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♫ Gazing homewards, my tears fall and I break up inside ♫
♫ Dust seals the past and carves past wounds in my memory ♫
♫ The sky darkens and the night is endless, searching for a ray of light ♫
♫ I craft a medallion to shine a light on the way ahead ♫
♫ Flying against the wind, my ruthlessness grows wild ♫
♫ I will protect my beliefs ♫
♫ Listen as the past fades like smoke ♫
♫ Past wrongs have not been resolved ♫
♫ Once my sword leaves its scabbard, the earth will move and the mountains will shake ♫
♫ The flame of rage burns, the spirit roars ♫
♫ I will return to glory and rise above the clouds ♫
[Sword Dynasty]
[Episode 15]
Reinforcement troops? So soon?
What's going on?
Wait for me over there.
Hurry!
- This... - This is...
We're late. The rebels have made their move.
Seal the exit.
Take these Tiger-Wolf soldiers away and bury them well.
Yes!
- Come, let's go. - Come.
Master, you tricked Liang Lian like a sitting duck, but have you ever thought
that you might be that doomed duck?
I admit that I am not as cunning or devious as you.
Fourth Master Zhao, Zhao Zhan is dead,
yet you still dare stir up trouble.
You are the only remaining sword of the Lie Kingdom's Sword Furnace.
If you die, there will be nobody left to light incense for your respected Teacher.
If Teacher knew that I died resisting the Heng, he would be proud of me.
His Majesty is merciful to you because you are remnant masters of a dead nation.
However, if you fail to appreciate his favor,
don't begrudge the Heng nation for wiping away all traces of you.
One's lack of ability is being twisted into being merciful.
Why don't you just attack, My Lady the Queen?
I'd like to know what you have been up to all these years
besides bedtime games with the Heng king. Has your cultivation gone to waste?
Give it a try then.
Tell your men to leave.
By doing this, are you rebelling against the nation?
Do you want us to battle each other to death, too?
I told you before
that Ba Mountain has been destroyed and can never go back to the way it was.
You struggling like this
is a waste of effort.
It has nothing to do with you.
Do you think His Majesty is a fool?
Today, Bai Shanshui is unlikely to escape.
If you rush in there, even I won't be able to help you.
You were sent by His Majesty?
Have you ever heard the saying
"The mantis captures the cicada, but the sparrow is right behind him"?
- Let me go! - I'm not letting you go!
You will never understand.
Some people live
for that one breath in their hearts.
Ba Mountain Sword Academy may be destroyed,
but that breath in my heart
has never been extinguished.
Liang Lian greets My Lady the Queen.
His Majesty knows that after your injury, your core energy is lacking.
So, he sent me here
to prevent the rebels from escaping because of those who waver in their loyalties.
I thank the king and queen for their thoughtfulness.
Ye Zhen, don't pretend that you and the king, a treacherous couple, have real love.
Rebel leader Bai Shanshui! How dare you speak that way before the queen!
Capture them!
- Yes! - Yes!
Fourth Master Zhao deserves the reputation of being a disciple of the Lie's Sword Furnace.
I will let you reunite with your teacher today!
My teacher's spirit in Heaven will never allow that to happen!
Ye Zhen!
Meteor-Comet Tail Sword.
Even the queen is here.
This time, His Majesty will definitely get his way!
I know that I can't convince you, but I'm also not going to stand by and let you walk into danger!
I will meet you by the Wei River in three days.
- What happened? - They escaped.
- After them! - Yes!
Quick!
Take this and it should stop the bleeding. When you leave from here, Wang Taixu will meet you.
Thank you.
Go quickly, and be careful.
Let's go.
Your Majesty is wise. Today, we have created a great setback for the rebels.
With the queen's help, we heavily injured Bai Shanshui
and destroyed Fourth Master Zhao's life source sword.
It's just a pity that we were unable to completely eradicate the Lie and Qian rebels.
There must be someone in the Fish Market who is making mischief.
Without his life source sword, Fourth Master Zhao is nothing to worry about.
Bai Shanshui of the Cloud Water Palace is hurt, so she won't be doing much anymore.
Fengming City can be peaceful for a while.
I can also make the trip to Deer Mountain with no worries.
Your Majesty does not intend to punish the Fish Market?
The matter of the Fish Market is complicated
and cannot be dealt with quickly.
Besides, if the water is too clear, the fish may not survive.
If you monitor people too strictly, you will lose followers.
While I travel to Deer Mountain,
I wish the court to be stable.
You and my son, Chu, must take good care of our home.
I will obey your order.
For some reason, the bargaining chip in this operation
was the life of that tavern worker.
I've heard that this person has progressed at an incredible pace.
I wonder if he should be suspected.
Your Majesty, though this person is quite suspicious,
I have used the Shaman's Bone Testing Method to determine
that this person has no connection to that person and the incidents of that year.
