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I really can't bear to

let your father go alone.

You did it for me.

It snows.

And these.

Miss Cui,

you have taken a lot of books.

My brothers said

no one would read these books.

It's fine that I take them away.

These are not enough.

Your Highness, you're in a good mood.

What happened?

Junior sister's mourning has ended

and she is about to set out to the Western State.

Master just received the letter.

Your beloved disciple is coming back.

Drink.

Are you going to

take away all books

collected by dad?

Feng.

There are some changes in Nanxiao.

I need to go back to Shouyang ahead of schedule.

So I can't escort you to the Western State.

It doesn't matter.

General Cui will protect me.

Don't worry.

Tell His Highness

I'm waiting for him in Shouyang.

Take care.

He seems to be much thinner.

And he looks blue.

The servants in their mansion said

the princess often

forces him to marry

those two remote sisters of

the Qi family.

Why do they force him to take a concubine?

Empress Dowager ordered that

the princess must give birth to

a son of the Qi family and the Cui family.

The princess seems reluctant to have a child,

so she came up with a compromise.

How many books do you want to take?

They must be carried by several carriages.

Others might think

I am sending your dowries.

Load the carriages.

I'm afraid it'll be too late tomorrow.

Miss Cui can't bear any delay.

She's eager to set out.

After Shiyi left,

the yard is empty.

Why don't you keep her stay?

At her age,

she should have finished her training.

She doesn't need to go back to the Western State.

If possible,

I hope she won't follow our

or Feng's path.

Since her engagement with the royal family

was broken off,

they have been trying to

seek marriage.

She has to go back to the Western State

to avoid it.

Master.

Liu Changshan,

we met last time

in the Taiji Palace.

I admit defeat

to you.

I'm yours.

I won't kill you.

Only His Majesty

can kill you.

What are you sighing at?

I'm thinking

how my ancestors would feel

seeing their descendants

fighting each other.

It's tiring to suppress the rebellion.

You'd better think about

whether it will rain these days.

Why?

Does it matter?

If it rains,

march is slow

and you can see Miss Cui

after some days.

If it doesn't rain,

you can see her earlier.

I had a mansion before I became a monk.

I also had my wives.

You can hide it from your disciples,

but not me.

What are you talking about?

You're mysterious.

The Prince of Fengyang is recalling

his past romantic affairs.

Miss Cui.

Give them some grains.

They've been prepared.

Miss Cui, you go up on the carriage.

I will give them the grains.

We must arrive at the Azure Dragon Temple before dark.

I don't want you to be in any danger.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's a royal banner.

Miss Cui.

Miss Cui.

General Gan.

How is my master's

suppressing rebellion?

We won.

Look.

These are the treasures

the rebel collected privately.

I'm transporting them back.

Our army

is traveling back.

The generals are eager to meet you.

Prepare some water for the soldiers.

Got it.

No, thanks.

We need to go back to the Western State as early as possible.

You've had a hard day.

Please take care.

Miss Cui, they've gone far.

When we arrive at the Western State,

we can see the royal banner everywhere.

When we came here last time,

this place was in ruins.

Go.

Well, be careful.

We are from

Nanchen Royal Mansion.

We pass by here today,

and we would like to spend the night here.

Miss,

The temple is renovated under fund from

the junior Prince of Nanchen.

You may live here as you like.

But it's much shabbier

than the Western Sate.

It doesn't matter.

Go get some food

to give it to them.

Got it.

Thank you.

This way, please.

I wonder if master

once came here.

Buddha bless. Please protect my master.

Hope I can meet him returning triumphant early.

I want to meet Miss Cui!

Stop!

Miss Cui!

I want to meet Miss Cui!

Take him down.

Wait.

I want to meet Miss Cui!

Who are you?

Why do you want to meet me?

Are you Miss Cui

from Nanchen Royal Mansion?

Yes.

Yongcheng is being encircled.

Please help us!

Why don't you dispatch a letter of emergency to

the regional princes?

We did, to all of them.

Prefectural Governor of Yongcheng wrote

nine letters of emergency.

Nine persons were ordered to dispatch the letter to areas around.

I'm the one dispatched to seek help from the Prince of the Beihai.

What did he say?

He invited me to drink tea.

He refused to dispatch troops

and said

he did want to help us,

but it was most important to

protect his own fief

in this chaotic world.

What about other princes?

Did they also refuse to aid?

