Dashing Youth (2024) s01e08 Episode Script
Episode 8
♪Overcoming the boundary of confusion♪
♪Holding onto my life
in the face of death threats♪
♪I look into this dark night♪
♪Never once has my soul
been extinguished♪
♪With this passion♪
♪My spirit is growing
to reach full swing♪
♪Slashing the mountain
and the ocean apart♪
♪Answering the true call on a sword♪
♪I'm the chosen one
in this turbulent world♪
♪Keep my distance from the world♪
♪Who can understand my loneliness♪
♪A single thought, looking down♪
♪Blades unsheathed,
frost flies everywhere♪
♪A belief that cuts through the world♪
♪Soaring towards the sky,
the sword reigns all♪
♪Striding across the land
with a drunken gait♪
♪I will protect the people
whenever I'm needed♪
♪Atop the summit, you and I shall
battle for the world's best♪
[Directed by Chen Zhoufei]
[Dashing Youth]
[Based on "Zhou Munan's
Juvenile Martial Arts Series"]
[from fanqienovel.com and bkneng.com]
[Episode 8]
Do you think
he'll sit over here later?
Waiter.
Of course, he will.
Come on.
Come and have some tea.
Thank you.
You didn't
even look at me or talk to me
the whole way.
Why?
If one day,
you really enter the Academy,
you'll have to call me Senior Brother.
I will take care
of your studies and your behavior.
By then,
you can't just ignore me
like you do now.
It's not that I ignore you.
I'm just a little worried.
I'm worried that you'll think
I'm still holding a grudge
against you.
So
I felt a little awkward.
He's childish.
No.
It's called youthfulness.
Okay, tell me
why you think
I would think you hold a grudge
against me.
Because you showed up
and then my master died.
That's a fact.
But those are two different things.
These two things seem
to be related,
but in the end,
if I hadn't been
playing sword in Swords Forest,
people wouldn't have thought
that my master was still alive
and hiding in Qiandong City.
Then my master wouldn't be dead.
So it appears
that the one
who caused my master's death
was me.
You mustn't think that way.
If you do, you've
You've got yourself in a bind.
Don't worry.
If I really kept thinking that way,
I wouldn't
have been able
to step out of Qiandong City.
The real killers of my master
were the two of the unknown,
Wufa and Wutian.
I'm very clear
about that.
Hence, Mengsha
and Little Master,
don't worry about me.
Look.
He's so sensible.
He deserves
to be my junior brother in the future.
You're not
finished yet.
Yes.
Even though I thought long
about it
and tried to convince myself,
I still had
a grudge in my heart.
If you hadn't come,
maybe my grandfather
and my uncle
could have protected my master.
That's why
I still feel like
beating you up.
All right.
Then wait until the day
you can beat me.
Okay, deal.
Deal.
Deal.
You're so arrogant.
Do you know that Xiao Ruofeng
is Mr. Li's
best disciple?
As for me,
I got in a few years before him,
but I'm no match for him.
I guess you'll have to wait
until you're
in your seventies or eighties
before you can beat him.
Soon, he won't be the best disciple
of Mr. Li.
Why?
Because
I'll replace him.
Come on.
Young Master.
Young Master.
What happened?
The letter from the Academy has arrived.
It's for you to be the examiner
for the Academy's
preliminary examination.
The man made it a point to emphasize
that this was a notification,
not a discussion.
Master knows
I don't like to show my face in public,
but he wants me to be
the examiner
for the preliminary examination.
What a playful old man.
It's called being able
to do what others can't,
but not what others can.
To put it simply,
it's just a way to make fun of us
and to make things difficult for us
for fun.
Do you think Baili Dongjun
will be disappointed
when he enters the Academy
and finds out that he already knows
his future senior brother?
Young Master,
I thought
that even
the person chosen by Little Master
would have
to pass the Academy's examination.
But why do you make it sound
as if this person
will definitely be Baili Dongjun?
This is a good question.
Since it's a good question,
just answer me.
I guess I'll have to think carefully
about the questions
for the preliminary examination.
[Two weeks later]
[Tianqi]
Tianqi City.
We've finally arrived.
I've lived in Tianqi before,
but I've never seen the gate properly.
I heard
that the White Feather Sword Deity
once came to Tianqi
to save his disciple
from being beheaded.
Before he left,
he smashed the plaque with his sword.
None of the world's masters dared
to stop him.
This story is true.
I want to do that, too.
No.
It's a capital offense.
Did the White Feather Sword Deity
get beheaded?
Who could have had him beheaded?
He's the Sword Deity.
I'll wait
until I've become a deity.
I'll then smash this plaque
with my sword.
I'll part ways
with you two here.
Second Senior,
take Dongjun back to the Academy.
I'm going into the palace first.
Let's go.
The roads in Tianqi City
are still as wide as ever.
It's much bigger than Qiandong City.
It's perfect for a trip.
Indeed.
Back in the day,
Gu Jianmen and I used
to travel side by side in Tianqi City.
Now he's tied up in Gu Family's affairs
in Xinan Circuit.
Since you're interested
in exploring this place,
I'll return to the Academy first.
Young Lady, Second Young Lady.
Yueyao.
[Yueqing, Sky's Beyond]
There are freshly sliced beef, mutton,
fish slices as thin as a cicada's wing,
and mushrooms only produced in Nanjue.
What do you think?
What's good to eat first?
I know
you're the best to me.
Knowing that you miss having hot pot,
Young Lady warmed up the pot
and cooked the meat
early in the morning.
That's for sure.
She's my sister.
Eat slowly.
There's a lot of good food.
I went to a lot of fun places
this time
and brought back a lot of new things.
I've got rice cake from Jiangnan
and sausages from Shuofeng.
You can have anything you want.
Yueyao, I want to eat them all.
Did you guys have any fun
on your trip to Chaisang?
I've heard it's a very prosperous place
with a lot of good liquor.
Yueyao, did you bring some back?
Qing, since when did you
start enjoying drinking?
The trip
was so rushed
that I forgot to bring some back.
It's okay. You can go again next time.
Young Lady.
Young Lady, Second Young Lady.
It's you, Mo Qixuan.
Sit down and eat with us.
