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Under The Power
Episode 18
Who are you?
Little girl,
you're so rude.
Who on earth are you?
And
what happened down here?
If you want to ask questions,
ask them one by one.
You asked so many questions,
which one do you want me to answer?
By the way,
take away what you have
in your hand first.
I had no intention of intruding into this place.
If I offended you,
please forgive me.
That's better.
You look fair and clean,
and you don't look like you're with them.
Tell me
who you are.
How did you get in here?
They?
I came to Longdan Village from the outside.
Two of my friends went missing,
I heard they were sunk in this well,
so I came down to find them.
Senior,
did you see two men?
No.
No?
But when I was shouting at the mouth of the well,
I heard a whining response below.
Why are you smiling?
Have you heard about the Dragon Confining Well?
The Dragon Confining Well?
It's the legend of Yu the Great locking the dragons.
He locked all the dragons he captured inside,
a total of 11 wells.
Once the chains are broken,
the dragons will be released.
Actually,
it's just a legend.
The sound you heard
was the so called sound of the dragon.
In fact,
it's just an echo of the empty well.
Not their voices?
Senior,
is the well we are in now
the Dragon Confining Well?
Tell me
how you got to Longdan Village?
I...
Is it hard to say?
No, it's not.
It wouldn't hurt to tell you.
I see.
Senior,
how long have you been here?
Let me see,
about 1 year.
How should I call you?
What do you think I look like?
You look like...
Don't be mad at me if I tell you.
Whether I'll be mad at you depends on
what you're going to say.
You look like a beggar.
You asked me to tell the truth.
Although it hurts, it's true.
OK.
You can call me
Mr. Beggar.
Mr. Beggar?
What's your real name?
You're asking too many questions.
Just call me Mr. Beggar.
OK.
If you don't want to tell me
your real name,
I'll call you Mr. Beggar.
Who locked you in here?
The Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates?
Why did they lock you?
Why?
Because I'm talented.
They need me.
Judging from your appearance,
you look poorer than me.
The Japanese pirates
are a bunch of looters.
What do they want from you?
Little girl,
don't look down on me.
Let me tell you,
although I don't have money,
it doesn't stop me from being smart.
They don't need money from me,
but they need my talents.
I still don't understand.
So what do they want you
to do for them?
Why did they lock you up with such heavy chains?
They need me to plant flowers.
Longdan flowers.
Longdan flowers?
Did you plant all those Longdan flowers on the mountain?
Longdan flowers on the mountain?
I knew that you had little knowledge.
I don't plant ordinary Longdan flowers,
I plant a rare kind of flower called
the Blue Hairpin.
What is the Blue Hairpin?
It's blue Longdan flowers.
Why do they need this kind of Longdan flowers?
I'm not sure.
Mr. Beggar,
judging from your accent,
I guess you once lived in the capital.
You're very attentive to detail.
I'm not trying to scare you,
but if I trace my family history,
the Supreme Commander Lu Ting of the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the capital
is my nephew.
What a coincidence!
Mr. Beggar,
I don't have
any tools on me right now,
so I can't unlock the chain.
Little girl,
I appreciate your kindness.
If I could escape,
I would have done that long ago.
The place where you just came from
is the route via which the Japanese pirates bring me food
and wine.
You should go now,
don't get caught by them.
Mr. Beggar, don't worry.
When I go out, I'll find a way to come back and save you.
I appreciate your kindness.
I'm already glad that
you can talk with me.
Hurry up!
See you later.
I guess no one in the Wu'an Sect
knows we're captured right now.
The reinforcements won't come any time soon.
I've finally untied it.
Jinxia once forced me to learn this trick,
I didn't expect that it would come in handy one day.
Come on.
Keep your voice down.
Let's go inside and have a look.
Let's go.
Go, go.
Go.
I didn't expect that Mr. Lu
has a grandfather who's locked in a well.
I have to find the two of them quickly.
Once I save Mr. Lu's grandfather,
he will owe me
big time.
Wait a minute!
The way you stare at me is so creepy.
