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♫ In this elaborately written letter, ♫
♫ all the words of love are filled with you. ♫
♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫
♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫
♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫
♫ Use these deep, shallow, near, and far distances ♫
♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫
♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫
♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫
♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫
♫ to trade for just one short instant when you can be with me. ♫
♫ These words, sentences, sentiments, and intentions contain hopes ♫
♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫
[Bloody Romance]
It seems that you've been thinking for a very long time. You've always moved slowly up until now.
Has Gong Zi...gone to rest?
It would be better if he did. He hasn't.
Go on in.
Gong Zi
You're finally here.
Looks like you're still not feeling well.
You'll need a lot of rest.
I'm going to take my leave now.
Wait.
Last night, I was drunk.
I know.
But I was still a little conscious.
I know what I did.
Is it that hard to be my woman?
Gong Zi, in your life,
you'll have a lot of other women.
I may have been the first one that's appeared before you,
but I won't be the only one.
So what you mean is?
I'll only treat you as an amusement?
Then, if I tell you now
that I'm sincere towards you,
you probably won't believe me either?
I only believe in sharing delights, common hardships, and meager resources. (lit. to moisten with spittle)
When both sides are equal in status, there will be mutual respect in a marriage. (lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level)
Xie Huan, must you do this?
I have no other choice.
A bloody path must be paved with blood.
If you insist on stopping it,
then you should kill me first.
Careful!
Who incited all of you
to actually come to Guihua City and behave atrociously?!
We come under Grand Tutor's orders.
Tonight we will annihilate Guihua City.
You want to annihilate Guihua City? You wish!
Shoot!
-City Master, are you okay? -I'm fine.
Don't bother with them. Retreat.
After them!
Gong Zi
Help me take out the arrow.
Never mind. Don't hit the pressure point. It will affect the movement of my qi.
But...
It's a minor arrow injury. It's insignificant.
These arrows are neat.
All the lengths are standardized similarly. It doesn't look like something used by the people of Jianghu.
Black arrows with white feathers are used by the Imperial Guards.
I underestimated the enemy. I thought if Yue Qingya is in Nan Jiang,
there wouldn't be any action.
The Imperial Palace Guards.
Yue Ying is outside stopping them now.
In the meantime, they won't come in and attack.
I still need half a small tea cup time to regulate my breathing.
Wait until I've regulated my breathing properly, we'll charge out together.
Cha Luo, are you okay?
I'm fine.
Every courtyard of Guihua City
has already been annihilated by us now.
There's only a few of you left.
How are you going to resist us?
If whoever can help me capture Cha Luo alive,
I'll pardon that person from dying and reward thousands of gold.
Who dares to betray me?
Sisters, don't be bewitched.
Can an outsider have such good intentions?
Everyone of you has already escaped death once during chaotic times.
You should know that even if Guihua City has thousands of faults,
it at least gave us
a place to settle down!
Fine. Fine. Since you want to die,
then you can't blame me.
Do you still remember
how Guihua City was subdued by the Imperial Court that year?
The Continuous Zhuge Crossbow.
That's right. If you still obstinately insist in doing things the wrong way,
I'll let you experience the ferocity of this Continuous Crossbow.
Shoot the arrows!
Follow me!
Guihua City. What about Guihua City?
It's only a lowly group who's afraid of dying.
Your City Master has abandoned all of you now and left.
What else are you hoping for?
It would be better for you to give up the resistance. Then I'll be merciful.
I'll leave your bodies in one piece.
Who says Guihua City is lowly?
Retreat and defend Bi'an Chamber.
- Grand Protector. - Grand Protector. It's really him.
I haven't been the Grand Protector for a long time,
but I'm still Prince Ning of the Imperial Court!
Guihua City was bestowed by the late Emperor.
Did all of you accept the orders of His Majesty to come and kill me?
The Grand Tutor's order is the same as the Emperor's order.
Prince Ning, kill him without mercy.
Grand Tutor had never gotten along well with Prince Ning.
If you act first and report later (lit. first decapitate then present your trophy) this time, who will assume responsibilities for the consequences?
Let's go.
This is Grand Tutor's command badge right here. Besiege Bi'an Chamber.
Who allowed you to do this?
Your king gu insect has already started to rebel and bite inside your body.
