Pang Ling, I heard a rumour.
They say if you are on a shift,
you won't use the washroom for one whole day.
Where did you hear that from?
I heard it from the princes at the Royal Academy.
While I was working for the Bureau of Astronomy,
I can hold it for two days.
You are bluffing.
You clearly left a few times today.
-Who said that? -Xu Bin.
He loves to bluff too.
He has a bad memory.
He keeps showing off to everyone.
But he is secretly trying to memorize everything.
He is trying to remember...
all of our actions inside the Corps.
He drew a straw to make a choice, and he picked you.
8 o'clock!
Dusk!
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 21
I had my time with her.
You can stop now.
We still need her...
for the mission.
I only work for Lord Long.
I am not your hired assistant.
If your own agenda...
ruins Lord Long's plan,
I will kill you.
Yuchang Sword...
is a good sword.
If your own sword...
was used to harm your family,
it should be disposed of.
There is no pity in it.
You should go.
Whatever tasks you have for me,
you must leave them to me.
I am always indebted to you.
Elder Pu Zhe!
Stay here and keep watch. Stay safe.
Go!
Run!
Get your money now!
As long as Pu Zhe is still alive,
I can find out all about you.
Really?
Where is the assassin? He got away?
He will come back.
Why would he do that?
No one can be so foolish.
When a person lacks confidence,
it'll be easier to make a mistake.
We found this cleric certificate in this room.
It says his Dharma name is Pu Zhe.
He came from the Western Region...
and started living in Chang'an six months ago.
The writings on this certificate is shallow, it might be a forgery.
The crossing scar on his hand...
is caused by the sabre.
When facing the enemies,
the Tazis will attack the enemies' hands.
It's a strategy to break their hands to secure a victory.
The Wolven Squad made enemy with the Tazis.
Most of them are killed by the Tazis.
The muscle at his thighs are strong.
He spent a long time riding on horses.
Look.
The shoulder.
There are calluses.
This is the sign of wearing armour for a long period of time.
Wearing armour and riding on horse all the time.
Hurt by the Tazis.
This elder...
was clearly one of the Wolven Squad.
He is You Cha.
He is awake.
I will go and get the doctor.
Breath!
Return to the Corps at once! Now!
We found the mastermind inside the Persian monastery.
His name is You Cha.
He is the younger son of Ge Luo the Alpha.
It's him.
In the first year of Tian Bao Era,
the Tazi defeated the Wolven Squad.
Ge Luo died in battle.
His youngest son defected to Great Tang.
In order to recruit and rehabilitate the outlaws,
the emperor showed them mercy.
His Majesty spared You Cha's life.
Wang Zong Si was sent to bring him back to the city.
You Cha was more sensible than his father.
He led the Betas and defected.
But his men are wounded.
The emperor settled him down.
Director He was ordered...
to take good care of them...
in the name of Ministry of Rites.
He Zhi Zheng knows this man too?
He knows the deacon from the Persian Monastery.
You Cha is hiding in the monastery as we speak.
Could this be He Zhi Zheng's plan all along?
But it was his idea to found the Peacekeeper Corps.
He is investigating his own crimes.
That doesn't make sense.
On the feast tonight,
if the emperor does pass the power to rule onto me,
what do you think will happen?
The Crown Prince and his ilk...
will have no means to fight against you.
Your eyes...
can never see the big picture.
If the emperor...
passes on his power to me,
the Great Tang will welcome a new system.
The emperor works in the dark and I will face the public.
I will be his shield.
This cover will be his weapon.
He can reign with no name.
From now on, nothing is true.
Everything is permitted.
Nothing is defined.
Such system...
is a novelty with no precedent.
All the flattery from the officers...
will be cleared in one fell swoop.
The laws will decide everything.
As long as the laws serve right,
for generations to come, people will remember...
just how prosperous and glorious the nation is...
in the Tian Bao Era!
But not everyone can see that.
