A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
ADAPTED FROM TIANXIA GUIYUAN'S NOVEL HUANG QUAN
EPISODE 45
Don't go.
Hide yourself well. I'll go kill them.
Nanyi, if possible, catch the leader alive.
-Okay. -Be careful.
Did Your Highness receive any news?
What's strange is that we haven't gotten any news.
Without Prince of Chu to restrain us, we'll be more carefree in our journey.
I think I'll stay.
I can also update you with news at all times.
Feng Zhiwei.
This is Minhai's special weapon.
I think these assassins were sent by Chang Yuan.
If Feng Zhiwei was captured by the assassins,
they must have taken her to Minhai.
Gu Nanyi, let's move quickly.
We must save Feng Zhiwei.
She wasn't captured.
She must have gone back to save Prince of Chu at the relay station.
Huaishi.
You're most familiar with the way to Minhai.
Why don't we split up?
Take the men and lead them in the direction of Jiyang.
Gu Nanyi and I will go to the relay station. How about that?
All right.
Look at this.
If you get back to the relay station and the Inspector's not there,
follow this road and you'll get to Jiyang.
All right.
-Let's meet in Jiyang then. -All right.
Thank you.
See you later.
-Anything on this side? -No.
Continue searching.
-Yes. -Yes.
How is it? Has anyone found the target?
Not yet.
The lord said we have to find him, dead or alive.
I got a glimpse of someone running away toward the forest.
Split up and continue searching.
We must eliminate the target today.
-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.
Stop.
-Feng Zhiwei. -Inspector Feng.
Ning Yi.
Why did you come back?
Now you know that your method of deceit didn't work.
And you made me drink so much, too.
The mastermind behind this wants to kill you.
So your method of splitting up
won't work at all.
Starting today, you and I will split up.
You and the Qingming students should let Yan Huaishi lead
and select an alternate route to Minhai.
I'll continue with the guards as planned.
That won't work.
If you're going to plan something,
you have to think of a foolproof way.
Someone's here. Your Highness, Inspector Feng, go.
No, let's go together.
All right.
I see people! Pursue them!
-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!
Over there!
-Pursue them! -Yes, sir!
It's a dead end.
Zhiwei.
You must remember your promise to me.
Arrive in Minhai safely and cut off their powers.
You're the key to cutting off their powers.
It's not worth it to give your life.
Chang Yuan knows that too.
That's why the best possibility is for you to get away
and fulfill my wish.
They're right in front!
-Capture them! -Yes, sir!
Zhiwei!
Mother.
Father hasn't been well the past few days.
I'm very worried.
Can you please talk to Father
to allow the Chief Imperial Doctor to check on him?
You're right.
His Majesty has been working hard and attending to everything personally.
But he's already 60 years old.
Is Ning Qi here?
I, Ning Qi, pay respect to Father.
It's my fault that your nap was interrupted.
It's fine.
I should get back to Fengyun Palace.
Please let me take you there.
Ning Qi.
Yes, Father.
You've been back in the capital for a while, right?
What have you learned regarding government affairs?
Tell me.
Just treat it as a casual chat between father and son.
Father.
You sent Ning Yi on business to Minhai.
In the past few days, I've been learning about Minhai and its surrounding towns.
I discovered that you must pass by Yanzhou to get there.
I've already ordered the Yanzhou army to be on standby.
I contacted Yanzhou's ambassador to be ready for Ning Yi's commands.
I'm old.
Now I just want to come to your mother's place and rest.
In the future,
you have to assist me more.
I shall do my best.
I won't let you down, Father.
You may rise.
Thank you, Father.
Ning Yi!
-Ning Yi! -Little raccoon.
Little raccoon.
Ning Yi.
This is great.
-You're still alive. -Of course, I am.
Did you think it was my ghost calling you?
Even if you become a ghost, I'll still find you.
Are you hurt?
No.
Stand up.
Be careful.
-Are you really not hurt? -No.
Why did we come here?
Those men in black will not let us get away.
Let's hide here first and think of a plan.
Be careful.
I can finally rest for a while.
Don't go anywhere. Just stay here.
-Inspector Feng! -Prince of Chu!
Prince of Chu!
-Inspector Feng! -Inspector Feng!
-Prince of Chu!
