General!
Save me!
General!
Save me!
General!
Fang Rou, Fang Rou!
Run!
General!
Fang Rou!
Save me!
I'm going to kill you!
There's a mermaid!
Prepare to fight!
Quick!
Prepare to fight!
Quick!
General!
There's nothing
on the right front.
How's that possible?
Are you sure you didn't see anything?
Did you see anything?
We did not see any mermaids.
General.
The island chronicles record that mermaids can cast enchantments.
If only you can see her,
you must have been enchanted.
General, you can't jump into the water carelessly!
General!
Brazen mermaid, come out to meet your death!
Evil animal.
You killed my family and my wife,
and put me in jail.
I'm going to kill you!
Mermaid Hospital
Justice
In three days,
it would be the centennial ancestor worship ceremony of our Chen family.
Respect the God and Ancestors
Chen ancestors, please bless the Young General.
Let him catch the mermaid quickly,
avenge the Young Lady
and get the imperial golden plaque
seized by Prefectural Governor back.
Protect our Chen family's centuries-old
reputation of guarding Fog Island.
Prefectural Governor's Mansion
Sir,
this type of shell is unique to the monsters.
It is not from the ocean.
Half a year ago, a special monster appeared at the Sea Hospital.
Its shell was red.
So, Prefectural Governor, please give me the command token
and let me check the Sea Hospital.
It's not that I don't want to give it to you.
This Sea Hospital
is in the charge of Guard Ming.
You're checking him before you catch the mermaid.
Isn't it obvious that you suspect him?
If he's afraid of the investigation,
that would be even more suspicious.
What if you don't find anything?
You two have never been on good terms.
What if you
get into a fight?
Both of you are important to me. I would be in a tough spot.
Then, Prefectural Governor, please
return me the imperial golden plaque that you seized.
After I complete the ancestor worship ceremony,
I will catch the mermaid.
That's not possible.
Prefectural Governor, don't blame me
if I take people to enter the Sea Hospital by force.
Stop right there.
Alright... I'd give you the command token.
Thank you, Prefectural Governor.
Token
I'm here to investigate the Sea Hospital on the Prefectural Governor's orders.
Guard Ming...
Lord Ming, I'm sorry.
Lord Ming...
Here, it's like this.
It's like this!
Guard Ming, Chen Zheng is here.
It's like this!
General Chen, why are you at my Sea Hospital
instead of catching the mermaid?
I am here on the Prefectural Governor's orders.
We suspect that some monsters have escaped
so I came to check the Sea Hospital.
Your navy is in charge of the sea.
And we guard the island.
General Chen, you can't catch the mermaid,
while you suspect my Sea Hospital isn't tightly guarded.
Isn't that a little unreasonable?
Guard Ming, don't be afraid.
This is just a check.
Afraid?
I'm not afraid.
Little Yazi.
I'm here, my lord.
Take General Chen
to check every corner of our Sea Hospital.
We Guards can't be maligned like this.
General, this way please.
General, please feel free to look around.
These are all the corrupt officials from the mainland that we detained.
Killing them is not enough to quell people's anger.
They came here to become monsters
and lived their late years in peace.
Stop laughing.
Where is that red monster kept?
Well...
Are you afraid to show it?
No, no. That's not the case.
The red monster is just too weird and evil.
Weird and evil?
Here.
General, here please.
Look...
General, don't touch that.
Why?
Didn't you see the curse on his body?
What does it mean?
This guy was an enchanter on the mainland.
The curse on his body is from Tianshi Mansion.
It's meant to control him.
Enchanter?
To Priest Ruo Yun
Chen
Take this letter and the token to Tianshi Mansion on the mainland.
Ask Priest Ruo Yun to come to Fog Island.
Go and return as soon as possible.
Justice
Go!
General,
could this be the mermaid's scheme?
In three days, it would be
the centennial ancestor worship ceremony
of the Chen family.
Don't you think
the mermaid is using the conflict between you and Guard Ming
to distract you
and seize the opportunity to take revenge?
