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My dear, as mortals, we don't stay in this world forever.

However,

I will always watch over you,

from above.

You must always remember that.

As long as you are brave, relentless and persistent,

the skies will look out for you.

I have been praying to the moon and its powers

to illuminate the universe.

Thus, I named you Ajurug,

which means "Moonlight."

Granny, granny, look! That deer's horns are lit up!

Granny will come to you and give you signs as the stars in the night sky,

the deer with silver horns

and as animals in the wilderness.

Okay, Granny.

Look! There's a rabbit!

Wolf, chase that rabbit so it comes my way.

Tigers, block it from the left! Why are you just standing there?

That rabbit is mine! Only I get to hunt today.

Which one of you dared to kill the rabbit I was going to hunt?

Didn't I warn you that it was mine?

- Was it you, Bear? - I don't have a bow.

- Maybe it was you, Hawk? - This arrow doesn't belong to me.

Then who was it? Tigers?

Sounds like our children are over there, my king.

Brother Duva, seems like you don't compare to your little sister at all.

I was about to hunt it down with one shot, but something got in my eye.

However, Ajurug, you dare to take my prey?

It was my arrow!

Listen, this rabbit here is my prey!

Prince, the king has come.

Greetings to the king!

Greetings.

Father,

will you reward me for this prey that I hunted down?

Now won't you look at that!

My son has become a great marksman.

Ajurug,

are you still following your brothers around?

Look at you, you have a bow.

Granny gave it to me.

Ajurug,

girls shall learn the etiquette of modesty

and excel at needlework rather than archery.

All right, Warrior Eagle,

let us reward Prince Duva's prey.

Right, of course.

Mother nature, shall you forgive

and help us hunt more prey!

Hooray, hooray, hooray...

It is bequeathed by Great Ghenghis

that one must strictly follow the enthronement regulations.

Great blue skies,

Great khan Ghenghis,

may you watch over us.

Father,

as the oldest son,

when my time comes to take the Golden Sutra,

I swear to protect it with my life.

Brother, what's the rush?

Don't use the fact that you are the oldest to your advantage.

It doesn't matter who's older or younger.

The one who is bright and brave

will be chosen by the Great Skies.

Father,

by the words of the Golden Sutra,

shouldn't we send out word to those of the royal blood?

First, I think we should contact

the Golden Palace's khan Munkhtumur,

as we get along with him the best.

Here is what I say:

You shall get along with one another,

you must reconcile, my children,

and show your respects

to the Golden Sutra.

Have you traveled here safely, mother?

Why did you decide to visit me at the shooting range?

I have been searching for you.

You're a woman, and soon will bear children.

Your fate is inevitable.

Mother,

am I to live a lonely life amongst foreign people,

who I do not know at all?

I would be homesick and miss you terribly.

Besides, wouldn't marrying off to a foreign prince break our bloodline?

Even eagles and wolves live their lives.

If you are giving me away, against my will, like a mere sheep,

what is the point of me being born a human?

Khutulun! My dear!

Zulifa, why don't you use your spells to see how Khaidu is doing?

I bet he has no idea what's going on.

What did you see?

He's getting closer to the Sutra, my prince.

My king, the apostles, Akhmed and Masul,

who have come here to marry off Khutulun,

to the prince of Pamir, are here.

Greetings to the king!

Greetings, you shall take a seat.

Here come the Golden Palace's apostles,

Khantumur and his brother.

Greetings to the king!

Khutulun used to shoot down rabbits as a little girl.

Though Duva used to take them from her.

Khutulun has become such a beautiful woman.

She may become a good queen and a good wife someday, my king.

So, the day my little sister is married off finally comes.

I bet you will give birth to a competent male heir

when you marry the prince of Pamir.

My king!

So, you were really a monster who came here as an apostle!

Maral!

Who are you? Reveal your identities!

Father!

Retreat!

You! Aren't you Merged's leftover, Munkhtumur's little dog?

