Iceman: The Time Traveller (2018) - full transcript
The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later pass and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind
Time passes. Seasons change.
What actually is 'time'?
If we could control time -
travel back and forth,
could we then change
fate and rewrite history?
Mankind has always explored
this riddle of time
Scientists discovered that
time is actually speed
If we could master the secrets of speed,
then we could control time
And thus control the past and the future
Man devised technology
to break the sound barrier
But even faster than sound - is light
And so, we wait to see
how light-speed can be broken
Will such future technology
be rockets and spaceships?
Or will it just be a program
developed on the internet?
Remains of ancient civilizations
actually show us
some did traverse space-time
came to this world
Mysteries of the ancients
the pyramids, the heads on Easter Island,
or the still-unexplained Mayan civilization
And sages who could predict the future,
were they cosmic travelers
who held the secrets to space-time?
I can tell you now
There really were those
who became time travelers.
Because I am one of them
Back then, the Ming empire was formidable
I was one of the Emperor's elite guard
I was born in 1591
When I was ten,
Nurhaci united the Manchu banners,
the Italian missionary
Matteo Ricci came to China
I was drafted into the imperial court,
away from Taoyuan village and my people
Away from my people
I was then placed into a training camp
for the elite guard.
Training was arduous,
but that's how I met the friends
who'd die for each other
Can you do it?
Yes, we can!
He Ying,
what do you want do when you grow up?
Me? I'm gonna be a real man -
a servant of the court and a good son
- That's it?
- Yep. What about you?
I'll do something big
so I don't waste the skills I've learned
And you, Niehu? What's your dream?
I want to marry a beautiful wife
You wish
Dream on
What about you, Sao?
Me? Let me think
I want a giant chicken leg,
a drumstick so big, I'll never finish it
You're hopeless!
It's always about food!
"1624 AD"
The four of us were sent out west
I never expected that expedition
would change my life
Shall we?
Let's go!
I met a holy monk
He bestowed on me the secret to time travel
Can you swear on your life
that you will never reveal
the chant that starts the orb?
That monk had me deliver
the orb to the capital
But the Emperor was young
and neglected his duties
I don't think we should give him the Linga
For the sake of the people,
I will forever guard the the orb's secret
Deceiving the Emperor could cost your head
For you
Alright
This almost cost me my life
four hundred years later
That was a catastrophe
Or should I call it a conspiracy
From the western reaches,
I bring back this sacred orb!
Long live the Emperor!
Please slow down, Your Highness
This western campaign has
wrought great rewards,
but why has General He Ying not returned?
Eunuch Wei,
Japanese pirates and
Jurchen forces lurk at our borders
Generals He and Sao received word en route
and voluntarily set off to fight them
That pleases me greatly
Especially this golden orb
It is the work of the gods
Put it in the treasure stores
so that I can toy with it!
General Yuanlong, is there some way
to operate this orb?
It requires something called a Linga.
He Ying has it
This orb has the power
to alter time and space
Are you telling me everything?
As your ally, I of course
would conceal nothing
But you are destined to
suffer great calamity
What calamity?
Life becomes death.
Death becomes life. In three cycles
By Heaven's authority, the Emperor decrees
He Ying has failed him,
colluding with pirates,
and slaughtering
Justice Minister Du's entire family
I have been honest and true all my life
I could not possibly commit such murders!
The Emperor has ordered
your whole clan's execution!
That was the avalanche that buried us
When we awoke,
it was to a world hundreds of years later
"Route 3, Hong Kong"
An illicit businessman
smuggling national treasures
brought Niehu, Sao, and
me down to Hong Kong
I met many strange people
They said I was from the past
At first, I couldn't believe it
But everything here was so unimaginable,
it wasn't a matter of believing
Luckily, she was at my side,
helping me understand what to me
was a totally unfamiliar world of the future
And yet I never expected
that my three best friends
would be here as well
Four hundred years later,
they still believed
I was an ungrateful traitor
who abandoned the Ming empire
Even more unexpected
was that their pursuit
would paralyze all of Hong Kong
And that is how I fell into the sea
At that moment,
I thought I had left the world for good
Thus is your fate
and thus is the test Heaven hath given
Should you pass this adversity,
you will reach another plane
Inspector! Inspector!
About the chaos at the bridge
caused by the strange men,
does the police have any comment?
Can you tell us anything?
sir, we got the one from the ocean and
took him to the morgue
Be right there
There's another one held in solitary
I just checked. He still has a pulse
Niehu
Boss!
Eat something
If everything you say is true,
then I say write a book
Write it all down.
It ought to do better
than that Palace series
- He's still alive.
- What do you mean?
I have to find him
Where would you look?
Police are still investigating
the bizarre events at the bridge,
but have declined further comment
The deputy inspector of this case
has been missing for several days
and is a suspect in
an officer's death in the morgue
Police have ordered his arrest
Sao isn't important to us
Only He Ying knows the chant
Help me find the orb.
It's the only way back
Not in my wildest dreams did I imagine
Yuanlong would be the one to save me
The execution of the Minister's family
was really a setup
My brothers finally realized
they had me all wrong
But with all of Hong Kong looking for me,
I had to completely change my look
To save my mother and my village,
I had to change history
But first I needed to find May
She had to be worried about me
So he got here before you did
and now he's even some kind of
assistant police chief?
If he hadn't intervened to save me,
I would've been a goner
Hey, you cut your hair
That's right, I did
Because I needed a fresh start
May, I really must thank you
for looking after me all this time
Oh, you noticed
So what are your plans?
Actually...I came to say goodbye
You're going back to the Ming era?
How is that possible?
Yuanlong found the orb!
He found the orb!
Hey, why don't we take a selfie?
The times have moved on
The old hutongs are all gone
Now they're all these
strange, tall buildings
Let me use your phone
You have friends in Beijing?
How could I have friends
in a place like this?
But I've got one in Hong Kong
"At the capital, don't worry"
The Emperor was young
and Eunuch Wei ran amok
He died after a six year reign
Chongzhen ascended. He fought the tide,
but the dynasty was doomed
This is the Ming Mausoleum
Thirteen of the Emperors are buried here
"A country falls, the land remains.
The city in spring, green grows thick"
Look at the Forbidden City of today
Back then, no one could enter
Now, anyone who buys a ticket can go in
How were you able to
find the orb in the palace?
