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Gentlemen.

Come here.

Let's go take a look.

Come here.

Form ranks.

[Detective Dee: The Ghosts in Weird Town]

Long live Your Majesty!

Rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

Li Zhen, Prince of Yue,

is too ill to attend court.

Since Prince of Yue is often unwell,

let him take charge of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Isn't there a saying

"A long illness makes a good doctor"?

Tell Prince of Yue

he's no longer needed in court affairs.

Your Majesty,

a Taoist from Youming Town

has brought a strange magic

called "Sky Inquiry."

He can summon a celestial being as beautiful as Pan An

to drink longevity wine with Your Majesty.

They say

drinking this wine grants immortality.

A Taoist?

Summon him.

Your Majesty,

this man's origins are unclear.

Perhaps it's best not to meet him.

No harm.

Summon the Taoist.

How dare you!

Kneel before Her Majesty!

As a traveler,

I only bow to heaven and earth.

You...

Let him be.

Master, please show your powers.

As you command.

Step forward.

This wine truly grants longevity?

Then allow me to pour it for Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

you mustn't allow him!

Mr. Di,

stand down.

This wine will help you

live long

and stay young.

Why the panic?

Can a single assassin

bring down the great Zhou?

Your Majesty,

he couldn't have gone far.

I'll have the Imperial Guards investigate thoroughly.

Your humble servant, Pei Xuanyi,

greets Your Majesty.

Pei Xuanyi,

the court is in session.

Why would you, the commander of the Imperial Guards,

barge in?

Your Majesty,

I've made a major discovery.

A coffin?

Protect Her Majesty!

I failed in my duty.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

You are forgiven.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Based on his uniform,

he looked like Qi, the Imperial Guard.

Wise as always, Your Majesty.

This man

was indeed Qi.

What happened?

Your Majesty,

I apprehended Qi

outside Youming Town.

Youming Town?

It's less than 50 km from the capital,

yet such monster appears there.

Pei Xuanyi.

At your service.

Pei Xuanyi shall

lead the official detectives to investigate

into the Living Dead in Youming Town.

All other Imperial Guards

are to search the city for the evil Taoist.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

It's just a small town.

If there's a monster,

why not destroy the whole place?

"All under heaven

belongs to the Emperor."

Even the smallest town

is home to my people.

Mr. Pei,

any other requests?

I'll need someone to assist me.

Who?

Di Renjie.

Lord Di.

Absolutely not.

Mr. Di is a pillar of the court.

He must not

be put in danger.

I

Volunteer.

A whole day's journey.

Finally, a chance to rest.

Sir,

bring some wine!

Gentlemen,

how many jugs?

Six.

Six jugs of our finest mountain apricot wine,

coming right up.

You found Qi here?

In the outskirts of Youming Town.

When I found him,

he was still somewhat conscious.

Qi.

Lord Pei,

help me!

Qi.

What's wrong?

You...

Gentlemen,

our best homemade

mountain apricot wine.

Enjoy.

You...?

What did that mean?

Are you greeting me?

Who knows?

How did Qi die

out there?

I don't know what specific task

he was assigned to.

Just that

he was following an imperial command

to clear out rebels.

Rebels?

Then maybe

his death had something to do with them.

That could make sense.

Evil Taoist,

rebels,

and Living Dead...

How are these

three connected?

Exactly.

How could they possibly be related?

A Living Dead

and an evil Taoist...

This...

They can't be connected at all.

You mean

a Living Dead?

What are you doing?

Are you two

planning to head

to Youming Town?

Indeed.

You mustn't go.

Really, don't.

It's

haunted.

By that Living Dead you mentioned.

To be honest,

I'm from

Youming Town myself.

And even I wouldn't dare go back.

Tell us more.

Let me put it this way.

Overnight,

every single ancestral grave in town

was emptied.

Now it's like

the townspeople don't dare go out,

and outsiders don't dare go in.

Trust me,

you shouldn't go.

Really, don't go.

Thanks, Sir.

Don't go.

Don't go.

Take your time, enjoy.

Let's go

and take a look?

Enter the Netherworld

and live forever.

The heavenly path is complete.

Three fives make form.

