General.
I came from the east
with Marquis Ji.
But we didn’t see
any sign of rebellion.
Is there really a rebellion?
General.
I did a capital crime.
I’m from Xiqi.
Mr. Jiang Ziya predicted that
Grand Tutor Wen would catch you up.
He put me here,
to help West Marquis
go back to Xiqi safely.
So I lied about the rebellion.
I know I did a capital crime.
I’ll take any punishment from you.
But for West Marquis,
I’ll defy all difficulties and danger without regret.
Get up.
Thank you.
Marquis Ji has gone.
He’s heading for Xiqi.
Catch up with him.
Remember.
You must keep him safe.
Understand?
Thank you for sparing me.
Go ahead.
Take it.
Yes.
So sweet.
Brother.
How do you know
I like sugarcoated haws?
It doesn’t matter.
What matters is that
do you have the family name of Ji?
Why would I?
I told you.
I’m not Lei Zhenzi.
Could you stop asking?
You’re not Lei Zhenzi?
Then who are you?
I’m…
Xiao Lei.
Xiao… Xiao Lei?
What’s your family name then?
Xiao!
Your family isn’t
Ji or Lei, but Xiao?
Yeah.
Yeah?
Who could have the family name of Xiao?
It’s true! I’m not lying!
Damn true!
You’re not lying?
You nearly regard me as a fool!
Oh, I almost forget.
He’s just seven years old.
It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have been angry.
Xiao Lei.
Don’t be scared.
I’m not going to hurt you.
I just want to ask
if you like sugarcoated haws.
If you do,
I’ll bring some to you every day.
What do you think?
Great!
You must keep your promise.
However,
you must promise me one thing.
No problem. Count on me.
How daring!
Tell me.
I want you
to play a game with me.
A game?
Great! Great!
What game?
An easy one.
All you need to do is to
work as General of Metal for me.
General of Metal?
Yeah. Doesn’t it sound cool
and awesome?
Let me think of it.
Think of it?
What is he going to do?
I didn’t expect him
to be wise at the critical moment.
Oh, I see.
What?
I won’t promise you.
Why?
Think about it.
If I do,
I’ll be admitting that
I’m Lei Zhenzi.
But I can’t admit
I’m Lei Zhenzi.
Consequently,
I can’t promise you.
Wait.
What are you doing?
Telling a tongue twister?
I think
I’ve made myself clear.
Didn’t you understand?
Let me say it again.
I can’t promise you.
Because if I do,
- I’ll be admitting I’m… - Stop.
I don’t want it again.
Then have you got it?
Yes.
No, I haven’t.
Why is there someone
so weird like you?
Brother.
Are you praising me?
Yeah, I am.
What the hell are you thinking of?
Will you still
buy sugarcoated haws for me?
Brother.
You promised
to buy me some.
Brother. Brother.
Sugarcoated haws. Sugarcoated haws.
Brother. Brother.
Open the door.
Open the door, Brother.
You don’t keep your promise.
You promised
to buy me some.
You promised me,
Brother.
What are you doing?
How could you lie to a little boy?
Voice down.
Don’t let him hear us.
How could you do that, Brother?
Go.
He’s asking for some sugarcoated haws only, isn’t he?
What else is he asking for?
Look how scared you are!
Could you be meaner?
It’s a long story.
You know what?
He’s the most intractable boy
I have ever met.
What?
Could he be even more intractable than Nezha?
Nezha is a straightforward.
But Xiao Lei…
Oh, Lei Zhenzi…
He doesn’t even admit
who he really is.
Why doesn’t he?
It doesn’t make sense.
How would I know?
Anyway,
I fail to reason things out with him.
What should we do now?
In this case,
we’ll have to force him to admit it.
It’s too hot.
Be quiet. Don’t shock the sparrow.
Xiao Lei.
It’s the same.
What is he doing?
He doesn’t move at all.
Why can’t I understand?
What is he doing?
What else can it be?
He’s thinking about his life.
But why does he
look so sad from behind?
What do you mean sad?
In his mind,
there is nothing,
but sugarcoated haws.
Then why can’t you persuade him?
He’s not in the same world with me.
He doesn’t understand me.
Keep boasting.
What are you doing? Getting close?
Or what else?
What if he finds you?
Kicks him down.
