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♫ Pushing open the windows and looking out, the scenery is breathtaking ♫
♫ The beauty of the spring flower is unforgettable ♫
♫ Lush and ruthless, but always fascinating ♫
♫ Getting drunk alone, I temporarily forget your scent ♫
♫ Beside the broken bridge, loneliness hid under the rocks ♫
♫ The liveliness belongs to the passerbys ♫
♫ Drowning my sorrows with wine, the prosperity can't hide the sorrow ♫
♫ I'm left with the deep feelings alone, missing you with nothing to rely on ♫
♫ I don't wish to admit that this was just a dream ♫
♫ I don't want to see the separation, everything for naught ♫
♫ Past midnight, I allow the sound of the flute to ponder upon the past ♫
♫ I'm drunk tonight, hugging the shadow to sleep ♫
[Episode 22]
Old Bai, I really admire you.
You still talk back even now.
Later you will admire me even more.
Hurry! Surround them!
Ding Qi, I already told you, but you didn't believe it.
You're too young to be my godfather and your life will be shortened.
Shit. You had this all planned.
What kind of tricks did you use?
How did they know you were here?
Wasn't this person already gotten rid of by me?
Eldest Brother, the pearls are all here. None are missing.
I let the negotiations progress go so you would let your guard down, you idiot.
Eldest Brother has god-like foresight.
Don't tell me...
Well done... Shaji.
You said you wouldn't reveal me!
Don't worry. A dead person won't seek revenge.
Liu Shaji!
Court Master, please don't hate me.
I only wanted some money to buy Shi Shi's freedom.
I didn't want to cause trouble for you.
Damn it. You sold me out a second time for a whore.
Court Master, her feelings for me are real.
Bullshit.
I realize now.
We lost the salt before
because you double-crossed me.
Once you find your servant is disloyal, you should never trust them again.
Ding Qi, at least you've learned this lesson before you die.
This is not a bad thing.
You've truly let me down.
Court Master,
I, Liu Shaji, have let you down.
I will make it up to you in my next life.
Listen, everyone. Ding Qi stole my salt permit
and kidnapped my son. The Black Wind Fortress
will kill him right here using all means.
Attack!
Bai, don't you care whether your child lives or dies?
As long as I kill you,
then I can save my Zhenzhu.
Get him!
Attack him!
Shaji!
Shaji... Shaji! Shaji...
Shaji!
- Shaji! - Court Master...
Shaji!
I know I am very bad.
Court Master, I can only beg that you let me serve you again in my next life.
Shaji... Don't think I will forgive you because of this!
Shaji!
Ding Qi, brothers don't wish to be born on the same day,
but rather, to die on the same day.
Let me help you.
Attack!
You!
Halt! Everyone! Stop!
I just received a report
saying you two were fighting here.
Do you have any respect for me at all?!
Your Excellency, Ding Qi kidnapped my son. He committed the first wrong.
Bai Chongye, I will deal with that.
Just drop the weapons in your hands.
Bai Chongye, I will kill you!
Attack!
Stop!
Shoot the arrows!
Second Brother!
Stop now!
Don't move and back up.
What do you want?
I simply wanted to ask
if our deal will continue, Minister Yan.
You mean...
What I have in my hands
are not things without value.
All right, we'll continue.
Thank you, Your Excellency
Master Bai, you are a true hero.
You are much better than the indiscriminate Ding Qi.
Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother, take Second Brother and leave now.
Yes!
Bai Chongye!
Get away!
Godfather! Godfather, are you injured?
Godfather, don't worry. I'll make sure those bastards from Xinyi Court
- pay with their lives! - All right, all right.
I am still alive.
Stand up.
Second Brother.
Second Brother, let your wounds heal. Don't speak.
Second Brother.
If it wasn't because of Zhenzhu, you wouldn't have gotten hurt like this.
But where is Zhenzhu?
Eldest Brother, don't worry. God will certainly protect the Young Master.
Father!
You're finally calling me "Father."
Why didn't you listen to me?
Why did you have to go down the mountain?
If you had met with an accident, you...
Remember, the tears of a man are like pearls.
They must not be squandered.
Father, it was Godfather who saved me.
Third Brother, no words can express my gratitude.
