Original subtitles

♪Ask the sword and knife, and do away with resentment♪

♪I fear that new and old grudges will add to my troubles♪

♪Ask each tactic and move to see who is more skilled♪

♪Fate changes and cannot be predicted♪

♪Ask the road and journey ahead♪

♪Where is my soul mate?♪

♪Ask the rain and clear skies about the troubles on my mind♪

♪Face the moon every day and night♪

♪Ask the flowers and leaves, their colors are perfect♪

♪Happiness and pain are both short, how many springs are left?♪

♪Ask autumn and winter, the snowstorm continues♪

♪The rainbow scatters easily but the days are hard to endure♪

♪No one knows why the flowers blossomed early♪

♪Heaven doesn't mock us, you've also grown old♪

♪The pugilist world is small, but the rest of the world is vast♪

♪I've forgotten those who are gone♪

♪No one knows why the flowers withered early♪

♪Heaven feels no sorrow, you've also grown old♪

♪The heroes have died and little time is left♪

♪I've forgotten those who are gone♪

[Word of Honor]

[Episode 16]

I tried hard my entire life,

and owe nothing to the heavens

or brothers of the martial arts world!

Now,

I've fallen into a trap and cannot explain for myself.

My conscience is clear!

Believe me if you will.

If you don't, I have nothing else to say!

That's right! My big brother has nothing to hide.

If you don't believe him,

then fight us!

Come on!

My head is right here.

Come get it!

[The world remains desolate]

Today, I will live if my big brother lives, die if he dies!

I don't believe

that you motley crew

can beat the Five Lakes Alliance!

Live and die with Chief!

Live and die with Chief!

Great!

Let's fight to see who wins!

You want to defeat us with force?

Haven't you heard that evil never wins good?

We have thousands of heroes here.

Are we scared of the Five Lakes Alliance?

My son was cruelly killed by the Ghost Valley.

What's the point of living any longer?

Gao Chong, you ruthless and sinister monster!

I'm going to kill you!

[Five Lakes World Alliance]

Eldest Senior!

Master, are we really not going to stop this?

Master, this matter is highly suspicious.

I think that Chief Gao is being framed.

Father isn't here as well.

Shouldn't we...

Go!

[Martial arts world nurtures all heroes]

Let's go.

Master!

Isn't Gao Chong a close friend to the Gentle Wind Sword Sect?

Who knew

that they would be the first ones to run away?

Why is Gao Chong still not fighting back?

What are you

still pretending for?

No, I can't be wrong.

Gao Chong definitely has tricks up his sleeve.

Everyone, attack!

Attack!

Revenge for our master! Kill!

Kill!

Master.

Come with me.

Let him go!

[Lone are the Taiyue and Danyang Sects] [Desolate the whole world remains]

Who are you?

If you are not close with Gao Chong,

I will help you rescue Young Master Zhang.

I am your father!

You!

Attack!

Cheng Ling, be careful!

Are you okay?

Big Brother!

Uncle Gao!

Uncle Gao!

Cheng Ling.

Take Cheng Ling away!

Let's take Cheng Ling and go.

[Tai Lake Sect]

[Five Lakes World Alliance] [Mirror Lake Sect]

No!

Shan!

Everyone, stop fighting!

Stop, everyone!

Stop!

Big Brother, please stop. We lost.

I'm begging you.

Please give them the Glazed Armor.

Second Brother! What are you saying?

Fifth Brother!

Do you still not understand?

Are you helping him?

You're going to get him killed!

Gao Chong!

You did too much evil and brought on your own demise.

Because of you, the Five Lakes Alliance's reputation

is ruined!

Do you still want this many people

to die because of your crimes?

Give us the Glazed Armor!

Give us the Glazed Armor!

Everyone, shut up!

What right does a bastard like you have

to question my big brother?

The evidence is clear.

Who here doesn't have the right to question his crimes?

Elder Huang.

The Beggar Gangs have always kept their promises.

I hope that you can bear witness today.

As long as my big brother hands over the Glazed Armor,

you must let him live.

I'm willing to give up all my wealth, become a monk with him,

and never get involved in matters of the martial arts world again.

Elder Huang, I'm begging you!

Second Brother!

Don't kneel to such a conniving man!

Get up!

Big Brother.

The Five Lakes Monument has fallen.

The Five Lakes Alliance is about to break.

Please wake up!

Think about Xiao Lian.

Do you want her

to live while shouldering our crimes?