It was in the northwest
treasure room all along
At the end of the Qing dynasty,
a great fire struck the treasure stores
Eunuchs smuggled it out during the chaos
It's been out among the people, ever since
You and He Ying owe your trip to Hong Kong
entirely to these guys
Mister Deng!
Mister high-level, Hong Kong, fugitive cop!
"Beijing welcomes you!"
Beijing is your turf. You've got your ways
That thing from last time - did you do it?
When I'm on the case, you can relax
Here you go
That's where it is
Even a fighter as talented as Yuan Chengzhi
at last had to flee far away
The fall of the Ming dynasty
was a foregone conclusion
Where's Niehu?
Dealing with something in town
He'll meet back with us later at the cave
Wow, truly a divine creation
Hundreds of years and yet still flawless
How is it activated?
The orb is made of two companion parts
With the Linga inserted
and the chant spoken,
it should start working
Do you still remember the chant?
Of course
Then there's no time to lose
The four of us were
trapped in ice for centuries
If we leave, we should leave together
If it can really make time travel possible,
we can go first, then come back for them
No way
Defying nature cannot be taken so lightly
We're out of time
- Boss!
- There he is
I'm here. Let's go
Where's Sao?
He Ying,
Hong Kong police found Sao's body yesterday
He's not coming back with us
What?
He's dead?
Enough waiting. There's no more time
Yuanlong! ls Sao dead?
He's gone! What are you waiting for?
If he's dead, I still want to see the body!
Everyone is looking for the three of us!
This is the modern world.
We can't stay here!
You want to go back to Hong Kong
to see the girl, right?
What was that?
May!
Had you worked with me,
He Ying!
I wouldn't have resorted to this
- We're brothers
- You're naive, He Ying
Since we found the device
we should make good use of it
I've waited eighteen
years, just for this day
With this orb, the world is mine
I have no words
Tell me what the chant is
or I shoot her dead
The chant!
The chant, spit it out!
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
I'm going, too!
You can stay. See you later!
You okay?
Let's go
Well, we can't get out
Hey, why did you come out here?
Back home, the news said
they found one of you
I was so worried about you
Today, two fishermen
discovered a bloated body out
on the Gold Coast.
The dead man's identity is unclear
Police have not yet commented on the matter
"Come to the capital, quickly"
Niehu captured me
I didn't expect to see you here
I've brought you trouble yet again
No. I'm the one who brought it to you
If not for me,
you wouldn't have used
the chant to start the orb
Damn you!
I'm sorry
I may not have a job
or even any family,
but since the day we met,
I haven't regret a thing
Truly no regrets?
Then that's a good thing
Come
see that?
Never give up hope
LINGA is over there
God mandates the Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates the Bodhisattva...
Let me help you
Get up
This is an inspection!
What's going on?
Looks like they mean business
Don't make them angry
Oh no!
Excuse me, what year is it?
The sixteenth year of the Republic
He Ying!
We arrived in the 'Republic'.
- You know it?
- The Republic?
- When was the Republic?
- After the Ming
That's them!
What do you want!
None of your business!
Grab them!
stay out of this!
Don't give it to them!
Take her away!
Down with warmongers!
How dare you!
Let her go!
Down with warmongers!
Jap bastards strutting on Chinese soil
Hand it over!
in broad daylight?!
I will not stand for this!
I'm gonna kill you!
Attacking a woman? I'll murder you!
Die!
Okay, that's enough
Jap bastard
Bring backup!
Outta the way!
Don't be frightened
You could take on ten of them
Bring it on!
Let's get her!
Get out of China!
Quit staring! Let's get out of here!
This is from the Japanese Prime Minister
It details a plan for their emperor
Brave young people risked
their lives to steal it
We were tasked to bring it back
and alert everyone,
so they might stand and fight Japan
You two are the real heroes
Allow me to pay you my respect
We would be honored to know your names
Yes, everyone should know of your decency
We are...
visitors
Take care
It was through a freak set of circumstances
that this trip took us back to 1927
The document they guarded
was the Tanaka Plan,
It advised their emperor that
conquering the world
meant conquering China
To take China, they must
first take Manchuria
The exposure of this document
delayed Japanese invasion by ten years
Let's go!
Holy monk...why are you here?
Seasons depart and return.
Finally, so have you
How do I save my people?
Once the major planets align,
your life will see its greatest change
Cause and effect
Those hang upon you now
No matter the price,
I will pay it to save my family
Behind you are two roads
back to your village
One on the left, the other on the right
Note well: as paths differ, so do outcomes
Do I go to the left or...
to the right?
He Ying!
Where are you?
May!
He Ying, where are we now?
We're back in the Ming
Really?
Get on. We're going to Tao Yuan village
Desolation abounds The corrupt hold power.
Thieves run rampant
What's your plan?
A man of character must do four things
First, we must protect our land,
our households,
our brothers,
and our women and children
Then my conscience will be clear
Halt! Hold it!
Who goes there!
It's He Ying!
Oh, He Ying!
He Ying!
Da Zhi, I'm so happy
Brother He, your hair...
I went out west
Men out there all wear it like this
Pretty convenient!
It's so good you're back
He Ying's come back!
He Ying has come back!
Everyone! He Ying has come back!
Brother He!
He's returned!
My son!
Look out, look out!
How have you been?
- Son!
- Mom!
You're finally back!
I am
It's so good to have you back
You've been gone ten years
Son, why does it seem like
you've changed so much?
Yeah, his...his hair
Right, let me explain
The westerners like the convenience.
Out w-w-west.
Look, Jade's been so
worried for your return
that she's thought of nothing else
Long time no see.
Brother He!
Stand a little closer!
Don't be embarrassed
You're no strangers
And this is?
Ah. May...
This is Miss May
Say hello
How do you do, auntie
Welcome to our village, Miss May
Yes, welcome!
So tonight, let's all make dumplings!
Yeah!
Food will be ready soon. Don't you worry
Smell
So fragrant
Isn't it?
It's fennel.
Fennel, like 'final'
so when you have fennel dumplings,
you'll finally remember to come home, son
Does it fit?
Un
What are you doing here?
We want to see your challenger
Yeah
Watch your tongue
- Hi
- Hello
What's this?
Oh, my bag
it has things I normally use
Wow, what is this stuff?
What's this for?
It's a Rubik's Cube
A Rubik's what?
