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[A Zhao warrior donned a braided hat,
his scimitar gleamed like frost and snow.]

[His white steed clad in a silver saddle,
as quick as fleeting light it galloped away.]

[Within ten steps and one foe falls,
within a thousand miles and none can halt.]

[When the deed is done,
to a life of anonymity he returns.]

[Sword Snow Stride]

[Episode 38]

Don't attack.

News?

The Guangling army accosted them.

Li Chun Gang exited the carriage

and swept everyone away with one slash.

And?

How many soldiers did Zhao Yi dispatch?

Around two thousand.

Li Chun Gang was alone and only had one sword?

Yes.

After that, no one dared to stop the carriage.

It headed to the north.

Impressive.

What about Xu Feng Nian?

Did he show himself?

If Li Chun Gang is on that carriage,

Xu Feng Nian is too.

Even if he isn't, it doesn't matter.

I'm traveling westward with you.

If Li Chun Gang isn't here

to stop you, no one can.

It's foolproof then.

I finally

had a good night's sleep.

Master.

Let's not dally.

I can't wait

to arrive at Western Shu.

Good.

Wake up.

Master.

Why are we abandoning the horse?

Riding a horse

attracts attention.

We'll finish the rest of the trip

via maritime routes.

It's safer.

We'll

board the ship in front

and follow

the river.

We keep changing our pace and path.

Master.

We don't need to be this cautious.

No one can catch up to us anyway.

Xu Feng Nian?

Impossible.

Impossible.

Do you remember what I told you

in Wudi City?

Why did you save me?

Your journey shouldn't end here.

Go now!

Your journey

shouldn't end in Wudi City

but here.

You saved me in Wudi City

so that you can stop me here?

It doesn't make sense.

I don't mean to save

or stop you here

for you.

I never see you

as my enemy anyway.

You're here for me.

That day when my mother
was assassinated in the capital,

where were you?

Xu Xiao must have looked into it.

I wasn't in the capital.

I was occupied elsewhere.

I investigated the order given to you.

I also asked someone

to question those

who survived.

Eunuch Han.

On the day of my mother's assassination,

you were in the capital.

So

someone saw me then?

Indeed.

But he doesn't know you.

It's not a big deal

because you're very recognizable.

He can always mistake me for someone else.

I already had a hunch,

and my trip to Wudi City

only confirmed my guess.

Was he

in the capital that day?

[Eunuch Han]
Yes, he was.

You were in the capital.

Why is that?

Because the royal family was killing my mother,

and they needed

the best fighter in the imperial palace
to stand guard.

However,
you were all scared of Beiliang's retaliation

so they forged a royal order to prove
that you were not in the capital.

That said, you didn't expect

my mother to get out of the pinch.

All of you must be utterly terrified back then.

Because Beiliang could invade the capital.

It didn't happen

because my mother didn't say anything.

Why?

Because the war just ended.

If there was another bloodshed,

the world would be back in another chaos.

The livelihood of everyone

would suffer.

For world peace,

my mother kept quiet.

She's a great woman.

And were you looking at the big picture
like she did?

Beiliang is powerful.

Any ruler will grow wary of it.

So you admit it then?

At this point,

finding more excuses is just cowardly.

Yes,

I was one of them

who attacked your mother.

Good.

The Xu family has a stellar heir.

What Xu Xiao couldn't find out,

you managed to.

You truly underestimated him.

Knowing his capability,

I'm sure he must have suspected you too.

But vengeance wasn't on his mind

because Beiliang lost too many of its people

in exchange for world peace.

He didn't want to take up arms again

in the name of personal vendetta

and bring a war to this world.

He did it out of respect

for the comrades he lost!

Lord of Beiliang looks at the bigger picture.

But I am different.

Someone has to pay

for my mother's death.

Why should the victim put up with this?

Why should the victim compromise?

(I, Xu Feng Nian, )

(hate compromising.)

So

you would ruin the peace your ancestors

fought so hard for?

As I said,

I'm different from Xu Xiao.

I want justice.

I want world peace as well.