I don't think so.
Then why are you unwilling to talk about
what happened with the mermaid that day?
Who is so audacious
to break into my private quarters?
Guard Ming, you are so intelligent,
but it seems like you can be cheated too.
Stop trying to be mysterious.
Show yourself.
I am
the only ninth-generation descendant
of the Clan for Taming Mermaids,
You Gu.
Greetings, Mr. Ming.
You're awake.
Where am I?
Mermaid Fantasy Island.
Why didn't you kill me?
It wasn't me who killed your family and your wife.
It was someone else.
Nonsense!
General, look.
This type of red shell doesn't grow in the sea.
General, you know that too.
Brazen mermaid!
Watch out!
General!
Mermaid tamers.
Let me catch this mermaid
before I settle old scores with you.
General!
Justice
If the mermaid wants to seek revenge,
how could I have come back alive?
Maybe she let you go to trap you later.
If she could get her hands on the monster's shell,
it either means that she
really did fight against the monster
or
she planned to confuse you
and used her magic to make that shell.
How could it be so coincidental that she
bumped into Lady being killed?
Mermaid tamers...
Weren't you exterminated by the Imperial Court?
That's because the Chen Army
plotted against us in order to take
all the credit for exterminating merpeople.
Luckily, my clan was blessed
and I survived.
Maybe,
it was for me to take revenge today.
Revenge.
That's a load of crap!
You are no more than a little enchanter.
How dare you use tricks in front of me?
Don't you want to know
how Chen Zheng and the mermaid
met?
Steer
After my clan was exterminated,
I was trying to survive along the coastal areas of the mainland.
One day,
I heard a fisherman say
that there were mermaids on Fog Island again.
So I steered a boat over
to catch the mermaid.
General,
you must remember,
it was Guard Ming's red monster
that killed your family and your wife.
You have to take revenge.
Kill him!
Kill him...
Yes.
Kill Guard Ming.
Kill him...
Brazen mermaid!
How dare you enchant people here!
Mermaids have always had the ability to enchant.
This Chen Zheng didn't know anything
and was enchanted.
That's why he took the shell to frame you, Guard Ming.
When the Guards and the Navy are fighting,
they will take the chance
to attack Fog Island.
Whether that's true or not,
everyone is coming for
our Chen family's centennial ancestor worship ceremony.
Go to Tianshi Mansion quickly.
I will meet that mermaid again.
I would like to see
what they have planned.
Yes sir.
General,
did you find anything?
If you want to take revenge,
I, Chen Zheng, give you my life
on behalf of the Chen family.
I just hope that you don't harm the innocent
and don't play any games.
I don't understand what you mean.
A century ago, my ancestors killed your people.
I don't believe you have such a big heart.
Instead of killing me,
you came to help me.
What you said makes sense.
My people hate the Chen family.
Although we don't want to kill you,
we hate you.
But General,
you changed my opinion.
Why?
General, do you remember
you saw a little mermaid in the sea when you were young?
No.
I've never seen any little mermaid.
I knew you saw me.
But you didn't tell it to your family,
or ask them to catch me.
You are a good person.
Enough.
From then onwards, I would often
come to see you secretly,
when you practiced your martial skills,
fought pirates,
and patrolled the sea.
I also saw
your sweet moments with Fang Rou.
So you killed Fang Rou, huh?
I didn't kill Fang Rou!
I saw your family ship a few days ago.
I thought you would be on the ship,
so I went to take a look.
But I didn't expect that...
How is it?
I didn't expect
that you had a private relationship with the mermaid.
Are you afraid that she'll speaks the truth about you,
so you looked for a merpeople tamer
to follow me?
Even in the face of death,
you're still so shameless.
If you are not the murderer,
don't come back ever again!
Where are you going?
No!
Don't kill people!
Otherwise, the truth will never be revealed.
Where is he?
Kneel.
Tell me.
Tell the Prefectural Governor everything.
You colluded with the mermaid,
murdered your wife and others.
What on earth are you up to?
Sir,
everything I did was to find out the truth.
