What?
If you come, I’ll do you a mischief.
Stay away from me.
Or I’ll do you a mischief.
I’m telling you.
What do you want?
Stay away.
Stay away from me.
Brother, help me!
Why… why are you crying?
Anyone bullied you?
Fine.
I’ll give you my candied haw.
Okay?
It’s sweet!
Yeah, Sister.
I come
to give you the dough figurine.
Didn’t we
make a deal?
Glutton!
Is this for you?
Sister, did we hurt you?
Don’t be afraid!
We meant no harm.
We were just kidding.
Take the apple, too.
All right, huh?
How gentle you are!
But my hands aren’t available.
Sister.
I owe you.
I’ll pay you back next time.
Stop!
Come back. Give the apple back to me.
Sister?
Why did they call me Sister?
Do I look that old?
What’s this?
Candied haw!
Oh…
The boy
who looks messy
gave it to me.
Where are the candies?
I ate them.
Why did you throw it?
Maybe it will help someday.
Help what?
You ate them all!
Why didn’t you
eat the bamboo stick?
I couldn’t help.
Have you tried this?
You know what?
This is delicious!
Brother, no kidding.
This is a dough figurine…
Dough figurine!
Not for eating.
It’s for fun!
Is it really not for eating?
But it seems
delicious.
If you haven’t tried any,
how do you know we can’t eat it?
It smells so good! Kind of sweet.
Why don’t you have a try?
Brother, you fooled me!
How bad you are!
After all,
you don’t believe me, do you?
How can I trust you?
You left confidently,
but came back
with such insignificant things.
Such dough figurines
are sold in bulk on the street.
What do you think I am, a fool?
I don’t think
you have the heart
to help me find Generals of Five Elements.
You care for nothing,
but having fun alone.
Brother.
I didn’t buy them.
A cute boy
gave them to me.
Cute boy?
That’s fresh.
What a cute boy have you got?
You have no idea.
This time,
I finally see his face
clearly.
He looks so cute!
He looks handsome
with rosy lips and pretty white teeth.
His skin
looks fair and tender.
When I see him,
I can’t help…
can’t help biting him…
Great, huh?
You’re so greedy that you even want to bite humans!
What?
Master said the desire for food and sex was a part of human nature.
When I see a handsome boy,
it’s normal that
I want to bite him.
It’s human nature, understand?
When did Master
say anything like that?
You made it up, didn’t you?
He told me
in my dream.
Okay?
Oh, I see.
Look at you!
You look angry and jealous!
When I get to know
some guys
cooler than you,
you must be jealous!
Talk to the hand.
Look!
I must be right.
But you refuse to admit.
Star-picking Pavilion
really is a miracle!
As long as King of Shang sees the draft,
he will be convinced.
Daji, the bitch,
will be no threat.
Grand Priest. Bad news!
Don’t panic, Lord Fei.
What’s wrong?
Grand Priest.
I got some secret news from the palace.
His Majesty…
His Majesty wants to kill you.
Why is this happening?
Why?
I don’t know the details.
After I was informed,
I didn’t dare to hold it up.
And I rushed to tell you over night.
His Majesty doesn’t have a reason to kill me!
Do you have the accurate news?
Don’t you know his Majesty?
He doesn’t need a reason
to kill anyone.
I’m confused, too.
I guess
maybe Daji wants to kill you,
because you offended her?
Daji?
Grand Priest.
Daji is more horrible and unpredictable
than His Majesty.
If she wants to kill you,
you will not be alive.
What should I do now?
You can only hide here
for a moment,
but not forever.
If you want to run away,
why don’t you run
as far as you can?
You mean
leaving Zhaoge?
Exactly.
I’ll have you sent out of town,
right now,
in case of future trouble
from the delay.
Thank you for helping me, Lord Fei.
I’ll pay you back.
Grand Priest, you’d better run away quickly.
Hurry.
Brother, what are you looking at?
The moon.
What are you looking at?
The moon, too.
The moon you’re looking at is not good.
The water isn’t in peace. You can’t see it clearly.
That one is better.
You’re thinking too much.
I’m not looking at the moon in the water.
What are you looking at then?
The moonlight!
Moonlight is the most beautiful thing.
You know what?
The moonlight can purify our eyes.
Even if we close our eyes,
we can still see it
and feel it.
Brother, wake up.
Xiao'e, What’s wrong again?
Lifesaver.
The boys you’re after
come back.
Really?
How bad they are!
Why are they
coming, just when
we’re asleep?
