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The feud between
the Li and Wei families is a mess.

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In the future, you're trying
to start another faction of your own?

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Are you trying to mess up
this chaotic situation even more?

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As a man,

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you can't climb over others' walls.

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As a subject,

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you can't keep switching sides.

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That's all I have to say.

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Yan Zheng.

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Are you here?

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Yan Zheng, Madam Zhao asked you
to come back for lunch.

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Changning, why not come sit inside?

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Well, I won't enter
that villain's house.

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Thank you, Mister Scholar.

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Why call me Mister Scholar?

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My sister said your carriage
is full of books.

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I won't disturb your rest.

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Just pretend I was never here.

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Let's go.

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(Fortune)

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So this man really is Marquis Wu'an?

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It's just a broken cup.

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Marquis Wu'an is nothing special.

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His skills are improving.

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=Pursuit of Jade=

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(Adapted from Tuanzi Laixi's novel,
"Pursuit of Jade")

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=Episode 11=

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It's late. Time to go home.

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Changyu.

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Qian.

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Which young lady
worked dirty, tiring jobs all day,

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and is still this beautiful?

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Come on up. I'll take you home.

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No need. I'll go back myself.

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Usually, I let you have it your way,

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but today there were too many banquets

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that I let you stay. It's already dark.

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I won't feel at ease
letting you walk alone.

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Come on up.

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It's fine.
I can handle it alone. Go ahead.

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Thank you then.

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Come out.

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(Xie Qi, Xie Wu)
Your Lordship.

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(Blood Robe Cavalry Guard)
Your Lordship. We came late.

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Get up.

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How many of you came?

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Just me and Xie Qi.

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We feared being watched,

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so we brought no other guards.

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Your Lordship, it's fortunate
you're unharmed.

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But Xie Yi and Xie San

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both died because of me.

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We brothers swore

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to keep you safe.

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Even death is worth it.

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The Xie family

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must never die in vain.

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The brothers all hope
you'll return soon.

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Wei Xuan is completely reckless
in the army.

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He parades his might
in the camp every day.

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We wish we could tie him up

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and feed him to wolves.

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Let him be.

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Before long,

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a bloody battle with Lord Changxin
is inevitable.

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Stockpiling grain is the top priority.

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The court won't release grain.

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Wei Xuan followed Chancellor Wei's order

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and plans to collect grain locally.

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16 years ago,

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Xie Army suffered defeat in Jinzhou

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due to
a lack of supplies and reinforcements.

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I will never repeat that mistake.

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Wei Xuan seeks glory.

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Losing to Lord Changxin
is only a matter of time.

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We might as well go with it.

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Just let Wei Xuan take his useless men

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as bait

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and draw Lord Changxin to march south.

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By then, I'll have my own strategy.

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So you don't plan to return to camp yet?

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You all go back first.

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Spread the news of my death.

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The more who know, the better.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Go.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Today's braised pork is all sold out.

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That pork head meat was very popular.

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Really?

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A few days ago, Madam Wang said
her daughter is getting married.

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She ordered half a slab of pork from me.

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Then won't you be busy again?

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I don't mind being busy like this.

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Who? Who are you people?

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I'll go check outside.

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Qian, don't come out yet.

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I'll deal with these people myself.

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Kill her.

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Who sent you?

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Was it him?

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Why won't he let me go
after all these years?

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What do you want?

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Someone, help!

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Changyu, be careful.

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Don't run.

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This voice sounds familiar.

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Butcher Guo.

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Butcher Guo.

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Young Lady Fan.

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Heroine Fan.

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Mother.

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I was just confused for a moment.

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You opposed me again and again.

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That's not momentary confusion.

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Someone paid us

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to kill you.

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- Who?
- Who?

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Who?

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Who?

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Changyu!

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Whether it's one or two,

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it's still selling.

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Go to hell.

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Jerk, come at me if you can.

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I'll come to you.

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Changyu!

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I...

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Changyu.

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Are you alright?

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(Xigu Lane)

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Yan Zheng, did you run into Changyu?

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What happened?

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She's been drugged. Get some cold water.