-Inspector Feng!
-Prince of Chu!
Prince of Chu!
-Inspector Feng! -Your Highness!
Chunyu Meng.
Chunyu Meng!
-Over there. Hurry. -Hurry.
Chunyu Meng!
He's still alive.
Take some men to bring Chunyu Meng to the doctor.
The rest of us should split up to find Prince of Chu and Inspector Feng.
Help me! Hurry!
Let's go.
This is Prince of Chu's sword.
Ning Yi.
I've been looking for you.
What are you doing here?
You are so loud.
If those men come, we're doomed.
You know we're running for our lives.
What you're doing is dangerous.
Listen.
It's the sound of the wind.
Look over there.
Isn't it beautiful?
It's beautiful.
It's really beautiful.
Ning Yi. I've got some fruit.
Didn't you say you don't eat rabbits?
Why? Are you willing to eat them now?
You said we were running for our lives,
yet you made a fire.
They can see the smoke from a great distance.
Why? Are you not afraid of them now?
The Ultimate Scholar is the smartest.
Whatever you say is correct.
-Right? -Yes.
Think about this too.
I don't know how big this valley is.
I don't know when we can get out.
It's cold in the mountains at night.
If we don't eat or make a fire,
we'll be hungry and cold.
Can you handle that?
It's better to be hungry and cold than to lose your life.
Right?
You and the rabbit are so alike.
Hug the rabbit tonight to keep warm.
Ning Yi.
Why did you hurt the rabbit?
You're so mean.
Ning Yi.
Can you stop being mean from now on?
Be it to rabbits
or to yourself.
All right?
I'll let the rabbit go.
If you let it go,
how are you going to keep warm tonight?
You're here, aren't you?
It's so cold outside.
Did you let the rabbit go?
Then...
This cave is very cold.
We will have to huddle together.
I think it's very cold too.
Is this better?
Maybe it would be warmer if we huddle.
How about now?
It's all right.
Are you still cold?
Yes.
How about this?
It's all right.
You should be fine now, right?
It's all right.
This will do.
Zhiwei!
Are they inside?
Zhiwei!
-Zhiwei! -Zhiwei!
It's Nanyi and Helian Zheng.
I finally found you two.
I thought we'd be here forever.
How did you find us?
Zhiwei, you scared us.
We found this rabbit.
Ning Yi.
The rabbit saved us.
What happened?
Zhongyi's mission failed.
Prince of Chu, Ning Yi, is missing.
How useless.
Zhongxin.
Help me come up with a plan.
What are you so worried about?
Zhongxin, bad news.
Ning Yi got away.
That's really bad indeed.
If Ning Yi arrives in Minzhou Office and informs Father about this,
he will hold you responsible for this.
If that happens,
you'll be charged with the crime of assassinating the imperial envoy.
Do you have any ideas?
We must not let Ning Yi reach Minzhou Office.
We can only do whatever we can to stop Prince of Chu.
If he wants to enter Minhai, he must pass by Jiyang.
But based on what I know,
Magistrate Liang Shiyou in Jiyang is Ning Yi's good friend.
He'll do what he can to protect Ning Yi.
What can a mere magistrate do?
He's a government official.
He'll be better than just a commoner.
I'll go there myself.
Zhongyi.
Chang Sen.
TO PRINCE OF CHU
Think of a way to get this letter to Ning Yi in Jiyang before Zhongyi.
My lord, what does this mean?
A commander who fails
deserves to die.
Yes, my lord.
JIYANG OFFICE
Did your friend, Magistrate Liang Shiyou,
really go to Minzhou Office to report for work?
"Zhongyi's army rules the northern wilderness.
Tomorrow, they'll hunt where the white deer are."
Since they're here to hunt, they won't return empty-handed.
I think the target
is Your Highness.
I don't care who this letter is from or whether he's an enemy or a friend.
But one thing I can be sure of
is that Chang Zhongyi is already in Jiyang.
He wants to kill me here.
So
he will not spare
anyone who knows about this.
So
I think Liang Shiyou
is already dead.
After Your Highness subdues Minhai,
you must reward these loyal officials well.
We have to get through this first.
It's just that
I don't know what Chang Zhongyi will do next.
Zhiwei.
Inspector, Your Highness.