If I didn't take you away, you'd be in danger.
So what? I would've killed her.
For what reason do I have to run?
You've seen the power of the Continuous Zhuge Crossbow.
Besides, it's not a good method to firmly risk our lives like this either.
Guihua City can't do without you.
She dared to attack my Guiha City. I will take her down with me!
Cha Luo lived until today. She drinks people's blood
and peels their skin, but I won't run away!
You've followed me for 20 years.
When have you ever seen me afraid of to die?
If you're afraid to die, then you can save yourself.
Ten years ago, Cha Ru wanted to kill you.
You said the same thing too. You obviously knew I wouldn't leave.
Why do you have to say such angry words?
Then go back with me.
I'm your shadow. Wherever you go,
I go.
Bi'an Chamber.
The Rebirth Pool has gu (demonic) poison and the passageway is narrow.
Even if they really break in, it'll be hard for them to attack.
Open the door.
Everyone, go to Bi'an Chamber.
Ruan Niang, I did a headcount.
We lost 130 soldiers
and 170 archers. Over 200 soldiers are injured.
-That many? -Yes.
What should we do now?
Order people to knock down the door. Even if we can't annihilate Guihua City today,
we must kill Prince Ning and Cha Luo.
Yes. First squadron. Go!
Although it didn't take long to build Bi'an Chamber,
these hanging lanterns
and the red umbrellas outside
were all left behind by the previous City Masters and assassins.
That's why Bi'an Chamber is precisely the soul of Guiha City.
To defend Bi'an Chamber is to defend Guihua City.
Just a moment ago, everyone must've surely heard
that I, Gong Zi of Tingzhu Courtyard,
is Prince Ning of the Imperial Court, Li Siyuan.
I know that everyone usually discuss in private,
saying that I'm
only the Master of Guihua City in name
and withdraw inside Guihua City to only listen to the wind all day.
But I want to tell everyone today that as long as I, Li Siyuan,
am the Master of Guihua City,
I will share life or death with Guihua City.
Guihua City previously belonged to Emperor Wu's secret ministry
and was well-known in Jianghu.
Regardless of whether it's the Imperial Court or the martial arts circles,
whenever people hear of the words, “Guihua”, they would be respectful.
But the dynasty has changed now.
The morals of the time has deteriorated. It seems like they've forgotten the power of my Guihua City.
Furthermore, they have the impertinence to come to our door and attack us!
That's fine, too. Since that's the case,
I'll let them experience
what Guihua City is really made of!
Today, I hereby promise to everyone.
Within three months, I'll definitely restore Guihua City to its former glory!
I'm at your command.
I'm willing to fight alongside with you.
We're willing to fight alongside with you.
Everyone, please get up quickly.
Take advantage of the fact that there still isn't any movement outside. Everyone recoup quickly
and prepare to meet the enemy head-on.
Wan Mei, Yue Ying, and Chang An
follow me.
Gong Zi
Get the medicine for me.
All the medicine are at Tingzhu Courtyard.
If I force the qi movement, it would be a bit difficult.
Based on our position, it seems the battle in a moment will be unavoidable.
If I suddenly collapse in a moment, does everyone have any good countermeasures?
If I use poison, we should be able to endure for another hour.
Seeing Ruan Niang's reaction a moment ago,
Grand Tutor must really be acting without permission (act first, report later).
He's hoping to exterminate (lit. to kill to the last one) us in one move and extricate himself later.
Since that's the case, going to the palace to request His Majesty for an order to withdraw the army
is the only way.
That's right.
Okay
Then, who's willing to risk his life to try it?
Chang An and I will go.
That won't do.
There are too many people outside. There's no way you and Chang An can get out.
Yue Ying is an expert in using poison. If she cooperates with Wan Mei,
there might be a small chance to live.
I won't leave your side.
I know you're loyal to me,
but you absolutely can't let this loyalty
influence your own judgment.
You're my only determination.
No one can stop me from protecting you.
If something bad happens to you, I won't live alone either.
I'll stay and protect Gong Zi.
I vow
to risk my life to keep Gong Zi safe.
All right. Set off immediately. From here to the palace,
it won't take more than two to three hours roundtrip. Don't worry.
I won't die so easily, not just yet.
The escapee just before the battle still has the audacity to come back?