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Alright.

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Zhao, help quickly.

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Greetings, Mister.

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What's the meaning of this?

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What?

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My buttocks hurt.

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It hurts?

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Where does it hurt?

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My buttocks.

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- Which part of your buttocks?
- My buttocks hurt.

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Why aren't you dying from pain yet?

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Despicable!

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Mercy!

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Mercy!

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I'm not a bandit from Qingfeng Fort.

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Those two hags at Yixiang Restaurant...

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No.

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I was bullied by those two ladies,

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so I just wanted to scare them a little.

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Guo.

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You're taking out
your grudge against Fan Erniu

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on this poor orphan girl.

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Are you even human?

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My buttocks.

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Say less.

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Do you think it's not serious enough?

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Do you want to tear the roof off, too?

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Ouch.

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Scare?

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Didn't you drug her already?

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What exactly are you trying to do?

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I wanted to knock them out first.

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Then?

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Speak!

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Disrupt their meridians.

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That's it?

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Sell them to the mountains...

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Stop!

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Yan, doing this

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will only dirty your hands.

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The authorities will decide

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his sentence.

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Authorities? If I weren't here today,

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Changyu would have been in big trouble.

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You've already accepted your fate.
Who else can save you?

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I'll get

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my own revenge.

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- Stop.
- Don't.

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Yan Zheng.

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Don't kill him.

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He's not worth it.

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Are you alright?

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Lie down.

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Sleep.

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I won't kill anyone.

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Alright, no more crying.

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I'm strong.

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Look.

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My hands are fine.

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My feet are fine, too.

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No more crying.

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Changyu.

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Could you help me
get a basin of hot water?

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Alright.

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How are you? Does your head still hurt?

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Any other part of your body
feeling uncomfortable?

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If you kill someone for me

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and end up in prison,

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I'll be the one in pain.

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Madam Yu,
all the doors and windows are locked.

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The buckets to put out the fire
are filled with water.

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And I've arranged the staff

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to take shifts every two hours.

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Anything else you need?

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Madam Yu, are we going to war?

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Add two more locks tomorrow.

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There are already
two doors with triple locks.

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You want to add more?

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Yes.

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One more lock.

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Reinforce the doors
with iron frames as well.

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Understood.

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Mother.

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Were you good today?

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Yes.

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I didn't go outside at all.

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And I finished
all the homework you assigned me.

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How obedient.

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You must be
just as good tomorrow, alright?

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(Luyuan)

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Good move.

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Good...

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Turns out An Xu also plays chess.

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Just the basics.

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Play a game with me then.

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Alright.

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Alright.

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Good game.

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Let's play another game tomorrow.

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Sure.

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Master.

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When I was young,
I saw a fragment of a chess manual.

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It's called Hidden Secrets of Qi.

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I heard your Imperial Library
has over ten thousand books.

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I wanted to look for it,

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but never found it.

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This book

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isn't in the Imperial Library.

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However,

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there's a complete copy

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in the Gongsun family's collection.

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Unfortunately,
it's my grandfather's prized possession

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and cannot be borrowed by others.

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A gentleman doesn't deprive
others of what they cherish.

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Your grandfather values his treasures.

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It's only natural.

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However...

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Even if it can't be borrowed by others,

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I can make a copy of the fragment

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and give it to you.

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Thank you.

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(A ruler)

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(must shoulder
the duty of protecting the people.)

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(To Consort Dowager An,)

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(new scholar An Xu)

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(is in fact
the Princess Royal in disguise.)

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(I noticed)

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(and dared not keep it a secret.)

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(I respectfully report
to Your Highness.)

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(Yixiang Restaurant)

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Qian.

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Qian.

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Where is she?

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Changyu.

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You startled me.

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You asked me to see you,

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yet I couldn't find you.

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I was about to head out.

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Come sit over here.

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Are you feeling better?

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Yes.

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You had someone send me
medicine and food.

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I've even gained weight.

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What about you?

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Were you scared that night?

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If you were afraid,

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you could tell me.

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Don't bottle it up and get sick.

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It's nothing.