Forgive me, please.
Sorry, sorry.
Something's wrong.
That's not how the stone tablets were placed just now.
Mr. Lu.
Why am I back here again?
Oh my god!
Sesame black.
It's got to be thousands of years of craftsmanship.
Am I going around in circles?
Don't scare yourself.
There are traps everywhere.
Who set up
such a huge trap?
It turns out this is a maze,
no wonder I can't get out.
Mr. Lu once said that
the Japanese have an invisibility skill.
They can hide themselves very well.
There is a fire.
Hurry up!
There is a fire.
Boss,
what's happening up there?
Put out the fire.
Get a few more people.
Hurry up!
There is a fire.
Put out the fire.
You have a lot of ideas.
I learned them from Jinxia.
Let's go.
Go. Hurry up.
There is a fire.
OK, wait a minute!
I'm so tired.
Would you please stop chasing me?
Your Excellency, why are you here?
Why do you think I'm here?
You'd better think carefully
before you take actions next time.
Do you know how much trouble you've caused me
by being so careless ?
I'm sorry, Your Excellency.
I was so worried about you and Xie Xiao.
Liar Lan told me that
the chieftain was going to dump us into a well.
I couldn't find you,
I was so worried that I...
So you broke into their ancestral hall,
and jumped into the well impulsively?
I was not that stupid.
Why would I jump into the well?
I was going to come down
via that iron chain,
but I fell down
accidentally.
But...
How did you know I'm here?
Isn't this...
my magnifying glass?
Oh, I know.
I must have dropped it when I was trying to get inside the well.
You found this by the well
and came down to rescue me.
You think I would see you die?
Thank you for saving my life today.
I'll never forget it.
In the next life, I will
return your favor.
Don't wait for the afterlife,
Return it in this life.
Your Excellency,
you have always been a kind person
in my mind.
I thought you'd say
it's not worth mentioning,
and that it didn't take you much effort to save me.
Do you think
your life is worthless?
Of course not.
No.
As the saying goes, when you're given a drop of water,
you should give back a bucket of water
So Constable Yuan,
you must
remember to return my favor.
Of course I will.
I will.
Your Excellency,
when I first entered the well,
these stone tablets were not arranged in this way.
At that time, I found a trap,
then I went through a passageway
and found a cell.
By the way, I met a talented man.
When I came back here again,
these stone tablets were arranged like this.
I couldn't get out of here whatsoever,
it's like a maze.
A talented man?
Yes.
He's locked up here by the Japanese pirates.
Your Excellency,
do you want to know who he is?
If you want to tell me, just tell me.
If you don't, it's fine.
Don't play with me.
You would never expect
that he is your grandfather,
Are you surprised?
Are you so excited that you can't even speak?
Your grandfather.
My grandfather died more than 20 years ago.
If you really met him,
I'll definitely be too shocked to speak.
He's not your biological grandfather.
He's your grandfather's cousin.
He told me in person.
Don't worry.
I got it all figured out for you.
He said that
he and your grandfather
were cousins.
How should I put it?
His grandfather
and your great grandfather were cousins.
So in a sense, you are his grandson.
You should call him grandfather.
Grandfather?
That's right.
Thank you for telling me this news.
I thank you on behalf of my whole family.
You're welcome.
That's what I should do.
Although your grandfather looks like a beggar,
he's a very nice person.
My grandfather?
Why didn't you say he's your uncle?
What?
How can he be my uncle?
He's your grandfather.
Uncle...
No, Your Excellency!
Be careful.
What's wrong?
It's OK.
Yang Yue,
would you
stop staring at me like that?
OK.
You're a nerd.
What's wrong with you?
Are you OK?
I just don't like the dark.
When I go to bed every night,
I'd keep the lamp lit throughout the night.
Wait for me.
Look, there's light now.
There's light now. You won't be afraid.
Let's go.
Since you're afraid of the dark, take this. Here.
Your Excellency.
Mr. Beggar.
Here I am again.
Little girl?
You've really kept your word.
Of course.
I always keep my word.