They two
are always untraceable
without a routine.
Nor do they care for the time.
I rushed to tell you
when they just arrived.
I feel okay to tell you
because I don’t want you to miss them.
Great!
Which room are they in?
Next to yours.
Shopkeeper.
What are their names?
Names?
Do they even have names?
I haven’t even thought of it,
not to mention asking them.
If I knew,
I would have told you.
See you.
Xiao’e.
Have you really
seen them today?
Yes, I have!
But you don’t believe me.
Can you recognize
which one of them
is General of Fire we’re after?
Good question.
Every time,
I met them together.
I can hardly tell.
They’re near, but we don’t know which one of them is.
Then did you ask
where they come from
or who on earth
they are?
That’s more impossible.
You don’t know.
The shopkeeper doesn’t know, either.
We know nothing at all.
How shall we start?
Brother.
Don’t worry about that.
Count on me!
You?
Why can you take care of it?
Because I’m beautiful enough!
Cute boy!
It’s me.
Don’t be scared, Sister.
Isn’t it Nezha
who triumphed against Dragon King?
You’re awesome.
You were famous at a little age.
You killed Dragon King’s son in the East Sea
and removed dragon scales at the gate of heavenly palace.
You made all the trouble you could do
from the secular world to the heaven.
At last, you killed yourself to pay your parents
and moved everyone in the world.
You’re as passionate as fire
and as pure as lotus.
How adorable
you are!
I’m not going to hurt you.
Cute boy!
It’s been one day.
You’re still handsome.
Nothing has changed on you.
Sister.
As a human being,
you really are heavy!
What a damn boy!
What on earth did he say?
No.
He looked exactly
enchanted by me.
Cute boy! How bad you are!
You’re annoying me on purpose!
I’m telling the truth.
You’re almost as heavy
as a wild boar.
Go to hell, asshole.
You…
You look smart.
Are you really an idiot?
Cute boy!
Let’s change another topic.
Do you know
why I come to you today?
Sure, I do.
Do you think I’m a fool?
Fine. Tell me.
You must be adoring me.
So confident?
What a coincidence! I like you, too!
So direct?
Come on.
I was gloomy
when you just came.
Come and have fun in bed!
Uh…
That’s not proper, huh?
Why not?
Look! The bed is big and soft.
Stop dawdling.
Come up.
Come up! Hurry!
Sister, you know what?
I’ve never had fun
with a girl before.
When I saw you on the street,
I knew
you must be
an interesting girl!
Well…
Who do you always
have fun with?
Lei Zhenzi. Who else could it be?
Is Lei Zhenzi
the one
who stayed with you this morning?
Yes.
Sister.
Don’t let him know that
I told you his name.
Or he won’t
have fun with me anymore.
Rest assured.
I won’t tell him.
You really are loyal!
Sister, you know what?
When living in the world,
what matters most?
The loyalty!
You know what? Without loyalty,
one would be even worse than a dog.
Exactly.
Exactly! You’re right.
Sister, you know what?
That’s what my father told me.
That’s also what my master told me.
And…
Your father？
Who is your father?
You want to know who my father is.
Come on.
This is a secret that I can’t tell you.
Uh…
Can you tell me
who your master is?
My master?
You want to know?
I can’t tell you, either.
Why are you so stubborn?
Sister, don’t be angry.
Since you are here,
you must have fun with me.
Let’s play a game!
What game?
What’s this?
You haven’t played it?
One clap! One clap!
One boy in red!
Two claps! Two claps!
Two boys with pigtails!
Three claps! Three claps!
Three boys go climbing the mountain!
Four claps! Four claps!
Four claps practice writing!
Five claps! Five claps!
Five boys…
Cute boy!
God! I’m begging you.
I admit defeat, all right?
You’re so good at that!
Sister, so you don’t
like this game?
Let’s play another one!
What? Another one?
Yeah.
Not the Dark Eye of Heaven, but the Eye of Heaven.
From now on,
you must learn to use it properly
and control it,
instead of being controlled.
Moonlight can purify your eyes.
Even if you close your eyes,
You can still see it,
even feel it.
So he’s Nezha.
What a surprise!
I can
control my Eye of Heaven.
Master.
Finally I made it!
Thirty years!
At least thirty years!
Is that your answer?
Is that your supervision?
I… I’ve tried my best.
The period of thirty years
is just an estimate.
The project needs the whole nation’s strength
and the blessing from the heaven.
It can’t be paused or delayed.
