Once upon a Time in LingJian Mountain
Episode 35
Children Tile.
What happened?
How could she find it so soon?
I forgot that Liuli could distinguish between
the real and the fake.
Why didn’t you tell us?
You...
It’s...
It’s impossible!
You...
You people are surprisingly good.
You could see through
my trick so easily.
But,
it’s too soon to gloat.
- They... - They...
They all changed!
My master used to tell me
to always have a plan B
in order to succeed.
That’s called being thorough.
I simply altered
the previous trick a little bit.
You rigged the cards
while shuffling them.
I did.
Sadly, you discovered it too late.
What?
Shengjing is
sort of
a decent sect.
Aren’t you ashamed
that you used this kind of trick
on a mentally retarded girl?
Shame on you!
Competition first, friendship second.
Master Wang,
you said it yourself.
Had I known Spirit Gate
is a gambling house,
I wouldn’t have
allowed you to use it.
Competition and practice
require intelligence
and wisdom.
There’s no
good wisdom
or bad wisdom.
That’s chicanery.
Stop arguing.
Learn from General Hai.
Just shut up and watch the game.
Enough of the jibber-jabber.
You’re giving me a headache.
My hands are sore.
All his disciples have lost.
He has no one to talk to.
If I break this,
all your disciples will be dead.
Go ahead.
Shameless!
He’s worse than me.
In term of
filial piety,
your task
is to be filial.
Among the six of you,
you only have two Children Tiles.
Which four will you abandon?
Du Songzi is mean.
He’s driving a wedge among us.
Whoever I choose,
the others will be unsatisfied.
We’re allies
but it’s every man for himself.
There are only two Children Tiles.
Wang Lu won’t sacrifice himself.
I didn’t do much.
He’s most likely to abandon me.
Only two tiles are left.
Wang Lu will give them to Wen Bao or Liuli.
He won't consider me.
Gotta think of a way
to protect myself.
Just make the decision, Wang Lu.
You’re the boss.
This is tasty. I want more.
Wang Lu,
you’ve made enough eye contact.
Have you made your decision?
No need to discuss it. They all listen to me.
Let’s begin.
You won.
This extra Parents Tile
is at your disposal.
As for the two parent spots,
Wen Bao, Zhu Qin,
they’re yours.
He abandoned me
and his best friend Wen Bao.
How cruel!
Bravo, Wang Lu.
You sacrificed your members for others.
That’s selfless!
Wang Lu, how about...
You've agreed to listen to me.
It’s too late to regret.
You may begin.
OK.
They're now in pairs.
Fulfill your filial duties.
Zhu Qin, Wen Bao,
take out all your money
so that all your children
can do their duties.
Double the money.
So Wang Lu has had a plan.
Four of us will have to leave anyway.
But we can take this chance to make a killing.
I’ll still get eliminated.
Look,
a banknote worth
1 million Magic Stones.
1 million.
Plus 10 million.
You...you...
You're loaded!
My dad is the Master of Canglan.
I’m the 7th Prince of Ming.
You have 6 brothers,
but I’m the only child in my family.
You have a point.
Are you trying to rip us off?
Your man loves showing off.
So we’re playing along.
Wang Lu...
Hai,
it’s OK.
What can be solved with money
is no big deal.
10 million.
1 million.
Just double the money, right?
No problem.
Du Songzi, Wangyue Luanyu,
Jiang Liu, Hai Yunfan, Fang Qiang
all fulfilled their duties.
Would you like to confirm it?
At this stage,
nothing could go wrong.
Confirm.
Why are you laughing?
Du Songzi, Hai Yunfan,
Wangyue Luanyu, Jiang Liu, Fang Qiang,
all out.
What...
What’s going on?
They should be out.
Why us?
Shouldn’t the Parents Tile owners get eliminated?
They have the Children Tiles.
Why are they out?
Shuiyue,
is your weapon too old
to function properly?
Impossible!
Spirit Gate can’t be wrong.
Wang Lu must've done something.
He cheated. It was him!
Shuiyue,
you allowed your disciple to cheat
in order to win.
My disciple won and you accuse him of cheating.
What’s your problem?
They all took the Oath.
Then
how come the rules
don’t work on him?
He’s hot.
Master Shuiyue,
this is only the first round.
Be patient.
Yes.
General Hai lost everything.
Why don’t you raise the bet?
Your people should be eliminated.
What happened?
Why did they lose?
Are you surprised?
You're beyond stupid.
This round isn’t as complicated
as it seems.
In order to win,
we have to meet one condition first.
What is it?
Keep the family line alive
is the most important duty.
What do you mean?
This round
requires us to fulfill the filial duty.
You have the Children Tiles.
You have parents, but you don’t have children.
Without them, how to keep the family line alive?
So you’re unfilial and you lost.
