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♪The tempestuous northern wind, the tempestuous martial arts world♪

♪Blades and bows drawn♪

♪What is youth without bravado?♪

♪With a wave of my hands, the world flows through my fingertips♪

♪Traveling the world with a damsel♪

♪The wind blows, the moon's reflection on the water♪

♪The night has been cut short♪

♪Who there is hiding in the shadow?♪

♪Oh, the long journey. Fate wills if we live or die♪

♪But let's give our shot at this world♪

♪Fight together as two♪

♪Right or wrong, I'll brave the storm, watching as things rise and fall♪

♪Black and White, as the drum sounds, it's for passion and justice♪

♪The fury, the wavering blades♪

♪I catch a glimpse of the divine beauty♪

♪How can we determine if the soul is flawless?♪

♪Let's see who can rule the world♪

=Who Rules The World=

=Episode 1=

(In a world divided into seven factions,)

(the Imperial Family)

(rules the Six States with the Empyrean Token.)

(Within the martial world)

(lies the two strongest individuals,)

(the Head of Fountain Abode,)

(Hei Fengxi,)

(and a heroine from Tianshuang Sect,)

(Bai Fengxi,)

(both of whom are stuck in a perpetual fight for superiority.)

(Interestingly,)

(as indifferent to others as Hei Fengxi is,)

(he will always attend)

(every challenge Bai Fengxi issues.)

(Thus, many jest)

(that wherever Bai Fengxi is,)

(Hei Fengxi will surely be there too.)

(Now, their story begins in the Dadong Empire.)

(Dadong)

(Dadong)

(Crown Prince of Dadong, Jing Yan)

Your Majesty, the Crown Prince requests an audience with you.

Bring him in.

(Dadong) The Crown Prince, Jing Yan,

(Dadong) will now meet with His Majesty!

(Emperor Chunxi of Dadong)

Greetings, Father.

I wish you a life of longevity and prosperity.

I was told

that the Empyrean Token went missing.

Are you panicking?

I...

Remember.

You are my son,

the future Emperor of Dadong.

Nothing in this world can faze you.

So

what should we do next, sir?

The loss of the Empyrean Token

will provoke different reactions from the Six States.

Your Majesty,

let's sit tight and assess.

Just proceed with the plan.

(Dadong)

Emperor Chunxi of Dadong

has issued a decree to the lords of all Six States.

Find the Empyrean Token.

(Fountain Abode)

It's okay, Cangyi.

Take your time.

(Hei Fengxi's Servant, Zhong Li)

Sir.

Heavy rainfall this year

has inevitably affected the taste of the fountain water.

Sir, Cangyi came back with a message

that the Imperial Family lost the Empyrean Token.

Emperor Chunxi has issued a imperial decree

and tasked every State with its retrieval.

The Imperial Family's power is on the decline.

The Six States are coveting the throne.

And now, the Empyrean Token went missing.

There must be some machinations.

Zhong Li.

Ask everyone here

to collect more info about the Imperial Family

and get to the bottom of this.

Yes, sir.

(Head of Fountain Abode, Hei Fengxi)

(Six States shall retrieve Empyrean Token)

(and return it to the Imperial Family.)

After the establishment of Dadong Empire,

(Lord of Qingzhou) to keep the power in check,

(Lord of Beizhou) the founding father, Emperor Weilie,

(Lord of Beizhou) forged the Empyrean Token.

(Lord of Shangzhou) forged the Empyrean Token.

(Lord of Shangzhou) It is the symbol of sovereignty.

It is the symbol of sovereignty.

(Lord of Jizhou) Whoever possesses it

(Lord of Youzhou) will be the rightful ruler of the world.

Empyrean Token carries the world.

Get the Token

and the world will be yours.

Make an announcement.

(Lord of Yongzhou)

Let everyone

in Yongzhou search for this token.

