Sword Dynasty
Episode 32
Li Yunrui frequently challenges us
but makes no serious move.
What is he up to?
Judging from these clashes,
Xian has no intention to invade.
They're just feigning attacks.
Father ordered me to garrison here.
Even if they're really feigning attacks,
I still can't go back to the court right away.
I must not stop the plan against Zichu.
I think that
you don't have to worry about Yuan Zichu.
He mentioned Liang Jingmeng in the court that day
and attacked His Majesty in his sore spots.
His Majesty has heard it.
Even if he didn't do it on purpose, there'll be consequences.
I don't want to sit around and wait for my doom.
I must do something about the current situation.
The containment of Xian is set in stone.
Why don't you pay attention
to the situation in a closer range?
Did anything peculiar happen in the cordoned off areas on the border?
You're so sharp-minded, Your Highness.
Our people have spotted Jiang Li of Baiyang Cave
and Nangong Caishu of Qingteng Sword School.
They have something to do with the rebels
who killed Liang Lian.
But it won't help much
to have only these two.
True.
I've sent people to follow them
to wait for more useful ones.
Go and follow those rebels tightly.
Fengwu is just a tiny place.
As long as they're still here,
maybe we will get a big fish.
Understood.
It's a critical moment.
Get focused.
OK.
Have you found any clues?
We've chased them to the border.
There's only one abandoned path along here.
And the border is patrolled by our men.
I'm sure they haven't gone too far.
Your team, report back to His Highness.
The rest of you surround this place tightly
and keep searching!
Yes!
Let's go!
Report!
What happened?
Your Majesty,
the defense patrol
found ten dead bodies outside the city.
They should've been hit by the poison from Xiaozhong Prefecture.
And a blood letter was found in one of them.
Please read, Your Majesty.
What does it say? Read!
They ask
Your Majesty to retreat your army back,
otherwise Xiaozhong Prefecture will let Your Majesty...
Let Your Majesty...
Let me what?
Let Your Majesty taste the poison yourself.
Ye Zhen, you vicious woman!
How nasty you are to send the force of Xiaozhong to attack the rear of my state!
Calm down, Your Majesty.
The alliance has been formed.
If we retreat now,
aren't we going to go back on our word?
She's threatening and exploiting us!
How insidious!
General,
the medical officer has checked it and said
it's a sign of poisoning.
Most of the soldiers in the camp have this symptom.
Do you know its source?
Based on the fishy smell in the mouth
and the symptom of fatigue,
it appears to be the poison from Xiaozhong Prefecture in the sea.
Xiaozhong Prefecture?
What a vicious woman!
Then these bodies...
To prevent the spread of it,
put down their names
and burn them.
Yes!
The one who used the poison
wants to force us to retreat
and warn us that
if we go with the alliance regardless of it,
the next one to be implicated
will be the capital of Li.
Report! General,
His Majesty has ordered
to retreat.
An alliance
is formed for mutual benefits.
Since there's no benefit to gain,
we shouldn't sacrifice ourselves for nothing.
Order to retreat.
Yes!
Kill the King of Mo!
Eliminate Mo!
Kill the King of Mo!
Eliminate Mo!
General,
how despicable Fang Xiumu is!
He's challenging again.
Fang Xiumu!
Your brother killed my master.
Today, I will end your life myself.
Report!
Li!
Li retreated.
Why did they retreat?
It's said that Xiaozhong Prefecture attacked the rear of their state by surprise.
They're worried to end up being attacked on both sides.
So they ordered to retreat early this morning.
Li has been hesitant all the time.
To retreat now,
isn't it just giving Heng a chance like a fool?
Yeah.
So, General,
are we going to fight this battle or not?
We'll fight!
At the Lushan Alliance Meeting,
Heng hurt me
and derided me over and over again.
Now, it is our answer to the subjects of Mo
if we can kill even one of their soldiers.
We'll fight!
Kill them all!
Is that General Qianmu?
You've finally shown up.
Marquis Fang and I are sworn enemies!
Since you're his brother, you must pay his debts for him.
Today I'll end your pathetic life.
Good!
As you wish!
Report!
Report, General! The Li army has retreated.
Great!
It seems the alliance is broken.
General,
why don't you just surrender to me,
so that you don't have to
struggle here for nothing.
Don't be stupid!
They are hopeless.
Annihilate the Mo army!
Send them to hell!
-Kill them all! -Charge!
Kill them all!
Charge!
Release the fire wheels.
Congratulations, Your Majesty,
on the triumph!
Long live Your Majesty!
Long live the great Kingdom of Heng!
Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the triumph!
You may rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
My ministers, you may rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Chancellor Li.
Yes.
How is the war going?
Your Majesty,
Li has retreated.
General Qianmu of Mo was defeated.
The King of Mo ordered to withdraw the troops by 20 li.
Order Fang Xiumu to move to Liangshan Prefecture,
gather all forces there,
and secure Liangshan Prefecture.
Yes, Your Majesty.