It's for training your brain
I need that
And this?
This...is perfume
Come closer
smells nice
Together, rock-paper-scissors
One, two, three, rock, paper, scissors!
Yay, you won, you won!
Dumplings are best with
vinegar, soy, and sesame oil
He Ying told me the same thing, too
That's right
Everyone
let's raise our drinks
and give He Ying a proper welcome!
- Let's drink!
- Bottoms up!
Don't drink so much
Over here
It's okay, steady now
Don't worry
Miss May, you can take the bed tonight
That's okay
I'll be fine over here. It's nice
It's alright, come
I promised He Ying I'd
take good care of you
When I have things on my mind
and can't sleep, I eat this
Oh...you try some
Thank you
It's delicious.
What's it called?
Um...the future
The future?
The future is so sweet. It's delicious
The future is sweet
And one day, the future will be finished
With all in disarray,
the Ming dynasty could not last
To prevent my village from being destroyed,
I'd have to follow Yuan Chengzhi's example
and take my people out
west as soon as possible
Ever thought you might sit there one day?
Impossible. That's the Emperor's throne
We were able to go 400
years back into the past
How couldn't it be possible?
As long as we make good use of the orb,
the world will belong to us
Everything in the universe, for all time,
is soon in our grasp
But He Ying still has the Linga
that activates it
He'll be back for
sure to save his village
I grew up here
I wouldn't want to leave, and at some point
I'd need to settle down
Good
Jade, she's been hoping for that
Here
I drink to you, brother-in-law
Da Zhi,
there's something...
I want to discuss with
you, the village leader
If I can call you brother
then say what you have to say
Here goes
I want to take everyone in the village
And move them. To someplace far away!
You're drunk
Listen to me
You're really drunk!
Our whole village is soon
going to be executed!
Executed? We haven't done anything wrong
why would we be executed?
You're drunk. Really drunk
I'm not listening to your nonsense
I'm leaving.
You go sleep it off.
I'm going there to keep watch
Da Zhi!
- Yeah, yeah, stop calling my name
- Hey!
Listen to me!
How does it feel?
It's really damp
Hey, not so loud
Could you...
tell me how you met He Ying?
Yeah
I used to work at a bar
Wait, no. I worked at a winery
Bad people would always come
Luckily, He Ying came to the rescue
Yeah,
that's just the kind of heroic thing that
only our He Ying is able to do
Then how is it you came back here together?
You're not thinking of
stealing him, are you?
Quiet, you.
Our Jade is so gentle and true,
He Ying, would never fall for someone else
Tao Yuan celebrates
Chuan and Hua Niu!
Bow to Heaven and Earth!
Now to your parents!
Ladies and gentlemen!
On this happy day for Hua Niu and me,
I stand here and drink to you all!
Chuan!
Sao?
Hey, Sao came back!
Sao is back, too?
You've finally come back!
When I heard you were getting married,
I took leave
Didn't expect to be late and
miss the formalities
So it didn't count. Do it over!
Go on, do it over!
Ah, it's great you're back.
Let's drink!
He Ying!
Brother He!
What a guy.
How did you get here before me?
Do you like Hong Kong?
- Gong gong?
- No
No, it's a foreign tongue. From the west.
It means I really missed you
I missed you, too, brother!
Drink up, come on!
Sao...
Not an easy thing
rushing back from so far off
You know it, brother
Actually, I came back
together with Minister Du
Minister Du?
He expressly wanted me to invite you
to a feast tomorrow night at his home
And Brother Yuanlong will be there
Inviting me to the Minister's house?
Hear this well!
If the Du clan isn't killed off,
I won't be wrongly accused,
and Tao Yuan village can avoid a disaster
There is a cause for everything
History will change tomorrow night
Brother, General Hojo has arrived
Long time no see, General Yuanlong!
Ever since Tokugawa
eliminated the Hideyoshi,
the era of warring states
was essentially over
My clan was once grand,
but we've had to lay low,
waiting for an opportunity
since the Edo bakufu has General Hojo,
it's no wonder
your nation's power keeps growing
I sailed here this time
in hope of receiving support
from the Ming court,
especially that of your strength, General.
If you could extend a helping hand,
then the Hojo clan has hope for a revival
Don't you worry. So long as you're my ally,
I will help you banish the Tokugawa
and help you rebuild
If so, then I thank you
Brother He!
Sao!
Hey, how does my hair look?
Looks good!
Like yours!
Looks damn good!
Did something on your mind
bring you up here?
Sao
help me protect the village, okay?
Protect it? Why?
To guard against bandits
sure! When?
Tonight
I'm counting on you
This is who I was telling you about -
General Hojo
This is Eunuch Wei. In the Ming court,
all are below him, except for one
Having access to the great general's forces
is a great honor for this humble servant
"So many stars, are
thoughts that stir my sleep"
"Like the moon, shining into night"
"The past drifts away,
yet returns, so vague"
"Like my visions of you"
"Just a goodbye, yet so hard to say"
"My heart left stranded"
"A forever farewell, adistance so vast"
"Just one, last look at you"
"If time could slow down,"
"Then I could think of you again."
"Before that last day arrives,"
"Let me rewrite its end."
"Just one more moment,"
"And we can have forever."
It is an honor, Excellency
General He, forgive my
not coming to meet you
Please
Our plan of grand conquest begins tonight!
Luckily! Catch 2 for dinner
You are on a mission for the Hojo clan
Will you give it all you've got?
Fear not, General!
Thanks to the Emperor's good graces,
I am home to see family
Your sworn brother Yuanlong and
my daughter have come, too
Professionally and personally,
inviting master He Ying to attend is a must
Brother He Ying!
Little brother. Long time no see
Indeed. I have yet to
wish the newlyweds well
Congratulations, madame
Most gracious, General He
The new song you just learned -
could you play it for my little brother
to liven up tonight's celebration?
I will do my best
What,
don't you like my hairstyle?
I'm the one who gave it to you
When you reach Tao Yuan village,
kill everything and spare nothing!
Kill!
Kill! Kill!
Move out!
Niehu?
Together with the Jap raiders?
Minister...
