01x22 - Episode 22

[bunniefuu]

Too happy to think of home?

You think you can fool me?

Where is Sui taking Changning?

Don't worry.

My silly brother

still thinks she's the daughter
of the Marquis of Wu'an.

He won't have the heart to k*ll her.

Marquis of Wu'an?

What Marquis of Wu'an?

The grand Marquis of Wu'an actually
married into a pig butcher's family.

Is there anything more absurd than that?

What?

Do you really not understand,

or are you just pretending?

Aren't you usually quite smart?

I said,

Xie Zheng, the Marquis of Wu'an, married
into Fan Changyu's butcher family.

Are you saying Yan Zheng

is the Marquis of Wu'an?

[Lucheng Barracks]

My Lord, a letter
from the Chongzhou Army scout.

Sui Yuanqing

wants me to trade Yanzhou for Changning.

This Sui Yuanqing

is getting more and more arrogant.

Pass on my order:

have the vanguard battalion
follow me to Baxia,

to bring my daughter back

without a scratch.

-Yes.
-Yes.

Min.

Yuanqing.

Just in time.

According to the scout's report,

Xie Zheng actually led his army

and wiped out a squad
of our border guards.

Excellent.

Pass on my order:

stand ready for battle!

-Yes.
-Yes.

The death of the Marquis of Wu'an

will make me a legend in Baxia.

Min,

you must come and watch

to witness the spectacle
of me slaughtering the Marquis of Wu'an.

The Marquis of Wu'an is fighting
a losing battle this time.

No Yanzhou reserves in sight,

and he's only brought


I have a bad feeling about this.

So what?

Everyone says he's the reincarnation
of General Tiance.

But this time,

I have a massive army behind me,

with that little girl as a hostage.

Bring her out.

Let go of me!

Little girl.

Don't have an episode.

Your father is coming to save you.

From now on, in the world,

there will only be the Heir Apparent
of Lord Changxin.

The Marquis of Wu'an will no longer exist.

[Pursuit of Jade]

[Episode 22]

Thank you.

Sit here.

Okay.

Why does that big guy get a chicken leg?

I heard from the captain

that he didn't use a carriage,

but dragged a huge basket
up the mountain by himself.

Got it.

If you want chicken legs,

you have to work harder.

What do you know?

That basket weighs hundreds of catties.

It'll k*ll you if you try that.

Old man, do you want a chicken leg?

I'm teaching you
the ways of Confucius and Mencius.

Why is your mind only on food?

I'm listening.

"Be hard on yourself, lenient with others,

and you will avoid resentment."

It means,

reflect less on yourself
and blame others more.

See? Well said.

Do you want a chicken leg or not?

How vulgar.

You think you can get meat?

If you had even an ounce of strength

that the big guy has,

I'd twist my head off

and let you kick it like a ball.

Do you believe

I'll twist your head off now

-and kick it like a ball?
-Try it.

-What's wrong?
-What's wrong?

What are you doing?

-What's wrong?
-Have a try.

What's going on?

Sit down and eat.

Come on, let's eat.

Since that grumpy officer arrived,

they haven't been rushing our digging.

He seems like a good officer.

Watch out!

-We need to keep everyone—
-Sir.

No news yet.

That's not what I'm asking.

If I carry those two big baskets of stones

up the mountain,

can you get my brothers

some chicken legs?

Young lady, don't joke around.

Two big baskets?

Four men struggle to lift them.

It'd be a miracle
if you could even lift them.

I know. Do you have chicken legs?

Forget the legs.

If you can do it,

I'll give each of you a whole chicken.

Whole chickens?

Her, really?

Look at these two big baskets.

Can she do it?

Don't act tough.

Can she lift these baskets?

Amazing.

This...

-She was born with such strength.
-Good job.

Amazing.

-That's amazing.
-Awesome.

She's really amazing.

Come on! Come on!

You can do it, girl!

Way to go!

-Good job, Fan!
-Come on!

She has superhuman strength.

See? She's one of us!

Good lord.

Good thing we didn't fight her back then.

If we had fought,

we'd all be dead meat.

Superhuman strength.

Keep going!

Incredible.

-Come on!
-Amazing!

-You can do it!
-Come on!

Girl, come on!

Such incredible strength.

A true heroine.

I can't even lift one basket.

Impressive.

Brother.

-Thank you, Fan.
-Thank you, Changyu.

Don't mind if I do.