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I've seen it all.

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Bad people scared me with a stick,

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and I'm supposed to be scared to death?

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Your husband

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was really frightening that night.

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He's not usually like that.

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He just can't stand
seeing anyone harm me.

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I know.

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You two are loving.

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It makes everyone else envious.

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By the way,

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look at this.

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Times are chaotic now.

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We have to learn
how to protect ourselves.

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What is this?

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Cornus water.

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This time I switched to a large bottle.

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Last time,
it ran out at a critical moment.

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This time there's plenty.

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It'll cause swelling, pain,
and blindness for three days.

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Cornus can be used like that?

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That's what you used
on Butcher Guo last time?

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If that's the case,

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garlic, ginger, and pepper
could work, too.

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That Guo got off easy.

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Master.

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I just remembered

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someone playing chess with me from afar
in Wind and Rain Corridor Pavilion.

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We went back and forth,
breaking the deadlock many times.

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Who was playing chess here?

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It seems the game isn't finished yet.

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I'll place it here.

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Is that so?

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Then that truly is a meeting of minds.

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The white stone moved.

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Look.

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Your Highness.

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Someone may be inviting you
into the game.

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It was I who intruded
into someone else's game.

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I also have a friend

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with superb chess skills,

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but

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we've never met.

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What a coincidence.

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(Chess reveals a gentleman's virtue.)

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(Though I haven't seen my opponent,)

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(I can glimpse their thoughts
from the game.)

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(Playing from afar
is just like having a conversation.)

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(What matters)

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(is that moment when minds connect.)

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Compared with your friend,

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how do I fare?

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Although we've never met,

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your chess is better than hers.

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Once I obtain your Hidden Secrets of Qi,

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my skills will surely
reach the next level.

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Perhaps

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I'll be able to meet him very soon.

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If that's the case,

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when you meet,

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you must play a game together.

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Young Master.

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Young Master, someone from home is here.

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From home?

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Your Highness.

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I was ordered to escort
Your Highness back to the palace.

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(Seeking Truth in Bamboo Scrolls)

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Her Highness somehow learned

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that you exchanged identities
with Young Master An

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and came to study at Luyuan Academy.

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What did Mother say?

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Her Highness placed Young Master An
under confinement.

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Her Highness was furious
over this matter.

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Your Highness, you were supposed
to return to the capital next month.

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Now you have to
go back to the palace today.

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Your Highness.

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I've already ordered
to seal off the back courtyard.

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No one will notice
Your Highness leaving.

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The academy will announce that An Xu
withdrew for personal reasons,

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so everyone can save face.

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You're quite thorough.

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I'm incompetent.

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Please proceed.

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(Master.)

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(In these past two weeks,)

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(was it you who played chess with me?)

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(I never expected)

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(that the one playing chess here every day)

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(would turn out to be a young lady.)

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(Right.)

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(The only ones who could be
in Guangling Temple every day)

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(would be the monks.)

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I must have overthought it.

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(Those who can play chess
from afar in this pavilion)

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(must be bound by fate.)

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(Why must you sever this connection?)

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(I'm merely a carefree wanderer)

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(with nothing to my name.)

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(How could I wrong a lady?)

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I didn't realize it was a young lady.

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Now that I know,

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I shouldn't disturb her any longer.

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(I just remembered)

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someone playing chess with me from afar
in Wind and Rain Corridor Pavilion.

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We went back and forth,

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breaking the deadlock many times.

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(I also have a friend)

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(with superb chess skills,)

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(but)

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(we've never met.)

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(What a coincidence.)

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(Perhaps)

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I'll be able to meet him very soon.

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Please.

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Do you know why I returned?

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The road ahead is long.

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I only wish that Your Highness
could return safely to the capital.

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You knew my identity all along.

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I only learned it
the day before yesterday.

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When you first arrived at the academy,

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I had already noticed you were a woman.

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(Who is An Xu?)

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An Xu.

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He's calling you.

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Student An.

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You're good-looking,

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imposing,

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and elegant.

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I just didn't expect

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that you were the Princess Royal.

