An Oriental Odyssey (The Magical Nights of Glorious Tang / Sheng Tang Huan Ye / 盛唐幻夜)

Well,

there's another thing I want to emphasize.

Please do not take it for granted that you can change my course of action.

No one can stop me from doing something

or arresting the criminals.

As to what happened last night,

I'll turn a blind eye.

If I caught you again, you'd be in trouble.

Sir,

we've caught a bandit from Huodu Hill.

Old man,

you betrayed me.

I called you uncle, remember?

You took to the bush early on.

If I hadn't reported you to the officer,

I would've been dead.

You may leave now.

Thank you, sir.

You wanted to escape?

Everyone knew that

I was searching for bandits from Huodu Hill.

Where did you think you could hide?

This is how we live.

We're wildly happy when we're free.

We don't complain much when we're caught.

Cut the crap and kill me now.

Judging from how well you fought,

you may be the boss,

or at least one of the leaders.

So?

You tell me the best way to Huodu Hill,

and I'll consider making your body intact.

Not in a million years!

I'm not afraid of death.

I'll never tell you!

It's ok. I'll give you some time to think it over.

Take him away.

Yes, sir.

Huodu Hill is easy to defend and hard to take over.

Now that we've got a guide,

we'll besiege the hill tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Sir,

everybody's here.

Yuan'an. You're here.

Be careful, ok?

Have glorious victories.

Alright.

Got any other nice things to say?

Tell me now.

Bring back Mu Le safely.

Ok.

Let's go.

Who are you,

and why do you invade Huodu Hill?

I'm from the government army,

acting under the imperial order to arrest you.

Surrender now,

and your lives will be spared.

Make us surrender? Never!

If you have the guts, bring it on!

You want it the hard way then!

Soliders, listen up!

Kill those who refuse arrest.

Let's go.

-Go. - Come on.

Look. It's our Boss He.

Stop.

Wasn't he supposed to be having fun?

How come he was caught?

I guess, most probably,

he was seduced and trapped by women.

Enough. Bring him back.

Withdraw our troops.

Tell our soldiers to pitch their tents by the river.

Yes sir.

You must've been tired after the march.

Why don't you eat something?

I wanna starve to death.

It saves you the trouble of making my body intact.

I won't let you die.

I need you to help me take over the Huodu Hill.

You want me to help you?

You must be joking.

It's ok if you don't cooperate,

for I've already set up blockades on the hill.

I believe that it won't take long

before your brothers capitulate.

What's more, you are held hostage.

They surely will come to your rescue.

I've set up traps,

waiting for them to come,

killing them one by one.

What do you think, king of Huodu Hill?

Me? King of Huodu Hill?

What are you talking about, sir?

You're flattering me.

Stop pretending.

Your men were trying to kill us by throwing stones down the hill,

but the moment they saw you, they stopped.

If you're a nobody,

who cares about your safety?

Just enjoy your meal.

I'll wait on you.

Keep a close watch on him.

Yes sir.

Huodu Hill is easy to defend and hard to take over.

The government has made several attempts, but in vain.

Even General Guo failed to eradicate them.

I was surprised to see that Zhao Lanzhi had some good ideas.

If he succeeds in taking over Huodu Hill,

and then asks the government for rewards,

his position will be further secured.

Then, it would be even harder for me

to get promoted and make money.

Sir, tell me.

What do we do now?

Don't you always want to kill Mu Le?

I have an idea.

It will kill two birds with one stone.

Mu Le, are you okay?

You were hurt earlier today.

Your wound...

It's nothing.

My clothes were scratched. That's all.

Glad to hear that.

Mu Le.

I've got a task for you.

Go give some food to the bandit.

I'm not responsible for that.

No matter what you mean,

I won't argue with you.

What do you want to do now? Defy the order?

Time to eat.

I know you all want to use me as a bait.

But several meals this evening?

I don't get it.

Do you intend to feed me well,

or treat me as a pig?

Just eat.

My friend.

How come you're here?

It's you.

You're the guy who beat the bully to death in the restaurant.

Yes, that's me.

I also bought you a drink.

I guess there aren't many roads in the world.

I said we would meet again in the future.

It never occurred to me that we actually will see each other.

It's a pity that we meet again under such a circumstance.

It never occurred to me that

you're a bandit from Huodu Hill.

It never occurred to me that you're one of them.

Enough talking. Just eat something.

No.

Who told you to bring the meal?

It's... It's the Deputy Commandant.

The food was poisoned.

It couldn't be Zhao's idea,

because he wants to use me as a bait

to take over Huodu Hill.

I'm not sure whether the Deputy Commandant

wants me dead or you.

Look, he's coming.

This boy's scared.

Let's go. Go.

What's wrong?

This man...

Why was he dead after eating the food?

Sir.

He was indeed poisoned.

Young chap,

how dare you poison this criminal?

Now, it is impossible to take over Huodu Hill.

You'll be sentenced to death.

I didn't do it.

It's him. He made me deliver the food.

Can you find a witness?

It's you. You gave me the box.

Nonsense.

Enough, young man.

You delivered the food,

so you're responsible for this man's death.

Now, this is a serious crime.

Mr. Zhao will send you to court.

Considering that you're a young man,

and a first offender,

I'll let you get away.

Now go.

I can go now?