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Guardians of the Ancient Oath
[This story is purely fictional.]
Episode 34
You are much later
than I expected.
Are you revenging for your brother?
What a pity.
You are still so naive.
Hongshuo,
You really don't know what
your brother is thinking?
Or you pretend not to?
Your brother has been coveting
my throne for a long time.
He even thinks that
the throne belongs to him.
If you were the emperor,
can you bear that?
No one knows my brother
better than I do in this world.
His sincerity
and loyalty to Yo
are incomparable.
Every thing he did is for...
is for Baili family.
I’m the owner of Baili family.
If you are loyal to Yo,
you should be loyal to me.
You and your brother got everything
except good luck.
It’s a pity that you meet me.
No matter how great
Baili Hongxuan’s ability is,
if he meets me,
he can only obey me
in the rest of his life.
Whether he is loyal
or treacherous
is totally up to me.
Now he has committed treason.
He will only be stigmatized and despised
by the people of Yo after he dies.
This is how your brother will end up.
By the way,
do you know that?
Your steward, Mr. He,
still called your names
before he died.
He is really concerned about you two.
I heard that when you were on duty in Li City,
you built many city defenses.
So it seems that your kung fu has fallen behind.
And,
are you surprised
by that I’m suddenly
so good at kung fu?
Hongshuo,
you really don’t know me.
Now do you
have many questions in mind?
Then let me tell you.
I have such a preference for you.
But how did you treat me?
Hongshuo,
have you ever
considered me as one of you?
You are not...
I’m not the emperor
you like.
Of course not.
Of course I’m not!
In your mind,
I’m just
a kid who only knows how to play
and be strictly disciplined by
the Empress Dowager!
Hongshuo, I have already grown up.
But you always
treat me like a kid!
You and Hongxuan
have never took me
seriously!
You have never looked at me
carefully!
An Tingfeng!
I saw that today and saved you
accidentally.
But you won’t
be that lucky next time.
Why did you show up in the palace?
As a Demon Hunter, of course I was hunting.
There was a demon?
Baili Hongshuo,
Don’t you
really know that?
Baili Haohe?
Let me tell you then.
I have been hunting on him for long.
Even I
don’t dare to fight him head-on,
let alone
you, a common people
who is not his match.
You’d better
leave that dangerous place soon.
Or your family’s bloodline
will be broken.
If I drag out an ignoble existence
only to protect my life,
I will fail to live up
to Duke Pingyuan’s bloodline.
When will we find
General in this way?
It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
You have been talking
for the whole night.
What do you think we can do?
You only know some spells.
I don’t even know spells.
If Master taught me that,
I wouldn’t be useless like you.
I have told you
that I didn’t learn it on purpose.
I did that for General.
I... I had no choice.
Alright. Enough. I got it.
Stop talking.
We should find him first!
General!
Hongshuo!
Demon! Demon!
Fight him with your magic!
Now!
Demon Hunters are afraid of demons?
Xiaotong, don’t be afraid.
I’m here.
Demon!
Take this!
Shining is the sun, rising from the east.
You two, listen carefully.
I won’t say again.
Baili Hongshuo
is two miles southwest from here.
I have given him medicine.
He will wake up soon.
But, after he wakes up,
you should take him away from here
and don’t come back again.
Understand?
It was him
who convinced my master
of taking Baili Hongshuo as disciple.
He is really amazing.
Let’s go.
-Hongshuo! -General!
General.
Hongshuo.
General.
Hongshuo.
Stay with me.
General.
Hongshuo, stay with me. You’ll be fine.
Xiaotong.
Wake up.
General is still alive.
General.
Water. Water.
Here. Be careful.
Hongshuo.
What to do now?
Let’s leave here first.
OK.
Be careful.
Come on.
Go.
Be careful.
Watch your steps.
Your wound...
No big deal.
It’s serious.
Why didn’t you tell me?
We can go back later.
Don’t stop. I’ll take care of it in Shuchi.
But it can’t wait anymore.
Are you caring about me?
You want to be back now because
you worry that the tribes will be in trouble?
Yes.
I knew.
Men attach importance to power.
You can even
take risk of life for it.
Power is just a tool.
The goal is to protect the people
you want to protect.
You men always say that.
You say you want to protect your country
and your family.