All I can see...
is that you hold all the power in this land after tonight.
You are right.
Which is why someone is trying hard...
to make me...
stay inside this house even until now.
So,
should we send out men to the monastery...
and bring You Cha here to interrogation?
Let Li Bi do it.
After they get the answer,
we will take over.
Yes.
Elder Pu Zhe is assassinated.
He is on his way to the clinic.
Go to the clinic now.
-Yes. -Close the door.
Let's go.
This plan...
was a sound plan.
Smart.
I am just an expert in lying.
It's just some lowly tricks.
I like it.
You claim to have good eyes. Take a look at them.
Are they the assassins you encountered?
-He and I... -Just say 'Yes' or 'No'.
He is the killer that attacked You Cha.
He is the man for extraction.
-Are you sure? -Yes.
We can't let them escape.
Otherwise our monastery will face...
the charges of conspiring with outlaws.
I want this monastery to stay in Chang'an.
After you solve this case, I can get the boon from His Majesty.
Take him with you.
Back to the monastery.
You can stop staring at me now.
You were staring at me all day.
Pervert.
You...
will certainly be a mean old lady when you get old.
You are always grouchy and obnoxious.
What made you think so?
Because the person you like the most...
could only spend one day with you.
Pervert.
Let me sing you a song.
Go ahead.
What's wrong?
No, I don't know any song.
How about a poem? I do know one.
Just one?
I am a grunt who joined the army at age of 19.
Warrior of Zhao, undecorated belt.
Cutlass of Wu, blade with shines;
Silver saddle on horseback,
starlights blurred into meteor lights;
A kill with every ten steps,
never stops with enemies in sight.
As the smoke clears...
I lay down the armour and leave.
Living in hiding, away from the glory days.
I won't leave you.
The two of you, come with me.
Send all the pilgrims and guests out of here.
-Shut this place down. -Yes.
Hurry up!
All friars, gather around me.
All friars,
gather around me.
Something big is going down.
We must protect the monastery.
Six of you will keep watch here,
another six will guard the gate outside.
Six of you will guard the corridor.
Hurry up! Get working, now!
No, we are no fighters.
-Can keep watch? -Yes.
But we don't have any weapons in here.
Just pick up anything you can get.
What are you waiting for? Get moving!
Hurry up!
The whole city is waiting for us.
It was so easy to trick you into coming back here.
Don't you have confidence?
Are you sure you are old enough to take this job?
They are useless.
They can't hold me for long.
It was her idea.
A single woman tricked you so badly.
Yet, you are still acting tough.
That is because you people are cunning!
Despicable!
It's just a dead man, why did you come back here?
What got you so nervous about this?
You know nothing!
This is the favourite son of the Alpha.
He once had a hundred bodyguards to escort him.
Three hundred servants used to serve him.
He used the bone with golden inlay as utensils.
Listen closely!
I am the best among my people!
I am the best!
If that is true,
it means your hideout is not far from here.
You haven't spent much time in this city.
You are working for...
an organization that assassinate targets.
You even have contacts to get a carriage from the clinic.
-You are a mercenary. -You are evil!
They call me the King of Hell.
Tell me.
Who hired you to kill You Cha?
There were many who tried to kill themselves...
by biting their tongues. None of them died.
Do you want to get more punches? Speak!
Hold on.
My grandfather is a Persian Prince.
After our nation collapsed,
he even drank other's piss just to survive.
But he always said that...
it's best to stay alive.
I am sure you have parents.
You are born and raised by your parents.
They raised you into a strong man.
They raised you into the man you are.
If you are sent home...
covered in wounds and scars,
how are they supposed to accept your death?
If your parents see you die in such a sorry state,
they will be haunted for the rest of their lives.
I took this job,
but I never expect to go home.
I will be buried wherever I died!
The Imperial Court will surely find your parents.
That man standing there...
will gladly send your dead corpse to your parents.
No!
