"At the dawn of the Ming Dynasty" "In order to consolidate all power and keep his bloodline on the throne" "The Emperor founded for his imperial court an airtight security system" "He trains street orphans under a strict, totalitarian regime" "Within the Iaw, these secret guards bypass judiciary procedures" "Outside of the court, they have their own code of law" "They are called JINYIWEI, the Brocade Guards" "Their commander" "And the best fighter is given the name QINGLONG" "He was granted" "The FOURTEEN BLADES" "Inside this box houses fourteen different steel blades" "Eight of these blades are marked:" "Sky, Earth, Rank, Law, Wisdom, Trust, benevolence, Bravery" "That are used for interrogation" "The remaining six are used for execution" "First to kill those who disobey the court and the emperor" "Second to kill those who interfere with the imperial administration" "Third to kill those who practice grafting and bend the Iaw" "Fourth to kill those who commit treason" "Fifth to kill guards who lay their Jinyiwei brothers" "The last of them, a golden sword:" "fulfill your mission or, falling that, lay down your life" "These orphans are alone in the world" "Under wise rule" "They defend the country" "Yet under fatuous rule" "They become a walking terror to the people" "The JINYIWEI are involved in highly military and political affairs" "When missions go awry, they often lose their lives" "Meeting their sorrowful fate" "THE NORTH PRINCE QING'S RO YAL CITY" "Prince Qing is the uncle of the Emperor" "During the Iast Emperor's reign, he led the army in a failed revolt" "Which cost him both his legs" "And resulting in his exile" "My Lord" "AII is arranged regarding our plan with Jia Jingzhong" "But I am disgusted at the thought of his greedy face" "More disgusting is the fact that he is the reason I am still alive" "Indeed you've given him what you've promised" "Now he even wants more" "Greedy souls are what I'm after" "Money is countable" "Nothing but some numbers" "What I loathe are unsettled debts" "THE FORBIDDEN CITY QIANQING PALACE" "Your loyal slave Jia Jingzhong is here to wish your Majesty a Iong and healthful life" "Tuo is here, noble Father" "Tuo Tuo" "Do you know why I have called for you?" "I shall fulfill your wish, my beloved adoptive Father" "My Lord" "JINYIWEI HEADQUARTERS" "QingIong" "Our kingdom is under siege" "Zhao Shenyan is conspiring to revolt" "You must reclaim the treasure box that the emperor has bestowed upon him" "In it is solid proof of his treason" "Do you have the Emperor's Order?" "general QingIong, bow to your order" "Emperor Secret Order" "counselor Zhao Shenyan is conspiring to revolt" "The Emperor has ordered for Jinyiwei QingIong to execute the mission" "Bai Hu and Zhu Que will take lead in your absence" "Xuan Wu will be re-stationed at the East Chamber" "With his Majesty's royal blessing" "general QingIong receives his Majesty's Order" "THE COUNSELOR'S RESIDENCE" "Father, I am afraid" "It is alright, Shouzheng" "Shenyan" "Let us leave together" "Madame, I cannot do that" "Is it because of the box" "It must be the Jinyiwei" "general Huang" "You must escort Madame out of the city tonight" "Yes" "Father..." "Father" "Father... promise me" "You must come for us" "I promise you, son" "Father... don't forget" "Now quickly, to the study" "Mum, I'm afraid" "Don't be afraid" "Brothers" "Do not make me strike" "kill" "CounciIor please hand over his Majesty's treasure box" "You should know" "I would rather die than surrender to this corrupt court" "Show yourself" "Shouzheng" "Father..." "Father..." "Let him go, Iet him go" "Father" "You are despicable" "I know I will not get it out of you" "Forgive me, for I am here on a mission" "I'II have to ask him" "Shouzheng, don't be afraid" "Listen to me" "Shouzheng, he is Iying to you" "tell me" "Shouzheng, you mustn't tell" "I said you mustn't tell" "I didn't tell" "uncle said he will grant me any wish" "I said..." "I said" "I wanted you back" "Did Jia Jingzhong not tell you the imperial seal is in the box" "QingIong" "Did you ever think" "If this seal were to fall into the wrong hands" "How many lives would be sacrificed and killed" "Enough" "To protect this seal" "It is your duty as Jinyiwei" "Greetings to general Xuan Wu" "Xuan Wu, Xuan Wu" "You bastard" "Let me out if you dare" "I will kill you" "Xuan Wu" "You are wasting your breath" "kill them" "Xuan Wu, when people see the glory of your success" "They will forget the sinister nature of your means" "I was right" "Guards, release Bai Hu" "Tuo Tuo is here on behalf of my Father" "Coming to Sir Jia's aid" "We know of QingIong's escape and to avoid unnecessary trouble" "I will help Sir Jia to get rid of QingIong" "Do you have proof" "That you are indeed Prince Qing's