You're overpraising me.
We were saved because Third Master reported this to the authorities.
You made that report to the authorities?
I was worried that something might happen to you.
All my painstaking plans
were ruined because of your decision.
And I treated you so well.
But you betrayed me because of Ding Qi.
Eldest Brother, how can you think of me like that?
Then what should I think of you?!
Father, you can't treat Godfather like this!
Do you know how many of our brothers were killed?
They shouldn't have died.
All of this was caused by you!
Father, please forgive him this time.
Zhenzhu, move aside!
If not for Godfather, Ding Qi would have already slaughtered me!
Eldest Master, please forgive Third Master.
Eldest Master, please forgive Third Master!
- Eldest Master, please forgive Third Master! - Eldest Master, please forgive Third Master!
What's wrong with all of you?
Do you have anything to say?
Eldest Brother,
when two tigers fight, one of them will get hurt.
Since Zhenzhu was saved, why must you kill all of them?
If I don't wipe out Xinyi Court,
how will the brothers of Black Wind Fortress survive?
Look at our injured brothers. Are you worthy of them?
Are you worthy of them begging for your forgiveness?
Are you worthy of your position as their Third Master?
Answer me! Answer me!
I know you don't agree with what I did.
But my heart is sincere and worthy to stand under the brilliance of the sun and moon.
I was never dishonest with you.
If this happens when you're sincere,
then if you are insincere,
my Black Wind Fortress will certainly perish.
Eldest Brother.
It will perish.
Court Master! Court Master!
- What's wrong? - Brother Court Master!
Brother Court Master, did you steal some candied fruit to eat?
Why do you have a stomachache?
That damn Bai Chongye dared to plot against me.
Where is Tie Ying? Bring that little bastard Bai Zhenzhu out here.
I will finish his life right now.
Hey, I am still alive.
Why do all of you look so distressed?
Crap. What happened?
So beautiful.
Pretty Sister!
Don't tell anyone that I came out by myself.
Pretty Sister,
it doesn't matter. Brother Court Master said that you can leave.
What?
Who gave you this?
Brother Court Master told me,
he'd let me burn this white flower for Brother Tie Ying.
- So beautiful! So beautiful! -Tie Ying...
is dead?
Brother, let's drink.
One sip for you and then one sip for me.
How did Tie Ying die?
How do you think?
That is impossible! He wouldn't do this.
This was in Tie Ying's body.
All the men saw it.
Damn, you told me that this wouldn't happen.
Maybe there was some misunderstanding.
Stupid Donkey is someone with propriety.
Bullshit!
I am sorry.
If I didn't ask him to save Bai Zhenzhu, Tie Ying...
If anyone should apologize, I should be apologizing to my brother.
I tried every way to make you stay.
You can leave.
I know that you feel bad.
Why are you still here? Go away!
Go away!
Although Tie Ying and I weren't quite friends,
I'm also sad to see someone who was alive and well suddenly leave this world.
Don't worry. I'll make sure to find out what happened.
There is an ancient saying that we wish each other a long-lasting life, and even if we are thousands of miles apart, we can still appreciate the moon together.
If one day, we are very, very, far away from each other,
even farther than thousands of miles,
when we see the moon,
do you think we'll be looking at the same moon?
Godfather!
What's wrong?
Godfather, I had another nightmare.
I dreamed that he came to find me again.
His face was covered with blood.
Silly child, it is just a dream.
I really didn't do that on purpose. If he hadn't killed Feng Mi...
he might still have had a chance to be saved.
I know that. I know all of that.
Don't cry. Come here.
Sit.
Zhenzhu, listen carefully.
That was an accident. I know that you didn't mean to do it.
You have to remember that people's lives are most important from now on.
You cannot act as naughtily as you used to.
All of this shall pass.
I understand that. But I still feel scared.
What if he comes to take my life?
Dead people don't turn into ghosts.
But even if he became a ghost,
he wouldn't come seeking you.
Why?
Because that Tengyun Dart belonged to me.
The group who rushed to our place the other day said that I killed Tie Ying.
So this has nothing to do with you.
But that's not the truth.
Zhenzhu, remember, in the future no matter who asks you about this,
you must respond
that on that day, it is me who killed Tie Ying by accident while trying to save you.
