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Guardians of the Ancient Oath
[This story is purely fictional.]
Episode 21
Hongshuo!
Hongyi.
Go with me.
In your dreams.
Go.
Let me go!
Hongyi.
Watch out!
Ming Yefeng.
Let them stop.
I’ll go with you.
Stop.
Shall we go?
Hongyi.
Yah.
Ming Yefeng.
Don’t you dare hurt her!
Yah.
Don’t chase.
Brother.
Ming Yefeng is well-prepared.
Those guards’ moves are weird.
Even if we catch up,
we can’t beat them.
It’s Lang’s territory
miles ahead.
If we get into it rashly,
we have no advantage at all.
But...
Hong Yi is safe and sound.
I suppose Ming Yefeng kidnapped her
for another purpose.
Whatever his purpose is,
hurting Hongyi
has no good to him.
Reinforcements are coming soon.
We need to think twice about it.
It’s a long journey.
You must be thirsty.
Don’t be hard on yourself.
Don’t you want to kill me?
If you die from thirst,
how can you do that?
What do you want to say?
Say it.
You made so much efforts
to kidnap Baili Hongyi.
What do you plan to do?
You’ll know it very soon.
General. Your Qianshan Order.
[Order]
Well done.
Your order
is my wish.
At Yo’s border, we captured
5 carts of provisions
and 300 pieces of military cloth.
Is it General Wanqi?
Who are the men in black?
I’ve never seen them.
Qianshan Order exists for real.
Qianshan Order?
The Order which can command
the Youwues?
It’s said General Wanqi
can command the Youwues.
I thought it was a rumor.
It seems true.
Who is that man?
Why did General Wanqi hold her?
He seems a captive,
yet
it’s more like holding a girl.
Get some food.
Yes.
When the effect is gone,
you’ll be able to move
but without internal power.
What did you do to my brothers?
I killed them.
If I kill them,
what will you do?
I’ll definitely kill you with my hands.
Really?
Then you have to live well.
I have no interest
in your brothers.
General Wanqi
brought a man back.
It really surprised me.
Ms. Ba Yin is so attractive,
but no better than a man.
I feel sympathetic to you.
Don’t worry, Ms. Ba Yin.
Although General Wanqi has a unique taste,
I still think
you
are the prettiest girl in the prairie.
I don’t care
what you think about me.
I just feel
you are such a loser
that can’t even tell men from women.
She is
Miss Baili
of Duke Pingyuan of Yo.
A woman.
Duke Pingyuan?
Is it funny?
Yes, of course.
Losing to a man is nothing,
while losing to a woman...
There's more and more fun
in General Wanqi’s camp.
General Wanqi
doesn’t need your concern.
Are you worried about marquis?
Waiting
is useless.
I love marquis.
How can I
help him?
Be active.
You should care about
Lisan’s recruitment, too.
Father, you are the head of tribe.
I believe in
your decisions.
I’m old.
You’re my eldest son,
and also General Qiantong.
You need to take over
the affairs in the tribe gradually.
Father is in the prime.
Are you reluctant?
Father, I’m afraid
my plan is against
your expectations.
Will you still hand over
all affairs of tribe to me?
What’s your plan?
Father, what do you think of Ming Yefeng?
He has wild ambition, and can’t be trusted.
Father, when you asked me to be Qiantong
and be Ming Yefeng’s right-hand man,
why hadn’t you
mentioned that?
You were favored by Great King,
assisting crown price, Anahoi.
Yet you let me deal with
Ming Yefeng in the military.
Father,
your game is laid out so well.
No matter who is in power,
Xilidu will always stand.
You do understand my efforts.
That’s good.
Father, I understand all your efforts,
yet have you ever
cared about
what I do?
In your game,
what is
my role?
The honor of family
is also yours.
No.
In this prairie,
there are thousands of clans scattered,
living in desperation.
Only the unity
can make Lang stronger.
Anahoi didn’t make it,
neither will the King.
Are you defaming the King?
I’m telling the truth.
You can tell the truth
for you have
a dependable father
and family.
Thank you, father.
I have you to rely on,
so I want to do
something I believe in.
Something you believe in?
Let me tell you.
I’ll never allow
the Great King’s realm
falls into
a greedy monster.
Rest assured, father.
I’ll keep my mind clear.
I won’t do anything stupid,
neither will I believe people
I don’t know well.
Everything I do
is for Lang’s future.
At this point,
we are all of a mind.
That’s good.
