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Mr. Wen.

I've been helping you kill and bury bodies all night,

why are you still calling me "Mr. Wen"?

Aren't you being a bit too formal?

You shouldn't drink cold liquor with that injury.

Gu Xiang. Warm it up.

I'm fine with waiting on you,

but now, I have to wait on these two idiots too?

Gu Xiang, let me do it.

Take it.

Mr. Wen.

How strange.

It has a skin and flesh feel to it,

but why does it feel like you grew it yourself?

I did try to grow it myself.

Who is this guy?

How could he recognize the Swift Moving Steps

and see through my disguise too?

I've never made a mistake in my judgment of people.

Your figure speaks of honesty and uprightness,

you must be extraordinary.

Why--

Master!

Last time, you pointed at the back of a village girl

and praised her for having fair shoulder blades,

saying she must be a beauty.

But when she turned around,

she couldn't look more homely.

You don't understand.

That girl is inherently beautiful,

but the poor environment gave her a plain appearance.

It wasn't my mistake.

As for Mr. Zhou.

Mr. Zhou.

I can't see anything obvious yet,

but I'm sure you've changed your appearance.

Is it pretty?

It's perfect.

Master Zhang,

the masks of those people who were chasing you

had symbols of Mount Qingya's Ghost Valley.

This group of devils has disappeared for many years.

How did the Mirror Lake Sect get into trouble with them?

I don't know.

You don't know?

Mr. Zhou,

you must know how strong Ghost Valley is, right?

You got involved in such a major issue for no reason.

Don't you want to know what's behind all of it?

I don't know

and I'm not interested.

But I can get a good picture just by guessing.

Mr. Zhou.

The matters of the martial arts world

are all about three things.

Greed, hatred, and ignorance.

Ghost Valley disappeared for many years,

so there's no hatred to speak of.

Autumn Moon Sword

has always preserved moral integrity and been at peace with all.

There's no ignorance to speak of either.

So the only thing left is greed.

The ghosts on Mount Qingya must have destroyed the Mirror Lake Sect

out of greed for something.

I wonder if Mr. Zhou has heard of this nursery rhyme.

The water from the Five Lakes Gathers around the world

Who else deserves the supremacy In the martial arts world?

That's right.

This song has spread throughout Jiangnan these past few months.

Everyone knows this is the Five Lakes Alliance's campaign

to compete for leadership over the martial arts world.

But a few days ago,

a strange second half of the song

spread from Yue.

Master, what is it?

The Iridescent Clouds are scattered

And the Glaze is shattered

Who will cry

With the Ghosts on Mount Qingya?

What's so sad about the Ghosts on Mount Qingya?

Each one of them is full of evil

and ended up in Ghost Valley for they had nowhere to escape.

You're right.

But the words "the Ghosts on Mount Qingya"

don't stand for a group of ghosts,

but for Rong Xuan,

the great demon who was executed at Mount Qingya 20 years ago.

It's said that this demon with the surname Rong

left behind a martial arts treasure called "World's Armory."

It contains the long-lost

supreme techniques of various martial arts sects.

It can make any ordinary man invincible.

The key to this armory

is called the "Glazed Armor."

A treasure that makes people invincible?

You can only trick an ignorant rustic

into believing this kind of foolish talk.

Mr. Wen, do you believe it?

Why? Don't you believe it?

Treasures, divine weapons,

secret martial arts scrolls, and panaceas.

Every few years,

something of the kind gets made up

and causes the people of the martial arts world

to scramble for it, leading to countless deaths.

Only then will everyone be happy.

It's ridiculous.

How is it ridiculous?

Isn't it?

All these treasures

have a name.

They're called "reaping without sowing."

Simply put,

it's just greed.

I'm surprised that you have the same opinion as me.

Though peace reigns over the land,

ignorant people create trouble for themselves.

I finally figured out what you just said.

That's right.

In fact, it's because the people fighting over it know

that their martial arts skills are poor, so they try to reap them without sowing.

They already know they are weak, but they still fight with others over it.

Do they have a death wish?

Master.

