The Assassin Page #4

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I still have much personal wealth.

I propose to spend it all to attract

good men

...whom you'll train to assassinate

Han Kui.

I don't think that would be too prudent.

What is your view?

Your enemy is the Premier of a state

...as well as the king's uncle.

Pu Yang is not far from

the kingdom of Han;

word will leak out if too many

are involved.

The whole state of Han will then

be your foe;

however much wealth you have,

however many man you put together,

will not be enough against

the whole of Han.

Then...

This is something only a single man

can do.

Like Zhuan Zhu assassinating Wang Liao,

what's required is a single,

lethal strike.

With your wits and courage,

I've no doubt Han Kui's death is assured;

but extracting yourself will prove

difficult.

Zhuan Zhu & Yiu Li sacrificed

their life for success.

It is precisely because of that,

I made you no promises before.

But now my mother's dead,

my sister's wedded,

I am free of all worries.

Brother.

To find someone who knows my heart...

I've been resolved these past few years.

More words would be superfluous.

Let's drink to this evening.

Tomorrow I set off for the kingdom of Han.

Brother, it's as you say:

More words would be superfluous.

But once you are gone

I fear we two may never meet again.

Please stay for a few more days.

I fear...

Don't worry.

This is the land of my ancestors,

and the servants have been here

for generations.

No one will let out our secret.

Brother, I truly cannot bear...

to be parted with you.

Attendants!

Attend to Master Nie's rest.

Yes sir.

Brother, you are still unmarried.

What do you think of this Concubine Zhao?

Don't make fun of me, brother.

Master Nie, the master has asked me

...to serve you this wine

he's been saving.

You may all leave.

Yes sir.

Concubine Zhao.

Please ask your master to come.

Yes sir.

Brother, I've decided to leave tomorrow.

Brother.

Desolately the west wind rises.

The sun shines forth its promise;

the ruddy visage tells

...of the Qin battledress;

the ruddy visage tells

...of the Qin battledress.

Bidding the hero farewell today,

when will the departed return?

Away to the future on parting,

the mountains come into view;

Away to the future on parting,

the mountains come into view.

Brother, I take my leave.

Brother, a toast.

Bidding the hero farewell today,

when will the departed return?

Away to the future on parting,

the mountains come into view.

Is this the Xia residence?

Are you Miss Xia Ying?

Yes.

A gentleman asked us to deliver this.

Here...

Have you made some mistake?

You are Miss Xia Ying, right?

Yes.

Then there's no mistake.

Is this the Xia residence?

That's right.

Then you must be Miss Xia. Come...

A thousand in silver, please count it.

Surely it's some mistake!

There's no mistake.

The gentleman's instructions were

very precise.

Is Miss Xia at home?

Sorry...

You must be Miss Xia.

This is the best our shop has to offer.

Please see if you like it.

A gentleman told you to deliver this?

That's right.

And who might this gentleman be?

You really know how to joke, Miss.

These are really valuable gifts.

How can you not know who sent them?

Might this be Miss Xia?

What are you delivering this time?

Nothing.

A gentleman requests your presence.

We have a sedan chair waiting.

I'm not going.

Take everything away with you.

The gentleman left instructions that

...if Miss Xia refuses to come,

there's something we should show you.

Nie Zheng...

Miss Xia, here's the sedan chair.

After you left,

my father died the following year.

Last year Xu Shi's uncle lost his office,

and I thought of going to look for you,

but I didn't know where you were.

What did you do in the kingdom of Qi?

Didn't I tell you during the day?

How can a butcher make so much money?

What else did you do?

I didn't do anything else.

Nie Zheng, don't tell me

you did anything bad!

I didn't do anything bad.

But doing bad things or doing good things

...no longer make any difference to me.

Why?

You've waited for me for so many years,

I can't keep it from you any longer.

This is the last time we'll see

each other.

Once I'm gone,

I'm never coming back.

You...

You must have married

a rich man's daughter!

No. I've undertaken to do something

...on behalf of someone.

Whether I succeed or fail,

the chances of my survival are slim.

What have you undertaken to do?

Don't worry. It's not anything bad.

All this money;

the person you're doing his for

gave it to you?

Then... aren't you selling your life?

You could say that.

If you can give up even your life,

what use have you for money?

Is it for me?

I don't want this money!

This jewellery, these silks...

I'd rather be poor, I'd rather have

a hard life!

How can I possibly take your blood money?

Xia Ying, listen to me.

This thing I do, I do it willingly.

I'm not doing it for money.

When the person first asked me to do this,

he gave me several thousand in gold,

but I didn't accept it.

Now... it doesn't matter.

I'm not long for this world anyway.

If there's money, it should be spent.

How could you do such a thing?

Throwing away your life!

It is a good thing that I do.

Although it's also for personal revenge,

the more important thing is

it's for the good of common folk

everywhere.

Xia Ying. Look at me.

I'm young, tall and strong.

Everyone dies.

Would you rather I die now,

doing a great and glorious deed?

Or would you have me grow old and weak,

too feeble to hold a knife or kill a pig,

and die a stranger stranded

in the state of Qi?

What did your father do when he was young?

He was a carpenter.

And then?

He was too old to continue.

He spent his days befuddled with drink.

I shall be like that one day, Xia Ying.

Let my breastful of hot blood

...be spilt somewhere worthy of it!

Don't cry.

We don't have many days together.

Let's spend these few days happily.

I'll take you home.

No. Let's go to your place.

We don't have many days together,

do we?

This is something I learned from the rich.

We drink, they play music.

Isn't this fun?

Fun for you, but sorrow for the players.

Sorrow?

Because they have to survive.

Let them go.

Okay, you may leave.

Yes.

My body...

I think you've always wanted it.

I give it to you now.

But I...

I understand now

the longer you live, the more sorrow

there is.

Let's live shorter, but happier.

Didn't you say we don't have

many days together?

In these few short days,

we'll live our lives, our entire lives.

But in the future, you...

We only have the present,

there's no future.

If now you don't...

we'll regret it in the future.

Xia Ying.

You didn't sleep?

I... I have to go.

You're not waiting for daybreak?

I have to go anyway;

what does it matter if it's daybreak

or not?

True. You have to go anyway.

Are our lives so short?

These last few days with you

...have been happier than

other people's decades.

Our lives haven't been short at all.

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