Sword Dynasty
Episode 26
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!
Why is Liang Lian here?
We're trapped!
We've known each other for years
and you want to go without saying goodbye?
Ye Zhen,
you are here.
It seems the three of us
are doomed today.
This water dungeon
is built on a floating mountain
in a stretch of water.
Give me the secret of the Gushan Sword Manual,
and I may let you die with a whole body.
Do you think
I care about that?
Back then you betrayed Jingmeng
and exterminated Bashan.
Today,
I will kill you!
Mr. Lin!
Ye Zhen!
The Sparkling Comet-tail Sword.
This is bad.
They're in trouble.
I've seen you at a tavern named Wutongluo.
The Ninth-hell Dark Lord Sword?
It belonged to Liang Jingmeng.
Why do you have it?
It has nothing to do with you.
Gongsun Qianxue,
you should have died ten years ago with him.
You're the one who should have died ten years ago.
You helped a tyrant to victimize his subjects
and broke your faith.
Today, I'm going to settle the scores
for Liang Jingmeng and Bashan.
The Bashan Sword Field betrayed His Majesty
and they deserved to be exterminated.
About whether they have betrayed His Majesty,
you know the best!
Jingmeng treated you
and Yuan Wu sincerely,
but you killed him for your selfish desires.
You two will end up killing each other!
Ye Zhen,
even when you get old,
I won't abandon you.
It's a pity that you won't be able to see it.
Ye Celeng,
you want to rebel too?
I'm always loyal to Heng
and I've never changed.
In the past, you and Yuan Wu
betrayed the faithful and upright people of Bashan.
It's pathetic that the two of you
are actually leading Heng.
With me being here,
I won't allow you to humiliate Bashan's disciples.
The wall has been broken.
Go!
Stop them!
Put down your sword!
Director Chen,
the Jiantian Bureau and the Shendu Bureau
have always been against each other.
It's appropriate
for you
to kill me now.
Put it down!
Director Ye,
you've really rebelled.
Arrest this rebel!
If I'm going to die here today,
I just have one request.
Remember.
The most important thing
for using the Autumn Water Sword
is to be careful in dryness,
and
even more cautious in rain.
Master,
please promise me something.
What is it?
When you teach,
you like giving examples,
but I hope
you won't tell anyone else
what you've said to me today.
OK.
I promise you.
I won't tell anyone else about it.
Wait!
Master said
that you were his youngest disciple, who he took the most pride in.
He also said that
although the Autumn Water Sword is strong in water
and weak in dryness,
the most important thing
for you
is to be careful in dryness,
and
even more cautious in rain.
You're sacrificing your natal sword!
Ye Celeng!
Take care of my master!
Go!
Ye Celeng!
Go!
-Let's go! -Ye Celeng!
Go!
Go after them!
Yes!
I've fulfilled my wish
and I have no regret.
If there's another life,
I hope we won't meet again.
Aunt.
What is it?
The Charm Fire Elixir from the Sword Sect of Lie,
which will help you recover.
Thanks.
I'm sorry
that Lin Zhujiu has escaped.
Please punish me.
Your Sparkling Comet-tail Sword
was so spectacular
that I felt it
even in the palace.
The crackdown was supposed to work,
but Ye Celeng showed up unexpectedly.
She broke into the floating mountain using the ship of the Jiantian Bureau
and I've sent someone to capture them.
They're seriously hurt
and I don't think they can go far away.
They're seriously hurt
and you're intact.
I don't understand it.
Your Sparkling Comet-tail Sword is so powerful,
then how did Ye Celeng
get a prisoner who had been imprisoned
for a decade out all by herself?
I can't understand it.
Was the ship of the Jiantian Bureau
too strong
or you showed your mercy
to the Bashan Sword Field?
What you've said
has really hurt my heart.
It has been ten years
and do you still doubt
my affection to you?
If you have no affection to him,
you should have killed Lin Zhujiu
but not let him escape.
Think about it. How can I
feel safe now?
The inheritor of the Nine-death Silkworm has come back
and vicious people of Lie and Qian keep challenging us.
Your Majesty has advanced to the eighth realm, so you're not afraid,
but that's not the case for our people.
What I've been doing
is for the stability of Heng
and nothing else.
I want to kill Lin Zhujiu
just to destroy the Gushan Sword Manual
and stabilize the foundation of Heng.
