01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

♫ Ask the sword, the knife, to cast away resentment ♫

♫ I fear that new and old grudges will add to my troubles ♫

♫ Ask each tactic, each trick, to test who is more skilled ♫

♫ The ups and downs of life are difficult to predict ♫

♫ Ask the road and journey across remote lands ♫

♫ Where is my soulmate? I'm so lonely ♫

♫ Ask the rain and clear skies about the troubles on my mind ♫

♫ Face the moon every day and night ♫

♫ Ask the flowers and leaves, their colors are perfect ♫

♫ Happiness and pain are fleeting; how many springs remain? ♫

♫ Ask autumn and winter, the snowstorm continues ♫

♫ The rainbow scatters easily but the days are hard to endure ♫

♫ No one knows why the flowers blossomed early ♫

♫ Heaven doesn't laugh, for it has grown old ♫

♫ The pugilist world is small, but the rest of the world is vast ♫

♫ I've forgotten those who are gone ♫

♫ No one knows why the flowers withered early ♫

♫ Heaven feels no sorrow for it has grown old ♫

♫ The heroes have died and little time is left ♫

♫ I've forgotten those who are gone ♫

[Word of Honor]

[Episode 4]

[Tianya Inn]

[Yong'an Street]

You got up?

Would you like some amber sugarcoated walnuts?

Many thanks, Master Wen.

A'Xu,

the two of us have at least been born and almost died together,

we've eaten at the same dinner table,

and spent the night together in a dilapidated temple,

so why are you calling me Master Wen nonstop?

Aren't you treating me too much like an outsider?

You may ride these two horses away.

Hurry to Tai Lake as soon as possible in order to prevent worrying about trouble.

Master Wen, thank you!

We are strangers who met by chance.

Sometimes new acquaintances feel like old friends whereas people who have accompanied you until old age still feel like strangers.
[T/N: Chinese idiom]

Your Uncle Zhou and I really felt like old friends at first sight.

The depth of friendship does not depend on the length of time.

Your father spent his whole life in the Five Lakes World Alliance.

Master Zhang!

Are you Master Zhang Chengling?

[Vice Captain of Great Wisdom g*ng of Beggar Gangs, Crippled Beggar]

Friend, don't misunderstand.

We're not bad guys.

I am the vice-captain of the Great Wisdom g*ng of Beggar Gangs.

We were ordered by Law Enforcement Elder Huang He

and entrusted by Five Lakes World Alliance

to find the Mirror Lake Sect's orphan,

Zhang Chengling; Master Zhang.

Yesterday, a disciple saw that Young Master Zhang's appearance

was very similar to the portrait we received.

Therefore, we arrived here today to verify.

Do you know him?

He doesn't know you.

Verify?

If you were only here to verify, would you need to bring so many th*gs with you?

If he is the person you are looking for,

are you going to take him away by force?

We don't dare, we don't dare.

Young Master Zhang,

it was Shen Shen, Leader of Mount Dagu Sect,

who asked us to come here and find you.

Surely you know Leader Shen?

He is your father's sworn brother.

I don't know him. I'll follow Uncle Zhou.

I'm sorry, I don't know him, either.

I see that Young Master Zhang must have gotten overly scared,

and it seems as though he has lost some sense.

Surely it couldn't be that his abductor

drugged him, could it?

Brother, your ability to turn black into white is indeed very powerful.

Being a beggar is wasting your talent.

Why don't you become a lawyer?

Get in formation!

If you hand over Young Master Zhang,

I will let you go.

Keep an eye on him.

This way.

Strike!

Stop him!

A'Xu's waist techniques must've been practiced ever since childhood, right?

Master Wen, hurry up and help him!

Silly boy.

How could these filthy beggars be on his level?

Come on, eat a walnut!

They'll help you nourish your brain.

Young Master Zhang, come with us.

Let's go!

[West Market]

Wen Kexing!

Here!

You asked me to keep an eye on him.

I'm watching him very well.

Although he is not as good-looking as you,

he won't hurt my eyes.

Do you want my help?

If you want my help, just tell me.

How can I know it if you don't tell me?

Your soft sword is too soft.

- A'Xu!
- Master Zhang!

These people really aren't good people.

Don't be soft-hearted and go easy on them!

Get your weapon out!

- Follow me.
- Uncle Zhou!

Come with me.

Uncle Zhou.

Uncle Zhou, are you okay?

Uncle Zhou!

Either die or scram.

[Yueyang Freight Depot]

Uncle Zhou.

I'm really going to become a cr*pple.