Since I'm the City Master,
I won't watch Guihua City be destroyed in one day.
- How is the situation inside? - We're preparing to go inside the palace
and request the King to withdraw the troops.
There's Torture Chamber Master and me here. All of you go quickly and hurry back soon.
Bi'an Chamber's door is made from a strong wooden plow. It's hard and durable.
It should be able to hold for two hours.
If Wan Mei can't come back later, what do you plan to do?
Master Mei will definitely return.
Even if she can't come back, at least she won't die in here, too.
You suggested for her to go inside the palace. Was this intentional, too?
That's right.
You and Ruan Niang are also old acquaintances. Right?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Oh? Then previously at Zhaixing Tower,
why did Wan Mei fall into Yongyue lake?
Why did she hate you to the bone afterwards?
It's because I didn't protect her well.
So many things had happened.
Do you really think that I'm stupid like Cha Luo
and don't care about anything? (lit. not to hear, not to question)
Ruan Niang surname is Xie. Her real name is Xie Ying. She's the daughter of Xie Tingyun.
You call her, “Young Madam”.
However, I'm very curious. The Xie family obviously treated you so well.
Why aren't you choosing to stand on her side?
The person who killed my whole Xie family
is Cha Luo.
Other than her, no one else should die.
- What about me then? - I promised Master Mei
that I would thoroughly protect you.
So what you're saying is that I really have to put my life
into your hands?
Help me to take a seat in the main chamber.
Don't let them see that I'm not well.
Go check the number of casualties again.
Yes.
It's rumored that the City Master Cha Luo is cold-hearted.
Even if the assassins enter the city together,
all of them will die.
But everyone has a weak point.
The City Master's weak point
is precisely Torture Chamber Master, Xing Feng.
Anyway, there's a rumor that the Torture Chamber Master's methods are dreadful.
He could peel off a person's skin while joking
and not touch a drop of blood. This method must require extraordinary skills.
I presume I won't be able to learn it in a short amount of time.
What a pity.
Wait for me to conquer Guihua City.
I'll peel off Torture Chamber Master's face at once.
Then, it'll definitely be badly mangled or mutilated.
It'll be a tragic sight. (lit. spectacle too horrible to endure)
Enough of the useless talk.
Just who are you?
Of course, I'm Ruan Niang.
But I have another name . . . Xie Yin.
Do you still remember the Xie clan of Jiang Nan?
Xie Tingyun? Of course I remember.
I chopped off his head and broke his heavenly spirit top.
There's a rumor that's a person's forehead has a third eye.
Once it's destroyed,
he wouldn't even be able to find the path to reincarnation.
What a pity. What a pity. Even if you're his daughter
He can't rest in peace even if you avenge him.
How he treated me in those days.
I returned it to him a hundred times!
I don't regret it one bit.
If you have the ability, just come at me.
Don't involve other people.
You're so intense.
Apparently, the rumors aren't false.
Just what do you want?
Where is the Xia family's Wordless Decree?
Wordless Decree, Wordless Decree. The Wordless Decree again!
Let me tell you. The only thing I took
was the accessory box.
Because my mother wanted to leave it behind for me as a remembrance.
I took nothing else.
That's right. The Wordless Decree is in that accessory box.
Where did you hide it?
It can't be.
You were sealed by two major acupuncture points.
The countercurrent of the qi and blood flushed open the acupuncture points.
It'll be fine as long as you're not afraid of pain and death.
For a shadow of Guihua City, this is simply the first step to enter the city.
Let's go.
The capital is so big. How can there be only a few singers and dancers?
You aren't aware that every single dancer who's been offered to dance in the palace,
half of them were stabbed by His Majesty out of anger.
Now those dancers who can hide have hidden
and who can run away have ran away. Isn't it only right that there's no one left?
How can we make it better then?
In our line of work, our brain is at stake. See what our fate holds for us.
Chang An
Bring everyone and go guard at the doors.
You shall command how to guard them.
Yes.
All of you guard the doors.
Get lost!
A beautiful dance is ruined by your performance.
- Lord Liu, let me (lit My Lonesome Self) ask you. - Your humble servant is here.
Are all the dancing girls in the capital city dead?
Your Majesty please do not be angry. We have already sent the young eunuchs out beyond the palace to search.
They should be back very soon.
