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[Investiture of The Gods]
[Episode 3]
The Xuanyuan Sword has met a mishap.
In over 800 years,
this is the first time it has appeared.
Why has the Xuanyuan Sword that vanished without a trace suddenly appeared?
Shen Gongbao.
Seeing as the Xuanyuan Sword has met a mishap,
you must be very happy, right?
Divine Lord.
Since the Xuanyuan Sword has already appeared, it should not remain in the mortal realm.
- Why? - It originally and naturally belongs to the Heavens.
In the mortal realm, it can only give rise to disputes that lead to endless catastrophes.
Why would it lead to catastrophes?
Because humans are too greedy.
They always fight over things that do not belong to them.
Divine Lord, Senior Disciple is right.
Yes, what you've said is right.
But what do you think we should do?
I believe we should descend to the moral realm and retrieve the Xuanyuan Sword.
Ziya, what do you think?
Ziya?
Ziya!
- Ziya, can't you hear?- Jiang Ziya!
Master is calling you! What are you doing?
Master, please wait for moment. The tea will finish brewing soon.
I, your disciple, will offer it to you.
Ziya, Xuanyuan Sword has appeared in the Mortal Realm.
Did you hear?
- No.- Why didn't you hear?
Master only allows me to brew tea. He doesn't allow me to listen.
Then did you hear my conversation with Shen Gongbao just now?
- No.- Why didn't you hear?
Master only allows me to brew tea. He doesn't allow me to listen.
Ziya, you are too absorbed.
You're truly one with the equipment!
Says who? He is a fool.
Ziya is indeed a fool.
But in the three realms of heaven and earth,
there are indeed a lot of intelligent people.
To this hero,
I thank you for your help.
As I've already said, I'm not a hero.
Then to this wanderer, I thank you for your help.
Su Hu.
I will take my leave.
Are you not even going to tell me your name?
Wu Ji.
Where are you from? Who is your father?
I have no home and no father. I simply wander the world.
- Go safely. - I take my leave.
You're really leaving just like that?
- Yes. - Don't.
You saved our entire family. We should repay you.
I don't expect anything in return for saving your family.
My intention isn't to thank you.
I just don't want to let down my conscience.
If I just let my savior leave like this...
Knowing my personality, I would surely become gloomy and depressed.
and it would be
have this matter constantly on my mind.
So what you're saying is,
is that you need to repay me, right?
Yes.
Just say "thank you."
Saying "thank you" is equivalent to repaying me.
You...
should become my master.
I'm not qualified to take on such a role.
Then let us be sworn brothers.
If it's predetermined by fate,
we will meet again.
You're really leaving?
If we are fated, then we will meet. If not,
then let us bid farewell forever.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
So beautiful.
Brother, you're awake.
Does it hurt a lot?
I'm the one who's hurt. Why are you sad?
Isn't it because of me that you got hurt?
I heard that the demon came because of me.
Don't worry. From now on, I will protect you.
Really?
For my entire life?
Do you not want me to?
Brother.
Why don't you look at me and say it?
Look at me so that I can reply to you.
Why aren't you looking at me?
It's because I'm hungry. Hurry and get me something to eat.
- Other than eating, all you do is sleep. - I'm still injured.
Wait a moment. I will get you something to eat.
That... Give it to me and let me take a look.
My younger sister, where does your butterfly want to fly to?
I haven't thought about it.
- Thanks. - I didn't say I would give it to you.
Why not? You want to give it to the next person who asks for your hand in marriage?
I'm hungry. Hurry and get me something to eat.
Wait for a moment.
My younger sister, this butterfly of yours,
where does it want to fly to?
Was there another disaster?
My Lady, what makes you think that?
Whenever there is a disaster, you are always so calm and collected,
just like you are right now.
My Lord, tell me.
Whether Lady Lu Qiu is real or not,
this silk scroll is real.
It also carries the Emperor of Shang's seal.
It is indeed from Senior Official Fei Zhong.
What happened?
The ninth of August
is the Emperor Zhou of Shang's birthday.
All the lords in the empire are called to
meet in Zhaoge (capital of the Shang dynasty).
The manor was just visited by a demon,
and now, the Emperor Zhou of Shang wants you to go to Zhaoge.
This... This is too dangerous.
No, you mustn't go.
My Lady.
Do you know the consequence of not going?
Fifteen years into the rule of the Emperor Zhou,
the highest ranking official of the court received an imperial command a half month late.
As a result, he had no choice but to offer his 90,000 citizens
as human sacrifices.
Seventeen years into the rule of the Emperor Zhou,
The Marquis of Jiangyin refused an imperial edict.