Eat.

A slip of a girl like you

has such great strength.

My father taught me.

Unite waist and stance.

Draw strength from the ground.

Use your waist and legs together.

It saves energy and keeps you steady.

Your father was truly a wise man.

How did the scouting go?

How did you know I went scouting?

You had yellow mud on your shoes
when you went up,

but black mud when you came back.

You must have taken a path
through the woods.

I reckon

you just wanted to check

the nearby terrain and defenses.

Don't worry.

I won't run away secretly

and cause trouble for everyone.

I just felt

that the rocks we were digging
were too rough.

They definitely aren't for paving roads.

When I was captured and brought here,

I noticed the river level was a bit low.

I wanted to go up the mountain
to take a look,

but I was stopped by soldiers halfway.

On my way back,

I sneaked up the mountain
via a forest path.

As expected, they were building a dam.

I just wanted to see
how the dam construction was going

and know when we can leave.

I don't care what you're up to.

I just want to ask you

to do something important for me.

What is it?

Tomorrow at dusk,

could you go to the mountaintop again?

Nanny,

when

can we save my mother and Changning?

Don't worry, Bao'er.

Your father won't hurt your mother.

This is also your mother's plan.

When the time is right,

you will see each other.

Who goes there?

It's me.

Eldest Young Master.

Mother.

Xun.

You and the Little Young Master
have suffered.

I'm glad you're safe.

Come with me.

I must stall the Eldest Young Master,
so you can escape.

Please go ahead along the agreed route.

This is still Baxia territory.

You shouldn't stay long.

You must take good care of yourself.

Mother, don't worry.

Take Bao'er and leave quickly.

I'll join you later.

Hyah!

Hyah!

Where has the brat gone?

Speak!

Do you think I would tell you?

When did you start
colluding with Auntie Lan?

Speak!

From the first day
you stepped into the manor,

you were thinking about how to deceive me,

so you could escape, right?

You liar!

So what if it is?

Stop acting like a victim,

as if everyone owed you something.

It's disgusting.

Why don't you just k*ll me?

Fine.

I won't k*ll you.

But don't think you can ever leave me.

Guards.

Lock her in the woodshed.

From now on,

no one is allowed near that room.

Also,

bring Zhao Xun to me.

Yes.

Speak.

Where have Auntie Lan and that brat gone?

Master,

I've been in the army these past few days.

The soldiers can testify for me.

The Zhao family
has served you for generations.

Heaven and Earth can attest to this.

This is very suspicious.

My mother and the Little Young Master

must have been lured away by the enemy.

It's an enemy plot, Master!

[Pure in Heart]

M-M-Master.

An old woman and a child

can't have gone far.

There is still time to chase them.

Master, you can bring them back,

interrogate them,

and then k*ll me if you wish.

Very well.

For the sake of your and your mother's

years of loyalty,

I will trust you this once.

Send someone to search immediately.

Yes!

Master,

this Zhao Xun

may not be trustworthy.

Do you think I don't know that?

It is merely a ploy to catch them.

He will definitely meet with that brat.

My Lady.

What are you doing here?

My Lady.

I saw you haven't eaten for 2 days,

so I brought you some food.

Did the Eldest Young Master send you?

I stole it.

This is all I could get from the kitchen.

Please make do with it.

When I get my monthly pay tomorrow,

I'll buy you some meat buns.

True.

If it were that madman,

the food would be much more lavish.

Why are you so good to me?

I used to serve an old lady.

The Master locked her in the woodshed
and starved her to death.

My Lady, please don't die.

Don't worry.

I won't die.

Also,

don't bring these things anymore.

It'll be dangerous if you get caught.

Don't worry, My Lady.

That won't happen.

Take your time eating.

I'll go back now.

[Do Not Enter]

Come on.

I've noted down everything you asked.

From south to north.

Here, here.

And here.

There are holes drilled in these spots.

Those incompetent fools.

They drilled holes
in these specific spots.

Stupid.

How stupid.

Drilled holes in these spots.

Madness.

Madness!

There are soldiers outside!

-Stop!
-Stop.

Take me to your general.

What should we do?

General, an old man insists on seeing you.

Bring him in.

Yes.

General.

Did you order men to drill holes

at the Azure Dragon position?

Are you planning to break the dam
and release the water?

Who exactly are you?

General.

The spring flood hasn't arrived,
and the water pressure is low.