Wang Lu,
I still don’t get it.
You don’t need to.
The rule
includes two key points.
Parents should pair up with children,
and one person can only have
one tile.
Tiles and identities
aren’t the same.
One can be a
parent and a child.
Does the tile also have two sides?
Hai,
you and them
are on the same intellectual level.
Let me teach you
how to pass this round.
Technically, you only need to
serve the parents, look after the children,
and be part of the family
to pass this round.
No matter how many participants we have,
thousands or millions,
by getting rid of the first and the last one,
everyone else can all
pass this round.
You...
You played us!
I did.
You’re an idiot.
You lost
because you're a fool.
I won.
Bye.
Wen Bao, Zhu Qin,
you were the parents just now.
After being children, you can pass this round.
But
you already have your children,
so I can only choose one of you
to join the family.
Hey,
I didn’t get to use my Breaking Eye.
Give this chance to Wen Bao.
I...I’ll leave.
Don’t worry.
I’ll help you pass the next round.
Liuli, Zhou Mumu,
Zhan Ziye, Wen Bao fulfilled
their duties. Would you like to confirm it?
Confirm.
Congratulations! Liuli, Zhou Mumu,
Zhan Ziye, Wen Bao passed this round.
You’ll each gain 10 points.
Look who’s laughing now.
Master Shuiyue,
you lost.
Yeah.
Your disciple Wang Lu did surprise me.
Congratulations!
The first round ends.
Liuli, Wen Bao of Lingjian Sect,
Zhou Mumu of Kunlun Sect,
Zhan Ziye of Almighty Sect, each gains 10 points.
Wang Lu, Zhu Qin of Lingjian Sect,
and all members of Shengjing Sect have no point.
Zero!
Be careful.
What’s going on?
Shuiyue,
did you do anything?
You really did this
to win a competition?
Seriously?
Clearly,
I want more than victory.
What exactly do you want?
Check your hands.
Isn’t this familiar?
Devil Spirit of Black Tide!
Surprised?
I went to great lengths to find it.
And guess what?
I succeeded.
Soon, you’ll be like Lord Tianlun,
all being my puppets.
In your dreams!
I’d rather die
than be your puppet.
Fine.
Kill yourself now.
- It’s useless. - Stop.
Puppet Matrix
is installed in Spirit Gate.
None of you
can escape.
You evil bastard!
Why don’t you kill us?
Kill you?
If I did that,
I’d become a sinner.
But if you become my servants,
I’ll be the master of all Five Sects.
You...
Oh, I forgot to tell you,
Puppet Matrix is in the Eight-virtue Hall.
It upgrades itself with each round.
Once someone passes all rounds,
the matrix will be completed in whole.
Then you’ll all be unconscious
and follow my orders.
So no matter
who wins the competition,
my sect will be the ultimate winner.
You monster!
Hai Yunfan,
you know what “brotherhood” means?
Brothers shall love and support each other.
I thought you didn’t know.
Cut the crap.
Pay attention to the rules.
Why bother? You won’t understand anyway.
You...
Brothers fight together against the outsiders.
Welcome to the round of brotherhood.
The rules are as follows:
number 1,
form a team of two to be brothers.
Number 2, each person has 100 chips
for internal and external fights.
How to allocate them is up to you.
Number 3,
if the number of chips for external fights
is over 100,
then you’ll succeed
and gain twice the chips you used
as your bonus.
If it’s less than 100,
you’ll lose.
Both members will be disqualified.
Number 4, following the external fight,
whoever has more chips
for internal fights
will be the winner
and gain all the bonuses.
If it’s a tie, you can split it evenly.
Number 5, whoever
has 200 chips or above can go to the next round.
Wang Lu,
what do they mean?
Simple.
Say you and I are brothers now.
We can fight against each other.
But
when we encounter bastards
like Hai Yunfan,
we have to fight together against him.
Once we beat him,
we still have to decide who the winner is.
Understand?
Oh,
there are a few more things.
Number 1, virtual chips
can’t be duplicated,
destroyed, or added in any way.
Number 2, all contestants
can allocate the chips freely.
No one shall decide it for others.
Number 3, decision making is timed.
Going overtime will be viewed as abstained.
Wang Lu,
I’m confused again.
What does that have anything
to do with brotherhood?
Nothing, silly.
Rules are
a Prisoner’s Dilemma.
What’s a Prisoner’s Dilemma?
No more questions or I’ll kill you.
Think about it, Virtues Test
is merely a sham.
Whether we can pass it or not
doesn’t depend on virtues.
Otherwise, how could a virtueless man
like me win?
You know yourself well.
Of course.
I’m not like you
who’s proud of being immoral.
Wen Bao,
let’s see how we can beat them.
This should be it.
Wen Bao, Wen Bao...
This is what I think.
I want corn.
