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[Legend of Fuyao]
[Episode 17]
What we see now is just a small scale from the Dragonscale Armor.
Yet it's enough to keep Taiyuan Kingdom's dome in place
and manage all the water across the five kingdoms.
If someone got their hands on the Dragonscale Armor...
imagine how much power they'd wield.
I didn't expect you to be interested in such an object.
A noble man has three fears.
He fears the mandate of Heaven, his elders, and the words of the wise.
I don't believe in the words of the wise.
But I can't refuse to believe in the mandate of Heaven.
Young Master, Qi Zhen's manor has caught fire.
I wonder if Doctor Zong can still deliver the item as planned.
Fu Yao!
You got him, Godfather!
Go after them.
The North Quarters are on fire. The fire is raging on.
At the moment, everyone is trying to put it out.
How did the fire start?
The Wind Chime Formation rang tonight.
Someone snuck into the manor.
I sent my men to search the premises, I think it's related to the fire.
How dare they barge into my manor!
You must have them arrested!
Yes!
Are you all right?
- Your wound-- - Don't touch it! It's poisoned!
Come this way!
Take me to the palace.
What did you say?
Stop spouting nonsense!
Take me to the palace!
Let's go!
He's right ahead! Go!
Assassins were discovered in Qi Zhen's manor.
They have already escaped.
They're being hunted down now.
One of them must be Zong Yue.
The other one... must be that lass.
One of them was shot.
I'm afraid Doctor Zong won't be able to deliver what we need.
If so, won't the plan...
The right timing is gone in a fleeting moment.
There are only two such hours a year...
when we can look for the location of the Dragonscale Armor.
If we miss this time, we'll have to start all over again.
Will we be safe now that we're here?
There are 2,000 guards in the palace.
Combines with the ones outside the palace, there are 3,000 soldiers.
Add to that Qi Zhen's men, who are coming after us
not even a fly could escape from here.
Are you crazy?
The capital is so big. Were you trying to get yourself killed, coming here?
If I am to die, it's all because of someone.
I won't rest in peace.
All right, all right.
This isn't a good day, so you won't die yet.
I'll get you out of here even if I have to risk of my life.
Hurry up!
Only you'd want to get yourself killed.
Come with me.
[Qian'an Gate]
Elder Statesman!
Assassins have entered the palace.
Convey my orders to seal off the nine palace gates.
Go all out to arrest the assassins.
Whoever arrests them will be rewarded handsomely!
Open the gate!
Are you all right?
What is this place?
It's a safe place.
Be careful. You...
Tear open my clothes.
You...
Tear them open!
Bear with it.
This is... What kind of poison is this?
The wound has turned black.
How are you holding up?
If it wasn't for this miraculous medication
an ordinary person would be long dead by now.
Qi Zhen seems calm and collected.
Who knew that he was actually a skilled warrior in disguise?
In the past, Qi Zhen made a name for himself across the five kingdoms
with his bow, the Sun Shooter.
He and Prince Wen Yi... one was skilled in martial arts
and the other, in civil affairs.
They were known as the Two Heroes of Taiyuan.
It's just that as years went by...
almost all of those who know of their past have died.
That's why this isn't known to many.
Such a skilled archer would actually douse his arrows in poison.
He really is vicious.
He definitely won't let this slide since it made him look bad today.
I think he'll go look in the palace very shortly.
Then...
What should we do then?
You can't walk right now.
We can only get out of here once you've had some rest.
This won't do.
I have an important matter to see to.
I can't stay here.
Slowly.
Be careful.
Don't push yourself too hard!
With your current state, you'll die before you even get out of here!
All right, I got you into this mess.
If you trust me, just instruct me on the important matter you need to get done.
All right?
You don't trust me, do you?
Don't blame me for not helping you then.
You're the one who refused.
Look at you!
You can't even stand up!
Deliver this safely out of here.
What is this?
It's none of your concern!
Just deliver it safely.
Can you just give it to me?
Who am I delivering it to? How?
Just keep going down this path.
Don't stop, even when you come to the crossroads.
Just keep going.
Don't hesitate.
Then you'll see someone.
Don't worry.
I'll definitely deliver this for you.
Get some rest here.
I have to head back to the Elder Statesman's manor right away.
Or else, Qi Zhen will doubt me.
It will be easier for me to get away if you're not around.
It's fine if you get killed!
