:04:01
Sir Lai Xi has arrived!
:04:04
He wasn't a man of the Tang.
He'd come here from Japan.
:04:09
Whenever he appeared
at Frontier Pass...
:04:12
...it was only to rush off
somewhere else.
:04:15
Father said Sir Lai Xi
wished to go home.
:04:20
But the emperor
never granted him permission.
:04:22
Instead, he sent him here...
:04:26
... to bring fugitives to justice.
:04:29
He's been on this mission here
in the wilderness for 1 0 years now.
:04:37
Dear Mother:
Today I reached Frontier Pass.
:04:43
It's my new base
for carrying out my mission.
:04:47
General Wen, who's in charge here...
:04:49
...says the emperor
will send me home soon.
:04:53
I've been in this country
for 25 years...
:04:57
...but my heart is in my homeland.
:05:00
And my return
is finally within reach.
:05:06
Wen Zhu, the fighting here
is growing more intense.
:05:08
I've asked Sir Lai Xi
to escort you to the capital.
:05:22
You're finally going home.
:05:27
Yes, at last.
:05:29
The messenger is here!
:05:33
Sir Lai Xi! Receive new orders!
:05:43
When I was younger,
I had seen this fugitive.
:05:48
They called him "The Butcher" Li.
:05:52
He was a distinguished officer
in my father's service.
:05:57
But he refused to kill some Turkish
captives and a mutiny resulted.