Hurry and get out of here.
These few couldn't dance as well as Lord Liu.
Lord Liu. Perform a dance.
- This.. - Haha..
Report to Your Majesty. There is a dancing girl from beyond the palace begging for an audience for you.
She says that she has an excellent dance to present to Your Majesty.
- Announce.. - ..yes.
Announcing for the dancing girl into the palace.
Remove your veil.
I have a suggestion that will benefit all of us.
Come out here and talk about what we can do.
Chang An. You will do the talking.
You have only dozens of people here.
You are now close to total defeat. And we have Imperial Guards in the thousands.
Do you really think that you can continue to guard this place?
Wen Mei has successfully broken the siege.
She should have arrived at the palace now.
The Imperial Guards can't be at your command all the time.
What we are guarding
is just time, that's all.
I can press forth with a hundred fold troops to your side
and destroy everything indiscriminately (lit burn both jade and stone). How are you able to guard it?
It's an important matter that more than half the Imperial Guards are wounded.
May I be so bold as to ask Ruan Niang, how is the Grand Tutor
going to answer to the Emperor?
I believe that you understands how to take stock of the situation, and knows that recklessly fighting is not the solution.
That is why you want to negotiate the conditions.
I can let everyone else leave.
I only want Prince Ning.
You can make the decision since I allow you to negotiate. There's no need to look at me.
How can I believe you?
Imperial Guards at the door, listen well to my order.
In a while the people of Guihua City will leave.
Do not hold any one of them back. Whosoever disobey my order will be beheaded.
Yes!
Don't think that I can't see that Gong Zi is injured.
You are now a spent force.
To exchange half of his life for the lives of the rest of you,
you will not lose anything in this deal
I promise you that, but I have a condition.
I want to stay behind to accompany him.
A dancing girl has such great strength in her waist. Are you one who practises martial arts?
Your Majesty is discerning in your judgement.
Indeed I ( lit woman from ordinary family) am not a dancing girl.
I came from Guihua City.
Guihua City? You're Prince Ning's person?
Yes.
So what did you come into the palace for? To kill me?
If you thought I was an assassin, you wouldn't have asked everyone to leave.
I ( lit woman from ordinary family) am here to beg for Your Majesty's personal hand written orders
to deliver the Guihua City from calamity.
To deliver the Guihua City from calamity.
Prince Ning has always proclaim himself to be one who is slack and idle.
Sending him to the Guihua City was to allow him to get rid of his cares and recover from his illness.
Where did the calamity come from?
Black arrow with white feathers. This belongs to the Imperial Guards.
How did you get this?
This was taken from Prince Ning's shoulder.
Eunuch Yu.
Your Majesty.
Announce for Commander Lee of the Imperial Guard to come and see me.
Your Majesty, this..
..reporting to Your Majesty.
The Imperial Guards were already deployed by the Grand Tutor's warrant.
I deserve to die.
I have only just received this news.
The Imperial Guards within the palace is meant for the protection of the emperor's safety.
The Grand Tutor actually deployed the Imperial Guards privately to attack the Guihua City today.
Then, perhaps there will be a need to deploy the garrison soldiers
in a rebellion tomorrow.
Your Majesty. Prince Ning has never ever strove with the world.
The Guihua City was acturally bestowed by the late Emperor.
I humble ask Your Majesty to save the lives of all those in the Guihua City.
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♫ I've never acted with proud indulgence. ♫
♫ See how the fallen flowers look so ignorant. ♫
♫ Your words “I will wait” prompt the racing of my heart. ♫
♫ I will wait for the wind and rain to brew this fragrant wine into a gentle drift. ♫
♫ I've never inexplicably fallen into disgrace. ♫
♫ I sigh that time is an elegant swan goose in flight. ♫
♫ I will use my lifetime of pain and loneliness ♫
♫ to welcome the simultaneous ring from the zithers into the night. ♫
♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫
♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫
♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫
♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫
♫ The zither music evokes feelings of desolation and cheerlessness. ♫
♫ Of a lifetime, the moon is always high, the dew is always heavy. ♫
♫ Alone, I foolishly sit among the blue ocean waters, ♫
♫ while the conifer plants grow in exuberance. ♫
♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫
♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫
♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫
♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫
♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫
♫ My heart's warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫
♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫
♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