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♪Some endings were already written♪

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I came to this academy for one person.

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♪And recorded by future generations♪

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♪Rather than dying in sorrow♪

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♪Why not give it a shot?♪

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♪The world's misery♪

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♪Comes from the abundance of love♪

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♪Love is rare♪

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The academy is honored

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to be favored by Your Highness.

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♪We gather little, yet part often♪

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♪Tears fall along the long river♪

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This is the chess manual
I promised to copy earlier.

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Hidden Secrets of Qi.

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♪Don't mind me♪

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I now present it as a farewell gift.

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For Your Highness.

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♪Let others mock♪

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♪I want you to remember me♪

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♪Forget about♪

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♪Being remembered for generations♪

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♪I only wish to
leave a mark in your life♪

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♪I will let go♪

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♪After this final effort♪

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♪Don't blame♪

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♪The stele or the stars♪

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♪I will cast all consequences aside♪

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♪War flames to play the lords♪

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♪Kill fate, leaving no moment behind♪

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Master.

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It's late. Why are you still awake?

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An asked me to deliver a letter to you.

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(So it was her.)

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(This game of chess)

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(really ended in complete defeat.)

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(Calm and Composed)

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(Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva)

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Your Highness.

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Since returning from Hejian,
the Princess Royal

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has remained behind closed doors.

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She barely touched her meals.

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It seems this Gongsun Yin

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has no intention
toward Her Highness either.

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If Her Highness knew,

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she would be heartbroken.

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The Gongsun family
personally sent a letter

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that was worded sincerely.

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I must admit, I'm somewhat surprised.

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But with Her Highness's temper,

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she probably won't give up easily.

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Shu is still young

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(Consort Dowager An)
and doesn't understand the complexities.

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(Qi Shu's Mother)

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Although the Gongsun family
is prestigious,

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they're ultimately not a suitable match.

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Your Highness is right.

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How should we advise Her Highness then?

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Grand Tutor Li
has long been respected in court.

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Li Huai'an,
the eldest grandson of the Li family,

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is said to have accomplished much
in the Northwest.

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He is also handsome and talented.

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A suitable match.

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How about we find an opportunity

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for him to meet Shu?

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I will arrange it immediately.

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(Shu.)

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(Don't blame me for being cruel.)

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(Even if you're unwilling,)

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(you will understand in time.)

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(Three Days Later)
(Xigu Lane)

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A matchmaking meeting
with the Princess Royal?

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I fear Grandfather

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remains stubborn
over the conflict with Wei Yan.

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He wants to help me
quickly establish a foothold

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among the royal family.

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In the end,

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it's nothing
but petty factional disputes.

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They bring no benefit

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to the stability of the realm

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or the welfare of the people.

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Sir.

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Grand Tutor is also your grandfather.

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Perhaps you should reason with him.

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I may have limited experience,

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but these years at the borders,

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whether with General He
or Marquis Wu'an,

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(To My Grandson Huai'an)

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who may be Wei supporters,

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they're fearless

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and true defenders of the borders.

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Grandfather commanded.

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I had no choice but to return.

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Fortunately,

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Marquis Wu'an is still alive.

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As long as he is here,

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the Northwest will remain stable.

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The weather is dry.

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(Tofu)
Be careful with fire.

35:56.663 --> 35:57.983
Lin'an is indeed quite nice.

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If one day I can settle down,

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I would like to live

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a carefree, wandering life.

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Mother, come and play.

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Has Commandant Li
returned to the capital?

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I ran into him on my way home.

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He said the matter with Guo is resolved,

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he must report back to Lucheng

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and then head to the capital.

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Did he say anything else?

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He also asked
when my parents arrived in Lin'an

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and whether I remembered
what happened 16 years ago.

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I was only two then.

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How could I remember?

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We'll have to
ask my grandfather about that.

37:05.623 --> 37:07.863
Changning, roasted chestnuts are ready.

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Changyu, Yan Zheng, look who's back.

37:14.303 --> 37:16.343
Yan Zheng didn't lie to me.

37:16.343 --> 37:17.943
The falcon really did come back.