Looks like there are loads of people more stupid than me!

Ms. Gu is quite smart.

What do you think, Master Zhang?

We should take a nap.

It's almost dawn.

Indeed,

it's almost dawn.

Move quickly.

Get more men.

MIRROR LAKE MANOR

MIRROR LAKE MANOR

SHEN SHEN, CHIEF OF MOUNT DAGU SECT, FIVE LAKES ALLIANCE

Cover the bodies.

Don't expose them to the sun.

-Put it here. -All right.

Kuan'er!

MIRROR LAKE MANOR

Master Shen.

-Greetings, Chief. -Greetings, Chief.

What happened?

Master Shen…

Where is Master Zhang?

Master Shen.

When we arrived last night,

every one of the Mirror Lake Sect had already been killed.

These are the remains of Master Zhang and our two juniors.

Yusen.…

Master Shen.

Step aside.

-Master Shen. -Step aside!

Master Shen.

You'd better not look.

Master Zhang and the two juniors were tortured before they died.

Their remains are in a poor state.

Master Shen!

-Hero Shen! -Master Shen, you--

It's all my fault.

I failed to save them in time.

As the first disciple of the Yueyang Sect, I am to blame.

Please punish me, Master!

Weren't you ordered here to hand over the invitation?

Why weren't you here in time to rescue them either?

When we saw the fire while in Yue last night,

we rushed to the lake immediately,

but someone

destroyed all the boats early that morning.

What a cruel scheme.

If I find them,

I will pay them back a hundredfold!

In all my years,

I've never heard anyone boast so outrageously,

talking so loudly and irresponsibly.

Tao Hong and Lu Liu, what do you mean?

Hero Shen.

When you became sworn brothers,

didn't you swear to die at the same time?

Now that your sworn brother died such a cruel death,

why don't you end your life and follow him?

A few tears are all you have?

Nonsense!

Old woman, you don't understand.

The Five Lakes Alliance's understanding of honor

has always stood out among others.

When they were alive, they didn't meet for decades.

Once they died, he came as soon as possible,

crying like it was his mother who died.

This kind of deep friendship is quite special.

You insult the friendship between us five brothers.

Are you deliberately trying to provoke me?

Brothers?

Hero Shen.

Aren't you blowing your own trumpet too much?

Who knows if Zhang Yusen even recognizes you as his brother?

Anyone with a discerning eye

can see whether you, Chief Shen,

are a brother or a lackey!

-You have gone too far! -Chief Shen!

Elder Huang!

HUANG HE ELDER OF BEGGAR GANGS

Chief Shen.

I asked Tao Hong and Lu Liu to be here

to help us.

Please hold back your squabbles

for my sake.

We should stick together when facing our enemies.

Let us forget about our past grievances for now.

For now.

Chief Shen.

Is it more important to avenge Mirror Lake Sect,

or to hold this momentary argument?

But Elder Huang,

who--

who really did this?

Follow me.

LUOHAN TEMPLE

Have you stared enough?

I'm just wondering

what kind of countenance

lies beneath your disguise.

It's dawn. Thank you.

Fate let us meet.

And fate will reunite us.

Mr. Zhou.

Actually, why wait for another day to reunite?

You want to send this child to Tai Lake.

It's a long journey.

I happen to have a boat.

I would also like to appreciate the scenery of Tai Lake.

We might as well take my boat together.

Wouldn't that be great?

I've always hated

to see my fated friends brave the wind and dew

on their journeys.

This is interesting.

I'm looking forward to finding out who you are.

Fated people?

Master,

that Sick Man breathes out more air than he takes in.

He may keel over at any moment.

Why would you take him with you?

Do you find your life too comfortable?

You haven't met enough people yet.

That person's voice sounds fabulous

and his appearance is comely.

Especially those shoulder blades.

They are one-of-a-kind.

You made him sound like Apollo.

He's just a man, isn't he?

Of course.

Do you think I don't know that he is a man?

What I mean is

this person's appearance and phrenology are completely inconsistent.

Yet I can't see any trace of disguise.

How skilled must he be

for this little trick?