You've taken great pains in this,
so do you want to have
the Gushan Sword Manual for yourself?
Since Your Majesty doesn't trust me,
I'll just have to die
to prove my loyalty to you.
There's no need for that.
I wouldn't want that.
You're awake.
How are you feeling?
You've been helping me recover the whole night?
Baili Suxue said
The Ninth-hell Dark Lord Sword has brought you too much yin energy.
I haven't acquired the Life-sustaining Magic Art completely,
but I can gradually control
my yang hyperactivity,
which suits the case perfectly.
It's still early.
Would you like to rest a little?
Ding Ning,
Ye Celeng has...
She has sacrificed her natal sword.
When you were unconscious,
Bai Shanshui told us about it.
She offended the court
and I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to get away.
Ye Zhen recognized my Ninth-hell Dark Lord Sword
and she knew I'm the landlady of Wutongluo.
You'll be implicated.
Are you afraid?
Since the time we decided to take revenge,
we've been fearless.
Besides,
I might not get implicated.
You're right,
but this year,
we've done so many things
and we're always in danger.
I'm always worried.
You're too nervous.
I don't care about my life,
but you shouldn't have
gotten implicated in it.
Considering your age,
you hadn't known Liang Jingmeng for long.
Compared with you,
we're the ones who should avenge his death.
But it's too hard.
Now Ye Celeng's life is uncertain
and many others might get involved too.
Ding Ning,
if you can't take it,
it's not too late
to give it up.
So many people have paid so much for it.
I am
the inheritor of master's skills
and the hope for everyone.
If I give it up,
their sacrifices
would be in vain.
Ding Ning,
after this battle,
I really want you to live on.
You haven't recovered.
Just rest a little longer.
I'm going to see Mr. Lin.
For a long time,
I hadn't breathed so freely like this.
It's miserable to be imprisoned in Dafu Water Dungeon
and you've
endured it for a decade.
I admire you so much.
That is
a hell.
I was willing
to suffer it,
because I know
there's still hope for Bashan.
In the past,
Jingmeng took us to fight in the battlefield,
which was joyful.
Even if someone
betrayed us for benefits,
I still think
no matter what happens,
we should be loyal and upright.
However,
the deceased have passed away
and they wouldn't
have the chance to see all of this.
If Jingmeng could see this,
he would feel relieved.
I didn't mean Liang Jingmeng.
Jingmeng passed away many years ago,
and now
you're willing to take us in,
so I thought you've settled your old scores.
Yes.
I've settled
my old scores with him.
I said that
because he can see
what you've done.
Jingmeng
is still alive?
It seems you really know nothing
about the Nine-death Silkworm Martial Art.
What do you mean?
Mr. Baili.
Mr. Lin.
Master,
Director Ye...
What's wrong with her?
If I'm going to die here today,
I just have one request.
Take care of my master!
Go!
Ye Celeng!
-Ye Celeng! -Go!
Go!
Ye Celeng!
Why did Ye Celeng ask me
to take care of her master?
Did Ding Ning know something?
No.
I have to ask him about it.
Miss Zhangsun,
I've brought breakfast for you.
My name is Xie Rou
and I'm Ding Ning's friend.
Ding Ning is not here.
I'm going to see him.
Really?
Please wait for me
and I'll go with you.
If Ye Celeng
knew that her master is still alive,
she would feel relieved.
You're...
Jingmeng?
The Nine-death Silkworm saved his life.
Greetings, I, Lin Zhujiu...
Please don't.
Ding Ning.
What brought you here?
I want to talk to you.
What's wrong with her?
Why can't she talk to you here?
Who exactly are you?
Why do you ask that,
aunt?
You shouldn't call me aunt.
Then what should I call you?
Call me Qianxue.
What?
Qianxue.
You used to call me Qianxue.
Aunt, have you misunderstood something?
Are you missing my master again?
You said
there's no need for one
to keep a sword which doesn't suit oneself.
Then a person who is not suitable
doesn't have to stay here.
I'm tired.
Aunt.
I think she really likes you.
But why do you ignore it?
But how could I
face her?
Before,
I was a sinner to the Gongsun family.
Now since she has accepted Ding Ning,
why don't I keep facing her
as Ding Ning?
For the two of us,
my identity as Liang Jingmeng
is just a burden.
It's not easy to take revenge.
It has been hard enough so far.
If we take on this burden,
I don't know
how to keep on with it in the future.