Make sure you don't lose the scroll!
I'll be sure to get back at you for saying that!
Why is it you?
I should be the one asking that.
Did you miss me so much that you even dared to barge into the palace?
Don't be so shameless.
Put on your clothes, quickly!
These are my private quarters.
I was just going to summon someone to help me get dressed.
How about you?
In your dreams.
My King!
There are assassins! I've come to your defense late!
Do you want to die?
I want to stay alive with you.
My King!
I was concerned that the assassins might have alarmed you.
I came to check on you.
I was sound asleep.
Elder Statesman, you've spoiled my night.
I am truly worried about your safety.
So what if there are assassins?
There are so many guards in the palace.
You also have your men stationed outside the palace.
Which assassins would be so daring?
I think it's best to be cautious.
Haven't you seen it for yourself?
I'm safe and sound.
All right, you should get back to your work.
Do you think the assassins are hiding in my chamber?
As I just said...
it's always best to be cautious.
Why don't you come up to my bed and look then?
What if the assassins are hiding under my blanket?
My King...
My King?
My King...
Don't be scared.
I was just teasing the elder statesman.
I apologize for intruding on your lovely night.
I'll retreat outside the hall to stand guard.
It's good that you understand.
Don't spoil the fun.
Greetings, Elder Statesman.
The king truly is in great spirits.
He is at the prime of his age.
It's only natural.
All right now, that old fox is gone.
You took advantage of me.
How are you going to make it up to me?
How?
I'll let you take advantage of me.
You--
I want you dead!
You can't defeat me.
Let go of me!
Tell me. I was waiting for someone else.
Why did you show up instead?
You're one to ask.
If you hadn't gotten me in trouble at the hunting grounds
Qi Zhen wouldn't have wanted to send me to the palace.
And I wouldn't be in such an awkward position now.
Have you come to the palace to question me?
How would I have the time for that?
It's all because that darn doctor is injured.
What happened?
- Godfather. - How's the situation?
We've searched the entire palace.
There's no sign of the assassins.
They clearly ran towards the palace.
Keep searching.
Yes!
Elder Statesman, Zhang He Nian has deployed 3,000 men
from the garrison guards.
- They're right outside Jiaze Gate. - What?
Our Defense Battalion entered the palace to search for assassins
but Zhang He Nian sent the soldiers to protect the king just in case.
He's judging us with a mean measure.
Should you take other actions in the future
he might use this matter against you.
Withdraw all of our men.
We can't afford to let him get hold of anything on us right now.
However, we can't just let this go.
Even if the assassins got out of the palace
we must not let them leave the capital.
Yes!
He's quite badly wounded.
That's why he told me to get this to you.
What exactly is in it?
Do you wish to know?
No, I don't.
This is the key that opens the Royal Bureau of Meteorology.
Zong Yue went to all this trouble just to send you a key?
You still want to know, don't you?
I don't.
Why?
You're too cunning.
Oh?
Tell me about it.
How am I cunning?
You're always so mysterious.
You never explain your actions.
You even use your friends.
You like to make a fool of others.
It seems that you won't forgive me easily for what I did at the hunting grounds.
Of course not.
I'm such a petty person, I'll surely hold a grudge.
Do you know why I had to lie to you that day?
I couldn't bear to have you leave.
I knew that if you left that day, we might never meet again.
I want you around for a while longer.
My King, you're such a sweet talker.
Sadly, I don't believe a word you say.
All right, I've handed you the key.
I don't owe either of you now.
I should get going.
Don't you know that you must finish what is entrusted to you?
If Zong Yue were here...
the task would only be half done.
I'm not Zong Yue.
Ask him to get it done.
Young Master, are you just going to let her go?
Don't worry.
The tea has gone cold.
Oh.
Make it two.
What?
Why have you returned?
I was worried you'd miss me too much.
So I'm taking pity on you and staying for a bit longer.
Not only can I not bear to let you leave, but I also feel bad for you.
There are so many guards outside.
It can't be easy to run, can it?
Here, have some tea to calm your nerves.
Why are you keeping me here?
I told you, I can't bear to have you leave me.
Enough of that.
All right. Whatever your motive...
I'll agree to help you finish what needs to be done.
All right?
Sure.
Let's go.
Don't let anyone in.
Yes.
Come with me.
We're leaving from here again?
Ingot.
Is it coming with us?
It's a huge maze down there.