The city was destroyed and its people were massacred.
The corpses in Jiangyin were heaped into mountains,
and their blood formed a river.
Alright, My Lady.
Rest assured.
I will return safely,
because I have already thought of a countermeasure.
When will you leave?
I will leave tomorrow.
Also, My Lady, please help me take care of my appearance.
My Lady, at this time,
don't say anything to Jian'er and Daji yet.
[National Policy]
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[Jizhou]
My Lord, I will wait for three months.
If you do not return within three months,
I will go find you.
Madam, don't worry. I will return safely.
Officers and soldiers! After I leave,
I hope that you all can assist Her Ladyship,
and protect our Jizhou well!
Order accepted!
Father!
- Daji, your father has already left. - Why didn't you tell me?
- Your father, he... - Mother.
After what happened with Lady Lu Qiu, going into Zhaoge now...
I'm worried that father will be in danger.
Don't worry, your father will return safely.
Jian'er, quickly step down.
Mother, I must go and escort Father.
Brother, I'll go too.
No! You can't go!
Why can he go, but not me?
No, I want to go too.
I'm worried about Father and Brother.
No way, you can't go anywhere. Wait obediently and prepare for your wedding.
Wedding?
Other than Lady Lu Qiu, many other families have proposed marriage.
Don't forget. When your father returns, the first thing he will handle is your marriage.
Mother, look at what time it is.
You're still in the mood to talk about marriage?
Why the hurry?
Daji, you are an esteemed young lady, the daughter of a Marquis.
You must abide by reason. At this age, you must discuss marriage.
Don't make other people gossip, okay?
What gossip?
Don't tell me it's about Brother?
Tell me.
Yang Jian is your brother, right?
Yang Jian is your brother, right?!
Yes or no?! Tell me right now!
Brother promised me
that he will protect me forever.
You are trying to anger me to death?!
- And I also...- I don't want to hear it!
Go and rest in your room.
Father!
Father.
- Jian'er?- Father, why you entering the capital so suddenly?
I received an imperial decree commanding me to go into Zhaoge and meet with the Emperor Zhou of Shang.
But when all the lords of the nation go into the capital,
they all go with horses, ceremonial weaponry, and rare treasures.
You're going empty-handed. What if the Emperor faults you, then you will...
I brought a treasure with me.
- The Xuanyuan Sword?- That's right.
I know that this sword doesn't belong to me.
I also know that it will bring me endless calamity in the future.
That day, a demon entered the manor. This means that outsiders already know of this sword's whereabouts.
So, I would like to present this sword to the Emperor of Shang.
The Emperor of Shang will definitely be very happy when he sees it.
Moreover, no matter what is presented to the imperial court, it cannot compare to the Xuanyuan sword.
Furthermore, the calamity can be directed to the Emperor of Shang.
No, I suddenly realized that
I have made a big mistake. I'm being too despicable.
Despicable?
Although I'm not worthy of this sword,
the Emperor of Shang is even less worthy.
I can't present this sword to an incapable ruler
- just to save myself.- Father.
Just when I realized that, you appeared.
Jian'er, this is truly the Heaven's will.
You are the owner of this sword. You are worthy of using it.
Father, you forgot. I couldn't draw this sword at all.
On that day, wasn't this sword unsheathed?
That's because you and Wu Ji were both there. It was the combined strength of all three of us that pulled out this sword.
- But right now- - No.
That was because the time had not yet come. Not that the time has come,
this sword surely belongs to you.
Jian'er, accept the sword.
But Father,
if you don't have the Xuanyuan Sword,
will the Emperor of Shang spare you?
No. I will follow you to Zhaoge. I will escort you and protect you.
Jian'er, listen to my order.
Hold onto the Xuanyuan Sword and protect Jizhou well.
Be sure to protect your mother and Daji well,
and all the citizens of the city.
- Father. - Jian'er.
Did you not hear what your father said?
Yang Jian
will obey.
Who's there? Come out!
Young Master.
You've come right on time. Listen well.
Just now, Father granted me this sword
and commanded me to lead all of you to protect Jizhou well.
We will do as you bid.
Is that a wineskin? I'm thirsty.
Arrest him!
There's poison in the wine?
Yes.
Why?
Why do you want to harm me?
We are also acting on orders.
Whose orders?
Mine.
Mother?
Stop struggling. The more you struggle, the deeper the poison will go.
After the time it takes to burn half an incense, you will die.
Why... Why do you want to hurt me?
Because... you fell in love with Daji.
Daji is my younger sister.
What's wrong with me loving her?
But your love for each other has surpassed that of siblings, and your love is only growing stronger.
Do you realize you've violated a law of the natural world?
