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[Novoland: Eagle Flag] [Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]
[Episode 16]
What is that?
Look carefully, that is the person you respect the most.
The head of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment, You Changji.
Your father
The armor is still around.
This is not true.
Don't fool me with sorcery.
Is it really only sorcery?
Actually sorcery often reflects what's truly in your heart.
Have you never suspected your identity?
Sir,
General Xi, you asked to meet here. Have you found where the sword is hidden?
[The sword is hidden inside the ancestral tomb of the underground palace]
In the past, I didn't dare to trust you.
So I didn't tell you the secrets of the You Chang Ji Sword.
Secret?
Do you consider the origin of your birth and your father's death a secret?
Did Baili Jinghong tell you that Chen Yue killed your father?
Tianqu?
Hard to believe, right?
We have thought of killing him
but we respected your father's enemy.
The ones who ambushed him in Nan Huai City were those he called comrades.
Those that call themselves to be just, the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.
I don't believe it!
Why would the Heavenly Samurai Regiment kill my father?
They will never kill my father.
- Chenyue was at the height of power thirteen years ago. -Chenyue?
Chenyue was a group of violence loving madmen.
It was them that planned the split-up of the Tang State.
Upper Tang and Lower Tang State's war harmed over one hundred thousand
The Emperor of that time even appointed Chen Yue's leader as the State Counsellor.
For a time, all the councillors and ministers in the empire state were turned into worshipers of Chen Yue.
All the state policies had to be approved by the state preceptor.
So your man became the Emperor-appointed State Counsellor?
That's right. The Emporer might be the top of the world
but he is only a mortal, it wasn't difficult to convince him.
And he was always wary of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment .
Think about it, if you were the Emperor of the Eastland
would you allow the existence of a hard to control group like the Heavenly Samurai Regiment ?
The emperor issued the proclamation as we wished. The Heavenly Samurai Regiment sensed the crisis.
but your father was the only one who wanted to take action.
So he brought the sword to the palace to behead the State Counsellor.
You Changji ventured into the palace to kill the State Counsellor for this reason?
Yes.
The Heavenly Samurai Regiment was supposed to be the secret protective guards to the Emperor,
The imperial family granted the Lead Samurai the status similar to a Chancellor.
Every Heavenly Samurai and Iron Chopping sward are inherited by bloodline.
But, at that time when You Changji proposed to barge into the palace to kill people,
only a small number of people had supported him,
and at the end, he died alone.
Your father went into the palace by himself, but unexpectedly,
the Cangyun Guchi sword was stained with the emperor's blood.
Your father was labeled the assassin.
Ultimately, You Chang Ji became the emperor's assassin.
He escaped, running all the way toward the south to seek shelter.
He sounds like a hero who went against the Heavens.
You Chang Ji was a big hero,
but he was also too impulsive.
At that time, the Chenyue's power was deep-rooted and strong in the imperial court.
He thought that if he killed the State Counsellor, he would be able to break up the chaos in the court.
He didn't anticipate Chenyue would be provoked to fight back in a crazy counterattack.
They used the court's power and almost eliminated
the Heavenly Samurai Regiment in its entirety.
Your father was the strongest warrior of his time
He carried the Heavenly Samurai's divine sword, crossed mountains and rivers,
and finally arrived at South Huai City.
He thought this place would be a safe harbor for him.
He didn't realize the most dangerous ambush would be arranged here.
I don't believe it!
These are fabrications.
They are not true!
Still don't get it?
He carries the reputation of regicide. If the Heavenly Samurai Regiment did not kill him,
they would be considered the enemies of the royal family. Ultimately the Leaders' Group made the decision.
The leaders at the time were faced with a tremendous pressure. They split into two factions.
One faction advocated war with Chen Yue.
The other proposed seeking peace with the imperial family.
The price was...
You Changji's head.
Sir, you were part of the conservative faction back then.
Yes.
No one knew what would happen if we had fought with Chen Yue under those circumstances.
It might have led Eastland into a total chaos.
The world falling apart is exactly what Chen Yue wanted to see.
The final decision was jointly made by the other six leaders, under the charge of traitor to expel your father.
The Heavenly Samurai Regiment sacrificed him. But, not long after,
the new emperor still declared the Heavenly Samurai as rebels.
That agreement of expulsion was also an execution order.
In the end, I was the one that stamped the eagle seal on the document to pursue You Changji.
A great number of Heavenly Samurai went southward
and intercepted You Changji in South Huai City.
My father is a true hero!
No one said he wasn't.
But within the Heavenly Samurai Regiment, he is known as a traitor and someone who tried to commit treason.
We killed You Changji but it did not gain the mercy of the Emperor.
Till now, we are still hated like rats by everyone. If our identity is exposed,
we cannot escape the capital punishment of being skinned alive.
Hence, you are urgently looking for that sword
to raise the eagle flag again?
But please don't forget. The Shangyun Guoshi Sword
is not a sword that anyone can wield.
If I wasn't confident, I would not have come to the Lower Tang State.
So, what you told me today,
frankly, it's to make use of me.
You want me to be Chengye's pawn.
If you already wanted to do it,
why would it matter that you're being used?
Your life itself is like a huge lie.
The door out of that is right in front of your eyes.
You can walk away from this huge lie
but this is something if you have to do yourself.
This is where the sacred sword is located in.
Go and hold it.
This armored arm was left to me by my ancestors.
It was a gift bestowed by the previous Emperor of the Eastlands.
It is the same as the Cangyun Guchi sword.
It is a weapon sealed with a spirit.
I hope it can help me
to counter the power of the Cangyun Guchi sword.