I killed him and escaped with you. All of this has nothing with you.
You are saying you killed Tie Ying?
- Yao Yao? - They all say that you killed Tie Ying.
But I want you to tell me this yourself.
- Godmother... - Zhenzhu.
Tie Ying's death was an accident.
Just answer me, yes or no?
Yes.
It was really you?
You killed him?
Godmother, that's not what happened.
Don't call me Godmother. At first, I didn't believe it.
I didn't want to believe that you would do that kind of thing.
Now today, I understand. I was really blind!
- Godmother, listen to me! - Zhenzhu!
Godfather, I shouldn't have come here today.
Your godmother and I couldn't have gone back to how things used to be anyway.
Godfather.
How are Second Brother's wounds?
Eldest Brother, it is nothing. I've just gotten a few more scars.
If you give the command, I will go to Xinyi Court and take care of those rascals.
Although we are from the Jianghu realm, we are not outlaws.
The reason we do business is for money.
I know that after Ding Qi stole the salt permit,
each day has only gotten worse. I summoned everyone here today
to come up with a countermeasure.
Sheng Wu, Zhong Bao, Cheng Long, what are your suggestions?
Eldest Brother, I have an idea.
Say it.
I recently made some connections and imported a crate of musk.
Musk was a favorite of the former empress.
Afterward, it became available to commoners. Wealthy people all love to use it.
Other than that, musk can be used in medicines or turned into ink.
Master Wuliang's recent paintings—
I don't want to hear about any Master Wuliang. What measure do others have?
My stock of it sold very well.
Eldest Brother, if we all put our brains into it, I believe that this product,
even though it won't be comparable to selling salt, it can at least lessen our losses.
Sheng Wu.
What idea do you have?
I... feel that his suggestion is quite good. Anything that earns money is good.
If you are interested, then you do it.
- Eldest Brother-- - I'm talking to your Second Brother!
I will, but this musk for me is a new thing.
You were good at selling salt. It won't be that much different selling musk.
And don't you have a subordinate called Peng Wu who is quite quick-witted?
Just try to learn more from him.
Thank you, Eldest Brother.
But Eldest Brother, Third Brother is more familiar with musk.
He knows the business of it more.
But your Third Brother has focused all his energy lately into helping Miss Ye reconstruct some...
Paris, London, Japan.
How can he have the time to spend on our serious business?
Oh, right, Third Younger Brother.
If you have the extra time, also makeover the horse stable and the kitchen here in the fortress.
Can you?
I'll listen to Eldest Brother's instructions.
Very good. Immediately transfer the musk in our storage to Sheng Wu.
Yes.
You didn't see Xia Chunyu's face today while we were in the meeting room.
Since that lad arrived here in Black Wind Fortress,
I had never been as happy as I am today.
Indeed.
Godfather and Eldest Master have had several years of a life and death friendship. No outsiders can surpass that.
I heard that Xia Chunyu
recently invited Eldest Master for a drink, but Eldest Master ignored him.
- Really? - Yes.
That time when I got injured from the bite of Bai Zhenzhu's poisonous rat,
Eldest Brother didn't even give me any attention.
I thought that Eldest Brother had changed his affection toward me.
But looking at it now, Eldest Brother still has me in his heart.
- Stop massaging. Go get some alcohol and let us have some drinks. - All right.
Godfather.
Changing one's affection isn't used like that.
It's fine. That's not important.
Come... I'm happy today.
The happy days are still long.
Xia Chunyu colluded with Ding Qi and betrayed Black Wind Fortress.
This time, I don't think he'll be able to rise again.
Xia Chunyu colluded with Ding Qi? Aren't you too far off?
Have you forgotten that he and Ding Qi are fighting for a woman?
That is just what's on the outside.
Godfather, think about it.
How come Ding Qi has the salt permit? How come Little Master went missing?
Why did Eldest Master fail when he was surrounded Xinyi Court?
Aren't these all connected to Xia Chunyu?
The fiercer he and Ding Qi fight out in the open,
the more it proves that they are secretly doing something.
What you say seems reasonable.
I don't care anymore. Anyway, I won't be able to get any evidence against him for now.