And you've pledged to marry each other behind my back.
You know this as well?
I'm your mother. The two of you are my children.
Then you should know... I love you.
You are my mother.
I know. Of course I know.
Jian'er, promise me.
Promise me to leave Jizhou forever and to never return.
As long as you promise me,
I will give you the antidote.
Promise me!
No.
Why?
Father commanded me to protect Jizhou,
to protect you and Daji,
and to protect all the citizens of the city.
I don't want your protection! I want you to leave Jizhou forever!
No!
Without the antidote, you really will die.
I'd rather die than leave. I need to protect you and Daji.
This is Father's command.
Without the antidote, you really will die!
Then I'll die.
Mother,
I won't hate you.
I want to protect you. If I die,
I plead you to bury me behind the manor.
Then my soul can still protect you.
You will bring calamity and destruction to all of us.
When you were born, you killed your mother
and killed all the citizens within a few kilometers' radius.
That day, you almost killed us as well!
- Mother. - You are a bane.
Jian'er, leave.
Don't ever come back. Promise me.
I'm not leaving Mother, and I'm not leaving home.
I want to protect all of you.
Do you believe that you'll die now?
Mother, you're so cruel.
Yes, I am cruel.
It is impossible to predict the ways of the human heart.
There are evils hiding all throughout our world.
Love and hatred have always been able to disguise each other.
Loyalty and betrayal have never been distinguishable from one another.
You've only opened your eyes to all of this at the brink of death.
You should hate me, you know?
You should hate me.
No, no.
I don't hate you.
I need to... protect you.
Jian'er.
You're right.
I am your mother.
You are my son.
I will forever love you.
But, don't ever come back.
Take him away.
Take him back
to wherever he came from.
Yes.
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[Chong Heihu, Grand Duke of the North]
[E Chongyu, Grand Duke of the South]
[Jiang Huanchu, Grand Duke of the East]
[Ji Chang, Grand Duke of the West]
My Lord.
May I ask if you've seen Lady Lu Qiu recently?
Lord Fei, why do you ask?
Could it be that you had Her Ladyship go to Jizhou?
I had Lady Lu Qiu bring a silk scroll to you.
If you haven't seen her, how would you have known to come to Zhaoge?
This letter was received and accepted by my officers.
They've never seen Lady Lu Qiu either.
Is that so?
Then please come in.
He must have a huge secret if he's lying straight to my face.
Long live the Emperor!
May his heavenly presence bless us!
The fortune of the state is prosperous!
Eight hundred dukes and princes are here to pay a visit to the Emperor!
Present your tributes and treasures!
Eight hundred dukes and princes have come into the capital,
yet the Emperor of Shang doesn't even show up.
The Emperor of Shang has not appeared in court for ten years.
Long live the Emperor!
[Zhong - devotion and loyalty]
- Long live the Emperor! - So noisy.
It sounds nice.
- It sounds nice! - It sounds nice!
[Twelve piculs of gold]
The Grand Duke of the North presents twelve jade sculptures
and twelve piculs (approximately 60kg/133lbs) of gold. He wishes for the long life of the Emperor,
and the longevity of the dynasty.
The Grand Duke of the East presents twelve coral
and five thousand pearls. He wishes for the long life of the Emperor,
and the longevity of the dynasty.
[National Policy]
Su He, what do you mean by this?
The sky has the sun, moon, stars as its treasures. The earth has land, crops, and forests as its treasures.
The country has faithful citizens and generals as its treasures.
- The home has virtuous wives and filial sons as its treasures. - The Lord of Jizhou is right.
This national policy is the treasure I'm presenting to the Emperor.
I ask you, Lord Fei, to give it to him.
Fine, fine.
[National Policy]
Not a tribute at all.
He wants to stop the practice of human sacrifices.
He also wants to lighten compulsory services and lower the tax rates.
and let the people rest.
There are twelve essays (on current affairs submitted to the emperor as policy advice) in total.
Su Hu rarely presents gifts and tributes to the court.
You might as well say he presented no treasures this year.
This is preposterous.
Jiao'er.
What do you think?
[Yin Jiao, Crown Prince] - Su Hu has presented nothing.
I believe he must be experiencing some hardships.
Hardships?
To present tributes and treasures for the emperor is the law of the heavens.
Su Hu has gone against this law of the heavens and has shown his disloyalty and rebellious nature.
Yet you're pleading leniency for him?
May Royal Father allow me to make a statement.
Jizhou has been in a severe dought for ten years. The citizens have been facing starvation, and revenues are not enough to cover expenditures.
Su Hu has contributed generously, using even his own family's money, to provide relief aid to the victims.