Master.
You have planned thoroughly.
I hope you'll succeed as you wish.
When it's full moon tonight,
let's embark on our journey.
Yin'er. I'm writing this letter to bid you farewell.
I want to leave Southern Huai.
I'm not taking you with me
because I don't think you would that kind of life that is boring like plain water.
I will take the sword and your father's finger guard with me.
I hope you know that the Chancellor encourages you to inherit the sword
only so that you will become his pawn to suppress the lands.
As your mother, I only wish that you will live safely.
Smile more.
After some years, if you find peace in your heart,
you can come find me.
We can live together in a place where no one knows us.
Maybe you think I take care of you only because of your father.
It was like that in the beginning.
But now I want to say
I feel glad to have a child like you.
Who is that?
It's so late, what are you...
Let me go!
Is it pretty? Then this ringing is our agreed-upon sound.
Whenever you hear it, you must come right out. Do you hear?
At the heart of the Eastern Palace River. The Baili ancestral tomb.
You and Ji Ye will come alone. If there are others, she dies.
Baili Yin.
Ji Ye. The Baili ancestral tomb is right ahead.
Hurry.
Careful.
Let me go!
What is this place?
This is the Baili Clan's ancestral tomb.
Ancestral cemetery?
Isn't it a grave then?
What did Baili Yin bring Yu Ran here for?
I don't know.
But this place feels weird. We must find Yu Ran quickly.
Ji Ye. These bodies had their heads split open.
Look at their weapons.
They were broken when they were in a blocking stance.
I wonder what weapons were used by their opponents.
Let's go.
Yu Ran!
State Preceptor.
Lord.
The sword has awoken?
Take my written orders to Daliu barracks.
Tell them to send the troops.
Guard all the gates of South Huai City.
Hurry, what are you waiting for?
Yes.
The sword has awoken.
Don't be afraid.
They won't really hurt you.
They will only stop anyone who wants to go near the sword.
Bai Liyin, what exactly are you planning?
Yu Ran!
Calm down.
Very soon you will witness the Eastland's greatest secret and glory.
My father was once the master of the Cangyun Guchi sword.
But when he died,
the spirit sealed in the sword began to swallow up anyone who approached it
until the new owner appears.
My father used his own body as a sacrifice
to seal this great and evil sword.
And I will become the new master of this sword!
Father,
you can give me the sword now.
That is the rage of the sword's spirit.
Every new owner of the sword must go through this step.
But you are protected by the sword now.
Don't be afraid.
Go.
God of the North Star. Emperor of the Heavens.
Shine with brilliance forevermore!
Ji Ye.
Are you all right?
Baili Yin.
Look at his eyes.
This is bad.
Baili Yin is going to be corrupted by the sword.
Let's leave quickly.
I have inherited father's glory.
I have also inherited father's hatred.
My father was the leader of the Heavenly Samurai.
But in the end, it was also the Heavenly Samurai that killed him!
All of you have weapons from the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.
So you must be related to the Heavenly Samurai.
Today,
you will become the first sacrifices on my road to revenge!
Lady Su.
Yin'er. Put down that sword.
Prince, tell everyone to leave.
Lady Su, be careful! Don't approach him.
Prince.
Wield it. It belongs to you.
Father.
Am I not the one who should hold the sword?
Tell me.
Tell me, why?
You tell me.
Yin'er.
Do you want to see your father?
I will take you there.
Yin'er.
This is the only thing I can do for you now.
Yin'er. Yin'er.
It's all right. I'm here.
Yin'er. Yin'er. Yin'er.
Yin'er.
Don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid. Yin'er.
Don't be afraid. I'm right here.
Mother.
Yin'er. Yin'er. Yin'er.
Prince. Prince.
The armor...is still around.
Yu Ran.
Ji Ye. Ji Ye.
Shunqing.
General Xi.
It's so good to see you again.
I thought I would never see you again.
I am taking you away now.
We will leave Lower Tang State.
Find a place where no one knows us.
We will never come back.
General Xi.
You leave.
I will not leave.
If you don't leave, I won't leave.
I've been keeping you company for over ten years.
I can keep staying by your side.
Until the end.
General Xi.
I will leave with you.
Let's go.
General Xi.
Shunqing.
General Xi.
I have loved you.
Shunqing.
I went to check again just now.
The ancestral cemetery is completely destroyed.
The three kids are luckily alive.
I have ordered escorts to take them back to the palace.
I wonder how much they'll remember what happened inside the cemetery.
It's probably difficult to accept for these youngsters.
What they should know, they'll know sooner or later.
I think it's too dangerous to keep the divine sword here. I will keep it forward.
I will discuss with you further in a few days.
My Lord.
How are things?
The ancestral tomb collapsed. The closed stone door is damaged and so far no one has entered.
They have collected all the complete swords that they could find.
But there doesn't seem to be a sword that resembled what you want.
You must be busy with other things.
I will stay here with the Lord.
Yes.
What happened inside the ancestral cemetery must stay with it.
Understand?
Understood.
My Lord.
The sword has been stolen.
The sword has already been taken away. Maybe we should seek other plans.
Many years ago, when I was just an unfulfilled prince.
And you were a strategist who hopelessly tried to restore your nation.
We found out the secret to the sword,
and thought it was an opportunity.
To obtain the sword,
By all means, I disclosed the whereabouts of You Changji.
Now the sword and the empire,
will leave me afar.
My Lord, many people spent their lifetime in administering a country.
we only wasted 13 years.
There will be another chance.
Blockade the entire Lower Tang State.
Do not allow the sword to leave my nation.
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