The Great Protector (镖门)

The Great Protector Episode 1

The year of Xinhai （1911） Almanac predicts there' will be ominous catastrophe

It's said that the republicans in the South have risen in rebellion The political situation becomes unpredictable

Just when I became the Lead Escort Master of Taigu Security Escort, Escort Master Ma ran into the territory of the bandits and lost the goods escorted

Once upon the time, with one single knife,

my master Dai Haichen set up the golden standard and reputation of Taigu Security Escort

The incident of losing the escorted goods has never happened before

And that day was the 60th birthday of Master Dai

He originally planned to retire on that day

Thank you thank you! Thanks everybody! - Congratulations, congratulations!

Hey old man Qiao, what kind of novel thing is this?

It's the birthday present to Master Dai from the young Lord of the money service, a car from the West.

Dai Rong

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Father.

Knife is a weapon. It's an ominous thing.

Once you have anything to do with it, you lose your luck in peace and happiness all your life.

Father, this knife has been with you all your life.

Are you really willing to put it down?

I'm getting older and afraid that I won't be able to carry it any longer

I've been escorting the silver ingot and bullion of the owner's money service for decades.

Like treading on thin ice, it's been sheer luck that nothing major had happened.

Now counting the days, it should be about the time Anshun and his team return.

Father, Escort Master Ma lost the goods

and you sent my elder Martial Brother Anshun to lead Xiping and the team for rescue

What if... - There is no what if.

I just appointed him as the Lead Escort Masters.

If he can't even handle situation like this,

How can he be the Head of Escort Masters in the future?

Although what you said is true,

the bandit chief Piece of Cloud has the reputation of being reckless.

Many of our fellow Escort Masters got screwed up in his hand.

and my elder Martial Brother's temperament is quite staunch and not that flexible.

If there's any confrontation, I'm afraid...

Look, you're not married to him yet, and you're already getting so worried about him?

Father...

To get back the lost goods and also to show some courtesy to the bandits,

I and the bandit chief followed the customs and made a bet on the Enclosed Carriage.

The bet on the Enclosed Carriage is a bet on courage, on life.

Young fella, my name A Piece of Cloud...

Shoot! came from my experiences with the Enclosed Carriage.

I risked my life for it. You know, for 20 years,

nobody dares to bet on the Enclosed Carriage with me.

According to the rules of this bet, anyone who is intimidated

and escape will lose.

I got this on my first bet. I survived.

It was my luck.

Then Chief, you can take it easy.

I'm the kind of person who never has luck.

It's all because your staff Escort Masters were not sensible

and intruded my territory.

It has nothing to do with you.

I'm the Lead Escort Master.

Here I am and now it's my business.

Shoot... Shoot!

Then let's wait for the next shot.

What I like about Anshun is just about his staunch temperament.

In the security escort business, we are relying on building relationships and doing each other favors.

But whenever there's trouble, we must have the courage and be able to keep the momentum.

A Piece of Cloud is quite well known among the bandits.

He can't afford to lose because of his reputation.

It favors Anshun from this standpoint.

So you think my elder Martial Brother and others will all be fine?

He would not be my disciple if there would be any problem.

Well, guess the one you really want to compliment is yourself.

Young fella, the underworld is complicated and treacherous.

To make a living, you can't rely on luck alone.

Later when they shoot from outside, I'll pull the trigger too.

Then people will just think that you are not lucky.

You're really something.

So staunch, now I don't even want to kill you.

Just get out.

Get out

Chief, no matter how fast you are,

people will hear two gun shots.

Once you pull the trigger, the reputation of your name A Piece of Cloud

will be over. You don't want that to happen.

You built that reputation with all your life.

Now that we are making a bet, I bet you won't pull the trigger.

I've met a lots of Escort Masters,

but not many are as staunch and persistent as you are.

Thanks for calling me Escort Master, I have to live up to that title.

All right. I definitely want to make friend with someone like you.

Damn!

Cheers, Chief.

Release the goods and the people.

Li Xiping

Congratulations! Congratulations, Head Master Dai!

Congratulations! Congratulations, Head Master Dai!

Looks like the young Lord doesn't want to let me retire easily.

Oh, then I'll ask them to send it back to him.

Forget it. Whatever happens happens

Escort Master Ma, tell everything to the Lead Escort Master yourself.

Lead Escort Master?

Brother Anshun has just been appointed by the Head Masters as the Lead Escort Master.

He's in charge of business for the headquarter and branches around the country.