Your Majesty.
It’s the minimum period!
It’s the best we can have, Your Majesty.
But I can’t wait for thirty years.
Even if I can,
my dear consort can’t.
Without her,
why do I need the view,
however beautiful it is?
What’s worse,
I can’t even live
until that day.
Long live Your Majesty.
Where is the prime minster?
He isn’t here.
Good!
That’s better.
What about the Grand Priest?
Why isn’t he here, either?
Your Majesty.
The Grand Priest
was kicked out of the palace.
He doesn’t dare to come.
What are you
dazing at?
Go get him here.
Your Majesty.
He has
left Zhaoge.
What? He ran away?
Fei Zhong!
You really always
boil everything.
Your Majesty.
The Grand Priest is an immortal.
And he left without leaving a trace.
How could I possibly
keep him?
I want him to be here,
right away!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Get out of here and never come back!
If I fail to see him
in a quarter,
Go kill yourself on the burning torture platform.
Yes.
Where can I find him?
Does it hurt, Lord Fei?
Cry if it hurts.
Shen Gongbao?
Why are you here?
You…
Didn’t you
run away?
You told me His Majesty wanted to kill me.
How could I believe you?
You’re so greedy
that you want to take care of the supervision work
on the Star-picking Pavilion alone.
Lord Fei.
Are you getting the retribution?
Shen Gongbao.
How crafty you are!
How dared you cheat me!
Same to you!
I left the draft of the Star-picking Pavilion
to you!
But you failed to use it.
You wasted my efforts.
Shen Gongbao.
This time, I lose.
When defeated by you,
I resign myself.
Fei Zhong.
Why don’t you ask me to save you?
Do you believe
I’ll make you die today?
Are… are you going to save me?
Grand Priest.
You are really a kind person!
As long as you forgive me this time,
I’ll pay you back with my life.
I swear to God.
Your vow is bullshit.
I really can’t leave you.
Without you,
we don’t have the Star-picking Pavilion.
Without the Star-picking Pavilion,
My life
is even worse than bullshit.
Lord Fei, you walk fast!
Grand Priest, you…
you walk faster.
Cute boy!
I’m exhausted.
Wake up!
Your cute boy wants more!
Brother?
Brother.
There you are, finally.
Brother, you have no idea.
He’s a freak!
He is even worse than a beast!
He was exhausting me and torturing me
the whole night.
He is almost
killing me.
Have you got any clue?
No.
Brother.
Stand well!
Otherwise,
I’ll keep you asking him tonight.
Grand Priest.
Have you done the calculation?
How long will it take?
Your Majesty, seven years.
Seven years?
You cut off
twenty-three years!
Listen! All of you!
He really is the virtuous and important minister
I need.
It’s really hard to complete the project in seven years.
Seven years?
On average,
every penny we have
must be used
on the Star-picking Pavilion.
So what?
Our people are rich and populous.
For such a project benefiting the nation and people,
they have to pay.
Seven years is still too long.
Grand Priest,
Can’t you make it shorter?
Your Majesty.
I’m telling the truth.
I don’t dare to lie.
The Star-picking Pavilion
is the treasure of our country.
It should be standing through all ages.
No effort shall be perfunctory
or careless.
Your Majesty, please be patient in seven years.
I will
make an immortal pavilion for you!
But it will still take seven years.
Your Majesty.
When the Star-picking Pavilion is completed,
you will be as honorable as Gods.
Everyone in the world will obey you
and worship you.
Our country will be an impregnable fortress.
Compared to this,
what will seven years count?
Grand Priest.
Are you serious?
Your Highness.
The healing evangelism has unparallelly magical effects.
Ranging from reviving dead people
to giving peace to the country.
I don’t tell lies.
What punishment do you think you deserve
if the Star-picking Pavilion
isn’t completed in seven years?
To be killed. I deserve to be killed!
Fine!
For the sake of the draft,
you’ll have seven years.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
But…
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
Shen Gongbao.
You know what I hate most.
I hate people like you
who fancy themselves clever.
If I find you lied to me,
I won’t spare you.
I don’t dare, Your Majesty.
Unfortunately, there’s no other talent for me.
Otherwise,
why would I use you?
Your Majesty, a talent asked to see you.
Get him in.
What talent?
Why does he come
right at this moment?
Jiang Ziya?
I’m Jiang Ziya,
a disciple of the Primeval Lord of Heaven
from the Jade Void Palace.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Jiang Ziya.
I spared you.
