So are you dissatisfied
with my decree?
I dare not.
I was thinking about my master just now,
so I said it wrong.
Please punish me.
The death of Mr. Xue
is a shame to Heng.
Stand up, please.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
I want to report something.
Go ahead.
Your Majesty,
I have two requests.
One is
that I want to
give up my admission to the Minshan Sword Sect.
To get into the Minshan Sword Sect
is a dream for every practitioner
in Heng
and you want to give it up?
Your Majesty,
I feel so honored and blessed
to be able to get into
the Minshan Sword Sect,
but before
my master passed away,
he had made me the new head
of Baiyang Cave.
Now,
he has passed away,
but Baiyang Cave
needs a new head.
So,
I have to give up this great chance
and go back and invigorate Baiyang Cave
to fulfill the last wish
of my master.
Please approve it, Your Majesty.
What do you think?
Tell me.
Jiang Li is a decent
and honest young man
who will be a great hero one day.
The death of Mr. Xue the other day
has greatly grieved him.
I think we should grant his request
and let him go back
to help stabilize the foundation of Heng.
For the last wish of your master,
you're willing to give up such a great chance,
which shows your great filial piety.
Jiang Li from Baiyang Cave.
Yes.
I grant your request to go back.
And from now on,
Baiyang Cave is an independent sect again.
And you,
as the head of Baiyang Cave,
remember
to select and train more talented people for me.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
You're of such high morality, Your Majesty.
Jiang Li,
no matter what Baiyang Cave needs in the future,
the Minshan Sword Sect
will give our all to help you.
Thank you, Mr. Baili.
Jiang Li,
you said you have two requests.
So what's the other one?
Your Majesty,
I've been admiring the sword skills
of Miss Rongzhi, the maidservant of Her Majesty
and I sent her a letter of challenge several days ago,
but I haven't heard from her yet.
Really?
Why didn't I know about this?
Your Majesty,
it's true.
But the practice level of Rong
is higher than that of Jiang Li.
So it's not appropriate for her
to accept his challenge,
So,
Rong hasn't accepted it.
Your Majesty,
I've grown up in Heng
and the Heng people advocate the warrior spirit.
To give an answer in three days
after receiving a challenge letter
is the appropriate thing to do.
Her Majesty was worried that I might get hurt
because my level of practice is lower
and I'm grateful to her.
Now that Your Majesty the King is present,
I wonder if I could
have the honor of having Your Majesty
as our judge.
Good!
I didn't expect that you would be so persistent.
Rong.
Yes.
What do you think?
Answer him now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You're sincere
and if I reject it again,
it might seem a little disrespectful.
Since His Majesty will be our judge,
we'll just stop at where we should
and it'll be fair.
The battle starts.
Jiang Li,
why are you so stubborn?
Both you and I know
this battle
is not just about the letter of challenge.
You're overconfident.
Since you've left me no other choice,
don't blame me for being ruthless.
The battle between them
is not fair,
but it seems
Your Majesty is very interested in it.
At the Minshan Swordsmanship Tournament,
Xue Wangxu died an odd death.
Jiang Li is young,
but I don't think
he would make troubles without a reason.
I think
you must have hidden something from me in this.
Are you suspecting me?
Every grandmaster above the seventh realm
is a treasure of Heng.
I don't think
you would do something stupid
for some trifles.
And it's been so long since I've seen a battle
between practitioners at different realms.
Baili,
not long ago,
Ding Ning took three attacks from a young man of Li at the Lushan Alliance Meeting
and it was amazing.
Today, now that Jiang Li has requested for a battle,
let's just watch and enjoy it.
The disciples of Baiyang Cave
are quite courageous.
The young men of the great Kingdom of Heng
are supposed to be like this.
You killed the head of Baiyang Cave,
but you can't defeat our sword movements.
Jiang Li showed his respect to his master with this movement
and this is quite meaningful.