General He, Eunuch Wei has ordered
that you hand the key activating the orb
over to General Yuanlong
to take to the capitol
for presentation to the Emperor
I can't
I cannot give it to him
Minister
should it be wrongly used,
it would cause total
chaos and harm everyone
What's more, the Emperor is young
Please think this matter over
Minister Du, did you know
This son-in-law of yours,
has long known this secret
He Ying, disobeying imperial edicts
is a crime punishable by clan execution
You shut up
Minister
I came tonight hoping that
we might go to the palace
and see the Emperor
Do you realize that the Ming dynasty
will be destroyed in ten years?
If the Emperor stays in the dark,
he will die of illness in two more years!
Insolence!
More ridiculous with every word!
Since when do you decide
when the Ming will perish!
And you dare curse the Emperor's life!
Soldiers!
Sir!
Niehu! You'd dare collude
with the Japanese!
Don't be so hasty, Sao. Let me explain
You know I hate Jap
raiders more than anything!
You could befriend the enemy
and take them as your own?
Your brothers are already allied with me
Kill him, Niehu
I know you're up to no good!
Where did that group of raiders go?
They went to level Tao Yuan village
Jap bastard...
I'm going to kill you!
Execute him!
Sir!
- Dad!
- Don't go over there!
Dad!
Very brazen of you, He Ying -
killing Minister Du,
and then even my wife?
We will attest to it
You're the murderer!
So this was all your doing,
all along, dishonoring me, setting me up!
You couldn't even leave
your family out of it!
It's just a few lives
But let me tell you
a beautiful life, wealth and rank,
it's all bullshit!
For me
these two were nothing but an interlude
They had to die.
You have two choices
One, your clan dies
Two, give me the Linga
and we work together
And I say, I choose option three -
me walking out
and definitely not giving you the Linga!
He Ying!
Cooperating with me is your best choice!
There is no better way!
Stop!
We grew up together!
When I make it big, so will you!
Bring it on!
Stop it!
I'm going to kill you tonight!
I'm not going to hold back!
So you come back from the future
and learned nothing?
I learned only one thing from the future
And that's...
He Ying
if you don't work with me,
you won't be able to change history
I found the Linga
The big things we're working on
why won't you help me?
Why!
Instead, you push me?
Why must you push me!
You push and push!
Niehu
settle this
Did you guys have fun today?
Yeah, but I'm a little tired
You think the drill instructor will be mad
because we slipped out?
Who cares about him
I'm hungry
Why don't we catch a rabbit later?
Yeah, good idea
Niehu
in the next life,
I'm not going to catch rabbits with you
Ever thought you might
sit up there one day?
I never thought that
when Chinese kill each other,
they'd more ruthless than us Japanese
Ma!
Jade!
Ma!
He Ying
you're back
As long as you're back safe
He Ying...
A man of character must do four things
Only then can my conscience be clear
We must first protect our land,
our households,
our brothers,
and our women and children
May!
May, I'm back!
May!
Boss
You're back
Hojo's men wiped out the village
The Linga you wanted...we found it
He Ying
you didn't think I'd do it, eh?
What?
I killed Sao
He saw me with Hojo
I had to kill him
Good
You're in the big leagues now
I'll get back the Linga,
then return and save you again
May
if the orb was right before us,
and could take us take us
once more to the future,
Where would you most want to go?
I don't know
You?
What I most want to know is -
where I came from...
and where I must go
You're so philosophical
Come out, Yuanlong. I'm here
You're worthy of your title, General He
The Forbidden City
No one is permitted in
If you hadn't arranged it
how could I have entered so easily?
Time to jump in
I want you to start the orb with me
Eunuch Wei
the Tao Yuan people
have always been
submissive subjects of the empire
We were content, knew our place
and lived in peace!
Why did you kill them all?
Why?
You deceived the Emperor
You deserved extermination!
And I carried it out
And your brother, Sao -
also died by my sword
All that I promised General Yuanlong,
I delivered
He Ying!
Stop wasting time!
Work nicely with us
and start the orb!
You...
so long as I'm here,
I won't let your plan succeed!
Fine, Yuanlong
I promise to start the orb!
But on one condition
send May back to the future,
or you won't get the incantation!
He Ying, I don't want to leave!
Just go, May!
This is not your world!
He Ying, I want to be with you!
Such drivel
May!
You want to save her
then start the chant!
He Ying,
do you still remember?
What I want to know most is
where I came from,
where I must go,
and where I truly belong
This is where you belong
Stay here
But I can't stay with you
start the orb!
Dammit!
I'll come back to save you, May
The chant!
The chant! Do it!
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
You haven't fulfilled the bargain
You're not going anywhere!
Yuanlong!
I told you
I won't let your plan succeed!
You can't escape
Then you're going down with me!
Whose is this?
What the...
Who asked for water?
Why is this happening?
You're not getting out of this
Come back, He Ying!
He Ying!
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
Why are we still in the Ming?
Why are we still here?
Impossible!
Boss!
Shut it!
Yuanlong
this catastrophe is your doing
Arrest him!
Soldiers! Arrest him!
Sir!
We are allies!
You allied with Japanese raiders
with malicious intent
You defiled the palace.
I hereby strip you of your title!
Let it go, boss!
Now the elite guard has me to lead them!
since we were kids, you called the shots
Unless you die, how can I advance!
Go back to the future with me
The future?
The future is dangerous!
The Emperor approaches!
Careful, Your Majesty
What happened here?
I bow before the Emperor
Eunuch Wu, protect the Emperor
What are you doing, General Yuan?
Such audacity!
Will you not kneel before the Emperor?
You kneel!
This is the future! No one kneels!
Insolence!
Look out, Your Majesty!
Where am I?
What is this place?
He Ying!
You've returned once more, General He
Life becomes Death
Death becomes Life
In three cycles
This is your last chance
I'd already mastered the orb's secret
Why then can't I change
history...change fate?
Such is life
When you chose to go right,
what awaited you at the end
was naturally a predetermined conclusion
And should I choose to go left?
Would the outcome be different?
I cannot answer you
as the choice is yours to make
You can only find out by
walking the paths yourself
If life's outcomes could be foreseen,
then what is the joy in life?
Perhaps...
activating the orb was a mistake
Possessing the ability
to travel through time
may not bring the happiness and
results one wants, after all
Much less could it bring peace
Power corrupts
It stokes greed and ambition
Its consequences can't be controlled
Man cannot even control his own fate
How can he alter history?
And so the space-time orb must be destroyed
Traveling between past and future
is a dream that
should not be realized
Yet I
have become the universe's
sole time traveler
What actually is 'time'?