Do you know Ming Yefeng has
Qianshan Order?
How did he get it?
Well,
the Great King didn’t tell me.
Father, you don’t even know it.
How can I know?
Is Qianshan Order
really so powerful?
That Youwu is mysterious
and capable.
Do not underestimate
or provoke them.
We shall wait and see
and take it step by step.
That’s also the Great King’s intention.
Alright. Say no more.
Let’s drink.
Get away.
Do you know who I am?
Let me go in.
General.
What's the matter?
General, I miss you.
These minions
don’t allow me
to get inside.
From today on,
no one is allowed
to go into my tent except me.
Whoever dares to break in,
take their head to me.
General, as you ordered,
lamb is prepared.
These clothes
are also smoked by eaglewood.
General. Something baffles me.
What is it?
Shoot.
I want to know
why you
brought that woman here.
Do I have to
tell you what I do?
Baize hates the people of
Duke Pingyuan’s Mansion.
If that woman
is part of your plan,
I won’t ask more.
But...
But what?
If you
have other thoughts,
I advise you to be careful.
Are you threatening me?
You and your brother
shall know about the situation
and keep your words.
Other things
are not your business.
We dare not.
Baize will surely keep the promise,
yet Baize
will also avenge against enemy.
Now our foe is here.
I’ll surely let her...
Listen to me.
You’d better
stay away from her.
If anything happens to her,
you’ll pay the price.
I know
Baize’s soldiers
are brave and skillful in battle.
Take a guess.
Is Baize more powerful
than Youwu?
As long as you and your brother
still keep your promises,
you’ll get
all you want.
Go back.
Take the things in.
Yes.
Get changed.
It can keep you warm.
Don’t try to escape.
Although you can walk,
you have no power.
Fleeing away here
is impossible.
Brother. Did Ming Yefeng reply?
Not yet.
Are you sure he received the message?
Will he
play any tricks?
He is sly.
He must be
up to something by kidnapping Hongyi.
Wait and see.
Don’t we do anything
but wait?
Why did you kidnap me?
For land?
Money?
Or you want
Fusong’s weapons?
I remember you like drinking.
Would you like to taste
our Lang’s wine?
It’s distinctive
from the gentle wine
of Yo.
Lang’s wine
is wild and fierce,
like the character
of Lang’s people.
What are you up to?
You go through all these
to kidnap me.
Just let me accompany you for drinking?
Can’t I?
I don’t like drinking alone,
so I let you keep my company.
General.
Say it.
Baili Hongxuan sent a message.
He wants to meet you in private.
I’ve...
Your scheme is exposed finally.
What you did
is to lure my brother to come.
I don’t want to trade with him.
Do you think I believe you?
You don’t agree now
because you want to worry him.
The more he worries,
the more conditions
he will agree to.
You underestimated my brother.
He won’t be
easily tricked by a rat
like you.
You seem to know me well.
I’ve seen
your despicable tricks before.
Badly, you’re wrong.
I only want you.
Me?
I’m just a Baili,
nothing more.
Except my two brothers,
no one cares about my safety.
If you mean to use me
to threaten Her Highness,
you’d better give up.
Could it be you fall for me?
If I say yes,
what will you do?
Hilarious.
Who do you think you are?
You want
all the girls in the world
to be your women?
Ridiculous.
I’d better
marry He Yao
rather than you.
Excuse me?
I...
I said you were despicable!
It seems you really want to
marry that He.
For the Baili,
you even sacrifice yourself to this end.
Your elder brother
is good at calculation.
Don’t drive a wedge between us.
The love of my brothers
has been more than ten years.
You barbarians can’t
understand that.
Love of more than ten years?
For glory and fortune,
he married you to He Yao.
Is it your so-called love?
My brother didn’t.
It’s my own will.
He called you as a family.
Actually, you are just his pawn.
Baili Hongxuan married you to He Yao.
Baili Hongshuo turned a blind eye to it.
I’ve never heard of
such kind of love.
If you are my family,
I will never
let that happen.
Kill me if you want.
Cut it out.
Brother. Something confuses me.
Is what Ming Yefeng said yesterday
outside Ye City
true?
What do you refer to?
He said he ever cooperated with you.
Is it true?
Hadn’t I done that,
how could you get the evidence
about He Yao’s treachery?
Did you really exchange Fusong’s weapons
for it?
Can’t I?
Of course not.
Those weapons
may be used to
slaughter Yo’s people anytime.
He Yao must be brought down.
He was too powerful in the court.