37:21.103 --> 37:22.703
You're really good at training birds.

37:23.263 --> 37:26.183
Could it be that you've fed it so well

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that it didn't want to leave?

37:28.303 --> 37:29.543
Is it really that greedy?

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Since you know your way home,

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I won't keep you in a cage anymore.

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I'll let you be free.

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It looks like me.

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Did my mother also give birth to it?

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Yes.

37:55.263 --> 37:56.983
Raising you two consumes a lot of food.

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Here.

38:11.663 --> 38:14.263
(The dream at Wind and Rain
Corridor Pavilion has awakened.)

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It makes no sense.

38:23.183 --> 38:24.023
Your Lordship.

38:24.263 --> 38:26.463
Li Huai'an has indeed left Lin'an.

38:26.863 --> 38:29.143
Mister Gongsun
is really good at diversion.

38:31.223 --> 38:32.103
I'm also curious

38:32.263 --> 38:33.983
about what methods he used.

38:33.983 --> 38:34.863
By the way,

38:34.863 --> 38:36.703
at the border of Yanzhou and Chongzhou,

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bandits have been
robbing military supplies.

38:38.583 --> 38:40.023
Wei Xuan was furious,

38:40.023 --> 38:41.983
ordering them to be wiped out
within ten days.

38:44.063 --> 38:45.663
Which bandits

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dare repeatedly ambush
official grain transit?

38:47.823 --> 38:49.703
It must be Lord Changxin behind it.

38:52.063 --> 38:53.423
That idiot Wei Xuan

38:54.103 --> 38:55.823
is probably about to walk into a trap.

38:57.063 --> 38:58.823
Recent intelligence on the grain

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must continue to be monitored.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Your Lordship, it's late.
You should go back and rest.

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So your wife...

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Won't get suspicious.

39:16.663 --> 39:18.823
My foul mouth runs faster than my brain,

39:18.943 --> 39:20.263
letting out my true thoughts.

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Let's go.

39:27.183 --> 39:28.143
Take a look.

39:28.143 --> 39:29.303
Candied hawthorn sticks.

39:29.303 --> 39:30.343
Come see.

39:30.743 --> 39:31.583
Over here.

39:31.583 --> 39:32.463
Wait for me.

39:42.623 --> 39:43.463
Madam Yu.

39:43.663 --> 39:44.943
Mister Zhao of Lin'an Rice Shop

39:44.943 --> 39:46.663
has booked a private room
on the second floor

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to host distinguished guests. Look.

39:48.383 --> 39:50.903
He ordered the best liquor
and dishes we have.

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Alright, I got it.

39:53.983 --> 39:55.863
Go prepare. I'll head upstairs
to greet them.

39:55.863 --> 39:56.703
Sure.

40:02.903 --> 40:03.943
(Heaven-Rank Room)

40:05.943 --> 40:07.263
Mister Zhao.

40:08.103 --> 40:10.703
It's an honor to have you
take time out of your busy schedule

40:10.703 --> 40:12.623
to visit Yixiang Restaurant.

40:12.703 --> 40:14.103
(Zhao Xun, Manager of Lin'an Rice Shop)

40:14.223 --> 40:15.583
You're too kind.

40:15.783 --> 40:17.183
How's business today?

40:18.463 --> 40:20.303
Business is good, of course.

40:30.263 --> 40:32.343
May I ask
who this distinguished guest is?

40:33.303 --> 40:35.383
This is a rice merchant
from the capital,

40:35.383 --> 40:36.263
Young Master Qi.

40:36.583 --> 40:38.063
Here to discuss a deal with me.

40:38.063 --> 40:39.663
(Qi Min)

40:40.223 --> 40:42.423
So a guest from afar.

40:42.983 --> 40:45.103
I hope the liquor and dishes
suit your taste.

40:45.383 --> 40:46.463
If you need anything,

40:46.463 --> 40:47.543
just say the word.

40:49.383 --> 40:50.743
The food and liquor are excellent.

40:52.343 --> 40:54.823
Especially
this Snow-Cleared Soup with Bread.

40:56.703 --> 40:58.663
It's our signature dish.

