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[The Ingenious One]

[Episode 14: An Old Enmity Lives On]

Master!

Master! Master!

Master!

Did you kill him?

You couldn't do it?

I'll do it for ten taels of gold.

No one is allowed to touch him.

I'll make him suffer a fate worse than death.

He'll be like a stray dog for the rest of his life.

Yun Xiang.

Mr. Mo.

Thank you for your help.

Let's not talk about that.

Come with me to see Master.

It'll be hard to explain ourselves if we wait too long.

Let's go.

We're at the mountain gate.

You should stop here.

Master Wen,

I’ve been cultivating in the mountain for ten years.

I can't wait anymore.

I'm willing to give up on being Master's personal disciple

to go down the mountain with you.

You've been cultivating for ten years.

Why are you still so reckless?

Even if I tell you,

what could you do?

I'm not bragging,

but you may not be my match now.

Yes.

But in terms of wisdom,

you're right.

Those who are exceptionally gifted are allowed to stay in the Sect.

I was chased away

after less than seven years.

But let me ask you,

what do the members of the Yuntai Sect pride ourselves on?

We build our foundations on, and make something of ourselves through wisdom.

"Wisdom" can accommodate everything in the world.

Of course.

Okay.

You have cultivated your wisdom for 10 years.

Why can't it accomodate the hatred in your heart?

The Yuntai Sect only teaches you your craft,

but how you act depends on your heart.

As the saying goes,

the heart should be placed before your craft.

To do the opposite would be to become a heretic.

Kid,

let bygones be bygones.

I hope you can remember this.

You haven't left the mountain yet,

and everything you're saying is already against the Sect's rules.

What? Are you going to report me?

No.

Look at me. I can neither let go of my sentimentality

nor my hatred.

Have these ten years of cultivation

been all for nothing?

One day, when you begin your quest for revenge,

don't forget to ask yourself

whether you are sacrificing what's important for petty gain.

We wouldn't have known this if we hadn't defeated the Cao Sect.

Qi Tianfeng is really capable.

The connections behind the Cao Sect are convoluted,

but he's managed to sort them all out.

If he didn't have a big appetite,

the Cao Sect would still be going strong.

You can't ask for more than your lot in life.

He didn't know that desires beget misery,

and having no wants brings strength.

By the way,

Qi Tianfeng said that the Lingyuan Sect is behind Tang Xiao.

What do you think?

Qi Tianfeng is vicious,

but he's a straightforward person.

If he said that,

it's probably true.

When did you hear that

the Lingyuan Sect has also started to get involved in trade?

Their foundation has always been in the martial arts.

And they hate

the Yuntai Sect's tactics.

But if Tang Xiao has no backer,

how dare he instigate Qi Tianfeng to provoke the Yuntai Sect?

Forget it.

I'll judge

after I take down Tang Xiao.

In other words,

there's no need to report to Master for the time being,

You must be afraid that if things get out of hand,

Master will make other arrangements

and hinder your private investigation.

I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Mo.

Fine.

Thank you.

I promised you.

Why are you still pulling a long face?

I have been planning my every move through my skill of induction.

The moment Qi Tianfeng fell into my trap,

he was destined to fail.

Now that everything is settled,

it seems

I'm not feeling how I'd thought I would.

Seeing the people around you

go through all this for you

has made you soft-hearted?

At the end of the day, Yuntai's craft is to make use of everything.

As long as the ending is good,

the process is secondary.

You've been cultivating the longest, so you're the most deeply entangled.

It's not your fault.

Don't blame yourself.

Do you think I will lose everyone around me

if I go on like this?

You used me a lot.

Why don't you

feel any guilt towards me?

Yun Xiang.

Do you admit to your crime?

I did this

to follow your instructions.

You're talking nonsense again.

Tell me.

Let’s see how you’ll explain this time.

It’s easy

to defeat the Su family.

But it can only bring minor benefits to the Sect.

What is most valuable about the Su family?

It’s neither their property,

nor their status as a royal silk supplier,

but the good name they have earned over the past 100 years.

Once their reputation is destroyed,

it's not easy to rebuild.

Instead,

why don't we make the Su family work for us?

You helped the Su family once,

so they will submit to you?