Second Brother.

Get up.

I will listen to you.

The Glazed Armor...

I will give it to them!

Big Brother, you can't!

Fifth Brother. Please take care of my daughter.

Please let her

live a normal life.

Big Brother.

You can't do that!

Fifth Brother!

You bastards!

You used these despicable methods

just to force me to hand over the Glazed Armor,

right?

I was framed by a scoundrel and have no way to defend myself.

Today, I break my ties with the Five Lakes Alliance

to prove my innocence.

The Glazed Armor has threatened the martial arts world.

In order to prevent future danger,

I will

destroy it today!

Don't!

No!

[Gao Chong]

Master! Master!

Master! Master!

[Yueyang Sect]

No, Master!

Uncle Gao!

Uncle Gao!

Master!

Cheng Ling!

Uncle Gao!

Master! Master!

Master! Master!

Master! Master!

Master! Master!

Uncle Gao!

Uncle Gao!

Master. Are you sure we're not going to the Heroes Conference,

and going home instead?

The heroes in the world are gathering at the Conference today.

This is a great opportunity to make a name for ourselves.

How could we miss such an exciting event?

Besides,

you and Chief Gao are close.

Shouldn't we...

Shut up.

I said we're going back.

[Mo Huai Yang - Leader of the Gentle Wind Sword Sect]

Cheng Ling, eat first.

Thank you, Master.

Oh right, Master. Where's Uncle Wen?

You eat first.

He's outside.

I'm going to find him.

Ah Xu.

I'm an evil person, right?

If your heart is kind,

you are not evil.

Are you only allowed to trick others?

It's embarrassing to be moody like this

just because someone else

tricked you for once.

You're worse than my disciple.

I made a big mistake this time.

I went to gloat at someone else's act,

but didn't expect

to be one of the actors myself.

Do you think

I was too smart for my own good?

You really know how to compliment yourself.

You were too dumb for your own good.

Officer Zhou, you're smart.

You understand what happened?

This scheme progressed perfectly.

There must be someone controlling from behind the scenes.

Maybe even more than one.

I can't tell

right now

what this person's end goal is.

Is it not for the Glazed Armor?

Not just that.

No matter what, Gao Chong's reputation is ruined

and the Five Lakes Alliance is over.

Not necessarily.

Compared to Gao Chong,

Zhao Jing took a step back at the most important moment.

He pretended he was weak

and moved the blame off of himself completely.

I remember in the Window of Heaven's records,

he had another nickname besides Sai Meng Chang*. (* Lit.: Historical figure, known for bounty)

It was Zhao Xuan De*. (* Lit.: Historical figure, driven to be a hero)

I didn't take note of it at that time,

but now as I think about it,

his act of crying and using morals

to win everyone over

were truly spectacular.

Zhao Xuan De?

Who gave him that nickname?

What a bad person.

Almost as bad as you.

I'm bad?

Philanthropist Wen.

I've always been nice to you.

Really?

How come I didn't know?

The truth is hard to find, and a scheme is hard to plan.

No matter how hard a person tries

to balance each step,

they can't outsmart the heavens.

Breaking a carefully planned scheme

is very easy.

It might be because of one person's betrayal,

or unexpected rain.

No matter how deep the scheme is,

there will be a day when the truth is revealed.

As long as you have patience to peel back the layers,

you will definitely

find the missing key.

That means a perfect scheme

changes and adapts to the situation.

What the person in control needs to do

is to clearly assess the situation,

and push things along at the right moment.

It's hard to read someone's heart,

but easy to control human nature.

Endless greed

is human nature.

This is an unarguable truth.

Lao Wen.

Don't keep thinking

that you understand human nature.

First it was the matter of Four Sages of Anji, and now Gao Chong.

Have you not made enough mistakes?

Being mistakenly stubborn will only harm yourself.

Human nature is greedy,

but can also be righteous and loyal.

What do you actually want?

If I tell you, will you help me?

I can only help you if you tell me.

I want...

I want the demons and monsters that don't belong to this world

to all scram back to Hell!

With Gao Chong's martial arts,

he definitely could've escaped and found a way out.

But who knew that he would

break down and prove his innocence with death

after the Five Lakes Monument fell.

If you're no longer alive,

then haven't you lost everything?

Father, you really anticipated everything

and read him correctly.

A strong person is easily broken, an innocent person is easily tainted.

Gao Chong's baggage

burdened him for too many years.

