01x20 - Episode 20

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Wang Xiaoming, why are you
yelling so early in the morning?

I had a nightmare.

A really long nightmare.

In it, you were...

Your face is so red.

Do you have a fever?

You're burning up.

I'll ask your mom to
get you some medicine.

Wait!

I'm fine!

What's wrong, Hong?

Why are you in such a rush?

Xiaoming's burning up.

He has a high fever.

Mom,

I don't have a fever. I just had a dream.

Whoa!

You call this fine?

There's smoke coming out of your head!

Getting out of bed without pants on?

Your brain must be fried from the fever!

Wang Xiaoming, you're a grown man.

Yet you got up this morning
and threw the whole house into chaos.

Exactly.

You're a grown man,
yet one nightmare scared you out of your wits.

Aren't you embarrassed?

I was freaking out because of you!

Do you know how miserable
you were in my dream?

You dreamed about my dad?

What happened?

You dream about what you
think about during the day.

Looks like you've had your
eye on me for a while.

All right, enough. You're
getting way off track.

Xiaoming,

some of what we say is just teasing.

But Hong will be an adult tomorrow.

Hong...

An adult?

You two grew up together.

You need to learn to take responsibility

and take good care of her and this family.

What's going on?

There were clearly still 100 days left.

Right.

Where's Lie?

Lie!

Lie, are you there?

King Lie?

Impulsive demon?

Brainless tyrant?

Shirtless man?

Xiaoming, did you hear what I said?

So it really was a dream.

Then where did all that time

I lived through go?

Hey, kid. Say something.

Can't handle the pressure?

Where am I?

My whole body feels completely real.

When did I get my body back?

You mute.

You start insulting people the
moment you open your mouth!

I wasn't insulting anyone.

I was teaching a monkey a lesson.

Whenever you speak, you spew garbage.

Keep your mouth shut!

Why are these two fighting again?

Tiger's Roar, Dragon's Cry!

You asked for this. Don't
blame me for ganging up on you.

Bring it on. You think I'm scared of you?

Enough!

I don't want us turning on each other

before we've even defeated the enemy.

I just had a very long dream.

I dreamed that we successfully
overthrew the mages' rule.

And I also dreamed

that because of a strange kind of magic,

I went through a strange adventure.

His power is strange too,

yet he never explains where it comes from.

That's highly suspicious.

It's a power I was born with.

And I don't owe you an explanation.

Do you know why, out of all eight brothers,
I respect you the least?

Because I hate people like you

who rise to the top simply
relying on natural gifts!

Ao,

that's enough.

Here.

Here.

There's nothing in this world
a good drinking session can't fix.

Come on.

Bottoms up!

Do you know why

you two rank last among
the eight brothers?

Because I'm the weakest.

Because we're the youngest.

You're both wrong.

It's because you both have

something deep down that makes me uneasy.

Lie,

don't you trust us?

So that's why.

Lie, you saved my life.

How could I ever betray you?

Tian,

because you never say much,

I've never really known

what you're thinking.

What about me?

I've always said exactly
what's on my mind.

Right.

And because you're so reckless,

you're the one I worry will cause trouble.

Then

if I change, can I move up in rank?

Do you know why I gave you the nickname

Eight-Horse Ao?

Because once you dig your heels in,
not even eight horses could get you to move.

I can't believe that silly
countdown you wrote on the board

became the countdown to
Hong's coming-of-age day.

I... I wasn't being silly.

I meant it.

I know.

No one knows my son better than I do.

You're just like your father.

Smart, brave,

driven, and kindhearted.

And that's exactly why

I'm afraid you'll follow in his footsteps

and take on things beyond your ability.

Promise me

that when danger comes,
you'll know your limits.

Take care of yourself and this family.

Okay?

Oh, right. There's something

I've been waiting until today to give you.

What is it?

You can't propose empty-handed, can you?

Mom, why are you taking this
even more seriously than I am?

Let me carry some of that.

You can barely see where you're going.

It's fine. I can handle it.

Are you okay?

Let me carry half of these.

Hong.

Wang Xiaoming,

what are you doing?

Today's the day you come of age.

As you know,

I've been waiting for
this day for a long time.

I want

to properly

tell you how I...

Whoa!

Did you two get hit by a cart?

Why is everything all over the ground?

We didn't get hit by anything!

I... I finally set the
mood, and you ruined it!

Sorry.

Didn't mean to interrupt.

I'm Aba from the Guard.

I was patrolling nearby.

Need a hand?

Is being straightforward a crime too?

Lie, are you saying

that's why I'm below

that guy who keeps everything bottled up?

You monkey.

You're so annoying.

See? I told you there was nothing
a good drink couldn't fix.

Sure, you fixed the two of us.

But what about your own problems?

Those can wait until after
we've conquered the kingdom.

Aba?

What are you mumbling about?

Nothing.

That dream came back to me again.

That dream again? What
exactly did you dream about?

But when you're walking,
don't get so lost in your dreams that you forget

to watch where you're going.

Stay safe.

It's fine. I'll pick them up myself.

Where am I now?

Another dream?

Looks like the refining
process is going smoothly.

Before it's finished,

I'll go see

what they've done to District Ten.