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♪The white sail came too late♪

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♪Where did he go?♪

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♪Snow veils the mountains♪

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♪Love endures beyond life and death♪

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♪A black chess piece♪

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♪Whose game did he stumble into?♪

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♪All his life, there's no escape♪

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♪In ten thousand years, what will still remain?♪

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♪Will anyone still love with an unchanging heart?♪

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♪I will remember♪

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♪Those days long past♪

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♪As the wind drifts with the white sail♪

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♪Ten thousand years ago♪

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♪Did you once walk this shore?♪

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♪Why can't our bond be severed in this life?♪

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♪I am lost yet willing♪

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♪Still I love you with a steadfast heart♪

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♪Until all things fade away♪

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♪The stars will remember us♪

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[Love & Crown]

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[Adapted from the novel "My Queen" by Xie Lounan]

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[Episode 35]

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Madam.

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Madam,

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the Saintess has been ousted.

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Ghost King has complete control over Lingbi Sect now.

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It seems that the Ghost King

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is more capable than I thought.

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He...

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He's actually the...

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Speak up!

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He's the Emperor of Great Qi.

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So, you are still alive, huh?

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So, you did it because of Xiao Huan?

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Even if you've been struck by lethal venom,

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you still think that you can protect him, huh?

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Useless fool.

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Someone.

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Get me the dragon robe.

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Your Highness,

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what do you think about my dragon robe?

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Doesn't it look great?

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It looks great.

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If so, Your Highness, please issue an edict and announce to the world.

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The Xiao clan has incurred the wrath of both Heaven and the people.

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I, Du Tingxin, am the chosen one.

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And, I've won the support of the people.

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The Heaven-worship ceremony tomorrow

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shall be my ascension ceremony.

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I will become the Empress of Great Qi

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and rule over the nation!

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Xiao Huan.

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The empire of the Xiao clan

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shall fall into my hands.

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Come to tomorrow's ceremony

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if you dare.

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Your time on Earth

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is coming to an end.

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Oh yeah.

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There's your empress as well.

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It's only fitting she dies with you!

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Your Majesty,

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according to Shi Yan,

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there's turmoil in the palace.

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My dear empress,

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look at how pitiful you look.

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I wanted to spare you for a few more days.

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But I don't feel like sparing you anymore.

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I hate your cocky expression the most!

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Listen,

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Xiao Huan isn't dead.

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Your dear emperor is still alive.

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But now,

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he's Lingbi Sect's Ghost King.

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Did you...

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Did you only find out just now?

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So, you guys knew all along, huh?

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Du Tingxin.

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He won't die.

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He will

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take back his throne personally.

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He will take back Great Qi from you.

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Just you wish!

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Listen.

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I only sought to keep him alive for a few days longer.

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The Heaven-worship ceremony tomorrow

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is the day Xiao Huan dies.

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Don't be impatient.

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Now, I'll send you to the underworld

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so that you can join him down there!

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Someone!

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Yes, Madam!

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Keep a close eye on our dear empress.

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Yes, Madam!

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Greetings, Your Majesty!

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You may rise.

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[Zhexing Pavilion]

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Your Majesty,

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General Ling has divided his 2,000 elite troops into smaller units.

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They will arrive in the Capital in batches.

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Our forces from Southern Chu have also arrived outside the southern gate.

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They will be at your service at a moment's notice.

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This is the Imperial Guards' defense deployment map for tomorrow's ceremony.

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Du Tingxin has already coerced the Prince of Yuzhang

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to issue the imperial edict of succession.

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She intends to ascend the throne during the ceremony.

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All right.

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It's time

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for us to end this.

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[Linghe Hall]

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Your Majesty?

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You're awake?

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That's great.

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Your Majesty.

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Here you go.

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♪In the distance...♪

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Cangcang, my dear wife,

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may my words reach you as though we were face to face.

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In this life, our bond rose and faded with fate.

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I vowed to stay by your side through life and death,

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to grow old hand in hand.

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Yet who could have foreseen a path so perilous?

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Life is brief,

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the world chaotic,

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and burdens weigh heavy on the heart.

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For the rest of my days,

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I wish only that you live a life free of worry,

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in peace and joy.

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[A letter from Xiao Huan to Cangcang]

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To have met you in this lifetime,

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I have no regrets.

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Deliver this to the palace.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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♪Caressing the mountains' scars♪

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To have met you in this lifetime,

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I have no regrets.

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Deliver this to the palace.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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♪Caressing the mountains' scars♪

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♪Like someone both strange and dear♪

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♪Whispering love and hate♪

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♪How many past tales stained red?♪

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♪I'm swept into the endless torrent...♪

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[Where fate is sown, the heart makes its own choice]

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♪And vanished with the dawn♪

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The Heaven-worship ceremony will be held today.