Your Highness, look.
What is this? Where is it from?
I picked this up from a corner by Your Highness' door.
This shell is what the Minhai pirates use to mark the location
before they kill and steal.
The Minhai pirates. No doubt about it.
They're Chang Yuan's men.
Nanyi, put it back where you found it.
Don't let anyone find out.
All right.
-Huaishi. -Yes.
Looks like I have to bother you.
Ask Chang Zhongyi to come here.
Tell him that Prince of Chu is missing.
I'll go right away.
I guess I should really go missing.
Please, Your Highness.
Prince of Chu, it's better for you to go quickly.
I have something to discuss with Zhiwei.
Your Highness.
I have something important I need your help with. Come.
Mother.
What are you doing this late at night?
There are some old clothes that need mending.
Forgive me.
DACHENG
COMMAND TOKEN
Chang Zhongyi.
Inspector Feng.
How can Prince of Chu go missing?
I'm also worried myself.
The guards told me that they don't know
why Prince of Chu suddenly departed for Minzhou Office.
That's right.
It's already so late.
What should we do if something happens to him?
Inspector Feng, we have to find him.
That's my intention too.
That's why I asked for your help.
We just arrived here. We're not familiar with the place.
Chang Zhongyi, can you tell me which road Prince of Chu
would most probably take to Minzhou Office?
-All right. Do you have a map? -Yes. This way, please.
This is the only road to Minzhou Office from Jiyang Office.
Inspector Feng, hurry and send some men to pursue him.
Chang Zhongyi, you may not be aware.
Our Prince of Chu
has always been different from ordinary people.
Therefore,
he might not have taken this road.
Can you please point me to other roads
so that I can split up my men?
Wait. Let me see.
There should be other roads.
I think there's a road somewhere here.
Wait.
This road is a bit risky.
Wait.
There should be a road somewhere here.
No, I think...
I think there's a road here...
Who's Prince of Chu?
-You... -Who's Prince of Chu?
Your Highness.
Your Highness, save me.
So you're Prince of Chu.
We cannot spare him.
-Kill him. -Yes, sir.
Stop!
I'm Chang Zhongyi, not Ning Yi.
You said you're Chang Zhongyi.
Do you have proof?
You...
"Luo Zu practices in Qixia Mountain.
He makes the elixir of life inside the Ziyun cave."
You're so knowledgeable.
You morons.
Release me quickly. It's me.
I sent the letter personally to your leader.
You're the moron.
I pay respect to Father.
You may rise.
Thank you, Father.
Did you gain any insights while reading the Court papers in the Chancellery?
Father.
Back then, I only saw what was before me.
I only practiced martial arts and trained the army.
Now I know that government affairs are so complicated and vast.
I will not forget your order
to carefully study how to govern the empire.
By the way,
I think I discovered the root of the problem.
But I'm not sure if I should say this.
The Chancellery's structure is complicated.
Many officials belong to it.
I discovered that someone neglected his duties
and slacked off.
So the reports are piling up daily.
I'm afraid there might be reports that we've missed.
I hope you will investigate thoroughly.
Did Prince of Chu send any reports?
Your Majesty, I haven't seen any reports from Prince of Chu today.
Allow me to guess.
Perhaps Ning Yi wants to contact you
after arriving safely in Minhai.
I told him
to take notice of the people's sufferings
on his way to the south.
And he must send reports of what he sees along the way.
Those local officials have always been good with pretenses.
They do not dare report the real situation.
I sent my own son
to check on my behalf.
I need to know the real situation.
In that case,
Ning Yi must have remembered what you told him
and inspected each area along the way.
He must have been tired and didn't report to you.
Ning Yi is working hard for the empire.
I hope you understand, Father.
Prince of Wei is right.
I'll take my leave.
This journey to Minhai is an important mission.
Ning Yi has always been responsible.
How could he neglect such a thing?
Zhao Yuan.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I order you to go to Chancellery to check.
Check if those on the way to Minhai
reported anything.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Chang Zhongyi.
You worked with the pirates to kill me.
How bold.
How many heads do you have for me to chop off?
Your Highness.
You're framing me.
Bring me the leader of the pirates.
Kneel.
Tell me.
Do you know this man?
He was the one
who asked me to come here
and kill you.
