THE LONG BALLAD EPISODE 24: A MOTHER'S LOVE

The hatred and rivalry between A'Zhun and Sh'er was rooted ever since they were children.  The upbringing the Great Khan has taught to the children he raised was more like those of  how the creatures of the grasslands must be - fight to survive the harshness of the great and vast terrain they live on.  And that was how the young Ashile Sun and Ashile Sh'er have grown to live by.  They were rivals and foes like wolves and cubs in the open field.

The only thing that somehow shaped them to righteousness and virtue were the guidance and love of their respective mothers.  That mother's love that will somehow made them give up even their own dignity just for the sake of the one who nurtured them with such righteous and magnificent love.

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THE LONG BALLAD EPISODE 23: THE DUEL

After discovering by chance the prison cell of General Luo Yi who was held captured by Great Khan.  After seeing the general, she discovered that the prison cell was near that of Khatun's tent and accidentally bumped into her and found out that Khatun was actually the former Princess Yicheng of the fallen Sui Dynasty who was married off to Great Khan as part of the then former Sui Dynasty's peace treaty. 

Khatun has long been into the Ashile Tribe's grasslands and was even married to Great Khan's other brothers who ruled Ashile tribe before him.  She bore a child from one of Great Khan's brother and later on adopted the son she bore.  The child grew up along with Ashile Sun and was later regarded and known as Young Khan and Sh'er to his mother, Great Khan and A'Zhun. 

The two grew up as heirs and rivals to the throne of Great Khan.  Khatun lived her life in  the grasslands as Great Khan's wife who used to lavish her with wealth and valuables from his expeditions outside the tribe.  Among Khatun's slave was a woman named Alir who was the foster mother of A'Zhun.  Although a slave, Ashile Sun values his foster mother dearly.

Kurultai is a major celebration in the grasslands and Great Khan hosted a banquet for his tribe.  Invited and honored guests arrive in the event and among them was Lady Jinse from the Central Plain whom Great Khan seems to have cherished most.  Great Khan have entrusted to Lady Jinse the care for the fallen Sui royalty - Empress Xiao and the Prince of Sui.  Both were held captive in DingXiang.

As Changge becomes the slave of Sh'er, he used her in order to prove Ashile Sun.  During the kurultai,  Sh'er, made Changge disguised as a slave dancer and entered Great Khan's tent to entertain guests in order to provoke Ashile Sun.  But A'Zhun exploited the opportunity of the event to request to Great Khan a duel between him and Ashile Sh'er to win back Changge.  Sh'er accepted the duel but likewise request to Great Khan that A'Zhun's slave Mimi Guli be his prize should he win.

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