Can we?
Well…
What if he falls and gets hurt?
How many times have I told you?
He has wings.
When he opens his wings,
he must admit his identity.
Why do I
find it villainous?
Shut up!
Say something more
and I’ll kick you down.
Brother, why is he flying on the ground?
He isn’t flying at all.
Like I said,
I’m not Lei Zhenzi.
But you don’t believe me.
I know you don’t mean good.
How bad you are! So evil!
Wipe your tears. Stop crying.
Could you stop?
What do you want?
Idiot! Idiot!
Here we have the sugarcoated haws.
Exactly.
You’re right.
Good boy.
Let’s enjoy the sugarcoated haws.
Ignore the idiot!
Sweet?
Yes.
Don’t sit on the ground.
I’ll get you to the chair
and you can enjoy it.
Go.
What a good boy!
Xiao Lei.
Tell me.
Do you not admit
you’re Lei Zhenzi
just because
you can’t fly?
Idiot.
Oh, that explains.
Look at you!
Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
Could you kick yourself out?
I don’t even feel like mocking you.
What you mean kicking?
Fuck off!
Xiao Lei.
Could you tell me
which bad buy
hurt you?
Don’t be sad.
Take your time.
I will…
I will think of a way to help you.
Really?
Of course.
If you tell me
who hurt you,
I will sort him out immediately.
But I can’t tell you.
You!
Come on.
Could you stop talking?
What’s the problem
with me today?
I always saying something wrong.
Xiao Lei.
Take him
as a plant
and just ignore him.
How dare you!
What?
Xiao Lei. Xiao Lei.
Could you tell me
why you fail to fly?
Sister.
Stay away.
I’m afraid I may hurt you.
You naughty boy!
Do you believe I’ll…
What are you doing?
General of Metal.
Fine.
I deserve it.
Sister.
Look at my wings.
I was hurt.
Oh, so poor.
Which part is hurt?
Does it hurt?
Didn’t you see how hard
he slapped me?
Does it look like pain?
Shut up.
You can’t see it.
But…
But on the top of my wings,
two important feathers are missing.
Master called them
Gold Feathers.
Without them,
I can never fly.
Gold Feathers?
Then where did you
lose them?
I don’t know, either.
You can’t even
keep your own feathers.
Why didn’t you lose yourself?
That’s why I don’t dare to admit.
I feel humiliated.
I’m too embarrassed to see my master.
I’m even too embarrassed to see my father.
When I can’t fly,
I don’t deserve
to be the son of West Marquis
or a general.
How poor!
Look at him!
How sensible he is!
More sensible than you!
Okay. You convince me.
Today,
I’ll just be a quiet idiot.
Xiao Lei.
Think about it.
How did you lose the Gold Feathers?
Maybe we have a way
to find it back for you.
In fact,
someone stole them.
What? Stole them?
Why didn’t you tell us earlier?
Are you kidding me?
Are you?
Sister.
I can’t really
communicate with him.
Is he nuts?
I’ll be nuts
if I don’t teach you a lesson today.
Come on!
Don’t you have any compassion?
I have compassion for him, who will have it for me?
I’m pissed out. Get out of the way.
This is unacceptable!
I’ll kick him!
I’m so pissed off.
Enough. Enough.
This is unacceptable!
Don’t get angry.
- Get out of the way. - Why did you kick me?
What’s wrong?
Why can’t I
open my Eye of Heave?
Gold Feathers.
Brother. How is it going?
Have you found
Gold Feathers?
My Eye of Heave broke down.
What?
Could it break down?
How is it possible?
Brother. Would you like another try?
I’ve tried many times.
But it doesn’t work.
Brother. Don’t worry.
Maybe…
Maybe it’s because of the weather.
It’s not fine today.
It’s misty
and we can’t see anything clearly.
It’s not about the weather.
Then could it because of your body?
Think about it.
Even ordinary people get giddy sometimes.
So it’s not wired
when your Eye of Heaven
breaks down sometimes.
Whatever reason it is,
when we can’t find Gold Feathers,
we fail to find General of Metal.
When he can’t fly,
he isn’t Lei Zhenzi,
He is nothing,
but a naughty little boy.
It doesn’t help
even if you choke yourself.
What did you say?
I said
you should try to
calm yourself down.