He currently has lost favor. If I still step on him,
I will look petty. Don't you bother with it either.
Immediately receiving the stockpile from Song Qi, that's the more important matter.
There's no rush for that. Let's wait for a few more days.
You're not trying to laze around again, are you?
Godfather, you're wrongly accusing me. Look, while you were sick,
wasn't it I who took care of all your work?
I really couldn't attend to any additional tasks anymore.
I wrongly blamed you, wrongly blamed you...
- Come, come... sit. Bottoms up. - Cheers.
- Bottoms up. - Bottoms up.
Tonight, let's not go home until we're completely drunk.
For you.
Tie Ying, let's continue drinking!
Master Ding, for the grudge of Tie Ying's death,
do you still want to seek vengeance?
Nainai, do you still remember that Paris, London, and Japan. Third Master recently spent a lot to reconstruct them.
He imported top grade Chinese sandalwood from the South Sea. I heard that it was very expensive.
Enough. Can't you see that I'm busy?
Nainai, Third Master thinks of you, just as much as you miss him right now.
Stop. Quickly go back to your work; or else, I'll deduct your pay.
Also, why did you add a mourning tea on our menu? Why did you come up with such an inauspicious item all of a sudden?
- Isn't it all because of Third— - Because of what?
Because of that Stupid Donkey, I'm in a terrible state?! Am I that kind of person?
I'm just doing reverse marketing.
Didn't you see how my sales doubled when I introduced the mourning tea?
Don't disturb me from becoming Ms. Perfect. (Fair-skinned, rich, and beautiful).
Nainai, I know that you're mad at Third Master because of Tie Ying's matter.
But Third Master also saved a lot of the members of Xinyi Court. If it wasn't for him informing the local officials on time--
His matter has nothing to do with me.
In my heart now, he's a killer, a murderer. Don't mention him again.
Yes. That is also what Third Master said. That's why, he just hides and looks on from afar every time he comes.
When he enters the shop, he still has to disguise himself.
What did you just say?
He told me not to tell you.
Disguised, is that it?
What methods of disguise can there be in ancient movies?
Isn't it just a man dressing up as a girl or wearing a big hat to look like a noble warrior?
Maybe, he isn't here yet for today.
It's better if he's not here. I'll go set up a sign by the door.
Those wearing big hats are not allowed inside the shop!
Nainai, you mustn't put out such a sign!
I'll go do it right now.
Nainai! You mustn't put out such a sign!
Hey. Where's the customer at this table?
Customer, why are you squatting there?
It's nothing. I was just resting. Just go back to your work.
- Go. - Yes, yes...
Customer, why are you squatting here?
- Just go back to what you're doing. - Ah, yes...
Why did you come here?
I'm here for the same reason as you.
Regarding Tie Ying's matter, I'm sorry.
Is your brain functioning well? Just one sorry and it's done?
Or else, what do you want?
If you want to fight, I'm willing to keep you company anytime. But let's change to it another place.
Fight? Why would I do that?
Look.
Harming one of your hands, breaking one of your legs, or taking your life,
all these are not what I want.
What do you want then?
I still haven't thought of it yet.
Once I do, I will tell you.
I have already done the inventory of the goods. I'm handing over the key to you.
In the future, it will be your turn to do the night watch. Bye.
Don't leave.
Brother Qi, you have been busy for the whole day. You must be tired.
Come, sit and eat something.
I don't want to eat.
You don't want to eat... or you don't want to eat with me?
Brother Qi, I know.
Eldest Master took away the musk business from you.
You are angry now but don't blame my godfather for this.
He didn't dare to decline the Master.
He didn't dare? That's why I don't dare to get close to you either.
We work for different masters. It's better that we keep our distance.
What do you mean by this?
No matter what, isn't it still all for Black Wind Fortress?
What's that sound? You are hungry, right?
I'm not.
Come here.
Look.
We have here your favorite red-braised fish head, double-cooked pork, and eggplant in Yuxiang sauce.
You are really not going to eat?
It is better to squash hostility rather than keeping it alive.
Your Third Master and my Second Master indeed have a conflict between them.
If this continues for a long time, it won't be a good thing.