If we could control time -
travel back and forth,
could we then change
fate and rewrite history?
Mankind has always explored
this riddle of time
Scientists discovered that
time is actually speed
If we could master the secrets of speed,
then we could control time
And thus control the past and the future
Man devised technology
to break the sound barrier
But even faster than sound - is light
And so, we wait to see
how light-speed can be broken
Will such future technology
be rockets and spaceships?
Or will it just be a program
developed on the internet?
Remains of ancient civilizations
actually show us
some did traverse space-time
came to this world
Mysteries of the ancients
the pyramids, the heads on Easter Island,
or the still-unexplained Mayan civilization
And sages who could predict the future,
were they cosmic travelers
who held the secrets to space-time?
I can tell you now
There really were those
who became time travelers.
Because I am one of them
Back then, the Ming empire was formidable
I was one of the Emperor's elite guard
I was born in 1591
When I was ten,
Nurhaci united the Manchu banners,
the Italian missionary
Matteo Ricci came to China
I was drafted into the imperial court,
away from Taoyuan village and my people
Away from my people
I was then placed into a training camp
for the elite guard.
Training was arduous,
but that's how I met the friends
who'd die for each other
Can you do it?
Yes, we can!
He Ying,
what do you want do when you grow up?
Me? I'm gonna be a real man -
a servant of the court and a good son
- That's it?
- Yep. What about you?
I'll do something big
so I don't waste the skills I've learned
And you, Niehu? What's your dream?
I want to marry a beautiful wife
You wish
Dream on
What about you, Sao?
Me? Let me think
I want a giant chicken leg,
a drumstick so big, I'll never finish it
You're hopeless!
It's always about food!
"1624 AD"
The four of us were sent out west
I never expected that expedition
would change my life
Shall we?
Let's go!
I met a holy monk
He bestowed on me the secret to time travel
Can you swear on your life
that you will never reveal
the chant that starts the orb?
That monk had me deliver
the orb to the capital
But the Emperor was young
and neglected his duties
I don't think we should give him the Linga
For the sake of the people,
I will forever guard the the orb's secret
Deceiving the Emperor could cost your head
For you
Alright
This almost cost me my life
four hundred years later
That was a catastrophe
Or should I call it a conspiracy
From the western reaches,
I bring back this sacred orb!
Long live the Emperor!
Please slow down, Your Highness
This western campaign has
wrought great rewards,
but why has General He Ying not returned?
Eunuch Wei,
Japanese pirates and
Jurchen forces lurk at our borders
Generals He and Sao received word en route
and voluntarily set off to fight them
That pleases me greatly
Especially this golden orb
It is the work of the gods
Put it in the treasure stores
so that I can toy with it!
General Yuanlong, is there some way
to operate this orb?
It requires something called a Linga.
He Ying has it
This orb has the power
to alter time and space
Are you telling me everything?
As your ally, I of course
would conceal nothing
But you are destined to
suffer great calamity
What calamity?
Life becomes death.
Death becomes life. In three cycles
By Heaven's authority, the Emperor decrees
He Ying has failed him,
colluding with pirates,
and slaughtering
Justice Minister Du's entire family
I have been honest and true all my life
I could not possibly commit such murders!
The Emperor has ordered
your whole clan's execution!
That was the avalanche that buried us
When we awoke,
it was to a world hundreds of years later
"Route 3, Hong Kong"
An illicit businessman
smuggling national treasures
brought Niehu, Sao, and
me down to Hong Kong
I met many strange people
They said I was from the past
At first, I couldn't believe it
But everything here was so unimaginable,
it wasn't a matter of believing
Luckily, she was at my side,
helping me understand what to me
was a totally unfamiliar world of the future
And yet I never expected
that my three best friends
would be here as well
Four hundred years later,
they still believed
I was an ungrateful traitor
who abandoned the Ming empire
Even more unexpected
was that their pursuit
would paralyze all of Hong Kong
And that is how I fell into the sea
At that moment,
I thought I had left the world for good
Thus is your fate
and thus is the test Heaven hath given
Should you pass this adversity,
you will reach another plane
Inspector! Inspector!
About the chaos at the bridge
caused by the strange men,
does the police have any comment?
Can you tell us anything?
sir, we got the one from the ocean and
took him to the morgue
Be right there
There's another one held in solitary
I just checked. He still has a pulse
Niehu
Boss!
Eat something
If everything you say is true,
then I say write a book
Write it all down.
It ought to do better
than that Palace series
- He's still alive.
- What do you mean?
I have to find him
Where would you look?
Police are still investigating
the bizarre events at the bridge,
but have declined further comment
The deputy inspector of this case
has been missing for several days
and is a suspect in
an officer's death in the morgue
Police have ordered his arrest
Sao isn't important to us
Only He Ying knows the chant
Help me find the orb.
It's the only way back
Not in my wildest dreams did I imagine
Yuanlong would be the one to save me
The execution of the Minister's family
was really a setup
My brothers finally realized
they had me all wrong
But with all of Hong Kong looking for me,
I had to completely change my look
To save my mother and my village,
I had to change history
But first I needed to find May
She had to be worried about me
So he got here before you did
and now he's even some kind of
assistant police chief?
If he hadn't intervened to save me,
I would've been a goner
Hey, you cut your hair
That's right, I did
Because I needed a fresh start
May, I really must thank you
for looking after me all this time
Oh, you noticed
So what are your plans?
Actually...I came to say goodbye
You're going back to the Ming era?
How is that possible?
Yuanlong found the orb!
He found the orb!
Hey, why don't we take a selfie?
The times have moved on
The old hutongs are all gone
Now they're all these
strange, tall buildings
Let me use your phone
You have friends in Beijing?
How could I have friends
in a place like this?
But I've got one in Hong Kong
"At the capital, don't worry"
The Emperor was young
and Eunuch Wei ran amok
He died after a six year reign
Chongzhen ascended. He fought the tide,
but the dynasty was doomed
This is the Ming Mausoleum
Thirteen of the Emperors are buried here
"A country falls, the land remains.
The city in spring, green grows thick"
Look at the Forbidden City of today
Back then, no one could enter
Now, anyone who buys a ticket can go in
How were you able to
find the orb in the palace?