daughter" "HOUSE OF PRINCE QING" "Yours" "Big Head" "Use the money well" "Boss" "You even give us the dowry" "When they come for you" "What will you give them" "Don't worry" "I can handle it" "flag Bearer, here's yours" "Boss" "We are disbanded" "What about this flag" "Keep it" "There won't be... a Justice Escorts ever again" "We could have kept going" "We have been in debt for too long" "We can't possibly keep up" "Qiao Hua" "We are all getting old" "I couId come with you" "Father" "I don't want to marry" "Haven't the debtors already come?" "We said we would pay them in two days" "Qiao Hua" "Sir, can I help you" "I have a job for you" "I'm sorry Sir" "We've just closed down" "Boss" "There are three hundred taels here" "When all is done" "You get an additional three hundred" "Sir" "Is it this chest you wish for us to escort?" "No... it's me" "Thank you, thank you" "congratulations, Boss" "quickly" "Everyone is to be searched thoroughly today" "Yes" "Sir Yang" "Sir Yang" "Boss Yong" "Why all the strict searching today?" "What happened?" "Jinyiwei QingIong is on arrest for treason" "The Emperor has ordered execution to anyone who let him go at the gate" "My daughter is getting married" "Married" "Didn't she get married last year?" "Let's not talk about it" "Oh... right, right" "Sir Yang, won't you help us out" "We're in a hurry" "please let us through" "surely" "But I'II have to search first" "Sir Yang" "Sir Yang" "uncle Yang" "My niece is prettier every time I see her" "uncle Yang, you sure know how to joke around" "alright, I've searched this one" "Turn around, I'II escort you myself" "You can let go of my hand" "If it doesn't work out this time either you should marry me" "Quick" "Come on" "Go" "Boss, it's our own wine" "Give some to everyone" "Orders from Boss, we've had a Iong day" "Sir, have some food" "Sir" "This is aged wine specially brewed" "It is good for bruises" "Have some" "It will be good to your wounds" "My Father started brewing this since he founded Justice" "It's been forty-six years" "When I was young, I couldn't understand" "When I grew older and watched him toIerating the ways of this world" "losing money to pass by on one's way" "I finally understood that the wine didn't help him with bruises and wounds" "It helped him with his heart" "I want to help him" "But he refuses me" "If it weren't for my marriage" "He would never have let me come" "I really wish" "A hero in this world" "Can take over Justice" "What fragrant wine" "Who... is the boss around here" "It's me, Qiao Yong from Justice Escorts in the city" "We are new here, excuse us" "We are the Sky eagles clan" "He is the famous" ""blade Number One" The Judge of the Desert" "Today, we Sky eagles give you face" "Why do people like to bully others Eighty taeIs of white silver" "You will not pass if it is one tael less" "Right" "Has this world changed?" "Must we common folk live without any respect and dignity?" "Do not touch my flag" "flag Bearer" "Boss" "Dignity is within oneself" "No one can take it away from you" "Don't" "You're risking your life" "Charge" "Who's there" "Charge" "Who would have thought" "I didn't see" "Sorry, boss" "Sorry, boss... retreat" "Boss, I saw the Jinyiwei plaque around his waist with my own eyes" "Go, go, go..." "Don't" "He is in the carriage" "I've been waiting for you" "Jinyiwei Formation" "Do you know I was the one who created this" "Qiao Hua" "Let me go" "Jinyiwei QingIong" "Sir Jia thinks too highly of you" "He's QingIong" "First kill, interfering with the higher power" "Second kill, brother killing brother" "I'II tell..." "I'II tell" "It was Xuan Wu..." "he made me come after you" "Who killed Bai Hu and Zhu Que?" "Xuan Wu killed Zhu Que" "Bai Hu was killed by a girl from the West sent by Prince Qing" "Her sword was incredibly quick" "Her name is Tuo Tuo" "Go back to Jia Jingzhong" "tell him there's no Ionger a QingIong from Jinyiwei" "tell him to leave me alone" "Yes yes yes" "Scram" "Scram" "Since you are a jinyiwei" "Our services to you end here" "Your money" "please take it back" "You will not harm my father" "Let's talk about it" "I only have one daughter" "please I beg you" "You must travel to the east" "And casually mention my name wherever you visit to divert attention away from me" "Three days later, at Cotton village" "You will have two choices" "One" "Have your daughter back" "Two" "Have her corpse back" "Father..." "Qiao Hua..." "Father..." "Qiao Hua..." "Qiao Hua..." "Father" "Father" "Father" "You were peeking" "I need to pee" "What are you doing" "Go" "You may eat after you finish darning" "We have guests" "Papa, look" "Come on, have a hug" "Take a seat" "Sir and Miss" "We have some excellent broiled beef here, would you Iike to try some" "Yes, could we have half a kilo