This the reason why he was not able to offer tributes today.
I believe that he had no other choice.
Based on what you're saying,
Su Hu's lack of tribute is actually a sign of his labor?
I only see incompetence, yet he's able to come to court without offering anything with such bravery.
He is a hidden danger of the nation.
Dear Minister Fei.
Does Su Hu truly have no treasures?
In my opinion,
if he wanted to sincerely pay his respects to the Emperor,
why wouldn't he have any treasures?
I'm afraid he doesn't have the Emperor in his heart,
and that's the reason why he has not presented any treasures.
Let me ask you.
What kind of treasures, then?
Exotic rarities
of the lands and seas.
What a superficial statement.
Jiao'er.
What do you think?
I... I think that
only ancient weapons that can match Royal Father's impressive and bold bravery,
or handsome horses, constitute as treasures.
These things cannot be exchanged for money and may thus be described as true treasures.
You've improved (have a point).
Although, you still only see the surface.
The so-called most valuable treasure
is simply what people love the most.
Su Hu's most loved possession
is thus the most valuable treasure.
Responding to Your Majesty. Su Hu has one thing he loves most
that he values as much as his life.
Your Majesty.
Su Hu has a daughter.
Good.
Su Hu is willful. I am not at peace.
If one captures the treasure, one can also capture the ambition.
Your Majesty is brilliant.
Lord Su, congratulations.
Lord Su has been loyal, and so the heavens have blessed you with good fortunes.
Today, you've received the special kindness of the Emperor.
You are sure to achieve meteoric success in your career in the future.
The lower officials will be relying on you and looking to you for guidance.
His Highness has already read over my policy recommendations?
Su Hu, receive the imperial edict!
Su Hu receives.
It is the Emperor's decree that
the daughter of the manor of Jizhou
is virtuous, well-natured, and pure.
She will be brought into Zhaoge and enter the harem, by command of the Emperor.
I should have foreseen this.
You, a treacherous court official, is harming me. You would never give my policy recommendations to the Emperor!
Su Hu, quickly receive the edict and thank the Emperor for his kindness!
The Emperor has 3,000 beauties in his harem.
Why...
does he want my only daughter?
Oh, right.
Lord Su.
Here's your national policy.
Lord Su. Oh, no.
I should refer to you as the prince's maternal uncle.
You are mistaken. The Emperor asked the lower court officials to hand this back to you.
What did the Emperor say?
The Emperor personally said
this is a fallacy! Su Hu's words are proud and prejudiced, and carry offense.
If one listens to them, one would have to clear the earth and abandon the Gods.
The ignorant masses would gain the upper hand. It is a policy that will bring destruction to the nation.
Su Hu, hurry and thank the Emperor for his kindness.
The Emperor is magnanimous and will not be convicting you.
At most, the Emperor is simply letting your little daughter bear your crime for you.
The Emperor's kindness is vast and mighty.
Do you not know your place?
- I want to personally meet with the Emperor! - Quickly arrest Su Hu!
Yes!
Lord Su.
If you want to meet with the Emperor, you can.
Just bring your darling daughter with you.
Take him away!
I want to meet with the Emperor!
Let go of me. Let go!
Bastards.
Who dares to leave in such a manner?
Out of my way.
Su Hu.
It looks like I was just one moment too late.
Actually, the Emperor didn't have to mandate you to hand over your daughter.
Su Hu.
I'm sure you know the consequences.
Before the Emperor sees this, I believe that there is still the opportunity to turn things around.
It all depends on whether you're willing.
I have a good policy
that can not only prevent the extermination of your entire family,
but also make it unnecessary for you to send your daughter into the harem.
It will allow you to spend all your days in Jizhou with blessing and good fortune.
Traitor, what is it that you actually want?
I've heard that you have a son named Yang Jian,
impressive in appearance and gifted with divine powers.
As long as you send him to me,
with just a little bit of teaching, he will become an extremely capable subject in no time.
I've never heard of such a person.
Stop pretending. I know you adopted him.
Give him to me, and I'll convince the Emperor not to massacre your entire city.
Treacherous subject, you need to stop with your dishonest rhetoric.
With your obstinate ways, Jizhou will become a sea of blood.
Even if there are people who survive, they will all be forced to become slaves.
Shouldn't the Lord of Jizhou consider the lives and safety of his citizens?
Make a choice. Are you going to protect Yang Jian,
or your biological daughter and the people of Jizhou?
Shut up. Out of my way!
Do you want to fight?
Even if you're the most capable person in the world, you won't be able to defeat the Emperor's army!
If you're so capable, why don't you go to Jizhou and search for such a person yourself?
Get out of my way!