Are you coming to seek your doom?
Immortal Jiang?
You’re… still alive?
Greetings, Your Highness.
Your Majesty.
I come to help you.
Your Majesty.
Don’t believe him.
He always lies!
Senior Brother.
I didn’t expect
to meet you so soon.
Shut up!
Who’s your senior brother?
You’re nobody to me.
Shen Gongbao.
How dared you lie in front of me!
I didn’t, Your Majesty.
He isn’t my junior brother.
I… yes, I’m his senior brother.
But he isn’t my junior brother.
What am I then?
Senior Brother.
You always forget what Master told you.
Lies will break
just like pustules.
The sooner, the better.
Jiang Ziya, what are you coming for?
What are you coming for?
It’s unreasonable.
Your Majesty.
I come here,
to thank you for sparing me.
I didn’t kill you,
because
I promised Ji Chang.
You don’t need to thank me.
Your Majesty.
Don’t believe him.
He’s a partner of Ji Chang.
Your Majesty.
I’m alive,
thanks to Ji Chang.
But he doesn’t know me.
I see.
Ji Chang didn’t mean to save you.
But your senior brother
was trying to kill you.
Jiang Ziya.
How will you thank me?
I recommend myself to supervise on the Star-picking Pavilion.
It will be completed in three years.
Three years?
Your Majesty. Don’t believe him.
He’s lying!
He’s boosting!
That’s impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Jiang Ziya.
How can I trust you?
Your Majesty.
Since you can trust him,
you should trust me more!
What do you mean?
He was trying hard to kill me.
And he even used you.
But why?
Just because of hatred.
He’s afraid that
I’m more powerful than him
with better magic arts.
He’s afraid I may steal the show
or his position as the Grand Priest.
- Senior Brother, you’re thinking too much. - You…
Shen Gongbao.
What else can you argue?
Your Majesty, he’s lying.
Jiang Ziya, you bastard!
Now you tell lies
and slander me, huh?
You’ve never lied before.
Your Majesty.
You heard him.
He said I never lied.
Who is the jerk
and who frames the other one up?
You’ll judge it.
Your Majesty,
you mustn’t trust him.
He is just a noodle seller
and a fortune-teller.
He achieves nothing!
He’s nobody!
Shut up!
Shen Gongbao!
You’re jealous of other talents.
You almost got me kill him by mistake
and ruin the important one I need!
With the irrefutable evidence,
how dare you still argue!
You!
What punishment do you think you deserve?
You get me wrong, Your Majesty.
You get me wrong!
Don’t forget.
I’m the Grand Priest you made!
I designed the draft
of the Star-picking Pavilion.
Without me, there is no Star-picking Pavilion.
That was the past.
Now…
I have Jiang Ziya.
You need seven years.
But he needs only three years.
Why do I still need you?
Don’t worry.
I will never be taken in
by villains again.
All minister, listen.
His Majesty commanded that
Jiang Ziya was made the minister
working in the Bureau of Astronomy.
He was ordered to supervise on the Star-picking Pavilion
with a big house and ten times of the pay.
He will live in Zhaoge forever and come to the morning audiences.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
You mustn’t trust Jiang Ziya!
You mustn’t!
You will regret.
Your Majesty, you will regret.
Don’t blame me for not warning you.
I’m pissed off!
The more I think, the angrier I get.
The angrier I am, the hungrier I get.
Your hunger has nothing to do with your anger.
Why not?
Only food
can ever
calm me down.
Could the handsome
and cute boy
be even more cruel
than me?
More than that!
He is rather unreasonable!
Compared to him, Bro. Yang Jian,
you really are
a kind and sensible
living Buddha.
But he’s handsome.
He’s cool,
with rosy lips, pretty white teeth,
and fair skin.
Stop!
Stop! I’m begging you!
I really don’t want to
think of his face ever again.
Hurry.
Let me look at you
to calm down.
I must
try my best
to forget the horrible night.
I must wipe away
the horrible psychopath
from my memories.
I think…
you have a mental problem.
What do you mean mental problem?
Think about it!
You offered
to seduce him!
He didn’t fall into the trap.
And then you said he was a psychopath.
What are you thinking of?
You’re angry from embarrassment.
Why don’t you
blame yourself?
You’re not powerful enough,
but you refuse to admit it.
Why…
Why do you sound
a little reasonable?
Am I really
not powerful enough?
I don’t feel like anything more.
Oh, Miss Xiao’e.
Why the long face,
early in the morning?