But actually,
you just like the feeling of
being the supreme one.
That’s right. No one can refuse it.
How many men have you ever met?
Why do you sound like you have
known a lot of people?
I’m not Baili Hongxuan.
When we get out of Yo’s border,
Youwu will be there to take over.
I’ll leave first then.
Youwu will protect you
and escort you back to Shuchi.
Go get ready
and we will set off.
There.
Xiaotong, there.
Xiaotong, give me a hand.
Here. OK.
Do me a favor.
There is firewood in the yard.
I will make a fire.
Why are you so stupid?
You think you can go
to seek for death
after you drove everyone away
and no one will be sad?
Xiaotong, is General awake?
He will be fine.
Hongxuan.
Jinyang?
Hongxuan.
We meet again
in Hades.
It’s so pathetic.
Hongxuan, it’s not Hades here.
You survived.
I survived as well.
We are still alive.
You are alive as well.
But I saw you die.
Someone saved me.
And you were also saved.
We survived.
Someone saved me?
How did he do that?
I was also there at the
execution ground.
You got heavily injured.
So you were in a coma.
But now you survived
indeed.
You survived
in the same way in palace that day?
She saved me with magic of puppet
and she also taught me that.
It really came in handy.
Who is that “she”
you said?
I was eager to save you.
Please forgive me.
Don’t say that. Rise.
You just saved me.
And she also saved you.
How could I blame you?
I didn’t mean that.
Jinyang,
can I meet her?
Today
is the decisive day of the annual
sheep ball contest
of Lang.
It’s between Wuluolan
and Baize.
Sheep ball contest
is a test of strength, techniques,
and also more about mind and virtue.
Hope the best young people
of Lang
can fight and try
like eagles!
Now the game starts!
Take it!
Stop him! Now!
Stop him!
Great King is absent today.
He is said to be sick.
Did you care about him?
There are maids to take care of him.
It’s the good time
for you to replace Li Ruo.
Why are you sitting by?
What do you mean?
Baili Hongxuan of Yo
has been announced to be executed.
That woman won’t do nothing about it.
I haven’t seen Baili Hongyi for days.
I think she has left for Yo.
What about Great King?
If he goes to the enemy state,
that’s the great taboo of Great Kings.
Do you know that?
Great King and Baize
has been supporting each other.
If not him,
you wouldn’t have achieved what you got.
Do you know that?
That means he did go to Yo?
He is on the same boat with Baize.
He will never go to Yo.
He won’t, and he can’t.
Xiaotong, you should have some sleep.
Let me take care of him.
Xiao... Xiaotong.
Why are you crying?
Did I say anything wrong?
Sorry.
I won’t talk that much again.
How could it be like this?
We don’t know if Baili Hongshuo
could wake up.
And I
become a wanted criminal.
And I don’t know where Master is.
What should I do?
Master has predicted that
I would live a peaceful life.
It’s totally a lie.
Peaceful life?
Now I don’t even know how
I will live tomorrow.
Xiaotong, don’t cry.
Calm down first, OK?
General will be fine.
That Demon Hunter
has said that
he had given General the medicine.
He will wake up soon.
And Master.
He must have predicted that
what happened these days
is our disaster.
So
he let us to face it alone.
Disaster?
People of my village said
if you want to succeed,
you have to go through disasters.
The world is wide.
Wherever you go,
I will be with you.
Wherever I go?
Yes. Anywhere.
I won’t let you be alone.
Run!
Hurry up!
Stop him!
Now!
Pass it to me!
Take it!
Stop him!
Time is up! The game is over!
The winner of the contest this year
goes to Baize!
Great!
Yes!
We lost only one!
His Majesty is ill.
He can’t be here to award.
Congratulations to our winner,
Baize!
You will be rewarded the other day.
And Wuluolan also
did a great job this year.
You will also be rewarded.
May the Great King recovery!
May the Great King recover!
Elder Huyu,
what’s wrong with His Majesty?
Why couldn’t he attend
such a great event?
Although sheep ball contest is just a game,
in Lang,
it’s an important way to
strengthen the unity between
all the tribes.
Unless there is a war,
every Great King should be present.
That’s right.
His Majesty has been absent for affairs for days.
Let’s go.
Resist of being seen or heard,
but be blessed with the light.