I remember you told me that
only when calmed down
could you
use your Eye of Heaven smoothly.
You made sense.
But when I
think of the naughty boy,
I get annoyed.
I can’t calm myself down.
I know the problem.
What is it?
It’s about your heart.
You’re so narrow-minded.
You can control your mouth,
but not your heart.
In your heart,
you don’t want to help him.
Then how could you use your Eye of Heaven?
You said I was narrow-minded?
Fine, help me.
Help me!
If you can,
help me to widen it.
What a poor boy!
I’m as poor as you are now!
In such a big world,
how can I find two tiny feathers
for you?
The anxiety is killing me.
You’re right.
Brother Yang Jian.
is an idiot.
What?
You said I was even worse?
Well, you’re right.
If I weren’t,
I wouldn’t have liked him.
Why do you think
I like him?
He’s narrow-minded
and rash.
Also, he’s opinionated.
Anyway,
he looked cute
even when he did a foolish thing.
Tell me.
Am I enchanted
by his foolishness
as an idiot?
You haven’t answered my question.
Don’t fly away.
Why do I like him?
Boring.
You know the answer, don’t you?
Tell me why I…
Fine. Fine.
I’m not going to ask this,
all right?
What?
You mean
you didn’t mock me for this?
Then for what?
Gold Feathers?
You mean
you can help me find Gold Feathers?
Why didn’t I think of
such a good idea?
How stupid I am!
Stop mocking me!
Annoying!
What?
Who told you I liked Yang Jian?
No!
Lanying.
Brother Ji Fa.
You’re back so early
from your training?
Do you remember
I told you that
someone would like you?
You mean
someone who is like me?
He’s my grandma.
Your grandma?
She wants to see you now.
Now?
Don’t be scared.
She’s a nice woman. I believe…
she will like you!
Come in, please.
What?
I’m so nervous.
Do I look good?
What if…
she doesn’t like me?
Lanying, you’re a beautiful girl.
She will definitely
like you.
Don’t worry.
Don’t get nervous. Let’s go.
Granny.
Why are you here?
Granny.
You can’t sit here.
Do you know where you are?
This is the room of Brother Ji Fa’s grandma.
Lanying.
Come and help me.
Grandma.
Hurry. Get up.
She’s my grandma.
I know.
So come and help.
She moves with difficulty.
Come over.
Hurry!
She’s my own grandma.
What did you say?
Who is she?
My own grandma.
Grandma, sorry I’m late to meet you.
Please forgive me.
Fa’er.
Don’t you introduce me
your future wife?
Lanying,
Why don’t you say hello?
Sorry, Grandma.
I didn’t know
who you are.
I’m sorry.
It doesn’t matter.
Come. Let me look at you.
You look cute.
You must be a kind
and careful girl.
You have great luck.
But you said differently
last time.
You said I was a bad girl.
And…
I didn’t have any luck.
You look well-developed, which is good for you husband and sons.
Awesome.
Fa’er.
When you’re free,
tell me
where you found such a good girl.
She is kind,
and lucky
with wealth and longevity.
Girl.
You’re destined to be wealthy.
Whoever can marry you
will be lucky
beyond compare.
Grandma.
Her mother dreamed of…
phoenix.
How did you know that?
With eyes closed,
we could see more.
I…
I knew
her mother’s dream and her fate.
I even know
her temper and destiny.
Fa’er. Back to your business.
I’ll have a private talk
with her.
Yes.
Girl.
Tell me about your birthday.
Birthday?
Daughter.
You’re having great fortune.
Girl.
You pledged to marry him without parental permission,
didn’t you?
My grandson
will do great things.
Would you like to help him?
Okay.
From now on,
stay with me.
I’ll teach you something.
Would you like it?
Yes.
Childe.
What’s wrong?
Something serious.
Serious?
A letter from Zhaoge said that
Childe Yikao was…
What’s wrong with my brother?
Uh…
Tell me!
What’s wrong with my brother?
He was
killed by the King of Shang.
Childe Ji Fa, it…
Lord San.
Is my brother really dead?
Was he killed by the King of Shang?
Childe.
Sorry for my incompetence.
It’s my fault.
I failed to stop him.
Who is spreading rumors?
Who the hell is he? Who?
Impossible.
Brother Yikao wouldn’t have been dead.