There's no sun, moon, or stars to help figure out the way.
No ordinary person can find the way.
He can.
Come.
Let's go.
Hey! Aren't you the king?
Why do you have to be so cautious?
Qi Zhen has planted his informants all over the palace.
We must take caution.
Aren't there too many secret passages under the palace of Taiyuan Kingdom?
Which ruler doesn't fear for his own life?
The higher up in the ranks you are, the more others will covet your place.
So generations of kings constructed these secret passages.
It's to ensure their own safety.
Then... what about those who built these secret passages?
They're all dead.
They're all dead?
Only the dead won't reveal secrets.
Thousands of lives were taken to save the one life on the throne.
That's so unfair!
Unfair?
What does it mean to be fair?
For kings, holding on to their power and reigning is what's fair.
No wonder some people would even risk their entire family
to seize the ultimate power.
All men have desires.
And as for power, it's the most desired of all.
So...
Is it the same for you?
If I say that I'm the same...
would you still stay by my side, like you do now?
Strive for what you seek.
But don't stoop to despicable means.
Don't become someone that you can't even recognize.
What about you then?
What is it that you seek?
My King, would you be able to give me what I seek?
Tell me.
No, thank you.
I'll strive for whatever I want.
You must know that life's hard if you only rely on yourself.
Of course I know that.
It's my luck if I do, and my fate if I don't.
But if I fail to get it even after trying
that's just my fate.
I'll accept it.
Don't forget what you said today.
Look! Your smelly mouse is already getting impatient.
I think we're almost there.
Almost where?
The Royal Bureau of Meteorology.
Master.
Didn't you say the fire was under control?
It was, but then came a strong gust of wind
and the fire flared up again.
It has spread to the other quarters.
How is it at North Quarters?
It burned down.
Where is Yuwen Zi?
Miss Yuwen is...
- She-- - Godfather!
Godfather.
Well?
We searched the city but there's no trace of the assassins.
Useless scum!
You've failed again and again.
You deployed 2000 men from the Defense Battalion
and you're telling me that you can't find the assassins?
So much for trusting you and leaving you in charge of every matter.
You're in charge of my manor's security
yet such an atrocity took place here!
They are assassins!
Assassins here to kill me!
Bear this in mind.
If you can't catch them, don't dream of keeping this job.
Hey.
You won't get hurt from touching it, but Taiyuan will get flooded.
I seem to have seen this place before.
Not unless you've been here. There is only one Royal Bureau of Meteorology.
This is indeed my first visit to the palace of Taiyuan.
But this place seems familiar.
In this world...
Is there such a color in this world?
Although there are thousands of colors in the world
they're formed from the basics, red, blue, and green.
It seems complicated
but it's just layers of color blended together.
Each year, you can only see this sight at midnight of this day.
The Dragonscale Armor.
The Dragonscale Armor has appeared...
What kind of omen is this?
Fu Yao!
This light...
Could it be... the quintuple-color pebble?
You're the successor of the Spiritual Elixir.
Only you can find that young girl and change destiny.
Otherwise, the five kingdoms will be thrown into eternal doom
because of her.
This lass actually has the quintuple-color pebble.
Could she be... the one Supreme Mentor told me to find?
The Dragonscale Armor is calling out to the lass.
Could she be sealed with a spell?
They are counteracting.
The Dragonscale Armor can lift the spell off the lass.
Once the spell is lifted, her destiny will be forever changed.
If it isn't, all of our lives will be in danger.
What am I to do?
What happened?
When did we get back?
What happened to me?
Don't you remember?
What should I remember?
You suddenly fell asleep.
I had to carry you back here.
Speaking of which, what have you been eating recently?
Why are you so heavy?
Nonsense.
I'll carry you again then.
Don't pick another fight.
I'll get you some water.
Get up.
There's no need for such a formal greeting between us.
I know that every woman who has been in the king's bed finds it hard to leave.
Don't worry.
I'll be good to you.
You--
A woman who resorts to violence whenever she's unhappy...
I like that.
Do you feel better?
What did you use on me?
How long have you had those symptoms?
What symptoms?
Dreams.
Have you been seeing spectacular sights in your dreams
that are out of this world?
When you wake up, you're always weary.
How did you know?
Enter the palace and I'll tell you.
You want me to enter the palace?
You've been sleeping for hours on my royal bed.
We're all alone in here, candles lit and curtains veiled.