Your Excellency,
this is the person I was telling you about.
Mr. Beggar,
do you know
who he is?
I don't know him.
He is the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards,
Lu Ting's son, Lu Yi.
So you're my grandson?
Who's your grandson?
I don't want to suddenly have
a grandfather who's so distantly related to me.
Your father is Lu Ting, right?
Is there a problem?
You're his son?
His own son?
He is, indeed.
Mr. Lu is well-known
among the sons of government officials
in the capital.
What a young lad you've grown up to be.
Do you have any proof that
I'm your grandson?
Proof?
Why would I make up a lie to fool you?
Or is it that you, the young master of the Lu family
look down on me as a poor relative?
Mr. Beggar,
don't be angry.
His Excellency didn't mean that.
Your Excellency, say something.
I suddenly have a relative,
shouldn't I verify it?
You should.
I met you when you were small.
Your name is Lu Yi,
and your given name is Wenyuan.
And you have a mole on one of your arms,
right?
No wonder you're an Embroidered Uniform Guard.
You're very cautious.
This reminds me of
your ruthless father.
You're not angry when I say
your father is ruthless, are you?
You're telling the truth,
why would I be angry?
But I won't call you "grandfather".
I will feel very old if you call me "grandfather".
I'm still young.
Since the little girl calls me "Mr. Beggar", you can call me that too.
I'm happy with it.
What do you think?
I think you're a good lad,
but your appearance...
What's wrong with
his appearance?
His Excellency is very handsome.
A lot of girls
admire him day and night.
That's what you girls think.
In my opinion,
it's better for a man
to be manly.
His back should be thick,
and his belly should be protruding.
That's what a real man should look like.
You have to look like me
to be a real man.
Why did the Japanese pirates lock you up here?
The head of the pirates
knew that I came from a medical family,
and that I know all kinds of herbs,
so he brought me here
to cultivate the Blue Hairpin for them.
Is the head of the pirates
from Japan?
No.
Judging from their accent,
I guess they're from Jiangnan.
As you know,
the pirates along the coast are of mixed origins,
and many of them are Chinese.
Is there anything special about the Blue Hairpin?
Well,
I can tell you.
But you have to break this lock,
so that I can show you.
Your Excellency,
only you can save him now.
Your Excellency, you're the best.
Take us there.
Mr. Beggar.
Come here.
Little girl, don't touch it.
Why?
It's poisonous.
Can you see that?
It's called gut-wrenching grass,
and every part of it is highly poisonous,
especially its tender leaves,
which are more toxic.
People who have taken it will die within 10 steps.
Your Excellency, stay away from it.
You don't understand.
As the old saying goes,
misfortune and fortune
go hand in hand.
If these things
are well used,
they can cure diseases and save lives.
That's why I use them
to cultivate the Blue Hairpin.
Mr. Beggar,
why did you put the Blue Hairpins
in glazed jars?
The Blue Hairpins are different from
ordinary Longdan flowers.
They must grow in a pure
environment.
Don't touch it.
What now?
You will hinder its growth.
This flower can't be too delicate.
How can damage it with a single touch?
Most importantly, it's poisonous.
If I'm right,
the Blue Hairpin
has something to do with the mad men.
Mr. Beggar,
I can't believe you developed poison for the Japanese pirates.
I...
Originally, the Longdan flowers
were not poisonous.
But when I used these herbs
as the fertilizer,
the flowers turned blue,
and the extract from the blue flowers
was what the Japanese pirates wanted.
What does it do?
It's a hallucinogenic toxin
that paralyzes the brain
and makes people lose their minds
and go crazy.
So those villagers
became crazy
because of this?
How did the Japanese pirates know that
the Blue Hairpin was capable of making people crazy?
It's you again?
It was purely an accident.
You're the number one doctor in the world, aren't you?
I just want to ask you
whether you can make an antidote
to the poison of the Blue Hairpin.
Ling,
if you can't make an antidote,
you promised me
you'd marry me.
Nobody taught you to knock the door before you enter?
It's really hard to find you.