Escort Master Ma, in front of this knife representing the escort business,

I want you to tell me the truth. Why did you choose this route instead of designated one?

Lead Escort Master, I'm getting old. I've been in security escort business all my life.

But I don't have any savings. I just want do some fur tradings

and make some money to buy a horse-drawn carriage for my retirement.

For a horse-drawn carriage...

You actually risked the lives of all your fellow Escort Masters!

Lead Escort Master, I accept the punishment.

It's not about punishment!

Escort Master Ma, you are a very senior Escort Master.

Don't you know to follow the rules of the escorting business?!

According to the policy of our escort service, without the official approval,

no one is allowed to take on a new route.

One accidental miss may lead to more failures. It may not seem to be a big deal that you lost the escorted goods this time,

but the outsiders of our business will look down upon us.

Those bandits may rob our escorted goods at any time.

You know all that!

Escort Master Ma,

since you know all that, I don't have anything else to say.

You can't remain in the escort business any longer.

Lead Escort Master, I accept all what you said.

Once we return, just send me the document for dismissal.

Not necessary. This is the end of it. - Shun...

Missy -you are... - I'm the apprentice at the Yutai Store around the corner.

Just then, a stranger asked me to give this to you.

He said it's a birthday present for Master Dai.

Where is he now? -He's already left as he was afraid that Master Dai would not accept it.

The present is from the Blindman's Ridge.

Blindman's Ridge?

Considering Master Ma's hard work all these years, can we do it this way?

Can we let him submit a resignation and treat it as voluntary leave?

Don't treat it as a dismissal.

Say something... Lead Escort Master, can't you just forgive him this time?

I know the situation of his family. His child is sick and needs money.

Can we just give him a break and let him fulfill his wish? - Xiping

These are the rules of the escort business. I can't change it.

Anshun, having you as the Lead Escort Master,

the future of our escort service is promising.

Father, we don't have any relationship with folks at Blindman's Ridge.

Why would they send you a present?

The Chief at the Blindman's Ridge is an old acquaintance of mine.

Then why our escorting routes never go through the Blindman's Ridge if you are old acquaintances?

Sometime, the deeper the relationship, the more you try to avoid seeing each other.

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Father! there's poison on the cat's paw.

Trouble never comes alone. The biggest opponent of my life also emerged.

He plans to kill my Head Master with a cat.

Do you need some pens and recording books?

Zhao Xiu

Oh, the pen and paper dealer. What's the price? Come on in and let's talk about it.

Lord

Tell me, when will Tailong Firm's silver ingot and bullion get on the road?

The people of the Security Escort Service are all tight-lipped

How tight?

The Escort Masters who come here to eat

never talk about their escorting trips.

They don't even know anything about it themselves.

Why the hell do I keep you here?!

Let me tell you, believe it or not, if you can't get the information, I'll...

Don't you believe?!

Young Lord,

Whenever the six big firms transfer large amount of silver ingot and bullion,

Dai Haichen will lead the escorting trip himself.

Folks in the business all know about

Dai Haichen's outstanding Kungfu skills.

Once apon the time, all the Shanxi businessmen's trading routes to Russi

were established by Dai Haichen with a single knife.

Dai Haichen...

Young Lord, we can't really do anything as long as he's here.

Dai Haichen.

We'll talk about him again if he can live longer than this month.

I asked you to recruit some insiders.

But it looks like you two are enjoying life here.

Xiu'er

Uncle He, Xiu'er is not bad, isn't she?

What do you mean, young Lord?

I always think Xiu'er is your lady. I've never thought about that.

My lady.

Uncle He, you raised me since I didn't have a father.

I haven't really got a chance to repay your favor.

You know, you two have been here together for so many years.

Living under one roof day and night.

You know, you two have been living together.

Just because she's your young Lord's lady,

you think she is untouchable.

So suffocating, isn't it?

Young Lord... - How about that,

I'll give Xiu'er to you

as a gift. What do you think?

Lead Escort Master

Lead Escort Master, you are back.

Mr. Li, would you mind going to meet the escorting team outside of the town?

Also by the way... - What...

Never mind.

Lead Escort Master, the Head Master is sick. - Sick?

What's the problem?

I don't know either.

Miss Dai just came to the Huixian building and told everyone.

She said it's an old problem.

Old problem? I don't remember Master Dai has any chronicle illness.

Maybe some kind of internal injuries of Kungfu practitioners.

That's impossible. Even though he doesn't want to have the birthday celebration,

he wouldn't have used the sickness as an excuse. - I agree. - Something is strange.

No, I have to go to take a look.