Legend of Fu Yao (扶摇)

Charge!

- Attack! - Charge!

Retreat! Retreat!

Quickly!

Magpies can no longer be seen.

The wind rises, the clouds shroud the sky.

It's been so long...

since the symbol of calamity, the black ravens, appeared.

Yet now... the sky is almost covered in shadow.

Lives are deemed worthless

and the people can no longer have peace.

Will there be a war?

I don't know.

Empress, it's best to rest indoors.

No...

Could it be...

No! No!

I want to see His Majesty!

Let go of me! I want to see His Majesty!

Your Majesty!

You gave me your word!

Your Majesty! You promised!

Let me in!

Your Majesty...

I'm down on my knees!

Your Majesty...

I'm begging you!

If you just spare Wu Ji, even if that pill kills me

I'd still take it!

Your Majesty!

I'm begging you!

Just let Wu Ji off!

Your Majesty!

I'm begging you!

You gave me your word!

Your Majesty!

As Madam instructed, I went to Baiting seeking reinforcement.

But the 20000 soldiers in Baiting have been relocated.

Forget the soldiers, not even a dagger was left behind.

But the number of men in our militia is nowhere near the Black Militia's.

Are we still going to take them on?

Please give me some.

Don't be so anxious.

Slow down. There's some for everyone.

Thank you.

Here, get in the line.

Thank you.

Slow down, everyone will get some.

Get in the line.

Don't panic. There's some for everyone.

- Thank you. - Get in the line.

Thank you.

Here.

Don't push.

Don't push!

Don't push.

Thank you.

Get in the line.

Everyone will get some.

Here, this is for you.

This is really bad.

We only have enough rations for one last day.

Tomorrow, we might...

Next!

This is all that's left in the village.

We picked these one by one in the fields.

Distribute it to the people.

That won't do! You haven't eaten for days!

I'm full from drinking water.

I'm not hungry. Go on!

Don't push.

Get in the line.

Since we've really run out of rations, we'll have to come up with other plans.

We're out in the desert.

Not even the fish survive here.

What other food is there?

If there's nothing in the water, we'll hunt what's in the sky.

Don't leave out any tree bark, or any edible wild herbs.

The ones in the back, get in the line.

I'm really worried about leaving you alone in Yao City.

This pouch is for you.

If Yao City is in trouble, this will keep you alive.

But you mustn't open it until the critical moment.

"Flee?"

This is just a portion of it.

Once the deed is done, you'll surely get what you should.

We've had the city under siege for days.

Your Highness, do you want us to keep waiting

or just charge in?

You're the Chief of the Black Militia.

What's your plan?

I think Yao City is a good place.

But there's no need to keep the mob there.

You want to make it a massacre?

That's up to you to decide.

I only care about the results.

How about this?

Your Highness, give us a few more days.

We'll pick an auspicious day and slaughter them all in delight!

Isn't it quite inappropriate to have my precious body

storming the battlefield and taking on enemies?

I might as well prepare the gold and silver

to await your victorious return.

Your Highness, do rest assured.

Please await news of victory from the Black Militia!

That would be for the best.

Do whatever you please.

Show no mercy.

I just want the head of Yao City's county magistrate.

All right!

I'm off to take someone else's head now

since all good things come in pairs.

Lass.

You've returned?

You finally made it back!

It's been too hard on you.

Why didn't you take my advice?

It's so dangerous in Yao City now.

Why didn't you run?

The people of Yao City are in great misery now.

I can't leave them behind.

I have to be here with them.

Thank you.

Thank you for protecting the people of Yao City for me.

Wu Ji!

Fu Yao!

Bad news!

This morning, the Black Militia shot many messages into the city.

Food and water will run out in three days but those who surrender may live.

They are stooping to trickery since they can't defeat us.

Why would the people care? They've been starving for days!

If they even cut off our water supply, there's... no chance to survive!

Madam! The gate has been opened!

- Get Tie Cheng to help out. - Yes!

Archers! Ready!

Yes!

My dear, stop crying.

Don't leave!

Don't leave!

Don't leave!

Head back into the city!

Don't leave!

Don't leave!

Run!

Head back inside!

Mother! Mother!

You almost scared us to death.

When Tie Cheng carried you in, you had been shot from behind.

Fortunately, those scoundrels don't shoot well.

Otherwise, you'd be dead.

Did you carry me in?

I... I'll pour out the water.

Fu Yao, we should get going.

Where to?

Who cares? We're not staying here.

These people in Yao City have no sense of camaraderie.

They don't even obey orders.

You'll regret it if you die for them!

Come, we should leave right away!

Come here.

What is it?

What are you doing?

I already told you.

Don't try to persuade me to leave.

I'll gamble with my life if anyone tells me to leave.

Look at the state you're in!

How can you not leave?

Even if you want to leave, you'll have to make it out of here.

Look at this skinny body of yours.

You'll be shot right away.

In the end, Fu Yao and I will have to save you anyway.

Who says?

I'm from the Stealth Merman Tribe.

I can escape by digging a hole.

Speaking of digging tunnels

there aren't many in the five kingdoms who can surpass me.

If you don't believe me, I can dig one now.

- You-- - Enough!

Anyway, I won't leave.

You shouldn't blame them.

Who doesn't fear death?

Besides, they have been starving for days.

If someone gave me a bite to eat, I'd want to surrender too.

But I made Wu Ji a promise.

I have to defend the people of Yao City.

I can't abandon them.

But...

But I don't want you to die.

Even if I do die, do you think the grim reaper would dare to take me in?

You have a plan, don't you?

Tell us quickly.

It depends on our Stealth Merman now.

If no reinforcement comes to our aid, we won't be able to defend Yao City.

So we must split into teams.

Seven, we'll rely on your tunnel.

The two of you will leave through the tunnel.

One of you, head east to Tianquan and the other, north to Tiansha.

You must inform them of our predicament.

Yao City...

Over 2,000 lives... and I will rely on you two now.