How childish are you?

If the Su family reorganizes the business world in Nandu

and return peace and prosperity to this land,

does the Yuntai Sect

have to fixate on controlling the business world?

Why don’t we cooperate with the Su family?

Our interests will be secured,

and we will be saved of a lot of trouble.

So I thought it over,

and I think right now, protecting the Su family

is to protect the people of Nandu

and the proper way of the Yuntai Sect.

Mo Bufan.

Do you agree with what Yun Xiang said?

Yes.

Master.

Master,

please don't get angry because of this.

I think it's of no harm

to try it his way.

Mo Bufan.

You've worked with Wen Cong for 20 years,

but you never spoke up for him.

Yun Xiang is new here,

but he has already gotten your approval.

Forget it.

You can give it a try.

Yun Xiang, watch yourself.

Yes, Master.

From today onwards,

Yun Xiang will take over Wen Cong's charge of Nandu.

Mo Bufan, you've been out in the world for many years.

You're shrewd and a smooth-talker.

Don't pass your bad habits to Yun Xiang.

Understood.

You're the one who argued with Master,

but I'm the one who got scolded.

You don't understand Master's temper.

He didn't scold me because he's really angry.

Then you should have restrained yourself.

It would have been fine if only you two were here.

I was there too.

You should have shown him some respect.

You being there

was exactly what I wanted.

So you were trying to provoke Master on purpose

to affect his judgment

so that he wouldn't notice

you had been avenging your personal grudge, right?

You have a clear mind.

Did you have to say it out loud?

Master was right.

Don't get yourself hurt.

Master scolded me for no reason.

I'm going to infect you

with all the bad habits I have.

What do you mean?

Let me ask you.

If you obeyed the Sect's rules in all your actions,

everything you do would be flawless

and everyone around you would respect and fear you.

Is that what you want?

To abandon the worldly and stand apart of the crowd.

Isn't that the highest level of attainment

us people of the Yuntai Sect pursue?

Bah!

You really want to become an immortal?

Then you shouldn't have any emotions.

Do I have any?

If your heart were really as calm as water,

I wouldn't have told you

anything I just did.

Alright.

Put down your defenses.

Are you tired having them up all the time?

When you feel relaxed,

you will find

the world is not as good as you think,

but it's also not as bad as you think it is.

[Liansheng House]

But to be honest,

I was really scared.

But I thought, "I cannot chicken out."

I don't care about other people,

but I have to take care of Shu.

Here.

Jin has always been loyal.

What happened next?

It got more interesting.

Before I rushed up with a knife,

Shu took two steps forward

and began talking to the pirate.

By the way,

what does “blood debt" mean?

And when did you save

the Master?

Blood debt is a custom of the pirates.

As long as a ship encounters a disaster on the sea

and is rescued,

the Master will owe a blood debt.

No matter

which ship the benefactor runs into in the future

and no matter whether they are enemies or friends,

they can ask for compensation.

If they are refused,

the Master

will become the public enemy of all the pirates.

You are friends with pirates?

I just heard some rumors

and know some names.

We were desperate, so I wanted to trick Master Guan.

Cheers.

Here, fill me up.

You...

Yun Xiang led you astray.

But you didn't learn the crux.

Jin.

What do you mean?

When it comes to lying,

when has Yun Xiang ever failed?

Shu is different.

What she said...

That pirate chief

didn't pay attention to her at all.

Sure enough,

children see everything.

They can tell who is kind and who isn't

from a glance.

She's right.

In your eyes,

everyone is a pawn.

You tried so hard to save Godfather,

but you don't look sad at all that he's dead.

Death is final. Why beat ourselves up over it?

If you obeyed the Sect's rules

in all your actions,

everything you do would be flawless

and everyone around you would respect and fear you.

Is that what you want?

You are not worth

my loyalty.

Did I win

or lose?

Yes.

or not.

Is ths

farewell wine?

What do you think?

There are so many interesting places.

Why do you have to sit here?

Let's go.

Rather than watching others from afar,

it's better to join them.

Do you get drunk easily?

What do you mean?

I envy those who get drunk easily.

Everyone is drunk, but you alone are sober.

Isn't it tiring?

Why didn't you go in when you saw us?

