Original subtitles

♪ I chase stars and the Moon ♪

♪ My horse neighs in the snowstorm ♪

♪ I hold up my sword ♪

♪ Cut off my hairs along with my sorrow ♪

♪ The world is vast ♪

♪ In this life of mine ♪

♪ I have taken both paths of love and hate ♪

♪ A lone wild goose flies in the clouds ♪

♪ The sky in the background is glaring ♪

♪ The heaven and the earth are all in my heart ♪

♪ A jug of liquor and a spark are enough for me ♪

♪ Tomorrow will be a good day full of all kinds of feelings ♪

♪ Like the cloud in the wind ♪

♪ There’s nobody I can share my life with ♪

♪ Sometimes I owe others and sometimes they own me ♪

♪ It’s merely a dream ♪

♪ Tomorrow will be a good day that flies by ♪

♪ I’ll still be tender like yesterday ♪

♪ Running toward that rainbow ♪

♪ And hug you ♪

♪ Come in to the outdoor teahouse for a cup of tea ♪

♪ My brothers all like things spicy ♪

♪ Hustling and bustling ♪

♪ Mahjong is of course a must ♪

♪ Some stubborn kid does not listen to advice ♪

♪ He gets up in midnight to sweep the courtyard ♪

♪ Oh my dear liquor jar ♪

♪ Fill up my cup ♪

♪ And let’s drink ♪

Overlord

Episode 5

Moral Principles

It’s such a happy day today.

Master got some treasures for all of you.

Did you mug a sea-robber?

These are all good stuffs.

In this world,

the biggest robber is the miser.

The miser hides his wealth in the wolf den.

I stripped the skin of the wolf,

and pounded the wolf den to get these stuffs.

Thank you, Master.

Xiaoqin.

Thank you, Master.

What are you waiting for? Take it.

- Thank you, Master. - Thank you, Master.

Master.

Take it.

Is that the same person

who was gulping the rice

in the Du’s Mansion?

I’m more convinced that

these people took the gold thread.

Look at them.

Whose eyes are not glowing

when they saw the treasure?

Master.

Opium shops, casinos, and Bonan Street where the Huiqi people gather together

used to be under Qiyan’s protection.

Now Qiyan is going downhill.

Those who are in charge want us to take them over. What do you think?

The underworld can’t go on the stage. Vice versa.

Got it.

One more thing.

I heard from a silkworm farmer that

he saw Dachun show up at the back door of the Silk Store.

When?

The day before he died.

Master.

They said Dachun stole the gold thread.

Master.

They said he stole it at the quay.

If so,

the reputation of Wanhua

would be all ruined.

The upper class

doesn’t want to do business with us.

They overthrew Longzhu Gang’s livelihood, right?

Don’t worry.

They said the gold thread was stolen by Longzhu Gang.

I must teach them a lesson.

Master, are you sure it wasn’t Dachun who stole it?

I’m sure you didn’t steal it.

I will find the evidence

to prove the innocence of Longzhu Gang.

Master, the mighty!

Master, the mighty!

Keep it quiet about Dachun.

- Got it. - Got it.

It’s the gigolo who made our master go to jail!

- How dare he come? - Get him, brothers!

Quay

Master.

We have extra dishes today.

Why don’t we make them

into stuffed mutton?

We haven’t eaten it for a long time.

Good! That’s great!

Stuffed mutton?

It’s a dish that cleans the innards of the goose first,

then stuffs it with glutinous rice,

and puts it into the belly of the sheep and roasts them together.

Do you want to take both our money and our lives?

Master, do something about it.

I’m not afraid of death.

I’m afraid that your Sanhualing Kesi

would burn if it gets near the fire. Master!

You keep investigating the gold thread.

Now you even follow us to

the place of Longzhu Gang.

Well I think

let’s just cook them!

Wait!

There are also some special requirements about eating sheep.

The sheep need to have fat and lean meat.

Look at these two.

No fat under the skin. Not good enough.

Let them grow for a while.

Yan Bin.

Post a reward for the gold thread tomorrow.

Double the bounty. Let’s go.

Wait.

Don’t you follow me here just to know

if I would run away?

Don’t worry, no one hates money.

I see.

Landlord Li

didn’t eat enough at the banquet.

Come on, bring a seat for Landlord Li.

Bring it up.

Landlord Li.

I’ll walk on my own.

No need.

Really, I don’t need it.

Clothing shows prestige. Gamble has half a chance. Prostitution ends up in nothing.