Who are you?
I heard that you are the most talented poison maker in the world.
I want to make a deal with you.
I'm just a countryside doctor,
I don't make deals.
Really?
What's in the bottle?
I won't tell you.
It must be something good.
Take him away.
That's all.
They brought me here.
The Japanese pirates wanted to use it to make people crazy.
This poison is very contagious.
I guess they wanted to release
these people as a source of infection.
Now it seems that
these people are not able to infect others yet.
That's right.
Although I was forced
to cultivate the Blue Hairpin for them,
I secretly
changed the formula.
So up to now,
the villagers who were affected by the Blue Hairpin
won't be able to infect others,
despite being crazy.
I see.
No wonder Lan Qingxuan
saw the Japanese pirates dragging the villagers at night.
It turns out that they were doing experiments on them.
If they succeed,
the anti-Japanese soldiers along the coast
will suffer.
They dared to use the Dragon Confining Well as a cover
for making poison here,
and they used innocent villagers as the subjects.
If the Blue Hairpin
is really so contagious,
once a person is infected,
everyone will be infected,
and they will all become mad men who don't even recognize their family.
There will be unimaginable consequences if it goes on like this.
Mr. Beggar,
you are helping an evil.
But I understand that
not everyone
is willing to sacrifice themselves to save the majority.
Since you changed the formula,
you've kind of atoned for what you'd done.
Just in case,
we'd better destroy
everything that's needed
to make the Blue Hairpin.
So they won't be able to harm people with it.
This badge again?
What does this totem represent?
You want a suicide?
No way.
Since you don't want to talk about it,
and we can't leave the village any time soon
because you guys destroyed the rattan ladder,
how about
I give you a slow death?
If you don't want to talk,
I'll go on torturing you
until you want to.
The badge is engraved
with the Boat Ghost.
The Boat Ghost?
What is it?
The Boat Ghost
is a ghost from a Japanese legend.
Our boss
had it carved on our badges
in the hope that we would dominate the seas,
like the Boat Ghost.
Your boss?
You mean Mao Haifeng?
Yes.
It's him.
Mao Haifeng also came to Yangzhou?
I don't know.
I really don't know.
The boss keeps changing his whereabouts,
only a few people who are close to him know where he is,
we really don't know.
How did those horses get up here in the mountain?
In the heart of the dense forest, there is a path
which leads to the foot of the mountain
as an emergency exit.
How cunning!
Your Excellency,
we need to go back quickly
to tell the villagers the truth.
Hurry up, you two go first.
I'll destroy these.
Dong Qisheng's bold actions this time
probably means he has a back-up plan.
My Wu'an Sect
is not afraid of Dongs’Sect on the Water.
Since he dared to set me up,
he has to be prepared to bear all the consequences.
What's wrong?
Are you still worried about Xie Xiao?
Don't worry,
let's go back and keep looking.
I'm sure we'll find him.
[Ancestral Hall of the Shi Family]
The Shi family has guarded the Dragon Confining Well for generations,
and now there's a disaster,
the members of the Shi family are in danger
and forced to leave this place.
Dragon Lord, please manifest yourself
and stop this disaster for us,
and keep our people safe.
Looking at heaven and earth,
distant ancestors and spirits,
please take away the disasters and keep the people safe.
Please accept our sacrifice.
Once the disaster is gone,
we'll all be happy.
Now,
let's go and awaken the Dragon Lord,
and offer the sacrifice.
Your Excellency,
look!
I didn't lie to you, did I?
These stone tablets really move by themselves.
Wait for me!
The Dragon Lord is waking up.
Hurry up!
What's going on?
Xie Xiao?
One more person?
Jinxia?
Lu?
What happened?
Are you OK?
I have a slight headache,
and my ass hurts, too.
The sacrifice has been offered, let's seal the mouth of the well.
Yes.
Fortunately, His Excellency broke your fall.
What do you mean?
His Excellency saved your life,
otherwise, you would have fallen to your death.
Where the hell is this?
Why are we here?
What are you doing?