Sun and moon merge.

Out of the shadows.

Into the dark.

Spirit meets breath.

Ahead stands the Yellow God.

Behind, the Yue sigil.

What god would not yield?

What ghost dares block the way?

What you practice is nothing but heresy.

Out of the shadows.

Into the dark.

You, an Imperial Guard,

bear too much blood on your hands.

Do you admit your guilt?

I am guilty.

I am guilty.

All men bear guilt.

Why not end your own life?

Only by killing the original self

can the true self be born.

If you are a Bodhisattva,

then tell me what this is.

Put down the blade and become a Buddha.

One does not have to lay down the knife to become a Buddha.

This Kanglong Mace of mine

strikes corrupt kings above

and slays wicked folk below.

One roar of the mace

shatters all weapons

and dissolves all illusions.

Break!

You were under a spell.

What are you talking about?

Move!

Idiot.

Move!

Why stop me?

These damn peasants!

If I don't kill a few,

they'll forget who they are.

They're just unarmed commoners.

Even if you kill them all,

what does it change?

It's me.

Like hell it is.

Di Renjie.

You've betrayed us.

Betrayed who?

This is Miss Du, Mistress of the Inner Quarters.

Lord Pei.

I came under orders from my master, Master Kong'an,

to offer assistance.

The Imperial Preceptor?

Back when Lord Pei was drinking,

I already noticed you.

Any findings?

Yes.

Come with me.

Imperial Guard.

Dai Bin.

I know him.

He and Qi

were on that mission together.

Any Imperial Guard assigned solo

is a top fighter.

This Dai Bin...

He's not as skilled as I am.

But he was better than Qi.

It must be the rebels.

Rebels?

What rebels?

Master never told me.

Qi

Died while hunting them down.

So

Di and I both believe

Dai Bin and Qi were killed by the rebels.

Blade length

21.66 inches.

Blade width

1.84 inches.

This is

an Imperial Guard's saber.

No way.

That makes no sense.

The Imperial Guards are like brothers.

Why would they kill each other?

Pei Xuanyi

has entered Youming Town.

You're not here

to chat with me

about that brute, are you?

But that brute

has already discovered the mole

you planted in the Imperial Guards.

When did I ever plant a mole?

That Imperial Guard's badge

says Dai Bin.

I looked him up.

Back when Your Higness fought in the Southern Wars,

he served as your aide.

And what of it?

If Your Highness deny it,

so be it.

I came today

to invite Your Highness to join hands with our Youming Sect

to seek

a greater cause.

These sunflower seeds

are truly a taste beyond compare.

As for the shells,

I don't even

bother with them.

And you,

in my eyes,

are worth less

than the shell of a seed.

The Youming Sect

has made a name for itself in under a year.

You alone

could never make that happen.

If you want an alliance,

have the one behind you come beg me.

Then, Your Highness,

I'll take my leave.

Oh, one more thing.

Youming Town

belongs to my Youming Sect.

Flies that fly in

never fly out again.

Including Your Highness's moles.

It's said Your Highness and Lord Di

were once close.

That fly...

Di Renjie?

If you truly have what it takes,

then go ahead and try.

Everything said today,

I shall remember.

Just hope

Your Highness won't regret your decision later.

[Death]

What is it?

I suddenly remembered something.

What is it?

The dead man had a tattoo on his neck.

I feel like

I've seen that pattern before.

You mean that tattoo?

I've got it too.

If you don't believe me,

take a look.

Why are you looking?

You shouldn't look.

Who wants to see your tattoo anyway?

Hey,

tell me.

Do all Imperial Guards

have that tattoo?

Of course not.

Only those who've made

great contributions to the court

are granted this tattoo.

Then why tattoo it?

So that heroes

like me,

even if we die without a head,

can still be identified.

That's all?

That's all?

Identification after death...

Let me go!

Let go of me!

In plain sight,

you dare kidnap a woman?

It's night.

You still can't kidnap people at night.

Let go of the girl.

And if

I don't?

Then

I'll hit you.

You dare challenge

the Youming Sect?

I think you're asking for death.

If you've got guts,

come with me.

Stop!