Only food never fails you.

Landlord Li, please.

Please.

- Please. - Please.

Seems that you don’t like the food.

Fatty, bring the good stuffs.

No problem.

Bamboo chicken. It’s very delicious.

Don’t you use chopsticks?

Come on, bring him a pair of chopsticks.

So troublesome.

Hurry up.

Come on.

Landlord Li, is it delicious?

Seems like it is delicious!

Cheers!

Come on!

Master.

One has Water that leans to Gold. The other has Fire that leans to Earth.

A destined couple of mandarin ducks.

Mandarin ducks? Aren’t there still some?

Not this mandarin ducks.

But the mandarin ducks here.

I just observed

your physiognomy

and Landlord Li’s.

You two have distinct personalities and are not easy to give up.

Although you fight a lot,

you still make a good match.

A good match?

Cheater, be careful about what you say.

To make a good match,

she has to be a woman at least.

Damn! You mean I am not like a woman?

I also think you are too tender and weak

to be a man!

Am I wrong?

Where are you looking at?

I’ll kill you!

- Master! - Let me go!

I’ll kill you!

Have you seen it?

How dare you talk nonsense!

Master, Master.

Forget it!

Let me go!

Suyong Hall

The merchant is not a high-ranking profession.

I didn’t expect them to do so well in Silver City.

Your Highness.

Merchants pay more taxes.

They make contributions to the government and the nation.

Now it’s only a low-ranking profession in name.

In fact, it has long been reborn.

Especially in Silver City.

Whoever controls the silk industry

Has the right to speak.

No wonder

Li Qingliu

dare to reject publicly the government investment

in the banquet.

It’s known for a long time that

Li Qingliu has a temper.

He is not only doing well at business,

he also mastered

the technique of the rare Sichuan embroidery.

In Jiannan Dao,

only he

is granted the Customs Seal by the Fabric Bureau.

What is that?

It sounds familiar.

Jiannan Dao is located in the border areas.

A lot of border trade happens in there.

Silk fabrics like Sichuan embroidery

can only be exported with the Customs Seal.

Therefore,

Li Qingliu becomes the head

of the silk industry in Silver City.

His Xinsilu even undertakes

almost all the border trade in Silver City.

Only a merchant can be so arrogant.

Mr. Du.

Can the government investment be

linked to the qualification of the guild leader?

Your Highness are thinking ahead.

This move is a long-term solution.

Come on!

We must have a drink.

Don’t go!

Come on!

- Bros. - Let’s drink!

Second Master, I’ll leave the gang to you.

OK.

Master, you have to think it through.

What is the principle of Longzhu Gang?

We don’t steal, rob, poison or abduct.

It’s unification.

Dachun died.

We can’t explain it.

If he stole the gold thread,

I have to take the responsibility.

Besides,

I think there is a mole in the Silk Manor.

A mole?

Xinsilu

What’s that?

What are you doing?

You want to get in the Silk Manor?

To investigate the gold thread,

we have to act at any time

and share the information.

I took off your post.

Naturally, I need to live in the Silk Manor.

It’s convenient for me to investigate.

Master Long.

The Silk Manor is not somewhere

you can get in as you want.

We don’t raise idlers.

Tell me what you can do.

I can do everything.

Silk reeling?

Dyeing?

Not to mention

tailoring?

I can do that.

Isn’t it just sewing stuff?

I’ll make sure to patch every hole!

You really know nothing.

I can do it.

Or I can learn from scratch.

Okay, Yan Bin.

Serve the good stuff.

Since you want to learn from scratch,

let’s start with sweeping the floor.

This account is made delicately.

I don’t see a chink there.

This is the white fungus soup specially prepared for you.

Thank you, Miss Du.

Taxes and tributes.

Storage and accounts.

Your Highness, you only checked half of the accounts.

Why do you come out in advance?

Think about it.

There is such a big tax loophole

in Jiannan Dao.

But the account of Salt and Iron Bureau

is made seamless.

Clearly,

the commissioner and all the officials of

Salt and Iron Bureau have prepared themselves

for me, the Salt and Iron Officer.

Now,

what we can see

is what they want us to see.

How dare these

lowly officials

fool our dignified prince!

But your dignified prince

won’t

let them get away easily.

Look at this.

This is the list of major merchants in Silver City.

We got it from the banquet yesterday.

Let’s go to meet them.

OK.

Level and vertical, stick to the rules.

Level and vertical, stick to the rules.

