01x08 - Episode 8

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[Episode 8]

[Chong Camp]

Get out of the way!

Are you faking all this,
or did you lose the bet?

It's not over yet.

It's too early to call it.

Your Grace, were you satisfied
with the first half of the show?

To sell the act,
you got yourself into danger.

This is truly unexpected.

Since when did you suspect him?

From the very start, I smelled it in him,
the scent of my own kind.

Of your kind?

Then he's definitely no good.

Of course.

Only members of the Chong royal family
or the All-Knowing

know about this duel.

All-Knowing?

A secret organization under the royal clan.

It trains loyal assassins.

The Blindfolded Trial is the graduation rite
for all the disciples.

Royal family members
watch the blindfolded duels.

The winner gets a name and graduates.

Fifteen is the code name of the fake Lin Jun.

Disciples from different batches never meet.

Han Ling Qiu was d*sfigured.

So Fifteen didn't recognize him.

Then, Your Grace,

since when did you notice Lin Jun?

At first sight.

Anyone who always wears
a human skin mask

is no good anyway.

This place is heavily guarded.

You can't escape.

Will you make a wish and let me grant it?

Your Grace, are you not taking advantage
of my plight?

I don't think so.

Believe it or not, even though I'm here,

I can still break free on my own.

The best part is yet to come.

Be patient and wait.

[Liang]

Wait.

What's wrong? Shouldn't we set off?

Are you saying
these are the General's orders?

Exactly. These are his plans.

Who on earth are you?

A little t*rture like this
won't get a single word

out of your prisoner.

Are you so immersed in your role as Lin Jun

that you'd forget your training
at the All-Knowing?

Master Fifteen.

How can you be sure that I'm Fifteen?

Judging by age,
you're Fifteen, Sixteen, or Seventeen.

Sixteen was crippled in an accident.

Seventeen has been missing for ages.

So, you must be Fifteen.

Who are you really?

Who do you think was present at the Trial?

You probably sneaked into Shuozhou
to investigate the red bird thing.

The High Priest is particularly sensitive

to any insult to the Aphorisms of Cangshen.

You can't figure out who I am,

and you've sensed
Han Ling Qiu isn't ordinary.

So you have to stay in Shuozhou

and pass information to Awo Erqi too.

Now, you've captured me,
the commander of Shuozhou.

If his rival Feng Lai knows about it,

what will he think?

There's no need to show off
how much you know about North Chong.

Once you're brought to the court,

everything shall be revealed.

How did it feel...

to be "Mr. Lin"?

You've spent your entire life
playing all kinds of roles.

I doubt you've ever lived
as a warm and honest man, have you?

Mr. Fifteen,

when you watched Lin Huai De meet his end
beneath the city walls,

did you waver even for a moment?

You deceived so many people.

Was there ever a moment...

when you even deceived yourself?

Get more guards here. Watch him closely.

Yes, sir.

So long as he lives,
he can't use his own name.

What difference does it make if he dies?

Am I right,

Your Grace?

If you keep caring about him,
you may die too.

General Duan, you're in the enemy camp.

They will take you to North Chong.

Right now, Shuozhou is also in turmoil.

My offer still stands.

Will you state your wish?

I promised to let you watch a good show.

So, I won't have you lift a finger.

No shackles in this world can ever hold me.

I think they'll regret
not having pinned your shoulder blades.

Night is falling.

It's time to end this show.

Well, as a front-row spectator,
I'll just wait and see.

- Bravo!
- Nice!

Now, Tabai's commander has been taken alive.

Tomorrow, we'll seize Shuozhou!

Cangshen, grant us victory and safe return.

Victory and safe return!

Come on. Drink!

Let's drink.

Sneak attack!

We're under attack!

- Sneak attack!
- We're under attack!

What's going on?

Over here!

He's here! The Liang intruder!

Catch him!

Take him alive!

- And you'll be rewarded!
- Yes, sir!

- Where?
- Where's he?

Where's the intruder?

South!

Where's the intruder?

The Liang intruder. He went to the south.

- South!
- He went to the south!

He went to the south!

Catch him!

He's in the east!

He's in the east!

- East!
- East!

Search every corner!

You must find that intruder!

Yes, sir!

- No.
- He's not here.

What's he looking for?

Go look over there!

Yes, sir!

He's not in the east!

Not in the south, either!

Go search the north.

- Yes, sir!
- Yes, sir!

The horses bolted!

The horses bolted!

Get out of the way!

Fire! Fire!

Put out the fire! Go get water!

- Hurry!
- Fire! Fire!

- Put out the fire!
- Go get some water!

The tents are on fire. Put it out!

Oh no. The wind is picking up.

It's spreading too fast. It's too late!

The fire is growing!

Go put it out!

Miss He,

when will the east wind come?

In three days.

No wonder he asked me about the wind.

Oh, Foxy.

Get out of the way!

Fire! Put it out!

Get some water! Put it out!

Go get water!

Water!

Give it to me!

Hurry.

General, our armory is on fire.