Let's go then.

Split up.

Be careful.

Lord Di, you must find it odd

that I'm here.

I'm Du Xiaoling,

younger sister of Du Xiaohan.

I don't find it odd at all.

This pig-head rite

and the ceremony at Liufeng Temple

are cut from the same cloth,

yet one worships the sun, the other the moon.

Back then,

Master Lingzhi had two gifted disciples.

One took the name Kong'an,

a virtuous monk,

well-versed in scripture,

favored

by Her Majesty,

granted the title of Imperial Preceptor,

resides in Liufeng Temple.

The other was Tianyin,

a worshiper of the moon,

follower of the demonic path,

locked away by order of Her Majesty

in the rear mountain of the temple

to reflect in solitude.

Worthy of your title, Lord Di.

Your judgment is sharp.

My master is none other than Master Tianyin.

I'm not interested.

If there's nothing else,

I'll take my leave.

My master wishes to see you.

He has secrets to share.

Lead the way.

No need.

He is already here.

Imperial Guards?

Wait.

These people don't seem alive.

Run!

Xiaohan,

in case of emergency,

use this bell.

Your Majesty,

Di Renjie

once opposed you openly.

Yet now

you still let him oversee the Court of Judicial Review.

I find it

hard to understand.

Shall I then

entrust the Court of Judicial Review

to you instead?

Your Majesty,

I had

no such intention.

The day you do

is the day you die.

I

May be a woman,

but

I know full well how to rule.

In my eyes,

there are only favorites and capable men.

If Di Renjie

can solve this case,

then I

will make him Prime Minister.

Your Majesty.

How wise you are.

Many of the officials

are against Her Majesty.

Especially Prince of Yue Li Zhen.

He is secretly mobilizing an army,

preparing to restore the Tang Dynasty of the Li family.

I heard about it.

Is there any evidence for that?

Please come forward.

Di Renjie.

You help the tyrant

and stand with the wicked.

Considering that you contributed a lot to the previous Tang Dynasty

and that you were loyal to the late emperor,

I'll give you one chance

to help me destroy the Zhou Dynasty.

Let's create a story of a good official assisting a monarch.

Help you destroy the Zhou Dynasty?

Do you want to be the emperor?

Not me.

But Prince of Yue Li Zhen.

The whole world

belongs to the Li family.

You're framing Prince of Yue.

Who is behind you?

Oh, no.

This is a trap.

Women are the best elixirs.

I bet she's pretending to be faint.

Hu Hui.

Do you dare to bet with me?

What bet?

Let me make elixirs first.

Wine always heartless.

Bet never won.

Lust without roots.

This woman is my bargaining chip.

You'd better not covet her.

Greetings, Chief.

Chief,

this time,

in the action of destroying the devil empress

we've won a huge victory.

Except Di Renjie,

the rest

are all killed.

Di Renjie

can't be killed yet.

This woman

and Di Renjie

can only die

when I need them to.

Work on the classics today.

Don't go out.

I need to take this woman with me

to negotiate a deal.

What's wrong with him?

I'm also thinking about it.

Imperial Preceptor.

Lord Pei...

It's so weird.

I haven't seen this trick for years.

Lord Di.

I have a request.

Please go ahead.

Please leave Lord Pei to me.

Thank you.

Donkey Wang.

Get out!

Get out?

I'm doing well

in here.

Why should I get out?

Go away.

Lord Di from the Court of Judicial Review wants to see you.

Lord Di.

That old jerk.

Didn't he want me to die here?

Go.

Tell him

that I don't have time to see him.

Donkey.

I brought you roast chicken.

I knew Di

has never forgotten me

over the past years.

You old Di!

You lied to me again!

Answer me few questions.

And I'll give you the chicken.

No problem.

Do you know

what the Ghost Holy Fire is?

I don't know.

I want to live a few more years.

I don't know.

You old Di!

Fine.

Let me tell you,

the Yuchong people

were wiped out by Her Majesty.

What?

Because I knew about this,

Wu Meiniang

got me imprisoned here.

Don't you understand?

I understand.

The members of the Youming Sect are Yuchong people.

They were the rebels Qi tried to arrest.

