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Under The Power
Episode 2
Yue is so untrustworthy.
We already agreed to meet outside of the city.
Why isn't he here yet?
Oh, no! My pistol!
Don't run.
You again?
Give him back to me.
Why take my prisoner?
See what happens now.
Your Excellency.
Catch him later.
What's wrong?
I'm wounded.
I cannot walk.
You are wounded?
Here?
It hurts.
I think you are more of a burden than a helpful person.
You're only good at messing things up.
If you hadn't taken away my pistol,
I would have caught Cao Kun.
And I wouldn't have ended up like this.
Don't make excuses
for being outmaneuvered.
Your Excellency!
Please don't go, Your Excellency.
Your Excellency!
Please help me.
It's in the middle of nowhere, and I can't walk.
I don't want to be eaten by animals.
Please have some pity on me and bring me with you.
How can I bring you with me?
Carry me in your arms,
on your back,
on your shoulder,
or whatever convenient way.
I know men and women shouldn't touch each other,
but there's no other way.
I won't blame it on you.
I'm begging you.
How annoying!
You just crawl back.
Your Excellency, please don't.
Please don't go.
Please don't.
Let go.
No! Never!
I'm begging you, Your Excellency.
Your Excellency…
What are you doing?
Put me down.
You lunatic!
Put me down now!
Hey, Mr. Horse,
please slow down.
We already agreed to meet outside of the city!
You!
Your…
your movements
and strength are still not quite right.
If master sees this,
he will definitely correct your mistakes.
You know?
OK.
I will do it with standard movements then.
Stop!
That's it. Let's stop now.
I think you have vented all your anger.
If you hit me again, I'm going to hit you back.
Gosh!
Since you came back from the outside of the city,
you have vented
all your anger on me.
If you do this again,
my body can't stand it anymore.
No, this can't go on.
It's because you were not there.
If you had been there,
you would be just like me right now.
But
you offended the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
You will definitely
have a hard time in your career.
I haven't thought about the future.
I just think that
if I can't solve this case,
not only we, Department Six, will be humiliated,
I will also lose my pistol.
What a pity.
I wouldn't be able to see
Lu Yi, the legendary
embroidered uniform guard,
who is tyrannical,
ferocious and ruthless.
You should feel lucky about that.
I'm afraid that you won't be able to be alive
if you meet him.
He's my model.
Jinxia,
you must be tired from all the punches.
Come on.
Have some tea and take a rest.
Father.
I heard you messed up in the meeting with the emperor.
Stop.
What?
You should give me at least an explanation, shouldn't you?
I'm not good enough at Chuiwan indeed.
I do need more practices.
How many times have I told you that
lack of forbearance in small matters upsets great plans?
You always do things recklessly like this.
If this continues, you'll suffer losses.
I know what I should do.
I don't need you to worry about me.
You still haven't forgotten that yet.
How long do you want to remember that?
Your whole life?
Having been working as an embroidered uniform guard for a few years,
what I have heard the most is
like father, like son.
What a good quote!
A cold-blooded father
can hope his son to care about feelings?
Lu Yi!
Am I wrong?
Father,
if you slap me right now,
the one will receive the pain is you,
not me.
But
in retrospect,
you normally
do weird things,
but
I haven't seen you get tricked into a loss, ever.
You are the most flexible person
this empire
has ever seen.
Since you dare say that,
I know
you definitely have something up your sleeve.
You are my good buddy indeed.
You know
my mottos are,
one, never take obviously losing deals,
two, be flexible,
and three, side with correct people.
I said that earlier because
not only I can't withstand their bullying
but also,
I discovered something really important.
And it related to Cao Kun.
What is that?
I don't have the clear idea of this evidence,
so tomorrow,
we will go on an investigation.
If I'm not wrong,
Cao Kun
is still in the capital.
Jinxia, you are awesome.
In terms of fighting skills and nasty tricks,
Department Six is nothing compared with the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
But
talking about tracking...