(One Month Later)

(Mount Xuan)

(General Liefeng of Jizhou, Yan Yingzhou)

(Dadong Empire Map)

Your Highness,

(Jizhou's General, Xiao Xuekong) Yan Yingzhou has found the Empyrean Token.

(The Heir of Lord of Jizhou, Huang Chao) Good.

Where is he now?

He's currently in Beizhou.

The other States have sent their respective envoys.

Dispatch our people to get Yingzhou to safety.

Yes, Your Highness.

If the Empyrean Token belongs to Jizhou,

it'll be a matter of time

before the entire world follows suit.

I haven't seen these many dimwits in a while.

How fun.

(Disciple of Tianshuang Sect, Bai Fengxi) Lin Yin'an of Youzhou,

why are you intervening now?

Were you trembling in your boots

when you saw Yan Yingzhou's long blade?

You're asking for my blade.

Come down now!

I dislike your manner of speech.

You're the Heroine Fengxi?

Do you know me?

Bai Fengxi, as beautiful as she is lethal. Everyone knows that.

Are you interested in the Empyrean Token too, Miss Feng?

I couldn't care less about the token.

However, I quite like

this Yan Yingzhou.

You are strong, Miss,

but you are outnumbered.

Why should you meddle in this business?

If you can compensate for my loss,

I'll leave right away.

Name your price.

I was having a nap

and you interrupted my sweet dream.

Do you know who I dreamt of?

Queen Mother of the West. She invited me to the Divine Mountain, Kunlun

to wine and to admire fairy dances with her.

Oh, the bliss!

She even gave me a Divine Peach.

Just when I was about to take it from her hands,

all of you barged in.

If you can

give me this Divine Peach,

I'll leave right away.

I don't want Yan Yingzhou

or the Empyrean Token.

He, this woman is just taking us for fools.

Chase her!

Catch me if you can.

(Pure and Elegant)

Sir, I just received news

that General Liefeng of Jizhou, Yan Yingzhou,

got the Empyrean Token.

All other States are hunting him right now.

Jizhou

sure is doing everything to get the token.

Sir, now is good timing.

Are we not going in to interfere?

You see the full picture

but you fail to understand humans.

Humans?

All Six States have their own agenda.

Whoever gets the Empyrean Token first

will get a head start

but they will have to face

the siege from the rest.

It's unfortunate for General Liefeng

that he has to deal with it now.

Sir,

another update.

Bai Fengxi of Tianshuang Sect rescued Yan Yingzhou.

Is your rival, Miss Feng,

after the token as well?

Let Cangyi follow them closely.

Noted.

(Is she here too?)

(It must be just an act of heroism.)

(Well, she has always been like that.)

Thank you for your intervention, Heroine Feng.

May I know why you saved me?

Three years ago.

In Changfeng City.

In Changfeng City?

That day,

Jizhou and Shangzhou waged a war.

To protect the commoners,

you and your army

held the Shangzhou army

in the Liefeng Pass, north of Changfeng City.

You won the war

but you also disrupted the military pacing

and were duly punished by the Lord of Jizhou.

War is among soldiers.

The commoners are innocent.

And that

is why I saved you.

You care about the people and your nation.

You shouldn't die to thugs.

What I did today

was just fulfilling all commoners' wishes.

You have a sense of justice, Heroine Feng.

Heroine Feng,

I have another favor to ask.

To deliver the Empyrean Token to Jizhou?

Sorry, I can't help it.

I'm used to lounging around.

Do it yourself.

I might not survive for long.

You met me.

You still stand a chance to live.

Do you know the Han family?

Do you want to get some medicines from them?

You catch up quickly.

I am a close friend of their family's head.

I will get Zifu Powder and Buddha Pill from him.

You'll be fine.

Take this first.

You will live for another day.

I will bring

medicines to you within a day.

(Pure and Elegant)

(Pure and Elegant)

Sir, Cangyi fetched another message.