No way.
I must go to Zhaoge
to confirm it.
Calm down.
Brother Yikao is dead.
What does it help if you go to Zhaoge now?
You’ll be killed in vain.
Let go of me.
I must get Brother Yikao back.
Let go of me!
Listen to me.
In this case,
we must be of one mind
to get over it.
We mustn’t be in a mess.
Our backbone
was killed by the cruel king.
Even if we calm down,
do you think
you can take his place?
Brother Ji Fa.
You’ve been waiting for this day,
haven’t you?
Father is imprisoned
in Zhaoge.
Brother Yikao is dead.
Then Xiqi
will naturally
be yours,
won’t it?
Brother.
Is this really how you think of me?
Unfortunately,
whatever happens,
Father will not recognize you.
Remember.
Even Brother Yikao is dead,
Father will not
make you
the junior ruler of Xiqi.
Your Majesty.
Xiqi is right down the mountain.
You keep calling me
Your Majesty
on the way.
Why?
Your mother said
you were born to be a king.
It’s your destiny.
She can tell the fortune.
We trust her.
My mother is right.
But too early.
She said it a bit earlier.
I may deserve to be a king,
but I may not live long enough.
Tiger-head shoes.
Where are my tiger-head shoes?
Where are they?
Don’t panic.
They are here.
I made these shoes.
My son wore them.
My grandson Bo Yikao also wore them.
They grew up.
But the shoes didn’t.
They always
stay with me.
They are broken.
Hurry.
Get me the needle and I’ll sew them up.
- Leave it to me. - Hurry.
But your eyes…
Yeah.
I have the shoes and needle.
But I can’t see any more.
I’m too old and useless.
Don’t be sad.
It’s not because of your eyes.
It’s getting dark. It’s too dark.
Dark?
How long has it been dark?
I don’t even remember
what day it is today.
I’m afraid I can’t see the daybreak.
I can’t see my son and grandson, either.
The day is breaking soon.
Wait a moment! Just wait a moment.
Wait?
I can’t.
My eldest grandson Bo Yikao
can’t come back.
He can’t come back.
What do you mean?
Childe Yikao is in his prime.
He is blessed.
He will be safe and sound.
I’m blind.
But my heart still works.
When I wake up in the middle of every night,
my heart aches and I can’t help
thinking of my grandson Yikao.
Lanying.
I can feel
if my families are safe.
You don’t need to coax me.
Stop thinking about.
The messenger from Zhaoge has arrived.
He said Childe Yikao taught zither in the palace,
with the favor of His Majesty.
He is safe.
Grandma?
My son is back.
My son Ji Chang is back.
You’ve been waiting for this day,
haven’t you?
Father is imprisoned
in Zhaoge.
Brother Yikao is dead.
Then Xiqi
will naturally
be yours,
won’t it?
Unfortunately,
whatever happens,
Father will not
make you
the junior ruler of Xiqi.
I said I knew.
I knew.
Brother.
What?
Go to the foreyard!
Why must I in the middle of night?
Your father is back.
What are you dazing at?
Go and have a look.
Your father who was imprisoned in Zhaoge
is back!
Greetings, Father.
Sorry to keep you waiting for long.
I miss you! I miss you so much!
- Father. - Father. - Father.
Get up, all of you.
Get up. Get up.
It’s great joy to have a reunion.
It’s a blessing.
Dad.
Yikao.
Yikao. Yikao.
You’re alive?
Fa’er?
Fa’er. Why are you here?
I…
I’ve been
away from you.
Sorry to shock you.
I’ve been practicing myself out of hometown.
And I come back
when I have ambition.
Where is your elder brother?
Lord San.
Where is Yikao?
My Lord.
Why did no one answer me?
I asked where Yikao was!
He has gone to Zhaoge.
What did you say?
He’s gone to Zhaoge?
Is that true?
Sorry, I failed to stop him.
My Lord.
Childe Yikao…
I should have guessed that
he would go to Zhaoge, regardless of my order.
He didn’t take my order.
Why didn’t you stop him?
Why didn’t you
stop him for me?
Lord San isn’t to blame.
I’m was too incompetent
to stop him.
What do you mean?
When I rushed back to Xiqi,
I was told that
Brother Yikao had left for Zhaoge to save you.