The intruder set it.

Darn it!

General, the Liang man burned our armory!

We haven't found him yet.

General.

General.

k*ll him!

k*ll!

- Put out the fire!
- Put it out. Come on!

Water!

Get us some water!

Go put out the fire!

You really didn't see anything?

I saw something.

I saw him enter the third tent on the left.

However, he wasn't holding a letter,

but a few goldfish.

Oh, I see.

Arrogant young man.

Duan Xu,

who on earth are you?

Someone from the All-Knowing
can fight a hundred alone

and slay the enemy general
in the heart of their army.

What's so strange about that?

Fifteen, you got the wrong man.

Han Ling Qiu isn't Seventeen.

He should have been dead.

Because he lost to me in the Trial.

I am...

the real Seventeen.

No more waiting.

Otherwise, he will die.

Hey, rally the army.

But...

Look. It's Xu's signal.

Commandant Wu.

Repel the enemies out there
to at least 50 li further away.

- Got it.
- Captain Meng.

We'll flank the Chong camp
and catch them off guard.

Captain Han, stay to defend the city.

Oh, I see.

I graduated at the age of 18,

and followed Mentor to meet seniors.

I had just won the Trial,
and was injured all over.

I almost stumbled when serving tea to Mentor.

You were the one who steadied me.

That was the only time we had ever met.

Am I right, my senior?

I've always wanted to challenge you.

You deserve punishment
for betraying our mentor!

I've never betrayed anyone.

Because I've never believed in them.

Not even for one single moment.

How ironic.

Someone like you who abandons his beliefs
should die!

Senior,

you wavered in the end.

Otherwise,

how could you make such a stupid mistake?

Wake up.

You're frantic.

My final mission...

was to k*ll a family of three.

The baby was so young...

that I didn't want to k*ll it.

Mentor found out.

I stabbed out his eyes.

Then, I ran away.

I found a good family for that baby.

And I...

I then drifted aimlessly...

like a rootless duckweed.

k*ll!

Let's charge in and get the General!

General!

General!

Where's the General?

Find him!

- Yes, sir!
- Yes, sir!

General.

General!

General!

General!

- General!
- General!

Did you tell Meng Wan to come get you?

I told her.

Not to get me, but to raid the camp.

There's still a long way to go.

We have to keep going.

Yeah.

There's still such a long road ahead.

But I'm...

I'm exhausted.

Someone who lives a life of torment
finally gets tired.

The deal we talked about...

Could we do it now?

Never mind.

Forget this deal.

Unless you go back to Shuozhou
and see a doctor,

you will die here.

You want to make a deal with me.

You want my five senses...

and promise to return them.

Because you've never experienced
the five senses.

Once you experience colors, flavors,
and temperature changes,

will you still wish to lose them?

Is there going to be a day
when you take away all my senses,

keep me alive at the brink of death,

and turn me into a living corpse?

Even so, will you still withstand my spell?

Give me your hand.

Give me your hand...

and I'll do it.

Seventeen.

Call me Duan Xu.

Duan Xu, are you still conscious?

Perfectly conscious.

Isn't this fun?

I wager that when that day comes,

you won't wish to do it.

Deal.

Witnessed by the Pearl, and bonded by blood,

we make this vow.

The stars blaze.

The Fire Star decrees.

- Your senses...
- My senses...

- are mine.
- are yours.

Bound in heart,

pledged in soul.

k*ll!

[Liang]

What's wrong?

Is something wrong with me?

Does a k*lling frenzy mean something wrong?

Before Fifteen died,

he said, "You're also a monster.

You won't get away."

Sometimes I don't know

whether I'm a normal man
pretending to be mad,

or a madman pretending to be normal.

Don't be ridiculous

when you're leaning
on the most abnormal person.

That makes sense.

Don't push it. Let me go.

You want to know who I am, don't you?

I'm Duan Xu.

My grandfather was a famous scholar.

When I was born,

he was watching a play by Chunsheng Troupe.

Inspired by the lines, he gave me this name,

which means "military honor".

When I was twelve,
I was abducted by Chong soldiers.

They threatened my father
to hand over military intelligence.

My father not only refused,

but also told them,

"You've got the wrong boy.

This isn't Duan Xu, my third son.

My real son has been sent to Daizhou

for his grandmother."

The boy who was sent to Daizhou
was actually an impostor.

Father, help me!

I prayed countless times
Father would save me.

- Father!
- I won't.

Climb out yourself.

But he never came.

The kidnappers really thought
they were misled.

I seized the chance to escape,
and ended up homeless.

Later, I was chosen by my mentor,
Chief of the All-Knowing,

who was recruiting disciples.

I joined the All-Knowing.

I am Duan Xu, Duan Shun Xi.

I've never lied to you.

See?

I escaped safely again.

Your Grace,

what is your name?

He Si Mu.

"He" as in "He Si Mu".

"Si Mu" as in "Si Mu".

He Si Mu.

Happy new year.

May you always be safe.

Foxy, may you survive every crisis.

May you live a long life.