I didn't want to disturb you.

What happened today?

I know you've gotten your revenge.

Tell me when you're leaving.

Don't stay silent.

What?

Do I have to create an uproar

to celebrate?

Celebrate what?

To celebrate leaving those disputes

or to celebrate leaving me?

Sounds good.

Let me think about it.

Okay.

You really want me to leave?

If I say I will change,

will you believe me?

Change what? How?

Mr. Wen told me

that if I begin my quest for revenge one day,

to not mistake what's important for what's trivial.

I was fixated on revenge

and I never cared about the people around me.

I thought bringing Qi Tianfeng to justice

would make me happy.

But it turns out

I feel empty inside.

I'm afraid if this goes on,

I will lose everyone around me.

How can you see the people around you?

They are all pawns.

Have you ever seen a chess player's heart hurt

when he's about to sacrifice a pawn?

I want to live another way.

Waiter.

Another jar of apricot blossom wine.

I can drink two more jars.

Why are we going back?

When I'm not around,

don't drink alone.

I thought you were a good drinker.

I feel great.

Let me ask you.

The next step is to deal with Tang Xiao.

Yes.

Do you have an idea?

Yes.

So fast?

As expected of my Young Master Xiang,

how brilliant.

You must really be drunk.

No, I'm not leaving.

I'll stay and help you.

I'll stay forever.

Stop talking nonsense.

Say it again when you've made up your mind tomorrow.

It'll be the same thing tomorrow.

We agreed to take revenge together.

I got my revenge.

But you haven't.

This time, I'll stay and keep an eye on you.

Keep an eye on me?

To see if you have changed,

if you've learned how to treat others.

Thank you for not abandoning me.

Did you really lie to Master Guan?

I learned it from you.

Weren't you afraid the Heavens would punish you

for lying about a blood debt?

♫Yumen mountains stack together♫

I'm not a good person.

♫Beacon towers spread all over the mountains♫

It would have punished me long ago if it wanted to.

♫People depended on beacon fires on the frontier♫

♫Horses disappeared into the mountains♫

♫Spring and rain are in our hearts♫

♫Locking two doors to our hearts♫

♫More wrinkles appear on my forehead♫

♫I was so anxious♫

♫I feared the wind would blow away my fate♫

♫People come and go♫

♫Turning around once in a lifetime♫

♫From now on, the door to my heart♫

♫Will not entertain anyone else♫

[Liansheng House]

Are you awake?

My head hurts.

How did we come back?

You don't remember?

I only remember some things.

Which?

You said you wanted to turn over a new leaf

and be sincere to the people around you.

What else?

You...

want me to supervise you to keep your promise.

What? Did I say something?

No, that's all.

Let's get down to business.

I've figured out a way

to deal with Tang Xiao.

But this time,

I'll need everyone's cooperation.

Also,

in the future,

if I do something

to hurts others' feelings,

just point it out.

I'll listen to you.

Let’s go.

Are you serious?

Actually, Su Mingyu and I

have already discussed it.

When Liansheng House reopens,

you will no longer be the head dealer,

but the manager.

But there has never been a precedent in Nandu

of a head dealer being promoted to manager.

So what?

I've heard from Tianhu that

even Chairman Su praises you for your talent at doing business.

Who in Liansheng House

is more capable than you?

Although they've bought Liansheng House,

Mr. Su knows nothing about gambling

and Mr. Yun...

wouldn't care about it.

Without your meticulous management,

I'm afraid we'll lose Liansheng House to someone else

in no time.

But I'm of debased status, so I can only work in debased occupations.

I’m afraid

this is against the imperial law.

Liansheng House is my property.

Whether it's a manager or a head dealer,

it's just a post.

There's no such things as nobility or debasement.

Don't worry.

But I really don't want to transgress.

Don't worry.

You will definitely

be able to handle being the manager.

This is a heavy responsibility.

I won't let you down.

Okay.

Do you know

who you have to thank

for this?

I am slow-witted.

Please enlighten me.

You should thank yourself.

Although you were of debased status,

you have never acted in a debased manner

nor belittled yourself.

You should also thank Mr. Su.

Su Mingyu often told us

about how even though your background was humble,

you act with more dignity and righteousness than many others.