Let's talk outside.
What's the matter?
Baili Dongjun has arrived at Tianqi.
Tianqi?
Now, at this time of year,
he is going to
Yes.
To sit the examination of the Academy.
Xin,
what is it
that they need to go out and talk about?
Did you encounter any problems
on your trip?
Yueyao seems to have a lot on her mind.
Young Lady
Xin,
get me another plate
of mutton later.
That meat is delicious.
And the mushrooms, too.
I got it.
What did you say about Yueyao?
Nothing.
Just enjoy your food.
Your sister
is just fine.
Young Lady, there's no time
for hesitation.
If he really enters the Academy
If he really enters the Academy
and has Mr. Li's protection,
Beique
won't have a chance anymore.
Miss Fairy,
are you leaving?
You haven't told me your name.
How am I going to find you?
♪Wind blows through the window lattice♪
♪It's raining in martial world♪
♪And the stars are flitting
in the mist-covered waters♪
♪How many people in the world♪
♪Can know what's on your mind?♪
♪We're all friends when we're gathered♪
♪I'll ride my horse in the wind♪
♪And I'll go wherever I please♪
♪The road ahead is like a mystery♪
♪But feelings have gone far away
on the wind♪
♪It's a wonderful moment♪
♪The horse's prancing,
causing fumes of dust♪
The first thing to do in Tianqi,
it's to go to Diaolou Tavern.
Who's it?
How dare you attack me from behind?
You said you'd like
to have some Qiulubai
from Diaolou Tavern,
but do you still want it now?
[Jixia Academy]
[Li Changsheng,
Chancellor of Jixia Academy]
Yes.
I won't let you have it.
You
You're only a little over halfway
through Tianqi City,
but there's more to go.
That's all for today.
The rest of the way,
we'll wait until you can get out
of this place.
Who are you?
You have got a lot of guts
and are arrogant.
But you don't deserve to be like this.
It's a little early for you
to explore Tianqi City
in one go.
This asparagus is also tasty.
I'll get you some more later.
Yueyao, come on.
I've almost finished it.
The mutton is delicious.
Have more.
I'll have Xin
get another plate later.
Qing.
What's it?
Well,
I'm going to Tianqi City in Beili.
Please cover up for me in Sky's Beyond
and keep it from Lord Wuxiang.
What?
You've just come back
and you're leaving again.
I knew
Mo Qixuan's visit would be bad.
I'll beat him up
every time I see him!
Qing.
Be good.
I'm not listening.
I'll pretend I'm deaf today.
I can't hear anything.
I just want to eat.
Do me a favor,
will you?
Qing,
when I'm done,
Beique will be restored
and Father will be released.
Don't you miss Father?
But I miss you more.
I'm always alone
in Sky's Beyond.
I don't even have anyone to talk to.
This time,
I'll leave Xin with you,
okay?
Young Lady
Qing.
Go.
Come back soon.
Yueyao.
Promise me
you'll come back sooner.
Don't make me
wait so long.
Okay, I promise.
You're awake?
Take it easy.
You've slept
the whole day away.
Why are you here?
I remember
being knocked out
by an old man.
An old man?
Well.
You sound
a bit like
the rest of us.
No wonder Ruofeng has his eye on you.
What are you talking about?
What is this place?
Who's the old man who knocked me out?
Here is the Jixia Academy.
The one who can knock you out
is naturally Mr. Li from the Academy.
No.
If you're lucky,
he'll be your master.
That's the famous
Mr. Li of the Academy?
He's the world's best martial artist,
yet he even launched a sneak attack?
He loves to joke.
All right.
It's
your first day at the Academy.
I'll show you around.
Let's go.
To meet that old man?
I mean, teacher.
Take it easy.
I like it when you call him the old man.
Anyway,
you can't just meet the old man
when you want to.
Not to mention you,
if the old man
doesn't want to see us,
it's useless for us
to beg him.
But if he wants to see us,
he'll easily find us
even if we go to Nanjue.
Fine, I can't make it clear.
Let's go now.
Don't dilly-dally.
Who's dilly-dallying?
Wait for me.
It's getting late.
Why don't we have dinner?
Let's go to Diaolou Tavern.
It's on me.
No matter what
Senior Lei.
Oh, right.
Listen carefully.
You're not allowed
to leave the Academy
for the next few days.
Just stay
right here.
Why?
Don't ask so many questions.
This is for your own good.
For a man of your status,
you've got a lot of eyes on you.
Besides, you're not a student
of the Academy yet.
Just behave yourself.
I'm not a student of the Academy yet?
But didn't you all tell me
I'm Mr. Li's
last disciple?
Kid,
who gave you such courage
and confidence?
You're just
an alternative found by Ruofeng.
- Senior Lei.
- Senior Lei.
By the way,
yesterday,
the biggest gambling house
in Tianqi City,
Qianjin House,
started a new bet.
They're betting on
who's going to be the old man
No.
Who will be Mr. Li's
last disciple?
Though
your name
is not yet known to the world
and is replaced
by "Little Master's Choice"
but the betting odds
are one to one.
One to one?
Not bad.
Looks like I'm
pretty popular.
Did you know why?
Of course.
I'm not stupid.
I'm sure it's all
Little Master's credit.
That's one point
and there's another.
What's it?
That's because
they haven't seen you in person.
Though Master Tu of Qianjin House
has just inherited the family business
and is not really old,
his has sharp eyes.
If he ever looked at you,
the odds would have to change.
What do you mean?
Think about it yourself.
Senior Lei.
Let's go.
This is the one that Little Master
and Senior Lei
brought back?
He's so young.
Of course, he is.
Little Master is young, too.
Little Master is a genius.
Who can compete with him?
So the legendary last disciple
he brought back
must be on par with him.
Lei Mengsha,
what if I don't get picked?
What should I do?
How rude you are.
If Master
doesn't pick you,
don't be discouraged.
There are 12 other teachers
in the Academy.
They accept disciples, too.
Just in case they take a shine
to you someday.
I don't think that's possible.
But you don't have to be so discouraged.
Think about it.
At worst,
you can go to Affiliated Academy.
It's big. It's easy to get in.