- Level and vertical, stick to the rules. - Make a way.

Level and vertical, stick to the rules.

What level and vertical?

Level and vertical, stick to the rules.

Aloof temperament.

She must get up before dawn to wear makeup.

Linen-cotton blended.

Low-end.

Skin condition is just so-so.

Puffy eyes. Not good.

Crack me down?

There are tons of beautiful girls in the brothel.

With a wild feature.

Qingliu won’t…

Xiaoxian.

Go to check the

buying list for the next season.

Xiaoxian?

Okay.

You all have met Master Long, right?

Yes. We have known each other well.

I don’t need to say more

about the missing gold thread.

You all know it.

Longzhu Gang can’t get away with it.

Master Long came to Xinsilu this time

to put pressure on Longzhu Gang.

As long as the gold thread is still missing,

Master Long can’t clear her suspicion.

Get away with what?

It was you…

I’ll bear it for the 10,000 taels of silver.

Li Jun’er.

You were late twice this month

and left early once.

Do you remember our rules?

Late for once, deduct three strings of coins.

Late for twice, deduct half of the salary.

Self-made nail paint. Very economical.

The mark on the neck is obviously a hickey.

With that look...

Is her lover among these male employees?

Now that you know it,

I’ll deduct your wages of this month.

Qi Honghua.

After the meeting, dress Master Long in a work clothes.

Yes.

Qinyuan Restaurant

Your Highness.

The Osmanthus Wine in this restaurant

is more mellow than that of Chang’an.

How about we bring a few jars back before we leave?

A few jars are not enough.

Why don’t you stay here to learn

their technique before you return?

We are here to do tax inspection.

It would be improper.

You are sober now.

There are still several restaurants ahead.

Let’s hurry up.

The one of the best restaurants in Silver City

pays less taxes

than a small wine shop of the lower class.

Forget it, that’s call it a day.

But we haven’t found any clues.

Someone must leak the information to these profiteers

and tell them to put away their fox tail.

We will give this matter some further thought after we go back.

Your Highness.

I want to go to the latrine.

Go ahead.

Guji Pawnshop

Your Highness.

Guess who I just met in the latrine?

Going to the latrine makes you that happy?

Who did you meet?

People in Du’s Mansion.

Are you sure

it’s the person who showed up at the banquet

in Du’s Mansion that day?

Those two people look sneaky.

Sounds like they are going to some restaurant.

Okay.

Let’s follow them.

You really changed.

Why did you let her live with the nanny?

What’s wrong with that?

Our Silk Manor never takes in outsiders.

Even our closest merchant

would only stay in a good hotel.

But you let Long Aoyi stay here.

Most of the employees here came from the lower class.

They are related to

Long Aoyi in different kinds of ways.

I let her live with nanny

because I want this troublemaker

to take it down a notch.

No matter how unruly she is,

she would respect the elderly.

Aren’t you the one

who changed clothes for me?

Master Long, please change into the work clothes.

I’m not here to work.

Why should I wear work clothes?

No, we have rules here that

women cannot wear hairpins,

rouge and powder, or floral skirt.

Don’t make it difficult for me.

What damn rule is it?

Dress people like buried pottery figurines

and make them look the same way. Is that good looking?

Well…

Why are my clothes not pretty as Du Xiaoxian’s?

The workers here all wear like this.

Miss Du is the Second Master.

Her clothes are different from ours.

Never mind.

What should I call you?

Qi?

My last name is Qi. My lowly first name is Honghua.

They all call me fatty girl here.

Fatty girl?

You are not fat.

Why do they call you fatty girl?

Besides, your name is not lowly.

Don’t belittle yourself.

I’ll call you chubby girl.

Chubby girl.

Change me into

some neat clothes.

All right?

Good girl.

Go ahead.

Shoufeng Building

It should be here.

Right here?

What kind of restaurant will be at such a remote place?

Did I hear it wrong?

Take a look!

Do you smell anything?

It’s the smell of roasted pheasant.

How can the ordinary people afford such a good dish?

If there is a restaurant,

why do I not see a signboard here?

How do they run the restaurant?

Okay. Thanks.

Take care.

A few days later…

Your Highness.

I might have seen that short guy.

Good day.

It seems that we come to the right place.

Is this the wild-game restaurant

that Mr. Feng recommended?

Yes, it is.

What can I do for you?

We are from Luoyang,

coming to Silver City to do silk business.

We heard that

there is a very delicious

wild-game restaurant nearby.

