The King of Blaze (Huo Wang Zhi Po Xiao Zhi Zhan / 火王之破晓之战)

~ Episode 22 ~

Protect the Princess! Guards, protect the Princess!

Official Hao, what has happened? What's happening to the Princess?

- I don't have time to explain, hurry, summon the imperial physician. - Yes.

Who's making all these noises in front of the East Palace?

- Your Highness Crown Prince. - Royal Younger Sister!

An assassin has entered the East Palace. My teacher is now trying to catch him.

Please send reinforcements immediately.

Hao Yue, you escort Royal Younger Sister to the imperial medical center.

All other guards follow me to go capture the assassin.

Your Highness, this assassin is not an ordinary being, let me go with you.

The safety of Royal Younger Sister is more important. You escort her away from here first.

I definitely can capture the assassin.

I obey. Get out of the way!

Guards, surround the East Palace.

Yes, let's go!

I didn't know that you've already mastered the forces of both the Wing Clan and the Immortal World.

This time I want to devour everything.

Di Yun, wake up quickly!

Zhong Tian, you're injured by the god-destroying spear.

If you force yourself to use your psychic power, you'll die faster.

The Wing Clan in the human world needs to replenish with energy continuously.

You won't be able to sustain too long either.

But my reinforcements are already here.

Capture him!

Crown Prince, he's the one who harmed the Princess.

I, your student, came late. I'm sorry to have let this frighten you.

No problem. He can't harm me anyway.

Your Highness Crown Prince, he belongs to the Wing Clan.

Master Di Yun is my honoured guest.

You're talking all nonsense and trespassing on the forbidden area of the East Palace.

And you injured my Royal Younger Sister. Your crime is unforgivable.

Guards, arrest him! Take him to the Court of Judicial Review for interrogation tomorrow.

Di Yun, you scoundrel, how dare you even made a move on the Crown Prince.

Go.

This used to be the storehouse. Why they put the seal on it?

Godfather!

Stop thinking about things that you're not supposed to know.

Are you supposed to be in a place like this?

Come, come with me.

Why you look so serious?

Did something bad happen?

Jian'er, Pei Luoqing told me that something strange has happened at the East Palace.

Of course, this is just a one-sided statement from Pei Luoqing, but I feel that she sounded quite earnest.

I still would like to go there and take a look. It's good if all is well.

Godfather, you're totally right. No matter what, we need to go there to take a look, just to be sure.

How about...you and I go to the palace tomorrow to see the emperor.

And then we find an opportunity to go take a look at the East Palace.

Yes.

Miss.

Xingqiu, do you notice anything unusual at the Astrological Bureau lately?

No.

Then why that cabin on the Star Observation Platform has been sealed off?

Oh that...of course I know. I was the one who put the seal on it.

The Director said no one should go near it.

What's inside the cabin? When did you put the seal?

Just yesterday.

About what's inside, no one dared to ask if the Director didn't mention it.

Okay, you go in first.

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What are you looking for?

You...I know you're the kind of person who likes to insist on probing things to the bottom.

You won't give up until you find the answer.

Godfather, what's really hiding in this cabin?

The symbol of the Empress.

Wouldn't these things are belongings of the imperial harem?

Take a look if you want to.

After all, you'll know this sooner or later.

Fragments of the Flame Mirror.

Why are these in the Astrological Bureau?

That's a long story.

We never came to terms with the Eight-Sided Pagoda.

They wanted to find out who should be responsible for the breaking of the Flame Mirror.

And the Empress secretly sent people to gather and transport the Flame Mirror fragments back here.

And she promised the Eight-Sided Pagoda that she would find a way to mend the mirror.

I don't want you to be bothered by this matter anymore.

So I just handle this thing all by myself.

That's gone too far!

The situation was too urgent back then, the demon was about to enter the human world through the Flame Mirror.

For the sake of the common people and in order to avoid the calamities people would face, we were forced to destroy the Flame Mirror.

How could they be so dishonest and to ignore what's right and wrong.

Jian'er!

Could it be...the Flame Mirror was really shattered by you?

Yes, I'm the one who shattered it.

Godfather, it was all my own decision, it had nothing to do with other people.

You...you...you're stranded by affection and won't be able to accomplish great things.

Godfather, please punish me. I'm willing to get the mirror repaired at all costs.

Godfather, please give me instructions.

This Flame Mirror is an ancient divine entity.

I still haven't found a way to repair it.

But, we still have time to deal with it, so don't rush into it.

Royal Mother, no need to worry. The imperial physician has examined her.

Ying'er just suffered shock and is not in gravely injured.

Who is that bold to attempt an assassination in the East Palace?

Has the criminal been arrested?

He has been arrested and is waiting to be dealt with by Royal Mother.

Immediately tell the Court of Judicial Review to investigate this matter and find out the mastermind behind this.

Execute the perpetrator by hanging.

I will obey your decree.

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Never thought the among the numerous collection of books here in the Astrological Bureau, not one has mentioned the Flame Mirror.