Father.
Mother!
You still haven't forgotten that yet.
How long do you want to remember that?
Your whole life?
How did Xu Lang react to this?
Nothing.
After the Cao Mansion incident,
the minister said he was sick
and asked for a sick leave.
Xu Lang is just like what others say about him,
a real coward.
I'll pay a visit to the pawnshop.
You bring some men
to search and arrest Cao Kun.
Yes.
So nice to meet you.
Jinxia,
why do you suddenly think about coming to the pawnshop?
Is there anything here related to the Cao Kun case?
The more irrelevant a clue seems,
the more possible that it hides some secrets.
Does that mean
you have already known something?
We overlooked an important piece of evidence all this time,
Cao Ling'er.
Cao Ling'er?
Then why does it have anything to do with the pawnshop?
An informant told me
every day Cao Ling'er went to the town god temple to pray,
and after that she left from the back door
and got straight here.
I have already investigated this place.
The one who owns this place
is Cao Kun.
So, what you mean is
this is the place which was overlooked in closing down
the Cao family's businesses back then?
That's right.
Cao Kun uses people
who are apparently unrelated to him
to run this pawnshop,
whose jobs are to periodically
auction expensive antiques and artifacts.
He uses his complicated social network
to cover up
his illegal shady businesses.
So, real Cao Kun
is probably hiding here?
I see.
You wait here.
I'm calling for more colleagues.
That may alert him.
We should find a way to corner the prey first.
What bad luck!
Why is he here again?
This konghou was
made by Master Mu himself in the Chenghua era
and it was called linlang.
I think that all of you here have already known about
Master Mu's famous "Peach Blossom."
Only his disciples know the music score,
which is almost lost now.
But
this linlang used to play "Peach Blossom"
is truly a reputable instrument.
And this konghou
this pawnshop
is auctioning today
is made from the very materials
left by Master Mu
after he made his linlang back then.
As a result,
this konghou's
starting price is
500 taels of silver.
500 taels of silver!
A thing made of leftovers can be worth up to 500 taels of silver.
What kind of idiots will believe that?
500 taels.
I bid 800 taels.
I bid 1,000 taels.
There are more idiots than I thought.
It seems
it's gonna be an exciting auction.
1,200 taels!
Let's make the most out of this situation
and investigate down there.
OK.
1,300 taels.
1,500 taels.
1,500 taels?
1,800 taels.
2,000 taels!
2,000 taels?
That's unbelievable.
They can pump the price this high.
2,000 taels, first call!
2,000 taels, second call!
That's really awful
for such a bright appearance.
You dare not bid more than 2,000 taels?
500 taels...
of gold!
Gold!
500 taels of gold!
Oh, my gosh!
How many lifetimes must my mom sell tofu
to earn 500 taels of gold?
What a spendthrift!
This guest
bid 500 taels of gold.
500 taels of gold, first call.
500 taels of gold, second call.
500 taels of gold, third call.
Deal!
200 taels!
Who's decreasing the price?
Jinxia,
I have gotten the clear picture of the situation.
Let that wait.
Watch this drama first.
Lu Yi has gotten a difficult competitor right now.
I wasn't told that you would be here
-so I didn't prepare a proper welcome. -Your Excellency.
Who is this person?
This person has a peaceful appearance,
but he has such a stormy and arrogant personality.
Can you see his right eye?
His right eye's pupil doesn't move at all
and is extremely muddy.
It's clearly a prosthetic one.
If I'm not wrong based on his manner,
he's probably Yan Shifan, the man who everyone is talking about,
the son of Yan Song.
Okay.
Yan Shifan?
But from what I've heard, Yan Shifan
is a fat man with pale greasy skin, a short neck,
big ears, and a big head.
This person clearly is
a very charming middle-aged man.
If he's really Yan Shifan,
then rumors cannot be trusted.
I bid 200 taels of silver
for this konghou.
Well...
Mr. Lu?
Oh?
You are here too?
