The Goddess of Mercy (觀世音)

Charge...

General Li.

Your Majesty, we're on a winning streak.

To follow up a victory we've to go to the enemy base

what are Your Majesty's instructions?

Great.

Speed is precious in war.

Message for Commander Wei,

tell him to continue the attacks at the front line.

I'll go there for backup.

Our army lacks food and supplies,

it's difficult to keep the soldiers fighting.

Please think it over, Your Majesty.

No problem...

General Li, give a message to the consort princes,

tell them to send manpower and food

to the front line at once,

no delay.

Come on, charge.

Faster, faster...

They are unbelievable.

What?

Princess Miao Shang's wet nurse.

Let her go.

Look at you!

You shouldn't waste the rice.

Princess Miao Shang, let us do it.

Go on then.

It's only a little rice.

No, it took time and hard work in the farm,

we shouldn't waste any.

Yes, Princess.

Are you alright, nanny?

You must be tired.

What's wrong? Tell me.

Mother, please tell

the consort princes to stop at once.

It's going to be trouble otherwise.

That's our royal father's instruction,

it's got nothing to do with them.

The situation is critical at the front line.

What?

Miao Shang, do you want them to take the charge of

...defying our father's order?

Queen mother, my royal father told them to gather

more food, but he didn't tell them to use force.

People are the foundation of a country

If you don't have the people's support,

there's no use even if you win the war.

What kind of tone is that?

Are you against our father's military decision?

These are gossips spread by the cunning civilians.

Where did you hear it from?

Madam Liu,

you must be careful when serving Princess Miao Shang,

you shouldn't carry tales about

trivial gossips into the palace.

Princess Miao Yin,

I won't dare to do it again.

It's not her fault,

don't blame her.

Alright... that's enough.

I'll ask the consort princes

when they're here later.

Rumors are circulating,

how much provision did you request?

How much has been sent to the front line?

I don't have the exact number.

I suppose half has gone to the front line.

Store the rest for now,

we don't want our mother to find out.

My youngest sister Miao Shang is a trouble maker,

she's my royal father's favorite daughter.

And she's been promised to Commander Wei Hu.

If she really marries him,

he will be entitled to the throne

and this land.

A threat coming from within...

Amitabha Buddha...

Grand father...

His Majesty arrives.

Your Majesty, where shall we place the war prisoners?

Put them behind the temple.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Whip him!

Whip!

You're dead.

I'm not scared.

One has to die sooner or later.

If I die for Buddha,

I can attain nirvana after death.

What are you talking about?

The human life doesn't last for eternity.

You could be in heaven,

or in hell after death.

When you're alive,

you should do good deeds instead of evil.

Buddha hopes for everyone to have enlightenment.

Drag him out.

Yes.

But before you've achieved enlightenment,

I don't want you to be dragged into the evil path.

Hey! Come out.

Come out!

Damn it! You're a prisoner!

What are you trying to pull?

Whip him!

Yes.

Whip him!

You're dead...

Stop it!

No beating!

Amitabha Buddha...

Princess Miao Shang.

You are...

I'm the Prince of Bilu,

my name is Ming Cheng, a believer in Buddha.

This is Princess Miao Shang.

Princess Miao Shang,

thank you for taking care of us vegetarians.

I saw earlier at the entrance.

There's one thing I don't understand,

how could you withstand

such torture?

Princess Miao Shang,

Emperor Miao Chuang's soldiers whipped me,

My wounds & the bleeding don't cause any pain in fact

that's because I'm willing to take all the blame.

No matter what I'll have to go through,

I'm willing in order to save them.

Please tell me more about Buddha's teachings.

Princess Miao Shang,

Your quest for Buddha's teachings amazes me

you don't seem like Emperor Miao Chuang's daughter.

I'm really sorry

for what my royal father has done to you.

Don't be sorry, Princess Miao Shang.

My country has always loved peace,

this time we were forced to go into war with Tianzhu,

we were captured.

But the civilians haven't done any wrong,

let me take all the punishment.

Please have mercy, Princess Miao Shang.

I understand.

I beg you, Princess Miao Shang.

I know what you've been through,

please bear for a little longer.

I'll go to my royal father right now,

and beg him to send you more food.

I appreciate your kindness,

but right now, your people are living in misery too.

There's no food surplus.

Please try to persuade your father,

let them return to their homes.

Don't worry.

My royal father will listen to me.

He's not as tyrannical as...

what others think of him.

I'm off.

Princess Miao Shang

Be careful.

You will have misfortunes

trying to save us.

What kind of misfortunes?

You'll know soon.

Amitabha Buddha...

You're all here.

Royal father...

Sit down...

Where's Miao Shang?

She's weak and very sentimental,

Guess she'd be crying now!

Girls!

Don't over protect her from now on.

I'll take care of her,

and bring her along to war,

I'll train her to be brave.

And she'll say,

Follow me! Charge!

Or you're too chicken?

By then, she will no longer be weak,

I don't think she'll even shed a tear.

Princess Miao Shang is here.

I greet my royal parents.

Get up...

Come sit next to me.

I haven't seen you for over a year,

she's grown taller.

Since I've returned after the victory at Bilu,

I've brought you many rare treasures,

you can pick

whatever you like later.

I don't like rare treasures,

but I do have a favor to ask you, my father.

What is it?

I can never say no to you.

Regarding the war prisoners...

What about them?

They are suffering.

I beg you