Su Hu. Just you wait to see my capabilities, then.
[Su Hu of Jizhou will never bow down to the Emperor of the Shang Dynasty]
Yin Jiao, listen to my command!
Present.
Take Fei Zhong and 100,000 soldiers
immediately to Jizhou and destroy the city.
All the citizens will be used as human sacrifices.
And capture Su Hu's daughter for me.
We will do as you bid.
Where is Jian'er?
How have I still not seen him? Where did he go?
He's gone.
Gone?
I ordered him to take the Xuanyuan Sword and protect the citizens.
How could he just leave?
What happened?
I chased him out.
Look at what time it is. Why are you still caring about the bane?
A bane?
My Lady, you're utterly confused.
Do you think that just because you chased out Jian'er, the calamity won't come?
Take it. I don't have the right to use it.
My Lord, do you think my heart feels at ease?
For a mother to force her own son to leave
is like taking a knife and cutting out a piece of heart.
Do you know how painful that is?
Jian'er.
You are my son.
I am your mother.
Wake up.
You must wake up.
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My people.
I just came back from Zhaoge.
I presented a national policy to the Emperor of Shang.
I hoped that he would reduce the burden of taxes,
take care of this country, and love his citizens.
However, the Emperor of Shang proclaimed that I committed a grave mistake.
He has issued a decree. He wants to destroy the city
and massacre my Jizhou!
Even those who survive
will all become human sacrifices
and be detained in Zhaoge.
Why does he want to treat us like this?
He's an Emperor that deserves hate, a boundless tyrant!
There's not a single path for survival left in this world.
Furthermore, the Emperor has ordered me
to give my daughter Daji
to the imperial harem and bear my crimes.
I know.
Even if I agree to all of his demands,
he will never let me go,
and he will never abandon the idea of suppressing my Jizhou!
Right now,
the army of Shang is already pressing on our borders.
Their distance from our city
is less than 100 li (each li is about 500 meters).
Su Hu, lead us into battle!
Yes!
They have 100,000 soldiers.
But all the warriors in our city
amount to less than 1,000 in total.
I don't ask you to protect the city.
I beg you to leave the city.
Whether you're a soldier or an ordinary citizen,
you should all leave here immediately.
Leave Jizhou.
Leave our homeland.
Leave the disaster of war that is about to descend upon us.
My Lord, what about you?
I can't leave.
I am the Lord of Jizhou.
I will live and die with Jizhou.
My Lord, I'm not leaving either. I will live and die with Jizhou together with you!
Live and die with Jizhou!
We're not leaving!
Generals, soldiers, my brothers.
Fathers, the elderly, and loved ones.
Your affections...
I truly appreciate them and am touched by them.
But you must leave this place.
I, Su Hu,
beg you.
- We want to fight! - We're not leaving!
Warriors.
From this moment on, I am no longer your commander-in-chief.
You are also no longer my soldiers.
We are all the same.
We are the sons of all the mothers of the city,
the husbands of all the wives of the city, and the fathers of all the children of the city.
We share a common mission,
and that is to protect them well, to protect Jizhou well!
Even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we will not hesitate.
Warriors.
Do you have the courage to charge out there with me and kill the enemy?
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♫ Like water flowing through the years ♫
♫ Bid farewell to life and death ♫
♫ A chaotic world shakes the mist ♫
♫ The divide is love or hate ♫
♫ To fall is foolish ♫
♫ Roaming about and meeting again ♫
♫ Sincerely exiled to a faraway place ♫
♫ What's done is done ♫
♫ You and me have different ways ♫
♫ How do you know Heaven and man are forever separated ♫
♫ But when I come back ♫
♫ Dedicated heart and soul. Exchange jades ♫
♫ A moment in this world. To never forget ♫
♫ Seeing through Heaven. Overgrown and flourishing ♫
♫ Who's following? Who's following ♫
♫ It's hard to let go. Happiness and suffering ♫
♫ Only understanding tears after laughter ♫
♫ Just want to be with you ♫
♫ Struggling with the order of impermanence ♫
♫ Promises don't change. Oaths don't change ♫
♫ Coming together and separating is also fearless ♫
♫ Using a lifetime to go in a circle ♫
♫ Is regretful... is remorseful ♫
♫ It's hard to let go. Happiness and suffering ♫
♫ Only understanding tears after laughter ♫
♫ Just want to be with you ♫
♫ Struggling with the order of impermanence ♫
♫ Promises don't change. Oaths don't change ♫
♫ Coming together and separating is also fearless ♫
♫ Using a lifetime to go in a circle ♫
♫ Is regretful... is remorseful ♫
♫ Never regret ♫