We were under his control.
Rather than he gets stronger,
we’d better get rid of him first.
Use other clans to eliminate dissidents.
Brother.
He Yao colluded with Bai Nuo.
You are no different from him.
How can you compare me
with He Yao?
He did it for his own interests.
I did it for the common people.
His Majesty is still young.
He Yao is favored by Her Highness,
so he cheated and did evilness.
Although His Majesty tries to
repair the relationship,
it still can’t be achieved.
If I turn a blind eye
to his power,
when He Yao is in charge,
our family will be doomed.
By that time,
countless innocents will die.
Do you want to see that?
There must be another way
to suppress He Yao.
Collusion with Ming Yefeng
is not only risky,
but also treasonous to the state.
If he uses it
and makes it public,
do you think the line of Duke Pingyuan
can be still safe?
If he still needs my help,
he won’t make it public.
It’s said humans are greedy.
So is
Ming Yefeng.
He kidnapped Hongyi
also for more benefits.
General, you just came back from Ye City.
Why do you sign?
And you got a beauty.
Shouldn’t you celebrate it?
General Qiantong.
You are well-informed.
You’re flattering me.
General is far better than me.
You didn’t tell me
and went alone for a beauty.
I was badly-prepared.
Aren’t you afraid of a coup?
If my realm
is taken away by others
because of my occasional absence,
my title of General Wanqi
would be just a fake name.
They want to pay allegiance to you,
while you are cold to them.
They feel upset.
General Qiantong.
If you think they are pitiful,
you may care for them for me.
Anyway, you’ve done that, haven’t you?
I’m backed by you.
If not you,
I dare not do that.
I’m curious.
Ming Yefeng.
You are like a riddle.
Who is that?
Ming Yefeng,
a man all people fear in the prairie,
risks everything for her.
General Qiantong. You are overthinking this.
If you have spare time,
you’d better take care of
your father.
He seems much older than before.
All people get old,
but not this prairie.
When grass withers,
new sprouts
will emerge year by year.
General Wanqi likes adventures.
So do I.
But I prefer watching shows.
Good day.
Young Master. Youngest Master.
Did Ming Yefeng reply?
He refused to meet.
Where are you going?
I’ll go to save Hongyi.
Ridiculous.
Ming Yefeng is stalling
so as to bid a price.
He has no credit.
Rather than waiting for his bidding,
I’d better
save Hongyi now.
He has thousands of soldiers of Lang.
How will you save her?
At least it’s better than
waiting here.
Tao Shen.
Go to canvass
what
Ming Yefeng’s conditions are.
Then I’ll go to negotiate with him.
Yes.
Hongyi is
in Ming Yefeng’s hands now.
If we act rashly,
I’m afraid Hongyi
will get in danger.
The longer she is
in Ming Yefeng’s hands,
the more dangerous she is.
That’s why we can’t act rashly.
Think about it.
If you get into Lang’s territory,
that Hongyi is kidnapped by Lang
won’t be a secret.
So what?
You always say
you’re worried about Hongyi.
Think about it careful.
A lady who isn’t married yet
is imprisoned by Lang.
If the news
spreads out,
Hongyi’s reputation
will be ruined.
Is the reputation
more important than life?
The lives of hundreds people in the Mansion
aren’t important?
If the news of kidnapping
is known
by those who have evil intentions,
they’ll make rumors.
By that time,
the line of Duke Pingyuan
will be the target of all.
In Ye City, even in Yo,
we may
have nowhere to stay.
Have you thought about the consequence?
Hongyi is in enemy’s hands,
while you don’t let me do anything.
I can’t.
Then take army and go.
The General Zhenbei of Yo
raids Shuchi by surprise.
The war between two nations is inevitable.
Anyway, a war between Yo and Lang will occur
sooner or later.
We may start the war
by this chance.
Since Yo was founded,
wars had been raging.
It’s not easy
to have peace these years.
If the war is waged,
numerous people will be
killed and displaced.
Countless kids
will lose their parents
in the war,
like Hongyi at that time.
Do you forget it?
Hongyi is in enemy’s hands.
I’m really worried.
So am I.
Under these cases,
we shall not panic.
Maybe Ming Yefeng is waiting for you
to go there with army.
As for now,
we shall wait and see.
I’ll still send men
to talk with him
and see
what he wants.
General. The courier comes.
My respects, General.
What are Baili Hongxuan’s conditions?
Marquis said
if you aren’t contented with the conditions
last time,
he can increase the ransom.
