The Deer and the Cauldron (鹿鼎记)

“Will of Heaven” by He Huihui 《天意如此》

The Deer And The Cauldron

Episode 41

I wish him a very long life.

I miss him a lot.

Recently,

I've missed Madam every day.

I see Madam gets younger and younger.

When I saw you,

I thought they had gotten another young girl for the Red Dragon Gate.

Then when I took another look, it was Madam!

You lustful brat!

You dare to speak nonsense in front of Madam!

- I'll rip you a new one! - You dumbass. I don't want to talk to you.

Me? Dumb?

You're talking nonsense yourself!

Look, I pretended to be a floating body in the sea. You didn't even check if it was a trick.

Instead, you saved me and asked me about Mystic Dragon Island.

I told you some nonsense according to the Dragon Master's order.

You believed everything I said!

Dragon Master and Madam know everything.

No matter how smart I am, how could I not get tricked?

I was supposed to get tricked.

But you...

You've seen Madam, a young girl who's as beautiful as a goddess,

but yet you still miss another woman. You're so dumb!

That woman... do you want me to say it out loud and clear?

Shh, Shh, Shh... don't say it, you cannot say...

Well, on that count, you're not as good as your younger brother disciple.

Ever since he met Madam,

he said, from now on, he wouldn't look another woman in the eye again.

You...He is he! I am me!

We are very different!

I think you two are kind of the same.

You two both sabotaged Dragon Master and Madam's big plan.

Nonsense! How could we sabotage Dragon Master and Madam's big plan?

Madam, he's a big criminal to our cult.

We need to report to Dragon Master and throw him in the sea to feed the fish.

- Yes, throw him down in the water! - Hey no, no, no!

Wait, stop!

Dragon Master needs to ask him something.

Deal with his acupoint.

Bring him along.

Mistress Fang.

- I thank you then. - Thank me for what?

You've made such a big contribution to our cult. Dragon Master will definitely promote you.

As the head of the White Dragon Gate, I wish that Master and Madam's longevity can be divine!

Master and Madam's longevity can be divine!

No, No, No, you brat,

you were spreading rumors. You said Dragon Master and Madam were in big trouble.

So I risked my life trying to save them.

Dragon Master and Madam are perfectly fine.

Those heads of the Dragon Gates didn't rebel either!

What did you say?

Let me explain.

I took your orders and made my way into the Imperial Palace.

I got two sutras there. Then I went to the Southwestern King's Palace in Yunnan and got another three.

So you say you got five sutras?

Where are they then?

Let me answer.

For the two sutras I got from the Imperial Palace, I asked Fatty Monk and Lu Gao Xuan to give them to you.

Thanks to the magical medicine you gave me,

the three sutras I got from the Southwestern Palace,

I was able to hide them in a secret place in the capital.

So, I also ordered Fatty Monk and Lu Gao Xuan to guard them.

Wha-What... That's not true!

Dragon Master, don't listen to his nonsense!

There are eight sutras in total.

I've got clues so it's just a matter of time before I get the rest of them.

I was thinking that when I got all of them, I would give them to you two.

Then I was afraid someone would steal the three sutras I got.

So I stashed the sutras in the wall.

And ordered Fatty Monk and Lu Gao Xuan to guard it day and night.

But what's strange... is why you two people ran all the way to here?

If the sutras get stolen,

and you end up sabotaging the Dragon Master and Madam's big plan, do you understand the consequences?

You never told us there were any sutras in the wall.

- Yes. You-- - Dragon Master and Madam ordered me

to be as discreet as possible.

To be honest, until now, I still don't trust you two.

Every morning when I woke up,

I would say "I wish Dragon Master and Madam's longevity can be divine".

You two not only didn't say that,

but also complained every day you guys were not well compensated by the Dragon Master.

You also said Dragon Master was ungrateful, leaving his benefactor in the lurch.

You also said Madam's heart was murderous and merciless.

And you said one day Dragon Master would settle the score.

I said Dragon Master was very magnanimous. You guys didn't believe me.

Fatty Monk, let me ask you.

You said you used to be fat.