After interacting with you for a while, I found that

even though Su Mingyu is naive,

he is a good judge of character.

Alright.

Thank you, Master and Shu.

Manager Ke,

I need you

to help me with somethng.

Please redecorate the hall within three days.

Bring these wooden furniture to be refreshed

and then put them back.

Also,

all the paintings, ornaments, and gambling tools

must be replaced with ones one level more sophisticated

than those the Tang family used.

Spread the news to the whole city

that Liansheng House is the most high end gambling house

in the whole of Nandu, and even Jiangnan.

Your management style used to be modest and reliable.

Why the sudden change?

Don't ask.

Just do it.

Things have changed.

I have my reasons for doing this.

It's better to explain after it's all done.

I’ll explain it all to you in the future.

Okay.

You must finish decorating within three days.

In the past,

even if Master wanted to demolish Liansheng House and rebuild it,

I would have obeyed.

But now, as the manager,

I must give you some advice.

Anything else?

That’s it.

You thought you could just change out the furniture,

but you didn't know that on such a scale,

it would change our manpower needs.

A servant is enough for a low-stakes gambling table.

If we change them out for high-stakes gambling tables,

we would need a head dealer watching over each table.

A head dealer costs multiple times of what a servant does.

We would also have to improve our service.

If we improve the quality of our food and drinks,

we would need to replace our chefs.

Then, there are also the musicians.

Manager Ke,

maybe I didn't make myself clear.

We're not operating at such a level permanently.

Just half a month is enough.

Half a month?

What happens after that?

Everything will return to normal after half a month.

Then why are you doing this?

You will explain it to us afterwards.

Yes.

That won't do.

The way of business is consistency.

It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Besides, it is inappropriate

to make the gambling house upscale and then change it back.

Moreover, Liansheng House was already in trouble before it closed.

It’s really inappropriate to do this.

Master,

I don’t mean to disobey you.

But...

I understand.

As a manager, you have the responsibility to advise your master.

Be frank.

How much money do you need?

At least 2,500 taels.

That much?

After comparing prices from different stores,

1,000 taels is enough to purchase the items.

If we want to put together a crew,

we need to pay them three months' salary as a deposit.

Can we pay them monthly

and make up for it when we turn a profit?

It's okay.

Manager Ke.

I'll have to trouble you

to get everything ready as soon as possible.

Remember.

Within three days, you must get the news out that

Liansheng House is far superior to the Tangs' Gambling House.

As for the money,

I will raise it all by today.

Upgrading Liansheng House is just like destroying Yufeng Warehouse.

It's a trick, right?

I destroyed one and am building the other one up.

Haven't I improved?

But 2,500 taels

is not a small amount.

Where are you going to get that money?

Guanghui Bank?

Guanghui Bank just took over the Cao Sect.

They are still processing the silver.

I don't think we can borrow any.

What should we do?

You were drunk last night.

You must be very sick now.

Do you want to go to the kitchen and have some hot soup

to warm up your stomach?

Okay. I'm not feeling well.

Come in.

Jin.

You're sleeping?

What do you want? Just tell me.

Liansheng will open for business soon.

I have an interesting idea.

It's different from before.

If we expand on it,

it will be very interesting.

How is it different? Tell me.

How about you give it a try?

It's just that no one is betting with me right now,

so I can't perfect the rules.

I thought long and hard about this.

Only your gambling skills

can compete with mine.

Let's go and have a try.

Jin.

Since it's a new trick,

we'll need real gold and silver

to find the flaws.

But don't worry.

We'll be playing it safe.

We won't go overboard.

Nonsense.

How can we play it safe?

Let's go big.

Sure.

Let's go.

Ten Taels of Gold.

You really don't learn.

Didn't you go to have soup?

You never change.

We agreed to treat each other with sincerity.

No.

Didn't I treat Manager Ke with sincerity?

I have to go step by step

and take my time.

You asked me to remind you,

but you're going back on your word.

Girl.

If you hadn't come,

would my hard-earned money

have been swindled away by him?

You're shaking your head.

Jin, it's not true.

Just tell me if you need money.

Why are you beating around the bush?

Yes.

I do need some silver.

Please help me.

No problem.