I didn't have secret communication with anyone.
Nor did I plot anything.
You can check it, sir.
You really disappoint me.
Tame the Sea for Hundreds of Years
The Great Emperor!
Tame the Sea for Hundreds of Years
Do you understand
everything that your Chen Family has got is all thanks to His Majesty?
So is your future!
I understand!
No, you don't!
His Majesty has showed you great grace.
When there's a war, we shall devote ourselves to our country.
And when there's not, we shall care about our people.
Because of merpeople,
Fog Island may be destroyed at any time.
As Zhenhai General,
how can you ignore our people's safety
because of your personal doubt?
I see.
No, you don't!
Your Chen Family is favored by His Majesty.
You're the guardian of the entire Fog Island for a century!
And now, because of a mermaid's nonsense,
you've done something stupid again and again!
Do you have His Majesty in your heart?
Do you still care about Fog Island?
Do you still remember a hundred years of reputation
earned by your ancestors' lives?
Tame the Sea for Hundreds of Years
I have nothing to do with merpeople.
And I didn't believe her blindly.
Everything I did was to find out the real culprit!
The real culprit?
Who is the real culprit?
The merpeople?
The monster at the Sea Hospital?
Or Guard Ming who always stands against you?
Listen!
If you keep being so stubborn,
you'll be the real culprit at your centennial ancestor worship ceremony
who has no face to worship your Chen's ancestors!
Understand?
Sir,
I have a plan,
which can help General Chen address the confusion.
What on earth do you want?
I heard from Mr. Ming that
Chen Zheng and his deceased wife
were rewarded to get married by His Majesty.
But they had no feelings for each other at all!
They just pretended to affectionate
for all those years.
Come on.
Go!
Who are you?
You...
Sit down.
You removed my wounds to your body.
I'm okay.
I just lost several scales.
I'll recover in a few days.
Why did you do so?
I couldn't bear to see them bullying you.
General.
How dare you, the mermaid!
Stop bewitching me again!
General...
General!
Are you threatened?
Don't worry, General.
No matter what you want me to do,
I'll try my best to make it...
You're about to die,
while you still insist on bewitching me!
I'll hand you over to Guard Ming and merpeople tamers.
General!
Sink or swim.
It depends on your luck.
I'm impressed by your, Zhenhai General.
An affectionate female happens to fall for a ruthless man.
So,
generations of merpeople
are no match for the Chens.
Seems like this beast
really falls for him.
She removed Chen Zheng's injuries.
Listen carefully.
If you dare to hurt General again,
I will not let you go!
Locked by Dragon-Taming Chains,
while you still attempt to use transfiguration.
You're so silly and bold.
It seems that
it doesn't hurt enough.
Enough!
Mr. Ming, we've found something!
Mr. Butterfly...
Mr. Butterfly!
Stop acting.
Mr. Butterfly has died.
Don't you know it?
Did the staff officer
get killed because he discovered the secret
between the mermaid and you?
I've tolerated you for many times!
You'd better be careful.
Colluded with merpeople,
killed your wife,
and murdered the staff officer.
All the residents on Fog Island are watching you.
Hope you can successfully hold your Chens'
centennial ancestor worship ceremony.
Sir,
I've caught the mermaid
as you ordered.
Hope you can return the imperial golden plaque
to me as agreed.
Sir!
The mermaid was caught, huh?
She's already locked at the Sea Hospital,
waiting for sentence.
Sir...
Sir!
Tomorrow is your Chens' ancestor worship ceremony.
I ought to
go there to check the preparation.
Sir, didn't we make the agreement that...
Servant!
My lord.
Get the sedan chair ready for going to Chen Clan Hall.
Yes, my lord.
This is...
Close the door.
Sir!
Close it!
Before your Chens' ancestors,
you can't lie to me
Tablet in Memory of Zhenhai General, Chen Yun
about the next questions for you.
I dare not to tell any lie.
Please go ahead.
Did you get acquainted with the mermaid?
Never.
Did you ever meet her?
We...