Even I can't see any flaws.

And that flexible sword of his…

Master,

why were those people so mysterious last night?

That leader even called himself "Hanged Ghost."

Did they think we were stupid?

Master, where are you going?

Fate will

reunite us.

LUOHAN TEMPLE

Master Shen,

the only remains we haven't found is Chengling's.

And the others?

I found the remains in this yard.

Hero Shen, be careful.

What an insidious trap!

Master, these materials are extremely sharp.

You can hardly see them with the naked eye.

We only cleaned them roughly.

They're not fully cleaned up yet.

This yellow paper…

Ghost Valley?

Yes.

All of us old people know,

Ghost Valley always creates a scene before it carries out its evil deeds.

I was worried that someone would do evil under the guise of Ghost Valley.

That was why I asked my two old friends,

Tao Hong and Lu Liu, to come here.

-There is no one left in this world-- -Yes.

No one in this world understands

these damn things better than us.

These things caused the two of us

to become the way we are today!

These are Soul Winding Threads of the Hanged Ghost.

The Ten Devils of Ghost Valley.

It's time to get rid of this evil.

I'm going to destroy Ghost Valley.

Chief Shen,

don't you overestimate yourself.

It's Ghost Valley that will destroy your Five Lakes Alliance.

Stop exaggerating.

Madam Tao Hong.

You repeatedly provoke me.

Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill you?

The water from the Five Lakes Gathers around the world

Who else deserves the supremacy In the martial arts world?

The Iridescent Clouds are scattered And the Glaze is shattered

Who will cry With the Ghosts on Mount Qingya?

What nonsense is that?

Who says this is nonsense, Chief Shen?

If you haven't done evil,

you needn't fear that ghosts would knock on your door.

Ghost Valley has knocked on the door of Mirror Lake Sect.

Who can be sure that they won't knock on your door tonight?

Hurry up.

Send your master a message immediately.

Be sure to tell him the second half of the song.

I'm giving you the Alliance's Chiefship Token.

With this token, it's as if the chief is present.

Gather your men and do whatever it takes

to find Chengling's whereabouts.

Yes.

Hero Shen.

If the child of your alliance's Zhang family survived,

I will do my part

and take on the great responsibility

to assist your alliance in finding the orphan.

You can count on me.

Thank you, Elder Huang.

Don't mention it.

It is all about the duty of righteous people.

Everyone at the Five Lakes Alliance

is indebted to you.

You are very welcome.

I'm tired.

Kid.

Let's find a shady place up ahead and take a rest.

Master.

Mr. Zhou!

What a pleasant surprise to meet you again.

Let's drink some tea

to cool down on this hot day.

This Wen Kexing just wouldn't leave us.

He must be after the Glazed Armor too.

Why are you leaving?

Here is a lake.

Drink some water and quench your thirst.

If the Canglang River is clean

I can wash my ribbon in it

If the Canglang River is dirty

I can wash my foot in it

Mr. Zhou.

We meet everywhere.

Did this person

put a tracking item on us?

Is there really a tracking technique I do not know about?

Let's go.

Where are you going, Mr. Zhou?

Aren't you going to rest a bit longer?

Seeing Shen Shen frightened out of his wits

was truly satisfying.

The Five Lakes Alliance

has been unbridled for so many years.

Finally, someone is putting them in their place.

Madam Tao Hong, you should restrain yourself.

If Ghost Valley appears,

it's not just the Five Lakes Alliance that will suffer.

I don't care.

I'm almost dead anyway.

As long as I can watch the fall of the Five Lakes Alliance,

I can die in peace.

Mr. Lu Liu,

what do you think?

Back then,

so many people were driven to death

for that damned Glazed Armor.

In the end,

the Five Lakes Alliance received all the benefits.

Now,

the Danyang Sect's bloodline was cut first,

then the Mirror Lake Sect was destroyed.

I feel like the time has come for Five Lakes Alliance's retribution.

Lu Taichong left behind two young disciples.

They ran over to Ao Laizi's Mount Tai Sect.

He must have obtained Lu Taichong's Glazed Armor.

