01x02 - Episode 2

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[Episode 2]

Stop running.

Good boy.

Come here.

Come to Mother.

Come over here.

Captain Meng!

It's her. She's creepy.

She defied the curfew
and k*lled several of our men.

Get out of my way or die!

Give me that boy!

Take the boy and leave.

- Let's go.
- He's mine.

He's mine!

Why does my Spirits Lantern
fear the Deliverance?

I'm going to see what qualifies you
as the master of the Deliverance.

Xiao Xiao!

Give me back my boy!

Xiao Xiao, help me!

This boy is a real problem.

Spare me.

Please spare me. Forgive me for what I did.

Spare me, please.

Spare me.

Please spare me.

Please.

Spare me.

Where did she go?

Xiao Xiao.

Keep him alive.

Quickly!

Chen Ying.

Xiao Xiao.

Chen Ying.

Where have you been?

You aren't going to abandon me, are you?

Don't be ridiculous.

I'm your only family now.

Why would I abandon you?

You really freaked me out.

Thank you, Captain Meng,
for saving the two of us.

You're really a heroine, wise and valiant.

What kind of sister are you?

You let your brother wander outside alone
so late at night.

Didn't you know the curfew?

I didn't know this would happen.

I just went out for a bit.

I didn't know it would turn out this way.

If anything terrible
really happened to Chen Ying...

It's... It's not Xiao Xiao's fault.

I... I sneaked out on my own.

And I think that creepy creature
was scared off by her.

Nonsense.

Captain Meng was the one who saved us.

Do you know what would have happened
if she hadn't?

Enough.

It's all right now.

It's late. Let me walk you home.

No need, Captain Meng.

We live in the Prefect's Mansion.

You live there?

Isn't it assigned to...

So, you're the one who saved General Duan

at the cemetery today.

Yes, it was me.

I knew you were up to something.

You've been trying hard
to get close to General.

What are you up to? Who on earth are you?

Captain Meng,
I don't know the duke you mentioned.

But if I had meant to hurt General Duan,

during the assassination,
I could have held him back

and let him be k*lled, right?

So that means you want something else.

That's right.

I do want something else.

That day, General Duan rescued people
in Liangzhou,

like a god descending from the heavens.

I fell in love with him at first sight.

So I wanted to get close to him.

You...

He's from a distinguished family.

Only ladies from Nandu are worthy.

You're a mere country girl.
Stop dreaming. You...

Captain Meng, are you a lady from Nandu?

- Not exactly.
- There you have it.

You're not a lady from Nandu. Neither am I.

You can't marry Duan Xu. Neither can I.

But you adore him. So do I.

Then we have a common goal.

So we're destined to meet
and help each other.

Aren't we?

Meng.

Xiao Xiao, you're gorgeous.

You must be more worthy of the General.

You...

Captain Meng, thank you for tonight.

But anyway, unless you have a magical tool,

when you meet a filthy creature again,
you'd better run away.

After all, even the bravest sheep
shouldn't fight a wolf.

Right?

Let's go.

You must not run about again.

The city defense alarm?

Move!

He's there! After him!

- Yes.
- Yes.

After him! Don't let him get away!

- Yes.
- Yes.

[Han Ling Qiu,
Defense Captain of Tabai Army]

He k*lled himself.

The army won't arrive until tomorrow.

Why are you here?

Why didn't you stop him from k*lling himself?

Spare me, Your Grace. Please spare me.

Shao Yin Yin, a spirit from Shanling Temple.

Her only obsession is with children.

[Token]
Guan Huai.

Greetings, Your Grace.

As the Lord of Shanling Temple,
do you see me as a tree?

[Guan Huai, Lord of Shanling Temple]

Oh, Your Grace.

Sorry, I can't see clearly.

I really can't.

Since your hair is so long
that it blocks your view,

why don't you have it cut off?

No, no.

Please don't do that.

Your Grace, you know the hair of a spirit
will not grow back once it's cut.

So, I can't cut it.