Well,
it's a good place
for the nobles in the city
to make a name for themselves
in Tianqi City.
Like you,
the young master
of Marquis of Zhenxi's Mansion.
If you want to go to Affiliated Academy,
whenever it is,
you'll be
its the guest of honor.
But if you don't want fame
and don't want to waste your time,
you'll have to wait until next year
to take the examination again.
But if you take the examination again
next year,
you won't be able to be
Mr. Li's last disciple.
So
I came here
in such high spirits,
but I'll probably go back
to Qiandong City dejectedly.
That's right.
Why didn't anyone tell me
before I came?
Didn't we tell you?
No.
You can't blame me for this.
On your way to Tianqi City,
you acted
as if Tianqi City
was the place for you
to impress everyone
and you were ready to make your mark.
Xiao Ruofeng and I
could nothing but encourage you.
Who's it?
You can't avoid that?
Just go to Affiliated Academy.
[Qianjin House]
Sir,
I've never seen anyone so dumb.
That's enough.
[Tu Zao, Owner of Qianjin House]
Seeing is believing.
It's an eye-opener.
Is that true?
Yes.
It is said that a disciple
from Affiliated Academy
wanted to test his martial skills,
so he threw a peach
at his head.
He didn't even realize it
and got hit right on the head.
So,
how could Little Master
be so impressed
by such a person?
He
He's hiding his strength.
No way.
Given Little Master's
and Mr. Zhuomo's temperaments,
they wouldn't do such a thing.
Unless
he's really a good-for-nothing!
Why does Little Master
want a good-for-nothing?
Who knows?
Maybe in a few years,
he won't be a good-for-nothing.
Is it funny?
Where is Tu Wan?
He's gone to listen to the song.
He's a good-for-nothing, too.
He can't do anything.
What he cares about
is just to feed himself.
Get me someone
to find out more
about the man Little Master brought back.
Yes, sir.
Come back.
Go to the treasury and get 1,000 taels
of gold.
Get someone to make a bet for me.
On whom?
On Little Master's Choice.
Yes, sir.
Go on with the massage.
Sir.
As you predicted,
Young Lady's traveled alone to Tianqi.
Young Lady is gentle and indecisive.
She seems to be swayed
by the idea of restoring the country.
Besides, it's hard for her
to bring back Baili Dongjun alone.
You and Qixuan
go there secretly.
If necessary,
you can help her.
Yes.
No news of Wufa and Wutian yet?
Lord Wufa and Lord Wutian
lost half of their powers
to the Scholarly Deity
and ran away
with their meridians broken.
Since then, they've disappeared.
Our men searched for them
but to no avail.
Fine.
This time, I'll ask Wuzuo
to go with you.
He's departed.
He'll help you
if he has to.
We've been away from home too long.
So long
that many of us
have forgotten what home is like.
Only when the Chief finishes his retreat
and we all work together
can we go back.
I'll do whatever it takes
to fulfill my duty.
What did you say?
You're the one I trust the most.
How dare you tell Lord Wuxiang
about Young Lady's whereabouts?
I have
no choice but to do so.
What are you
talking about?
Qixuan.
Don't forget
we have to go home.
What does Lord Wuxiang want us to do?
He wants us to hide in the shadows
and help to make things happen.
When do we depart?
Tomorrow.
I got it.
You may leave now.
Very good.
It doesn't help at all.
Wait,
you really can't use any
of your internal strength?
Why do you still think
I'm pretending?
I told you I didn't know how to do it.
I meant it.
That's impossible.
If you don't have any internal strength,
how can you use
the Western Chu's Sword Song?
I got it.
Your master
must have blocked
all your internal strength
by some means.
How about this?
I
will teach you a set
of internal strength techniques
for breathing.
Let's see
if it can draw
out your internal strength.
You don't need to thank me.
Looks like I have to pack up
and go back to Qiandong City.
How can a disciple
of the Scholarly Deity
give up
so easily?
[Ji Ruofeng, Chief of Baixiao Hall]
Who are you?
You wouldn't know if I told you.
Why should I tell you?
These sword moves are really exquisite.
It's good that you know it.
But if you know only sword moves
but have no internal strength,
you're just nothing.
I told you, without internal strength,
how powerful can your fist be?
Stop.
Let's stop fighting.
Don't test me anymore.
That's all I've got.
I'm not hiding anything.
Test?
Who do you think I am?
You?
Aren't you one of those disciples
from the Affiliated Academy?
Lei Mengsha is right.
Tianqi City has many talents.
I've come all this way for nothing.
I'll be laughed at by my father
when I'm back.
I've heard a lot
about you
and I was interested in you.
Yet after a few days,
you've become so dejected.
If you dare humiliate me,
you'd better watch out or I
I
I'll call someone.
You know the greatest sword techniques,
but you lost your confidence
because you were struck
by some mere fools.
You're not from the Academy.
Do you know why your master
cultivated you with medicinal liquor
and gave you
a full body of internal strength
but you can't use
a single bit of it?
Who are you?
How did you know all this?
I know a lot more.
I know a lot of things
you don't.
The reason why your master did this
was because he was afraid
that someone would find out
before it was the right time.
So he put a restraint on you
to block your internal strength.
Unless
you can't control yourself,
like
when you're drunk.
You're a friend of my master's?
But you sound
so young.
Young doesn't mean weak.
Mr. Li of the Academy,
the Sword Deities
and the Scholarly Deity of Western Chu
were only young
when they became famous.
I'm not really friends
with the Scholarly Deity,
but we had a connection.
I owe him a favor.
So now
it's time to return
the favor.
Can you help me with the restraint?
If you try to forcibly
remove the restraint,
years of internal strength
will instantly flood through your body.
Either you die or you'll be crippled.
Besides,
I'm not going
to do it the hard way.
My way is the only
and best way.
What's it?
Let your internal strength slowly
integrate into your body
little by little.
How?
Learn internal strength techniques.
In the end, your style
is the same as Lei Mengsha's.
Forget it.
It's just a few days away.
If we can train
our internal strength in a few days,
then there will be many great masters
in the world.
Do you think I'm stupid?
But you're not like them.