Miss Feng is now heading to the Han's Residence.

No trace of Yan Yingzhou.

She is trying to get some medicines for him.

Find her and we'll find Yan Yingzhou,

and the token too, of course.

Many are

looking for her now.

Didn't Han Xuanling send us an invitation?

Yes.

Good.

Let's pay him a visit.

(The Hans)

(Han's Residence)

(Birthday)

(Han's Young Master, Han Pu, Han's Family Head, Han Xuanling)

Mr. Han!

May you live long and prosper!

Thank you.

My beloved guests.

Today is my birthday.

I thank you all for coming to share this joy with me.

A toast to everyone!

How festive.

You again?

Better late than never.

I too would like to wish you, Mr. Han,

a long and prosperous life.

Bai Fengxi.

If you stopped dropping by here,

I definitely would live longer.

You have snatched medicines from me many times.

Today is my day

and I will let you slide just this once.

Please leave at once.

Otherwise, pardon my aggression.

You set the rule

that whoever wants medicines from you

needs to pay a thousand pieces of gold.

You practically forced me to steal.

But don't you worry.

All your medicines did not go to waste.

They saved countless lives.

You should thank me, you know.

Enough of your twists and turns.

Never have I seen anyone as shameless as you.

This is a warning.

Leave now

and never come back again!

I have an emergency too

so I won't stay for your birthday dinner.

One pack of Zifu Powder and one Buddha Pill.

I'll leave once I get them.

Someone!

Get her out of my sight!

What a fine brew!

You did not skimp for your 60th birthday.

You...

Enjoy the feast while you can, everyone.

Mr. Han

is celebrating his 60th birthday today.

God knows if there will be his 61st.

Why do you wish ill-luck upon my father?

Young child,

knowing how stingy your father is,

we truly don't know if he will spend as much for his next birthday.

Han Pu.

Back off.

Housekeeper, take him away!

Hurry up.

Bai Fengxi.

In terms of martial arts,

I am far inferior to you.

That's why you snatched many medicines from me.

But

if you want to attempt the same thing today,

I will not surrender easily.

Mr. Han,

today is your birthday.

Just stay aside

and let me teach her a lesson on your behalf.

I will need

any help I can get.

You stole my pig trotter!

Too slow.

Try harder.

(Han's Residence)

Sir, there's a brawl inside.

As usual.

Choking?

Does it hurt?

Let me help you.

Zhong Li, announce our presence.

Noted.

Can we talk now?

Wait.

(Birthday)

Mr. Han.

My Young Master came bearing good wishes.

Who is your Young Master?

Hei Fengxi of Fountain Abode.

(Hei Fengxi?)

(Why is he here?)

Oh, Mr. Fengxi.

Show him in.

Did you invite Hei Fengxi?

Do you truly think you're the strongest in the world now?

Don't you know

some guests are best uninvited?

I just know

an uninvited guest like you is a pain in the neck.

You can't distinguish friends from foes.

How did you survive thus far?

Black Foxy!

Come out now!

Or else, I'll skin you!

You have never changed a bit.

As uncouth as ever.

Sir.

The time it takes for you to settle in comfortably

is enough for me to take a nap already.

You have not improved at all.

I ought to, truth be told.

I hate to be in the same league as you.

It's the greatest misfortune ever.

May I remind you

that you should mind your posture now?

Otherwise, "as beautiful as she is lethal"

will sound like a joke.

Greetings, Mr. Fengxi.

Pardon

this sorry state of affairs.

Greetings, Mr. Han.

You traveled far to my abode, Mr. Fengxi.

I owe you a proper welcome

but

unfortunately, I'm in a pickle at the moment.

May I ask for your assistance?

You want me to teach Bai Fengxi

a lesson?

And

please make her

pay me back the medicines

she stole from me.

Mr. Han.

I have used all your medicines

and I have no money with me.

What to do then,

Mr. Han?

It's simple.