We have to find Ao Laizi quickly.

We can't let another piece of the Glazed Armor

fall into the hands of the Ghost Valley.

TIANYA INN

A single room would be enough too.

Please, can't you work something out?

If we had a room,

we would let you stay here.

A gentleman

reserved the entire place.

Please forgive me.

Why don't you go and look elsewhere?

Are there other inns elsewhere?

I'm sorry. That would be a no.

Where do you want us to go then?

It's none of my business

where you go once you leave our inn.

Hey!

What about your woodshed? That will do.

We are tired from our journey.

We would like a place to stay overnight.

Isn't this Mr. Zhou?

What woodshed?

How can you let Mr. Zhou sleep in a woodshed?

Sir,

have my first-class room cleaned up

for this beautiful--

this gallant man.

Of course.

You, go and clean it up!

All right!

Mr. Zhou,

I gave you my own room.

I even prepared two new outfits for you.

Are you just going to take over my room so brusquely?

You should at least invite me inside for a while.

It seems to me

that there are many empty rooms left.

Just find another room to relax in.

But there's only one first-class room.

Mr. Zhou.

Mr. Zhou!

Mr. Zhou, what are you doing?

We must always be on guard.

Mr. Wen doesn't look like a bad person.

You think everyone is a good person.

You stayed up all night.

Come here and take a nap.

Mr. Zhou, you stayed up all night too.

I'll just take a nap in the chair.

You should use the bed.

Just do what I say.

Yes.

You brat.

You don't even take off your clothes when you sleep?

It's inconvenient for you when I'm here, right?

All right.

By the way,

how is your injury?

You don't have to say it if you don't want to.

This is a hemostatic cream.

Apply it yourself.

Mr. Zhou.

Thank you.

TIANYA INN

Mr. Zhou,

we have a deep bond through fate.

Could it be the doomed fate of karma?

More like a wretched soul that keeps haunting around.

I wonder why you keep following me

all this time.

Why don't you just tell me?

What I want is simple.

Show me your true face

and I'll tell you.

Why don't you let me see your true face first?

Your true face must be very handsome.

As for my true face,

it may not necessarily be that appealing.

Perhaps it's covered in scars.

Perhaps it's a terrifying appearance.

I don't care either way.

However, I will give you a piece of advice.

Don't be so interested

in things that don't concern you.

Then tell me, Mr. Zhou,

what is your relationship with that Master Zhang upstairs?

Do you really want to get sucked into this trouble

without knowing what it is?

I do my best to accomplish what was entrusted to me.

I only need to bring Master Zhang

to Zhao Jing safely.

Anything else

has nothing to do with me.

Master.

Why didn't you invite me to drink with you?

Gu Xiang, tell me,

what is the second cutest person

in the world like?

Someone who treats me to dinner.

It's a person who looks tough but is softhearted.

Who is the cutest person in the world then?

A person with a slim waist, long legs,

looks tough, but is softhearted.

This child is the descendant of an eminent family.

We, the Beggar Gangs,

shall spare no efforts to find the child.

-Yes. -Yes.

We will follow your orders.

What should we do if we find his whereabouts?

Bring the child directly to me,

no matter what it costs.

Don't let anyone know

that the child is brought to us.

Yes.

Mr. Zhou.

Young Master Zhang, you're finally awake.

We've been waiting for you.

Mr. Zhou wouldn't start eating without you.

So we couldn't start either.

Wash your hands and eat.

I'm hungry!

Why wash your hands? We're not eating with our bare hands!

Little girl, since we are traveling the world,

please behave yourself.

Look at how the other girls conduct themselves.

TIANYA INN

Kind sirs, please have mercy on us.

Is that him?

Have mercy on us, sir!

Have mercy on us.

-Sir, please do a good deed. -Let's go.

Young Master Zhang,

why aren't you eating?

Is the food not to your taste?

No, that's not it.

Thank you for the hospitality, Mr. Wen.

If you know you should say "thank you,"

why aren't you eating?

Don't you know that having someone like you at the table

affects our appetite?

But

I really don't have an appetite.