The internal strength techniques
I'm talking about
aren't the same as Lei Mengsha's.
I'll come again tonight.
I'm not free tonight.
The weak have no right to say no.
You
[Mount Wangcheng]
Yunyang.
Martial Uncle Wang, you're back.
After finishing this one,
there's still one left.
[Zhao Yuzhen, Disciple of Lyu Suzhen,
Mount Wangcheng]
One more,
and I'll have to wait till next year.
Yuzhen.
Yixing.
Yuzhen.
Yuzhen, you haven't
finished the peaches yet.
Yes.
But only the last two are left.
Yixing,
why do you think
peaches only grow in summer and fall?
Why don't we have peaches
all year round?
It's only when everything
lies dormant in winter
that the flowers bloom in spring
and the summer and fall
are brought to fruition.
There's a rule for everything.
Just go with the flow.
But I want to eat peaches every day.
Everything has a rule,
so I'll change it
and make it serve a better cause.
Yixing, is it fun outside the mountain?
Not bad.
Good liquor and beautiful ladies
have kept me away for a while.
I'd like to go down the mountain too.
Look
what I've brought you.
A sword?
This is no ordinary sword.
This is the sword
made from the Xuanyang Sword's blank
left behind by the Kunlun Sword Deity.
It's the warmest sword on earth.
If you bury this sword in the ground,
it'll keep the whole yard in spring.
You
have got to get better
at practicing Fire Arts.
By then,
it won't be a problem for you
to crave peaches in the winter.
What's the name of this sword now?
The God of Fire.
What an awful name.
Split.
Combined.
You can use it this way?
You can use it this way?
Yes.
That's the way it works.
Yixing.
You're back.
[Lyu Suzhen, Chief of Mount Wangcheng]
- Master.
- Chief.
I'll leave you all to it.
I'm off now.
Take it.
Master,
Yuzhen was talking
about going down the mountain again.
I read Yu's fortune
when he was born.
Whether it's secret techniques
or swordsmanship,
he'll be
the best at Mount Wangcheng
for a hundred years.
But there are gains and losses.
He's going
to stay at Mount Wangcheng
for the rest of his life.
If he goes down the mountain,
a catastrophe will come upon him.
He's not resigned to his fate.
He always thinks
that destiny can be changed.
Is there really no other way?
How can you realize yourself better
without seeing the world?
I will be the one
to put forward another way.
You just stay out of this.
All right.
You
love to take everything
upon yourself.
If there's nothing else,
I'll take my leave.
I haven't taken a shower the whole trip.
I feel so uncomfortable.
Come back.
Did you
meet a man named Baili Dongjun
on your way?
If you hadn't mentioned it,
I'd have forgotten.
An heir of the Western Chu's Sword Song.
What an eye-opener.
He's in Tianqi City now.
Just let him be.
It's good for young people
to widen their horizons.
Coincidentally,
you're going there, too.
Why?
I'm just back
not long ago.
The Academy's examination
is around the corner.
You have to go.
Master, are you asking me
to join the Academy
instead of learning from you?
Well,
I just want to stay at Mount Wangcheng.
As for the Academy
Is Mr. Li still accepting disciples
this year?
You wish to enter the Academy?
The Academy
only asks us
to send one person there from our sect.
What?
Why me again?
I also want
to seriously learn some techniques,
pretend to be a master of the world,
and get to know
the beautiful girls down the mountain.
Because you're the only one
who knows Baili Dongjun.
I'm asking you to go to Tianqi
to keep an eye on this person.
The heir to the Western Chu's Sword Song
will certainly cause chaos
in the future.
But what's that got to do with me?
If you want to be the greatest master
in the martial arts world someday,
he'll be your rival for sure.
Be the greatest master
in the martial arts world?
Master, you really
think highly of me.
I'm the White Feather Sword Deity's
best friend,
the Green Feather Liquor Deity.
Come on, Yun.
It's your turn.
Isn't this too embarrassing?
Come on.
Yun, go ahead.
Yun, you must do it.
Yun, you can do it.
I'm the White Feather Sword Deity's
friend,
the Green Feather Liquor Deity.
Yun,
Mr. Ye,
Madam,
I'm here to see you.
Yun,
you know what?
I'm about to fulfill
our pact.
There are few people in the world
who can brew better liquor
than me now.
In a few days,
I'll challenge
Qiulubai of Diaolou Tavern.
If I win against it,
I'll become
a world-famous liquor deity.
But now, I've decided
that I'll accomplish
your part as well.
Not only will I be a liquor deity,
but I will also be a sword deity.
Yun.
[No animals were harmed
during the filming of this drama.]
[Some animals were created
using bionic props and 3D effects.]
♪A gentle breeze♪
♪Intentionally touching the heart♪
♪Moored by the lake, ripples spread♪
♪Feet covered by spring mud♪
♪Branches softly murmur in the wind♪
♪Whispering secrets♪
♪Drawing your silhouette under the moon♪
♪As if destined,
gazing at your graceful silhouette♪
♪Restlessly searching♪
♪I stay with you even if the twilight
turns to a clear evening♪
♪Listening closely to the drizzle
in the shadows♪
♪Who can I lean on now?♪
♪Roaming the world together
like a pair of lovebirds♪
♪Deeply in love,
two hearts in perfect harmony♪
♪A red note as our boat,
we navigate with heartfelt devotion♪
♪A folding fan swaying
among the stars and clouds♪
♪In this perfect moment♪
♪To meet you♪
♪A gentle breeze♪
♪Intentionally touching the heart♪
♪Moored by the lake, ripples spread♪
♪Feet covered by spring mud♪
♪Branches softly murmur in the wind♪
♪Whispering secrets♪
♪Drawing your silhouette under the moon♪
♪As if destined,
gazing at your graceful silhouette♪
♪Restlessly searching♪
♪I stay with you even if the twilight
turns to a clear evening♪
♪Listening closely to the drizzle
in the shadows♪
♪Who can I lean on now?♪
♪Roaming the world together
like a pair of lovebirds♪
♪Deeply in love,
two hearts in perfect harmony♪
♪A red note as our boat,
we navigate with heartfelt devotion♪
♪A folding fan swaying
among the stars and clouds♪
♪In this perfect moment♪
♪To meet you♪
♪Holding onto my life
in the face of death threats♪
♪I look into this dark night♪
♪Never once has my soul
been extinguished♪
♪With this passion♪
♪My spirit is growing
to reach full swing♪
♪Slashing the mountain
and the ocean apart♪
♪Answering the true call on a sword♪
♪I'm the chosen one
in this turbulent world♪
♪Keep my distance from the world♪
♪Who can understand my loneliness♪
♪A single thought, looking down♪
♪Blades unsheathed,
frost flies everywhere♪
♪A belief that cuts through the world♪
♪Soaring towards the sky,
the sword reigns all♪
♪Striding across the land
with a drunken gait♪
♪I will protect the people
whenever I'm needed♪
♪Atop the summit, you and I shall
battle for the world's best♪
[Directed by Chen Zhoufei]
[Dashing Youth]
[Based on "Zhou Munan's
Juvenile Martial Arts Series"]
[from fanqienovel.com and bkneng.com]
[Episode 8]
Do you think
he'll sit over here later?