We're brothers. Borrowing money isn't a big deal.

Come on, pay me back ten times.

Write me an IOU.

You're taking advantage of me.

You just met me today?

Master.

Mr. Kang of Guanghui Bank is here.

He also brought a little girl,

saying she got lost in Jishan Hall.

Ling'er, come after me.

Give it to me.

Thank you, Mr. Kang.

This is the best news I've heard of late.

I promised you, there's no need to thank me.

Give it to me.

Come after me.

Give me the windmill.

No.

Come on.

Yu.

Uncle Jin.

Uncle Jin, this is Ling'er.

She's my best friend.

Be good, Ling'er.

Let me hug you.

No!

Ling'er is amazing.

I'm sorry.

This is for you.

Sure.

Mr. Kang.

Mr. Yun.

Thank you.

Are you feeling better?

Much better.

Thank you for your concern.

Any news about the other children?

It's a bit complicated.

Those children have either been sold to the black market as slave labor

or to the rich and noble to be groomed.

There are still some we can't find.

Why not?

No clues at all?

Since Mr. Mo has an agreement with you,

I will do my best to investigate.

But you should know very well

that once the children go to those places,

they might not still be alive.

I won't disturb you any longer.

I'll come and report to you if there's any news.

Goodbye.

Did you ask the people from Guanghui Bank to help?

Jin,

don't worry too much.

It's just that we can't find them yet.

Guanghui Bank is well-connected in Nandu.

With their help, it's definitely possible.

Take the money.

30% interest.

I can't go any lower.

Look.

You're reaping what you've sowed.

You

should do good deeds more often.

Young man!

The longer we wait, the more dangerous it is for the children.

Is there anything I can help with?

Indeed, a little girl was sold as a servant.

But the rich merchant didn't allow me to redeem her.

He's an old customer of Guanghui Bank.

I see.

Which bastard is he?

Leave him to me.

So...

someone took away

the document of Ms. Ke's debased status from the Music Office.

I was wondering

if it was the Young Master

who made that happen.

If he were that capable,

he would have married Ms. Ke long ago.

I'll ask around

and figure this out.

Don't tell Mingyu about this today.

I have something important to entrust to him today.

Master, have some water.

Your breathing

has stabilized quite a bit.

What I'm worried about now is the whole Cao Sect.

Master,

it doesn't matter if you have lost your martial arts.

You used to protect us.

We'll protect you from now on.

Okay.

We have gathered some money

for the travel expenses.

There are more than ten of our men outside.

You can make a comeback.

I’ve thought about it.

Nandu is not a place for us to stay for long.

How about this?

Would the men be willing to travel upriver

to Ba Shu?

Sure.

The water network in Ba Shu is dense

and requires less labor than Jiangnan.

In less than three or five years,

we can build ourselves back up.

Who asked you to come?

Who is it?

Yufeng Warehouse

was burned by Ms. Shu?

Most likely.

But if that's true,

it would also have been Mr. Xiang's order.

Why did Yun Xiang do that?

He caused such a big stir,

but the Su family benefited in the end.

You are wrong.

Mo Bufan was the biggest winner.

Master Guan.

What are you doing?

Take him out.

-Yes.
-Yes.

Let him go!

Go!

Don't hurt Master!

We have no grudge against you.

Why must you kill us all?

How can there be no grudge?

I betrayed you.

You're a man who always takes revenge.

If you make a comeback,

I'd be in trouble.

If you're worried about me,

you can kill me right now.

But spare my men!

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

It's too late.

You...

Forget it.

You're all alone, and a cripple.

You can't cause any trouble.

I'll spare your life.

Let's go!

Let's drink and eat meat!

I don't know how to treat Yun Xiang now.

That's exactly what I wanted to tell you.

Don't distance yourself from him,

and take advantage of your old friendship

to get closer to him.

But why?

I treated him as a friend,

but he used me.

Mingyu.

Although Yun Xiang used the Su family's power,

he never put us at risk.

In my opinion,

he's not our enemy.

You want me to get close to him

to see what he'll do next?

No.

You can't

scheme against such a smart person.

So,

you should treat him with sincerity

as you always have.

Only in this way can the Su family be safe.

Gui!

Brothers!

Is there anyone alive?