In the 32 Golden-wall Decrees,
what is Article 3, Section 5?

It's...

No spirit shall store up
the spirit flames of children under ten.

Looks like the decrees don't apply
to the Lord of Shanling Temple.

Fang Chang!

Fang Chang!

Greetings, Your Grace.
[Fang Chang, Vice Lord of Shanling Temple]

Greetings, My Lord.

I trusted you.

During my seclusion,

I entrusted you with all the affairs
of our temple.

How could you neglect your duties like that?

You... You...

You're both like to play games,
and pass the buck.

Please show some mercy and let Yin Yin go.

She stored up the flames
of six children under ten.

How should she be punished?

She didn't mean to defy you, Your Grace.

Her obsession is with children.

She couldn't control herself.

These things are clearly recorded
in the Book of Spirits.

You don't need to repeat them.

I don't care if she meant to defy me.

But as long as I hold this position,

no one shall defy...

my decrees.

There's a saying in the Mortal World.

"Spoiling a child ruins him."

It's the same with lovers.

Since she's a spirit of Shanling Temple,

you will deal with her.

As for you,

go to Yan Ke and get punished.

Yes, Your Grace.

Farewell, Your Grace.

Oh, look at you.

Chang, help me.

My Lord.

You're the eldest in our world.

Her Grace respects you.

I'm begging you. Please plead for Yin Yin.

I'll do anything to repay your kindness.

You're grabbing my hair.

Let go!

You're right.

I'm over 3,000 years older.

So what?

He Si Mu wasn't even 100 years old

when she defeated the rebellion
with a bloodbath in the 24 Temples.



And all those lords were far older than her.

She's the most talented sovereign
within ten generations.

I can't afford to displease her.

It's been 400 years.

I've never seen you so cowardly.

In the Void, you're the most powerful tool.

- Turn it over.
- Here.

Pull it tight.

Last night, the army arrived ahead of time.

So, this morning, I'm here to report.

If the army was in town,

why did you turn up alone
below the city wall last night?

Last night, I heard some noise,
and went there to check around.

Today, I have defense work to do.

I'll take my leave.

Wait...

Xu, about last night,
do you also suspect him?

That assassin knew our defense well.

Han Ling Qiu should have easily captured him.

How did the assassin manage to k*ll himself?

Unless Han Ling Qiu colluded with him.

According to my lists,

prepare supplies and armaments
for the whole army.

Yes.

What news have you got about Miss He?

Xu, I asked around.

He Xiao Xiao claims to be a local.

But nobody in town knows about her.

And nobody has heard about her
from Xue Chen Ying's father.

She has no relatives in town.

She said Xue Chen Ying's father
saved her by giving her a meal,

so she takes care of Chen Ying.

- A meal?
- Yes.

As you instructed,
I asked her about weather changes.

She predicted them all accurately,
even to the hour.

The wind strength and direction
were correct, too.

When it was pitch dark and nobody was around,

if a child traveled all alone,

a spirit that preyed on children
would appear and hunt.

That spirit looked young and beautiful.

But her eyes were totally black.

She was holding such a big jar.

Drip, drip, drip...

Blood was dripping on the ground.

Suddenly, she grew fangs,
reached out with her long nails,

opened her big mouth, and bit that child.

Miss, do spirits really exist?

Are they scary?

Spirits are just like humans.

Some are good, some are bad.

But I must warn you.

If you meet any strange people,

especially those who have dark eyes
with no whites at all...

To be safe, run immediately. Got it?

Then... is there anything they're scared of?

My father told me
they were scared of magical tools

and their leader, the Sovereign of Spirits.

- Sovereign?
- Like an emperor?

Something like that.

The legendary Void Spirit World
is under the Sovereign.

General?

Greetings.

You're so knowledgeable, Miss He.

I'm impressed.

They're bowing for marriage!

Wedding time!

General, in you go.

Wedding time! Wedding time!

Wedding time!

Did you forget what I just told you?

Since I came to town,

you seem to have been
quite interested in my sword.