Since you didn't meet her or get acquainted with her,
then why do you trust her so much?
And why did she
saved you again and again?
If you dare to lie,
I'll confiscate the imperial golden plaque,
and withdraw all the honors of your Chen Family.
Tablet in Memory of Zhenhai General, Chen Yun
I did meet her once.
But I've never got acquainted with her.
Your Chen Army exterminated merpeople a hundred years ago.
And now, if there are really any merpeople lurking on Fog Island,
your Chen Family is the one to blame.
If there are really any merpeople surviving,
our Chen Army will try everything to kill them all.
We swear to protect our people.
I was too little back then,
and didn't know if what I saw was real or not.
And later the memory gradually faded away.
Sir,
I shoulder my family's honor
and the mission from the imperial court.
I really dare not to get involved with merpeople.
Please believe me!
Ming
Come on, cheers.
Sir, I'm flattered by by your favor and support.
And here
I want to give you a big present.
Do you know why only the Chen Army
can kill merpeople?
Because only our Peach Flower Lances with Blue Tassels
can stab through their scales.
No.
Because each merpeople has a Scale for Heart Protection.
Scale for Heart Protection?
I didn't read it on my family records.
Only your Peach Flower Lances with Blue Tassels
can stab through that scale.
Actually, Frog Island
was once called Merpeople Island.
The Chen Army and our merpeople tamers came here
not to protect people.
Only after you break that scale
can you stab through a merpeople's heart.
Once their hearts hurt,
they'll shed
the rare treasure
which can restore people's face,
Mermaid's Tears.
Mermaid's Tears?
So you mean,
Chen Family's taming the sea for hundreds of years
is actually a dark history rather an honorable one, huh?
Tablet in Memory of Zhenhai General, Chen Yun
Then if what you said is true,
why did my ancestors
keep this thing a secret?
So your ancestors
are real heroes in our country.
Those who die for the country are loyal.
And those who keep a secret of the imperial court for generations
are much more loyal.
Back then,
His Majesty was getting old,
and he wanted to use Mermaid's Tears
to restore his face.
Therefore, the Chen Army
are not heroes or models.
They're no more than His Majesty's personal tools.
So
they've been favored by the imperial court for generations.
So your Chen Family got a centennial honor of taming the sea.
A toast to you.
You...
The merpeople tamers
shouldn't have existed.
I understand what you mean.
But tomorrow is the ancestor worship ceremony.
Can we talk about Mermaid's Tears
after it?
Chen Zheng!
Your ancestors are watching you!
Now, the real ancestor worship ceremony
is to kill merpeople
and get Mermaid's Tears!
Do you understand?
Is it you, General?
General...
There's really the Scale for Heart Protection...
When I chose
to show up in front of you,
I once wondered
if we'd end up like this.
But
I didn't expect it to be so heartbreaking.
General!
You're a good man.
I won't blame you.
Do it now!
One more sentence,
and even I will be moved.
Chen Zheng,
killing
one mermaid,
or killing
your whole family,
which one do you choose?
Do you really think I don't know who the real culprit is?
You just keep deceiving yourself.
How can you be qualified to be Zhenhai General?
Sir!
This is another shell I found in Mr. Butterfly's hand.
It must be the evidence she got
when she fought against the monster!
So,
the mermaid is not the culprit.
Do you mean
I murdered Adviser Butterfly,
and then made the mermaid a scapegoat?
Sure!
You...
Enough!
I understand what General Chen means.
Guards.
Yes, my lord.
Arrest Guard Ming.
Put him in prison waiting for interrogation.
Yes, my lord.
My lord,
I'm innocent!
Go!
My lord! My Lord!
I'm innocent! My lord!
The suspect, Guard Ming
has been arrested,
and the mermaid is not the murderer.
Is it okay for you?
I don't understand what you mean, sir.
I mean,
I still want Mermaid's Tears,
no matter if she's the murderer
or not.
Sir...
No matter how you do it,
I must get Mermaid's Tears tonight.
Do you understand?