It was in the northwest
treasure room all along
At the end of the Qing dynasty,
a great fire struck the treasure stores
Eunuchs smuggled it out during the chaos
It's been out among the people, ever since
You and He Ying owe your trip to Hong Kong
entirely to these guys
Mister Deng!
Mister high-level, Hong Kong, fugitive cop!
"Beijing welcomes you!"
Beijing is your turf. You've got your ways
That thing from last time - did you do it?
When I'm on the case, you can relax
Here you go
That's where it is
Even a fighter as talented as Yuan Chengzhi
at last had to flee far away
The fall of the Ming dynasty
was a foregone conclusion
Where's Niehu?
Dealing with something in town
He'll meet back with us later at the cave
Wow, truly a divine creation
Hundreds of years and yet still flawless
How is it activated?
The orb is made of two companion parts
With the Linga inserted
and the chant spoken,
it should start working
Do you still remember the chant?
Of course
Then there's no time to lose
The four of us were
trapped in ice for centuries
If we leave, we should leave together
If it can really make time travel possible,
we can go first, then come back for them
No way
Defying nature cannot be taken so lightly
We're out of time
- Boss!
- There he is
I'm here. Let's go
Where's Sao?
He Ying,
Hong Kong police found Sao's body yesterday
He's not coming back with us
What?
He's dead?
Enough waiting. There's no more time
Yuanlong! ls Sao dead?
He's gone! What are you waiting for?
If he's dead, I still want to see the body!
Everyone is looking for the three of us!
This is the modern world.
We can't stay here!
You want to go back to Hong Kong
to see the girl, right?
What was that?
May!
Had you worked with me,
He Ying!
I wouldn't have resorted to this
- We're brothers
- You're naive, He Ying
Since we found the device
we should make good use of it
I've waited eighteen
years, just for this day
With this orb, the world is mine
I have no words
Tell me what the chant is
or I shoot her dead
The chant!
The chant, spit it out!
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
I'm going, too!
You can stay. See you later!
You okay?
Let's go
Well, we can't get out
Hey, why did you come out here?
Back home, the news said
they found one of you
I was so worried about you
Today, two fishermen
discovered a bloated body out
on the Gold Coast.
The dead man's identity is unclear
Police have not yet commented on the matter
"Come to the capital, quickly"
Niehu captured me
I didn't expect to see you here
I've brought you trouble yet again
No. I'm the one who brought it to you
If not for me,
you wouldn't have used
the chant to start the orb
Damn you!
I'm sorry
I may not have a job
or even any family,
but since the day we met,
I haven't regret a thing
Truly no regrets?
Then that's a good thing
Come
see that?
Never give up hope
LINGA is over there
God mandates the Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates the Bodhisattva...
Let me help you
Get up
This is an inspection!
What's going on?
Looks like they mean business
Don't make them angry
Oh no!
Excuse me, what year is it?
The sixteenth year of the Republic
He Ying!
We arrived in the 'Republic'.
- You know it?
- The Republic?
- When was the Republic?
- After the Ming
That's them!
What do you want!
None of your business!
Grab them!
stay out of this!
Don't give it to them!
Take her away!
Down with warmongers!
How dare you!
Let her go!
Down with warmongers!
Jap bastards strutting on Chinese soil
Hand it over!
in broad daylight?!
I will not stand for this!
I'm gonna kill you!
Attacking a woman? I'll murder you!
Die!
Okay, that's enough
Jap bastard
Bring backup!
Outta the way!
Don't be frightened
You could take on ten of them
Bring it on!
Let's get her!
Get out of China!
Quit staring! Let's get out of here!
This is from the Japanese Prime Minister
It details a plan for their emperor
Brave young people risked
their lives to steal it
We were tasked to bring it back
and alert everyone,
so they might stand and fight Japan
You two are the real heroes
Allow me to pay you my respect
We would be honored to know your names
Yes, everyone should know of your decency
We are...
visitors
Take care
It was through a freak set of circumstances
that this trip took us back to 1927
The document they guarded
was the Tanaka Plan,
It advised their emperor that
conquering the world
meant conquering China
To take China, they must
first take Manchuria
The exposure of this document
delayed Japanese invasion by ten years
Let's go!
Holy monk...why are you here?
Seasons depart and return.
Finally, so have you
How do I save my people?
Once the major planets align,
your life will see its greatest change
Cause and effect
Those hang upon you now
No matter the price,
I will pay it to save my family
Behind you are two roads
back to your village
One on the left, the other on the right
Note well: as paths differ, so do outcomes
Do I go to the left or...
to the right?
He Ying!
Where are you?
May!
He Ying, where are we now?
We're back in the Ming
Really?
Get on. We're going to Tao Yuan village
Desolation abounds The corrupt hold power.
Thieves run rampant
What's your plan?
A man of character must do four things
First, we must protect our land,
our households,
our brothers,
and our women and children
Then my conscience will be clear
Halt! Hold it!
Who goes there!
It's He Ying!
Oh, He Ying!
He Ying!
Da Zhi, I'm so happy
Brother He, your hair...
I went out west
Men out there all wear it like this
Pretty convenient!
It's so good you're back
He Ying's come back!
He Ying has come back!
Everyone! He Ying has come back!
Brother He!
He's returned!
My son!
Look out, look out!
How have you been?
- Son!
- Mom!
You're finally back!
I am
It's so good to have you back
You've been gone ten years
Son, why does it seem like
you've changed so much?
Yeah, his...his hair
Right, let me explain
The westerners like the convenience.
Out w-w-west.
Look, Jade's been so
worried for your return
that she's thought of nothing else
Long time no see.
Brother He!
Stand a little closer!
Don't be embarrassed
You're no strangers
And this is?
Ah. May...
This is Miss May
Say hello
How do you do, auntie
Welcome to our village, Miss May
Yes, welcome!
So tonight, let's all make dumplings!
Yeah!
Food will be ready soon. Don't you worry
Smell
So fragrant
Isn't it?
It's fennel.
Fennel, like 'final'
so when you have fennel dumplings,
you'll finally remember to come home, son
Does it fit?
Un
What are you doing here?
We want to see your challenger
Yeah
Watch your tongue
- Hi
- Hello
What's this?
Oh, my bag
it has things I normally use
Wow, what is this stuff?
What's this for?
It's a Rubik's Cube
A Rubik's what?
It's for training your brain
I need that
And this?
This...is perfume
Come closer
smells nice
Together, rock-paper-scissors
One, two, three, rock, paper, scissors!