God will punish you for your sins,

and will make sure you die the worst possible death!

Tie him up like a dog!

Let him confess first.

Let's see what this wolf in sheep's clothing has to say.

Take him away!

When I get rid of Khaidu and take the Golden Sutra,

I will be the next emperor of The Great Yuan empire

after father Khubilai.

Greetings, Your Grace!

Huh. Grace?

In such chaotic times,

I hope you realize

that it is best not to argue over who takes the throne.

While the throne is empty,

we need someone to be in charge.

My son will take the throne until the king recovers.

There is no other way.

There's a phrase that says, you'll get cold if you hurry.

As the Grand Queen.

I don't approve of Duva taking the king's place in such a hurry.

But as long as the king is not in charge,

I'm afraid we might be in danger.

Brother Urus,

there's no time to waste.

Take your troops and go protect the land!

Let me hear out what Uudambaatar,

who has died seven times and awoken eight, has to say.

Munkhtumur khan has never betrayed Khaidu up until now.

I believe the best decision now...

is to make the apostle confess everything he knows.

This Golden Gerege has been found in the apostle's belongings.

Look.

I can assure you that this badge is real.

Only Khubilai hates my father's guts.

My father opposes him

because Khubilai forgot his own roots.

Therefore, Munkhtumur's apostles

could actually be a fraud.

Duva,

you dare take father's throne when he is still alive,

and you, Brother Urus, cannot keep your cool.

Who is going to go after the Golden Sutra now?

If we do not have The Golden Sutra, it will all come to an end.

Khutulun, do not raise your voice to your brothers.

You're a lady.

A woman will not become king, remember that.

Show some respect for your elders!

Will an argument help us to solve the problem?

Better go and take care of your wounded father.

Father was hurt the night the engagement ceremony took place.

Just go to your husband's land!

In these chaotic times,

we need Pamir's help more than ever.

Even though I'm not your son,

I will protect the homeland, father.

I'll serve my country instead of heading far, far away.

Who's there?

We don't allow outsiders, so leave!

You kids!

You don't even recognize me anymore?

I have now, General.

Help me get up, quickly!

Kill me if you want.

I'm not going to beg for my life.

You're a lowlife who dared to cross us!

I will make sure you die the worst death possible!

I'll stay true to my word, even if it costs my life!

Those who are really true to themselves

do not come at night and betray us!

Where did you come from, and who's your master?

Tell me, why didn't you kill me back there?

This is what happens when you rush to take the throne!

Instead of trying to marry Khutulun off to the Pamir,

you should have planted a spy to watch her closely!

Your Grace!

Greetings to Queen Solon!

Have you heard that Nomkhon has come to the Black Mountains in our land?

That's why I think that,

as the brave new king you are now,

you should take the rest of your troops,

and go face Nomkhon.

Let's attack Nomkhon!

That's what I'll do!

Duva, my son!

Don't forget that rash decisions have consequences!

A message for you, my Prince.

Set me free!

Help me!

You should protect your own worthless life.

Wolf, wolf, wolf...

That deer's horns are lit up.

Granny!

Khutulun,

my dear.

Piece of my bones and flesh,

my blood and my life,

my beloved granddaughter.

You shall leave this place quickly.

Otherwise, the kingdom will fall,

the Great Sky will be upset,

and the royal bloodline will be lost.

Protect the Golden Sutra.

Come closer, Princess!

Oh, Great Blue Skies!

Everyone rinse your mouth. Do not drink!

It seems like Warrior Eagle is not going to let go of his weapons,

like he's born with it.

Our Bear is willing to empty the whole spring!

I'll leave some for the tiger cub.

Where's that renegade?

Where would he go?

Watch out!

-It was an ambush. -Go after him!

What was that?

I only heard of it, but never saw it before.

Khutulun!

Wolf!

Wolf...

Wolf!

Wolf.

Do you recognize it?