Remember,
tomorrow is your Chens' centennial ancestor worship ceremony.
Sir!
Chen Zheng,
your ancestors are watching you!
Tablet in Memory of Zhenhai General, Chen Yun
Tame the Sea for Hundreds of Years
Now, the real ancestor worship ceremony
is to kill merpeople
and get Mermaid's Tears! Do you understand?
My lord, are you not afraid that Chen Zheng will free the mermaid?
That's exactly what I want.
Without deep feelings,
how can she shed years for her love?
You're so wise, my lord.
General...
No...
You'll be hurt if you save me.
Hold on!
General.
I am sorry.
I never knew about Mermaid's Tears,
and I also never knew
what I blindly guarded was a faded glory.
General, if you believe me,
you can take your family to Mermaid Fantasy Island for temporary shelter.
No.
I'll solve my family's problem myself.
You can go.
General.
General, listen to me.
Guard Ming committed crime,
and the Prefectural Governor also had responsibility.
You can negotiate with them
with the jetton,
or you'll have no choice but to die.
The Chen family has not been good at dealing with officialdom since ancient times.
When my father was alive, he taught me that
if you can't figure something out,
if you wait a little longer, you will get an answer.
General,
why are you still expecting something of the Prefectural Governor?
He just controlled you with what you cared most about.
General,
this is the only way to survive,
or I will fight our way out with you
since they are no match for us.
No!
The Chen family respects god and ancestors, so how can I revolt?
Why are you hestitating?
What's going on?
Seeing is believing.
Chen Zheng
colluded with mermaids
and betrayed His Majesty and ancestors.
You and your extended family must be killed.
I'll kill you!
Young General, don't do it!
Steward, what are you doing?
General, this is Chen Clan Hall,
which witnessed our glorious history
by exterminating mermaids for hundreds of years.
General Chen guarded Fog Island
Our ancestors are looking at us in heaven.
Tablet in Memory of Zhenhai General, Chen Yun
Generations of people on the Fog Island all believe that
mermaids are heinous.
General,
you can't ignore our glory
for hundreds of years
because of the mermaid's seductive words.
General, sober up.
Although the generals of Chen family
had a glorious history,
we killed mermaids to help the Imperial Court
capture Mermaid's Tears.
The original form of mermaids on this screen is so evil,
General Chen guarded Fog Island
but the mermaids I saw
were like spirit animals
with the whole body in white.
For many years,
we all lived in false history and glory.
Tablet in Memory of Zhenhai General, Chen Yun
Grandpa Chen Hongzhou Tianzu Chen Yuangeng Gaozu Chen Qian
Everyone, sober up please.
Memorial tablet of Grandpa Chen Hongzhang
General,
even if what you said is true, we can still do it.
As the saying goes, people never stop killing cows and sheep because of their kindness.
Similarly, mermaids are animals
and killing them is not a mistake for people
even if they did no wrong.
Steward,
why are you getting more confused?
General, sober up.
Don't deny centuries of history on Fog Island
because of a temporary mistake.
General, sober up.
How dare you!
You mermaid monster!
It was you
who brought the misfortune upon the Chen family.
I'll fight it out with you.
Steward. Steward. Steward!
Chen Zheng.
Respect the God and Ancestors
I'll fight with you.
Mermaid monster.
Monster,
go to hell!
Beat her!
General Chen guarded Fog Island
The mermaid killed people!
General,
have a look!
In those years, the mermaids
killed people on Fog Island like this,
so they were killed by generals of Chen Family.
Today...
Today you saw everything?
You talk nonsense.
How dare you lie to us under the circumstances!
That's what animals do.
Will you sober up
after the animal
kills everyone
in the Chen family?
Shut up!
General,
you must not kill the Guard Ming.
If you kill the Prefectural Governor
and me,
the whole Fog Island will belong to Chen family.
General, sober up.
Do it.
General, sober up.
Kill me!
General, let's go.
They are not worth it.
General,
you must not let the mermaid go.
Don't let the mermaid go.
Stop it.