Do you have anything else to say?
If you hand Liang Shiyou over to me,
I might consider sparing your life.
Prince of Chu.
Do you recognize this?
The immunity order my Father bestowed.
You're indeed brilliant, Prince of Chu.
That's right.
It's the immunity order His Majesty gave us himself.
It pardons my father nine times and his descendants three times.
Ning Yi.
It seems you can't kill me today.
Where's Liang Shiyou?
Speak.
Speak!
Your Highness.
We found Magistrate Liang's body in the stable.
Inspector Feng and the coroner are checking it.
All right. Descendants are spared three times.
Then let me count how many of your heads I can chop off.
One.
Attempted killing of the Royal Inspector of Minhai sent by His Majesty.
You deserve to die.
Two, attempted killing of the imperial envoy
by committing arson at the relay station.
Three.
Collusion with pirates to kill a prince.
You absolutely deserve to die.
So do you have a second immunity order?
Ning Yi.
Do you dare kill me?
Four.
Killing of a fourth-level top official, Liang Shiyou.
So you deserve to die.
I deserve to kill you!
What did you say?
What happened to Zhongyi?
He...
He was killed by Ning Yi.
Ning Yi.
Why did he kill him?
In order
to protect Father
and the whole Chang family,
Zhongyi decided to kill Ning Yi himself.
But in the end...
Father.
Zhongyi!
Tell me.
Why was your brother so foolish?
Why didn't he listen to me?
Father, please don't be sad.
I'm afraid there's more trouble ahead for the Chang family.
Killing the imperial envoy
is enough to let His Majesty kill the whole Chang family.
His Majesty?
He's determined to cut off our powers.
Don't you get it?
Ning Shizheng!
All right.
Very well.
I'll do as you wish.
I just beg you
to spare the Chang family.
Father.
I have a plan that can lead to a win-win situation.
How about we think of a way to get on Prince of Chu's good side?
Father, please be discerning.
Why did Ning Yi kill Ning Chuan?
Why did he force Ning Sheng to retreat?
Because he has ambition.
He wants to become a crown prince.
And the Chang family's vast army
is the best bet for Ning Yi.
When the time comes,
Ning Yi would surely protect the Chang family.
Shut up!
Even if I give everything I have to His Majesty,
I won't forgive that Ning Yi who killed my son.
Zhongyi!
Zhongyi, you died so unjustly.
I'm seeing my child die before me.
Father.
You're exhausted.
You should rest.
Am I not doing this for the Chang family too?
Why can't you ever understand?
Can't you see
that having an ambition is a virtue too?
Father.
When I was checking the reports in Chancellery,
I suddenly received Ning Yi's urgent report.
Please take a look, Father.
This Ning Yi
has already executed Chang Zhongyi.
He dared ignore the immunity order I bestowed them.
Forgive me for being bold, Father.
That immunity order is of royal origins.
Disregarding it humiliates the royal family indeed,
but Chang Zhongyi had been attempting to kill Ning Yi.
The situation was urgent.
I think it's understandable that Ning Yi was impulsive.
Please forgive him, Father.
You're good with arguing on your brother's behalf.
I don't dare to.
It's done. It's too late to say anything now.
Go.
Minister Zhou.
It has to be neither grand nor shabby.
How do we arrange that?
Did you think I wanted to do it this way?
When an imperial envoy comes,
it's as if His Majesty has come himself.
We should lay out the red carpet, clean the streets and the waters.
But Lord of Minhai's attitude is not clear regarding this.
I have no choice but to do this as a compromise.
I hope Minhai
can get through this safely.
Minister Zhou.
Zhongxin.
All of you may go.
Minister Zhou.
Please save the Chang family.
Zhongxin.
I was about to go to Lord of Minhai's residence
to seek his instructions.
Father has already made a decision.
My brother failed in his attempt to kill Prince of Chu
and was executed by him.
Father wants to kill Prince of Chu
to avenge my brother.
Kill Prince...
Has Lord of Minhai gone insane?
Forgive me, Zhongxin.
Father has indeed gone insane.
He even arranged for the Chang army to lie in ambush at the port.
Minister Zhou.
Is there a way to stop Prince of Chu from coming ashore?
Well...
I...
Subtitle translation by Coleen Chua