I caught up,
trying to go with him.
But he said
someone must rule Xiqi.
He insisted on going alone.
I failed to stop him.
Sorry.
The King of Shang
is fatuous and cruel.
How would he be reasonable?
Now we don’t know if Yikao is dead or alive.
Xiqi lost its junior ruler.
How embarrassing I am!
My Lord. Don’t worry.
The King of Shang
took Childe Yikao as a hostage in your place.
In this way,
he doesn’t have a reason
to kill him.
Besides,
even if
he is dead,
Brother Ji Fa could take his place,
right?
Childe Ji Fa
is clever and well-educated and trained in military exercises.
He’s been traveling around
and gone through all kinds of hardships.
He’s reborn.
He’s decorous and calm.
He has grown into a ridge.
It doesn’t matter
how much Fa’er has grown.
Yikao will be the only junior ruler
for Xiqi.
No one will take his place
as the junior ruler.
But…
Let’s talk about it later.
I’m going to see my mother.
My Lord. My Lord.
My Lord.
You shouldn’t have travelled around
or been well-educated and trained in military exercises.
You should have stayed at home
and played the zither.
Am I not right?
Brother.
Mom, I’m back.
My son.
You had a long trip.
Sit down.
I wouldn’t have come back safely
without your prophetic vision.
Sorry to keep you worried about me.
I feel so sorry.
When you can come back alive,
I expect nothing else.
Come on.
Let me have a look.
What have you suffered?
Look how thin you are!
I heard when I was away,
you didn’t see clearly.
Tomorrow morning,
I’ll have a doctor check on you.
It doesn’t matter.
Have you met Fa’er?
Since he came back
to Xiqi,
I’ve never seen him
sleep tight.
He kept practicing martial arts
or reading books.
As his grandma,
I don’t feel happy.
Instead, I feel sad for him.
Son.
Why don’t you make him
the junior ruler?
He has been intelligent and courageous
with great ambitions.
But he doesn’t know how to bide his time during a period of ill luck.
He fails to show restraint.
He violated your order.
Haven’t You forgiven him yet?
As his father,
why would I not forgive him?
Then because of Yikao?
You’re afraid Fa’er may
snatch the throne from Yikao?
Yikao always stays with you.
You like him for every aspect.
He’s your pride.
But he may not be
the luck for Xiqi
or the future for Xiqi.
I don’t understand.
Please enlighten me, Mom.
With Yikao around,
Xiqi will be safe.
But he can’t change the whole world.
He can be the ruler of a city.
But he can’t be the king of the world.
Yikao
is just like
a beautiful but fragile flower.
He should have been born in the age of peace.
But he was born at a wrong time.
He can’t deal with veil intents
or deal with the reign of terror.
Mom.
If he had taken your order,
given priority to the world
or tried to be a king,
he wouldn’t have risked his own life
to save you.
A good son may not be a king.
Mom.
We don’t know whether Yikao is dead or alive.
You’re getting too serious.
Xiqi lost Bo Yikao
who was unambitious,
but it embraces Ji Fa,
who was on the ambitious.
Perhaps, this is a general trend.
It’s the fate.
Ji Fa
is the only one
who may be the future king.
Mom.
Say no more.
I understand.
Ji Fa was born with the fate of king
and great luck.
Yikao and I aren’t as good as him.
He deserves to ruin the Shang
and thrive our country.
Then why don’t you
recognize him?
I can’t recognize him,
just because of his fate.
If he knows
he was born with the fate of king
and gets puffed up with pride,
what will happen in the further?
You know it more than I do, don’t you?
He made a big mistake before.
His arrogance
got many innocent people killed.
As his father,
I can cover up for his mistake.
But as a marquis,
I can’t forgive him.
Mom.
Don’t try to persuade me anymore.
I’m leaving.
Please sleep tight.
My son.
You should have
completely forgotten Yikao.
The moon doesn’t get full before getting crescentic.
The flowers don’t bloom before they fade.
You get nothing else before you lose.
Yikao.
Yikao, you’re alive?
Fa’er.
Yikao will be the only junior ruler
for Xiqi.
No one will take his place
as the junior ruler.
Brother.
It’s too late. Stop practicing.
Lanying.
Let’s go.
Go back home with me.
I made you
your favorite noodles.