One more thing.

How can a dead body

be made into a Living Dead?

A Living Dead?

Use the insects.

The poisonous insects.

Yes.

Yuchong people's poisonous insects.

[Namo Amitabha]

Lord Di.

Imperial Preceptor is treating Lord Pei in the meditation room.

He can't see you for now.

I'm here to see Imperial Preceptor.

I'm looking for Master Tianyin.

Under the order of Her Majesty, Master Tianyin

is studying Buddhism alone in the back mountain.

It's inconvenient for him to meet you.

Studying Buddhism?

Please take me to him.

Well...

I'm afraid it's inappropriate.

Without Her Majesty's permission,

Master Tianyin can't see anyone.

Fine.

Sorry.

Master Tianyin.

I'm Di Renjie.

Sorry for disturbing you.

I beg for your forgiveness.

Di Renjie.

How dare you disobey Her Majesty's order

and enter the Damo Wall without permission!

Arrest him!

If Master Tianyin leaves here without permission,

what would he be guilty of?

Go report this to Her Majesty and Abbot.

During my mission,

I met a woman

who claimed to be Master Tianyin's disciple.

She claimed to be

Master Kong'an's

disciple Du Xiaohan's

younger sister.

Her name is Du Xiaoling.

Lord Di.

Stop.

Di Renjie.

Bring me Du Xiaohan immediately.

Yes.

Make sure she's alive.

If she's dead,

you'll be punished.

You devils.

Let me out!

Let me out!

Stop shouting.

No.

Let me out!

Let me out!

Give me the key.

Youming Sect

has indefinite power.

Youming Sect,

grant me immortality.

Chief

has granted you immortality.

Here.

Drink it.

And sleep

with me.

Look.

He's gone to heaven.

Be quick.

Drink this now.

And sleep

with me.

I bet

she won't drink it.

You

scared me.

Make her drink it.

Are you able to do it?

Protector Hu.

Drink it.

Drink.

This is an aphrodisiac.

It won't kill you.

How despicable you are!

Despicable?

How about I kill her

and force it into her body?

That'll count.

Chief has ordered me

to take her

to the holy altar.

You hear me?

I won, right?

Miss Du.

Come with me.

Wu Meiniang

is ruthless.

She doesn't have humanity.

Maybe only in this way

can one become an emperor.

Meng'ou.

Gapu.

Lord Di.

Imperial Preceptor.

What poison did Lord Pei get?

Amitabha.

I can't kill anything.

Lord Di, follow my instructions later.

Use this knife

to get out that dirty thing.

Don't sheathe the knife.

The centipede is my bait to lure the insects.

The insects are not out yet.

These are not poisonous insects.

It's the Xuanmen Puppet Magic.

Xuanmen?

Xuanmen originated from the Liufeng Temple.

The Human-faced Worm is a puppet.

Once it goes a human body,

it can control the human's behaviors.

Only one person in the world

knows how to use the magic.

Who?

My junior, Tianyin.

It

Takes much time

to be sexy.

You should understand

that you can have enough food

and warm clothes

thanks to the blessings of the Zhou Dynasty.

Understand?

Yes.

Be flirty.

From now on,

keep your butt raised.

Keep dancing.

Leave.

Let's go to Prince of Yue's Mansion.

Prince of Yue.

You don't have to try to persuade me again and again.

As long as the devil empress is there,

I

Will never attend the court.

Prince of Yue.

Her Majesty treats you well.

Can you change your mind?

Although you are not a eunuch,

you're not much different from them.

I'm as fierce as a horse.

How can I be in the same court with mules.

You...

[Get lost]

Make the guest leave.

Lord Pei,

your body is as strong as s Kong Kim's.

You just recovered.

But now you're exercising so much.

Lord Di.

Come on.

I just want to know

when to save Du Xiaohan.

We can start now.

Don't fool me.

Xiaohan saved my life.

No matter what,

I must save her.

You call her Xiaohan.

Sounds you're really close.

What's wrong?

Stop talking nonsense.

Are you going to save her or not?

Let's wait for another person.

Who?

Imperial...

Imperial Preceptor?

Imperial Preceptor.

