01x07 - Episode 7

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[Episode 7]

Let me change your dressing.

It's only a minor wound.

I don't need tending to.

Wan, go get some rest first.

Then I'll head back.

Stay at Lin Mansion these days
to heal your wounds.

Commandant Xia and I
will be at the camp.

Don't worry.

I've already seen every part of you before.

Even if you're dressed,
it won't restore your honor anyway.

No need to care about the mortal form.

Your Grace, I didn't know you'd come.

My apologies.

When did you, Meng Wan,
and Xia Qing Sheng first meet?

After I returned to Nandu from Daizhou,

we studied under Academician Yang.

That was all after you turned 18.

How is it that every friend
and teacher you name

came into your life after that?

What were you doing before you were 18?

The master who was blinded by a goose

was your teacher
before you turned 18, wasn't he?

Was the amnesiac Han Ling Qiu your friend
before you were 18?

My master was from before I turned 18,

but Han was not.

I had no friends before I was 18.

Who are you, really?

Duan Xu.

Duan Shun Xi.

Your Grace, please... Please show mercy.

Your martial arts are superb.

Why aren't you struggling?

Why aren't you resisting?

Before absolute power,

skill means nothing.

I can't defeat you.

Other than begging, I have no other way.

What if I don't spare you?

You wish to keep my skull, right?

When I reach 50,
my skull will look even finer.

Why not wait a while until I turn 50

and devour me then?

I won't harm you.

I want to make a deal with you.

I'm listening.

The deal is simple.

I will grant one of your wishes.

In return, you will lend me your five senses.

One wish for each of the senses.

For ten days.

During those ten days,

I will lose that sense?

That's right.

This is the limit a mortal body can bear.

After ten days,
I will return your senses to you.

Once you recover, we begin the next exchange.

That means you may ask many wishes of me,

but wishes have their limits.

They can't alter the mortal world.

For example,

you may wish for me
to save your life in battle,

but you may not wish for me
to win the w*r for you.

What if I do not agree?

Hey!

We have come this far already.

You no longer get to refuse.

Must we speak in this position?

What is wrong with it?

You are not light.

And you are quite cold.

General, I fetched this medicine...

for you.

I...

Commandant Xia.

Where are you going?

I made some food. I'm taking it to Xu.

I just saw the General.

He's not hungry. No need for this.

And you would know if he is hungry?

Xu has gone all day without one hot bite.

Move. Or it'll go cold soon.

What are you doing? Xia...

This wasn't for you.

Fine. Xia Qing Sheng, just you wait.

Miss He,

you and the General have really ruined me.

Your Grace, is this your first trade
for the senses?

It's a trifling matter.

I paid it no mind.

So, you admit it.

You came near me for the Deliverance.

I believe the one who can trade with you

must be the Deliverance's master.

When the old man gave me the sword,

he said the Deliverance
had no master for 300 years.

By that reckoning, I am the fated one
you waited for 300 years for.

Just a pastime on my rest day.

Don't flatter yourself.

How many years have you lived
without the five senses?

We don't need such things.

What a pity, then.

Nothing to pity.

Those are only the cravings of you mortals.

I mean myself.

I've thought about it,
yet I can't think of a single wish.

Your Grace,

I never make wishes.

For hundreds of years,

I've dealt with countless mortals,

yet never have I heard one truly say,
"No need".

"I have lived well and can rest in peace."

"I want nothing at all."

No exception.

Let alone you.

I never ask others...

to grant my desires.

Had I not saved you today,

you'd have fallen to the Chong troops.

On the b*ttlefield, life hangs thin.

Are you certain that without my aid,

you could escape death every time?

No matter what,

thank you for today.

General, you are too young.

You must know fate is ever-shifting,

beyond any mortal's grasp.

Fate is ever-shifting,

but so am I.

Was your appearance yesterday your true form?

I remember
your robes were exquisitely ornate,

unlike the mortals'.

If you're curious,

go dig up a few tombs from 400 years ago.

You'll see enough.

So, you're 400 years old?

You're reluctant to see me go, right?

So, I won't leave.

I'll sleep here tonight.

Come on, then.

I'll be unable to sleep again.

Shall I share my pillow with you?

In the dead of night,
with a spirit lying in your bed,

aren't you afraid?

I do feed on people, you know.

We fight over land,
till the dead blanket the fields.

We fight over cities,
till the dead fill every street.