Why does Jiang Li only use
Impaling White Sheep Horns?
Ding Ning,
haven't you practiced all day yesterday?
This is what you've practiced?
The sword movements are about comprehension, but not fancy looks.
Jiang Li is one realm lower than Maidservant Rong in practice,
but he can still keep calm
which is already awesome.
Nangong is right.
Isn't Jiang Li awesome?
Are you impressed?
Be quiet!
Watch the battle!
The Fragment of the Freehand Sword Manual!
Jiang Li won!
Rong!
It was just a battle.
Why did you kill her?
If I don't get rid of you,
you'll be a big trouble one day.
Guards!
Your Majesty!
The swords have no eyes,
which caused this accident.
My deepest condolences to you, Your Majesty.
Jiang Li challenged someone above his practice level,
so he had to go all out
and he failed to stop at where he should have.
On behalf of Jiang Li,
I want to ask for your pardon.
Please calm your anger.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
you're extraordinary.
Did I do anything wrong?
You're truly my queen.
Jiang Li!
Lie down.
Ding Ning.
Martial Uncle,
how is he?
His life is not in danger.
Jiang Li,
why did you have to
kill Maidservant Rong?
What Jiang Li have done today
is to avenge our master's death.
What?
Wangxu was killed by Maidservant Rong?
No wonder
you've never talked about it before.
Master asked us not to avenge his death
before he passed away.
Because Maidservant Rong
worked for Ye Zhen
and Mr. Xue wanted to protect everyone.
It's my first time
disobeying my mater.
I hope he wouldn't blame me
if he could know about this.
The disciples of Baiyang Cave
are kind and honest.
And Wangxu
would only be proud of you.
Mr. Baili asked you to wait for him in the training room.
I have something urgent to attend to.
Mr. Baili said
it was urgent
and you should go to see him immediately.
It has been quiet for more than a decade here in Minshan,
but why was such a farce staged here today?
Your Majesty,
Jiang Li sent a challenge letter
and fought the battle with the permission of His Majesty.
It was in accordance with the rules of Heng.
Even if I'm the sect leader,
there was no reason for me to stop it.
Besides,
if the one who lost today were Jiang Li,
I would like to ask
that if you would have taken it
for granted in your heart
but not as a mere farce.
The Kingdom of Heng is strong
because His Majesty treasures talented people.
The Minshan Sword Sect
is the leader of all sects.
If you behave like this
and the other sects follow suit,
wouldn't many practitioners of Heng
die of this kind of meaningless battles?
But I remember
that back then
when His Majesty wanted to carry out the reform,
there were so many obstacles.
And lots of practitioners died.
Their dauntless spirit
has been passed down
in today's Minshan.
Our people are supposed to be bold and heroic.
As for what you've accused us of,
those people who know what actually happened
wouldn't misunderstand it,
but those who don't
might think you're just making troubles
because you lost a maidservant.
How dare you!
Ye Zhen,
go ahead and wait for me there.
Both you and I know the cause behind this battle.
For sentimental reasons,
I permitted it
and didn't stop it,
because I didn't want to disappoint the practitioners.
In terms of reasoning,
from the beginning to the end,
there was no clear evidence.
But Jiang Li requested a battle in public today,
which forced me
into a dilemma,
and Maidservant Rong accepted it
for the dignity of the court.
It happened at Minshan
and you're involved.
Your Majesty's words are so harsh
that I don't know
how to refute.
However,
please allow me to ask Your Majesty something.
You said
that I'm involved
and I want to know,
Your Majesty,
what my punishment will be.
Just bear it in mind.
Behave yourself!
Where is the Gushan Sword Manual?
The three days are up?
Not yet.
But Her Majesty can't wait anymore.
I'll give you one more chance
to choose an easier way to die.
Over these years,
I've been used to being not easy.
I'd like to give you
the easier way to die.
Yuan Wu and Ye Zhen
have overestimated me.