It's too dangerous here.

How could you come in person?

Tianyin is my junior.

I'm here

to kill him.

Imperial Preceptor.

This is not the way to the Youming Town.

That's right.

It isn't.

What do you mean?

Guizhen Herbs,

thorn apple flowers,

South Star Grass,

Gouwen Grass, Langdu Grass and other poisonous plants,

if refined into poison

and injected into a human body

will become an insect egg.

The egg then will be hatched into a Human-faced Worm.

It's forbidden magic from the Liufeng Temple,

similar to the magic of scattering beans to conjure soldiers of Taoist.

Lord Di, you are wise.

I suspect

the Youming Temple is colluding with my junior.

If we don't kill

the traitor Tianyin,

the poison in the Youming Town

can never be cleared.

Imperial Preceptor.

I have a question.

What question?

The temples should be holy places.

How come that forbidden magic existed there in the Liufeng Temple?

Could it be

that you were doing something

for Her Majesty?

Di.

Why is he laughing?

Di.

I want to set them free.

Don't be reckless.

If we set them free now,

it will only get us exposed.

Amitabha.

You insolent thing.

You're still alive.

Give her to me!

It's poisonous!

Di Renjie.

I want to use you to make elixirs

Lord Di.

The evil are afraid of the righteous.

You won't get poisoned if you stay righteous.

Thank you.

You harmed the people

and helped the evil.

You deserve to die.

Where is Du Xiaohan?

Old Monk.

Stop pretending to be merciful.

You've done more evil deeds than us.

You helped the devil empress to fool us back then.

How dare you pretend to be merciful before me?

Amitabha.

As a monk, your martial arts skills are so good.

No wonder you were the commander of Tiger Guards, predecessor of Imperial Guards.

They have surrendered.

Why do you want to kill them all?

Your Majesty.

They are foreigners.

They can never be assimilated.

I told you that

the Tang rulers rule with benevolence.

We can't kill foreigners who surrender.

But why are you so stubborn?

Is it because

the Chief Elder of the Yuchong people

only kowtowed me,

instead of us both?

Since we are both monarchs,

why didn't they kowtow to me?

If so,

please

to abolish the two-monarch system,

so that you

won't be so bothered every day.

Meiniang.

Come.

Come here.

Sit.

Meiniang.

When did I say

I would abolish the two-monarch system?

I know your difficulties.

But the harem can't participate in politics.

This is a rule from ancient times.

It's hard for people

to accept this change.

The imperial order

must be obeyed by all subjects.

Otherwise,

they'll never take your words seriously.

Fine.

If you're reluctant to be cruel,

let me be.

You can't be either.

Prince of Yue.

Commander of Tiger Guards.

You two

are the most trusted people of me and Meiniang.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I will do everything for you.

Good.

I need you two

to do something for me.

I won't let Your Majesty down.

Tomorrow is the day when

the Yuchong people officially surrender.

I promised them

to let them rule the Miao land forever.

But now...

Your Majesty, you don't want to fulfill this promise?

It's Meiniang who doesn't.

It's all because they only kowtowed to me,

instead of me and Meiniang both.

I promised Meiniang that she and I are both monarchs.

They're so disrespectful.

They embarrassed me and Meiniang.

The world will laughed at us because of this.

I understand.

Li Zhen.

Yes, Your Majesty.

You go attend the surrender event.

Kong'an,

You disguised yourself as a Yuchong person.

When they surrender,

rebel against the surrender.

Li Zhen.

Take the chance

to eliminate

the Yuchong people.

Your Majesty.

This...

Say no more.

Just take my order.

Yes.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

The Chief Elder of the Yuchong people

is still waiting

in the palace to be honored.

Well,

I'll kill him

in the night.

Amitabha.

Imperial Preceptor.

No need to panic.

Your eyes tell me

my guess is right.

Right or wrong.

So what?

I just want to know

how you guessed it.

It's because of the banner in the Liufeng Temple.

Imperial Preceptor.

Don't get me wrong.

I don't care about what happened back then.

How did know it?

You know Donkey Wang, right?

Back then,

after the Chief Elder of the Yuchong people

and his son were killed by the poisonous wine,

I was ordered

to solve this case.