We seize land at the cost of the living.

By that measure,

we're of the same trade.

And you said you couldn't sleep.

Foxy, not a word from you is true.

But looking at you now,
I don't think you're so clever.

More like a rabbit.

Han.

Han, what on earth is going on?

The General locked me up.

I don't know what's going on.

Han, I know.

You must be innocent.

If it's hard for you to say certain things,
tell me instead.

I'll plead with the General.

The innocent need no defense.

I trust the General.

He will clear my name.

Han, rest easy.

With me here,
I won't let you suffer this injustice.

Xiao Xiao, yesterday,
the General brought grain back

and distributed it again.

We're not short of food here.

Best to be prepared.

But Xiao Xiao, don't worry.

Lin told me that as long as we stay here,

we will not go short of food.

You seem to be close to everyone.

You like him?

Of course.

Lin is kind to everyone.

He also helped the General a lot,

procuring and distributing grain.

Besides the General,
he is everyone's hero too.

Xiao Xiao, you always eat so little.

I know you can't bear to eat more,

because you save the best for me.

You even fainted from hunger before.

But Xiao Xiao, we have enough grain now.

You needn't starve yourself anymore.

Young Master!

Young Master, this is bad!

The master was caught
[Ultimate Joy]

and brought below the city.

Young Master!

Let's go.

Xiao Xiao, do you think
Lin might be in danger?

You want to go see?

Uncle!

- Uncle!
- Mr. Lin.

- Mr. Lin.
- Uncle!

Master Lin.

Talk with the ones on the wall.

They are your family.

[Lin Huai De, main branch]

Jun.

I'm here.

Have you received the provisions?

They're here.

Is it enough?

Yes.

Thanks, Mr. Lin.

Jun.

Your grandfather was once
a general of Great Liang.

He fell in Yunzhou and never returned.

Your grandmother...

would not flee south of the Guanhe River.

Because of that, your father was born.

He stayed in Shuozhou
and built up this family estate.

All these years,
we've bowed to the Chong people.

But you must remember whose hands
claimed your forebears.

Your grandmother once said,

"If one day,"

"Great Liang crosses the Guanhe River
to reclaim the land,"

"though we're merchants,
we will give all our strength,"

"and never shrink from death."

No!

Jun, listen carefully.

Hold on at all costs.

I came to see you today to tell you this.

I'm going to answer to your grandfather.

I will tell him our clan didn't fail him.

Jun, you didn't fail him.

One day, surely,

the land will return...

and bring back the golden age.

No!

k*ll them!

My father was slain the same way.

He was unarmed, cut down like livestock.

General Duan, was it worth it to trade


for these carts of grain?

Soon, I will take your head

to console the 23 souls
of the Lin clan above.

Withdraw the troops.

Yes, sir.

[Chongde Chamber]

Young Master,
you've eaten nothing since yesterday.

The dead can't return.

[Memorial Tablet of Master Huai De]
Master Huai De would not wish to see this.

[Memorial]

Mr. Lin,

my condolences.

[Memorial Tablet of Master Huai De]

Shuozhou is in grave peril now.

I still need your support.

For the sake of the whole city,

you must pull yourself together soon.

Mr. Lin, I've failed the Lin clan.

General, do not blame yourself.

All men must die one day.

Uncle...

was only betrayed by traitors.

Please rest assured.

I've sent men to recover
all the remains for burial.

I heard your father died young.

Your uncle cared for you...

as if he were your own father.

I know the Lin clan has suffered,

and your heart is heavy.

But right now, I need your help.

Please agree.

What is it?

It concerns the spy
who tipped off the Chong Army,

and got your uncle k*lled.

But I heard you've had Captain Han...

I've locked up Han Ling Qiu.

Han Ling Qiu is from North Chong.

He claims he lost his memory,

but too much does not add up.

He lost his memory?

His martial arts style
resembles the Chong people's.

I suspect he is a spy sent by the Chong Army.

I wish to hold a martial contest
to test his true skills.

I heard you're also fond of martial arts,

and have several skilled guests at home.

May I ask them to come as well

and face Han Ling Qiu in a match?

General,

I am but a humble merchant.

Why entrust the contest to me?

The Lin clan is loyal.

In the whole army now,
the one I trust most...

is only you.

Leave it to me.

The General wants me to fight?

I must win, yet preserve my strength,

and not reveal it unless forced.