Uncle Zhou, what happened to you?

It's okay. It's fine. I won't die.

[Tianya Inn]

Master, it's broad daylight, yet you—

I gave them a choice.

They were insistent on becoming ghosts, not remaining humans.

I, your master, am so hospitable.

Wouldn't it be impolite if I don't do what they want?

No, Philanthropist Wen,

it's okay that you k*lled them,

but why did you make this place so disgusting?

Only this way can it look ostentatious, understand?

[Yuezhou]

Good girls.

I'm going to untie you.

However, there's something important. You two mustn't cry.

I am a person who can normally be considered a gentleman,

but the one thing I cannot stand to hear is the sound of women crying.

As soon as a woman cries in front of me,

I can't help myself.
[Ten Devils of the Ghost Valley, Lustful Ghost]

You cried!

You seduced me first.

You damned lustful ghost, do you have a death wish?

Rotten girl, you're ruining my happiness again!

Auntie Luo already told you that you couldn't continue kidnapping women to sleep with,

so how dare you do it again?

Did I kidnap anyone?

I used real money to buy these two women from the whorehouse.

If you don't believe me, I'll show you the contract!

I don't care whether you kidnapped them or bought them!

If I tell Auntie Luo that you bullied women again,

do you think she'd look at your contract or dig out your eyes?

Dear A'Xiang, don't tell on me.

I'll leave these two girls to you.

Just pretend nothing happened today.

You bought them to serve yourself.

Help me cover this up.

I'm not completely against the idea of helping you,

but whenever you owe me a favor,

you must do three things for me.

Rotten girl, don't push me too far!

Why do I need to pick the right time to bully you?

Master ordered you to summon all the people outside

to be on standby for duty at Tai Lake's Sanbai Mountain Villa.

Hurry up and go!

I have an incredible anti-gravity skill. Is its use really only for running errands for you?

I'll go, I'll go.

Perfect timing to ask Master if we can stay.

Here.

Waiting must've made you hungry.

Taste it.

Undercooked?

It is cooked this time, but it is very bitter.

Here, here, here. Give it here!

Stop eating.

Perhaps the fish itself was bitter in the first place.

Goodness, two idiots of different ages!

Don't you know you have to clean out all of the internal organs before grilling the fish?

If the gall breaks, the fish naturally tastes bitter.

I'm speechless.

You've spent your entire lives being waited on, isn't that right?

Where is your master?

People pick up bad behavior so quickly.

A'Xu.

Such a beautiful, starry night

is perfect for drinking and singing.

How can you just eat this coarse food?

Tai Lake is famous for its fish and shrimp.

I happen to have a famous chef on board.

Why not ask him to make us some delicious food to go with some wine?

Young Master Zhang, I haven't seen you for just one day,

and you seem to have already grown taller?

A'Xiang,

when you have the time, you should learn from those two sisters.

Serving others is good knowledge to have.

Wasn't your master's, my entrance today

awe-inspiring?

Master, I was born stupid, and you know it.

If you think those two sisters serve well,

just go to them.

"The clouds in the sky are like white clothes,

but in just a moment's time, it resembles a gray dog.

It has been the same since ancient times,

and nothing in life is impossible."
[T/N: Ke Tan, a poem by Du Fu from the Tang Dynasty that explains how things can change so quickly in a moment, and nothing is impossible]

Rumor has it that Rong Changqing, the former Magic Craftsman,

created three masterpieces in his life.

Namely, the Great Wild Land, the Dragon Back,

and the White Clothes.

Back then, Qin Huaizhang, the last leader of Four Seasons Mountain Villa,

galloped around with the Bai Yi Sword all across the martial arts world.
[T/N: "Bai Yi" literally means "White Clothes"]

After the annihilation of Four Seasons Mountain Villa,

this famous sword disappeared.

A'Xu, let me tell you.

I saw that your sword was very similar to the Bai Yi sword.

I originally figured that those stinky beggars from the Beggar Gangs

would have terrible martial arts skills that would make them unable to withstand a single blow.

I just wanted to wait for you to draw your sword and confirm it,

but to my surprise,

you'd rather lose blood than draw that sword.

Could that be because you couldn't bear to k*ll those smelly beggars?

Then I thought about it.

There are only two reasons.

Firstly, this sword is not yours.

Of course, how could our A'Xu do such a dirty thing?

Then there is only the second explanation.

Why are you afraid to reveal your whereabouts?

Master Wen.

Our relationship

is like this fish.

Do you know why?