41:00.063 --> 41:01.303
To serve esteemed guests

41:01.303 --> 41:02.423
is my honor.

41:03.103 --> 41:04.983
I'll toast the two of you.

41:22.983 --> 41:25.023
If you need anything else, just call me.

41:25.223 --> 41:26.343
Madam Yu, please wait.

41:27.143 --> 41:28.703
Young Master Qi, you may not know.

41:29.263 --> 41:32.023
I haven't run a shop in Lin'an for long,

41:32.583 --> 41:34.663
but Madam Yu has managed one for years

41:35.063 --> 41:36.543
and has many connections.

41:37.103 --> 41:39.183
If you have any business you want to do,

41:39.783 --> 41:42.783
you could consult Madam Yu.

41:47.383 --> 41:50.103
May I ask what business
you wish to pursue?

41:50.223 --> 41:52.263
I'm not familiar
with rice trading either.

41:52.863 --> 41:55.063
If you want to cooperate with someone,

41:55.063 --> 41:57.223
I can introduce a few shop managers.

41:59.383 --> 42:00.783
You're professional

42:01.143 --> 42:02.423
in seeing guests in and out.

42:04.023 --> 42:06.023
You clearly know many people.

42:13.903 --> 42:15.503
I get guests from all places.

42:15.503 --> 42:17.103
I believe in harmony for profit.

42:17.383 --> 42:18.463
In business,

42:18.583 --> 42:21.023
it's always good to know more people.

42:22.183 --> 42:23.423
It's all for business.

42:23.583 --> 42:24.583
Understood.

42:37.503 --> 42:39.143
Please make yourselves comfortable.

42:39.143 --> 42:40.983
I'll attend to other guests first.

42:41.183 --> 42:42.223
Madam Yu, please.

43:36.343 --> 43:37.903
♪Hooves in a war-torn land♪

43:37.903 --> 43:41.583
♪Who remains in wind and snow?♪

43:42.623 --> 43:44.263
♪How many lives♪

43:44.263 --> 43:47.503
♪Hang by a single thread♪

43:48.223 --> 43:51.023
♪Smoke rises from our homeland♪

43:51.103 --> 43:54.343
♪Who can stand apart from the world?♪

43:54.983 --> 43:58.823
♪The sun sets, I say nothing♪

44:01.503 --> 44:03.063
♪Autumn colors fall♪

44:03.063 --> 44:07.343
♪Who steps lightly
on maple leaves and leaves♪

44:07.663 --> 44:09.263
♪Rain on parasol trees♪

44:09.263 --> 44:12.823
♪Swallows carry mud beneath the eaves♪

44:12.943 --> 44:16.263
♪The warmth of life
in this ancient town♪

44:16.263 --> 44:19.423
♪Who was I meant to meet♪

44:20.263 --> 44:22.783
♪We vowed to stand
through life and death♪

44:22.783 --> 44:26.023
♪May our oath be fulfilled♪

44:28.143 --> 44:31.543
♪I hold our fate with care♪

44:31.543 --> 44:34.063
♪I will not let go♪

44:34.583 --> 44:37.703
♪Yet war drums and pounding hooves♪

44:37.703 --> 44:40.663
♪Shatter the ending♪

44:40.863 --> 44:44.423
♪In this mortal world we come and go♪

44:44.423 --> 44:46.823
♪You turn away, brows drawn♪

44:46.823 --> 44:48.783
♪You leave with your sword♪

44:48.783 --> 44:53.223
♪Taking every secret with you♪

44:53.543 --> 44:56.743
♪I hold our fate with care♪

44:56.743 --> 44:59.303
♪I will not let go♪

44:59.823 --> 45:03.063
♪Yet we always meet♪

45:03.063 --> 45:05.823
♪On battlefields in flames♪

45:06.023 --> 45:09.743
♪In tangled destiny,
the memories you gave♪

45:09.743 --> 45:12.583
♪Are gentle as jade♪

45:12.583 --> 45:18.223
♪After countless battles♪

45:18.783 --> 45:24.703
♪May we return to where we first met♪