Why?

The General's order is just that.

Are you willing to obey?

[Zhang Mansion]

Are you there?

You've arranged everything already.

So, you knew it all?

I had guessed most of it.

When this round is over,

we'll see how much you can guess.

You scramble for power and gain
with the same old routine.

I am long tired of watching it.

Tomorrow's show is
more than a hunt for spies.

Your Grace, do be patient,
and watch until the very end.

I will not disappoint you.

Then I'll wait and see.

Do not let me down.

[Liang]

The martial contest begins.

Contestants, enter the arena.

[Wu Jun Yi, Han Ling Qiu]

Captain Han Ling Qiu wins.

[Sun Xiu, Han Ling Qiu]

[Liang]

Next contestant, enter the arena.

[Ge Tian, Han Ling Qiu]

[Zhou Yi Ang, Han Ling Qiu]

[Wang Shuo, Han Ling Qiu]

Next contestant, enter the arena.

[Lin Mo, Han Ling Qiu]

[Han Sheng, Han Ling Qiu]

Captain Han Ling Qiu wins.

Han, make your move.

General, if this keeps up,

we won't see Captain Han's skill.

I've heard that there is

a blindfolded contest
in the martial arts world.

Both sides must judge the position
by the sound of the wind.

It best shows one's martial arts.

Very well.

Anyway, there is no clear winner
at the moment.

- Let's do it.
- Captain Han Ling Qiu wins.

Steward, prepare the cloth for blindfolds.

Yes, sir.

The match is suspended.

Captain Han Ling Qiu wins.

Han is that skilled?

- What a surprise.
- How is it that I never knew this before?

Everyone, during our time in Shuozhou,

Miss He's carriage was attacked,

and the provisions were burned.

While seizing the grain,

we ran into an ambush,

and Master Huai De was betrayed.

All these incidents point to one thing.

There is a Chong spy among us.

Could it really be Captain Han?

I never knew his skills were this formidable.

Only today...

have I finally confirmed
who that spy truly is.

Who is it?

What is going on?

It can't be Captain Han.

Captain Han?

Mr. Lin, what do you say?

Perhaps I should ask you
where you've hidden the real Lin Jun

since we entered the inner city?

Is this not Lin Jun?

- Yes.
- That's right.

What does that mean?

- What does that mean?
- General, what do you mean by that?

You suspect I'm a spy?

It's not suspicion.

I'm certain.

Mr. Lin, may I borrow a carriage?

You honor me, General.

It's a small matter.

Miss He's carriage was attacked.

Han Ling Qiu was riding with her.

But the carriage was yours.

General Duan,
may I ease the Tabai Army's burden?

I'll send half my men to guard the granary.

Thank you, Mr. Lin.

You know the granary defenses,

the time of the grain raid,

and letters from Master Huai De.

When the Chong people send grain here,

they must pass through
several northern cities.

Our clan has kin in the north.

I sent carrier pigeons to them
to track the grain convoy.

And what does that prove?

I truly did not know
the All-Knowing's Blindfolded Trial

was a rule of of the martial arts world.

Master Fifteen.

Don't come over.

Or I'll end him.

Lin, I always took you for a real man.

Your uncle met a grim end
below the city wall.

I even felt I had wronged the Lin clan.

Who would've thought
you were the one who sold him out?

He isn't Lin Jun.

He was only in disguise.

So, the man he sold out wasn't his own uncle.

That's right.

I am the real Lin Jun.

He seized me and copied my every move.

He deceived every one of you.

Perfect timing.

I had thought Lin was a good man.

But I saw him yesterday.

Lin...

I told Xiao Xiao about this matter.

She told me to bring the real Lin here today.

You cur!

How dare you deceive us!

You are not leaving today.

You've really lost your memory?

What does it have to do with you?

If you really did lose your memory,
you'd be forgivable.

You should be my 17th junior brother.

Come back with me to see Mentor.

Stop talking nonsense.

I am Han Ling Qiu,
Captain of Great Liang's Tabai Army.

That's my only identity.

Even if I die, I'll never go with you.

You were once Mentor's favorite.

Now, you can't tell right from wrong.

Even Captain Han ignores you now.

Just surrender.

Fool.

As long as I have you,
they won't dare make a move.

Get a horse for me.

I'm leaving the city.

Follow my orders.

Get him a horse.

Let him leave.