Eat later.
Everyone,
I’ve discussed it with Mumu.
There are only two ways
to pass this round.
First,
two brothers use all their chips
on the external fight.
Once they succeed,
they can gain 400 chips.
Their chips for the internal fight are the same
so they can split the 400 chips evenly,
so 200 for each,
enough for them to pass this round.
If I assume the other
will use all his chips on the external fight
and I keep one chip for the internal fight,
then I’ll win by 1-0
and can gain twice
of 199 chips,
while the other will have nothing.
This only applies
to those who trust each other.
If they’re enemies,
anything can happen.
What’s the second way?
Divide the chips into two portions
for internal and external fights respectively.
You can hog the bonus if your chips
for internal fights outnumber the other’s.
But there’s a condition.
Both sides
need to invest at least 50 chips each to make sure
the chips for the external fight are over 100
in order to succeed.
If both sides refuse to compromise
and divide the chips evenly,
that way,
there will be 200 chips in total,
100 each,
then they’ll both lose.
One more thing,
if the teams are drawn randomly,
Shengjing Sect will be at an advantage
as they have more contestants.
So what do you suggest?
Come here.
Will this work, Wang Lu?
Believe it or not.
Wang Lu,
I made a mistake in the last round.
But this time, I’ll win.
Let’s wait and see.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Ready.
It’s you!
Look what the cat dragged in!
Save your speech.
I’m not gonna buy it.
How about this?
I’ll write down my number of chips
in front of you.
You decide how to allocate them.
Don’t say
I take advantage of you.
Done.
Are you nuts?
Don’t forget
we still have
no chips for the external fight.
It’s on you.
I’m not stupid, OK?
If I used up all my chips on the external fight,
then you’d win me by 100-0
in the internal fight
and gain twice the chips.
Wang Lu,
I’m no fool.
I have another idea.
You don’t need to write down the number.
Anyway, we’ll lose
if we don’t have 100 chips for the external fight.
That way,
you won’t be too embarrassed.
Wang Lu,
you’re trying to bring me down with you!
I’m not.
I thought
you work with me
for old time’s sake.
No way!
The clock is ticking.
Take your time.
I’m out.
Confirmed.
Wang Lu,
you jerk!
Wang Lu of Lingjian, Hai Yunfan of Shengjing
both out.
Relationship is fragile.
I assumed you’d feel guilty
about our past
and help me win this time.
Turns out you’re more heartless than me.
In your dreams!
Du Songzi and Jiang Liu of Shengjing have passed.
Wang Lu,
better save your breath
to comfort those
losers of your sect.
Liuli, Zhu Qin, Wen Bao of Lingjian Sect,
Zhan Ziye of Almighty Sect,
Zhou Mumu of Kunlun Sect,
have all passed.
How come?
What about other members?
Wangyue Luanyu, Xu Peng,
Xiao Cun, Li Jiu, Fang Qiang
all out.
What...
You again!
What the heck did you do?
You tell me.
How dare you!
Remember,
don't be trapped by the rules.
Think about what the key is.
Instead of wrecking your brain
to figure out how many chips the other has,
we need to take control.
But how?
When you see the other contestant,
if you think
he’s weaker than you,
then knock him out.
Once the time is over,
he’ll be eliminated.
Then use all his 100 chips
on the external fight
to pass this round.
What if we can’t beat him?
Easy.
Sneak attack.
Whatever it takes,
just knock him down with one strike.
That’s it.
Wang Lu,
will this work?
What?
Will this work?
Shut up or I’ll kill you.
One strike, then he was down!
That was awesome!
Thank you, Wang Lu.
That was fun.
It finished too quickly.
Thank you, Wang Lu.
Impossible!
The rule says
no fistfight.
Violators will be weeded out.
You assaulted others.
How could you still pass this round?
Hai,
you’ve been in Shengjing Sect
for far too long
that you’ve become dumber.
Knocking someone out isn’t a fistfight
but merely a sneak attack.
Why didn’t you attack me?
Do you...
Do I what?
Still have feelings for you?
Don’t be so full of yourself.
Hadn’t I taken the Oath,
I’d beat the brakes off you
and you couldn’t even walk out.
I’m done talking to you.
Let’s go.
The second round ends.
Liuli, Zhan Ziye,
Zhou Mumu, Wen Bao gain 20 points each.
Zhu Qin, Du Songzi, Jiang Liu, gain 10 points each.
Others have no point.
The result of the competition is unpredictable.
I’m not sure which disciple of yours
will end your lives.
Hey, Master Wang,
don’t you love gambling?
Let’s play.
Bring it on.
I’m not afraid.
Who do you think will win?
Wang Lu, of course.
He’s the smartest.
I’m sure he’ll win the first prize.
You’re optimistic.
I’ll become a puppet anyway.