Mr. Yan.
So,
Mr. Lu,
you are also interested in
that konghou that I just won?
Answer me.
If you like it,
I will give it to you.
Thank you, Your Excellency,
for your friendliness.
But a good man doesn't take others' favorites.
Mr. Yan, I've heard that you
have a hobby of collecting antiques.
You're such a hard-to-find soul mate.
I believe
you won't put it aside and let it be covered by dust.
If you say so,
then I must not
give it to you all the more.
Later, if you want to
listen to its music
or play Chuiwan,
I will always welcome you to my home.
200 taels, first call.
200 taels, second call.
200 taels, third call.
Deal!
This konghou belongs to Mr. Yan.
Congratulations, Mr. Yan!
Congrats, congrats.
So cool!
I really like this kind of style.
Isn't this a forced deal?
If I had a father like him,
I would be more arrogant than he is.
Mr. Yan,
I will immediately send people to bring this konghou to your mansion.
Goodbye, Mr. Yan.
Enjoy your day, Mr. Yan.
That was so close.
If he found out
I saw his look of failure,
he definitely would kill me.
I think, however,
that Mr. Lu is way nicer than Yan Shifan.
I have just walked around
and saw that this pawnshop
is not so big.
Except for this small building,
there is another garden.
And it doesn't have many extra rooms.
However,
the staff here
are impressive.
All of them are martial arts practitioners.
They can sell a stupid harp at 500 taels of gold!
Why shouldn't they hire more good guards?
Since we can't investigate openly right now,
we have to wait for our man to appear.
Let's go.
Xu Lang, Xu Lang,
it took me so much effort
to get you that position.
But during your tenure,
bad things kept happening.
Now, how can I protect you
in front of His Majesty?
Your Excellency,
there is definitely someone
who is playing dirty tricks behind my back.
Do you know
what you lost is the defense map?
Once the frontier falls and those Japanese pirates invade our land,
not only will you be killed,
I will also be implicated in that mess too.
Your Excellency,
you can't leave me like that.
You have to think of a way
to save me.
Help me. I beg of you, Your Excellency.
Mr. Xu,
don't be so nervous.
I heard about your story.
Your Excellency,
you're smart.
Please do help me.
Well,
about this,
give me some time to think.
Go home now.
When I have an idea,
I'll tell you.
Thank you, Your Excellency.
I'll go home
and wait for your news.
OK.
You promised to help Xu Lang.
You have any idea already?
It's not easy to come by such a good chance.
We can replace Yang Mo
with this obedient Xu Lang.
Now that he has already lost the map,
we can't keep him around any longer.
But we can't entrust the military power to someone else either.
I suggest
we use this chance
to replace him with someone else.
Who?
Recently,
Huang Yu has effectively warded off the Japanese pirates
and thus has been praised by His Majesty many times.
It's reasonable to
give him this position.
OK.
I'll talk to His Majesty about this.
Mr. Lu.
Mr. Lu,
what a coincidence!
What a haunting ghost!
What did you light the candle for?
What if we got busted?
Never mind you are so silly all the time,
at an important moment like this,
if you make Department Six despicable,
let's see what I'm gonna tell your dad.
Don't.
Let's go.
-Ghost! -What's wrong?
Ghost.
Ghost!
Why are you hugging him?
I think you are far scarier than the ghost.
I'm sorry.
In there,
an eye popped up.
Yue!
Daring thieves,
I have already reported to the officials.
Surrender now!
Lu…
Your Excellency,
I didn't know it was you.
It's a misunderstanding.
This mechanism…
It's for preventing thieves.
As you know,
we have a lot of important items here.
Your Excellency, if you need anything,
just tell me.
The eye I just saw...
That was my eye.
I heard a sound in this room
and I thought there were thieves,
so I activated the hidden weapon trap.
I hope you'll forgive me for this mistake.
You old man!
The eye that I just saw
was brimming with evil aggressiveness.
A person without kung fu can't have it.