For the siege of the allied forces of the three states,
your force of Xiaozhong was the most meritorious.
They deserve rewards.
Your Majesty was held back by the Xian army.
I merely came up with an emergency countermeasure.
My ministers,
the battles at Liangshan Prefecture and Fengwu
were both started by Xian.
We've won minor victories,
but I will never allow Xian
to have such wild ambitions.
Yes!
Your Majesty,
I've reorganized the war reports and presented to you.
After Your Majesty reads it, we can discuss countermeasures.
Your Majesty,
where is Zichu?
Let's call it a day.
I bid you farewell, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
it was said
that back in Fengwu, the Crown Prince
lost his manners
and is under house arrest by His Majesty's order.
Fengming is heavily guarded,
but
it's not insurmountable.
At this moment, if we find a chance
to lure Yuan Wu
out of the palace,
that'd be perfect.
Mr. Lin, have you learned that the Heng army
defeated the forces of the alliance in battles?
I have heard about it a little bit.
Killing Yuan Wu
is only a plan.
He's a monarch after all.
Besides, the battle of Fengwu has just ended.
I understand.
And I won't do anything for the time being.
You have high righteousness indeed.
On the court,
if everyone thinks like you do,
there wouldn't have been so many tragedies.
Master, we have guests.
You've come back.
Where is Ding Ning?
We've been separated.
According to Ding Ning's plan,
if they failed to show up,
we would go back to Minshan.
If we got separated
by the chaos,
let's wait for each other on the border of Xian
for three days.
If we fail to meet,
let's try to go back to Minshan.
Should we be caught in extreme misfortune,
send a letter to Minshan.
Mr. Lin and Baili Suxue
will try to rescue us.
Have you gotten anything from the trip to Fengwu?
Ding Ning has found the Great Torture Sword.
If so,
why didn't he come back?
While we were looking for the Great Torture Sword,
Ding Ning encountered Yuan Wu.
They encountered?
Kind of.
Kind of?
Mr. Lin,
it's a long story.
In Fengwu,
Heng and Xian are at war.
Ding Ning
hasn't shown up here.
It's possible that
he's practicing the Great Torture Sword
with Miss Zhangsun.
Ding Ning has found the Great Torture Sword,
and he encountered Yuan Wu.
Yuan Wu certainly would summon a large number of Heng soldiers
to capture Ding Ning.
I'm afraid Ding Ning couldn't get away.
How about this?
You two stay in Minshan for now
and tell us everything
that happened in Fengwu,
so that we can decide what to do next.
Zichu.
Greetings, Your Majesty!
Greetings, Mother.
Let's skip the formalities. Get up.
Thank you, Mother.
What really happened back in Fengwu?
How could it compel you to lose your manners?
Do you trust me, Mother?
Definitely.
Sit down.
I really
can't remember anything.
Your Royal Highness looks pale.
Do you feel anything peculiar with your body?
I do feel feeble.
And it couldn't be found why.
What's more, I regained consciousness one day afterward.
However, after I sobered up,
I had no idea
what happened at all.
After I lost my manners before Father,
he put me in house arrest.
But I really don't know
what happened.
And I dare not guess recklessly.
You're right.
This really
has left a problem in your Father's heart.
I'm afraid it's not appropriate to request a visit now.
I've asked around and heard that
Your Royal Highness seemed to have a slip of tongue
and mentioned the matters of That Man.
I've also heard that
in the most recent annual banquet,
a maidservant also lost her manners.
I wonder if that was similar to Your Royal Highness's symptom.
This is nonsense.
Mother,
do you think
Father
really hates me now?
Don't worry.
Your father has been appreciating you a lot.
On this matter,
he is only mad at you for a while.
You should be tired after the trip to Fengwu.
Get some good rests for a few days.
OK.
Have the Crown Prince checked.
I want the problem to be found.
Yes!
Your Majesty.
I just came from the Crown Prince's chamber.
Do you know he's ill?
If he's ill,
he'll receive treatments from the royal doctors.
But don't you think it's strange?
I've sent Huang Zhenwei to investigate it.
I've heard that
a witch from Xian came to Zihan.
Zihan and Zichu never get along in the first place...
You have no proof, Ye Zhen.
Don't make groundless accusations.
What really happened back in Fengwu?
Why wouldn't you give him
even the least justice?
You've been by my side for a decade.
But I haven't had justice from you either.
How about that?
I want your force of Xiaozhong.
What if I refuse?
I'm afraid it's not up to you.
If you've made up your mind,
why bother to ask me?
I just feel unhappy!
For ten years,
you've been feeling guilty
for his death.
Haven't you?
What's the point
of mentioning a dead man?
What if
he is still alive?
He is back.
So
you don't need to feel guilty anymore.
Your Majesty.
What's the matter?
I've investigated the personnel around the Crown Prince.
Something peculiar did happen in the trip to Fengwu.
Your Majesty,
I dare not make groundless guesses,
but around him,
there was a maidservant called Yue,
who actually followed the army to Fengwu.