If you drill holes here,

I'm afraid
you won't achieve the desired effect.

In my opinion,

you should drill holes in Heaven, Wind,

Mountain, and Lake positions.

Only then can you
achieve your goal, General.

Bring the master craftsman
to me immediately.

Yes.

Sir.

May I ask your name?

I am the former Minister of Works

and the current Grand Tutor, Tao Yi.

Grand Tutor Tao?

Why are you here?

You need not ask, General.

Just tell me,

when the dam breaks,

what will happen
to the soldiers and laborers blasting it?

Give me some water.

Here.

What are you laughing at?

My Lady,

you are different from the other ladies

I used to serve.

How so?

The previous ladies,

if punished by the Master,

would refuse to eat or drink.

They thought if they grew thin,

the Master would feel sorry for them

and reduce their punishment.

Living on someone's pity?

Listen to me.

It's better to rely on yourself
than on anyone else.

I need to eat
to have the strength to escape.

My Lady, where did you get this knife?

I found it in the woodshed.

I just sharpened it a bit.

My Lady, please don't do anything foolish.

Don't worry. I won't k*ll myself.

By the way,

no matter what happens in the future,

just run for your life.

Don't bother about me.

Are you okay after last night?

Here's the chicken.

I didn't give it to them,
even though they wanted it.

I am fine.

Thank you for your concern.

Old man,

why do you think this dam

must be finished

before the next rainstorm hits?

Can we leave after the storm?

What is "drilling holes"?

First, you didn't give me a tuition gift.

Second, you didn't serve tea,

kowtow, or bow to me as your teacher.

Yet you asked several questions.

Why should I teach you?

Fine.

Are you going to eat this chicken?

You silly girl,

that's all the wit you have.

Go share it.

See? What did I tell you?

If he doesn't eat,
we definitely get to eat.

Save a leg for me.

There is no tea here,

but can't you serve porridge and kowtow?

You want me to be your disciple?

This weird old man

is looking for a disciple
to take care of him in his old age,

and he picked me.

Forget it.

My mother said

I don't have the brains for studying.

Don't waste your time.

You...

Do you have any idea

how many people would spend a fortune,

no, a massive fortune,

begging me to take them as a disciple,

and I refused?

A massive fortune?

Can being a teacher make so much money?

You...

Old man,

I love studying.

Let me be your disciple.

You love studying?

Yes, I do.

But I don't like teaching you.

You wretched old man.

I quit.

Where's my chicken leg?

Don't move.

Is it here?

Yes.

Give it a try.

It's amazing.

Let's see if you still act tough.

This old man...

-Not bad.
-I can't get chicken to eat if I don't.

I'm no good at reading books.

But if you want to eat chicken,

I can still get it for you.

As long as I'm here,

you'll always have a full meal.

What are you looking at?

Take this.

What is it?

Don't open it

until I've left.

Is this that secret plan?

Why are you giving me this?

On a perilous path,

in a precarious state.

What state?

Don't ask if you don't understand.

As we all know,

once this battle starts,

there will be countless casualties.

Using this clever method,

we can wipe out the enemy
in one fell swoop.

Even if there are sacrifices,

it's for future peace,

to save more people
from the suffering of w*r.

This is immoral,

but I must do it.

General,

in my humble opinion,

if we drill holes in these 4 spots,

half the soldiers and laborers
will die,

while another half can be saved.

This is a benevolent strategy.

Please consider it, General.

Old man,

why aren't you speaking in riddles today?

Yeah.

Old man,

if you don't scold us,

the steamed buns don't even taste good.

You uncouth brats,

fooling around all day.

I don't even deign to lecture you.

Now that sounds right.

Delicious.

Everyone assemble!

Assemble! Assemble!

[He]

Move faster. Faster!

[He]

Listen up!

The situation at the front is critical.

We need to send reinforcements.

Whether you go or stay

will be decided by drawing lots.

Those who draw "Go"

will leave with the army today.

Those who draw "Stay"

will remain here.

Who would want to go?

Brother.

Is there any coming back from this?

Going to the b*ttlefield is suicide.

Exactly.

If we stay here, at least we have food.

Yeah, totally.

We'd better not draw "Go."

Draw.

Life and death are fated.

You guys.

Draw.

It's "Stay." I don't need to go.

Draw.

She got "Stay."

Can I not draw?

No.

Stay. Stay. Stay.

Stay. Stay.

Which one is "Stay"?