A great sword deserves a hero.

I just want to know where you managed
to get this sword.

That's a long story.

One day, on a bridge of Nandu,
I met an old man.

He said my unique physique

made me a rare talent for martial arts.

So, he gave me this sword.

He even said the sword's affinity for me
would make me an immortal.

Congratulations, General,
on gaining this great sword.

The jade at your waist looks unique, too.

It somewhat resembles my plum tree.

Where did you get it?

May I have a look?

It's just something unremarkable.

To what do I owe this pleasure?

Today, I'm here to ask you for a favor.

I know you can predict weather.

I wonder if you would like
to observe the weather for my army.

What exactly do you want to know?

Do you know which nights
will have an east wind?

The stronger, the better.

One with snow would be the best.

Night.

East wind.

This is a low-lying place
with crowded houses.

Wind can be blocked.

General, do you mind taking me up
to the city wall for wind observation?

Up to the city wall?

That's a key location for city defense.

So, General, do you dare to take me up there?

All right.

I'll take you up there.

Xiao Xiao, in that case, put on your cloak.

Clever boy.

Otherwise, I would freeze again.

Xiao Xiao made
this fresh sugar figure herself.

General, when you go up to the city wall,

you can share it.

Miss He, after you.

[North Gate, Liangzhou]

What's wrong, Miss?

It's too high.

I can't get up there.

But you proposed that
we should go up there.

But it's too high.

It makes me nervous.

I've always been weak.

I really can't make it up there.

Actually, I figured you
would have this problem.

[North Gate, Liangzhou]

Get on that, please.

That's too bumpy.

I don't like it, either.

If you don't want to take it,

I'll have to carry you up there.

As expected, up here,
every wisp of wind can be seen.

Scattered and dense,

it blows all over like white cobwebs.

Its origin is unknown,
and so is its destination.

Like white cobwebs?

Sounds peculiar.

White wind.

Just like the color of my cuff?

Yes.

After you die, I'll take care of your sword.

In exchange, I'll grant you a wish.

I will fulfill one last wish of yours.

Last wish?

Just a wish.

I won't ask you how you can fulfill my wish.

But what you said just now...

It sounds like I am going to die.

Aren't you?

Looking out from here,
it's the way to Shuozhou.

You asked me to observe the wind

because you plan to cross the Guanhe River
and attack Shuozhou.

I'm impressed.

You guessed right.

If you rashly lead your army out,

you won't be fighting,
but instead, you'll be dying.

So, what is your wish?

My wish is that the 17 Prefectures
north of the Guanhe River

will return to Great Liang.

Life-and-death struggles,

ambitions to regain lost land...

These are such boring things.

Why take them so seriously?

Your words remind me of something.

When I was little,
I loved building sandcastles at the beach.

But however well I built them,

the rising tides would wash them away.

If I had had your insight,

I wouldn't have been that sad.

But anyway,
sandcastles don't actually disappear.

They become the sand again.

Maybe you're like me,
and I'm like a sandcastle.

I used to be sand.

I will be sand.

For one moment, I'm a sandcastle.

And I only live for this moment.

Do you have to go?

Now, only by fighting w*r with w*r,
and seeking peace in w*r

can our people and those in North Chong
stop fighting,

and achieve peace.

This is my wish.

If possible,

please help me fulfill it.

Miss He, who is this sugar figure?

Shen Shu.

Days ago, Chen Ying encountered
some strange things,

and was really scared.

So, I asked Meng for some malt sugar
and made the Door God.

I heard evil spirits fear him.

It works for exorcism.

How about you try some?

Miss He, this sugar figure tastes too sweet.

It is?

Way too sweet.

I have a sweet tooth.

Xiao Xiao, the lady next door
gave me Dingsheng Cake.

Have a taste. It's very sweet.

Be careful, Xiao Xiao. It's hot.

It's so sweet.

Yes, it's really sweet.

Which is sweeter,
my sugar figure or this cake?

This cake, of course.