It's raw.
[T/N: In Chinese, "raw" and "unacquainted" are the same word]

From our first meeting until now,

I don't even know who I am,

where I'm from, or where I'm going.

Who you are,

where you're from,

and where you're going

are not things I'm interested in.

You lent me a helping hand many times.

I respect you for that.

If you are insatiable

and want to see the Bai Yi sword,

Don't bother wasting your words.

A'Xu,

why have you become so irritable today?

It's all my fault.

I shouldn't have deliberately tested you

and caused you to receive internal wounds.

It hurts me so much, too.

Just forgive me this time.

It won't happen again.

I should have directly asked you what I wanted to know.

My A'Xu wouldn't lie to me, right?

Yun Cai! Hong Lu!

Phantom Musician Qin Song.

One of the Four Assassins.

It's surprising that someone was able to convince this evildoer to come forth.

They must be so capable.

Who cares who he is?

His power backfired back onto himself, and that will make him suffer for some time.

A'Xu, I've realized that you're becoming more and more suitable to my taste.

I'm sorry about getting your flute dirty.

I'll find a new one for you some other day.

Never mind.

It's just that A'Xu, you are so good at martial arts,

but you are tone-deaf.

I'll teach you sometime.

No need.

Feel better?

Let's go. Sit down for a while.

Uncle Zhou, I still feel so terrible.

Chengling, how old are you?

I'm 14 years old.

The disciples of the martial arts family begin to study at the age of five to seven.

Even if you begin to practice internal skills at the age of seven,

it means you have been practicing for seven years.

How could this be the product of your learning?

Don't cry!

There, there.

Aren't all children too fond of playing?

When I was a child, my parents taught me to work hard,

but I also spent my days using tricks to get out of it.

How come I've never been too fond of playing?

Silly boy.

Have you ever heard the saying that

only the picky customers will actually buy goods?

Your Uncle Zhou scolded you for not working hard

because he wanted to enlighten you.

Won't you be smarter?

Uncle Zhou.

Master, please accept me as a disciple.

I will work hard.

I'll absolutely live up to your kindness to me.

Stand up.

You are the Mirror Lake Sect's orphan.

You shoulder the important task of inheriting the sect.

How can I teach you?

I haven't joined a sect yet.

My eldest brother is good at martial arts.

Second Brother is a good reader.

I had thought that my only responsibility in life would be to stay by my parents and pay my filial piety.

That's why I never learned martial arts properly.

I haven't learned much

about the martial arts of the Mirror Lake Sect.

The tree wants to be still, but the wind keeps blowing.

When the children want to fulfill their filial piety, their parents die.

Most things in the world are like this.

Even so, you should still join the Five Lakes Alliance.

I won't! Master, I only want to learn from you.

Please accept me as a disciple.

Stand up!

I'll say it one last time.

Stand up!

You have missed the best time to learn the basics.

I'm afraid that even if you dedicate your whole life to it, it will still be hard for you to get a grasp on the best martial arts skills.

Don't talk nonsense.

Silly boy, you have to understand what your Uncle Zhou meant.

The best martial arts skills that he is talking about

are like the martial arts of Bodhidharma and Changming Sword Immortal.

Few people can reach that state.

If you start working hard from now on, reaching my level won't be hard for you.

Although you are right,

there are two ways to learn martial arts well.

One is to have started practice in childhood.

The second is to practice properly from today forward.

Your martial arts will get better day by day.

Today you were bewitched by the Enchanted Sound

and suffered some internal injuries.

I'll teach you some basic internal skills.

If you adjust your breathing rhythm by synchronizing your movements and your breathing, you can treat your injury.

A'Xu, I knew long ago

that you're firm with your words but have a soft heart.

Come on.

Are you okay?

Brother Wen, aren't you going to have a look?

It's okay, it's okay.

A'Xiang can handle it herself.

I can also handle things myself.

There's no need for you to worry, Brother Wen.

Pardon me for not sending you off.

No, no.

[Four Scorpion Assassins, Pretty Arhat]

[Four Scorpion Assassins, Malicious Bodhisattva]

[Four Scorpion Assassins, Blond Monster Jiang]

Little Brother, what are you afraid of?

Could it be that

you're afraid I'll eat you?

If so, you'd be right.

Little Brother, this sister really can eat people!

Be careful.

What? Monster Jiang,

do you want me to eat you?

I find your meat too gritty for my teeth.

Malicious Bodhisattva,

if you stop hooking up with men every few moments, would you die?

I'm telling you!

He is my prey.

Don't even think about him.

Of course I do.

I want...