My arrow...

You wicked renegade!

Who even are you?

My princess.

I'm just an ordinary soldier.

I was following orders.

My name is...

Gordos Abatai.

Abatai, my childhood friend, is it really you?

My child, you became Khubilai's servant?

Warrior Eagle,

Minister Khasan banished me to the forest when I was a kid.

I almost froze to death,

but a group of nomads found me,

and then I joined Khublai Khan's unit.

However, if I hadn't hit the stirrup on the saddle

to alert master Khaidu,

he would've died in the ambush by the Khad warriors.

I will never forget the love and care of Madame Shabkana,

who took care of me when I was a kid.

I will not regret laying down my life to bring back the Golden Sutra.

Listen, Abatai!

The road is long. Your sin will not be forgiven...

until we retrieve the Golden Sutra.

My lord!

I present you the Golden Sutra!

Did you hear him, Ajurug?

Girls are fated to stay home sewing something.

You liar!

Prince,

we all saw that Ajurug hunted that rabbit.

You dare to talk to me and use this tone, lowlife?

You dared lay your filthy hands on someone from the royal bloodline?

Get that slave away from here!

It seems like the people who stole the Golden Sutra did this.

Princess,

there's something in the rocks. Hyah!

Let's go there! Hyah!

Check that cave!

Granny.

Who are you people?

Don't touch the children! The sky will punish you!

Fear not, granny.

I'm Princess Khutulun of Khaidu khan.

Who are you?

My name is Munkhlei, servant of Jirkh.

Khubilai's soldiers attacked overnight,

they slaughtered our people.

I escaped with Jirkh's children.

It was awful.

Khubilai's soldiers?

We're close to the Golden Sutra.

Hawk, you're injured.

Stay here and take care of these children.

We're going after the Golden Sutra.

It is said wolves are good by their den.

Let's tell them I've evaded capture.

Abatai,

I want to get the Golden Sutra by myself.

Princess, we can't just fearlessly enter the enemy's den.

Abatai,

even if we grew up together,

we can't trust Khubilai's servants, can we, princess?

I wouldn't serve an enemy if Khasan hadn't banished me.

I will always be loyal to king Khaidu,

and remember Madame Shabkana,

who has passed away.

Be true to your oath!

Be true to your oath!

-Be true to your oath! -Be true to your oath!

Stop! Who are you people?

Is that Abatai?

Orog-uul, the sky has shown me mercy.

Abatai has arrived!

The warrior Abatai

has broken loose from Khaidu's hands!

Let me bring you to the master!

I mistakenly saw the bright moonlight on the pillow.

As the frost that fell from above,

I looked up and stared at the clear moon.

I looked down and longed for my homeland.

Wang, thank you for reading the poem by the ancient Nanhia poet Lee Bai.

You also recite beautiful poetry, mister Bei An.

Greetings, my lord!

I'll discuss ancient Nanhia poetry with you later.

Greetings, my prince!

Warrior Abatai.

Did Khaidu give you a horse and send you away?

How did you escape Khaidu?

Prince, have mercy on me.

You know I fought for the Golden Sutra with my life,

and passed it to warrior Khad before I got captured.

By the blessing of the eternal Blue Sky, I escaped Khaidu's claws.

Look at me, Abatai!

Heaven knows if this is where you stay.

However,

you escaped from that Khaidu,

and you came here without being spotted by any of my guards,

like a flying bird

I must admire your skills.

My lord!

Khaidu's son, Duva, has arrived with his soldiers.

He's half a day away.

Isn't it great that Khaidu's men

are coming to me one by one on their own?

Hit the drums!

Are you leaving me to go meet Khaidu's son, my prince?

Zulfa!

My precious, there is nothing for you to do there.

Stay here.

There!

That's the tent of Nomkhon's concubine, Zulfa.

She must have the Golden Sutra.

Careful, Lord Duva!

What happened?

You didn't kill him, right?