Father.
Fengwu has been frequently attacking us recently
and I think we should go to war.
Father,
after the last Lushan Alliance Meeting,
the states of Xian, Mo, and Li
are all afraid of us.
Fengwu is not even as powerful as Li.
How would they dare to attack us?
Fengwu messes with us at the border
because Xian is behind them.
So what do you think
we should do?
I think
we should wait and see.
Such a trifle
shouldn't be taken seriously.
Han thinks we should go to war.
So how many troops do you think we should send?
Fengwu has less than 30,000 elite troops
and we're known for our fierce troops.
To crush Fengwu with 50,000 troops
is a piece of cake.
50,000 troops?
Do you know why Fengwu
keeps attacking us recently?
After the Lushan Alliance Meeting this time,
the states of Xian, Mo, and Li
dare not mess with us,
so is Fengwu
so ignorant of their limitations?
I don't know.
Please tell me.
It's good to be ambitious,
but next time when you want to take credit,
don't forget to get more prepared.
Yes, Father.
Yes.
You've finally come,
Zhu Yuan.
Sorry to have kept Your Highness waiting.
I've finished the business in Xian
and from today on,
I'll be at your service.
Good.
Don't be so polite.
Isn't this...?
She's a maidservant who worked for His Royal Highness Chu
and from now on,
she'll be at our service.
Why did you take me here?
This is
Officer Bai of the Jiantian Bureau.
I don't understand it.
You proposed to go to war with Fengwu,
but His Majesty rejected it.
Now the water dungeon has been broken into,
which caused a stir in the public
and His Majesty must have been offended greatly.
You can use
this man to please His Majesty.
How would Father care about
the death of an officer?
With this Fengwu curved knife,
things would be different.
Dafu Water Dungeon was broken into,
Lin Zhujiu was rescued
and Bai Shanshui and the other rebels
have gotten away.
Tell me
what the people have been talking about it.
Your Majesty,
the celestial phenomenon was strange that day,
but the location of Dafu Water Dungeon was a secret,
so the people know nothing
about what happened there.
Do they really know nothing,
or are you just trying to present a picture of false peace and prosperity?
Never mind.
Such being the case,
the public mind must be in chaos.
Tell me
what you have in your minds.
Father,
I have a plan.
Say it.
I think
the crisis has happened and the people have been in chaos.
We should manage it like managing water,
guiding the public opinion but not blocking it.
How to guide the public opinion?
Go to war with Fengwu
to transfer the conflicts.
No!
The world has been in war for so long.
The taxes and the conscription are a pain in the neck for the people.
If we go to war for no reason,
the public mind will be in a bigger turmoil.
After the Lushan Alliance Meeting, it's known to all that we're powerful.
It's true
that our national power is stronger than the other states',
but we shouldn't get complacent,
or the people and our troops
will get used to comfortable life and enjoyment.
If one day we're attacked,
we would have enemies in both front and rear.
Father,
wars harass the people and waste money,
which doesn't help enhancing national power.
We can also enhance our national power
by fueling war with warfare.
Fengwu is just a small state
and there were just some minor border conflicts,
which doesn't require a war.
Father,
a few days ago in an alley near Wutongluo,
the dead body of Officer Bai of the Jiantian Bureau was found
and he was killed by someone using this Fengwu curved knife.
Father,
Fengwu is not just causing problems at our border
but also getting into Fengming
and killing our officials,
which we can't tolerate at all!
Listen up!
Yuan Zihan is to be the Commander-in-chief
and Yuan Zichu the General of the Vanguard,
to prepare for war with Fengwu
in the next few days.
Yes, Father.
I won't let you down
and I'll destroy Fengwu
so they won't be an external threat to us.
Yes, Father.
In the hall today,
the Fengwu curved knife on the dead body
was stabbed by you, right?
Father,
I just want to be of help to you.
Really?
What you said and did in the hall today
was good.
Thank you, Father.
Leave.
I'm leaving.
When will Huang Zhenwei come back?
Your Majesty,
he'll be in Fengming soon.
Huang Zhenwei is very thoughtful
and he has been
running errands for you these years.
Now he's the best possible man
to be the new Director of the Jiantian Bureau.
He has been away from Fengming for so many years
and there was news about the Gushan Sword Manual from time to time.
After the water dungeon was broken into,
it's great that he's coming back.
Bring him to see me before he takes office.
Yes.