Pledge of Allegiance 山河之影 Episode 5

In the 30th year of Hongwu, in the burning ruins of Luwang City on the northern border, Li Dongfang killed many guards with a flaming sword. He saw the scar on the back of Zhang Junqing's neck and thought she had been sent to prison, so he asked her to take revenge with his own knife.

At night, Li Dongfang removed the cloth covering Li Wu's head, and Li Wu recognized that this person was Li Dongfang who had been knocked out by him. Li Dongfang saw the scar on the back of Li Wu's neck, and knew that he wanted to destroy the files in the file library. Li Wu saw that Li Dongfang wanted Yu Mingsuo, so he wanted to take him to Guanyin Mountain to get Yu Mingsuo, but Li Dongfang said he would treat him to dinner. When the two came to the restaurant in Ji'e Lane, Li Wu's hands were tied and he could only bend down to eat the food in the bowl. At this moment, Uncle Wang and other neighbors in Ji'e Lane rushed out, and Uncle Wang offered money to ask Li Dongfang to spare Li Wu's life. Li Dongfang said that he brought him here for dinner to reward Li Wu. Seeing this, Uncle Wang took out his collection of wine and offered it to Li Dongfang, and Li Dongfang whispered that if Li Wu didn't take out the fish lock, people would come to the neighbors in Ji'e Lane.

Zhang Ji silk and satin shop, Song Tianyi told Zhang Junqing the whereabouts of Li Wu and Li Dongfang. Zhang Junqing said that Li Dongfang was rebellious because of the night, Song Tianyi didn't ask much, turned and left.

The little boy came to look for Li Wu and found that he was going to sneak away, so he asked him to take him away, otherwise he would inform him. Li Wu thought the boy was just going back to pack his luggage, but he didn't expect the boy to run away with the neighbors in Ji'e Lane. Seeing so many people, Li Wu pretended to make arrangements, but met Yebushou in the middle of the road. Ye Bushou said that no matter whether Li Wu handed over Yu Mingsuo or not, Li Dongfang would kill the people in Ji'e Lane, and as long as he gave Yu Mingsuo to himself, he would kill Li Dongfang for him.

In the post station in Ji'e Lane, Xie Kengran asked the steward if he had seen Li Wu, and at this moment, Li Wu happened to appear. Xie Kengran asked Li Wu if he had seen the murderer who killed Wang Kegong. Li Wu told Xie Kengran that the only way to catch the real culprit was tonight. Xie Kengran asked his subordinates to return to the Zhenfu Department with urgent documents, and he followed Li Wu.

In the Zhenfu Department, Lu Zheng yelled to attract Si Xiangnan, and Si Xiangnan told Lu Zheng the contents of the official document. Lu Zheng asked Si Xiangnan to go to Guanyin Mountain for reinforcements, but Si Xiangnan untied Lu Zheng from the rope and gave him three hours. After Lu Zheng left, Si Xiangnan notified Lu Zheng that he had escaped from prison, and ordered the whole city to arrest him, regardless of whether he lived or died.

Guan Yinshan, Li Wu told Xie Kengran that the assassin who killed Wang Kegong would not be accepted at night, and also told him the secret of Yu Mingsuo, persuading him not to take this troubled water. Xie Kengran expressed that he was willing to sacrifice his life as long as he could save Lu Zheng.

In the secret room of the bell tower, Zhang Junqing told Yuan Zhongdao the contents of the secret letter. Yuan Zhongdao asked her to go to Guanyin Mountain to kill Li Dongfang and get back Yu Mingsuo, and he told her the secret of the Mu family.

The next morning, as soon as Li Wu and Xie Kengran found Yu Mingsuo in Guanyin Mountain, they saw Li Dongfang walking out from behind the tree, and Shu Tang also quietly walking out from the side. Xie Kengran wanted to bring Li Wu and Yu Mingsuo back to the Zhenfu Department to testify, Shu Tang and Xie Kengran fought, and Li Wu pretended to throw away Yu Mingsuo. Li Dongfang picked it up and found it was a fake, so he turned around and started a fight with Zhang Junqing who came over. The two were fighting fiercely, Song Tianyi came to assist and successfully killed Li Dongfang. Shu Tang left Xie Kengran behind and rushed over, only to find that Li Dongfang was dead.

Zhang Junqing and Song Tianyi besieged Li Wu back and forth, Xie Kengran rushed to rescue Li Wu and was hit with a sword. Not long after, Shu Tang also came to join the fight. While they were fighting, Xie Kengran wanted to bring Li Wu back to Zhen Fusi. But the two of them didn't walk for long when Xie Kengran fell on the road. Li Wu wanted to carry Xie Kengran to the hospital, but Xie Kengran died on Li Wu's back due to his injuries. After Li Wu put the person down, he heard Lu Zheng's shout, so he had to hide in the bushes to observe the situation. Seeing the dead Xie Kengran, Lu Zheng was heartbroken, carried him on his back, and left with Jin Yiwei who came to hunt him down. Li Wu returned to the dense forest and found a group of Jinyi guards searching the mountain. He hurried to the river to wash off the blood on his hands, and at this moment he saw Li Dongfang who died beside him.