Who annoyed you?
No one.
I’m angry with myself.
What do you want?
Shopkeeper.
Get me another room.
I’ll live alone.
What?
Get angry with your husband?
Don’t be ridiculous!
He and I…
We’re not a couple.
You really aren’t a couple?
No!
I’m not powerful enough.
What are you talking about?
Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
Miss Xiao’e.
If you like it,
let’s sit and chat.
I have two jars of
awesome wine.
I kept them for eighteen years!
Wait.
Minister Jiang, please stay.
Your Highness,
what do you ask for?
Minister Jiang.
I don’t dare to ask for anything.
Before my mother died,
she asked me
to consult you
in case of any problem.
I’m grateful to Her Grace
for recruiting me.
I didn’t expect to lose her
in a couple of months.
I can’t pay her back.
Your Highness. Ask me whatever you want.
I’ll tell you whatever I know.
Will the Star-picking Pavilion
really gather all the luck
and protect our country forever?
Your Highness.
Do you know what the previous dynasty is?
The Xia dynasty founded by Yu.
All kings of the Xia dynasty
thought of keeping their country forever,
just as you do.
But so far,
the Xia dynasty has been destroyed for six million years.
You mean
the country can’t be kept forever?
And it makes no difference
to gather all the luck?
Luck can sometimes
be true and sometimes not.
It contains fate and efforts.
We can see the decline
of everything
when it’s in full bloom.
The fortune of a nation
can be predicted from subtleties.
Please be specific.
Specific?
I’m afraid you’ll blame me.
Feel free to tell me.
Your Highness. Close your eyes.
Tell me.
Is your father a wise king or a fatuous one?
Fatuous and cruel!
He’s a cruel king.
You know he’s a cruel king. As 881
As the crown prince,
if you want to defend
your country,
you should make efforts,
instead of gathering luck
or getting vain hope.
It depends on your efforts to bring order out of chaos.
The country solidifies with the will of the people.
It vanishes without the will of the people.
When the situation is hopeless.,
you can’t save it alone.
What a beautiful lady I am!
My Lady!
Put down the broom.
That’s for the maids.
It’s not good enough for you.
No way.
This is my magic weapon.
No one shall take it away.
Okay. Okay.
The broom is still here.
Then I’m not dreaming!
Awesome!
My Lady! My Lady!
What’s wrong with you?
Why are you crying
on such a happy day?
I’m crying for myself.
Why didn’t I
have the big day earlier?
I’ve been waiting for so long.
Look at me! I have white hairs
and wrinkles.
I haven’t ever seen
such a big mirror before.
I haven’t ever
looked so clearly at myself.
I’m living a good life!
But how long can I enjoy it?
Master is back.
Greetings, Husband.
Get up.
Wife, get up!
It’s what I should do.
Get up! Ridiculous!
How can you greet me like this?
Husband.
I was too impolite.
Sorry for that.
Ma Xiaohong.
It’s more horrible than beating me.
I’m not used to that.
Husband, are you tired?
Let me get you to sleep!
Wait. Don’t rush to sleep.
Listen to me.
We finally get the chance.
Now we can leave the town.
Be quiet.
Hurry and get packed.
We’re leaving Zhaoge right now
and never come back.
You asshole! I…
Wife…
Out! Get out!
Listen to me!
Wife!
My responsibility isn’t in Zhaoge.
Yes.
You said
your great cause was in Xiqi.
We used to have nothing.
I could listen to you
and believe you.
But now,
you’re a minister in Zhaoge.
Isn’t it your great cause?
Why can’t you be satisfied?
The fortune is false appearance.
Wife.
I told a downright lie to the King of Shang.
I didn’t mean to get a great job.
Instead, I was looking for a chance to leave Zhaoge.
I don’t understand.
The cruel king rules Zhaoge.
And the city is blocked.
Without the official position,
I wouldn’t have got the trust of the King of Shang,
had the chance to escape,
or turned the tide.
But so far,
you have turned the tide!
We ran away,
because Shen Gongbao persecuted us.
He forced us.
But now,
you have won the trust from His Majesty.
You’ve freed yourself.
But you still want to run away?
I don’t understand.
Why are you still running away?
How short-sighted you are!
Why can’t you ever
understand me?
You spent your whole life with me
and I cared for you!
Am I
given to vanity?
Or do I strive for fame and gain?
If I give up halfway,
and stay in Zhaoge
to help the Shang,
what’s the difference
between Shen Gongbao and me?