According to the nine persons dispatched,

only the junior Prince of Nanchen and the Prince of Pingqin

did not reply

as they were out of their fiefs.

Other princes

all refused to help.

I saw several thousand soldiers and horses of the Cui family

at the foot of the mountain.

I guessed you were here

so I broke in.

Please save Yongcheng.

Cui Shou.

Miss Cui,

we have only 3,000 soldiers.

There are less than 2,000 soldiers

but tens of thousands of people in Yongcheng.

Even if we have only 300 soldiers,

we can't abandon our people

and peers.

Set out to Yongcheng now.

I got it!

Thank you, Miss Cui.

I'm going to select a horse for you.

No, you can't go.

I will follow you wherever you go.

You hide the books in the temple

and pick a horse. You go back to the Western State

and wait for my master.

Tell him

I'm waiting for him in Yongcheng.

Go.

The enemy army has withdrawn.

Miss Cui?

Go into the city.

Miss Cui, why do you come here?

You don't know how to fight a battle.

I met General Yang Shao

and come here to reinforce you.

With you here,

I feel uneasy as I am worried about your safety.

The enemy's reinforcements

are five li away from us.

Do you want to put her into danger?

I've never fought a battle,

but my escorts

are all battle-scarred.

Let's stop talking about this.

When did you come?

Why did the enemy army retreat?

I beat them back.

I set out as soon as I received the message.

Royal Army of Nanchen has never been defeated.

We're not like these weak scholars.

Do you have training at ordinary times?

Why are you so weak?

General,

why don't you ask

how many soldiers

we had

when we were trapped these days?

You are famous indeed,

but we are not weak.

I…

Generals, stop quarrelling.

Where's Prefectural Governor of Yongzhou?

He died in the battle.

Let's first check the defense of the city.

We're not in the Western State.

Both you and I are not familiar with it.

Let's go up to the city wall.

Miss Cui,

are you familiar with the defense of the Western State?

The Western State is my hometown.

I should be familiar with it.

Be careful. Be careful.

Come on.

Come on.

The defense is too bad.

Call all bowmen up here.

Yes.

Prepare catapults.

What do you mean?

Do you want to go against me?

I dare not.

Their army is coming.

Archers, get ready.

Miss Cui, go inside.

It's very dangerous here.

Miss Cui,

please go inside.

Fire up.

Shoot.

Charge.

Master, Tianxing.

No, thanks.

No, thanks.

Has the advisor sent the order?

Yes.

Here you are. Eat something.

Don't worry.

Did you really marry?

You must have had

a wife

and many concubines.

Yes, I had some women.

Where did they go

after you became a monk?

They were dismissed.

So ruthless.

Master.

Master, Yongcheng has been surrounded.

Shiyi and General Gan

went there with reinforcements.

Who?

It's Junior Shiyi, master.

Master,

I'll first go reinforce them with the cavalry.

Cavalry, get ready.

Yes.

I'll first go with the cavalry.

Xiaoyu, Tianxing,

go cut off the enemy's route of retreat.

Feng Qiao,

go reinforce us with the infantry later.

Yes.

General Yang, the gate is in danger.

Defend it to death.

Yes.

Quickly. We're the closest to Yongcheng.

The Royal Army is coming.

It's Xie Yun's cavalry.

General,

will we enter the city?

It's very dangerous to open the gate now.

First repulse the enemy.

Xie Yun.

General Yang, open the gate quickly.

If we open the gate,

we can't block

the coming enemy.

Miss Cui,

there're no military forces in the city,

so we can't open the gate.

Do you want me

to leave Xie Yun in the lurch?

General, I'm late.

My leg was broken.

Leave quickly.

Leave.

Let's live

or die together.

General Gan.

Master is coming.

Go kill the enemy's generals.

Retreat.

Retreat.

Xie Yun.

Sorry.

General Gan was killed.

You've done a good job.

It's I who came late.

Thank you for saving me.

Gan,

thank you for saving Yongcheng.

How long didn't we meet?

One year and seven months.

During this period,

the Royal Army went north

and regained 13 cities.

As usual,

I've kept the vanquished generals' seals

for you.

I didn't experience any seizure battle,

so I thought it's interesting

to keep them.

Today,

I know

you've been in various battles these years.

Master.

This general wants to see you.

My greetings, Your Highness.

Have you helped the city people settle down?

Yes.

I'll go back to the Western State tomorrow.

I'll leave 20,000 troops for you.

I'll also leave.

As a guarding general,

why do you leave?