Little monk, back off.
A friar! I am a friar!
Back off!
During the reign of Empress Wu,
there was a man called Lai Jun Chen.
Have you heard of him?
He invented the Eight Tortures of Lai.
I know all about it.
Each of the torture...
is more than enough to make you die with grace.
Wait!
Let me see this guy out.
Please, go on.
Priest Jing De!
We got the killer and a bonus.
Not bad.
Don't let him get away.
Go, make sure the assassin is safe.
Sure.
Did you see that? You serve them with devotion,
but they want you dead!
They never saw you as a great assassin.
They see you as a lapdog!
I am sure you have loved ones.
Don't you want to see them again?
-I can't go home. -Yes, you must.
If you tell me who is the mastermind,
I can let you go.
It's the code of mercenary.
I took their money so I must kill the target!
I have others to take care of my family.
It sounds like protection.
But they are actually hostages.
If there is any sign of betrayal,
my family will be killed!
If Chang'an falls,
the Mercenary Garrison at the border will be purged.
All of you will be killed.
Thousands of your people will become slaves.
What kind of people would take such a risk?
You don't have any suspicion?
Flame Master.
It's the Flame Master. He took this job.
Has he met the employer?
Tell me the whereabouts of the Flame Master,
I can work around and prove your innocence.
The Imperial Court will only persecute the mastermind.
Tell me, now!
-Pingkang Street. -Where in Pingkang Street?
Liu's Bookshop.
Once you are there,
tell the Flame Master what you just told me.
He will listen.
I never expect to catch you here.
You are much more valuable than that mercenary.
Do you care about that girl, Wen Ran?
I know where she is.
If I get away, I will be sure to kill her!
I know all your tricks for torture.
I know all sorts of torture...
to let someone die in pain after a whole day of torture!
When she reunites with her father in the afterlife,
not even he can recognize her!
Commander Zhang, spare her!
Zhang Xiao Jing, I am staring at you again!
Zhang Xiao Jing!
The Zhi Xuan An Le scripture says,
'Watch over the world,
love your loved ones,
but people will leave eventually.'
'There is no guarantee for a reunion.'
'If one could let go of the attachments,
one shall be at peace.'
How do I be at peace with this?
The mercenary...
never disobey the Imperial Court.
How do they even get caught up in this mess?
When I was a child,
I envied those children in the Mercenary Garrison.
They live a free life.
They never need to learn about rules and manners.
As long as they possess a skill set,
they can live the life they please.
They did it to survive. It's not as decent as you thought.
The Garrisons are stations at the border.
The path is rough and the stronghold is small.
They can't farm or do any business.
When the Imperial Court needs troops,
they will get the suicide squad from the Garrison.
Only the desperate will choose this path.
They are either banished convicts, homeless soldiers,
or families of exile,
they can do anything to survive if you pay them.
For the past ten years,
the local authorities,
commissioners...
and rich businessmen...
hire them to kill off targets.
Their jobs are to take lives.
There is nothing to be envied.
But they live by their own rules.
After they learned a skill set,
they can survive,
they can have freedom.
Didn't Li Bi treat you well?
Yes.
If you get used to taking orders,
my master might be the best a servant can ask for in this city.
I should be grateful.
The Garrison...
is far away and hard to reach.
If anyone wants to start over and get a new life,
that could be a nice hideout.
You want me to run away?
As a servant,
I shouldn't be telling you this.
But as the citizen of this city,
I want the good guy to have a good end.
You looked pretty just now.
I hope you are not offended.
I followed my master around the officials.
All those officers always back out at the most crucial moments.
My master may be born a noble,
but they pick on him as he has no power.
They look down on him like he is nothing.
Nothing is ever easy for him.
I felt like the life is getting meaningless at one point.
But today, I met you.
I felt like this city...
does have its charm.
Which is why I want to give it my all...
to be useful.
Did you send the pigeon to General Guo?
Where is the killer?