Apologize to me in person

and leave her thieving hands here.

I'll forgo our past grievances.

Take them away then.

This accursed life!

Why do I have to know a troublemaker like you?

Mr. Han,

how about I apologize to you on her behalf?

I can't possibly accept it.

She stole your medicines

to help others.

It's not for personal gain.

Consider her gesture as accumulating good merits for your family.

Please muster your generosity

and forgive her youthful misbehavior.

As for the stolen medicines...

Give me a price, Mr. Han.

I'll settle the payment.

I...

While her boisterous act might have offended many heroes here,

it is but her playful nature.

Do take it as a harmless joke

and I pray that you will be generous enough

to not hold her accountable.

Again, I apologize to all of you

on her behalf.

(He is known to be cunning.)

(What is he plotting today?)

You're too courteous, Mr. Fengxi.

We will not hold any grudge against Heroine Feng, of course.

Now that the dust has settled,

to celebrate

Mr. Han's birthday,

I have brought 100 pots of fine wine.

Would all of you love to have a sip?

Thank you, Mr. Fengxi.

Please wait in the adjacent yard.

(Whatever. I'll get the medicine first.)

Thank you.

Mr. Han.

The thing inside is worth 100,000 pieces of gold.

It's more than enough to pay

for the medicines I stole.

Can you give me

one more pack of Zifu Powder and Buddha Pill?

This is the payment for the medicines she stole.

Please accept it, Mr. Han.

Can you give her what she asked for?

Sure.

Of course.

I shall retrieve the medicines now.

All right.

Oh, lord.

Bai Fengxi, stand right there!

Stay there!

My medicines will be all gone now.

Stay right there, Bai Fengxi!

Bai Fengxi.

Give me the Empyrean Token.

I don't have it.

Leave now.

Don't make me angry.

Nonsense.

You rescued Yan Yingzhou.

If you don't have it,

then tell me where he is now.

Don't force our hands.

I, Bai Fengxi,

is not averse to blood.

Yan Yingzhou!

Idiot!

Come.

Come.

Zhong Li.

Why did our Young Master treat these people to wine?

It's because

he doesn't want them to go to Mount Xuan

(Hei Fengxi's Servant, Ren Chuanyu) to cause more trouble for Miss Feng.

So what is the relationship between them?

You are always with him.

Tell me.

I saw Miss Feng several times

when I was with our Young Master.

But every time they saw each other,

they fought.

Why?

To see who's the best.

To find out whether Hei Fengxi

or Bai Fengxi will rule the martial world.

I truly have not met

a woman like Miss Feng before.

She refuses to conform.

Don't you think so?

I do. Yes, she is being uncivilized.

But somehow, I feel

that she's meant to behave that way.

I even envy her a bit.

Maybe

Young Master is into Miss Feng.

Right?

I think so too.

Yes.

You see, Young Master is...

Sir.

Who do I like?

Everyone inside is drunk.

We should leave now.

Any update on Mount Xuan?

After Miss Feng returned,

Yan Yingzhou is nowhere to be found.

Everyone

is looking for him in Mount Xuan now.

(I think he just doesn't want to burden Bai Fengxi.)

(Given her nature,)

(that will just make her more committed to this affair.)

(It seems like)

(a tough battle awaits tonight.)

Yan Yingzhou.

Heroine Feng.

These are the Buddha Pills.

This is Zifu Powder, for external wounds.

Please take it.

Thank you, Heroine Feng.

Why did you leave on your own?

I rescued you.

You are not a burden to me.

Come. This way.

Let's go.

Yan Yingzhou.

Hand over the Empyrean Token and you will be spared.

Bai Fengxi,

do you think both of you

can flee this mountain?

Do you want to fight together

and clear a path for us?

I'm glad you asked.

With a chance to fight together with Heroine Feng,

I have no regret in my life.

Go!

Empyrean Token!

Empyrean Token!