You got "Stay."

[Stay]

What did you get?

I don't know.

[Stay]

They all look the same.

Brother, does this say "Go" or "Stay"?

It says "Fart."

Fart?

I don't know this character either.

But I know the character for "Go."

This isn't "Go."

-It's "Stay."
-It's "Stay"!

-We get to stay!
-It's "Stay"!

We get to stay!

-We all got "Stay."
-So it looks like this.

-"Stay."
-Of course, it is.

All three of us are staying.

We're all staying.

Then we're fine.

We're all staying.

Old man, aren't you going to check yours?

Let me help you.

Let me see.

[Go] [Stay]

Don't worry.

The army has age limits for conscription.

They won't make you fight.

Changyu.

Can I trade my "Go" lot
for your "Stay" lot?

Old man.

What do you mean?

Old man, we treated you with sincerity.

How could you try to harm Mrs. Fan?

Exactly.

I'm not trying to harm her.

Can I still fight at my age?

I...

I'm cowardly.

I'm afraid of death.

I just want to eat
a few more peaceful meals.

Changyu, can you help me?

How can you even say that?

You don't want to die,

so you send a young girl to the slaughter?

You've gone too far!

We still have some ties
as master and disciple.

Kid, do you still acknowledge me
as your master?

Let's not do this!

Let's not do this.

Don't you want to trade?

Here, I'll trade with you. Do you want it?

Come on, we'll trade with you.

-Come on.
-Do you want it?

Trade with us.

Calm down.

I think it's fine.

How is this fine?

For one, I can look for Changning
after I get out.

Secondly, I know martial arts.

I'm not afraid of the b*ttlefield.

[Stay]

I acknowledge you as my master.

Once I get out and find my sister,

I'll definitely come back to see you.

Good child.

Good disciple.

Good.

Very good.

You...

Wait, you just traded with him like that?

Changyu.

I wasted my effort helping you!

Old man, you only took a disciple
for this, didn't you?

Come back here!

Take care!

-See you.
-Take care.

I'm leaving.

[He]

Wait for me.

Be careful.

Mrs. Fan.

Come back safely.

Take care of yourself.

[He]

Take care.

Grand Tutor, is trading your life for hers

worth it?

The "Go" lot
must have been arranged by you.

I appreciate the gesture.

First, the plan to breach the dike
and release the water

must have come from my unworthy disciple.

If he kills so many innocent people,

as his master, I can't just walk away.

Second,

before I die,

I took in a good disciple.

It's worth it.

Silly girl.

Brother.

But you, General,

once the dam breaks,

whether you live or die,

your reputation will be ruined.

Is it worth it?

A soldier's duty is to defeat the enemy.

As for the merits and faults,

let future generations judge.

Hurry up!

Keep up!

Hurry!

Don't fall behind!

Hurry up, come on.

Those in the back,

keep up!

Fan Changyu!

Hurry up.

Fan Changyu!

Keep up. Keep up.

Fan Changyu!

Stay close!

Fan Changyu!

Those in the back, hurry up.

Fan Changyu!

Changyu!

Changyu!

Fan!

Mrs. Fan!

Fan Changyu!

Changyu!

Mrs. Fan!

Fan Changyu!

Changyu!

What are you doing?

Never seen anyone cut in line to die!

You guys...

[Go]

There's no coward in Lin'an.

We can't let you go alone.

[Go]

We swapped lots with others.

Now the whole camp thinks we're crazy.

From now on, we're one.

Let's go together.

Yeah, together.

[Go]

We rest here tonight.

We have to set off early tomorrow.

-I can't hold it anymore.
-Brother, go over there.

Are you crazy?

I'm crazy?

I am crazy.

My brother and I have only each other.

Now he lets me live,

staying behind to die himself.

How can I accept it?

-A military order?
-It's a military order.

Our general stayed behind too.

So did that old Grand Tutor.

He swapped his lot with that girl as well.

Wu, this is fate.

Soldiers must obey orders.

Let's go.

Big news.

Big news.

Just now, while we were taking a leak,

we overheard the soldiers say

staying behind means certain death.

What do you mean?

It means

the old man stayed behind to die.

Master swapped his lot with me.

[Escape]

Escape?

He was afraid I couldn't read,

so he drew a peach.

[Escape]

I didn't expect that old man
to have such a bad temper,

yet be a good person.

Help!

Don't k*ll me!

Help! Help!