Why not beat you
while I still can?
Stop.
General Hai is calmer.
Master Wang,
don't act rashly.
Listen up,
don’t do anything stupid,
or your disciples will all die.
Spirit Gate
is fueled by the energy of all five of us.
If anyone leaves,
the balance will be destroyed
and all your disciples will be killed.
You vicious rat!
Your disciples are also inside.
Once the matrix is completed
and you become my puppets,
I promise I’ll be good to your disciples.
This round seems fun.
There’s no card or chip.
Loyalty is a virtue.
Absolute loyalty can withstand all temptations.
Having doubts is an attitude.
It helps to
get rid of hypocrisy and purify loyalty.
Welcome to the round of loyalty.
Here are the rules:
number 1, announce the subject you’ll be loyal to.
You only have one chance.
The subject can’t be changed.
Number 2,
Doubt others’ loyalty.
Each subject can only be doubted once.
Number 3,
once the doubt stands,
you won’t be able to pass this round.
Number 4,
whoever can keep their loyalty
and doubt others’ successfully
will be able to pass this round.
Is this round really about virtues?
It’s possible.
The last two rounds
are ridiculous,
but this one seems legit.
Question is,
how we doubt others’ loyalty?
It’s like a debate.
You can use surprise attacks.
Whatever it is,
we’ll find out
in the game.
I’ll go first.
Please declare your subject.
I declare
I’m loyal to Shengjing Sect.
Are you so eager to die?
Is your middle name “Bullet Bait”?
Ask your question or step aside.
No time for chitchat.
Here’s my question.
If your sect
splits up,
which side will you choose?
Our sect
will never split up.
Really?
I heard misfortunes happened
in your sect during every election.
730 years ago,
Lord Shoushan passed away mysteriously
right before ascending the throne.
280 years ago,
Lord Hetu became the new leader,
yet Lord Wanling, who gave up the leadership,
went missing. Why?
I...
I don’t know anything you said.
As the chief disciple,
you know less about your sect
than me.
No what?
You're fully aware of what happened
but you lied
and said you wouldn’t split up.
What is loyalty?
Loyalty is a virtue.
No matter how imperfect the subject is,
you still love it from the bottom of your heart.
If you can’t even face
the ugly past of your sect,
how can you be loyal to it?
Better go home and rest.
Wang Lu of Lingjian’s doubt stands.
Du Songzi of Shengjing failed.
Out.
Master Wang,
I've grown quite fond
of your disciple.
He can always think outside the box.
If this continues,
he’ll soon pass all rounds.
Unfortunately,
he doesn’t know
his intelligence
will turn his master into my puppet.
Watch and learn, Bullet Bait.
Let me show you what loyalty is.
It’s my turn to doubt you.
I declare I’m forever loyal to blablabla.
What did he say?
What...
blablabla is?
It’s...
a symbol.
Its nature is a mysterious substance
that can’t be detected in any way.
Nor its name
can be announced by anyone.
That’s why I’m loyal to it.
You may ask questions now.
I’d like to ask him
but what should I say?
His words sound ridiculous
but impeccable.
Damn it!
Hai got played again.
How...how could you do this?
If you can’t
explain what blablabla is,
how can you be loyal to it?
No comment.
You keep saying blablabla.
How can I continue?
The rule doesn’t say
I have to answer your questions,
so no comment.
You...
That’s sophistry.
No wonder he’s
a master of defense.
Not only is he skilled at Wuxiang Kungfu,
but he also has the gift of the gab.
Got it.
I declare I’m loyal to
baa baa.
Baa baa
is simply a symbol.
Its nature is a mysterious substance
that can’t be detected
in any way.
Nor its name
can be announced by anyone.
I, Hai Yunfan, am loyal to baa baa.
Hai,
you used my words against me, huh?
You’d do anything in order to win.
I know
you have a way
to question your own words.
Whatever you do,
I’ll follow suit.
You’re welcomed to question me.
Look how far
this competition has pushed you.
I, Liuli, am loyal to mew mew mew.
Mew mew mew
is simply a symbol.
Its nature is a mysterious substance...
I, Wen Bao, declare that
I’m loyal to dududu.
Dududu
is simply a symbol.
Its nature is a mysterious substance...
I, Zhu Qin,
am loyal to biu biu.
Biu biu
is a mysterious substance
without any meaning.
I, Zhan Ziye,
declare that I’m loyal to haha.
Haha is simply a symbol.
Its nature is a mysterious substance...
I, Zhou Mumu,
am loyal to nene.
Nene is simply a symbol.
Its nature is a mysterious substance...
Wang Lu,
you defeated me,
but we have
7 members left.
I’ll be
the winner of this round.
Really?
The thing I said
that can’t be
detected in any way
doesn’t exist,
so my loyalty
is false.
I doubt myself.