So,

I ended up

being here.

You still don't understand?

Then why did they kill the Yuchong people?

How would I know?

If I knew,

I wouldn't be staying here.

But

the two lords I mentioned

were from the Tiger Guards.

Tiger Guards?

Yes.

Let me tell you.

The Tiger Guards

were the legendary personal guards

of the late emperor and Wu Meiniang.

All of them

were highly skilled in martial arts.

They could fly from house to house and walk on walls

However,

none of them had a happy ending.

Later,

they were all killed

by

Wu Meiniang.

You said two people handled it.

Let me tell you.

I have

something from the Tiger Guards at home.

The banner of the Tiger Guards.

Let's go.

I'll give it to you.

Let's go.

The pattern on the banner is exactly the same as the tattoos on the Imperial Guards.

How do you explain that?

The Tiger Guards were the predecessor of the Imperial Guards.

No wonder even Pei Xuanyi has that mark on his body.

This explains why

you offered to heal Lord Pei.

Tiger Guards were like brothers.

Although they are now called Imperial Guards,

they are all my juniors.

One more question.

Is it true that Shang Lingzhu?

In this world,

only I

can make history.

Call Youming.

How is your negotiation

with Prince of Yue?

It didn't work.

I don't want to negotiate with him anymore.

After all...

After all, he was a tough man back then.

You're a woman.

Of course

he wouldn't take your words seriously.

He said

he wanted to see you.

The time is not right yet.

It's

better

not to see him.

Di Renjie's investigation

is going deeper and deeper.

The Protector has lost two members.

At this rate,

you'll be exposed!

I was exposed long ago.

Everyone in the court

knows that

I left the Damo Wall.

My senior

also knows that

I secretly crafted the

Living Dead potion for you.

Then what do we do?

What must come,

will come.

Don't worry.

We have people

in the court too.

That devil empress won't dare

make a move on me for now.

By the way,

for Du Xiaohan,

what's your plan?

I...

haven't decided yet.

Some things

are better said early.

Some things

are meant to end.

Amitabha.

You Youming Sect demon!

Kill me!

Anyone can curse Youming,

except for you.

Why?

Because you one of the Yuchong people.

Youming

is the light of the Yuchong people.

What do you mean?

I want to

tell you a story.

I am an elder of the Yuchong people.

Today, I bring my daughter

to pay respects to Your Majesty.

Long live the Empress!

I'm Shang Lingzhu.

Paying my respects to Your Majesty.

You...

Raise your head.

Back then,

the Tang troops marched to Xizhou.

Your grandfather, as an elder,

gave me to Wu Zetian as a servant

to prevent more bloodshed among our people.

Your father

was sent to the Tang army

and became a mounted archer.

They thought this would

bring eternal peace.

But they were too naive.

After we surrendered,

we were still killed by the Tang army.

Demon.

You speak wicked lies

and tried to defy the court.

You deserve to die!

The only reason

I spared your life

is because you are my brother's child.

That's all I have to say.

Leave or stay,

it's your choice!

Who's the one pulling your strings?

The world,

the people!

Don't waste more time.

I'm already dying.

You won't get anything from me.

Then I'll cut off your hand too.

We'll see if you'll talk or not.

Amitabha.

Xiaohan.

Xiaohan.

Are you okay?

I escaped.

He wants to kill you.

Where are you hurt?

Since we've got her,

we should go back quickly.

Let's ask Her Majesty to send troops to destroy this place.

Lord Pei.

Lord Di.

I'm fine now.

Please return and report to Her Majesty.

I have a question.

Who are you really?

Lord Di.

I'm Xiaohan.

Imperial Preceptor.

Imperial Preceptor.

Preceptor!

What are you doing?

Although you are skilled,

you're not smart.

Master Tianyin.

Your stinky socks gave you away.

Junior.

Since you've already ruined your face,

just show us your true self.

I didn't think you'd take this path.

Amitabha.

Heaven and earth in chaos.

Yin and yang reversed.

Once

a ruthless executioner,

now a vegetarian and a Buddhist!

Hilarious!

What executioner?