Ever since you took the Cougar Fetus Transforming Pill, your body size changed.

You also said if it wasn't for you not having the antidote,

you would rather die than stay in a shithole like the Mystic Dragon Cult.

I-I did say the Cougar Fetus Transforming Pill changed my

- body shape. But I-- - It's good you admitted it.

Lu Gao Xuan, let me ask you,

did you say

"Dragon Master and Madam shall achieve divine longevity" every morning?

I-I skipped two mornings.

I have--

Well, now you don't have anything good to say,

Thi-This, you...

You've committed a big crime!

Now you want to fill Dragon Master and Madam in with lies and nonsense

to have them spare your low life.

We have so many brothers in our cult who died an ugly death!

You single-handly destroyed what Dragon Master has built with decades of effort.

You still want to live? Stop daydreaming!

Let me ask you, why did you attack the Mystic Dragon Island with cannonballs?

His Majesty sent me to lead the navy,

not to attack Mystic Dragon Island.

Then what for?

Let me answer it.

There are two red-headed foreigners who are close to His Majesty.

One is Tang Ruo Wang. The other is Nan Huai Ren.

That's right.

Tang Ruo Wang knows about astronomy, geography, yin & yang and math.

Wow. Dragon Master, you know everything without stepping out of the door!

Tang Ruo Wang predicted that in the north,

there's a country called "Russia", which is going to harm the Qing Empire.

So His Majesty sent me to lead the navy with their cannons

and attack the Dragon Vein of Russia.

So you are not here to attack our Mystic Dragon Island?

Of course not.

But I heard from Skinny Monk that,

Dragon Master didn't mind and he killed

the head of the Red Dragon Gate and the head of the Green Dragon Gate due to personal ill-feelings.

He also said people had rebelled on Mystic Dragon Island and captured Dragon Master.

He also said they stripped Madam naked,

leading you through the streets to warn the public.

He said Dragon Master's beard had been yanked out

and Dragon Master had been hung on a tree upside-down, hungry, and thirsty for three days.

Skinny Monk, don't say you didn't say it.

- I said it, but-- - Once I heard it, I was very worried.

So I ordered the troops to bombard Mystic Dragon Island.

My goal was to stop the rebellion and

save Dragon Master and Madam from big trouble.

Of course, I also wanted to save Mistress Fang because of my personal preference.

I wanted to let Mistress Fang become my wife.

This...

So you attacked the Mystic Dragon Island

because you were being loyal to Dragon Master.

Are you saying you didn't make any mistake? You should be rewarded?

Madam, I haven't achieved anything.

Once I get back to the capital, I will hand over the three sutras I got to Dragon Master and Madam.

Besides, I'll try to get the other sutras.

Then I will take some credit for my little achievements.

Then I'll ask Dragon Master to grant a marriage between Mistress Fang and me.

I need to figure out

if what you said is true.

If you dared to lie to me,

it's awful to get bitten by the snakes of the Mystic Dragon Cult.

That's right.

Dragon Master, let's not kill him for now.

When he collects the six "Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters"

and make amends for his crimes, we will deal with him then.

Dragon Master, what do you think?

No matter how you punish me,

I will take it without complaint.

But I hope you don't

let Fatty Monk, Skinny Monk, and Lu Gao Xuan handle me.

If I got murdered by them,

you can't get the rest of the "Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters" copies.

- Head of the Red Dragon Gate. - Here.

You need to guard him yourself.

Don't let anyone harm him.

Don't let him walk around and do not talk to him.

- Do you understand? - Yes, master

Leader Rootless. I'm feeling colder and colder.

Is our boat heading north?

I don't know.

This... that 'dok' dok' dok' sound. What is that?

Is it an ocean iceberg?

I don't know.

Then, are you from the north or the south?

Are you cold?

I don't know.

Then, you don't have a father, right? You plead to sleep with your mother?

I don't know.

Your name is Rootless Taoist. What does "rootless" mean?

So you don't have that "root"?

I don't know.

I--

I know, you must be a eunuch!

The "Little Root" they mentioned must be you.

Master told me not to speak to you too much.

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