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Your Highness,

Commander Han is here to see you.

Han Ying?

-Let him in. -Yes, Your Highness.

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Han Ying.

Greetings, Your Highness.

It's all right. Just lie down.

I should stick to the formality.

Lie down.

What happened?

Why is there no news for a long time?

Your Highness,

please forgive me.

My team was tracked down

and ambushed.

All my men died at their posts.

I'm the only one who survived

all kinds of hardships and dangers.

If it were not for my loyalty to Your Highness,

I wouldn't have made it until now.

What?

Do you know who did this?

It's the Scorpion Sect.

It's a group that specializes

in assassinating people for money.

Although they were wearing masks,

this Scorpion Tail Thorn was pulled out from my wound.

I've asked around about it.

It belongs to the Scorpion Sect!

How unbelievable.

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Good.

This is very good.

Your Highness,

my men were always cautious and meticulous.

How did others know our whereabouts?

Something is not right.

I'm afraid that there are spies in the Window of Heaven

and they might bring trouble to your plan, Your Highness.

I was so worried

that I came back as soon as I could move.

But Chief Duan is not in the city now.

Pengju is on the way to Jiangnan.

He hadn't heard from you for a long time,

so he went there in person.

It's my fault. Please punish me, Your Highness.

But you brought back to me a piece of the Glazed Armor…

which is not easy to get.

Good job. It's almost the end of the year.

Please go home and have a good rest.

I'll reward you later.

If you didn't tell me the truth,

I wouldn't know the key has been hidden

in the Ghost Valley all these years,

even though I've searched every corner of the world.

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Although I'm not so sure,

I've thought about it carefully.

If Gao Chong did collude with the Ghost Valley,

then the three pieces of the Glazed Armor he once had

were probably in the Ghost Valley.

And the one I lost must have been stolen

by the Ghost Valley in the chaos.

If that's the case,

once I take down the Ghost Valley,

I can repay His Highness.

Good. Very good.

The Glazed Armor has long been hidden in the martial arts world.

People of the martial arts world are more well-informed than us.

Then I'll wait

for your good news.

I won't let you down, Officer Duan.

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By the way,

I have a request for you, Officer Duan.

Gao Chong was headstrong

and he's got what he deserved.

But could His Highness please show some mercy

and not blame the whole Five Lakes Alliance

for Gao Chong's fault?

Of course.

Let's wipe off the past.

There are a lot of things in the martial arts world

that we need to count on your help in the future.

Or if His Highness appreciates you,

maybe we can become colleagues in the imperial court in the future.

Don't flatter me, sir.

Officer Duan,

you're one of the outstanding talents and have a promising future.

I'm just a humble boor.

I dare not share the same footing with you.

Prince Jin is in need of capable people now.

If you can prove yourself useful,

not only the title of the chief of the martial arts world,

but the title of Marquis or State Preceptor

is also all at your choice.

TO PRINCE JIN

Xie'er.

You come at the right time.

Have a drink with me.

Make a pot of tea for my father to sober up.

-Yes. -Yes.

Xie'er.

Can you guess…

who has got the piece of Long-Tongued Ghost's Glazed Armor?

It's in the Window of Heaven!

What a great coincidence.

The Window of Heaven and Prince Jin are going to collaborate with me.

Isn't that a bonus?

Prince Jin is now dominating the northwest region

and has a strong army.

That will be of great help to me

when I wipe out the Ghost Valley!

Xie'er,

are you still angry with me?

You're so stubborn.

All right.

I'll apologize.

I'm sorry.

Let me pour a cup of tea for you.

Father, you saved me and educated me.

You can hit

or even kill me.

I won't have any complaints.

I just want to know.

Last time, you said

if I did anything wrong,

you wouldn't consider our father-son relationship.

Those were said out of anger!

You know,

the closer people are,

like father and son, wife and husband,

the more likely they would say words to hurt each other.

Those words are not true.

I just want to know

that if one day,

I really make a mistake and get you in trouble…

What would you do, Father?

Come here.

You little barbarian.

Since I picked you up and brought you back home,

we've been depending on each other.

We are together as one.

So whatever challenge you'll face in the future,

I'll stand by you

and handle it with you.

Father.

Do you mean it?

Don't lie to me.

Of course.

You've got me.

Don't worry.

By the way, Father,

you just said

Prince Jin would collaborate with you.

That's a good thing.

All you want is to change your fate

and this a perfect opportunity.

It's a high-stakes gamble.

We don't stand a chance of winning given the current situation.