Yay, you won, you won!
Dumplings are best with
vinegar, soy, and sesame oil
He Ying told me the same thing, too
That's right
Everyone
let's raise our drinks
and give He Ying a proper welcome!
- Let's drink!
- Bottoms up!
Don't drink so much
Over here
It's okay, steady now
Don't worry
Miss May, you can take the bed tonight
That's okay
I'll be fine over here. It's nice
It's alright, come
I promised He Ying I'd
take good care of you
When I have things on my mind
and can't sleep, I eat this
Oh...you try some
Thank you
It's delicious.
What's it called?
Um...the future
The future?
The future is so sweet. It's delicious
The future is sweet
And one day, the future will be finished
With all in disarray,
the Ming dynasty could not last
To prevent my village from being destroyed,
I'd have to follow Yuan Chengzhi's example
and take my people out
west as soon as possible
Ever thought you might sit there one day?
Impossible. That's the Emperor's throne
We were able to go 400
years back into the past
How couldn't it be possible?
As long as we make good use of the orb,
the world will belong to us
Everything in the universe, for all time,
is soon in our grasp
But He Ying still has the Linga
that activates it
He'll be back for
sure to save his village
I grew up here
I wouldn't want to leave, and at some point
I'd need to settle down
Good
Jade, she's been hoping for that
Here
I drink to you, brother-in-law
Da Zhi,
there's something...
I want to discuss with
you, the village leader
If I can call you brother
then say what you have to say
Here goes
I want to take everyone in the village
And move them. To someplace far away!
You're drunk
Listen to me
You're really drunk!
Our whole village is soon
going to be executed!
Executed? We haven't done anything wrong
why would we be executed?
You're drunk. Really drunk
I'm not listening to your nonsense
I'm leaving.
You go sleep it off.
I'm going there to keep watch
Da Zhi!
- Yeah, yeah, stop calling my name
- Hey!
Listen to me!
How does it feel?
It's really damp
Hey, not so loud
Could you...
tell me how you met He Ying?
Yeah
I used to work at a bar
Wait, no. I worked at a winery
Bad people would always come
Luckily, He Ying came to the rescue
Yeah,
that's just the kind of heroic thing that
only our He Ying is able to do
Then how is it you came back here together?
You're not thinking of
stealing him, are you?
Quiet, you.
Our Jade is so gentle and true,
He Ying, would never fall for someone else
Tao Yuan celebrates
Chuan and Hua Niu!
Bow to Heaven and Earth!
Now to your parents!
Ladies and gentlemen!
On this happy day for Hua Niu and me,
I stand here and drink to you all!
Chuan!
Sao?
Hey, Sao came back!
Sao is back, too?
You've finally come back!
When I heard you were getting married,
I took leave
Didn't expect to be late and
miss the formalities
So it didn't count. Do it over!
Go on, do it over!
Ah, it's great you're back.
Let's drink!
He Ying!
Brother He!
What a guy.
How did you get here before me?
Do you like Hong Kong?
- Gong gong?
- No
No, it's a foreign tongue. From the west.
It means I really missed you
I missed you, too, brother!
Drink up, come on!
Sao...
Not an easy thing
rushing back from so far off
You know it, brother
Actually, I came back
together with Minister Du
Minister Du?
He expressly wanted me to invite you
to a feast tomorrow night at his home
And Brother Yuanlong will be there
Inviting me to the Minister's house?
Hear this well!
If the Du clan isn't killed off,
I won't be wrongly accused,
and Tao Yuan village can avoid a disaster
There is a cause for everything
History will change tomorrow night
Brother, General Hojo has arrived
Long time no see, General Yuanlong!
Ever since Tokugawa
eliminated the Hideyoshi,
the era of warring states
was essentially over
My clan was once grand,
but we've had to lay low,
waiting for an opportunity
since the Edo bakufu has General Hojo,
it's no wonder
your nation's power keeps growing
I sailed here this time
in hope of receiving support
from the Ming court,
especially that of your strength, General.
If you could extend a helping hand,
then the Hojo clan has hope for a revival
Don't you worry. So long as you're my ally,
I will help you banish the Tokugawa
and help you rebuild
If so, then I thank you
Brother He!
Sao!
Hey, how does my hair look?
Looks good!
Like yours!
Looks damn good!
Did something on your mind
bring you up here?
Sao
help me protect the village, okay?
Protect it? Why?
To guard against bandits
sure! When?
Tonight
I'm counting on you
This is who I was telling you about -
General Hojo
This is Eunuch Wei. In the Ming court,
all are below him, except for one
Having access to the great general's forces
is a great honor for this humble servant
"So many stars, are
thoughts that stir my sleep"
"Like the moon, shining into night"
"The past drifts away,
yet returns, so vague"
"Like my visions of you"
"Just a goodbye, yet so hard to say"
"My heart left stranded"
"A forever farewell, adistance so vast"
"Just one, last look at you"
"If time could slow down,"
"Then I could think of you again."
"Before that last day arrives,"
"Let me rewrite its end."
"Just one more moment,"
"And we can have forever."
It is an honor, Excellency
General He, forgive my
not coming to meet you
Please
Our plan of grand conquest begins tonight!
Luckily! Catch 2 for dinner
You are on a mission for the Hojo clan
Will you give it all you've got?
Fear not, General!
Thanks to the Emperor's good graces,
I am home to see family
Your sworn brother Yuanlong and
my daughter have come, too
Professionally and personally,
inviting master He Ying to attend is a must
Brother He Ying!
Little brother. Long time no see
Indeed. I have yet to
wish the newlyweds well
Congratulations, madame
Most gracious, General He
The new song you just learned -
could you play it for my little brother
to liven up tonight's celebration?
I will do my best
What,
don't you like my hairstyle?
I'm the one who gave it to you
When you reach Tao Yuan village,
kill everything and spare nothing!
Kill!
Kill! Kill!
Move out!
Niehu?
Together with the Jap raiders?
Minister...
General He, Eunuch Wei has ordered
that you hand the key activating the orb
over to General Yuanlong
to take to the capitol
for presentation to the Emperor
I can't
I cannot give it to him
Minister
should it be wrongly used,
it would cause total
chaos and harm everyone
What's more, the Emperor is young
Please think this matter over
Minister Du, did you know
This son-in-law of yours,
has long known this secret
He Ying, disobeying imperial edicts
is a crime punishable by clan execution
You shut up
Minister
I came tonight hoping that
we might go to the palace
and see the Emperor
Do you realize that the Ming dynasty
will be destroyed in ten years?