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His Majesty is already headed toward Phoenix Terrace.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty,

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we have to leave through the back door.

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Guards are standing guard over the front door.

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Bai.

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How can I

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leave you alone?

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Wait for me.

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In former times, Emperor Yao abdicated in favor of Emperor Shun.

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Heaven's mandate does not remain with the ordinary,

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but rests only with the virtuous.

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Yet now the Way of Qi has declined.

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The order of the world has fallen into disarray.

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Calamity descended upon the Xiao clan,

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chaos darkened the realm,

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and all under Heaven was overturned.

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Relying on the divine might of the Imperial Preceptor Du Tingxin,

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who rescued the realm from perils on all sides

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and safeguarded our ancestral temples, we have endured thus far.

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Now auspicious signs descend from the Heavenly Spirits,

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and both men and deities bear witness to the command.

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In reverence, I yield my position,

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that all nations might be offered peace

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and Heaven's Mandate solemnly upheld.

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Let the 10th year of Yongxi be henceforth changed to the 1st year of Tianshuo.

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The treacherous ministers acted with reckless cruelty.

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The loyal and righteous were murdered.

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They even slew their emperor and poisoned the Empress Dowager.

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Such deeds are abhorrent to both men and deities,

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intolerable to Heaven and Earth...

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Madam, please spare me!

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Madam!

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Your Highness.

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Read the rest of it.

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May I ask to whom

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does Great Qi truly belong?

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When Heaven and Earth are overturned,

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how can traitors who steal the state be tolerated?

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Your Highness, I love it

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when you're this obedient.

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Since someone asked me who this state belongs to,

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I'll wait here

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and deliver the answer to him personally.

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Madam!

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The ascension ceremony mustn't be delayed.

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Those who deceive the people

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shall be executed without mercy.

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The Emperor is returning to the court!

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Common folks, disperse!

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[Chengming Gate]

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General,

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all 2,000 troops have been assembled.

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Surround the Capital

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and wait for His Majesty's command!

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Yes, General!

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Xiao Huan.

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You actually showed up.

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Your Majesty, welcome back.

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All of them

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are no longer under your control.

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Purge the court of treacherous ministers!

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Slay the demoness!

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So what?

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He's still under my control.

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Hongqing.

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Escort everyone to safety.

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Xiao Qianqing,

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kill him.

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Huan?

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Huan?

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I...

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Xiao Qianqing!

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I will perish together with you!

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Xiao Qianqing!

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Xiao Qianqing!

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So, you were the reason

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he was able to break free of my control.

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You expelled the Heartbane within you by force.

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Do you not fear death at all?

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Do you know who I am?

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I won't let you die that easily.

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I will tie my life

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to yours.

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You and I now share the same blood,

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and we're bound by life and death.

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The Heartbane in me will flow into your blood as well.

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When the Heartbane Bell is rung,

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the pain

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will help you break free from the Prison of Thousand Threads.

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Shi Yan, Hongqing,

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protect them.

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All of you,

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you think that you're full of passion.

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All of you want to be saints.

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You want to save everyone.

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That disgusts me to no end!

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It's more fun to kill people.

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What? Do you intend to kill me?

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If you kill me, Xiao Qianqing will die as well.

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You cannot kill me.

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But I can make sure all of you

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die here!

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Du Tingxin.

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You can come at me if you hate me that much.

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This has nothing to do with other people.

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You were born prone to cold-related ailments, and your body was broken.

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Having endured a lifetime of suffering, now, you want to be a wise ruler

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and protect the people.

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But I?

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I want to destroy everything you want to protect.

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This is the ultimate Heartbane

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forged from the blood of countless souls.

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If I attach it to the flying bugs,

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you won't be able to save everyone

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even if you have the antidote.

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Du Tingxin, have you lost your mind?

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I have!

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So what?

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I lost my mind ever since I found out

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that I was a princess.

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I lost my mind ever since I found out

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that you were my elder brother.

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There's no longer a place for me in the world anyway.

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Why don't I go all out and lose my mind completely, then?

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Do you truly think

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you can succeed?

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Xiao Huan, what are you doing?

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The Moon-Eclipse within me

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is the most lethal venom of all.

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Naturally, it can suppress every venom in the world.

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Do you have a death wish?

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Protecting the world

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and its people

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is my duty.

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Xiao Huan!

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♪The blood on my hairpin is my hatred♪

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♪The layer of melted candle wax is my love♪

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♪Only blind devotion♪

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♪Can warm this heartless night...♪

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Xiao Huan.