Hyah!

Hyah!

Come on!

Get him!

Come on.

Changyu?

Why did you come back?

You swapped your lot with me

and let me flee,

because you wanted me to live, right?

Didn't you want to lead your people home?

I was helping you fulfill that.

Kid, you came back...

You came back to save me?

Such womanly benevolence!

I have lost too many loved ones.

I can't take it anymore!

From now on,

you must all stay alive!

Get up!

Come on.

Go!

Let go of me!

You go.

Leave immediately.

At dawn,

this place will be littered with corpses.

Why?

Why will there be corpses everywhere?

We were going to burst the dam
to destroy the enemy.

The two armies at Baxia
were about to engage.

Bursting the dam to release water

was the only way
to drown the enemy armies.

But when the time came,

the Chongzhou vanguard detected it.

General Tang was caught off guard by them.

What can we do?

Save General Tang first.

General!

General Tang.

General Tang, I am here.

Three scouts have escaped.

Quick! Chase them up the back mountain.

We must not let them get the word out!

Changyu,

we absolutely can't let the enemy scouts

spread the news.

Otherwise, the Marquis of Wu'an's plan
to lure the enemy

will surely fail.

If the Marquis of Wu'an is defeated,

Lucheng will fall,

Jizhou will be lost,

and the world will be in chaos.

I understand.

Three pigs have escaped the pen.

We have to get them back.

Let's go!

Go.

Let's go.

I feel young and wild again.

Defeat the enemy alive,
break the dam dead.

With my sense of smell,

head west all the way.

Quick! Run up there!

His nose is really sharp.

Manwu comes from a family of hunters.

Miss, save me!

I'm not a bad person.

I have a family to support.

It's a small world.

What do you mean?

Because he lied to me,

the soldiers mistook me for an enemy scout

and took me to the quarry.

These people

must be

those enemy scouts.

We can't let them go.

Are you okay?

Don't bother about me.

We must notify His Highness immediately.

This is the shady side of the mountain.

If we signal here,

the camp won't see it.

Let's split up.

Whoever reaches the top first
sends the signal.

We can't let His Highness and the army

fall for the trap.

Let's split up.

I'll chase the one in front.

You handle the rest.

-Got it.
-Got it.

[He]

Rest in peace, General Tang.

[He]

Where is the Marquis of Wu'an?

Come out and face your death!

Kid.

If your father
doesn't have the guts to save you,

you might as well stay
at Lord Changxin's Mansion.

My little nephew quite likes you.

It wouldn't be bad
for you to be his little maid.

Charge!

-Charge!
-Charge!

[He]

[Sui]

Hyah!

Hyah!

k*ll!

[Sui]

I thought you would not deign

to show yourself.

Bringing a child to the b*ttlefield,

you truly have guts, Your Highness.

Brother-in-Law.

Brother-in-Law, save me!

What did you just call him?

My brother-in-law
won't let you get away with this!

So you're not his daughter at all?

If you don't learn your place,

I'll throw you off the horse right now

and let you be trampled to death!

In that case,

there's no need to keep this girl alive.

Brother-in-Law, save me!

Xie Wu!

[Sui]

Xie Wu, take Changning
to meet the Counselor.

Yes!

Hyah!

Hyah!

Your Highness,

you lost again.

Report!

Report! His Highness has been captured!

Master, what should we do?

That is our Chongzhou army
of tens of thousands.

Tens of thousands loyal
only to Sui Yuanqing.

Their deaths are not to be pitied.

Shi Yue and the others
will arrive soon with reinforcements.

But Xie Zheng only brought 1,000 men.

How could he possibly
defeat Sui Yuanqing?

Save His Highness!

Attack!

-k*ll!
-k*ll!

-k*ll!
-k*ll!

All forces,
head to Yixian Gorge immediately!

[Yixian Gorge]

It's you.

It's me.

Miss, spare my life.

I'm just a foot soldier.

I was just following orders.

I don't know anything.

Marquis of Wu'an,
I stabbed you in a vital spot,

yet you can still ride
and endure for so long.

I truly admire you.

Is your spear made of wax?

Remember to use iron next time.

You have but 1,000 men,

with no reinforcements.

My soldiers will chase you
to the ends of the earth.

They will not rest until you are dead.

The gorge entrance is narrow. The rest,
flank them via the mountain path!

It's about time.

Your Highness,

can you swim?

Swim?

The water?