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Episode 4 - Jiu Muk's Evil Plan is Unsuccessful |
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Siu Lung and Tou Fong suddenly understood that Lin Junw as using the way of 'stealing the dragon and switching the phoenix'(1) to take the Wo Si jade(2) for himself. Siu Lung used a scheme to swtich the two jades and Tou Fong brought him back to the Wu famly fort. Ting Fong, who had a favorable impression of lin Jun, scolded Siu Lung for defaming him. Siu Lung pointed out that Jiu Muk was behind the stealing of the Wo Si jade and said that the exchange of the real and fake jades was for 'releasing a long wire to catch a big fish'(3). It could also save the Wu family from being blamed by the Jiu king. The leader of the fort, Wu ying Yuen, was skeptical. Lin Jun gave the fake Wo Si jade to Jiu Muk. He was very happy because the thought that he could eradicate the Wu family and start a war between the Chun and Jiu states with this jade. We discover that Jiu Muk was actually a secret agent sent by Chun San Gwan of the Cho state. Siu Lung used a clever little scheme in front of the Jiu king to help the Wu family escape the blame. Jiu Muk secretly sighs that he gave up his wife and lost soldiers. Ying Yuen praised Siu Lung's clever scheme that was able to both save the Wu family and didn't harm the hostage Ying Jing but Ting Fong was angry. She questioned Lin Jun about the Wo Si jade but he sweet-talked his way out of the blame. Siu Lung saw Jiu Pun, the son of the king's sister Jiu Nga, trying to take advantage of a girl in a restaurant. He ended up giving a lesson to Jiu Pun and Ting Fong expressed admiration. Siu Lung followed Ying Yuen intot he palace for a banquet and happened to meet a beautiful palace maid in the royal garden. That meeting left a deep impression on him. The palace maid was actually the princess Jiu Sin and was a good friend of Ting Fong. When she saw Ting Fong, Jiu Sin asked her about what she saw and heard on her trip to the Chun state. During the banquet, Jiu Muk and Ying Yuen had an argument on wether to allow Ju Gei and her son Ying Jing to return to the Chun state. Jiu Muk then asked the king to allow Siu Lung and Lin Jun to compete in a sword fight in front fo them. Siu Lung suggested that they try to fight without causing a drop of blood to faill, and Lin Jun, answering the challenge, moved his sword towards Siu Lung's head. Notes for Episode 4 This summary has a few things that might be difficult to understand for people unfamilliar with Chinese sayings and history. 1. 'stealing dragon and switching phoenix' is a saying that literally means a switch or exchange of something valuable. In this case, it refers to switching the real Wo Si jade with a fake one. 2. The Wo Si jade is believed by some to be a mythical item since it doesn't exist today. The legends say that this jade first appeared during the era of the three kingdoms where it caused the deaths of two people who though it was only a common rock. Only later it was discovered that it was truly a splendid piece of jade did it earn the name 'wo si'. (Earlier, it was only known as 'yuk pok') During the Warring States era, it fell intot he hands of the king of the Jiu state. The king of the Chun state heard of this and offered 15 cities in exchange for the jade. It was believed to have disappeared during the war between the various states. 3. 'releasing a long wire to catch a big fish' is a saying that means to use a bait to dcapture someone. In this case, it refers to using the Wo Si jade (the long wire) to ensnare Jiu Muk (the big fish). |