He is proud and showy, a highly aggravating person.
Tonight, I will begin my journey to Deer Mountain. But before I go,
there is still a matter that is unresolved.
I would like General to resolve it for me.
Liang Lian would willingly die ten thousand deaths!
Our Great Heng Nation has been readying for war for many years
and has finally arrived at this moment.
Superintendent Chen!
Why did we not see you when we were surrounding the rebels in the Fish Market?
General Liang is trying to imply something.
If the Holy Capital Surveillance had been there,
Bai Shanshui would not have escaped so easily.
Besides, this is something that the queen had arranged.
We acted exactly as the queen planned.
If General Liang had not been too eager to make a name for himself and let the cat out of the bag,
how could the plan have failed?
The Tiger-Wolf Army put in its best effort in this anti-rebel operation.
But conversely, the Holy Capital Surveillance that is usually in every nook and cranny,
was unusually ineffective this time.
As to what you said about being too eager to make a name for myself,
I feel that being eager to get credit
is better than being complacent in one's position.
I hope that my guess is wrong.
You and I are members of the same court. I hope that we are of the same path,
working together as one
for His Majesty's sake.
Why was Ye Zhen also at the Fish Market?
Master! Master!
This is all due to my incompetence. I've caused you to suffer.
I'll assist him inside to treat his injuries first.
All right.
Take it slow, Master.
It was all for nothing!
They've anticipated our moves every step of the way. They would never have given us a real map.
This map is not completely fake.
Every titled noble in Fengming City has a secret escape route.
Some over land, some by water.
The Gongsun family used an underground water tunnel back then.
"As the mantis captures the cicada, the oriole is right behind it."
The Heng king made such intricate calculations that
this water map must also be something he tossed out on purpose.
He must be guessing that once we had the water map,
we would surely go there according to it.
So, he will have an ambush set up
to wipe us all out in one go.
If the Heng king is trying to lure us into a trap,
he will naturally allow us to really enter this underground waterway.
Then that would imply...
That would imply that this water map, aside from the critical elements,
is mostly accurate.
But since it was so long ago, the path has become blurred in my mind.
He is not going to make it!
Master, are you all right?
Master!
Ding Ning.
There is no hope of resurrecting my country,
and I'm afraid I won't be able to raid the prison either.
I am fortunate to have known you all.
Please take care of yourselves.
Master! Master! Master!
We were too careless today.
Let's all keep a low profile for a while
and not make any overt moves.
Your Highness.
How is it? Did the rebels get caught?
Only heavily injured. We were unable to wipe them out.
But with this operation, His Majesty is now able to make his trip to Deer Mountain with no worries.
What about that Ding Ning? Is he really a suspect?
He once offended General Liang.
Bai Shanshui must have just used him as bait.
Your Highness, His Majesty will be setting out on his journey to Deer Mountain very soon.
He has asked that you and the queen guard his rear. State affairs will be handled by Her Majesty.
You should put more thought and effort into your studies.
Since that is the case, you don't need to visit me every day.
Give me some quiet time for my studies.
I will give instructions for Your Highness not to be disturbed.
You may leave, too; no need to come and bother me.
Yes, Your Highness.
Buns!
We're closed. Be early tomorrow morning.
You are Ding Ning, right?
- And you are... - I heard the wine in this tavern
and the proprietor are quite famous.
So, I came especially to have a taste.
Yuan Zichu.
I am Su Mu, a disciple of the Fish Sun Sword School.
Have we... met?
No, but I've heard about you for a long time.
Entering Profound Connection Realm in half a day. Successfully cultivating into the Energy Refinement Realm in ten days.
And you're the fastest person who entered the Third Realm in all of Fengming City.
Many people come to the tavern every day.
There are also many people who come to see me.
But oddly enough,
I feel very close to you.
As they say, friends at first sight!
Right! Friends at first sight!
In that case...
Your wine today is on me.
All right!
The taste of this wine is really unique.
The people who came to this tavern before
were here to get a glimpse of my aunt's beauty.
Lately, there've also been some who want to challenge me to a battle.
All who arrive at our door have reasons for doing so.
I wonder why you are here.
I want to go somewhere for an adventure,
but unfortunately have no companions.
I wonder if you would be willing to accompany me.
- Where? - Deer Mountain. - Oh?
Why?
The Deer Mountain Conference is a grand gathering of nations.
The Heng nation has been insulted for years due to the ceding of Liangshan Commandery.
Now, our nation has gotten stronger. The Heng king will definitely make a move at the Deer Mountain Conference.
As a cultivator, it's a good chance to learn about the world by visiting the conference.
It would be a pity if I missed such an opportunity.
It definitely sounds really interesting.
But... this is a long journey,
I need to talk to my family.
All right, then I will wait for your news.