That was absolutely not your eye.
Say it.
What's truly going on?
Please spare me.
I really don't know anything.
You can refuse to.
We will have a good chat in the prison then.
I…
I'll tell you.
The eyes that you just saw
were Mr. Cao's.
He has been hiding here
for a few days now.
Where is he now?
When I activated the hidden weapon trap,
Mr. Cao
has fled.
Where did he go?
He has gotten a human-skin mask
recently,
so I can't even find him, either.
Human-skin mask?
Then how can we find him?
I'll give this person
to you two.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards,
on whether human resources or intelligence sources,
always get those faster than we do.
That's true.
Then Poker Face Lu definitely has his hands on the intelligence
faster than us.
Poker Face Lu?
Yes.
That's a vivid description.
Isn't his face always like that?
Every time I see him, I get goosebumps.
Just now, the butler said that
Cao Kun has gotten a human-skin mask, right?
Yes.
Human-skin mask?
Yue,
stay awake.
Let's do a night investigation to
see who can make human-skin masks in this city.
Right.
Use your head.
Hurry up.
Your Excellency,
we have found
the person who made the human-skin mask for Cao Kun.
Where is he?
Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Take a seat.
Here.
Mr. Lu?
Please come in.
Come in.
Come on. Come on.
Please come in.
He is one step ahead of us again.
Go.
Let's check it out.
That is not a place a normal girl should go in.
Are you sure?
How can we investigate it if we don't go inside?
Don't tell me
you have never been there.
I…
You really haven't been there?
Are you really a man?
I love keeping my integrity.
How can I go to a place like this?
How limited your outlook is!
I have been inside a few times before.
Let me tell you something.
This Xiaoxiang Pavilion
is never a regular brothel.
Take a look at
those ladies over there.
Every one of them
is outstanding
around this place.
Especially their top courtesan
Hong...
Jinxia,
I can't believe
you are a veteran in this.
It's a good place to get intelligence.
Let's go.
I'll take you to see a new world.
I...
Your Excellency, please go upstairs.
Please.
Mr. Yan.
I wouldn't expect that I'd meet you here.
What a coincidence!
Mr. Lu?
This doesn't make sense.
I heard that Commander Lu is very strict on educating his child.
Moreover, you always keep yourself clean.
As you're always under the deep influence of Commander Lu,
I personally didn't think
you would come to a place like this.
Mr. Yan,
it's true that my father has a lot of expectations on me.
But in fact,
I prefer
this kind of playful place.
Nice.
We fancy the same thing.
Then it's good.
I heard that Miss Hongdou of this Xiaoxiang Pavilion
is very good at playing musical instruments,
so I just brought the konghou I just got
with me
to let Miss Hongdou play it.
Mr. Lu,
why don't you come with me?
Help me evaluate
whether it's worth of my 200 taels of silver or not by the way.
I've checked it.
The picture of the human-skin mask
has already taken away by Lu Yi.
If we want to get that,
we have to get close to Lu Yi.
But Mr. Lu always keeps his alert high.
It's not that easy to get close to him.
Wait for me outside.
Yuan Jinxia,
you have such natural beauty that no one else has.
I heard that
Mr. Lu can drink incredibly much.
So today,
I propose to drink to our hearts' content.
Cheers.
Mr. Yan.
Mr. Lu,
how is it going with the Cao Kun case?
His Majesty has great concerns about it.
You and the Embroidered Uniform Guards need to be more meticulous.
Don't let His Majesty worry anymore.
Your Excellency, you are right.
I will live up to His Majesty's trust.
OK.
Come on.
I propose a toast.
Cheers.
Miss Hongdou's appearance of today
is
refreshing.
Mom, what is the name of this piece of music?
It's called "Peach Blossom."
It was composed by my master.
You want to learn it?
Yes, I do.
Let me teach you.
Come on.
It seems Miss Hongdou is not feeling well today.
Mr. Lu,
how do you feel about Miss Hongdou's play for today?