The Crown Prince knows the rules.
He wouldn't have taken any maidservant with the army.
I feel it strange too.
Ever since Yue came back from Fengwu,
she lost consciousness,
and the clues ended.
Your Majesty,
I think
even though the clue ended,
there's enough evidence to prove that
the Crown Prince didn't lose his manners on purpose.
Can he be pardoned from the house arrest?
One day,
I will use the sword in my hand
to end your reign!
Ding Ning?
Liang Jingmeng?
You've lied to me for so long!
He is back.
So you don't need to feel guilty anymore.
I was born in Xiaozhong Prefecture,
a tiny island in the sea.
If a small state wants to have a foothold,
it needs to rely on a powerful state.
So, every decade,
the island would choose an heir
to carry out the mission of reliance on a powerful state.
You're
the chosen heir of Xiaozhong Prefecture?
The prosperity of a state
is never easy to achieve.
With such a grave mission,
I bet
the selection is quite cruel.
So, every decade,
the island would select
100 best disciples
and teach them the best martial arts and knowledge.
Have you heard of the poison spirit training?
The so-called poison spirit training means
to raise and train a person as a poisonous bug,
feeding them with poisons to make them kill each other.
The strong ones survive, and the weak ones die.
So, the survivors are the strongest ones.
It was painful to me at first.
Who would want to be a killer?
But after that,
I grew numb to it over time.
In order to survive,
one can only rely on one's own strength.
It's all over.
Jingmeng,
I've chosen to be with you.
I've abandoned my heirship,
my mission,
and betrayed Xiaozhong Prefecture.
There's no going-back for me.
Don't worry.
From now on,
you can choose whatever path you want.
From now on,
I will be the man you can rely on.
I won't let anyone
hurt you.
You are crying for him.
I never
cry for anyone.
Neither have you cried for me.
And your heart
has never belonged to anyone wholly.
You know I'm willing to wait,
but you can't get out of your obsession.
Stop crying.
You think that by practicing this Life-sustaining Magic Art,
you can make it to the eighth realm and surpass me.
Am I right?
Your Majesty
once said to me that
you wanted to grow old together with me.
Now, you've made it to the eighth realm
but never said a word about it to me.
Is this how you love me?
Ye Zhen,
it's been ten years.
I've tried every way to love you.
But your heart is like a stone.
However, I don't regret what I've done for you in the past decade.
If a stone can't be warmed,
the stone holder will be disappointed.
Since you've chosen me,
you should
forget him
and not regret what you've done.
You practice the Life-sustaining Magic Art,
thinking it's how you can keep up with me.
You know,
everything is ruled by karma.
I can tell you
Ding Ning
is Liang Jingmeng.
What did you say?
You've heard me.
You go to Fengwu.
No matter what method you use,
bring Ding Ning to me.
Go now!
Did you pass here
when chasing after the rebels?
Yes.
But there was no such an abnormal phenomenon.
Have this place surrounded.
And
gather all our men here.
The rebels
are right here.
Yes!
The Mountain-moving Realm is extraordinary indeed.
Don't keep staring at me.
Look elsewhere.
Don't flatter yourself.
You're about to finish developing your natal sword?
Almost there.
Of all the places in the world, you're hiding here.
It took me a lot of time to find you.
I'll stop them.
You've made it to the seventh realm of mountain-moving,
but now your lover is also trying to make the breakthrough.
If you disturb him in the process of absorbing vitality,
I'm afraid it'd be bad for him.
How shameless!
Let's go!
It's been days since we separated from Ding Ning.
Why haven't we gotten any message from him?
I'm afraid you're not going to like what I'm going to say.
But this is true.
Right now, the Heng army is everywhere in Fengwu.
I think their chance
to escape
is very slim.
Let's plan for the worst now.
Since Ding Ning told me to come to Mr. Lin,
I'm sure he had a plan.
If they can't even escape,
what's the use
of a plan?
The King of Heng has returned to the city,
and he'll certainly want to catch me.
We should leave
before he finds us.
But what if Ding Ning and Miss Zhangsun are still alive?
That'll be okay.
If Ding Ning can make it to Minshan,
I'll certainly tell him where you have gone.
I see.
I'll definitely take Mr. Lin
out of Fengming.
Jiang Li,
don't let him down.
Qianxue?
Are you all right?
Is this the direction to Fengming?
Yuan Wu has known my identity.
He won't go easy on Baili Suxue.
And,
if I'm right,
Jiang Li and Nangong are on their way to Minshan now.
Let's go to Lin Zhujiu.
I must get to Minshan
before Yuan Wu does.
I don't think they can get here in a short while.
Let's rest here tonight.
Let's go.
OK!
They're right ahead of us.
Hide the horses.
Let's go.
Right after you had made the breakthrough,
you consumed too much vitality.
Inevitably, you've run out of your internal force.
You'll be all right after a night's rest.
They're coming.
I'll take care of it.
Be careful!