Ghost dragon of cold mountain (Hon Saan Chim Lung / Han Shan Qian Long / 寒山潛龍 / 寒山潜龙)

Whatever, I have to redeem Chau-yuet.

From now on, Chau-yuet is mine.

Chu Cheung-sing, you want me or this slut?

It's the same plaster found on Kwai-cheung

It's Chau-yuet.

You lied to me?

I am from the Phecda Bureau.

We have been looking for the letter.

You were the people Kwai-cheung met in the temple.

You have read the confidential letter.

You should know who the Jin mole is.

Count us in for the finale.

With us four as one, you are doomed!

Biting his own tongue off to die? So dogged?

They wouldn't be taken prisoners.

They didn't bite their tongues off.

They broke the poison capsules set in their teeth.

Whatever.

See what it says here.

He informs Jin even on our sending 10,000 more men to the Qigou Pass.

He can even weaken our boundary defense.

He must be a man close to Sire.

Who is he? Indeed.

It's confidential. It's not signed.

But I think he's frontier commander Szeto Fei.

You may be right.

He is a key courtier by Sire's side.

Let's go to his house.

Open the door.

Something's not right.

That Szeto Fei had this weasel look, so he must be wicked as well.

I had suspected him for a long time.

I was smart and played passive.

I didn't read memorials or grant any decrees

The Jins couldn't do anything about it.

The Bureau has done a good job again. You deserve a big reward.

Reward? I'd say the blame lies with them.

Uncle Tuen, what do you mean?

Szeto Fei leaked military intelligence to Jin,

we two countries went to war.

and Song lost big in the end.

But the Bureau still let the Jins silence Szeto Fei.

With him dead, the leak has been plugged.

Sire, if he were alive, we could find out and remove all the other moles.

Only then could Song be safe.

Sire, our officer also died while working undercover.

Our officers live by the sword, die by the sword.

The Bureau has not failed Sire or the people.

Sire, while flushing out moles is important,

I think the best defense is to strengthen our force.

Carry on.

Song is prosperous and our barbaric neighbours are covetous.

Putting literary pursuit first doesn't suit the times now.

Prosperity and military victory depend on military power.

Well said! Very perceptive!

Only military power will deter the Jins and make them leave Song alone.

Sire, strengthening our military force should be our priority.

Jin people are unreasonable.

Wasting time on peace talks with them is like asking the tiger for its skin.

We should rebuild our military strength instead.

Uncle Tuen, what do you have in mind?

We should hold a special imperial martial examination

to attract martial arts adepts to serve the court.

It'll show Song's military prowess.

You have a point.

Late Sire was a martial arts adept.

Good, just do as you said.

Let's hold a special martial examination.

Sire, your benevolence and great rule is a blessing for the people!

Prince Tuen only has his own interests in mind.

He proposed the martial examination

just to recruit men for his own use,

to expand his influence and military control.

The Phecda Bureau is under your care, so he hasn't been able to touch us.

Sire has shown us great trust too.

A castle can only have one king.

He means to build up his power to take on the Bureau.

You sure are observant.

What's said here stays here.

It's not a good thing to stick your neck out.

You are good at lying low.

Emperors are a fickle lot.

I won't call attention to myself if I can help it.

Next time ask Pak-nin to come to the palace with you,

in case I say the wrong thing.

Pak-nin? Just say you are lazy.

Actually...

Actually you are smarter than him.

My name is Chu, as in a silly "piggy".

We can't be too careful with Prince Tuen.

He and Empress Dowager are close. They are allies.

It's an open secret in or outside the court

It's said they grew up together and were lovers.

The Late Sire stole her from him.

Was it true?

I don't know and don't you ask again.

Knowing too much will put you in danger.

We should just do our part and serve the current Sire.

Bear it in mind, as there's only one sun in the sky,

we serve only one master.

Fa Yim Lau

Final offer. 5,000 taels plus a mansion.

Brother Gan, just a moment.

Please, don't you take Brother Gan for a ride.

Lai Chun Yuen of Hangzhou agreed to pay you 10,000 taels.

10,000 taels! It can't be topped.

You can't go back on your word.

Brother Gan, we have to stop here. We have to go.

Why not talk a bit further?

Let's go...The carriage is waiting.

Excuse me. Hey...

First he turned his nose up on me,

but today I am worth 5,000 taels, plus a mansion.

Awesome or what?

It's because he has no better options.

You are the only one available.

What? Can't part with it now?

Congrats! Mission accomplished!

Let me help you with it.

Here you are...

But a scholar has been waiting here for the past few days.

You know who he is? Is it suspicious?

Yuk-lau?

Just a horny scholar. I am sure he harbours evil thoughts.

Don't forget: you aren't a courtesan anymore.

Come on...

I was playing blind for so long that my eyes hurt!

Let's rush back to the Bureau for a drink.

Sure, come on...

Just forget about it.

That horny scholar thinks too highly of himself.

Now I finally know the difference between water and wine.

Water is water, wine is wine.

Just like sugar and salt.

Sugar is sweet; salt is salty.

That's the difference.

It's something thought up by people who have too much time.

Don't take it seriously.

Come on...

Mister, you've been waiting for me outside Fa Yim Lau.

You have something to tell me?

Just how much I admire you.

I'm just a courtesan. I don't deserve that.

I am but a down and out scholar.

Those years spent on my studies has not brought me success.

I am nothing but a fly.

You are not a fly. You are a mule.

Why?

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time, a mule fell into a dried well.

Its owner then abandoned it.

The passers-by would throw their rubbish into the well,

but the mule never gave up.

In time the rubbish piled up and the mule could get out of the well.

Bravo! One smart animal.

Actually other people's despise or treatment with contempt should boost our drive.

We can get out of the well eventually.

That's why I am leaving the brothel and starting anew.

You shouldn't give up either.

Leaving the brothel?

What are you going to do?

I have some savings. I mean to start a business.

You refuse to be affected by the environment.

Alright, I will follow the mule's example.

I'll pull myself up. I'll make big achievements one day!

I'll become an official and serve the country.

How lofty! You said what's in my mind.

Though without the phoenix's flying wings, our hearts are linked by our understanding.

It served you right! I would have slapped the other cheek as well.

Chau-yuet, I am sorry. It's for the investigation.

Investigation...You said that ten years ago, and you're saying that ten years after!

How could you be so heartless to me?

Thanks to your heartlessness, I won't miss you a bit.

I don't want to see you ever again!

Take care.

Woe that I am a lady-killer.

You are a heartbreaker.

To make it look authentic, you kept Tao Fa in the dark.

Her voice is now hoarse from crying.

Oh, we are here to help you patch up with Tao Fa. Some buddies we are.

Bearing gifts as well. Fa will be pleased.

It's hard to say. I'd be hopping mad still.

What a crowd. Here to join in the fun?

Closed for business?

It's Tao Fa's order. She's still upset.

I dare her to be upset for life!

Come on, let's go in.

Cut me some Jinhua ham. Come on!

Fa... Fa...

Jinhua ham, just a little token.

Good, to celebrate my breaking up with Chu Cheung-sing..

Fa, just let go. Cheung-sing was doing it for the investigation.

Investigation is everything. It's more important than his wife.

What if I couldn't take it and had hanged myself? What then?

Just shut up! You said it yourself, that I belong to the Bureau.

I had to put the Bureau first.

What if I was taken hostage and used to force you?

You would let me be killed?

You would just let me die?

I am doomed anyway,