please" "Let's have some on the juicy side, it wouId smell lovely" "We also have some stewed goat's hooves in garlic" "We'II have half a kilo of that too" "could you put more onion in it" "Goat is a bit too much for me" "surely" "We have some grape wine as well" "We don't want grape wine" "I don't want wine from the West either" "half a kilo of white wine" "half a kilo of broiled beef, goat' s hooves and white wine" "We're hungry... get on it" "Right away" "please enjoy" "I may not know the ways of the world, but I know my way around the table" "I can't eat it if you touch it..." "take this" "Check please" "Everything satisfactory, sir and miss" "Yes" "We have unbeatable prices too..." "just one tael and four pence" "I don't have money" "I'm your hostage" "You don't have money either?" "I gave it all to your father" "Do you have money or not?" "I knew by the looks of you two" "That it was too good to be true" "Boss, you just wait, I'm taking them to the guards" "Wait just one minute" "Do you know who he is" "He is a Jin..." "My family name is Jin" "I'm sorry, we really don't have money with us" "I hope this gold medallion will be enough" "I knew that you had it all along, I'II get you change right away" "What are you doing" "We could have easily bought ten horses with the money you gave them" "BATH HOUSE" "Is QingIong your real name" "That is what they call me..." "I don't have a name" "How did you become a Jinyiwei" "Brother" "Brother" "Brother, brother" "I have no choice" "Don't you think it is a sin to have killed so many" "I never ask why" "I only ask when, where and who" "Have you thought of quitting" "There is no quitting in the life of a Jinyiwei" "Our path is a short one" "I will be done soon" "If no one is after you" "You could leave" "To finish a mission is the only dignity for a Jinyiwei" "Knowing fully well my fiance is cheating behind my back" "Having to feign ignorance and go forth with a wedding" "How's that for no dignity" "I wanted to devote myself to a man I Iove" "But alas, his heart is not mine to have" "I also wish for a hero in this world" "But alas, he kills without compassion" "still, I have hope for the future" "My mother used to tell me" "It is fortunate to have hope" "Everyone has chosen their own path" "QingIong, that goes for you too" "As long as you keep walking" "You will see blue sky" "Be careful, don't drop it now" "Big sister" "This is honey barbequed chicken" "And this is toasted bread" "And here, is our home brew wine" "Let me know if you need anything else" "WILD GEESE GATEWAY" "Scram" "Sir" "Has the secret document arrived?" "Yes it has" "Let's get you some new clothes" "Miss, you look gorgeous in this" "It suits you well" "Why don't you try this head scarf too... they match together" "You look pretty" "Try on another" "I think this one looks even better" "Can you do something for me" "What is it" "Go to the guard post" "And find a man called Jia Jingzhong" "If they ask you who you are" "Give them this letter" "But a woman walking into a guard post..." "You'II look like a man in this" "I have something else to take care of" "I will come for you afterwards" "What are you here for" "I am here for Jia Jingzhong" "Who are you" "Surround him" "I AM QINGLONG" "QingIong" "When you could stay in heaven" "Why invite yourself to hell" "There is no quitting in the life of a Jinyiwei" "There is no quitting in the life of a Jinyiwei" "What business do you have with Sir Jia" "We Jinyiwei" "Never ask why" "only when, where, and who" "Jia Jingzhong is planning to sell the three districts" "And the gold will be delivered by Captain Xiahou himself" "The twelfth day of this month" "That is today" "QingIong, do you think you can do whatever you want around here" "To finish a mission is the only dignity for a Jinyiwei" "Capture him" "Arrest him" "It's a woman" "Let me go" "Let me go" "Greetings, Captain" "Show me the way" "Yes" "What are you doing" "Did I ask for your help?" "You wanted to use me" "Remember this" "You are not allowed to be out of my sight" "Do you understand" "Give me your hand" "Thank you" "Waiter Coming" "We have guests" "Coming" "table for two" "This way please" "You've arrived just in time if you are not in a hurry" "You can watch the fireworks tonight" "We will be staying here for the night" "Want a room?" "Yes" "A deluxe room for two" "please give us two separate rooms" "Two rooms, yes of course" "Enjoy" "HOUSE OF PRINCE QING" "When we strike later you leave first, alright" "We have someone seated at this table already" "would you mind..." "I want to sit here for the fireworks" "This inn is for everybody" "That is alright" "I would Iike a new friend" "I don't need friends" "I have this whole inn for tonight" "But..." "I've been following that