The token is poisonous.

They escaped again.

At this point, you should leave first.

Eat these.

You...

Two Buddha Pills

will be enough to counter the toxin in my system.

I saved them just in case.

These four Buddha Pills

are not the antidotes to the poison,

but they can prolong your life for the moment.

Given what you're capable of,

you just need to go to the Hans and ask for more Buddha Pills

to save yourself.

They are here.

I will lure them away.

Just find an opening to sneak out.

I know I shouldn't burden you with any more tasks

but please deliver this blade

to Prince Huang Chao.

I will repay your kindness

in my next life.

I, Yan Yingzhou, am here. Who's here for a duel?

Sir.

Miss Feng is safe

but Yan Yingzhou lost his life.

Who would know that Yan Yingzhou would meet his end

in Mount Xuan?

(They couldn't find the Empyrean Token)

(so they would go after her now.)

Deliver this message.

Let Sun Si arrange accordingly.

Noted, sir.

Yan Yingzhou is dead

but the Empyrean Token is still missing.

Bai Fengxi has it then.

Who are you?

(Servant of Fountain Abode, Sun Si)

(Servant of Fountain Abode, Sun Si) Sun Si of Fountain Abode.

Why are you in our way?

My Young Master said

that Mount Xuan is a dangerous place.

Why don't all of you turn around

and have a moment's rest by the foot of the mountain?

Why should we do that?

My Young Master is not trying to coerce everyone into leaving.

Do note that

my Young Master set up

many traps in this mountain.

Hike the mountain

at your own discretion.

I heard in the Han's Residence,

Hei Fengxi helped Bai Fengxi.

I'm sure

both of them are working together.

Those are my Young Master's words.

Whether you choose

to believe them or not, it's up to you.

I'm just the messenger

to deliver a warning.

Fountain Abode has intervened.

I don't know what its Head is plotting.

It's dark and the path is littered with traps.

I quit.

Let's go.

All right.

I don't believe that Hei Fengxi at all.

Let's go.

Yan Yingzhou.

Yan Yingzhou.

Where are you?

Yan Yingzhou.

Where are you?

Yan Yingzhou.

You're late.

He's already dead.

Dead?

Who are you?

You don't need to know.

Hand over the Empyrean Token

and it will be a quick death.

No way.

Sir.

The Soultaker Sect arrived at Mount Xuan.

They surrounded Miss Feng.

Those vermin

came as well.

Should we...

♪Like the dissipating fog, you become clearer♪

♪Like the hawk that soars freely, you reject the shackles♪

♪Your white silk is as light as a feather and yet it moves my heart♪

♪Ripples come at me♪

♪But I don't want to dodge♪

♪Wind is just the outline of the cloud♪

You're safe now.

♪Black is the lock of the White♪

♪Night is when the Day sleeps♪

♪You are a part of me♪

♪With a merry start, don't worry about a sorrowful end♪

Is this the Empyrean Token?

This token

is a counterfeit.

Northsea Iron shines blue under light.

This token does not carry such characteristic.

So Yan Yingzhou is just a decoy?

Huang Chao already has the token?

Yan Yingzhou

is the leader of the Four Jizhou Generals.

The Heir of the Lord of Jizhou, Huang Chao, appreciates good talents.

He won't sacrifice Yan Yingzhou like this.

So this token is a fake one from the get-go?

Everyone fought after a fake Empyrean Token?

Circulate this fake Empyrean Token

and make all heroes lose their lives for it.

The mastermind will reap the benefit.

What a huge web he cast.

Now that we know the token is a counterfeit,

should we head back, sir?

Wait.

Check if she is okay

before we return.

Zhong Li.

Build two huts

next to the cavern.

Noted.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Status report?

General Yan lost his life in Mount Xuan.

Has Yingzhou died?

Yes.

A bloody battle broke out in Mount Xuan.

We were too late.