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You tried to trigger the Moon-Eclipse on purpose

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and enhance your inner force to kill the bugs.

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But that'll only make the Moon-Eclipse go out of control.

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You'll lose all of your senses and go mad soon enough.

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And, you'll die from the pain and torment caused by Moon-Eclipse!

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Bai?

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♪Into the deadliest wine...♪

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I am

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Bai Chifan.

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I come from Xiling.

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Bai Chifan.

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I will ensure your safety.

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If the ruler is here,

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I shall be here as well.

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Bai.

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Bai.

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Bai!

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Bai!

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Bai!

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I'm back.

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Bai?

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- Cangcang. - You'll be fine.

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You're back.

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I'm back.

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I'm Cangcang.

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You'll be fine.

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Bai,

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hang in there.

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Cangcang,

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it's too late.

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Nothing can stop the Moon-Eclipse now.

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Kill me.

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No.

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Don't do it.

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Kill me.

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Don't be scared.

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To be able to have you by my side...

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I no longer have any regrets.

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♪Dust gathers on the lost paths of time...♪

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♪Broken speech in twisted time...♪

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I'm here.

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I'll protect you.

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Don't leave me.

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♪Be it cloud or rain, sea or flower...♪

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Cangcang.

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♪In the end, silence is the only reply♪

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♪Oh, broken-hearted one♪

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♪Still you wander the world♪

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♪The setting sun listens to the tide's confession♪

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♪A beam of moonlight keeps the hesitant poet company...♪

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Bai?

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♪Amid the swirling mortal dust♪

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♪Love and hate are hopelessly entwined...♪

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Bai.

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♪Empty cups greet the dawn of parting...♪

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Bai.

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♪The heart♪

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♪Still hums its old song of longing...♪

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Wake up.

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♪The seasons weave their tales in turn...♪

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Bai...

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Please wake up!

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♪The annual rings carve deep and shallow scars...♪

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Bai.

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Bai...

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♪Still you wander the world♪

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♪On Phoenix Terrace♪

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♪The seasons weave their tales in turn♪

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Bai...

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♪Still you wander the world♪

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♪On Phoenix Terrace♪

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♪The seasons weave their tales in turn♪

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♪That iridescent soul gleams through the drifting past♪

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♪Be it cloud or rain, sea or flower♪

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♪The annual rings carve deep and shallow scars♪

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♪When will the old friend answer?♪

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♪Oh, wandering soul♪

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♪One day you'll find your way home♪

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Be careful. I'll hold your hand.

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Don't act tough if you can't see well.

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You guys are here.

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Cangcang,

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guess what I've brought you.

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Lately, many people have been trying to join Fenglai Pavilion.

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Someone actually gave us this to sign up.

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Cangcang,

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Fenglai Pavilion has grown significantly stronger.

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All of us

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are waiting for you to come back and take charge.

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Yeah.

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You should take a stroll outside

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and clear your head.

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I appreciate your concerns.

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But I've made up my mind.

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I've decided to stay.

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What did you say?

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I said,

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I've decided to stay.

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You still can't hear clearly, huh?

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Most of the toxins in our body have been neutralized.

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Although it has taken a huge toll on our bodies,

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we'll recover as long as

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we keep our minds calm

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and take care of ourselves.

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I'll live a long life

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as long as you're well.

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This fine wine is brewed with snowmelt from two years ago,

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blended with ancient blood and red plum blossoms.

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It was stored in a jade vat.

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It was only brought out today for us to drink together.

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Today is a great day.

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Cangcang,

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let's drown our sorrow with this.

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I'm pregnant.

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[He Yigu]

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Your Majesty?

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It's been so long

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since I've visited Nanrong Palace.

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I hope

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that you're still willing to chat with me.

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Back then,

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I entered the palace and became the empress.

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Right after my wedding,

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I actually encountered Sui again in the palace.

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[Nansheng Palace]

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Greetings, Your Majesty. I'm Du Zhisui.

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Initially, I thought

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that I would spend my life in the palace together with Sui.

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But I didn't expect

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He forced himself on Sui on the day I left the palace to worship Buddha.

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Sui gave birth to you,

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but she concealed your background for my sake.

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Look at how adorable she looks.

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She has a pinkish complexion.

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May parents thrive together, and siblings be united in virtue and affection.

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Let's name her

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Tingxin.

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Du Tingxin.

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Let's raise her together.

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Xin

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will surely grow up

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to be the most wonderful girl in the world.

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You left

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while she had to suffer alone in the palace.

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Why?

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I happened to be there when the late Emperor was bullying Sui.

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[Dinghuai Gate]
Sui duped me into leaving the palace

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by telling me where the Frost Reed was.

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But when I left the pass,

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I received news that...