Good.
How?
One thousand more
Fusong’s weapons.
30 jin more golds.
And we also...
I can’t believe Miss Baili
is so valuable.
The price he offers
is the five-year revenue
of your mansion. Right?
The marquis said
if Miss Baili can go back safely...
Tell Baili Hongxuan,
I don’t want anything this time.
And, if he sends others here,
I’ll kill them all.
Ma’am. You asked for me.
What can I do for you?
Any letter from marquis?
No,
no one sends letter back these days.
Seven days have passed a half,
but no news at all.
I’m wondering
if marquis finds Hongyi.
In my opinion,
you may rest assured.
We have no news from marquis at all.
How could I feel at ease?
Mr. Hongxuan
will take care of it himself.
Ma’am, if you make any mistake,
it may bring more troubles
to him.
That said,
we haven’t heard from him for days.
I’m really worried.
Over the dozens of years,
he has gone through all kinds of difficulties.
He finished all the business
entrusted by His Majesty.
Ma’am. As the mistress of the mansion,
you shall deal with
the domestic affairs for him properly,
so that Hongxuan
can assist His Majesty at ease.
I’m the mistress.
Mr. He. Thank you
for help me
handle the domestic issues.
That’s my job.
Ma’am. Don’t say that.
That’s too much for me.
You may go to work.
Good night, ma’am.
My respects, Princess.
I’m going out.
Yes, Princess.
Marquis needs you.
You know how to handle
the domestic issues. Right?
Jinyang is Princess.
Princess is Jinyang.
Yet you must come back
within ten days.
I’m going mad.
You get up early.
Do you want to flee
when the shift is changed?
You witnessed
Youwu’s capability.
Fleeing away
is impossible.
Who said I’d flee?
I just woke up.
It’s suffocating.
I want to get some fresh air.
That’s easy.
Don’t come to me.
Listen.
Although I have no power,
if you dare to touch me,
I will bite
your finger off.
Rest assured.
I want to take you for a walk.
Don’t you feel bored
in the tent all the day?
Hey.
Make a choice.
Go back to the tent,
or take a walk with me.
I’d rather suffocate in the tent
than walk with you.
What are you doing?
Let me go!
Ms. Ba Yin.
You should keep calm.
Your anger
will make him lose patience.
General Qiantong.
Do you have no work to do?
Ming Yefeng seems to be crazy.
What did he say?
Zhang Tai said
marquis would increase ransom.
He praised marquis was generous,
and then he killed Zhang Tai.
He said if marquis sent others there,
none would come back alive.
I know.
You may leave.
Yes.
Even though we are at a war,
a courtier shall not be killed.
I’ve said
Ming Yefeng had no sincerity at all.
He has the hostage,
but refuses trading.
What is he up to?
He refuses the negotiation.
We can’t figure out
what he is up to.
Brother.
Let me go to Shuchi
to have a check.
The longer Hongyi is in Shuchi,
the more dangerous it is.
We can’t count on him.
I promise.
Let me sneak into Shuchi secretly.
If there’s any news,
I’ll go back right away.
Tao Shen.
Yes.
Take good care of Hongshuo.
Don’t let him leave.
Brother.
Why not take the risks once
to save Hongyi?
Tao Shen. Take him away.
Yes.
Please, Youngest Master.
Hongyi is captured by enemy,
yet we do nothing.
Young Master.
Don’t be hard to me.
We grew up together with Hongyi.
Now she’s kidnapped by Lang.
You still watch me over?
Are you sure to do this?
I’m worried about her, too.
But Mr. Hongxuan has his plan.
He is
overcautious.
Tao Shen. Let me go.
Perhaps I may
bring Hongyi back tomorrow.
Mr. Hongxuan is afraid that
you are impulsive,
so he asks me to watch you over.
Youngest Master.
Don’t you believe him?
Don’t you believe me then?
Your purpose is achieved.
Do it.
My purpose?
You want to kill me,
so you take me
to the wild field.
That Baize’s woman
hates my guts.
She may kill me anytime.
You don’t have to
kill me yourself.
I won’t allow anyone to hurt you.
We are
at the border between Yo and Lang.
Do you remember it?
How could I?
When the Duke Pingyuan, Baili Haoyuan,
fought with Lang
in Li City,
he adopted you.
Do you remember
who your real parents are?
What do you want?
You invited me to drink.
Now you ask about my family.
Aren’t you curious
about your family?
I forgot my real parents
long ago.