Do you worry about the city

or me?

Both.

With His Highness's Royal Amy,

the city will be strongly fortified.

I'm disappointed

about Beichen,

so I don't want to defend the city here.

Miss Cui,

I owe you a life

forever.

Please take care.

What does he mean?

Prefectural governor died at his post.

Nine people went to rescue him,

but only he survived.

Why did

only he survive?

It's because

Shiyi saved

him.

Since ancient times,

the beauties have liked to marry

the heroes who saved them.

I'm afraid

he has fallen

in love with Shiyi.

Xiaoyu, stop kidding.

I'll go to see Xie Yun.

Send people to keep an eye on Yang Zhao

and see whom

he'll surrender to.

Yes, master.

Why does master

keep an eye on a petty guarding general?

He must have his own worry.

You asked me

to explain the march strategies

south of the Yangtze River to you,

but you didn't

hear a word.

How do you

know that?

I've seen through the mortal world.

Obviously,

you're watching the sand table,

but you're thinking your girl.

Your Highness.

How is Xie Yun?

General Xie,

General Xie…

Go ahead.

I'm afraid

he can't ride forever.

It's lucky

for you to escape with bare life every time.

Feng Qiao,

are you praising or laughing at me?

I've fought hard

and never thought to escape every time.

It sounds

I am only good at escaping.

Let me check your injury.

You must be crazy.

I'm not your enemy.

I'm worried about you.

It hurts.

Shiyi.

Shiyi, ask

Feng Qiao to leave now.

Have noodles.

Look.

This is my good junior sister.

I'll go and ask

whether the monk, a prince of Nanxiao,

has any good medicine.

Maybe he has some miraculous medicine

which can't be found in our place.

No need.

Our medicine is effective.

Don't bother him.

Here you are.

Why do you all

trust this monk?

I think

he, a spy in our army,

is good at gaining our sympathy.

Master trusts him,

and so do I.

Why do you all

trust an enemy from Nanxiao?

Does it hurt?

As your model,

I can endure it.

Xie Yun,

do you blame me?

Why do I blame you?

I didn't open the gate for you.

Luckily, you didn't do it.

Though you've read military science,

you know little about the seizure battle.

The gate is of vital importance.

Once it's broken by the enemy,

the city

will be lost for sure.

What Xie Yun said is right.

Leave us alone.

I'll say something with him.

Why are you standing here?

Master is talking with Xie Yun,

so he asked me to come out.

What are they talking about secretly?

I don't know.

Master.

Go inside.

Shiyi, I…

Feng Qiao, go inside first.

I'll go with master.

Did you make master angry?

I fetched you medicine,

but the monk said it's not that effective

as your bone was hurt.

This medicine is more effective for injuries.

Xie Yun.

If you don't like the monk,

I won't mention him.

Do you like him?

I…

I was kidding.

Never mind.

I am

sad

about something.

Master, what's the matter?

Nothing.

I need a walk.

You're obviously worried about something.

It flashed

through my mind that

you've accompanied me to fight hard

these years.

You're lying.

I failed to live up to adviser

and his instructions.

I failed to take good care of you.

I'll be on duty tonight.

Go back to Prefectural Governor's Mansion.

Yes.

You and your master

are about the same age,

but he has to take his responsibility

as your master.

He blames himself

for General Xie's injury.

Master hasn't come back.

Has he had breakfast?

General Hong.

Master.

Has Shiyi had breakfast?

Yes.

But she had no appetite.

The city has been surrounded for several months,

so there's

no good food.

After going back to the royal mansion,

find someone to make

her favorite dishes.

Yes, master.

Master has been on duty for three days,

and Xie Yun has locked himself in the room for three days.

Yang Zhao, what are you doing?

Freeze.

Yang Zhao,

let go of Feng Qiao.

Shiyi, don't come over.

I only have a request.

Let me take away Liu Changshan.

Why do you want him?

It's none of your business.

Get him to me.

Go get him.

Yes.

Don't come over.

Yang Zhao,

if I had known

you're as cruel as a wolf,

I wouldn't have helped you.

Miss Cui,

I have my reason to save him.

Freeze.

If you don't force him,

he won't hurt Shiyi.

General Yang,

do you come to save me?

Cut the cackle. Go with me.

Prepare a carriage for me

outside the city.

Prepare a carriage.

Yes.

Miss Cui, sorry.

As you have no kung fu,

I can leave here more safely.

Go.