I really dislike spoiled people like you

who have never experienced any hardships.

You're neither good in literacy nor in martial arts.

When something happens, your world falls apart.

If you don't eat, you'll be starved to death.

Do you think that God could be moved by you

so that he will punish your enemies for you?

Gu Xiang, don't bully him.

Just eat.

Master, am I wrong?

Look at that silly boy, his head is only there for decoration.

Listen,

if you don't eat

to gain strength and skills,

are you really just counting on us outsiders

to avenge you?

Yes.

"We rely on our parents at home, but depend on our friends outside."

But that's just wishful thinking.

Even this Sick--

Even Mr. Zhou

won't want to be taken advantage of this much.

Take your time to eat, no one is trying to steal it from you.

Be careful not to choke, you idiot.

Why did you start crying?

Gu Xiang!

It's as if I bullied you.

CHONGWU PALACE

FIVE LAKES WORLD ALLIANCE

Everybody.

During my time as the leader of the world's highest alliance,

ZHU YAOZHI, GAO SHAN

Ghost Valley

attacked the Five Lakes Alliance's Mirror Lake Sect in cruel ways.

They annihilated my fourth brother, Zhang Yusen's whole family.

The Five Lakes Alliance has experienced unprecedented shame and humiliation.

This debt of blood must be paid back with blood!

Chief is right!

-Repay blood with blood! -Repay blood with blood!

-Repay blood with blood! -Everybody!

Since the Battle of Mount Qingya,

the martial arts world and Ghost Valley

have been in peace for over 20 years.

It's because the righteous people back then

made an agreement with the masters who formed Ghost Valley.

As long as Ghost Valley doesn't harm the people of the martial arts world,

the righteous people

will not step inside Ghost Valley!

But now,

it's Ghost Valley who harmed our world first!

Therefore,

I'll be holding a Heroes Conference on the 15th of the 7th month.

It's time for us

to attack Mount Qingya together

and eradicate this cancerous evil!

Repay blood with blood! Eradicate the cancerous evil!

Repay blood with blood! Eradicate the cancerous evil!

AO LAIZI CHIEF OF MOUNT TAI SECT

Master, how is it?

Fortunately,

we didn't find anyone suspicious.

How is Qing Hua?

He only caught a cold.

QING BAI

He has a little fever from time to time.

Master, can we set a fire?

Wait a bit longer.

It will be all right once we get to Mount Wudang.

Let me keep watch.

You are tired from the journey, please rest.

I'm fine.

Because of the fire in Mirror Lake Manor,

Shen Shen let us get away.

But if he catches up with us again,

you kids won't be able to deal with him.

We'll just have to battle to the death.

-Master-- -You're too reckless!

Master Ao Laizi.

How about

you just hand us over?

After all, Master Shen is my uncle's sworn brother.

We are Danyang Sect's last two descendants.

I think

the Five Lakes Alliance won't do anything to us.

Silly child.

Shen Shen is chasing after you relentlessly

to steal

the Glazed Armor that your master left.

But don't worry.

Since I promised

to fulfill your master's last wish,

I will

do anything in my power

to prevent the Glazed Armor

from falling into the hands of the Five Lakes Alliance.

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Father!

Father?

Mr. Zhou?

It's fine now.

Get some sleep.

BRIGHT AND BLESSED

Mr. Zhou, are you looking for these two people?

I've handled everything for you.

Go back to sleep.

It's Ghost Valley again.

They followed me quite closely.

It's difficult to tell a ghost from a human.

Someone who wears a ghost mask is not necessarily a ghost.

Someone who looks like a human

may not necessarily be a human.

Who knows?

You're a true connoisseur.

This is the 30-year-old yellow seal liquor.

Can I call you Zhou Xu?

You are quite skilled in judging wine, Zhou Xu.

It's on par with my ability to judge people.

How about a sip of it?

With that judgment of yours?

Just forget it.

My judgment of people is perfect.

I'm sure

that a really big surprise

lies underneath your outermost skin.

You might as well rip it off and take a look.

I'm in no hurry.

It's just a matter of time.