Waiter.
Of course, he will.
Come on.
Come and have some tea.
Thank you.
You didn't
even look at me or talk to me
the whole way.
Why?
If one day,
you really enter the Academy,
you'll have to call me Senior Brother.
I will take care
of your studies and your behavior.
By then,
you can't just ignore me
like you do now.
It's not that I ignore you.
I'm just a little worried.
I'm worried that you'll think
I'm still holding a grudge
against you.
So
I felt a little awkward.
He's childish.
No.
It's called youthfulness.
Okay, tell me
why you think
I would think you hold a grudge
against me.
Because you showed up
and then my master died.
That's a fact.
But those are two different things.
These two things seem
to be related,
but in the end,
if I hadn't been
playing sword in Swords Forest,
people wouldn't have thought
that my master was still alive
and hiding in Qiandong City.
Then my master wouldn't be dead.
So it appears
that the one
who caused my master's death
was me.
You mustn't think that way.
If you do, you've
You've got yourself in a bind.
Don't worry.
If I really kept thinking that way,
I wouldn't
have been able
to step out of Qiandong City.
The real killers of my master
were the two of the unknown,
Wufa and Wutian.
I'm very clear
about that.
Hence, Mengsha
and Little Master,
don't worry about me.
Look.
He's so sensible.
He deserves
to be my junior brother in the future.
You're not
finished yet.
Yes.
Even though I thought long
about it
and tried to convince myself,
I still had
a grudge in my heart.
If you hadn't come,
maybe my grandfather
and my uncle
could have protected my master.
That's why
I still feel like
beating you up.
All right.
Then wait until the day
you can beat me.
Okay, deal.
Deal.
Deal.
You're so arrogant.
Do you know that Xiao Ruofeng
is Mr. Li's
best disciple?
As for me,
I got in a few years before him,
but I'm no match for him.
I guess you'll have to wait
until you're
in your seventies or eighties
before you can beat him.
Soon, he won't be the best disciple
of Mr. Li.
Why?
Because
I'll replace him.
Come on.
Young Master.
Young Master.
What happened?
The letter from the Academy has arrived.
It's for you to be the examiner
for the Academy's
preliminary examination.
The man made it a point to emphasize
that this was a notification,
not a discussion.
Master knows
I don't like to show my face in public,
but he wants me to be
the examiner
for the preliminary examination.
What a playful old man.
It's called being able
to do what others can't,
but not what others can.
To put it simply,
it's just a way to make fun of us
and to make things difficult for us
for fun.
Do you think Baili Dongjun
will be disappointed
when he enters the Academy
and finds out that he already knows
his future senior brother?
Young Master,
I thought
that even
the person chosen by Little Master
would have
to pass the Academy's examination.
But why do you make it sound
as if this person
will definitely be Baili Dongjun?
This is a good question.
Since it's a good question,
just answer me.
I guess I'll have to think carefully
about the questions
for the preliminary examination.
[Two weeks later]
[Tianqi]
Tianqi City.
We've finally arrived.
I've lived in Tianqi before,
but I've never seen the gate properly.
I heard
that the White Feather Sword Deity
once came to Tianqi
to save his disciple
from being beheaded.
Before he left,
he smashed the plaque with his sword.
None of the world's masters dared
to stop him.
This story is true.
I want to do that, too.
No.
It's a capital offense.
Did the White Feather Sword Deity
get beheaded?
Who could have had him beheaded?
He's the Sword Deity.
I'll wait
until I've become a deity.
I'll then smash this plaque
with my sword.
I'll part ways
with you two here.
Second Senior,
take Dongjun back to the Academy.
I'm going into the palace first.
Let's go.
The roads in Tianqi City
are still as wide as ever.
It's much bigger than Qiandong City.
It's perfect for a trip.
Indeed.
Back in the day,
Gu Jianmen and I used
to travel side by side in Tianqi City.
Now he's tied up in Gu Family's affairs
in Xinan Circuit.
Since you're interested
in exploring this place,
I'll return to the Academy first.
Young Lady, Second Young Lady.
Yueyao.
[Yueqing, Sky's Beyond]
There are freshly sliced beef, mutton,
fish slices as thin as a cicada's wing,
and mushrooms only produced in Nanjue.
What do you think?
What's good to eat first?
I know
you're the best to me.
Knowing that you miss having hot pot,
Young Lady warmed up the pot
and cooked the meat
early in the morning.
That's for sure.
She's my sister.
Eat slowly.
There's a lot of good food.
I went to a lot of fun places
this time
and brought back a lot of new things.
I've got rice cake from Jiangnan
and sausages from Shuofeng.
You can have anything you want.
Yueyao, I want to eat them all.
Did you guys have any fun
on your trip to Chaisang?
I've heard it's a very prosperous place
with a lot of good liquor.
Yueyao, did you bring some back?
Qing, since when did you
start enjoying drinking?
The trip
was so rushed
that I forgot to bring some back.
It's okay. You can go again next time.
Young Lady.
Young Lady, Second Young Lady.
It's you, Mo Qixuan.
Sit down and eat with us.
Let's talk outside.
What's the matter?