The Tiger Guards,

the predecessor of the Imperial Guards,

answer only to the Empress.

They exist to wipe out traitors.

Amitabha.

Are you also in charge of the matters of the Yuchong people,

Master Tianyin?

It's called cooperation.

In terms of control,

the Imperial Preceptor beside you

is the one in charge!

Let me ask you.

The time you saved that Miao child.

The devil empress doesn't know,

does she?

Could it be...

Rascal!

You talk too much.

What should we do, Di?

Looks like

it's getting a little tricky now.

How about

we return and report to Her Majesty first?

Will you survive if you go back?

What should we do then?

Man eats man,

dog eats dog.

Good idea.

Leave this to me, Lord Di.

You guys go save Xiaohan.

What do you mean?

What I mean is, run!

Di!

This...

Mind your tongue.

Okay.

Let's split up.

Young lad,

you're finally here.

Cut the crap.

A wise bird picks a good tree.

I'm not one of the Yuchong people.

The Youming Sect

is about to be finished.

I don't want to get involved in this.

I came here

to sincerely surrender to you.

Are you kidding me?

How about we make a bet?

What kind of bet?

Let's bet if I can

find that girl for you.

Lord Di.

How have you been?

I don't recall such a friend.

Do you want to fight?

Why are you laughing?

It seems that you really don't remember me.

When I was the demon empress' servant in the palace,

I was shunned by all, just because I'm from another race.

Only one young constable from the Court of Judicial Review

treated me politely.

Xiaoling.

You're still alive!

Bearing a blood feud,

I dare not give up on this life.

Since you're alive,

why become someone's pawn?

Wouldn't it be good to preserve the last bloodline of the Yuchong people?

I remember that back then, you were full of courage

and dared to stand up to power.

Why are you willing to be a lapdog now?

Xiaoling.

I know you have your reasons.

But...

If you haven't lived it, don't judge the pain.

Di Renjie, be careful.

Xiaohan.

Are you okay?

Karma. Cause and effect. I can't forget.

Lord Pei.

Please go back.

Xiaohan.

Stop messing around.

Did they threaten you?

Or

What lies did they feed you?

Heaven's cycle spins.

The moon and sun are flipped.

They killed my people

and even my father.

Such cruelty.

How can she be mother of the realm?

Don't speak nonsense.

Anyway, Lord Pei,

you are a good person.

Leave this troubled place.

No.

I'm not leaving you here.

I'm so sleepy.

Tell me!

What did you do to her?

Lord Pei!

Everyone chooses their path.

What does it have to do with me?

Listen to Miss Du.

This mess isn't yours to fix.

How dare you!

I don't know martial arts.

Don't force me to fight, Lord Pei.

Do you think I'm as easy to kill as that drunkard and that pervert?

You...

He Shan, let's go.

Let's meet the sect leader.

Okay.

Why are you helping the rebels?

Senior, you...

When you killed the Yuchong people,

you...

What were you thinking?

If I didn't kill them,

I wouldn't have lived.

Her Majesty

wouldn't have accepted me.

Then

why did you save

Du Xiaohan?

Maybe

I had to remind myself

I'm still human.

After all,

she was too young.

The Yuchong people

had already been wiped out.

The things...

The things...

The things you've done...

Amitabha.

Donkey.

Hurry up!

Save him!

Okay.

I'm giving him medicine.

Hurry up.

Here.

Don't worry.

He'll be fine with me around.

Donkey.

You clearly

just drugged him.

I need to test the medicine!

Di!

Donkey.

If you hadn't come,

I would have gone to paradise.

What paradise?

As long as I'm here,

I won't let you go to paradise.

Well,

we're even now.

It's too dangerous here.

I have to get out of here.

Enough.

Don't waste time.

Here.

Remember.

This pill,

mix it with ten barrels of water

and give it to the Living Dead.

They'll recover

in under an hour.

By the way,

remember,

if things go bad for you,

come to the Ghost Market

and look for Donkey!

Don't forget to bring roast chicken.

Okay, Donkey.

Donkey!

What a weirdo.

How is Du Xiaohan?

She didn't come back with you?

No.

If we meet again,

we'll be enemies.