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I received news that Sui was dead.

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[The Imperial Preceptor of Great Qi]
They accused Sui of having an affair

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[had committed an obscene crime.]
with a palace attendant.

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[She has been burned alive.]

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Although I made the late Emperor pay the price,

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I became a sinner myself.

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Huan had to spend half of his life alone and helpless.

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Xin,

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stop being so stubborn.

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You're resorting to everything

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to seek revenge on everyone.

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What makes you any different from the people who harmed your mother?

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He...

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Is he truly dead?

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There's no need to be afraid.

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Today, I've enacted a great pardon.

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From now on,

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you'll be the new Imperial Preceptor.

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I wish, Your Majesty,

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that you enjoy long life and enduring happiness.

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May you find joy

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and the one you love.

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And never again know hesitation or doubt.

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Mother.

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I know my fault now.

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I want to go to you.

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Du Tingxin disrupted the imperial administration

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with her wicked deeds, committing heinous crimes.

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She shall be confined within Nanrong Palace.

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She is not to leave until her death.

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[Five Years Later]

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She is not to leave until her death.

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[Five Years Later]

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[Linghe Hall]

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So amazing.

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That was amazing.

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Bai.

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You loved watching my swordplay the most.

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I've been doing this for the past 49 days.

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Are you seeing this?

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It's been five years.

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♪Lies buried...♪

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I can finally visit you now.

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♪Gently, you came♪

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♪Gently♪

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♪We loved with all our hearts♪

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♪And gently, we fell into the flames♪

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♪When our story♪

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♪Is sung again in spring♪

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♪May tomorrow's homeland♪

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♪Be awash in morning light♪

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♪Sleepless wind and frost♪

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♪Stir awake♪

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♪The last faint glow♪

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♪You ask me♪

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♪If I've lived out♪

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♪The dreams of childhood♪

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♪Who has passed this way♪

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♪Burned bright in youth♪

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♪And dared without fear...♪

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Bai, look.

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Now, Great Qi

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is safe and sound.

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The people are living a peaceful life too.

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You can rest at ease now.

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After this,

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our child will continue

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to watch over the empire of Great Qi on your behalf.

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[Linghe Hall]

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In reality, the nail punishment back then

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had already damaged Her Majesty's very foundation.

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All these years,

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she was merely

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putting on a brave front.

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She knew that her condition couldn't be treated.

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I'm afraid I cannot do anything about this.

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Mother.

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I'm here.

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Mother, please look at me.

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♪Be awash in morning light...♪

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Mother.

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Ning.

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You must safeguard the empire of Great Qi

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on your father's behalf.

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Yes, Mother. I promise you.

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I am Bai Chifan.

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I come from Xiling.

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Bai.

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I am

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coming.

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Cangcang!

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- Cangcang! - Mother!

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Mother!

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Mother!

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Cangcang!

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With the wishing tree as our witness,

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today,

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I, Ling Cangcang,

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I, Zhong Lin,

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- shall become sworn sisters. - shall become sworn sisters.

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From now on,

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we will share all blessings,

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endure all trials.

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We will live and die as one,

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and never forsake each other.

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♪When our story♪

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♪Is sung again in spring♪

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♪May tomorrow's homeland♪

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♪Be awash in morning light♪

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Ning.

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From now on, you and I

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are the only ones who will safeguard the empire of Great Qi.

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[Qi]

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No.

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Father,

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Mother,

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and Aunt Lin,

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they're watching over us from above.

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Yeah.

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Ning, you're right.

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[Qi]

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Life is but a dream.

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Hand in hand, we return together.

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♪Dust gathers on the lost paths of time♪

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♪A red candle keeps the dusk company in solitude♪

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♪Blurred words on faded bamboo slips♪

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♪Broken speech in twisted time♪

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♪The heart still hums its old song of longing♪

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♪On Phoenix Terrace, the seasons weave their tales in turn♪

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♪Tears fall, nourishing all living things♪

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♪Be it cloud or rain, sea or flower♪

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♪The annual rings carve deep and shallow scars♪

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♪In the end, silence is the only reply♪

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♪Oh, broken-hearted one, still you wander the world♪

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♪The setting sun listens to the tide's confession♪

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♪A beam of moonlight keeps the hesitant poet company♪

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♪Amid the swirling mortal dust, love and hate are hopelessly entwined♪

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♪Empty cups greet the dawn of parting♪

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♪The heart still hums its old song of longing♪

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♪On Phoenix Terrace, the seasons weave their tales in turn♪

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♪That iridescent soul gleams through the drifting past♪

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♪Be it cloud or rain, sea or flower♪

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♪Oh, wandering soul, one day you'll find your way home♪