tribe of merchants for a Iong time" "Don't you dare touch them" "Since I have the chance to meet QingIong today" "I, the Judge of the Desert, must see how great he is" "Before it goes down, I will beat you" "Are you alright" "Yes" "Before this bowl stops spinning" "I will beat you as well" "Don't move" "QingIong" "Draw your sword" "I have no wish to fight you" "But I will tell you this" "They have a thousand taels of gold" "They may win in numbers" "But we can work together" "Here is the map to the post" "Let an arrow be our signal to attack" "How will we split it" "I don't want any of it" "I want something else from them" "Why should I trust you" "If the plan fails" "I'II end my own life" "We Sky eagles have our own rules" "The day we rob something that is worth giving up our lives for" "That is the day we turn into righteous bandits" "QingIong" "What are you after?" "JINYIWEI" "My dignity" "Let's go Go" "Yes Sir" "Why didn't you leave just now" "I'm not allowed to be out of your sight" "My fiance has a shop here" "He has long asked me to come during the Mid-Autumn festival" "He said it is very romantic" "especially in the desert" "The sky is high and the land is wide" "I would love it" "He said if I were ever to come, I should stay here with him" "He said he would make up for everything he has ever done" "I'm really here now" "But with a Jinyiwei instead" "Here is the money that I owe you" "Go look for your fiance tomorrow" "You want me to go back to him" "Am I of no use to you now" "Yes" "you are of no use to me now" "It is a festival for fireworks" "Why are you here alone" "I do not have family" "Who am I here with if it weren't with myself" "I am fortunate to have your company tonight" "Many are after me but their luck runs out" "and I am always the only one left" "That is depressing" "The ones after you don't have it easy either" "The more you understand the one you are looking for" "The more you will treat him as a friend" "Watching your friend goes down" "How is that for depressing" "The worst occassion was when I killed my own brother" "Do not worry" "Your nightmare will soon end" "I am mentally prepared each day" "That before I go down" "I must complete what I have set out to do" "Whoever stands in my way" "No matter friend or foe" "will have to go down first" "Take this inside" "Where did you come from" "Don't play here" "Outside Outside" "Big sister, our money" "Thank you, big sister" "Captain, it must have been a Iong trip for you" "Assisting Prince Qing to acquire three districts" "Took me a Iot of effort" "My deepest gratitude, Sir Jia" "I thank you on behalf of Prince Qing" "Has Sir Jia brought what we wanted" "Is the scroll here" "I must take a routine look at it" "Sir Jia, before I Ieft" "Prince Qing made some amends to the scroll" "It is Mid-Autumn festival" "Our first Emperor made his move on this day and founded the Ming Dynasty" "Prince Qing wants the imperial seal of approval on this scroll" "So that he can come forth into the city" "What rubbish" "This is a blatant revolt" "Sir Jia" "You dare not to be understanding" "Do you not fear for your head?" "Xuan Wu, take the seal" "Xuan Wu, Sir Jia you..." "Did you not once say" "When people see the glory of your success" "They will forget the sinister nature of your means" "I work for Prince Qing now" "Sir Jia, thank you for teaching me that" "Ready" "Yes Yes" "Shoot" "tell our men to be on guard and secure this place" "kill anyone who comes in" "Yes" "Captain" "please hand me the scroll" "We should stamp it with the seal" "kill" "Here comes the Sky eagles" "QingIong" "Captain" "This is family business for the Jinyiwei" "Whoever stands in my way today" "will go down" "I am stronger than any one of you" "Am I wrong to pursue what I want" "I know" "You have always treated me like a brother" "But did you not kill your own brother too" "Yes, and that has left me a life more painful than death" "The suffering is a nightmare that will never end" "You will not want a life like mine" "Do not worry" "You will not die alone" "After I finish my business" "I will come with you" "kill him" "I hate bullies" "Judge of the Desert" "I thought you only knew how to rob" "I Iove to rob but I Iove to fight more" "Take this" "Your carriage is behind the guard post" "There is food and water" "Enough for five days" "Here is your gold" "It is all mine?" "It is all yours" "The concept of robbing for anything other than riches" "I really don't understand" "If you're ever up for something like this again" "Remember me" "I will" "Leave" "QingIong" "Leave quickly" "Go without me, leave quickly" "quickly" "QingIong" "On the count of three" "If you do not hand over the seal" "I shall kill her" "One" "Two" "He will not give up the seal for me" "Three" "I'm