You okay with that?

Serve faithfully

the one who feeds you.

When the country calls,

love

is...

Bullshit.

Yes.

Bullshit.

Before you came,

this place was full of the Living Dead.

This means

troops have already marched to Luoyang.

What?

Then we should go back and report to Her Majesty.

She's in danger!

Are you faster than a horse?

Even if I break my legs,

I have to go back.

When you arrive,

Her Majesty's head would already have been bitten off by a zombie.

Di Renjie!

How dare you!

How dare you say something so treasonous!

Don't go.

I've already arranged it.

Not a single soldier

will reach Luoyang.

What do you mean?

I've planted someone

in their ranks.

I think

Her Majesty already knows

their troop movements

and deployments.

I'm leaving.

Our people.

Di!

Prince of Yue.

Here, my lord.

There's no need for formalities between us.

By the way,

how is your

palace task?

Don't worry, Your Highness.

It's done.

I bet

she's lost in pleasure right now,

completely unaware.

[Everything is ready. Proceed according to the plan.]

Her Majesty is feeling sleepy

and needs to rest.

Gentlemen,

please leave.

Shangguan Jing'er.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Gather the Imperial Guards and the Yulin Army.

Take my imperial token

and switch the troops outside the city.

Kill all officers

ranked Commandant and above.

Leave one alive.

Have him to take your troops

to Youming Town outside the city

to aid Di Renjie.

Okay.

What about

the gentlemen in the hall?

Okay.

Miss Du.

This girl

is also my brother's daughter.

Kong'an is good.

I didn't even know

he even saved one of the Yuchong people.

Prince of Yue.

These are small matters.

How's the preparation going on your side?

Thanks to what you are doing

in Youming Town,

I got to

pull troops from the frontier.

This time,

we must topple the devil empress' rule

and reclaim the empire of Great Tang.

Yes.

Where are your damn army of the undead?

Interesting.

Di Renjie?

You're not dead.

Your Highness.

Lord Lai.

Are you two

openly rebelling now?

Di Renjie.

I've invited you to join me

many times.

But you were stubborn.

Shang Lingzhu.

Yes.

You!

Aunt.

Stop the killing.

Xiaohan is the spy I sent to you.

Without this instrument,

you don't have a way

to control

the Living Dead.

He Shan!

Kill them!

Yes.

You...

What are you doing?

I'm not one of the Yuchong people.

Betting my life was a losing game.

You've lost everyone,

Lingzi.

Di Renjie.

The Inner Court already has Wu Zetian under their control.

If you touch us,

she will die!

Lord Lai.

Her Majesty treats you so well

and you still want to rebel?

Treats me well?

She just treats me like a toy.

But I'm a man too!

Why are you in charge of the Court of Judicial Review

while I have to serve her?

I want power too.

I want to do great things too!

My soldiers are here.

All of you

will die today.

Your Highness,

you've lost.

Lost?

Lord Di!

The rebels have been subdued.

Back then,

I was loyal to my brother and her.

After my brother passed away,

I was also loyal to her.

Di Renjie.

You know what?

I never opposed her ruling.

But...

But she can't change the dynasty name to Zhou!

Because she doesn't deserve it.

This realm

belongs to the Great Tang

and the Li family!

Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin,

killed his brother

for the throne.

He's a traitor.

But do you know

what the people say about him?

It doesn't matter who wears the crown.

If people can live in peace,

they're a good ruler.

Lingzi.

You are killing innocent people

for your own revenge.

Would your brother

accept

this?

Would your father believe in this?

A country has its laws.

A family has its rules.

Take them!

Wait.

You can kill me,

but not humiliate me!

Here.

Take it.

Alright.

It's finally over.

Her Majesty said that

if you solved this case,

you'd be made

Chancellor.

Her Majesty has ordered

Di Renjie

to investigate the village massacre linked to the Nanyang deity statue.

This time,

I'll accompany Lord Di.

What?

This...

Lady Shangguan,

Di and I

haven't even rested for a few days.

Now...

Lord Pei,

I'm leaving.

Xiaohan.

Take good care of Lord Pei.

Marry him.

Di!

Well said.