General Yan was outnumbered

and lost his life.

Rumor has it that Bai Fengxi has the Empyrean Token now.

Bai Fengxi with the plain white attire.

She has the Empyrean Token.

Any news about her?

Nothing so far.

Your Highness, I will send someone to look for her now.

Since

Yingzhou is dead,

let's return...

We have to head to Mount Xuan.

Let's bring Yingzhou

home.

Noted.

You're awake.

I didn't know

you would get poisoned as well.

The token is poisonous.

If you had notified me,

I could have saved Yan Yingzhou.

If I had notified you earlier,

you would have arrived earlier

and had the token.

Sorry

to have left you out of this excellent opportunity.

Our misunderstanding runs deep.

You couldn't find Yan Yingzhou in Mount Xuan

so you thought I had the token.

That's why you visited the Han's Residence, didn't you?

You got me out of the pickle, supposedly,

but you didn't expect that I didn't have the token with me.

Therefore, you followed me

and waited for its reappearance.

But I didn't take the token, did I?

No, you didn't.

You know the token is hidden within the blade.

Why didn't you take it and leave?

Per the rules of Fountain Abode,

one thousand golden leaves

for an answer.

I think you're too poor for that.

You ignored the Empyrean Token.

Either something's wrong with you

or something's wrong with the token.

It's a fake token then?

What a vicious scheme.

I already found Yan Yingzhou's body

and buried him in Mount Xuan.

He was stabbed 32 times.

I admire his fearlessness.

However,

he could use some help with his martial arts.

Black Foxy.

His fearlessness made you feel all ashamed, didn't it?

Everyone knows the bravery of General Liefeng.

Unlike a certain foxy person.

All his reputation is but a scam.

You need to rest for several days.

Don't overexert yourself.

Sir, the medicinal broth is ready.

I was thinking,

if you came in contact with the poison from decaying vines

and you couldn't make it,

then

this world

would only have one Fengxi left.

Why did you save me then?

I won't be grateful for you, you know.

I won't blame you

if you leave me to my own devices.

But you, Black Foxy,

are always plotting for something.

I saved you for the Empyrean Token.

Unfortunately, the token is fake.

If you die as well,

my investment will be in vain.

It's as if

I have been outwitted by the mastermind.

I hate being outwitted.

Therefore, you can't die.

Wait,

you forgot something.

If I die,

no one will know your true face.

Life will be boring.

Come.

I expended a great deal of effort

to concoct this broth

to save you.

You concocted it?

It must be more poisonous than decaying vines.

Miss Feng.

To save you,

Young Master even used his much-cherished

millennium-old snow lotus.

When you were unconscious, you puked every time we fed you medicine.

-Zhong Li. -Young Master had to feed you himself.

When did you become this talkative?

Your tongue can use some snipping.

I will take my leave now.

I'll drink it on my own.

No need to be sanctimonious.

Not many get to be fed medicine by me.

Does

the renowned Bai Fengxi

dislike bitter medicine?

♪Like the dissipating fog, you become clearer♪

♪Like the hawk that soars freely, you reject the shackles♪

♪Your white silk is as light as feather and yet it moves my heart♪

♪Ripples come at me but I don't want to dodge♪

♪Wind is just the outline of the cloud♪

♪Black is the lock of the White♪

♪Night is when the Day sleeps♪

♪You are a part of me♪

♪Right or wrong, don't worry about the why♪

♪Pain or joy, they are from our obsession♪

♪If some things cannot be taken apart♪

♪Then let's face the uncertainty together♪

♪Let tears run dry♪

♪Let's stop in another place♪

♪Let love sever all happiness and sadness♪

♪And pierce through the vicissitude of life♪

♪With a merry start, don't worry about a sorrowful end♪

♪A full moon will be more intertwined♪

♪If some things cannot be taken apart♪

♪Then let's face the uncertainty together♪

♪Then let's face the uncertainty together♪