Season 1

Standing in front of the tomb of his father HOP LUI, Lord FU CHAI of the State of Ng recalls the bloody war against the State of Yuet – former Lord of Ng HOP LUI mounted an invasion of Yuet but Yuet’s troops had been to…

LAI manages to break away from the enemies and is finally reunited with TSIN on the mountain. The capital city of Yuet is filled with an atmosphere of tension and hopelessness. As instructed, LAI escorts the Prince into…

Yuet is in a state of utter chaos. SZE and TAN manage to escape from their village. TAN has become a lot more sophisticated and decides not to rely on anyone else. SZE misses LAI so terribly that she keeps praying for h…

CHUNG learns from KOK that the Prince is still alive. He offers to conduct an agricultural survey so that he can go out and look for solutions. CHUNG runs into SZE in her home village and is surprised to learn about the…

CHAI treats TSIN as a horse and orders him to pull the carriage. LAI who cannot bear to whip TSIN chooses to stand aside. As instructed by CHAI, LOK captures CHUNG and takes him to Ng’s capital city. TSIN and LAI are sh…

CHAI has found SZE but SZE refuses to be his concubine. TAN offers to take SZE’s place, for which the villagers are all very grateful. In fact TAN does not see it as a sacrifice but a way to achieve a higher status. LAI…

CHAI leaves Prince YAU on his own during the hunt, through which he hopes TSIN’s infidelity will be stirred up, and in which case he will have an excuse to kill TSIN. LAI sees through CHAI and manages to save Prince YAU…

Fearing that SZE will sooner or later take her place, TAN would like to gang up with CHI. CHI, however, dislikes TAN so much that she even tricks the girl into taking an abortion drug. TAN learns from her maid that it i…

The Prince hides himself in SZE’s trousseau box and manages to escape midway through the journey. CHAI learns from the messenger that SZE is on her way from Yuet to Ng. He is overjoyed by the news. SHUI’s son NG FUNG of…

CHUNG cannot bear to see KOK suffer. For KOK’s sake, he tries to bribe LOK to let the former princess marry her fiance, who is the prince of the State of Cheng. To their great disappointment, Lord of Cheng is so afraid …

The war breaks out and Prince YAU is being besieged. CHAI has no idea whether he should sign a peace treaty or go on with the war. Being so doubtful as to what to do, CHAI turns to LAI for advice. LAI points out that Lo…

CHAI and LAI are on their way to save Prince YAU, during which a landslide suddenly occurs. They are soon swept down to the bottom of the valley by the torrent of mud and earth. CHAI is shocked when he catches sight of …

LAI is held in high regard for his efforts in rescuing Prince YAU. As a reward for his hard work, he is put to work on the horse ranch, where he runs into SZE and CHAI who have come to choose a horse. While CHAI is busy…

TSU TAT would like to invite CHAI to the Worship Service held by Lord of Tsun. LAI teaches CHAI some basic manners and suggests he use TSIN as the carriage-man during the trip. With LAI’s wit and intelligence, CHAI look…

At night, LOK and KOK enjoy the wine submitted by CHUNG in the bedroom. The pair collapse in a drunken stupor soon afterwards. PEI treats the soldiers, including most of those who guard the food store, to a slap-up meal…

SHUI and PEI are of the same opinion that Prince YAU is the best person for the post of Governor of Yuet, to which CHAI does not raise any objection. LAI and TSIN have a discussion on military tactics based on historica…

On his arrival in Chai, TSIN gives Lord of Chai a severe telling-off and is thrown into prison at once. Later he has a word with Lord of Chai, during which he makes an analysis of the downside of turning against NG and …

CHAI orders an investigation into the matter. TAN is afraid that the truth will out sooner or later and thus asks SZE to take the blame for her. Fearing that LAI, who passed the medicinal herb to TAN, will get caught in…

CHAI and Lord of Tsun would like to arrange a marriage between their children. Now that Tsun has become a close ally of Ng, CHAI is more and more ambitious to take over Central China. Lord of Chai wants to bring CHI bac…

TSIN is still well respected in Yuet, which worries SHUI beyond measure. SHUI reminds Prince YAU to stay vigilant all the time. SHUI is stunned by the solemnity of the worship service and is so surprised at the support …

TSIN no longer needs to kowtow to LUI upon his return to Ng. YUET NUI has accidentally injured FUNG in the woods. She offers to dress his wound and lets him go afterwards. SZE and CHAI go out for a walk, during which an…