I really like
this piece nevertheless.
Really?
Well.
I'll give this konghou to you today.
Miss Hongdou,
Mr. Lu gave you such compliments,
so you'd better have
a good game with him
and be passionate in it.
I have work to do, so I'll see you later.
Thank you, Mr. Yan.
After this,
it should be the time to drink with him.
Mr. Lu, I'm coming.
Why doesn't this go as planned?
Don't tell me that he recognized me already?
Who are you?
Say it.
Why do you know how to play "Peach Blossom"?
I'm Xiaoxiang Pavilion's harp girl,
Hongdou.
This voice…
It's you!
Miss, check this out.
How dare you!
While I was investigating inside,
you just sat here and ate?
No!
I was waiting for you.
I peeled this for you.
Okay, at least you have conscience.
Well, how was it?
It was very dangerous.
I almost got caught by that Poker Face Lu.
But luckily I'm very smart,
I dressed up so well that got him all crazy.
Then how did you manage to perform on the stage?
Miss Hongdou is my old acquaintance,
so isn't that really easy?
I'll introduce you to some of my acquaintances.
Let's get to the main point here.
Where is that stuff?
This is a picture of Cao Kun?
He has such a beautiful face!
I don't have the heart to arrest him.
What if Mr. Lu finds out about this?
I don't expect I can hide it from the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Moreover,
I can't let this affect Miss Hongdou.
Right?
We should keep this as long as possible,
and quickly remember the face in the picture.
So when he discovers about this,
a virgin girl will become an old woman already.
Lieutenant,
my disciple Jinxia whom you are looking for
is here.
Lieutenant,
what bring you to Department Six to find me?
Give it back.
Give what?
Your Excellency,
is there
any misunderstanding?
Constable Yuan stole
important evidence from Mr. Lu.
Important evidence?
I…
Mr. Lu lost a piece of evidence?
What was that?
We all know what you have done.
No,
I don't know anything.
I don't know what you are talking about.
Do you have any evidence
to prove that I was the one who stole it?
You...
Lieutenant Cen, it's not right for you to do that.
Every claim needs to be backed by evidence.
You don't have it,
yet you are here to pressure me?
How can I know what happened?
Mr. Lu gave you a choice.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards is not a police organization.
Whoever is monitored by us
only ends up dead or in prison.
Which kind do you want to end up to be, Constable Yuan?
Why do I have to choose?
I haven't done anything at all.
I haven't seen any girl this shameless.
I'm a constable from Department Six.
It's tiring to catch thieves every day.
Of course, I have to be shameless.
Unlike your boss,
so fragile, so soft just like a woman.
Lieutenant,
if you don't have any evidence
to prove that my disciple has done that,
it's useless to keep talking here.
I hope you can leave now.
See you, lieutenant.
Mr. Lu already knew that you took the picture scroll.
Confess your crime with him if you're smart.
He might forgive you.
Master,
we haven't done anything wrong.
We don't have to be afraid.
I'll go back to work now.
Your Excellency, here is your stuff.
Now you are confessing?
I didn't confess earlier
because I didn't want my boss to know.
I'll take responsibilities for what I have done.
But
you're so magnanimous.
You won't
pick on such a fragile woman like me, right?
Fragile woman?
I don't think Constable Yuan is fragile at all.
A fragile woman can't do such a nasty trick like
spraying anesthetic powder at me in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Be honest.
Why can you play "Peach Blossom"?
Your Excellency,
is it that important?
While I was working in Huguang area,
I once saved Master Mu,
so he took me as his last disciple.
Just like that.
Your Excellency,
how did you know "Peach Blossom"?
Does it have anything to do with you?
No, it does not.
I was just chatting.
Your Excellency,
you told Lieutenant Cen
to tell me to make a choice.
I'm
still young, and haven't married yet.
I don't want to pick any of those two options
that you gave me.
Your Excellency,
can you turn a blind eye
and forgive me
since this is the first time I have committed this?