If the Emperor stays in the dark,
he will die of illness in two more years!
Insolence!
More ridiculous with every word!
Since when do you decide
when the Ming will perish!
And you dare curse the Emperor's life!
Soldiers!
Sir!
Niehu! You'd dare collude
with the Japanese!
Don't be so hasty, Sao. Let me explain
You know I hate Jap
raiders more than anything!
You could befriend the enemy
and take them as your own?
Your brothers are already allied with me
Kill him, Niehu
I know you're up to no good!
Where did that group of raiders go?
They went to level Tao Yuan village
Jap bastard...
I'm going to kill you!
Execute him!
Sir!
- Dad!
- Don't go over there!
Dad!
Very brazen of you, He Ying -
killing Minister Du,
and then even my wife?
We will attest to it
You're the murderer!
So this was all your doing,
all along, dishonoring me, setting me up!
You couldn't even leave
your family out of it!
It's just a few lives
But let me tell you
a beautiful life, wealth and rank,
it's all bullshit!
For me
these two were nothing but an interlude
They had to die.
You have two choices
One, your clan dies
Two, give me the Linga
and we work together
And I say, I choose option three -
me walking out
and definitely not giving you the Linga!
He Ying!
Cooperating with me is your best choice!
There is no better way!
Stop!
We grew up together!
When I make it big, so will you!
Bring it on!
Stop it!
I'm going to kill you tonight!
I'm not going to hold back!
So you come back from the future
and learned nothing?
I learned only one thing from the future
And that's...
He Ying
if you don't work with me,
you won't be able to change history
I found the Linga
The big things we're working on
why won't you help me?
Why!
Instead, you push me?
Why must you push me!
You push and push!
Niehu
settle this
Did you guys have fun today?
Yeah, but I'm a little tired
You think the drill instructor will be mad
because we slipped out?
Who cares about him
I'm hungry
Why don't we catch a rabbit later?
Yeah, good idea
Niehu
in the next life,
I'm not going to catch rabbits with you
Ever thought you might
sit up there one day?
I never thought that
when Chinese kill each other,
they'd more ruthless than us Japanese
Ma!
Jade!
Ma!
He Ying
you're back
As long as you're back safe
He Ying...
A man of character must do four things
Only then can my conscience be clear
We must first protect our land,
our households,
our brothers,
and our women and children
May!
May, I'm back!
May!
Boss
You're back
Hojo's men wiped out the village
The Linga you wanted...we found it
He Ying
you didn't think I'd do it, eh?
What?
I killed Sao
He saw me with Hojo
I had to kill him
Good
You're in the big leagues now
I'll get back the Linga,
then return and save you again
May
if the orb was right before us,
and could take us take us
once more to the future,
Where would you most want to go?
I don't know
You?
What I most want to know is -
where I came from...
and where I must go
You're so philosophical
Come out, Yuanlong. I'm here
You're worthy of your title, General He
The Forbidden City
No one is permitted in
If you hadn't arranged it
how could I have entered so easily?
Time to jump in
I want you to start the orb with me
Eunuch Wei
the Tao Yuan people
have always been
submissive subjects of the empire
We were content, knew our place
and lived in peace!
Why did you kill them all?
Why?
You deceived the Emperor
You deserved extermination!
And I carried it out
And your brother, Sao -
also died by my sword
All that I promised General Yuanlong,
I delivered
He Ying!
Stop wasting time!
Work nicely with us
and start the orb!
You...
so long as I'm here,
I won't let your plan succeed!
Fine, Yuanlong
I promise to start the orb!
But on one condition
send May back to the future,
or you won't get the incantation!
He Ying, I don't want to leave!
Just go, May!
This is not your world!
He Ying, I want to be with you!
Such drivel
May!
You want to save her
then start the chant!
He Ying,
do you still remember?
What I want to know most is
where I came from,
where I must go,
and where I truly belong
This is where you belong
Stay here
But I can't stay with you
start the orb!
Dammit!
I'll come back to save you, May
The chant!
The chant! Do it!
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
You haven't fulfilled the bargain
You're not going anywhere!
Yuanlong!
I told you
I won't let your plan succeed!
You can't escape
Then you're going down with me!
Whose is this?
What the...
Who asked for water?
Why is this happening?
You're not getting out of this
Come back, He Ying!
He Ying!
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
God mandates Bodhisattva Mahasattva
The Emperor mandates Bodhisattva...
Why are we still in the Ming?
Why are we still here?
Impossible!
Boss!
Shut it!
Yuanlong
this catastrophe is your doing
Arrest him!
Soldiers! Arrest him!
Sir!
We are allies!
You allied with Japanese raiders
with malicious intent
You defiled the palace.
I hereby strip you of your title!
Let it go, boss!
Now the elite guard has me to lead them!
since we were kids, you called the shots
Unless you die, how can I advance!
Go back to the future with me
The future?
The future is dangerous!
The Emperor approaches!
Careful, Your Majesty
What happened here?
I bow before the Emperor
Eunuch Wu, protect the Emperor
What are you doing, General Yuan?
Such audacity!
Will you not kneel before the Emperor?
You kneel!
This is the future! No one kneels!
Insolence!
Look out, Your Majesty!
Where am I?
What is this place?
He Ying!
You've returned once more, General He
Life becomes Death
Death becomes Life
In three cycles
This is your last chance
I'd already mastered the orb's secret
Why then can't I change
history...change fate?
Such is life
When you chose to go right,
what awaited you at the end
was naturally a predetermined conclusion
And should I choose to go left?
Would the outcome be different?
I cannot answer you
as the choice is yours to make
You can only find out by
walking the paths yourself
If life's outcomes could be foreseen,
then what is the joy in life?
Perhaps...
activating the orb was a mistake
Possessing the ability
to travel through time
may not bring the happiness and
results one wants, after all
Much less could it bring peace
Power corrupts
It stokes greed and ambition
Its consequences can't be controlled
Man cannot even control his own fate
How can he alter history?
And so the space-time orb must be destroyed
Traveling between past and future
is a dream that
should not be realized
Yet I
have become the universe's
sole time traveler