And by the way, I will pay for this wine.
Since it is extreme yin, in my view,
you can only use something that possesses extreme yang energy to counter it.
Ding Ning,
I'll believe you this time.
Core energy...
is like a stubborn stone.
The medicine doesn't work at all.
If it continues like this,
this body of old bones
won't last long.
It looks like
I must not delay any time in getting the medicine.
There are more and more people coming to the tavern to meet you.
Are you talking about Su Mu?
That's Heng's Crown Prince Yuan Zichu.
The Heng king is going to Deer Mountain, and the crown prince was supposed to go along.
However, he is still in Fengming.
I wonder if something has happened, and the crown prince lost favor.
But he wants to go himself, and he has even invited me.
So what is your plan?
Ye Celeng and Wang Taixu are both on our side now.
If we are friendly with the crown prince, we are one step closer to the court.
You want to use him?
He wants to see the Deer Mountain Conference, so do I.
Actually, you want to use the crown prince's stature to get closer to the king
and assassinate him, right?
The Blind Dragon's Meat Bodhi that Zhou Rongmo wants is on Wu Mountain.
Wu Mountain is next to Deer Mountain.
You want Zhou Rongmo to come for you, take along Yuan Zichu in your journey,
and use the chance to befriend the crown prince.
Once you get the Meat Bodhi, you will go to Deer Mountain.
Eventually, let the king of Heng notice you.
It seems that Little Aunt really understands me.
You are indeed intelligent and full of strategic thinking.
You are very much like him.
But, as I see it today,
you are far inferior to him.
Is that Teacher's principle of not using friends?
No.
You are so obsessed to the point of using youngsters.
There is no absolute in anything.
The crown prince is kind, and he will become a good king.
In this Deer Mountain trip, I am helping him, too.
Ding Ning!
[Fragrance Overflowing to All Corners]
Old Ancestor!
Old Ancestor, let me pour a pot of wine for you.
No need.
Old Ancestor, how have you been since we last parted? How is your health?
It's pretty good. Thanks to your countering method,
my core energy has recovered pretty well lately.
That's good then.
I heard that your cultivation of the Freehand Painting Sword Technique
has been progressing really fast.
I am very comforted.
However, if you feel any discomfort in your body,
you should tell me about it.
I feel fine, thanks to Old Ancestor's teaching.
I, Ding Ning, cannot thank you enough.
You are truly a rare talent.
It seems that the small sword in your body
is shining even brighter.
Ding Ning, do you remember what you said,
about how this extremely cold Freehand Painting sword force
must be countered by something of extreme yang?
It was indeed my lowly opinion.
Recently, I heard that there is a Misty Rain Formation in Wu Mountain,
and inside the formation is a Blind Dragon's Meat Bodhi.
It is a top-quality item of extreme yang.
It is also about to ripen.
Come with me to get it.
This...
Come with me to get the medicine and I will let you view the Zhou family's
Freehand Painting Remnant Scroll anytime you wish.
Thank you so much, Old Ancestor.
No need. I'll just pick you up first thing tomorrow morning.
I will go with you tomorrow.
For the Deer Mountain trip, I need your help with something else.
You are the one most familiar with the Gongsun family's underground water tunnel.
Go to Ye Celeng for help to check it out.
Don't act recklessly.
Just explore the pathway.
Wait until I return to finalize all the decisions.
I know what to do.
I want you to promise me.
Where are you going this late at night?
To ell the crown prince that I can go to Deer Mountain.
Your Majesty!
I couldn't find the crown prince this morning, and only found this in his palace.
I am traveling to Deer Mountain without permission. Please do not worry, Queen Mother.
So incorrigible.
Your Majesty, I will dispatch people to locate and bring back the crown prince.
Forget it.
Since he intends to go to Deer Mountain,
stopping him will only encourage him to rebel.
Just let him have some experience.
Old Ancestor!
You're here so early.
I'm old, so I'm used to getting up early.
Let's go.
I was afraid of getting bored on the road.
So, I took the initiative to invite a good friend to come along.
I hope you won't mind, Old Ancestor.
This trip may be turbulent.
With too many people, I may not be able to take care of everyone when something happens.
It's enough to have just you and me for the trip.
Ding Ning!
Why did you just show up?
My family doesn't know. I sneaked out.
Have you really decided?
Since I'm here, I won't regret it.
Old Ancestor, please just take him along.
I am Su Mu. Greetings to Old Ancestor.
All right, alk right! Let's go.
General, there is too much uncertainty in this battle at Liangshan Commandery.
I think it's best to delay the trip.
His Majesty has high expectation on me,
but you want me to deny his wish?
Nothing is for certain. The reason that His Majesty wants us to quietly deploy
is exactly because a sneak attack on Liangshan Commandery is against the Deer Mountain Accord.
