The Promise Keepers (The Classic of Mountains and Seas / Shan Hai Jing Zhi Shang Gu Mi Yue / 山海经之上古密约)

Guardians of the Ancient Oath

Guardians of the Ancient Oath

Episode 1

Once upon a time,

when Nine-head wrecked the world,

five gods of Shanhai Realm descended

to battle him.

They sealed him

in Goddess Earth's body

and made a confidential oath

to never reunite

so that Nine-head wouldn’t be revived.

After the fierce battle,

five gods had little power left

to support themselves,

so their souls landed in the human world

but then went missing.

Among all realms,

Yo and Lang, separated by mountains,

were in war constantly.

Unknown forces were also lurking in the dark.

Poor humans were sucked

into this once in a millennium war, too.

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Charge!

Go!

My respects, Your Majesty

and Your Highness.

All rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Hongxuan.

Yes, Your Majesty.

You've been

on the battlefield conquering the east and west

for almost a decade, correct?

It’s my duty, Your Highness.

You're twenty-...

I’m 28, Your Highness.

You’ve been guarding the border for years

and will soon reach 30.

As a decorated general, you’re still single.

That’s my fault.

You've been busy with state affairs.

I’m ought to share you

and Your Majesty's burden.

Hongxuan,

that’s your mistake.

Marriage concerns your lifelong happiness.

As your uncle,

I can’t stay out of it.

Your time shouldn’t be wasted

on my personal matter.

You sound reluctant.

Are you already in love?

No, I’m not.

That’s good.

I’ve chosen someone for you,

Lady Jinyang,

elder sister of the governor of Liaodong.

She’s elegant, kind

and gorgeous.

You two

will make a perfect match.

His Majesty has decided

to promote her to Princess Jinyang

with a handsome salary

and betroth her to you, General Zhengxi,

Baili Hongxuan.

Princess Jinyang

is already on the way as we speak.

I...

I granted her that title

to marry her to you.

Hongxuan,

you have objections?

Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Highness.

Good.

Chiefs of Imperial Clan Affairs

and Ceremonies

will take it from here.

Pick a good day to hold the wedding ceremony.

Yes, Your Highness.

After the wedding,

don’t go back to the battlefield.

What I want the most

is a great-grandson.

Yes.

Congratulations, General!

Right on target!

Hit the center!

The center!

The center!

The loss this time

weakened

our morale,

but boosted Yo’s.

Had Ming Yefeng been there,

he would've beaten Baili Hongxuan up.

Anahoi,

you lose,

so you have to give us

the finest wine you have.

I failed to defeat Yo.

I admit to that.

Good.

Thank you

for your wine.

When you win next time,

let’s drink together to celebrate it.

General Wanqi,

it’s still too early to gloat.

Yo is a hard bone.

The Bailies are known to be brave.

General,

would you like to have a bite yourself?

Good idea. That’s fun.

There are other ways to get rid of them.

Excellent!

Assassins?

How dare they

break into our mansion!

Brother,

they’re most likely from Lang.

All three of us are always kind to others.

We've made no enemies.

The one who hates our guts

can only be

Lang at the border.

A few months ago,

they lost the battle.

Now, they're seeking revenge.

In this case,

they’re the prime suspect.

Lang poses

a threat to Yo,

and this time,

they tried to kill us all.

Their maliciousness is too obvious.

Brother,

you don’t need

to worry too much.

We’ll hold the fort.

That’s right.

They failed today

and will sure come back.

Rest assured, brother.

I’ll be on alert at all times.

I won’t let Hongyi get hurt.

My respects, Your Highness.

You may rise.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Have a seat.

I’m here to pay respects to Your Highness.

I heard you went to the temple

to pray for me.

I appreciate that.

The war is on between Lang and Yo.

All I could do to help you

was to pray for peace.

You’re sweet, Jinyang.

You have a grateful heart.

Raise your head.

How elegant and gorgeous are you!

Have you

heard about one of our generals,

named Baili Hongxuan?

Baili Hongxuan?

They say he’s brave and battlewise.

Good.

You've reached the age

for marriage.

I’m betrothing you to Hongxuan.

That’s my bliss.

Thank you, Your Highness,

for your care and consideration.

But my family is in decline.

I’m afraid I’m not a good match.

Don’t say that.

The Bailies

are honored to have you.

Jinyang.

Jinyang? Are you alright?

Jinyang is here, too.

My respects, Your Majesty.

Rise.

Greetings, mother.

Rise.

Jinyang.

What did you see?

That was probably

a hallucination.

You might be a bit tired.

His Majesty is here.

You can go back to rest.

A girl, once get married,