I've also played this game with him for twenty years.

There was only one straw left before killing the camel's back.

And now,

I've accomplished everything I need to.

It's just a pity

that it didn't go perfectly.

What didn't go perfectly?

I thought I accounted for everything,

but didn't expect

Elder Huang to fool me

and have Tao Hong and Lv Liu kidnap Gao Xiao Lian.

I've already sent people after them.

Father. Should we kill Gao Xiao Lian?

Of course not.

I want her to live,

and live well.

She is my living mascot.

The better she lives,

the more righteous and loyal I seem.

Okay. I will listen to you.

You did very well this time.

If you didn't use sorcery

to completely muddle Deng Kuan,

it wouldn't have been so easy to defeat Gao Chong.

But his disciples

are truly loyal.

Especially that Song Huai Ren.

I treated him so well,

but didn't expect him to be a double agent.

I said before

that he wasn't a good person.

Father, you didn't believe me.

You even took him as your godchild.

You also argued and got mad at me

for that.

How about it? Do you see now?

Wasn't I correct?

Scorpion King, it's you? You scared me.

Did Father tell you to come?

Yes.

Give me the Glazed Armor.

Wait.

Do you have Father's verbal order or token?

I already came in person.

What token do you need?

This is very important and we can't make mistakes.

Father only told me to steal this at night.

He never told me to give it to you.

What did you say?

Without the token,

I won't give this to you.

We are both Father's trusted assistants.

Only...

Never mind, you can leave.

Only one of us

can live.

How could I let someone

ruin my plans?

I can achieve the goals on my own.

Wasn't I right?

Good thing I killed Song Huai Ren.

Or else Father,

your Glazed Armor and plans would've all been destroyed.

Alright, I was wrong.

Scorpion, I'm sorry.

From now on,

you are my only son.

Where is the Glazed Armor?

This is your trust in me.

I always keep it with me.

Scorpion.

My life and all that I have are in your hands.

You are the only person I trust

in this world.

There is one more thing I need you to do.

Father, please go ahead.

We still need to comfort that idiot, Mu Si Yuan.

We may need to use him later.

That idiot Mu Si Yuan

is bad at martial arts, dumb like a cow,

and ugly.

Why keep him around?

Scorpion.

Think about a sheep herd.

A herd of sheep

will naturally and stupidly crowd together.

If one sheep leads the way,

the rest of the crowd will follow,

even if the lead sheep is going into the wolves' den.

The Five Lakes Alliance is the sheep herd.

And Mu Si Yuan

is my chosen lead sheep.

I never think as far ahead as you.

Anyway,

I will always listen to you from now on.

As long as we work together,

the martial arts world

and the rest of the world

will be ours sooner or later.

Qin Huai Zhang's disciple.

Who knew that your martial arts was bad, but you could run so quickly?

It took me a long time to find you.

Senior, we meet again.

What do you mean again?

I've been following you.

Except this person was such a nuisance.

He held me up, so I lost you.

Master.

Cheng Ling. This is Ye Bai Yi, Senior Ye.

Senior. This is my disciple, Cheng Ling.

Seems dumb.

Each generation is worse than before.

No matter how dumb my child is,

he's still better

than those old monsters who can't speak properly.

Your child?

What? Are you also from the Four Seasons Manor?

Let me go!

Who's in there?

Who do you want to be in there?

You.

Then it's definitely not whom you're hoping for.

Alright.

You weaker-than-a-boy-toy

old toad monster.

Who do you think you are,

fighting against me? Let's fight outside.

Ah Xu, don't stop me.

Wait a minute.

Let's go!

Let it go.

Senior Ye. It's raining outside.

Can you two pick a clearer day to fight?

Lao Wen.

Let me go.

Let me go.

Little idiot. Who did you think was in there?

I thought it was Sister Xiao Lian.

Cheng Ling.

They need to use her to find the Glazed Armor.

As long as that holds true,

they won't harm her.

We have time to rescue her.

I almost forgot.

Ah Xu still has a disciple-in-law

lost out there.

Of course we need to rescue her.

Young Leader Long.

Brother Huang.

How did it go?

We went through all that trouble for nothing.

At least we still have the girl.

Let me think about whether we should use her to negotiate with Zhao Jing

or trick that idiot Shen Shen.

Who has the Glazed Armor?

No one.

No one?

Before that bastard died,

he said that he destroyed the Glazed Armor.

I don't believe that.

But he really didn't have it with him.