Baili Dongjun has arrived at Tianqi.
Tianqi?
Now, at this time of year,
he is going to
Yes.
To sit the examination of the Academy.
Xin,
what is it
that they need to go out and talk about?
Did you encounter any problems
on your trip?
Yueyao seems to have a lot on her mind.
Young Lady
Xin,
get me another plate
of mutton later.
That meat is delicious.
And the mushrooms, too.
I got it.
What did you say about Yueyao?
Nothing.
Just enjoy your food.
Your sister
is just fine.
Young Lady, there's no time
for hesitation.
If he really enters the Academy
If he really enters the Academy
and has Mr. Li's protection,
Beique
won't have a chance anymore.
Miss Fairy,
are you leaving?
You haven't told me your name.
How am I going to find you?
♪Wind blows through the window lattice♪
♪It's raining in martial world♪
♪And the stars are flitting
in the mist-covered waters♪
♪How many people in the world♪
♪Can know what's on your mind?♪
♪We're all friends when we're gathered♪
♪I'll ride my horse in the wind♪
♪And I'll go wherever I please♪
♪The road ahead is like a mystery♪
♪But feelings have gone far away
on the wind♪
♪It's a wonderful moment♪
♪The horse's prancing,
causing fumes of dust♪
The first thing to do in Tianqi,
it's to go to Diaolou Tavern.
Who's it?
How dare you attack me from behind?
You said you'd like
to have some Qiulubai
from Diaolou Tavern,
but do you still want it now?
[Jixia Academy]
[Li Changsheng,
Chancellor of Jixia Academy]
Yes.
I won't let you have it.
You
You're only a little over halfway
through Tianqi City,
but there's more to go.
That's all for today.
The rest of the way,
we'll wait until you can get out
of this place.
Who are you?
You have got a lot of guts
and are arrogant.
But you don't deserve to be like this.
It's a little early for you
to explore Tianqi City
in one go.
This asparagus is also tasty.
I'll get you some more later.
Yueyao, come on.
I've almost finished it.
The mutton is delicious.
Have more.
I'll have Xin
get another plate later.
Qing.
What's it?
Well,
I'm going to Tianqi City in Beili.
Please cover up for me in Sky's Beyond
and keep it from Lord Wuxiang.
What?
You've just come back
and you're leaving again.
I knew
Mo Qixuan's visit would be bad.
I'll beat him up
every time I see him!
Qing.
Be good.
I'm not listening.
I'll pretend I'm deaf today.
I can't hear anything.
I just want to eat.
Do me a favor,
will you?
Qing,
when I'm done,
Beique will be restored
and Father will be released.
Don't you miss Father?
But I miss you more.
I'm always alone
in Sky's Beyond.
I don't even have anyone to talk to.
This time,
I'll leave Xin with you,
okay?
Young Lady
Qing.
Go.
Come back soon.
Yueyao.
Promise me
you'll come back sooner.
Don't make me
wait so long.
Okay, I promise.
You're awake?
Take it easy.
You've slept
the whole day away.
Why are you here?
I remember
being knocked out
by an old man.
An old man?
Well.
You sound
a bit like
the rest of us.
No wonder Ruofeng has his eye on you.
What are you talking about?
What is this place?
Who's the old man who knocked me out?
Here is the Jixia Academy.
The one who can knock you out
is naturally Mr. Li from the Academy.
No.
If you're lucky,
he'll be your master.
That's the famous
Mr. Li of the Academy?
He's the world's best martial artist,
yet he even launched a sneak attack?
He loves to joke.
All right.
It's
your first day at the Academy.
I'll show you around.
Let's go.
To meet that old man?
I mean, teacher.
Take it easy.
I like it when you call him the old man.
Anyway,
you can't just meet the old man
when you want to.
Not to mention you,
if the old man
doesn't want to see us,
it's useless for us
to beg him.
But if he wants to see us,
he'll easily find us
even if we go to Nanjue.
Fine, I can't make it clear.
Let's go now.
Don't dilly-dally.
Who's dilly-dallying?
Wait for me.
It's getting late.
Why don't we have dinner?
Let's go to Diaolou Tavern.
It's on me.
No matter what
Senior Lei.
Oh, right.
Listen carefully.
You're not allowed
to leave the Academy
for the next few days.
Just stay
right here.
Why?
Don't ask so many questions.
This is for your own good.
For a man of your status,
you've got a lot of eyes on you.
Besides, you're not a student
of the Academy yet.
Just behave yourself.
I'm not a student of the Academy yet?
But didn't you all tell me
I'm Mr. Li's
last disciple?
Kid,
who gave you such courage
and confidence?
You're just
an alternative found by Ruofeng.
- Senior Lei.
- Senior Lei.
By the way,
yesterday,
the biggest gambling house
in Tianqi City,
Qianjin House,
started a new bet.
They're betting on
who's going to be the old man
No.
Who will be Mr. Li's
last disciple?
Though
your name
is not yet known to the world
and is replaced
by "Little Master's Choice"
but the betting odds
are one to one.
One to one?
Not bad.
Looks like I'm
pretty popular.
Did you know why?
Of course.
I'm not stupid.
I'm sure it's all
Little Master's credit.
That's one point
and there's another.
What's it?
That's because
they haven't seen you in person.
Though Master Tu of Qianjin House
has just inherited the family business
and is not really old,
his has sharp eyes.
If he ever looked at you,
the odds would have to change.
What do you mean?
Think about it yourself.
Senior Lei.
Let's go.
This is the one that Little Master
and Senior Lei
brought back?
He's so young.
Of course, he is.
Little Master is young, too.
Little Master is a genius.
Who can compete with him?
So the legendary last disciple
he brought back
must be on par with him.
Lei Mengsha,
what if I don't get picked?
What should I do?
How rude you are.
If Master
doesn't pick you,
don't be discouraged.
There are 12 other teachers
in the Academy.
They accept disciples, too.
Just in case they take a shine
to you someday.
I don't think that's possible.
But you don't have to be so discouraged.
Think about it.
At worst,
you can go to Affiliated Academy.
It's big. It's easy to get in.
Well,
it's a good place
for the nobles in the city
to make a name for themselves
in Tianqi City.
