The Wind Blows From Longxi (Feng Qi Long Xi / 风起陇西 )

The game of Go

is about the balance

between points and routes.

A wrong move

can also turn failure into victory.

Therefore,

pay attention.

Uncle, we've played enough.

Is it time for business?

Alright.

What do you want to know?

Is the arrest of Gao Tangbing

also part of your plan?

Chief of Intelligence Analysis

was the highest

he could go

in the administration of Shu.

But as long as he was there,

he'd pose

a grave threat

to the security of the state.

That's right.

Hadn't he

intercepted the intelligence,

the Battle of Jieting

could've ended otherwise.

What a shame

that he got exposed!

Guo Gang,

remember,

it's a trade-off.

Whoever caught Gao Tangbing

would be able

to rise

in Siwencao Intelligence.

Zhulong is...

Chen Gong?

You knew that already

but you wished

he weren't.

It astonishes me

that you're the real Zhulong.

It cost General Guo Huai Wuxian Sect

and Gao Tangbing

to get us

where we are now.

By planting you around General Li Yan,

you alone are worth 50,000 crack troops.

And you?

You're worth double, Clerk Chen.

I'm still one step away from success.

This huge loophole in Siwencao Intelligence

will cost Feng Ying his post.

Before taking complete control over it,

anything can happen.

We can do a lot more than you think.

Us together,

it equals 100,000 troops of Wei in Hanzhong.

We'll overthrow Shu's illegitimate reign in no time.

But

there's too big a price to pay.

It's nothing

compared with the greater good

and it's necessary.

What about Di Yue?

Is her death necessary?

Miss Liu,

now that you're with General Li Yan,

if you die,

that'll ruin my entire plan.

That's why I'm keeping you alive.

But from now on,

do not

bring up her name ever again.

I crossed the line.

My apologies.

Still, sir,

spies like us

can't have any soft spots.

If one gets caught,

that'll cost everyone else on the line.

You know that

better than anyone.

We're in the same boat.

We must

trust each other.

I'm starving.

Is there anything to eat?

I'll be right back with it.

Impossible!

Why would Chen Gong, a Shu spy,

defect to us?

People change sides all the time.

Everything is possible.

Three years ago,

he came to our state for intelligence

and then

I promoted him to Captain of Guards,

knowing

who he was really working for.

Later, when he tried to steal information,

I caught him in the act.

Even so,

I still don't believe it.

I don't believe

Chen Gong would give up his mission.

Listen,

I had you return to Chang'an to read at home

not to punish you,

but to show you

that in this world

humans

are the most complicated,

but also

the most powerful.

Slowly.

Be careful.

Chief, you've had a long day.

Get some rest.

Alright?

I got you.

Chief!

I'm fine. I got this.

Hands off.

Physician Hua said

the nerves in your legs are too damaged

to bear any pressure.

Chief!

Did you hit your head?

It's fine.

Don't worry.

Make some tea. Let me rest for a while.

Go. Go ahead.

Fine.

Li Yan

agreed to let Yang Yi back

to keep Feng Ying.

What are you going to do?

We must get rid of him

for the sake of the Qingping Plan.

I know.

Extreme measures will be taken if necessary.

Be on standby.

I'm ready to serve anytime.

Taking over Siwencao Intelligence

is a top priority.

Await my order.

You're my guest.

Good day, Clerk Chen.

Uncle,

how did you win Chen Gong over?

He's not exactly a traitor.

In fact,

he loathes those who are.

Yes, he does.

That's why

I never suspected him back in Tianshui.

However, his strongest

and toughest spot

can also be his weakest.

I showed him the deals

Feng Ying and I made.

Is he

also our spy?

He's not.

He's just a businessman.

We traded information a few times.

Information like intelligence?

Not the top secrets.

Such exchanges

benefited both our careers.

Did he sell out

Shu spies on the ground to you?

What do you think?

In his eyes,

they're no different from

pigs or dogs.

Guo Gang,

keep this in mind.

There's no right or wrong

in this dog-eat-dog world.

Chen Gong

would never

accept that.

Take a walk and see from another angle.

You'll

get to know the spy game.

There's always blood in it.

Ten years ago,

Feng Ying and I

made a special deal.

That long ago?

If you

keep doing one thing long enough,

it'll turn out to be something.

We don't play for the short term.

We play for the long run.

Sit with me.

Thanks.

Back then, General Xiahou Yuan was in Hanzhong