We should reassure Duan Pengju first.

As for the collaboration,

we'll have a further discussion.

But Duan Pengju said

that if we choose the right side,

you can be a State Preceptor in the future.

But what if we make the wrong decision?

Prince Jin is plotting treason.

Once it's exposed,

the entire family of those involved will be exterminated.

It's unlike the fights in the martial arts world.

But I'm not afraid of that.

Father,

fortune should be sought in danger.

If one day, you become a prince or State Preceptor,

no one in the martial arts world

would dare to say anything about us.

You're so like me, Xie'er.

I…

If I'm still a poor and ignorant youngster,

I'll bet on him.

But I'm one step away from the top.

Isn't this bet too risky?

Don't act rashly.

Now, all I want is stability.

I'm going to reassure the Window of Heaven first

and then take action at the right time.

When we see Prince Jin is really going to succeed,

it's not too late for us to join him then.

But at that time,

Prince Jin will have too many choices beside us.

Father.

I know you don't want to take the consequences,

and scared that this will destroy your lifetime career.

But I'm not.

I have nothing to lose.

I'd like to suggest a plan

to spare you

any future trouble.

Tell me.

You've never told the public

about your relationship with the Scorpion Sect.

People in the martial arts world think

we're strangers to each other.

How about I pledge loyalty to Prince Jin

and gather all pieces of the Glazed Armor?

If we make it,

all the rewards will be yours, Father.

If not,

no matter what kind of penalty there will be,

I'll bear it alone.

I won't get you in trouble.

Your Highness, you really have wonderful foresight.

Han Ying does intend to betray you.

He sneaked into your study room last night

and left after a long time searching.

I sent someone to follow him secretly

as you ordered

and found that he went to the place of the former chief, Zhou Zishu.

He hasn't come back yet.

Very good.

Your Highness,

should I arrest this traitor?

No.

Keep following him closely.

With such good bait,

imagine how many big fishes it will lure for me.

You can leave now.

Yes, Your Highness.

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Zishu, you are indeed a capable man.

Although you have left for so long,

there are still people who still work for you.

I'd like to see

how many alternative plans you've prepared against me.

Lord Zhou,

I know why His Highness wants the Glazed Armor.

Your wound can be cured.

I'll find all the pieces of the Glazed Armor for you,

even at the risk of my own life.

Mr. Duan.

How dare you?

Coming here to Jiangnan,

you didn't come to see me first,

but drank with the chief of the Five Lakes Alliance instead.

Tell me.

How should I punish you?

My Bodhisattva,

I didn't know that you had come to Yueyang as well.

I was thinking about going to Hu

to visit you and Scorpion King after finishing my work.

Prince Jin heard there had been new updates on Scorpion King's thaumaturgy.

He cares about that very much.

What your master cares about

is that the Drug Men can help him fight.

Yes, you're right.

But my only concern

is the beautiful

-and charming Bodhisattva. -Don't think about it.

You haven't been punished yet.

I deserve it.

How would you like to punish me, Bodhisattva?

I heard that

you were getting along well with the chief of the Five Lakes Alliance lately.

Mr. Duan, pardon me.

I only have a few words for you.

It won't interrupt you two old lovers catching up.

Scorpion King, well…

His Highness wants to find the Glazed Armor.

Why didn't he ask me for help

but turn to others instead?

GENTLE WINDS AND LIGHT CLOUDS

A little bit to the left.

A little bit to the left.

It's slanted.

A little bit to the right.

Yes, that's it.

-Yes, that's right. -Don't listen to him.

He has poor sight.

If that's true,

I wouldn't be here now.

Right, paste it like that.

It's done, Master.

Master, it feels more like a home now.

Little idiot, look at your happy face.

If you enjoy doing it, take your time pasting it.

There is a full tub of paste.

They should be pasted in every room.

Your Master Wen found

the girl who was selling the window paper-cuts was such a beauty

that he bought nearly all the paper-cuts from her.

Master, this much?

Chengling.

It's not that I don't want to help you.

But there's nothing I can do.

Chengling,

don't be gluttonous and lazy

like your master.

At the beginning of a new year,

we need to do a thorough cleaning to embrace the new start.

All right.

Just eat your melon seeds.

You have too much to say.

I wish I had a carefree life like someone does.

Chengling.

FIVE LAKES WORLD ALLIANCE

-How great! -How great!

Little brat, come here.

Get a knife and kill this chicken.

Master Wen, you want me to kill it?

Do you want it to kill you?

Hurry up.