Looks like I must find another way to find out the method of repairing the Flame Mirror.

- Teacher's Wife! Teacher's Wife! - You can't go in!

- Let me in! - You can't go in!

Teacher's Wife. Quickly save my Teacher! He's about to be hanged!

Miss, I couldn't stop him. He insisted on barging in!

Hao Yue, what happened that you are in this panic state? What hanging?

Teacher got mistaken as an assassin and was arrested.

I don't know why the Crown Prince kept insisting that it was him and wouldn't believe me.

Now, Princess Guangyu is still unconscious.

I don't know what to do, hence, I can only come see you.

How come things became this way?

Stop right there!

Who are you? You dare block a prisoner convoy?

I'm the marriage alliance envoy and is about to enter the palace for an audience with the emperor.

What crime has this person committed?

I don't know these two crazy people.

Teacher...

Since we both have official duties to attend to, immediately leave.

- Teacher! - Hey.

Teacher's Wife, why did you stop me? They will kill Teacher.

Didn't you see it? This matter might be very troublesome.

You Teacher clearly is avoiding to implicate us.

Looks like asking the Crown Prince for help won't work.

Something bad must have happened in the East Palace.

What should we do? Teacher is innocent. He's not the assassin.

Calm down. I'll enter the palace to have an audience with the emperor first.

The army of Kyrgyz was completely defeated. The Turkic Khaganate has pacified its internal conflict.

This is originally a good thing for our empire.

But now, there's one thing that's annoying me a lot.

I'm willing to hear it.

Tuo'er of the Zha Ke Tribe led his army to help the great khan of the Turkic Khaganate pacify internal unrest.

The Great Khan kept praising him and volunteered to be his matchmaker.

Tuo'er wants to imitate the great khan and establish a marriage alliance with us.

Marriage alliance?

It might sound a good thing,

but the person that Tuo'er wants to marry isn't just any other person.

He wrote a letter saying that he wants to marry Guangyu.

I really never thought that Tuo'er will be this bold.

How is Princess?

This is all my fault.

I shouldn't have left the princess and firmly stayed by her side.

This way, Princess wouldn't have been hurt by the perpetrator.

This is also not your fault.

In this deep palace, that perpetrator would be so bold to charge into the East Palace.

Good thing His Highness Crown Prince was brave and skilled in fighting, hence, no big problem happened.

The assassin should be cut into pieces.

How are things with Zhaoping?

Everything is ready. Just waiting for your command.

We can move anytime.

The general situation just stabilized.

Let's temporarily spare her life.

I think that you shouldn't be overly worried with Tuo'er's matter.

Princess Guangyu is currently ill.

She also just traveled far to return from the Western Regions. She needs time to recuperate.

As the saying goes, when illness comes, it's like mountain collapsing.

When illness goes, it's like spinning silk.

It will take at least half a year to as long as many years.

This can solve the urgent matter about the marriage proposal.

Claiming illness is still not a good long term plan.

Also, this will make us look less upright and aboveboard.

What empress said is very true.

I think that Tuo'er is just a measly commander.

Great Khan was also just willing to be his matchmaker because he helped him pacify the internal unrest.

How about if we pull Great Khan to our side, after all, he's a son-in-law of our empire?

Tuo'er is still just a subject, so he can't disobey his king.

Informing Your Highness Empress, Situ Fengjian is waiting outside for an audience.

Official Situ.

Eunuch Du.

Official Situ, it's really bad timing.

Her Highness Empress has important matters to attend to.

It's temporarily inconvenient for her to see anyone right now.

May you just return next time.

I can wait, no matter for how long.

I earnestly ask Eunuch Du to put in good words for me.

I really have a very urgent matter to see her.

Official Situ, you are an intelligent person. You surely understand what's going on.

You mustn't make things hard on me.

Thank you, Eunuch Du.

Officer. This is the sleeping chamber of the princess. You can't go in.

Don't worry. I won't make things hard on you two.

I just want to know how princess is doing. Has she woken up?

Princess is already out of danger. It's just that she suffered shock and is still unconscious.

Imperial physician instructed that she must rest and not be disturbed.

I heard that Officer Hao saved princess from the hands of the assassin today in the East Palace.

This is of great merit. Officer Hao, you're brave and skilled in fighting.

I am impressed! I'm kneeling to you!

Don't. Don't be like this.

It's my duty to protect the princess.

How about this then? Immediately tell me once the princess wakes up.

Okay, Officer. Don't worry.

Looks like this Officer Hao has sincere feelings towards our princess.

In this palace, what's the use of sincerity?

Everyone knows about Officer Hao's sincere feelings.

It's just that his status is too low. He doesn't have any power in the imperial court.

He's just a lowly General of the Gentlemen of the House. He isn't compatible with our princess.

Just with His Majesty and Her Majesty, he won't be able to pass.

Greetings, Your Highness Crown Prince.

Fengjian.