It's not anything honorable.
If this battle can help our king to dominate Deer Mountain,
the Heng Kingdom will be the king of all kingdoms.
Who will care if the process is honorable?
What if the Heng Kingdom doesn't win in the negotiations?
Adviser, beware of your words.
I am loyal to you, General, that's why I dare to speak frankly.
If the Heng Kingdom doesn't win at the Deer Mountain Conference, you conquering Liangshan Commandery
will make you the main inciter of a disaster.
Reporting!
General!
- What is it? - The army has finished its preparations. Awaiting General's command!
If we don't embark until we are sure about the wind's direction,
even if we succeed, His Majesty will be suspicious of my loyalty.
Since ancient times, the ones who achieve greatness do not concern themselves with small details.
March on!
Yes!
[Xian Military Camp at Deer Mountain]
Greetings to King Father.
[Consort Zhao Xiang, Xian Kingdom]
Thanks to Heng's military in escorting back our son to Xian.
Your Prince Han
is also on the way to Heng's military camp.
Thank you, My Lady.
Where is King Father?
You are so concerned about your father that you've forgotten to greet me.
Greetings to Queen Mother.
Rise.
Since King Father isn't in the camp, is his health all right?
Even though His Majesty is getting on in age, but his body is in good shape.
He has already started his journey to Deer Mountain.
I am very grateful for Queen Mother's mediation to enable my return to our kingdom.
Since King Father has already left for Deer Mountain,
perhaps we should also go there to help him?
You want to become the Xian king, so I am willing to assist you.
It's just that I think
you are already well aware of the conditions for coming back.
The condition is...
Sun Xing didn't tell you?
Please enlighten me, Queen Mother.
Once you are the king, how would you like to oversee court affairs jointly with me?
Queen Mother, this decision would become a laughingstock among the others.
People who achieve greatness do not worry about small details. A king must be formidable.
You will still need my guidance in the future.
Queen Mother, even if our historians don't say anything,
our enemy nations will surely sneer at us.
You are quite right.
Then, I can only guide another prince.
Wait, Queen Mother!
I am willing to promise you that once I ascend the throne,
I will oversee the court jointly with you.
You have a good mind after all.
But your boldness is inferior to His Majesty's
by quite a lot. You can leave for now.
Thank you, Queen Mother.
It's too risky for you to come like this.
After that battle at the Fish Market, how is everyone so far?
Fourth Master Zhao has died of severe injuries.
Bai Shanshui is also wounded.
What about Ding Ning? How is he?
He is all right. But to avoid attention,
he went to Wu Mountain with the Zhou family's Old Ancestor.
Zhou Rongmo is still alive?
He is not a good person. Why go with him?
Zhou Rongmo has deviated into an obsessive cultivation.
He desperately needs a magical herb from Wu Mountain's Misty Rain Formation.
This herb is also beneficial to Cave Master Xue.
Ding Ning is only getting the herb by borrowing someone's hand.
He is clever, but doing it this way
is too risky.
You should know that Ding Ning took along Yuan Zichu with him.
Isn't that even more worrisome?
It's not certain starting from when Yuan Zichu
started noticing Ding Ning.
A few days ago, he came to make friends under a false identity.
He said he wanted to go to Deer Mountain, and wanted to go there with Ding Ning.
He wants to use Yuan Zichu as his shield, so that he can go to Deer Mountain, too?
What if there is any misstep? He wouldn't be able to escape.
It's a gamble in either direction. I trust him.
At this moment, King Yuan Wu is commanding large troops to go to Deer Mountain.
Fengming City should be at its most empty state.
I came to find you today
for another part of Ding Ning's plan.
What do you want me to do?
The underground water map we obtained from Liang Lian that day
has similar pathways with my Gongsun family's underground tunnel.
But it's been many years, my memory is vague.
To avoid an ambush, we can go there first to check it out.
Gongsun's manor is now a part of Marquis Fang's household.
You want to go to Marquis Fang's manor?
All right.
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♫ The wind silently looks back ♫
♫The hero's sword enters the throat ♫
♫ Viewing the world with arrogance ♫
♫ Striding across the seasons ♫
♫ A cup of hero's wine ♫
♫ One cycle of reincarnation ♫
♫ With no debts or regrets ♫
♫ Old friends hardly return ♫
♫ Looking back at the martial world ♫
♫ My hair has turned white ♫
♫ I don't demand a chance to start over ♫
♫ One song, two tracks of tears ♫
♫ Dancing my sword while raising a cup of leftover wine ♫
♫ The past has turned to ash ♫
♫ A hero's destiny is hard to defy ♫
♫ I've traveled through spring and autumn ♫
♫ A smitten heart flows to the east ♫
♫ Love, hate, dust, and dirt ♫
♫ Laughingly talking about joys and sorrows ♫