The chicken takes a longer time to be well-cooked.

Master Wen,

please give me another task.

I don't dare to do it.

You don't even dare to kill a chicken?

Both of you two are slackers,

always doing nothing but eating and idling around.

Did you trick me here to be your servant?

I don't care.

You must help me make dinner for the Spring Festival's eve.

But I can't.

My disciple will have to do it for me.

If so, no dinner for you.

Master.

Believe in yourself.

Don't move.

Don't come over!

Master, help me!

Zhou Xu,

your disciple couldn't even kill a chicken.

Why do some people can enjoy such an easy life while others can't?

That's his luck.

I have achieved so much,

yet I still lack some luck.

We complement each other.

Humans are very strange.

Every day is the same. Just live it.

Why do they have to have all those festivals?

It just shows how boring

and lonely they are, right?

But it's quite serene to be alone.

I wonder if anyone is with Master now.

Gu Xiang, open the door.

-Happy Spring Festival, Gu Xiang. -Ms. Gu, Happy Spring Festival.

Why are you guys here?

Of course we'll come.

It's the Spring Festival. How could we leave you alone here?

-Hurry. -All right.

You know,

Weining has been restless and wanted to see you all day long.

After worshiping the ancestors,

he comes here to see you without having dinner.

Gu Xiang,

I don't know what you eat in your hometown for the Spring Festival,

so I bring many kinds of food here.

There's jujube cake, pumpkin pie,

and fresh and hot fried lotus root.

By the way, the dumplings were made by Master for you.

They're raw though. I'll cook them for you later.

There's so much food already. There's no need to cook the dumplings.

Do you think I'm a glutton?

I'm sorry, Master.

I'm just a wild girl.

No one has ever treated me so well.

I just…

I just don't know what to say.

Some sand just got into my eyes.

Miss,

when you're at the Gentle Wind Sword Sect, this is your home.

From now on, just consider this place as your home.

If he bullies you,

I'll punish him for you.

Yes, just do it.

It's the Spring Festival.

Not returning home when one's rich

is like wearing fine clothes in the dark.

Today, I come to visit all of you

and have a drink with you.

Gao Chong, I must toast to you first.

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Here, Taichong.

Have a drink with me.

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Who else?

Who else?

You, drink!

Here, drink more.

Rong Xuan.

Don't you love drinking the most?

You should drink over there!

It's the only place for you!

Master.

Master, I must toast to you.

You looked down on me the most back then.

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But the ones you liked are all here,

accompanying you.

Am I the only disciple

you're most proud of?

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Li Yao.

You were a wench.

Didn't you say that I would have a good ending?

I think my life is pretty nice.

I have liquor,

meat,

and women.

When I come here next year,

I won't be the chief of Five Lakes Alliance.

Next year,

I'll be the supreme leader of the martial arts world!

I'll let all of you see

how I reach the peak of the world

step by step.

Unfortunately, you won't see it.

You are all dead!

You are all--

You tripped me over?

You still do that even when you're dead!

You were the person everyone liked, right?

Fine.

He wants to drink.

Fine.

Everyone, look at me.

I'll toast to him now.

Come on!

Drink the liquor toasted by me.

Drink it!

The liquor from me is the best.

Father.

Get out!

Who allowed you to get in?

Father.

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Father, please don't be angry.

I saw that you were drunk, so I brought you the soup to sober up.

Get out!

Father, please don't be angry.

I'll kill whoever comes in.

-Father. -Get out now!

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He has his master's ring

and the sword that poisoned Rong Xuan.

He keeps one trophy

-for each of his plots. -Get out!

-Father. -Get out!

-Father. -Do you hear me?

-Father! -Get out!

Get out!

Get out!

Look at what's hanging around your neck.

I left my most precious thing to you.

Dinner is ready.

I'm sorry for the wait, Zhou Xu.

Master, it smells so good.

I'm so tired.

Master Wen, are there any other dishes?

There is a pot of chicken soup on the stove.

-Go and get it. -All right.

-Be careful. It's hot. -All right.

Come on, Zhou Xu.

Try it.

The edible fungus is picked right before it's cooked.

Let me toast to the chef first. Come on.

Thank you for your hard work. Please.

I'll drink first to show my respect.

-It's so hot! -Here.

-The liquor is really good. -Eat something first, you tippler.

Master, it smells so good.

-Here you go. -Here.

Chengling, try the dishes.

Chengling,

you're still growing.

Have some chicken soup.

Here.

Have some vegetables. Here you go.

What?

