Acknowledging his position as the State Preceptor, Xie Lian is apprehended and put under house arrest. He reflects on his haunted past before the doors of the Palace of Xianle are kicked open and silver butterflies swarm in.
Is there anyone here besides the Emperor 
confident they could escape a blow from it?
،مَن بيننا
Wer hier im Raum, ausgenommen der Kaiser,
¿Quién aquí, salvo el Emperador, puede
decir que sobreviviría a sus estocadas?
Aparte del emperador, ¿quién de nosotros
se atrevería a pensar que sobreviviría?
Dans cette pièce,
notre empereur mis à part,
Chi fra noi, oltre l'Imperatore,
Quem entre nós, além do Imperador,
Кто из нас,