Like you,
the young master
of Marquis of Zhenxi's Mansion.
If you want to go to Affiliated Academy,
whenever it is,
you'll be
its the guest of honor.
But if you don't want fame
and don't want to waste your time,
you'll have to wait until next year
to take the examination again.
But if you take the examination again
next year,
you won't be able to be
Mr. Li's last disciple.
So
I came here
in such high spirits,
but I'll probably go back
to Qiandong City dejectedly.
That's right.
Why didn't anyone tell me
before I came?
Didn't we tell you?
No.
You can't blame me for this.
On your way to Tianqi City,
you acted
as if Tianqi City
was the place for you
to impress everyone
and you were ready to make your mark.
Xiao Ruofeng and I
could nothing but encourage you.
Who's it?
You can't avoid that?
Just go to Affiliated Academy.
[Qianjin House]
Sir,
I've never seen anyone so dumb.
That's enough.
[Tu Zao, Owner of Qianjin House]
Seeing is believing.
It's an eye-opener.
Is that true?
Yes.
It is said that a disciple
from Affiliated Academy
wanted to test his martial skills,
so he threw a peach
at his head.
He didn't even realize it
and got hit right on the head.
So,
how could Little Master
be so impressed
by such a person?
He
He's hiding his strength.
No way.
Given Little Master's
and Mr. Zhuomo's temperaments,
they wouldn't do such a thing.
Unless
he's really a good-for-nothing!
Why does Little Master
want a good-for-nothing?
Who knows?
Maybe in a few years,
he won't be a good-for-nothing.
Is it funny?
Where is Tu Wan?
He's gone to listen to the song.
He's a good-for-nothing, too.
He can't do anything.
What he cares about
is just to feed himself.
Get me someone
to find out more
about the man Little Master brought back.
Yes, sir.
Come back.
Go to the treasury and get 1,000 taels
of gold.
Get someone to make a bet for me.
On whom?
On Little Master's Choice.
Yes, sir.
Go on with the massage.
Sir.
As you predicted,
Young Lady's traveled alone to Tianqi.
Young Lady is gentle and indecisive.
She seems to be swayed
by the idea of restoring the country.
Besides, it's hard for her
to bring back Baili Dongjun alone.
You and Qixuan
go there secretly.
If necessary,
you can help her.
Yes.
No news of Wufa and Wutian yet?
Lord Wufa and Lord Wutian
lost half of their powers
to the Scholarly Deity
and ran away
with their meridians broken.
Since then, they've disappeared.
Our men searched for them
but to no avail.
Fine.
This time, I'll ask Wuzuo
to go with you.
He's departed.
He'll help you
if he has to.
We've been away from home too long.
So long
that many of us
have forgotten what home is like.
Only when the Chief finishes his retreat
and we all work together
can we go back.
I'll do whatever it takes
to fulfill my duty.
What did you say?
You're the one I trust the most.
How dare you tell Lord Wuxiang
about Young Lady's whereabouts?
I have
no choice but to do so.
What are you
talking about?
Qixuan.
Don't forget
we have to go home.
What does Lord Wuxiang want us to do?
He wants us to hide in the shadows
and help to make things happen.
When do we depart?
Tomorrow.
I got it.
You may leave now.
Very good.
It doesn't help at all.
Wait,
you really can't use any
of your internal strength?
Why do you still think
I'm pretending?
I told you I didn't know how to do it.
I meant it.
That's impossible.
If you don't have any internal strength,
how can you use
the Western Chu's Sword Song?
I got it.
Your master
must have blocked
all your internal strength
by some means.
How about this?
I
will teach you a set
of internal strength techniques
for breathing.
Let's see
if it can draw
out your internal strength.
You don't need to thank me.
Looks like I have to pack up
and go back to Qiandong City.
How can a disciple
of the Scholarly Deity
give up
so easily?
[Ji Ruofeng, Chief of Baixiao Hall]
Who are you?
You wouldn't know if I told you.
Why should I tell you?
These sword moves are really exquisite.
It's good that you know it.
But if you know only sword moves
but have no internal strength,
you're just nothing.
I told you, without internal strength,
how powerful can your fist be?
Stop.
Let's stop fighting.
Don't test me anymore.
That's all I've got.
I'm not hiding anything.
Test?
Who do you think I am?
You?
Aren't you one of those disciples
from the Affiliated Academy?
Lei Mengsha is right.
Tianqi City has many talents.
I've come all this way for nothing.
I'll be laughed at by my father
when I'm back.
I've heard a lot
about you
and I was interested in you.
Yet after a few days,
you've become so dejected.
If you dare humiliate me,
you'd better watch out or I
I
I'll call someone.
You know the greatest sword techniques,
but you lost your confidence
because you were struck
by some mere fools.
You're not from the Academy.
Do you know why your master
cultivated you with medicinal liquor
and gave you
a full body of internal strength
but you can't use
a single bit of it?
Who are you?
How did you know all this?
I know a lot more.
I know a lot of things
you don't.
The reason why your master did this
was because he was afraid
that someone would find out
before it was the right time.
So he put a restraint on you
to block your internal strength.
Unless
you can't control yourself,
like
when you're drunk.
You're a friend of my master's?
But you sound
so young.
Young doesn't mean weak.
Mr. Li of the Academy,
the Sword Deities
and the Scholarly Deity of Western Chu
were only young
when they became famous.
I'm not really friends
with the Scholarly Deity,
but we had a connection.
I owe him a favor.
So now
it's time to return
the favor.
Can you help me with the restraint?
If you try to forcibly
remove the restraint,
years of internal strength
will instantly flood through your body.
Either you die or you'll be crippled.
Besides,
I'm not going
to do it the hard way.
My way is the only
and best way.
What's it?
Let your internal strength slowly
integrate into your body
little by little.
How?
Learn internal strength techniques.
In the end, your style
is the same as Lei Mengsha's.
Forget it.
It's just a few days away.
If we can train
our internal strength in a few days,
then there will be many great masters
in the world.
Do you think I'm stupid?
But you're not like them.
The internal strength techniques
I'm talking about
aren't the same as Lei Mengsha's.