But Xiao Xiao,
your sugar figure tastes great, too.

It's not very sweet, but I love it.

Not very sweet?

Not as sweet as this cake.

Chen Ying is from a poor family.

He hasn't had too much sweet food.

He thinks it's not sweet,
so it can't be sweet.

It is?

Way too sweet.

Today, what is the color
of General Duan's cuff?

Blue.

White wind.

Just like the color of my cuff?

Yes.

What a cunning man.

How dare he probe me?

It's a fine day today.

You go out and play.

- Can I, really?
- Yes.

Great Ancestor.

I remember you told me Duan Xu
grew up in Nandu until he was 12,

and was sent back to Daizhou
to serve his grandmother

before he returned at the age of 19.

That's right.

There's no sea in Nandu.

Daizhou is even farther from the sea.

So, where did he see the sea?

When I was little,
I loved building sandcastles at the beach.

And on which beach did he build sandcastles?

Something's wrong with him.

Look him up thoroughly.

Give it to me.

Pass it to me.

- Here.
- Pass it to me!

- Hurry!
- Pass it to me!

- Me, me!
- Give it to me!

Thank you, sir.

What makes you so happy?

Today, I got to know
a very interesting friend.

She can see the wind,

but she probably can't see colors,

feel the temperature, or recognize flavors.

And she's faking her identity.

Isn't she terrifying?

Terrifying?

Not at all.

I think she's interesting.

General.

Duan Xu!

You want your own people
to be the commandant?

I'll be the first to object!

[Wu Sheng Liu, Captain of Tabai Army]

Commandant Wu,
you've been busy training the soldiers.

Hard work, indeed.

I have something to discuss with you.

Shall we talk over tea?

You...

He...

Let's go.

All right. Be careful.

Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao.

The General is having a very rude visitor.

I think they're about to fight.

Shall we go and watch the show?

Yes.

The army has settled in.

I'll promote a captain to commandant.

Duan Shun Xi,
[Strict Enforcement]

do you think this is your own army?

We've just recaptured Liangzhou.

Why are you so desperate
to plant your own men in the army?

Perfect timing.

Have a bite.

Xiao Xiao, by sitting here,
will the General see us?

No.

This is magic.

He can't see us.

Our troops hadn't fought a great w*r
for years.

Discipline was slack.

Our soldiers often fled
when facing the North Chong Army.

When I first took over Tabai Army,
it was no different.

Captain Meng and Captain Xia assisted me.

We rectified discipline,

and became the famous Tabai Army
that finally recaptured Liangzhou.

I'm not convinced, anyway.

Commandant Wu, do you favor Captain Han?

Han Ling Qiu, what do you think?

Han, I'll tell them
what you're too embarrassed to say.

General Duan, Han should have
been the commandant instead of you.

And look.

Now that you're the general,

you want to promote your own people.

If you insist on doing so,
ask your people to fight me.

If he wins, he'll be promoted.

If he loses, he'll end up in the mass grave!

Since you're keen on fights,
will you fight me?

You?

Well, General, don't go back on your word.

Wu Sheng Liu is famous for his strength
and superb martial arts.

The General may not defeat him.

Since the General accepted the challenge,

he must have a plan.

The General will be fighting that man.

That man looks much stronger
than the General.

He looks fierce, too.

I'm sure he has superb martial arts.

Commandant Wu is going to lose.

What?

Why?

He's stronger.

His skull doesn't look good.

Huh? Skull...

Does it have anything to do
with martial arts?

Yes.

One with a pretty skull is hard to k*ll.

Commandant Wu.
[Strict Enforcement]

Bring it on.

General, pull out your sword.

When it's time to pull it out, I'll pull it out.

I'll start, then.

Watch this!

This young general moves so swiftly.

Especially his eyes.

Commandant Wu,
I didn't know you could defend...

so nimbly.

You...

What's going on?

He has such sharp eyes and keen ears.

A gentleman from Nandu
can't have such skills.

I believe he has k*lled many people.

More than these military officers have.