You were seen as the brain truster of the Bashan Sword Field,
and there were some rebels who want to get you out of here,
so we have to be cautious.
If it's true,
even if they can't get me out,
they can still get away unscathed.
I'm not sure about it.
Director,
it's all ready.
Good!
The rebels are supposed to break through the wall
and get in through the lane from the east gate.
After they get in here,
the east gate will be blown up.
Mo Qinggong.
Yes.
The south gate is the front gate.
Go and guard it with lots of soldiers.
Yes!
Are you thinking
about the small west gate
which is out of repair for many years?
Let me tell you.
I've already arranged
some elite soldiers of the Shendu Bureau
to guard the small west gate.
I'm going to see
how they're going to get away
under such a circumstance.
Your Majesty had practiced in seclusion for years
and I had been taking care of the state affairs for you
under the name of an evil queen.
For the big picture,
I can
ignore it.
Rong had served me for ten years,
but I just saw someone
kill her in front of me.
Have you ever thought about my feelings
when you plan for the big picture?
I firmly believe
you won't
affect the whole kingdom
for only your feelings, right?
Listen.
After this battle,
no one will bring up the death of Xue Wangxu again.
Even if it was really done by Maidservant Rong,
I still firmly believe
you have nothing
to do with it.
I can't take such an insult like that.
And I won't just let it go!
Then tell me.
What do you want?
I want the whole Minshan.
Be careful!
Don't let anyone suspicious off!
Yes!
Under the order of Her Majesty,
the Tiger and Wolf Army
takes over the west gate.
This is it.
This wall
leads to the east gate of the water dungeon.
After getting Lin Zhujiu out,
Ye Celeng will come to help us at the west gate.
After breaking this wall,
there'll be no turning back.
Since I'm here,
I'll never think about turning back.
But today's Fengming
won't be peaceful at all.
Ye Celeng,
I've been devoted to my duty my whole life,
but today,
I'm willing to get crazy with you.
Report,
the sound of the wall collapsing came from down there.
Lead the way.
Yes!
The stone gate is locked
and we can get into the water dungeon after breaking it.
Good!
Let me do it.
Why is the Tiger and Wolf Army guarding the west gate?
Liang Lian!
Has the court been aware of it?
There are some guards.
The Tiger and Wolf Army has taken over the west gate under the order of Her Majesty.
Director Chen asked me to meet you here.
Does Director Chen know
why the Tiger and Wolf Army is here?
I've asked about it.
Her Majesty gave orders separately
and different orders were given to different bureaus.
The Tiger and Wolf Army doesn't know
the deployment of the other troops of the Shendu Bureau.
It's so strictly guarded.
She doesn't trust the Tiger and Wolf Army
or the Shendu Bureau.
This is a common practice
to prevent information leakage.
Mr. Lin,
we're sorry that we're late.
You're...?
Gongsun Qianxue.
I thought you died.
Hasn't the Gongsun family been exterminated?
Time is limited
and Ye Celeng is waiting for us at the west gate.
She's alive too?
Let us out!
Let me out!
Go along the water channel around the circular platform to get to the west gate.
Ye Celeng is waiting for you there.
I'll take care
of it here.
So you are...?
Yes.
I'm only loyal to one person.
Hurry up and go.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Let's go!
Greetings, Your Majesty!
Lead the way.
Yes!
Ye Zhen has come suddenly.
I have to go now.
Wait!
Tell Director Chen
not to wait for me.
Yes!
Be careful!
Don't run!
Release the arrows!
Go!
Hurry!
Don't run!
Your Excellency,
what to do now?
It doesn't matter.
Marquis Liang's Tiger and Wolf Army is guarding the west gate.
Don't run!
Hurry!
Mr. Lin,
are you all right?
I'm fine.
The west gate is right ahead.
I can only escort you here.
Please take care of yourselves.
Thanks.
Let's go!
It's just one step away.
Let's fight!