The Chen family took pride in killing mermaids,
and now you protect a mermaid.
You made everything suck.
Your ancestors are still worrying about you.
What is going on.
You wily old fox.
I've had enough of you for a long time!
You can't kill him.
General.
The Chen family cannot be accused of rebellion and treason.
My family was in debt to you.
We Chen family
deserve today's result.
You can go.
General, you must...
The Chen family gained our prestige today
by killing mermaids,
but today,
in the Chen Clan Hall,
anyone who wants to kill the mermaid
must kill me first.
Whether the blame is monstrous crime
or disobedience,
I will take
all the blame myself.
You take it by yourself?
I am afraid that
you can't take it.
You!
Chen Zheng,
Guard Ming is helping you return to the fold.
The ancestors are looking at you
and the lives of everybody in Chen family are decided by you.
Don't make mistakes.
Wear it.
It is the only way out for you.
No.
Chen Zheng,
do you really want to shame your ancestors?
No!
General,
I was wrong.
I should not have been so selfish
to fight back my tears
and watch them screw you over like this,
but mermaids
can only shed tears once in the life.
After tearing, I'll never return to human form again.
I am afraid...
I am afraid that I'll never be able to talk to you again.
I am sorry.
General,
you are a good man.
Even better than I thought.
Blue Tassel Halberd does not hurt my heart.
No one loves you.
I love you.
Tame the sea for hundreds of years
Tame the sea for hundreds of years.
You evil creature,
how dare you escape from the prison?
Today,
you two can die together.
Stop.
If you kill Guard Ming,
people in Chen family will all be killed.
Do you understand?
The Clan for Taming Mermaids should never have existed.
I know I am no match for you,
but you can't control the Fog Island without me.
When I chose to
appear before you,
I had thought
I would end up like this.
But today,
in the Chen Clan Hall,
anyone who wants to kill the mermaid
must kill me first.
Chen Zheng?
Chen Zheng has died.
Chen Zheng, listen to me.
All things were caused by Guard Ming.
Let me explain.
It was Guard Ming who wanted to kill you.
It was not my idea.
I just wanted to get promoted
and to get rich.
You must forgive me.
I am an old friend of your father.
Zheng, forgive me.
You fool,
you don't deserve to be a general.
Scale for Heart Protection?
I never thought that
the mermaid gave you Scale for Heart Protection
and brought you back to life.
I was careless.
Who are you?
I didn't know
you were that enchanter.
We Chen family had nothing against you.
Why did you kill us?
I didn't kill out of hatred
but with motive.
You reached a glass ceiling at such a young age.
Don't you think it's a pity?
Tell me your purpose directly.
Tear off the amulet on my body.
I will become the Prefectural Governor
and you will be a general.
Fog Island, far away from the emperor,
will belong to us.
The Guard Ming
was too greedy.
He was no match for Enchant Faction.
It was also your apprentice who disguised as the mermaid tamer?
The reason why we killed your wife
and scapegoated the long-extinct mermaid
was to get something on you
and dislodge you,
so my apprentice
can be the Guard Ming to take over your military power.
I didn't know there were mermaids in the world.
God helped me.
If I have the Mermaid's Tears,
I can be the real Prefectural Governor.
Even people from Tianshi Mansion can't distinguish my identity.
How good the plan was!
You ruined it.
I never thought
my loyalty
couldn't overcome the gloss of the world.
What killed them was not me,
but your obsessiveness and stupidity.
Tablet in Memory of Zhenhai General, Chen Yun
Memorial tablets of Chen family's ancestors
Respect the God and Ancestors
♫I did't know you would come♫
♫So I didn't wait for you♫
♫I wanted to enjoy the floweriness of the dusk♫
♫And have a ordinary life♫
♫But now flowers only bloom in midsummer♫
♫And the branches sway in the autumn wind♫
♫I realized that life is so long and only the lonely lamp accompanies me through the long night♫
♫I didn't know you would leave♫
♫So I didn't wake up♫
♫I wanted to be heroic on the battlefield♫