I want to play together with you.

No! No! No!

No!

So annoying!

There's nothing to play with anymore.

[Four Scorpion Assassins, Phantom Musician Qin Song]

Who hurt you like this?

- The Enchanting Sound backfired.
- Who?

Anyone able to make the Enchanting Sound backfire

must have martial arts skills far stronger than yours.

Would this child really have such a powerful man to accompany him?

I don't know.

I didn't dare to risk fighting him head-on.

Such a coward.

It's fine that you were beaten,

but you don't even know who beat you!

I sure want to see what you would say

once Master comes and blames you.

I'll go meet him.

Master ordered us to hurry back to Yueyang.

Qing Song made a mistake.

Master will deal with him.

Pretty Arhat, don't deliberately find trouble.

I'll first k*ll the man who hurt Qin Song and then return to Yueyang.

- What's the problem with it?
- You!

Anyway, you all know Master's orders.

I'd like to see

whether or not you truly have the capability to rebel against him.

I would be delighted to k*ll you

on behalf of Master.

Meditate, meditate.

Didn't anyone teach you how to meditate?

Look down, lower your head, and meditate!

The centers of your palms, feet, and head should face upward. Remit all of your life force energy into your field of elixir.
[T/N: The field of elixir = pubic area, which is thought to be the central area where life force energy is stored]

It's normal to feel cold at first.

Remember, everything you see is an illusion.

No need to worry.

Focus only on the internal energy.

Use your breath to dissolve internal injuries.

This is the Bodhi Meditation Song.

This song is very useful for practicing internal skills.

The song is crisp and tough. It's very smooth.

Only those who do not have evil in their hearts can manage it.

I didn't that this man would be able to blow such a flute.

Ever since I was a child, whenever I wanted you to play a song,

I had to act cute and be obedient countless times to get you to do so.

Now, you're playing all night just for a beggar.

You did not face danger in a critical moment

nor did you suffer from internal wounds.

Your internal force is even shallower than the water in this cup,

yet you want me to play a song?

The internal force I consumed was more than you gained.

Are you stupid?

Cut the crap. Go on.

What are you going to do with the sisters you saved?

Well...

Do you remember the dog you saved when you were a child?

I'd been forcing you to throw it away, but you refused.

Later, the dog was stewed and eaten.

You cried for a full three months.

My attitude is exactly the same.

If you've made a promise to it

but cannot take care of it for the rest of its life,

then it is better if you give it away ahead of time.

How could this be the same? These two are living people!

Master, what about you?

You said you were following Young Master Zhang around

because you thought there was something odd about him.

Now, you're wearing out your internal force to play the flute for others.

Who even knows whether or not that beggar is grateful?

Since when has there ever been a time or place where you were allowed to judge my actions?

Can't I just like him and want to make friends with him?

Once you get into it, you know the consequences.

I haven't slept so well in such a long time.

You woke up, A'Xu?

Did you sleep well?

After playing the flute all night,

I feel like my internal energy is moving a bit sluggishly.

Forgive me. Forgive me.

Who asked you to blow it all night?

I deliberately tested you yesterday,

which caused you to suffer from internal injuries.

Your internal injuries likely healed very much after the end of last night.

You can take it as meritorious service to make up for my crime,

so don't continue being mad at me.

Come on. Let me feel your pulse.

Master, please teach me martial arts.

Who is your master?

Yesterday, I just taught you to harness some internal skills

to dissolve your internal injuries.

This is not the martial arts of my sect.

We are not master and disciple.

After I send you to Sanbai Mountain Villa,

our fate with each other will end.

If you want to learn martial arts, find someone else.

Silly boy, did you really believe that bluff?

Don't you know that your master is a man who's firm in speech but softhearted?

Cling to him.

Haven't you heard that tough women can't resist clingy men?

Where there is a will, there is a way!

Go ahead!

Master, I'm begging you to accept me as a disciple.

Are you going or not?

What are you doing?

A'Xu, you're so cruel.

Would you leave me alone in the wilderness?

Are you still short of servants?

Who cares about me anymore?

A'Xiang is bent on finding a husband.

She thought I was troublesome

and even ushered me off the boat.

You think I'd believe you?

As a matter of fact, A'Xiang blamed me for not taking care of my own body

because I played the flute all night.

That's the reason why she ushered me off of the boat.

I feel a dull pain in my field of elixir.

It is possible that I really did damage my energy?

Ah Xu, just give me a lift.

Steady.

Master Zhou, lie down well.

You're a good driver.

A'Xu, you are great in every aspect.