They aren't able to put down their pride. But if we subordinates also treat each other as enemies,
won't that make it worse?
I have fine wine here. If this bottle is not enough,
I still have more. I'll supply you enough.
Also, I also want to ask you about musk.
Should I...
I will have a bite.
That's the way. Come, let's eat.
Let's eat and drink.
Sober up. Sober up. Wake up!
What's wrong? Why are there so many people here?
Why are you still sleeping?
Take a look! The musk is missing!
How is this possible?
Master, I definitely neglected my duty in this matter.
After doing the inventory last night, Song Qi dragged me to drink with him.
I didn't think much about it at that time but thinking about it now,
the lock seemed to have been tinkered with.
Someone must have taken away the key and stole the musk when we were drunk.
What are you talking about? It was distinctly you who dragged me to eat and drink.
I know now.
Eldest Master, he is harboring evil intentions. He deliberately set this up to frame it on me.
Third Master, his framing me is equivalent to framing you!
Enough, Song Qi.
Do you really think that you will get drunk by drinking so little wine?
Third Master, are you saying that...
I already checked. There was nothing wrong with the wine. A drug was added to the food.
This doesn't mean that these two can be cleared of any suspicions.
The main point is that such a big batch of musk couldn't have disappeared into thin air.
Last night...
who was on duty last night?
Eldest Brother, I was on duty.
Was there anything out of the normal?
Last night, Porter Zhang of Shitiao Alley should have come to collect the night soils. (excrement)
Stop there.
You're not Porter Zhang. Why don't I recognize you?
You are right. He is my cousin. He is sick. I'm replacing him.
There are usually two barrels. Why are there so many tonight?
You are asking me? How would I know? Why don't you open them and check then?
Just go.
I only know that those barrels stank. They had to be feces.
But I didn't ask in detail either.
Musk is a very expensive and famous scent.
Before it is processed, it stinks.
Hence, if there was a lot, it was probably the musk.
Eldest Brother, I didn't know it was like that. It's my fault.
Did Porter Zhang use to come every day?
He didn't.
Being able to accurately know what time to pick up the night soils,
even to put potions on the food,
and then to silently transport the stock out,
he had to be one of our own.
This is easy then. It's whoever entered the kitchen
and had access to the food. Let's just capture and interrogate them one by one.
Why must you strike fear into everyone?
What's important is to find the musk and get it back.
It can't be that you are afraid of being investigated?
How could it be that coincidental that the goods were lost after the handover?
I won't hide this from you.
That day, I definitely entered the kitchen but you did, too.
Even Eldest Brother entered the kitchen also.
Even more so, everyone from top to bottom entered the kitchen.
Tell me, how then are we going to find him? The best strategy now is to find the musk as soon as possible.
Eldest Brother, the musk has already left Black Wind Fortress.
I'm afraid if it leaves Nan'an City, we will never be able to find it again.
What are you still waiting for?
I will abide.
- Eldest Brother, I will go, too. - Eldest Brother, me, too.
Go then.
Tell me, is our eyesight getting bad?
Probably so.
But the portrait of Third Brother always hangs in my room.
I look at it night and day. Even if he were burned into ashes, I would still recognize him.
But you don't look at Ding Qi's portrait every day.
If you ask me, even if that person is Third Brother, the one embracing him might not be Ding Qi.
I won't hide this from you...
It can't be. You...
Frankly, I think Ding Qi is good looking, too.
Hence, I secretly kept a scroll of him, too.
Don't ever leak that out. If anyone finds out, I'm doomed.
I'm going to tell my older brother later.
I will beat you to death.
But why is Third Brother so close with him lately?
I heard from people in the fortress that Third Brother and Ding Qi are secretly scheming together.
You must not spout nonsense.
I know but weren't your younger brother and my older brother injured?
They all say that it was Third Brother who leaked the operation.
Don't spout nonsense. People who are handsome will never be spies.
I don't believe it either.
Forget it. Let's just keep this to ourselves.
That's right. No one is allowed to mention this again.
I swear that I didn't go to Yongcui Pavilion that day
and I also didn't see Third Brother there.
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With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫
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♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫
♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫
♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫
♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫
♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫
♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫
♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫
♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫
♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫
♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫
♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