I'll come again tonight.
I'm not free tonight.
The weak have no right to say no.
You
[Mount Wangcheng]
Yunyang.
Martial Uncle Wang, you're back.
After finishing this one,
there's still one left.
[Zhao Yuzhen, Disciple of Lyu Suzhen,
Mount Wangcheng]
One more,
and I'll have to wait till next year.
Yuzhen.
Yixing.
Yuzhen.
Yuzhen, you haven't
finished the peaches yet.
Yes.
But only the last two are left.
Yixing,
why do you think
peaches only grow in summer and fall?
Why don't we have peaches
all year round?
It's only when everything
lies dormant in winter
that the flowers bloom in spring
and the summer and fall
are brought to fruition.
There's a rule for everything.
Just go with the flow.
But I want to eat peaches every day.
Everything has a rule,
so I'll change it
and make it serve a better cause.
Yixing, is it fun outside the mountain?
Not bad.
Good liquor and beautiful ladies
have kept me away for a while.
I'd like to go down the mountain too.
Look
what I've brought you.
A sword?
This is no ordinary sword.
This is the sword
made from the Xuanyang Sword's blank
left behind by the Kunlun Sword Deity.
It's the warmest sword on earth.
If you bury this sword in the ground,
it'll keep the whole yard in spring.
You
have got to get better
at practicing Fire Arts.
By then,
it won't be a problem for you
to crave peaches in the winter.
What's the name of this sword now?
The God of Fire.
What an awful name.
Split.
Combined.
You can use it this way?
You can use it this way?
Yes.
That's the way it works.
Yixing.
You're back.
[Lyu Suzhen, Chief of Mount Wangcheng]
- Master.
- Chief.
I'll leave you all to it.
I'm off now.
Take it.
Master,
Yuzhen was talking
about going down the mountain again.
I read Yu's fortune
when he was born.
Whether it's secret techniques
or swordsmanship,
he'll be
the best at Mount Wangcheng
for a hundred years.
But there are gains and losses.
He's going
to stay at Mount Wangcheng
for the rest of his life.
If he goes down the mountain,
a catastrophe will come upon him.
He's not resigned to his fate.
He always thinks
that destiny can be changed.
Is there really no other way?
How can you realize yourself better
without seeing the world?
I will be the one
to put forward another way.
You just stay out of this.
All right.
You
love to take everything
upon yourself.
If there's nothing else,
I'll take my leave.
I haven't taken a shower the whole trip.
I feel so uncomfortable.
Come back.
Did you
meet a man named Baili Dongjun
on your way?
If you hadn't mentioned it,
I'd have forgotten.
An heir of the Western Chu's Sword Song.
What an eye-opener.
He's in Tianqi City now.
Just let him be.
It's good for young people
to widen their horizons.
Coincidentally,
you're going there, too.
Why?
I'm just back
not long ago.
The Academy's examination
is around the corner.
You have to go.
Master, are you asking me
to join the Academy
instead of learning from you?
Well,
I just want to stay at Mount Wangcheng.
As for the Academy
Is Mr. Li still accepting disciples
this year?
You wish to enter the Academy?
The Academy
only asks us
to send one person there from our sect.
What?
Why me again?
I also want
to seriously learn some techniques,
pretend to be a master of the world,
and get to know
the beautiful girls down the mountain.
Because you're the only one
who knows Baili Dongjun.
I'm asking you to go to Tianqi
to keep an eye on this person.
The heir to the Western Chu's Sword Song
will certainly cause chaos
in the future.
But what's that got to do with me?
If you want to be the greatest master
in the martial arts world someday,
he'll be your rival for sure.
Be the greatest master
in the martial arts world?
Master, you really
think highly of me.
I'm the White Feather Sword Deity's
best friend,
the Green Feather Liquor Deity.
Come on, Yun.
It's your turn.
Isn't this too embarrassing?
Come on.
Yun, go ahead.
Yun, you must do it.
Yun, you can do it.
I'm the White Feather Sword Deity's
friend,
the Green Feather Liquor Deity.
Yun,
Mr. Ye,
Madam,
I'm here to see you.
Yun,
you know what?
I'm about to fulfill
our pact.
There are few people in the world
who can brew better liquor
than me now.
In a few days,
I'll challenge
Qiulubai of Diaolou Tavern.
If I win against it,
I'll become
a world-famous liquor deity.
But now, I've decided
that I'll accomplish
your part as well.
Not only will I be a liquor deity,
but I will also be a sword deity.
Yun.
[No animals were harmed
during the filming of this drama.]
[Some animals were created
using bionic props and 3D effects.]
♪A gentle breeze♪
♪Intentionally touching the heart♪
♪Moored by the lake, ripples spread♪
♪Feet covered by spring mud♪
♪Branches softly murmur in the wind♪
♪Whispering secrets♪
♪Drawing your silhouette under the moon♪
♪As if destined,
gazing at your graceful silhouette♪
♪Restlessly searching♪
♪I stay with you even if the twilight
turns to a clear evening♪
♪Listening closely to the drizzle
in the shadows♪
♪Who can I lean on now?♪
♪Roaming the world together
like a pair of lovebirds♪
♪Deeply in love,
two hearts in perfect harmony♪
♪A red note as our boat,
we navigate with heartfelt devotion♪
♪A folding fan swaying
among the stars and clouds♪
♪In this perfect moment♪
♪To meet you♪
♪A gentle breeze♪
♪Intentionally touching the heart♪
♪Moored by the lake, ripples spread♪
♪Feet covered by spring mud♪
♪Branches softly murmur in the wind♪
♪Whispering secrets♪
♪Drawing your silhouette under the moon♪
♪As if destined,
gazing at your graceful silhouette♪
♪Restlessly searching♪
♪I stay with you even if the twilight
turns to a clear evening♪
♪Listening closely to the drizzle
in the shadows♪
♪Who can I lean on now?♪
♪Roaming the world together
like a pair of lovebirds♪
♪Deeply in love,
two hearts in perfect harmony♪
♪A red note as our boat,
we navigate with heartfelt devotion♪
♪A folding fan swaying
among the stars and clouds♪
♪In this perfect moment♪
♪To meet you♪