Who says I can only pick one?

My heart

wants both.

Now that I think about it,

Cao Chang Qing made

his voyage to the Western Shu known

at your behest.

But

I can't understand some parts.

How do you know

that the imperial court will send Zhao Kai
to Western Shu

and how do you know

(that I'll be escorting him?)

(What's more peculiar)

(is that we keep)

(switching routes, )

(but you still know where to stop us.)

(An informant, )

of course.

It's you.

You're under Beiliang?

No.

His identity holds the answer

to all of your questions.

How do I know the imperial court

will send Zhao Kai to Western Shu?

That's because I have someone

(from the inside who has made it so.)

(Meanwhile, )

(he keeps me informed about everything.)

Who do you work for?

Haven't you seen my blade?

Gu Jian Tang?

(General Gu is sick.)

Isn't that just so convenient?

Impossible.

Why would Gu Jian Tang work with Beiliang?

Because as long as I still live,

you will make sure I get my chance

(to snatch the throne.)

(As long as you still live, )

(Gu Jian Tang can't leave the capital.)

A predator will always want

to go back to nature.

Even if I die here,

His Majesty still won't set him free.

One hindrance fewer

is one hope more.

Indeed.

If you work for Gu Jian Tang,

why were you a retainer
under the House of Xuanyuan?

(Forget I asked then.)

(The House of Xuanyuan
oversees all maritime routes.)

General Gu must have recognized

the advantages it could give him.

For General Gu,

I'm but an anonymous pawn.

I turned to Xuanyuan

partly because it was my order,

but also because I wanted a bright future.

It's a shame

that the Prince of Beiliang got it before me.

(When we met in House of Xuanyuan, )

you were already working with Xu Feng Nian?

No.

General Gu couldn't possibly anticipate

that the prince would meddle
in the House of Xuanyuan's business.

I was later told to work with the prince.

You didn't have the time to receive the order.

Besides,

you didn't have any chance

to communicate with Xu...

Shangyin Academy.

Follow Xu Feng Nian.

If you can eavesdrop, it'll be even better.

If you can't,

it's fine too.

That's right.

I gave you the opening.

Shangyin Academy is important to General Gu

so naturally, he has his people there.

They gave me the order.

General Gu took a risk.

I remember your reply

back then.

Where did Xu Feng Nian

and my wife go?

They are talking in her house.

I didn't dare to eavesdrop.

When I went to see God of Blades Li,

Xu Feng Nian never came out?

Never.

The deception began there.

Sorry then.

You were in General Gu's way.

Who's there?

Yuan Ting Shan.

General Gu would like to know

if you're aware that Eunuch Han was in the capital

the night your mother was attacked.

Yes, I am.

I also know what General Gu is after.

We can negotiate.

Everything makes sense now.

Gu Jian Tang didn't stop me.

Instead, he even helped me

to get the secret order to let Zhao Kai
travel to Western Shu.

In addition, he has been snitching us out.

That's why you're here.

In that case,

the Princess of Western Chu is your pawn too?

Jiang Ni is not a pawn.

Even without Jiang Ni,

I have other ways to lure you out.

Coincidentally,

I met Cao Chang Qing

and Gu Jian Tang who also wants your life.

That saves me the machinations I have to place
in the capital.

I can save them for later.

You are a meticulous planner,

but unfortunately,

Gu Jian Tang isn't with you here.

Enough talking.

Let's board the ship.

(This is our ship.)

(Go ahead.)

You're here too.

Cross the river over there.

(Xu Long Xiang?)

The Xu siblings are all here.

I can't fight,

but I'll never miss the scene
where my mother's death

will be avenged.

No wonder you helped the House of Xuanyuan.

(Only the House of Xuanyuan)

(who controls all maritime routes can gather)

the four of you here.

(Jiangnan.)

(The Academy.)

(Mount Longhu. The House of Xuanyuan.)

Every stop you made in your trip

was in preparation for today.

You can't escape now.

You think the four of you

can kill me?

Who said we're only four here?

(There's no way you can send in your army
from Beiliang.)