We came here to have a taste.

There are

some home-cooked dishes specially prepared for the friends.

There are also Sichuan specialties.

You two came from afar,

if you don’t mind,

please come inside and have some rest.

Have some rest?

Okay.

Let’s go.

Please, sir.

Please come inside, sir.

Try this.

This is good.

What dishes do you have today?

We have

carmine goose breast, stuffed mutton,

honey pickled prunus mume, and roasted roe deer.

I smelled roasted pheasant

at the door.

Are those people at that table

having rice bird?

Well, are you afraid that I can’t afford it?

Do you know who our master is?

Don’t be angry, sir.

We’ll prepare the dishes now.

Waiter, another jar of grape wine!

Here it comes!

I mean, believe it or not…

Sir.

Who are they at that table?

I never saw them before.

Silk merchants from Luoyang.

Pretty generous.

Your Highness, it sounds lively upstairs. It should be a casino.

The situation inside is not clear yet.

People here are wary of strangers.

I didn’t dare to ask more.

I even saw people eating mice here.

Those rich people can eat whatever they want,

but they have to eat mice

What do you think?

I want to try it, too.

In your dream!

I’m asking what the situation is here.

Here gathers the officials and merchants of the upper class in Silver City.

I think it will help us gather information.

That’s what I thought.

But us two strangers being here

is easy to arouse suspicion.

It would be easier in the casino.

At the gaming table,

no one would care about who you are.

Handling a case in the casino,

why does it sound so familiar?

Long...

Waiter!

Coming!

Sir.

It seems to be a big place here.

Is there anything new

that you can show us?

Yes, there is.

But we haven’t served the dishes yet.

No hurry.

We can eat when the dishes are ready.

Please come with me, sir.

Watch carefully.

Why are you being so sneaky?

Before you lost the gold thread,

did anyone else know about it

in the Silk Manor?

Just me, Xiaoxian and Yan Bin.

The three of us

know when and where the gold thread would arrive.

And the shipping space of it.

Other people

only know part of the information.

What do you want to say?

Those who know all the information can be excluded.

Who are the other people?

The four supervisors,

except for Treasurer Dongzi knows nothing about it,

the rest three know some of it.

Shuisheng and Qi Zheng know the time and location.

Li Jun’er is in charge of the key to the box of the gold thread.

Why are you asking it?

Well, I have my own reason.

Let’s go to where they work.

Maybe we can find some clues there.

Let’s go to Li Jun’er first.

Better not let me down.

Follow me.

Better not let me down.

What’s that look?

Feels like you are watching out for me.

Guards should be vigilant.

Why does he act like he is doing something bad?

Jun’er, follow me to the warehouse.

Yes.

Is there only this little inventory in your warehouse?

You don’t know it.

Our stocking and selling

are doing really well.

The products and raw materials

won’t pile up.

The shelf is dusty.

Is that doing well?

This is prepared for gold thread

and gold thread clothes.

Jun’er, your job is pretty good.

No sun and wind exposure.

The salary is good.

Look at your tender hands.

You are making fun of me.

Although I am the supervisor,

my job is not easier than the weavers.

Our Silk Manor

never raises idlers.

It’s Li Jun’er’s footprint.

Seems that my judgment is correct.

Mr. Bai, you lost again.

Such a bad luck.

Master, I might have seen

that person over there at Wanhua Casino.

Mr. Bai.

Officer from the Salt and Iron Bureau.

Sorry, Mr. Bai.

One more time!

Mr. Bai, let’s call it a day.

I’ll write you an IOU in the next game.

Let’s continue!

You have been gambling here for half a month.

You almost lost everything.

I advise you to go back first

and take a shower

to get rid of your bad luck.

It seems that this little officer

has a serious gambling addiction.

Gambling at here

requires at least 1,000 taels per table.

He is just a little officer,

and he can gamble at here.

Let me meet him.

Master.

We never gambled before.

Can you really do it?

Miss Long can do it. Why can’t I?

Go back.

When I was playing outside,

you were running around in your open-crotch pants!

Watch your attitude.

Can’t afford to lose.

Mr. Bai, we are here for fun.

Don’t get angry.

If you still want to play,

our master is willing to play with you.

I’ve long heard of your name.

My surname is Zhang.

I come to Silver City from Luoyang to do silk business.

No matter where you come from,

I’ll gamble with you for once.

Come on.

Mr. Bai.

You know

it’s not easy for me to come from afar.

It’s boring to bet on a small stake.