Are you going to cry even during the Spring Festival?

Stop it.

If tears come out,

bad luck will follow you all year round.

Hold back the tears.

I wasn't crying.

I'm happy.

I just thought

I wouldn't have a home in my life.

Who knew that I would celebrate Spring Festival like this?

God is nice to me actually.

That's right.

This is the most decent Spring Festival

I've ever had all these years.

Celebrating the Spring Festival without a home

is like self-punishing.

Thinking back,

I was so stodgy.

Setting up this and that

and fighting with others regardless of death…

What is the meaning of that?

Mastering the top martial arts

and being the most powerful person in the world…

What is the meaning of that?

In the end,

I was still a lonely ghost without anyone who I could rely on,

who I could drink with at night,

and…

who could reassure me.

That's because you've mastered the top martial art skills

and had someone to drink with at night.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

Master,

I'd like to toast you with tea instead of liquor.

Chengling, you're on your way to learn the top martial art skills now.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

Happy Spring Festival!

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-Three threes, four fours, six sixes. -Three threes, four fours, six sixes.

You lose.

Look at how careless you are.

You're thinking about the fireworks, right?

You're distracted.

Go and play.

Master Wen.

Breaking things make the next year auspicious.

Your master and I will take care of this. Just go.

Out of the depth of misfortune comes bliss.

This year must be a good year.

Come on.

Drink the liquor you owed me first.

I'll drink with you.

Cheers.

I can't let you have all the liquor.

Come.

Master!

Master!

Master!

Master!

Chengling, what's wrong?

Master.

This man just jumped in from the wall.

Han Ying?

Han Ying!

Here you go, Master Wen.

Here, Han Ying.

-Chengling, go and fetch more braziers. -All right.

Zhou Xu, help me with him.

My lord,

I've stolen

the Glazed Armor back.

What do I need this for?

Didn't I tell you

not to take risks?

I have investigated it.

The Yin Yang Book of the Healer Valley

can cure all the intractable diseases in this world

by saving one life with another and converting yin and yang.

Forget it.

How did you find this place?

What happened after we parted ways in Yueyang?

In the Window of Heaven,

someone recognized you at the Heroes Conference in Yueyang.

I intercepted this information.

After that,

when it was about to be disclosed,

I killed them all

and blamed it on the Scorpion Sect.

It was a pity that it could only be hidden

from Prince Jin for a short while.

So I wanted to find something useful

for you before my escape.

Then I sneaked into Prince Jin's study

and found the secret of the Glazed Armor.

It's a shame that

despite all my efforts, I only found one piece

before I was discovered by the Window of Heaven.

Luckily, Xingming covered for me

so that I could escape from Jin.

My lord,

though we didn't have the honor of joining the Four Seasons Manor,

I'm willing to risk my life to do anything for you

like all the seniors.

Who wants you to do that?

I just want you to live well.

A loyal servant won't have two masters in his life.

I'm loyal to you.

I ought to serve you when I'm alive

and die for you when needed.

If you're gone one day,

how could I live alone?

My lord,

there's one more thing I need to tell you.

In Prince Jin's study,

I found a secret letter.

Your father was killed secretly

for treason

by the former prince of Jin.

That's impossible.

My father died of illness.

But that's what's written in the letter.

That's impossible.

My father was the former prince's best friend

and his trusted subordinate.

Where did you find that letter?

It was just on the desk of Prince Jin.

Zhou Xu.

We can discuss this later.

My lord.

Mr. Wen.

If we manage to collect all five pieces of the Glazed Armor,

we can open the World's Armory

and find the Yin Yang Book…

-of the Healer Valley. -Han Ying!

Hold on.

Let's find the Glazed Armor together

and open the armory

and find the Yin Yang Book.

Hold on.

I didn't expect

my first time coming to the Four Seasons Manor

would be like this.

My lord,

I have no regrets

dying for you.

My lord,

take this.

It's all my fault.

If I knew earlier on that the Glazed Armor could heal you,

I'd do whatever it takes to collect them all.

What a pity…

Han Ying.

Zhou Xu, did you forget

the Great Shaman of Nanjiang is coming?

Wu Xi is on his way here with Beiyuan now.

Han Ying, hold on a bit longer.

They will heal you when they arrive.

Wen Kexing, I'll go down the mountain and find Ping'an

to bring back the Great Shaman as soon as I can.

Take care of Han Ying.

I'll do my best to keep him alive.

Don't worry, Han Ying.

No one can take your life away,

not even the guardians of the netherworld.