I really want to open your head
and see what's in it.
You were not cautious at all,
because you were busy drinking.
You were set up
and dumped into this well as a sacrifice, and you didn't even know it.
Dumped into this well?
Damn it.
It turned out that the chieftain didn't have good intentions.
Fortunately, I was lucky.
It's not your luck,
but Mr. Lu who saved your life.
Thanks!
Look at his attitude! You...
OK, as long as you're safe.
Now we need to figure out how to get out of here.
Through the mouth of the well, of course.
There.
We can get out
by climbing up the chain.
Are you stupid?
Didn't you see that the mouth of the well is sealed?
Who are you?
Only Jinxia can pat me on the head.
You stupid beggar, how dare you hit me?
Who do you think you are?
This is the master Mr. Lu and I saved
at the bottom of the well.
You can call him Mr. Beggar.
Mr. Beggar?
Since the Japanese pirates can come and go freely,
there must be
a secret passage leading to the outside.
Let's split up and look for it.
Secret passage?
Leave it to me.
Be careful.
There're traps everywhere.
Why did you have to do this?
The sacrifice every three years to the Dragon Confining Well
has claimed a lot of lives.
Now,
one more person has been sacrificed
to pacify the angry Dragon Lord.
I wonder
if I should take Priest Lan's advice
and lead the villagers out of Longdan village.
Chieftain,
we have searched all over the place,
but we haven't found the footprints of the other two guys.
Where could they have gone?
I've studied these murals already,
apart from the dragon head which opens up a passage
leading to the cell,
there's nothing special about this place.
The ancient people liked to carve all kinds of figures
on the walls of caves
to record their life events.
When you look at these murals from left to right,
they're actually describing a story.
By the way,
Mr. Beggar told me that
this well is called the Dragon Confining Well.
According to the legend, Yu the Great locked
all the captured dragons inside
a total of 11 wells.
Once the chains are broken,
the dragons will be released.
Is that true, Mr. Beggar?
That's right.
Xie Xiao.
What?
Which sea is nearest to Yangzhou?
I think it's the East Sea.
How far is it from Yangzhou?
It's more than 400 kilometers.
Your Excellency, have you found anything?
These reliefs
are half raised
and half sunken.
Raised and sunken?
Look at
the circle under our feet.
This is a Taiji map.
That's right.
It's written in "Tao Te Ching" that,
Tao generates One,
One generates Two,
Two generates Three,
And Three generates all universal things.
The black fish-like figure has a white eye,
while the white fish-like figure has a black eye.
Yin is generated from Yang,
Yang is generated from Yin.
They exist mutually.
This Taiji map looks simple,
but it contains
the law of the growth and transformation of all things in the world.
Taiji generates two complementary forces.
Two complementary forces generate four aggregates.
Four aggregates generate eight trigrams.
Could these stone tablets be
actually arranged
according to the shape of the eight trigrams?
There may really be a dragon at the bottom of the well
that can only be confined by the eight trigrams.
Look,
it's really creepy around here.
They're evil dragons everywhere.
Nonsense!
His Excellency's inference is reasonable and well-founded.
Come on,
you guys always talk like men of letters,
I really don't understand.
Just tell me
what the function of the Dragon Confining Well is.
This should be a mechanism set up by ancient people.
If my guess is right,
the Dragon Confining Well is used for water control.
I once read something
in the Commentary on the Water Classic before.
There could be spring water and sea water
underneath the Taiji map.
The dragon locked by the ancient people
actually refers to floods.
Thousands of years ago,
this place must have suffered from frequent flooding.
And the eight trigrams array
was built to divert
and discharge the flood into the sea.
Didn't you say that
these stone tablets would often change positions for no reason?
It's not because there's a magic power behind the tablets.
It's because a mechanism
was installed under the stone tablets.
The ebb and flow of the tide
triggers the mechanism
to change the locations of these stone tablets.
Oh, I see.
So it's all down to the sea.
Your Excellency, how did you figure it out?
It's so far from the sea,
how can you be so sure that it's triggered by high tide?