Kingdom of Conquerors Page #3

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How long have we been traveling?

Over a year, I believe.

Mmm.

Tell me.

If I were to die along the way,

would you continue west without me?

Yes.

I knew you would.

Next board.

This one is very good.

On the count of three!

Next board!

The Great Khan had

this silversmith make a belt

with the world's finest jewels.

Please try it on.

You said you were a silversmith?

I am a silversmith,

but my hand was wounded and I--

You are the one

who cut your own finger off.

- You possess no skills at all!

- imposter.

You're a prisoner now. Move!

Go!

Keep going.

We have to seek cover!

Come on!

Don't stop moving, seek cover!

Someone protect the Master.

Keep moving, follow me.

Stop here!

Attack! Go!

Kill them!

Wait.

I only brought one coffin with me.

It can't hold this many bodies.

Master, you saw it.

They wanted to kill us.

I did not want them dead.

If we release them,

they'll follow us to get revenge.

If we take this many prisoners with us,

we'll run out of food

before we even get there.

If you kill them,

you create more thirst for revenge.

We mortals die.

Our grudges do not.

They stay in the blood,

passed down through generations.

To carry out the Great Khan's orders,

it must be done.

Kill them!

You kill...

because you are afraid.

I fear nothing.

Fear is fear, you see.

And there's no disguising it.

Behind the mask of vengeance,

there is nothing but fear.

And nothing offends heaven more...

than baseless fear.

Your mission from the Great Khan

was not murder.

If you let them go,

your mission

will have heaven's blessing.

Otherwise...

I will not let you finish your mission.

Look.

No, wait.

I am a man now.

If you spare my life, take me with you.

If not, then kill me.

Silk, beautiful silk!

When Genghis Khan was trapped

at Banzhu River,

he asked me for help.

I gave him every beast in my possession

to feed him and his men.

On that day,

Genghis Khan promised me

that I would have

my own city one day, eh?

The Great Khan keeps his word.

Huh? Look around you!

May I ask, do you know

where Genghis Khan

is currently?

The invincible Great Khan

has conquered Samarkand

and is proceeding west.

My, you've quite a stomach for alcohol.

Why is it that I feel alone

even when I am with you?

You despise me.

I do not want you to catch

the plague and leave me.

I want you with me until

we reach the cities where the sun sets.

Great Khan, there is

an urgent letter from Qiu Chuji.

Otrar trembles

at the Great Khan's might.

They have agreed to surrender.

The plague continues to ravage us.

Our casualties have been heavy.

I think we should stay here to rest?

And gather our strength.

And where is

Master Qiu Chuji now?

He has arrived at Cinghai's city

with the escort,

and says he wishes to go no further.

He requests that you travel there

to meet him instead.

Long Beard...

write that I won't meet him there

but will wait here for him.

After receiving the second edict

from the Great Khan,

it took much persuasion

to convince the Master to leave.

Starving refugees lined the road

across the snowy mountains ahead of us.

The master bore his own hunger,

but he fed them with our supplies,

and soon it seemed that

our grain supply would be gone.

Don't give them any more!

How will we make it without food?

We're going over the mountain!

I won't watch them die

and do nothing.

Master!

Master! Master.

Please eat this.

He refused to eat anything

and he wouldn't even look at our jerky.

He said he could smell

the blood on the grain

our soldiers brought him.

He said he would sooner die than eat it.

When I saw him collapse

on the road, my hope gave out.

- Master! Master!

- Master!

Master, wake up!

Make him eat.

I want him to live!

You're the reason he's dying.

You and your Great Khan can go to hell!

- How dare you?

- No, stop it!

If you want your master to live,

then follow me.

Here it is.

A snow lotus.

A snow lotus!

I know these!

This is a mountain snow lotus.

It's edible and you can use it

to make a decongestant.

I have lost too much blood.

I am beyond help now.

Do not waste your strength.

Please do something for me.

Genghis Khan wants

to see my master for

these legendary pills

that grant immortality.

The pills are--

they are in...

the pills are in...

Master, try not to be sad.

I'll have my men take his coffin home...

back to Mount Kunyu for burial.

He has already attained immortality.

We can bury his body right here.

Your reputation precedes you.

Today we finally meet.

Master, at your advanced age,

the journey must have been

extremely long and arduous.

I admire your courage

in traveling to our camp.

I've heard much about you, Lord Yelv.

A journey that is pleasant and speedy

is a rare thing.

The Great Khan is anxious

to finally meet you.

He's been waiting

in his tent for some time.

Master, this way, please.

The master of the Way arrives!

The master of the Way arrives!

The master of the Way arrives!

The master of the Way arrives!

Master Qiu now attends the Great Khan!

He will receive no other visitors!

No visitors, please.

Master.

Please kneel.

Great Khan, please forgive

any breach of protocol.

I have long admired you,

but my principles guide me.

Those of the Way

kneel only before heaven.

All right,

bring out the meat and wine

for the sage.

With wishes of fortune

and health for all,

the Creator of the Blue Sky's

bounty is presented!

Partake and enjoy

all that you wish.

Enjoy this fresh grilled goat,

partake and enjoy.

Partake and enjoy all that you wish.

For the Great Khan blesses you

with the bounty of his empire!

Hurray!

Hurray! Hurray!

I thank the Great Khan...

for his--

for his great generosity.

But those of the Way

consume no flesh.

I have heard that

you are 300 years old

and know all under heaven

that is knowable.

Therefore I will call you "Saint."

No, please.

That's too grand a title.

When I left Wendeng, I was 72.

Now I am 74.

I'd-- I'd like to ask the Saint

if he brought the immortality pills?

I have only the Way to extend life.

There are no immortality pills.

I-- I must have heard him wrong.

I dare not interpret!

You heard right.

The Saint's eyes tell me

everything I need to know.

He said that there never

was any immortality medicine.

The Master said that--

that he only has the Way

to preserve life

- and that he has no--

- Hmm.

No one expected to hear

such an answer from Qiu Chuji.

There is nothing in this world

more terrifying

than the Great Khan's silence.

I followed close at his heels,

the wind blowing the leaves

like razors across my face.

Why didn't you give him

the immortality pills?

He'll have your head for this!

Th row them away.

Untie them! Untie them!

Release them!

Master!

The Great Khan says

you are an honest man,

a living saint!

The Great Khan orders...

that a tent be set up

for the saint next to his own!

He declares he will receive

the saint's instruction in the Way!

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