CHAI is planning to seek revenge on Lord of Chan. In the meantime, LAI returns in the company of Princess of Chan. The princess begs CHAI to take revenge for her. TSIN and LAI are agreed that Chan has to stay fully inde…

Princess of Chan has lost her heart to LAI and is more than happy to marry him. TSIN and YEE have prepared a meal for LAI on his big day while CHAI is involved in organizing every detail of the wedding. LAI and SZE look…

CHI suffers from psychosis and her condition becomes worse and worse with each passing day. Prince YAU would like to send her back to Chai for treatment but CHAI does not want it to be disclosed and turns down the reque…

SZE manages to win the trust of Prince YAU with her sincerity. CHAI is enraged to hear that SZE has been attacked. He is now further convinced that there is a spy around him, and is planning on giving Lord of Chai a les…

The warlords of Chor, Chan and Wong have come to see CHAI. LAI enlists their help to intercede with CHAI in order to secure the release of TSIN. Lord of Choi agrees to help on condition that YEE can meet up with him for…

SHUI points out that SZE is aware that all the construction projects being carried out will affect Ng’s fiscal health. He warns SZE not to go too far, or else he will try every possible means to torture TSIN. To further…

LAI has also heard about the assassination and he suspects that it is all plotted by TSIN. Fearing that YUET NUI is the assassin, LAI flies off to rescue her without hesitation. YUET NUI has a fight with CHAI. CHAI appr…

TAN admits to SZE that she has had a miscarriage again. Having lost her second baby, TAN is so afraid that she will be driven out of the palace. She reveals everything to SZE and begs her to keep it a secret. TAN points…

SZE and TAN go to the outskirts to see the expectant woman. TAN has accidentally killed the woman when she is trying to grab the baby. In a desperate attempt to save TAN’s life, SZE promises to keep the secret. TSIN pre…

Lord of Tsun has come to Ng. He tells CHAI that there is much gossip about him saying that he has been too harsh to TSIN and TSIN’s people and that he has tried every possible means to make LAI join his government. He p…

LAI gets across the message that TSIN is going to have a taste of CHAI’s feces. The people of Yuet are so upset by the news and the whole country is plunged into grief. Fearing that CHAI will pass away soon, Prince YAU …

CHAI has announced that whoever promises to take in Prince YAU will be deemed to be his enemy. CHUNG expresses his love for KOK. Prince YAU is misled into believing that KOK has been in love with CHUNG and that she goes…

LAI advises CHAI to pretend to have declared war on Chai. It is anticipated that Prince YAU, who is eager to protect his grandfather, will soon come back to mediate. TSIN behaves as if he is no longer concerned about hi…

TSIN is busy training the soldiers, during which he is informed that an envoy from Ng has come along. He gets changed into his expensive clothes at once so that he can pose himself as a typical fatuous ruler. KOK is sho…

TSIN claims in the denunciation meeting that CHAI is a nice man and has been very kind to him. He insists that CHAI will not do anything awful or morally unacceptable. Prince YAU points out that Princess of Tsun was unw…

Not wanting to get Prince YAU in trouble, LAI offers to lead the war on his behalf. He will need SHUI to back him up, though. CHUNG has done a good job in training the soldiers and TSIN decides to back CHAI up with Yuet…

Prince YAU cannot bear to kill Chai’s soldiers but CHAI points out that Lord of Chai has long forgotten the ties between Ng and Chai. CHAI and LAI fight together against their enemies, in the course of which CHAI gets a…

Now that everything is back on track, CHUNG decides that it is time to reveal his feelings to KOK. He promises to look after KOK for the rest of her life and KOK is so deeply touched that she bursts into tears. Lord of …

FUNG reveals to CHAI that there is something wrong with the seeds but the seeds turn out fine and have started to sprout. CHAI points out that SHUI and FUNG show no consideration for the interests of their country and h…

Yuet’s troops have arrived at Gu Su and CHAI has come to know the truth. He calls TSIN a sly old devil and gives him a severe telling-off. To reduce the death toll in Ng, TSIN gets some soldiers to disguise themselves a…

CHAI has found SZE but is distressed to learn that LAI is the only one she loves. With the help of LAI, CHAI is allowed to die with dignity. Yuet’s troops return in triumph. TSIN has not put the sacred wood back to the …