Xu Feng Nian,

I keep a close watch on Beiliang.

(Among the foster sons of Xu Xiao, )

only Chu Lu Shan is loyal to you.

His army is as still as lake water.

(They are still in Beiliang.)

You don't have any backup.

Chen Zhi Bao.

(The person you get along with
the least in Beiliang.)

How can this be?

I'm here

not for Xu Feng Nian.

I'm here to avenge my foster mother.

Find a way to get out.

Don't wait for me.

Go to Shu first.

Attack formation!

They will be no match

for me.

Careful, Master!

Who would have thought

that in the end,

lovebirds would turn on each other?

We're not lovebirds.

Born to Jingang Phase.

Unfortunately, a prodigy like him

will die today.

Cross the river!

Are my blades still there?

Catch the ringleader first, they say.

Two-Sleeved Green Snake.

(Destiny?)

(Those who pass the celestial gate)

(will be placed above all living things.)

(But I couldn't resign to it.)

(I don't agree
that the heavenly way will dictate one's life.)

(That we can't fight against fate.)

(That men can't defeat the heavens.)

(That celestial beings are immortals.)

(I'll use the sword in my hand)

(to cut open the celestial gate!)

(Do you get why I called it)

(Opening of Celestial Gate Sword Technique?)

(Cut away your fate.)

(Sever your shackles.)

(That is the spirit of)

(my technique.)

Celestial gate, open!

Feng Nian!

And you said I don't have to protect you anymore.

Your Highness!

Feng Nian!

Brother!

Die.

Dahuangting?

Two-Sleeved Green Snake.

Watch out, Master!

Deng Tai'e.

And Master Li lent me a technique.

I'll lend you a technique.

Once you open the box,

use the mind technique
of Two-Sleeved Green Snake

and you can command the flying daggers once.

Without Li Chun Gang

and Deng Tai'e's art of swords,

your technique

wouldn't be enough to kill me.

Who else attacked my mother?

Master...

My father doesn't want to see me anymore?

Whether he wants to see you or not

isn't important.

If you want something,

you work for it.

Even if it means
that you will be eternally doomed,

[Young Zhao Kai]

you have to fight a way out.

But how to?

I'll teach you.

Xu Feng Nian,

you're the eldest son of the Xu family.

You're born with everything.

But I

have to give my all

to have a glimpse of hope.

I know.

You hate me a lot.

I don't hate you.

I won't submit to my fate either.

So I tried to change it.

Even if it means I'll end up

like this.

I'll never regret it.

You're like me too.

You

found the chance

for revenge among the impossibility.

Xu Feng Nian,

I

give you that.

But I never want everyone to suffer

for my personal agenda.

Zhao Kai.

That's the reason

why you end up like this.

I admit defeat.

Xu Feng Nian,

you're stronger than me.

Don't drop them anymore.

General Gu wishes to convey his gratitude.

That marks the end of our partnership.

May we not meet on the battlefield.

This should be the last time we work together.

Perhaps.

Back to Beiliang!

Feng Nian!

I have a feeling

that he'll never acknowledge you
as the Lord of Beiliang.

Let's go back.

We have to return to where we were.

If we head back to Beiliang with you now,

it'll be as if we're telling everyone

that we killed Eunuch Han and Zhao Kai.

Once you become the Lord of Beiliang,

you can bring us home.

Practice your blades.

Don't bring shame to our name.

Brother.

I'll save some hawthorn berries for you.

Once I return to Beiliang,

I have to go to Beimang.

The other puzzle pieces

are in that region.

Once I avenge my mother,

I'll return

and bring all of you home.

Thank you.

Farewell then.

Where are you going?

I still have some books to read

so I have to return to Tingchao Pavilion.

See you in Beiliang.

If we're going to Beimang,

I have to learn how to command the flying daggers.

You couldn't sense the technique
Deng Tai'e left in them?

It's not that easy.

But we don't need to think about that now.

The future is uncertain,

but wherever our journey leads,

we have to remember one thing.

Beiliang

is waiting for us.

[The End]