Greetings, Marquis. I’m Ling Jun.
You saved me?
You are a rare talent.
If you were killed by an incompetent one,
it would be a pity.
In Mansion,
you had a fight with me.
You got me wrong.
What I did then
was to make you clear
about the situation.
Clear?
Is there anything
more unclear than you?
You are the Chosen One.
I’m here just to help you.
Alright.
You just woke up.
You must be tired.
I won’t disturb more.
This is the place
I chose for you.
It’s safe.
You and your wife
can rest here securely.
See you.
In fact,
I haven’t seen her
since you asked me
not to
contact with her at that time.
But in the palace...
Jinyang,
no more explanation.
You did this to save me.
I won’t blame you.
But everything has its own reason.
What did she
do this to me for?
I... I don’t know either.
Is there anyone left in family?
I’m sorry.
I failed to protect our family for you.
What about Hongshuo?
Ling Jun promised
that she will find him.
I will wait in the room.
Please call me if you
need anything.
Who are you?
General!
General.
Come here.
Take it easy.
Help him here.
Be careful.
How long have I slept?
It’s been a long time.
Here.
General. Take it easy.
Easy.
General.
Thanks.
Baili Hongshuo.
I won’t allow you
to leave me again.
This is my order to you
as your senior.
And,
don’t say that you don’t
need us to stay
with you again.
I’m your senior.
I won’t take to the woods.
Alright.
He just woke up.
So I have to
make it clear with him.
Baili Hongshuo,
Do not go alone
afterwards,
understand?
General, who did this
to you?
Baili Haohe.
Baili... His Majesty?
Do you have paper and pen?
General, why can you
draw this mark?
You know it?
I have seen it in Master’s book.
But this mark
is not a good one.
What does that mean?
Look, doesn’t it
look like so many snakes?
It means demons are on a rampage.
Hou Zhengze, save it.
Don’t scare him.
Demons are on a rampage?
What does it mean?
I don’t know the details.
Maybe
it’s from a big demon.
Big demon...
How many do you remember?
Here is it.
Master taught me the knowledge
and the magic spells.
I do remember them all.
But I have to recite it from the beginning.
Then do it.
How about I write it down?
Or I will forget it again
if anything disturbs me.
OK.
Let me.
Just write it.
The fate decided by the Heaven...
Wait. Isn’t this Extolment of Zhou?
Master taught me from this.
Keep on.
It’s... It’s...
He should be almost there by this time.
Since you can hear me,
then you can speak.
When I was in Yo,
I heard that
you Youwu is called mysterious army.
Since you don’t belong to Lang,
why do you obey
Ming Yefeng’s order?
Is it because
he is one of Youwu?
Can you understand me?
Or you can’t
speak at all?
He is not one of us.
Finally you speak.
We think that
talking is unnecessary.
Then, don’t you chat?
Do we have to?
His Majesty asked us to protect you.
Then we will do our best
to finish the task.
You haven’t answered
my question yet.
Why do you
obey Ming Yefeng?
You are not Lang,
and he is not Youwu.
Then what’s the relationship between you?
Ming Yefeng is our deity.
Arrows...
General, here is it.
Nine-winged Dragon won’t be defeated by arrows.
Master said
the Nine-winged Dragon
is a big demon
in the ancient times.
It’s really powerful.
Even the top archer
can’t defeat him.
Look at this mark.
Maybe it belongs
to Nine-winged Dragon.
What does this mean?
I don’t know.
I know a man.
May be he knows the answer.
Who is it?
An Tingfeng.
In the legends,
Youwu owns the great
demonized power
which can’t be broken easily.
From the ancient times,
every ruler
wants to get our power
and our support.
Except for time and fate,
nothing
can take away Youwu people’s life.
Since you own
invincible power,
why do you have to
rely on others?
Destiny is fair.
It gives me
invincible power,
as well as
unbreakable curse.
Every sixty years,
Youwu Clan would face
an extinction.
Only him
can make our clan survive.
This man is the one Qianshan Order
has been looking for.
There is only one in the world.
Only his blood
is qualified to sacrifice to Qianshan Order
and keep it from being rotten for sixty years.
If the Order is not rotten,
the Youwu won’t be destroyed.
Only Ming Yefeng
can save us.