Why don’t we play something exciting?

You can talk big.

How do you want to play?

50,000 Taels

Mr. Bai, have a look.

This is 50,000 taels.

My shopkeeper

gave it to me for buying goods

in Silver City.

You can take it all if you are good enough.

Master.

It’s your first time to gamble.

How about we bet half of it first?

Well, then…

The deed in the North City. Come on!

Here.

Deed

Xu

Wei

You lost.

One more time?

No problem.

Wu Lin.

Go to the Bai family

and take my property.

Got it.

Mr. Zhang, please don’t!

My family is living there.

Are you going to deny it?

That is not what I mean.

I did lose.

I just want to ask for a few days.

Three days, 50,000 taels.

Not a penny less.

Well, I’ll leave for Luoyang

the day after tomorrow morning.

Give me the bank note

tomorrow night at the latest.

Or...

I will visit you in person at your mansion.

Do you have the key to the warehouse?

It’s an empty warehouse. What do you want to do?

I’ll meet you

at the gate of the warehouse at midnight.

Remember to bring the key.

I have a surprise for you.

Xiaoqin.

Master, here.

Be careful. It’s hot.

Master, you have suffered these days.

How about

I get our men to encircle the Silk Manor

and starve them for three days?

See if they dare

to keep feeding you vegetarian food.

The food here is actually good.

It’s just unpalatable.

I always feel

it’s lack of the smell of the firewood.

By the way, Master.

How is your investigation going?

There are doubt points.

But I can’t connect them.

It’s just some ungrounded suspicion.

Do you want to eat?

No. I ate before.

You eat more.

It’s so delicious.

It’s getting late.

Go back now. Be careful not to be seen by them.

Her face is getting thinner.

I need to bring her more pork hock and bacon

next time.

The more, the better.

Miss Xiaoqin.

What are you doing here so late?

Hey, I haven’t finished.

It hurts!

You did it first.

I mean, why do you a little girl

have such a big temper?

You should change yourself!

You would scare away

all the boys in this world!

Even you don’t scare them away, you would beat them away

and be left all alone.

You won’t get married being like this!

None of your business!

Crazy girl.

Xinsilu

Ma’am.

I thought Li Qingliu

would lock me in a thatched hut.

I didn’t expect him to let me live with you.

This place

is like my house.

He sounds mean.

But he is soft-hearted.

You’ll know it.

I have learned his meanness.

As for his soft heart,

I think he has the heart to take advantages, but he is too soft to do it.

By the way, Ma’am.

Why are his parents not here?

It’s a long story.

There is no need to mention it.

Does he start his business

from scratch?

He is so competent.

I’ve never seen such a clever girl.

Our Qingliu won’t choose the wrong person.

Girl.

What do you do in the Silk Manor?

Girl?

Girl?

At the midnight, it’s safe and sound.

Warehouse

Are you nuts?

It’s really scary at night!

We should meet at midnight. You are one hour late.

Did you oversleep again?

Who overslept?

I didn’t even close my eyes.

Wipe your saliva first.

Those who achieve big things don’t stick to “rifles”.

You asked me out

in the middle of the night,

what do you want to do?

Wake up from your dream. Open the door.

Warehouse

♪ I embarked on the journey when I was young ♪

♪ Now I have experienced everything and I’m still alone ♪

♪ I ever lost myself and complained ♪

♪ Nobody knows what I have experienced ♪

♪ Clear up the mist and warm the loner ♪

♪ You are smiling like before in Spring breeze ♪

♪ Time blurs the pain of separation ♪

♪ I’d like to be with you for the rest of my life ♪

♪ Let’s watch the desert ♪

♪ Let’s watch the misty Spring rain ♪

♪ Let’s watch the secular world ♪

♪ Let’s watch the mountains and roads ♪

♪ Let’s watch ever-changing clouds ♪

♪ Let’s watch blooming and withering flowers ♪

♪ Let’s watch people missing each other ♪

♪ Let’s watch the boundless sea ♪

♪ Clear up the mist and warm the loner ♪

♪ You are smiling like before in Spring breeze ♪

♪ Time blurs the pain of separation ♪

♪ I’d like to be with you for the rest of my life ♪

♪ Let’s watch the desert ♪

♪ Let’s watch the misty Spring rain ♪

♪ Let’s watch the secular world ♪

♪ Let’s watch the boundless sea ♪

♪ Sparks are still shining in your eyes ♪

♪ I look forward to the day we get together ♪