It's just that you really don't know how to properly enjoy life.

Eating and drinking are the most enjoyable things in life.

Why do you always do them so casually?

Eat or don't eat. It's up to you.

Huzhou is just ahead.

If you are not satisfied, you can leave.

How could I not be satisfied with you?

I just feel bad for you.

I feel bad because our Chengling hasn't been able to eat or sleep well these days.

Look how skinny his little face has gotten.

When you were still a master, your skin was fair and soft.

It's only been a few days since then.

We are approaching Huzhou.

We'll find a restaurant and have a good meal when we arrive.

My treat, okay?

Since you have had a fight with the Beggar Gangs,

Given how well-informed they are,

there will definitely be a lot of people out to get you.

In order to avoid complications,

you'd better endure it.

We'll be fine when I get to Zhao Jing's manor.

Master, I'm begging you to accept me as a disciple.

Little Chengling,

I didn't expect you to be such a stubborn and interesting person.

If I had the ability to cling onto people like you do...

Uncle Wen, I don't want to leave either of you.

Don't worry!

I watched the celestial phenomena at night,

pinching and calculating,

and found that the fate we have together still has a long way to go.

Master!

Ao Laizi, stop running!

You're so old, yet you still don't understand?

That wretched Lu Taichong doesn't have friendly motivates.

If he dies, he'll take you, too.

I'm telling you, you don't have the capability

to get involved in this mess.

You think you can?

What a joke!

No matter how weak my Mount Tai Sect is,

I still will not fear the likes of you!

Children, don't delay!

Go to find Great Warrior Zhao.

You got involved in this mess because of our Danyang Sect,

so we can't abandon you and leave.

We are going up and down together!

Together!

Ao Laizi!

Your internal force is exhausted now, and you are very weak.

What else can you do?

My wife and I are bound to win the Glazed Armor.

You'd best understand the current situation.

Tao Hong. Lv Liu.

Seems as though enemies always end up meeting.

Uncle Shen!

Ao Laizi is also a master.

I wondered why you were so afraid all this way.

It turned out that it was the leader of Mountain Dagu

who was chasing Mount Tai Sect.

Great Warrior Shen, if today's story spreads,

I would like to see how your Five Lakes Alliance can continue showing its face!

You'd have to survive to spread this story out.

- Qing Bai, let's go.
- Okay.

[Sanbai Mountain Villa]

I heard a long time ago that Warror Sanbai is the richest in the world.

Indeed, this is very magnificent,

and even a little elegant.

Master, these are the two righteous men

who found junior Chengling.
[Tai Lake Sect of Five Lakes Alliance, Zhao Jing]

You've grown up!

Chengling,

I'm your father's best brother.

I am Zhao Jing.

Just call me Uncle Zhao.

Are... Are you Uncle Zhao?

Child, you've suffered.

From now on, make this place your home.

If there's anything you'd like to eat or use, just let Uncle Zhao know.

Righteous men, I was rude.

Thank you both for escorting Chengling back.

I won't forget your great kindness!

Thank you.

No problem.

I have heard about Great Warrior of Sanbai's elegant demeanor for a long time,

but as expected, hearing of it hundreds of times cannot compare to seeing it just once.

Great Warrior Zhao! Great Warrior Zhao! Great Warrior Zhao!

My master, the leader of Mount Tai Sect, is being chased.
[Disciple of Mount Tai Sect, Qing Hua]

I'm begging you to go and help them as soon as possible.


♫ The sky is gray as I cross the cold river,
my duties taken care of ♫

♫ Smiling at the absurdity of the moon's reflection in my cup ♫

♫ Who allowed me to roam around the world on horseback? ♫

♫ Who is drunk in their dreams but can't find
the homeland when they wake? ♫

♫ The cold rain of Autumn kisses my windows ♫

♫ I don't mind hate and slander, but my melancholy persists ♫

♫ The spring breeze brings greenery along the river ♫

♫ But can't warm the ice in my heart ♫

♫ Is that our light that appeared out of nowhere? ♫

♫ I resent being unable to meet you earlier, but it is not too late ♫

♫ Don't let the flowers of the seasons down ♫

♫ Give up the adventures on horseback for a peaceful,
quiet life by the stream ♫

♫ The lights of thousands of families light up thousands of hills ♫

♫ The past disappears like smoke waves in a sandstorm ♫

♫ I will clear away my cold past and happily spend the rest
of my life making wine and tea with you ♫

♫ No matter the height of the mountains or distance of the sea,
I will be with you ♫