sorry" "Because of me you lost the seal" "Did you not once say that everyone has a choice" "Oh..." "How did she manage to capture you" "After I went to find my fiance" "I went back to find you" "That is how she got me" "Sorry" "I shouldn't ask you to find him" "I should personally deliver you to him" "This is where... we saw QingIong fight with the girl from the West" "QingIong lost and he fled in our carriage" "Brothers from the desert in the North also saw war drums hoisted by Prince Qing's palace" "A troop of ten thousand were standing by ready to attack" "At the same time, there were about three hundred fire shooters aiming towards the City of Sky wolves" "Their intention unknown" "The entire city is trembling in fear" "Zhao Shenyan is to be executed for losing the imperial seal" "QingIong has lost the same item during his mission in the city" "Then it must be the same seal that QingIong has taken back" "It is not only the seal that QingIong is after" "The fourteenth and the Iast blade of the Jinjiwei:" "fulfill your mission or, falling that, lay down your life" "Taking back the seal doesn't just concern you alone" "QingIong although you are the best fighter among us" "There is one thing that we excel in" "And that is we know our way" "We know the routes inside out" "There is no time... so let us help you" "Yes" "If they stamp the seal on the forged scroll" "Prince Qing will be able to take his men into the city" "The people will suffer a Iong and painful war" "So before the seal passes through the border" "We must take it back" "For Tuo Tuo to pass through" "She must go through City of Sky wolves" "Prince Qing is careful" "He will do everything to aid her" "Do you have an idea" "Must draw Tuo Tuo away" "Divert their attention and take the seal" "City of Sky wolves is famous for its Iabyrinthian passageways" "I know a shortcut that will enable us to pass them" "Brothers we must hurry" "CITY OF SKY WOLVES" "Stop" "Xuan Wu" "You deliver the seal" "I will take care of QingIong" "Let's go" "Check it out" "HERE LIES THE BOD Y OF XUAN WU" "Have the fire shooters dismount and chase" "Go after them Yes" "Let us split up here" "Go Yes" "Fire" "Fire" "Cease fire" "Strike" "Strike" "Retreat" "Charge" "Charge" "The seal is here" "I cannot turn back now" "kill me" "Brother" "QingIong, go to Qiao Hua quickly" "We will handle this here" "QingIong fooled you into dying for him" "Here comes the Sky eagles" "Judge" "Judge" "I said scram" "Scram" "tell QingIong for me" "If you see me upon this sandy horizon again" "Do not be overjoyed" "If it is she that you see" "Do not be too sorrowful" "After going through here" "You can pass through the border" "Aren't you coming with me" "The road for a Jinyiwei is short" "Mine has come to its end today" "You told me" "We would deliver the seal together" "And then you would leave with me" "I promise you" "From now on, if you need me" "You only need to ring the bell on your wrist" "And I will be there for you" "Let me tell you a secret" "That day" "After I saw my fiance" "I came back for you" "I wanted to tell you" "I have declined the proposal" "Whatever you tell me to do" "I will do it" "No matter if you are lying to me" "Or not" "I will wait for you" "Hua" "Take this seal to the general of the West" "After I take care of Tuo Tuo, I will come immediately" "Before I complete my mission" "Whoever stands in the way" "No matter friend or foe" "will have to go down first" "In the end, I safely delivered the seal to general of the West" "Just like I promised QingIong" "The conspiracy was found out" "Prince Qing killed himself before his execution" "It is rumored that Prince Qing has never cried in his life" "But upon hearing the death of Tuo Tuo" "He shed a tear" "The people were most thrilled that the Emperor held the court again" "Sir Zhao was released" "As long as those like Sir Zhao exist" "I believe that people will live happy lives" "Brother Huang, this way" "Yes, boss" "Prepare food fast" "Must continue after lunch" "Hurry, hurry" "Before father passed away, he said that Justice Escorts must remain open for all that is just and fair in the world" "He also told me a secret that his wine is not for bruises and wounds" "But for him to remember" "The sweet memories of the past" "When I drink his wine" "I am reminded of a friend I met in the desert" "I feel very fortunate to have met him" "Because I am witness that the Judge has turned for the good" "Of course, I will also think of him" "And the roads we have traveled together" "I may not know the ways of the world" "He once told me that I only need to ring the bell on my wrist" "And he will appear" "Whatever he tells me to do, I will do it" "No matter if he is Iying to me or not" "It is fortunate to have hope"