What else can you do but join me in the palace?
I didn't do it on purpose.
I had no other choice.
Since it has happened anyway...
you'll have to comply with my wishes, whether you like it or not.
Since I'm King of Taiyuan
I'll be fair with the title I give you.
Do you really want me in the palace?
Aren't you worried that I'll flip your harem upside down?
I couldn't be happier.
Don't even dream of it.
Don't you want to find out how your dreams are related to that pebble?
You must lift that spell.
The answer lies in Taiyuan Kingdom's palace.
Can you help me?
If you help me, I'll help you.
Did you gang up with that darn doctor
to trick me into coming to the palace tonight?
Did you?
If I really did take such great pains to lure you here
what do you think it's for?
How would I know?
Anyway, all that you say, think and do is totally unpredictable.
Just tell me whether or not it's true.
Do you want to know?
It doesn't concern me either way.
I don't want to meddle in this.
What if I can lift that spell off of you?
Instead of having to beg you for it
I might as well come up with my own ways.
You've got some integrity.
But it won't be easy for you to lift that spell here
in the palace of Taiyuan Kingdom.
Just the guards alone are too much for you to tackle.
Why don't we make a bet?
Make a bet?
The spell sealed within you can only be lifted in the palace.
And I happen to be able to do you this favor.
When you were born, you were born with a five-tier spell.
If the five-tier spell hadn't been broken
you could have spent this lifetime peacefully.
But you ended up mastering the Ninth Heaven Breach.
It broke the five-tier spell.
This...
This is the quintuple-color pebble.
When I found you, it was hanging...
it was hanging around your neck.
Now, I've returned it to its rightful master.
Take this with you across the five kingdoms.
There is a place where the spiritual essence gathers.
The quintuple-color pebble will guide you there.
- Uncle Zhou! - Lift the spell.
What are we betting on?
Find the young girl with the quintuple-color pebble
or the five kingdoms will be doomed once again.
This Leaf of Spiritual Elixir is my personal item.
If you can take it from me, I'll lift the spell for you.
I'll ask for nothing in return.
I'll demand nothing of you.
If you can't take it from me within the next 12 days
you'll have to obey me and do my bidding.
Doing your bidding is out of the question.
Reasonable requests are fine.
You really are...
But there's just nothing I can do about you.
It's a deal then.
Whoever goes back on the deal is a downright scoundrel.
Ingot, be good and show me the way out.
Ingot, walk her out of the palace.
I never would have thought that Fu Yao was the one I was looking for.
That lass...
Will she really awaken Di Fei Tian and plunge the five kingdoms into chaos?
Should I bring her back to accomplish my mission
or just find the Dragonscale Armor to lift the spell?
[Courier Inn]
Little Tail.
Little Tail?
Fu Yao!
Shush.
You've finally returned.
Don't let them know that I'm back.
Why not let them know?
Fifth Brother and Seven--
They're so worried about you.
I have to return to the Elder Statesman's manor.
It's a long story.
I'll explain it to them later.
But your face--
I wanted to ask if there's a way to keep the disguise on.
Keep the disguise on...
Yes.
My mother told me that the sacred pearl of Qiongye is our holy relic.
If I use its power when applying the facial disguise
the disguise can stay on permanently.
Fu Yao, let me show you how powerful my treasure is.
Take a good look.
Done!
How is it?
I might have been thinking about Fifth Brother...
so I got distracted.
What? You turned me into Zhan Bei Ye?
It's all right. Don't panic.
We'll do it again.
I got it wrong!
We'll do it again.
Give me another chance. It will work.
I got it wrong.
Mission accomplished!
Right, there's one other matter.
Just a moment.
Same old rules. Don't get close to mirrors or water.
Don't worry.
Master, the North Quarters suffered the most in the fire.
I've sent the servants to take a look.
I'm afraid Miss Yuwen--
I need to either see her alive or see her corpse.
Even if there's only bones and ashes, you have to pick them out!
Yes, yes...
Such fine halls were burned down!
Miss Yuwen!
Master!
It's Miss Yuwen! Master!
Godfather!
- Godfather! - Don't cry.
Godfather!
You gave me such a fright!
There was such a huge fire last night.
You... Have you been hiding in there?
Godfather, last night... there was suddenly a huge fire.
I had no one by my side.
I was so scared!
I just kept running and running...
I don't know when... I passed out.
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