No, he's passed out.

Let's get moving!

Did you like the trap I set for you?

Your father, Khaidu,

destroyed my hometown of Yarkend,

and killed my three brothers.

I will give your corpse to Prince Nomkhon.

Whip her!

My lord,

as your servant,

I brought this Khaidu bastard before you,

a member of the Golden Family.

Minister Khasan,

at last we see each other face to face!

Show mercy!

The heir of the throne of Shitsu, sir Bei An.

It's such a pity to see the descendants of Ogodei khan being this pathetic!

Untie them!

Khasan, you dare capture me,

and sell me to the enemy?

As Mother Oelun said,

"Betraying your master and friends

can bring you a punishment from the heavens," you donkey!

Punish him!

Like a black crow that attacks ducklings,

the bad servant betrays his master.

Get him.

My lord...

I wanted to serve you!

I'll support you as best as I can,

without even blinking my eyes!

Ghenghis Khan once said:

"Do not trust a slave who betrayed his master."

My lord!

-Princess! -Khukhdei!

I can't wait to avenge my father.

-Run, quickly! -Understood!

Uukhai...

My Prince Nomkhon,

Khaidu's son Urus has joined his brother's soldiers,

and have surrounded us.

Retreat to Kharkhorum, my lord!

Khutulun!

I heard that you hunt down birds in the sky,

and wrestle with strong men.

I'll break your wings,

cut up your cute face,

and feed you to hungry wolves!

Go to the princess!

Princess!

Princess!

Princess!

My princess!

Uukhai, uukhai, uukhai...

Princess!

Princess.

Isn't that...

Nomkhon?

Did Khaidu really send his only daughter after his enemy?

Is there really no one else to send after his sacrament

when he has 13 sons?

Nomkhon,

I don't seem to recall your Nanhiad name.

So I'll call you by your Mongolian name!

Come at me!

Khutulun.

You're just like your father, stubborn as a mule.

Every member of the Golden Family

has joined the great Yuan empire.

Everyone... except Khaidu.

Stealing your father's Golden Sutra

was to remind him that,

even if a land is vast,

an emperor's will is always greater.

I have no interest in arguing with a girl.

I shall remind you that you'll be punished by the gods

for stealing my ancestors' sacrament,

which has been passed down for generations.

I'm not scared to face you.

Princess!

Spare my life, Princess!

My father did not give up on striving to keep the Mongol culture alive.

All bow to the sacrament of Ogodei Khan!

The eternal Blue Sky blesses Princess Khutulun,

who brought back the sacraments of the ancestors,

and Prince Urus, who drove an army to keep Nomkhon's soldiers

out of our homeland!

Our beloved land!

May Princess Ajurug and Prince Urus

be acquitted from all guilt!

Hooray!

Hooray, hooray...

Why is Abatai spared from execution

after attacking you and stealing the Golden Sutra?

Father,

Abatai had been banished by Minister Khasan at a young age,

and he was under the protection of the enemy.

However, he alerted you on that night.

He also fought tirelessly for the Golden Sutra to atone for his sins.

I'm asking you a favor.

Spare his life, my father!

Princess Khutulun's request...

has been granted!

From the west side, Prince Amir of Pamir!

And from the east side, daughter to Khaidu,

the moonlight princess, Khutulun!

Hooray, hooray, hooray...

Let us see an exciting fight!

Hooray...

Why did Khutulun want to wrestle this tall man?

It's better if she gives up.

Hold, Princess! Hold!

If Prince Amir takes me down in a wrestling match,

I will say nothing and follow him to Pamir.

If I win,

I don't want to be a bride to such a weak man!

Uukhai, uukhai, uukhai...

My daughter Khutulun has defeated the foreign prince

who was going to take her as his wife.

Since she won the match,

I shall stand by my word,

and let her decide

who she wants to marry!

Hooray, hooray...

Mountains do not meet other mountains, you say?