How could it disappear?

What did we do all this for?

Where is Gao Chong's corpse?

Did the Five Lakes Alliance take it back?

Corpse?

What corpse?

All those crazy dogs tore it apart.

But the Glazed Armor really wasn't there.

[Chongwu Palace]

Fifth Brother!

Fifth Brother!

Fifth Brother!

Fifth Brother, where are you going?

Big Brother had just died.

Are you going to leave this mess for me?

Why should I stay?

What dignity do I have left to stay?

If I didn't create trouble,

Big Brother wouldn't have...

Fifth Brother. Among the five brothers,

we are the only brothers left now.

If you leave,

the Five Lakes Alliance is really over.

Xiao Lian is still lost.

Before he died, Big Brother told me

to bring Xiao Lain back safely.

Everyone in the Alliance will look for her.

Yao Zhi went to search as well.

Listen to me. Don't go.

The Five Lakes Alliance can't be without a leader.

Stay!

It's better

for me to leave.

If I can find Xiao Lian,

I will bring her to the bamboo forest on Mount Dagu,

and never come back to this place of sorrow.

Second Brother.

The Five Lakes Alliance

rests upon your shoulders.

I'm useless.

I'm sorry.

Father.

You're going to just let him go?

The Glazed Armor...

Gao Chong was smart and conniving.

He anticipated a rebellion at the Heroes Conference

and was afraid that Shen Shen would die,

so kept the Glazed Armor himself.

Who cares if that's true or not?

Let me catch up and kill him.

Absolutely not.

I need Shen Shen to stay alive.

If you act on your own,

don't blame me for being heartless.

Yes.

You need to understand my intentions.

I waited all my life

to finally be successful.

If I don't have an old friend as a witness,

then it'd be as if I was hiding

in the dark all this time.

I can bear witness for you, Father.

You don't count.

We are family and like one.

You are not an outsider.

Here.

Everyone on this list needs to be killed.

Use a cruel method,

and don't leave anyone alive.

Scorpion, I want you to understand

that greed is not the only thing that controls the human heart.

Then what else?

Father, please teach me.

Fear.

Qin Huai Zhang's disciple, do you have food?

Senior, I have a name.

I'll call you whatever I want.

Stop saying nonsense.

You're right, Senior.

I'm right?

Where's the food?

What's this?

Is this for humans?

Cheng Ling.

Did your family have a copy of Origin of Chinese Characters of the 40 Scroll?

I... I think so.

Then was his face the picture next to the idiom

"hated by immortals and devils"?

I heard earlier

that someone wanted to find the truth,

got tricked by others,

and even helped them in their scheme.

Do you have no shame yelling here right now?

Hey boy.

On that dictionary collected by your family,

there must be his face

next to "laughingstock", right?

You want to find the truth?

Do you think the truth itself

will just come to you?

Did you go to find the truth?

Do you know where to find it?

Can you even find it?

You!

Senior, please teach us.

Do you think Gao Chong

tried so hard to invite this boy

just so he could say a few words

at the Heroes Conference?

His father leads the Longyuan Cabinet.

They're basically a theater troupe.

But the "Leader of the Longyuan Cabinet" title

is worth nothing now.

What use does he have?

Old monster, stop with the suspense.

Why did you capture him?

Shut up, you little idiot.

He's the key.

Key?

Don't you want to know

what happened

to Rong Xuan and the Glazed Armor 20 years ago?

Longyuan Cabinet is the key to the past.

Why would I

want to know about Rong Xuan and the Glazed Armor?

When you're as old as me,

you'll know why.

It's not always difficult to find out

what someone else wants.

♪The sky was gray as I crossed the cold river♪

♪The moon in my cup at night reflects the sadness in my smile♪

♪Who allowed me to roam around the world on horseback?♪

♪Who is drunk in their dreams but can't find home when they wake?

♪The cold rain kisses my windows♪

♪I don't mind hate and slander, but my melancholy persists♪

♪The spring breeze brings greenery along the river♪

♪But can't warm my cold heart♪

♪Is that our light out of nowhere?♪

♪I regret not meeting you earlier, but we've finally met now♪

♪Don't let the seasons pass in vain♪

♪Give up the adventures on horseback for a peaceful quiet life♪

♪The lights of ten thousand families light up the world♪

♪The past disappears like smoke in a sandstorm♪

♪I will spend the rest of my days enjoying my life with you♪

♪I will be with you forever♪