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=Recruit A General to lead the Troops=

=Episode 13=

(Qingfeng Stronghold)

(Looks like the Chancellor is losing patience.)

(We need to move quickly.)

Did the Chancellor really plot a rebellion?

If he didn't,

then who's the one framing him?

But if he truly is plotting a rebellion,

does Xinrou know about it?

You said you were looking into evidence proving Chen Xinrou's innocence.

His Majesty is pressing hard for answers.

Have you found anything yet?

The Chancellor is the Chancellor.

Xinrou is Xinrou.

Even if the Chancellor really did rebel,

that doesn't mean Xinrou had any part in it.

But if the Chancellor is innocent,

and Xinrou truly knows nothing...

Why was the evidence planted on her

to frame her?

Could this arrowhead, like the letters,

be something Xinrou had no idea about?

Rebels forged this arrowhead through Dongfang Shan.

Could Dongfang Shan know

who's really behind all this?

If we want to keep digging,

finding Dongfang Shan is the key.

Leader.

If you don't know how to explain it to him,

then let me do it.

Forget it.

I'll tell him myself.

Yulang.

I know you and the Leader share feelings.

Even though she and I were brought together by fate,

but if you truly like the Leader,

I'm not the kind of woman to be petty.

But I've noticed

that something seems off between you and the Leader.

Maybe that too is fate.

Perhaps you two just aren't meant to be.

Why not try believing in fate for once?

I'm not forcing you, though.

Sister Erniang!

Your kitchen's on fire!

(Fire?)

(Got it!)

You all heard that.

Oh dear...

There's nothing we can't talk about.

Leader, I just want to ask. Do you actually like Yulang?

As long as you nod,

I, Qiu Erniang, won't even hesitate to withdraw.

I...

Yes, I do like him.

Ah, so it's true.

Then, what's wrong? Did you two have a quarrel?

It was just a misunderstanding.

Li Chengyu came to ask me something.

The Leader mistook it

as him giving me something.

But the truth is, he was in trouble.

He needed a thousand taels of silver.

A thousand? That's no small problem.

No wonder Chengyu's been drinking and brooding lately.

So that's what's been troubling him.

Sisters,

we have to help him.

He really stopped at nothing to see you.

He even burned down his own house.

And I gave you poison,

so now his life is the price for the antidote.

Brother!

There it is!

(Wanhua House) My buddy saw Dongfang Shan

go in yesterday and never came back out.

He must still be inside.

Are you sure?

Brother!

You really mean to take me into a brothel?

I've never been in one my whole life!

Brother!

If the Boss finds out, won't she claw at you?

- Haha! - Get lost!

Stay here.

Hey!

Brother, you're not taking me in?

You're not taking me in?

You're not taking me in?

Fine! Next time I'll come by myself!

(So this is a brothel, just like in the novels.)

Ah, Young Master Li,

my mistress has been waiting for you upstairs.

- She sent me to fetch you. - You know who I am?

Of course. She sent me to fetch you herself.

This way, Young Master Li.

Where is Mr. Dongfang?

I've long heard of your name.

And now seeing you in person,

you truly are impressive.

Miss Dongfang?

Miss Dongfang.

You greeted me with a hidden weapon as soon as we met.

Isn't that a bit much?

You jest, Young Master.

All these girls here

are my welcome gift to you.

I only hope the hospitality isn't lacking.

Send them all away.

You alone are enough.

Go.

You knew I was coming.

Of course.

Last night, my estate suddenly caught fire.

Every place I could live in burned down.

Yet not a single person was harmed.

Clearly, someone wanted to see me.

But this someone is just a pauper

who can't even put together a thousand taels.

Your price is outrageous.

Let's speak plainly.

Was this arrowhead made by you?

And who ordered it?

The Chancellor.

But in your trade,

aren't you forbidden from revealing a client's name?

Normally, yes.

But for you, I can.

After all, you're a general.

How do you know I'm a general?

(Wanhua House)

Why would Chengyu come to a place like this?

Crows are black everywhere.

No man is worth trusting.

And here I thought Li Chengyu was different.

Turns out I was wrong.

Fate must have been blind

to send me this "good match".

Bah!

He's not that kind of man.

He must have another reason for coming here.

I've heard that in the capital, people hold meetings

right inside brothels.

The crowd makes it easier to talk.

And with the Leader at his side,

Li Chengyu wouldn't go after other women.

Manyue, you're just making excuses for him.

If you don't believe me, see for yourself.

Well, well.

Second Boss. What a coincidence.

Cold Tiger? Why are you here?

Hey, let me tell you something.

Say it.

I like you.

Get lost!

Boss! Fancy seeing you here.

You two came to the brothel as well?

Enough nonsense. Is Li Chengyu inside?

Is he there or not?

No.

Get lost.

Let's go.

I heard that you were thrown into the imperial prison for treason.

I wonder if that news is true or false.

If it's true,

then you must be an imposter.

If it's false,

then you're a fugitive who broke out of prison.

Who told you the general was in prison?

Hahaha!

I've roamed the martial world for years.

Naturally, I know all the tales.

They say the God of War's ultimate move, Thunderous Force,

is mighty and peerless.

Young Master, why not show me one strike?

That would prove who you are.

I only fear that if I use it,

you won't live to see it.

No matter.

If I'm fortunate enough to witness it...

I can die without regrets.

You really are the General.

Now you know.

Why are you coughing blood?

Hey, I didn't even use my full strength.

Don't you dare pin this on me.

I've been poisoned.

General, save me!

Li Chengyu, you...

Manyue, tell me. What do you think of him now?

A life is at stake.

We must save her.

So the thousand taels you borrowed from Qin Manyue

were for your trip to the brothel?

Don't tell me you plan to bring this shady woman

back to the stronghold.

Not Qingfeng Stronghold.

I'll take her to Shihou Stronghold.

Is that even the point here?

She's poisoned.

I can't just send her to a clinic alone.

Xinrou, help me treat her.

Mysterious sir.

Please, sit.

Quick, serve the tea.

Sir.

Dongfang Shan failed to kill Li Chengyu.

She was taken away.

Liu Sheng, how goes the work

on stockpiling silver and forging weapons?

Sir.

Using my position as shopkeeper, I made quite a lot of silver.

I've put all of it into weapon forging.

Good.

Now go find Dongfang Shan.

♪If you've never seen a bloom, you can't know hope♪

♪If you weren't here, I wouldn't have come♪

♪On a soda-lit night, only the wind knows my love♪

♪It's a helpless kind of feeling♪

♪Like a feather of morning love falling into the deep sea♪

♪Being unnoticed, yet I still tell you I love you♪

♪But my confession is drowned out by the wind♪

♪You can't hear it♪

♪I also want to rush forward♪

♪To give you all my heart♪

♪Yet it's pushed away by you♪

♪Whether love is spoken or left unspoken♪

♪I know you understand♪

♪It's just an accident♪

♪You longed to wander once more, by my side through the throng♪

♪I know you weren't really here for me♪

♪Yet still, who else could bring a surprise quite like you♪

♪After you left, I didn't want to let go♪

♪You brushed past me, leaving your trace in the crowd♪

♪I didn't shut you out♪

♪But I couldn't wait for you to stop♪

♪Yet I seem to clutch you, unable to let you fade into the crowd♪