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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 4]

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We have an invitation.

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Please,

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go upstairs

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to the Green Haitang Chamber.

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This young lady is a distinguished guest.

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Let her in.

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Please

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come with me.

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Let's go.

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Master,

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why did you let her in?

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Willow

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and haitang blossoms.

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She's one of us.

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Look.

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Sorry for the long wait.

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The highlight of our show today

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will begin soon.

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You who come to this pleasure boat

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must have already known the rules here.

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A blind auction.

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You each have three haitang flowers on your table,

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representing three bidding chances.

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But let me put out a disclaimer now.

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If you bid but fail to pay,

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you'll be fed to the fish.

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What are we bidding for today?

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I wonder.

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Allow me to start the bid.

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My starting price is

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100 liang.

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200 liang.

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How can we bid when we don't know

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what it is?

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400 liang.

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400 liang already? This soon?

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Mr. Niu offers 400 liang.

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Do I hear a higher bid?

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3,000 liang.

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- 3,000? - 3,000?

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Are you out of your mind?

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How generous of this gentleman.

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3,000 liang.

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Any

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higher bids?

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5,000 liang.

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5,000 liang?

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5,000 liang?

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That's not fair.

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He didn't throw the flower.

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Patience, my esteemed guest.

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Guests on the second floor, in the Golden Haitang Chamber

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have special privileges,

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but they all have only three chances

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as well.

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6,000 liang.

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8,000 liang.

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8,000 liang?

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Enough is enough.

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Stop it.

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What if they feed you to the fish?

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Did you hear me?

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Two fluorite night pearls.

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Two fluorite night pearls.

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Fluorite night pearls.

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What an elucidating experience.

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That spoiled brat.

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What exquisite fluorite night pearls.

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Fine tributes from the Western Sea.

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May I know where you hail from,

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Mr. Bai?

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This is just a transaction.

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Outside of this pleasure boat,

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we're both strangers.

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Right.

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I agree.

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I wonder what it is that my husband spent a fortune

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to purchase.

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When can we get it?

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You're so impatient, Miss.

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Come with me.

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After you.

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Wait for me here.

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I'd like to see a friend.

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A friend?

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Who?

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You're alone.

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Oh, my dear brother. Are you worried

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that I might feel lonely,

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so you came to have a heart-to-heart talk with me?

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Someone tried to kill me when you learned

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that I joined Fenglai Pavilion.

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As my only brother,

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you sure want me dead.

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You think I tried to kill you?

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Are you implying

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that it was your mother who wanted me dead,

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and you had no idea at all?

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Just like all the times before,

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it's always your mother who wants me dead,

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not you.

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Will you believe me if I say I have nothing to do with it?

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Whether it's your or your mother's doing,

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it makes no difference.

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Right.

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You lured me to Botang Pleasure Boat.

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What if I kill you right now?

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Can you kill me though?

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I can try.

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I don't have time for a spar right now.

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Many kids

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on this boat are waiting

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to be rescued.

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Drop your act.

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You forsook moral principles for the throne.

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A human life is nothing in your eyes,

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let alone the lives of those kids.

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You only care about ruling Great Qi.

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Yes.

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I do care about our empire

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but I care more about the lives of my subjects.

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Even if it's just one person,

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that person is still a citizen of Great Qi.

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You're still

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the sanctimonious Xiao Huan I know.

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You again?

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Why do you two always fight when you see each other?

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I told you to wait for me there.

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I...

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We have to pick the goods.

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They are here.

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Help yourself.

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Are these murder thralls?

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Keen eyes, Mister.

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They are stone men.

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They are invincible

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and feel no pain,

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perfect for a killing machine.

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It's hard to make one,

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and that's why it's expensive.

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We only have 10 minutes to save them.

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After 10 minutes,

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Prince of Yuzhang will surround the boat.

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None of the passengers

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will be able to escape.

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We want

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this one.

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Wise choice.

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There are small boats behind the boat.

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Someone will pick you up there.

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Protect yourself

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and take the kids away.

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Run!

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Here.

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Mother!

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Careful.

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Careful.

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Here.

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Come.

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Take the kids away first.

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I'll save Bai.

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Why did you return?

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We fight together.

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Who are you?

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It doesn't matter.

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What you need to know

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is

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that he is not for you to kill.

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It's too late.

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Surrender yourself now.

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You came nonetheless.

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It is my feudal land.

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If someone wants to commit an atrocious crime on my land,

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they'll have to get through me, Prince of Yuzhang.

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Enemy vessels are three zhang away from our boat.

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The boat must be destroyed.

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Long live Lingbi.

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We give our lives to you.

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Long live Lingbi.

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We give our lives to you.

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Long live Lingbi.

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We give our lives to you.

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Long live Lingbi.

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We give our lives to you.

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Long live Lingbi.

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We give our lives to you.

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Long live Lingbi.

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- We give our lives to you. - Run!

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Long live Lingbi.

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We give our lives to you.

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Long live Lingbi.

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We give our lives to you.

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[Fenglai Pavilion]

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Miss Ling,

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you merely suffered from the shock,

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so you're fine.

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He, however, got the short end of the stick.

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His back is seriously wounded,

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and he is suffering from nightmares.

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We don't know when he'll wake up.

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Bai.

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I'm sorry.

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Please be all right.

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What a joke.

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What a joke.

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You want to regain your power?

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Have you forgotten

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that you gave it to us willingly in the past?

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Your Highness.

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It is cold out here,

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and you have a weak constitution.

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Why are you standing here alone?

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Don't do this, Your Highness.

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Come.

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If one day,

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I become the emperor,

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I shall make you the Grand Chancellor,

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and Cangcang the empress.

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The Empress Dowager never takes His Highness seriously.

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His Highness is isolated politically.

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It is shrewd of him to form an alliance with the Grand Tutor.

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But should he become the emperor in the future,

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this promise might be the one thing that binds him.

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Indeed.

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Grand Tutor Ling,

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when will you let me rule in my own right?

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The day Cangcang weds you

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will be the day you take real power.

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Unfortunately,

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you might not live to see that day.

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Isn't it great to be the Bai Chifan

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who roams freely in the martial world?

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If I lose my power,

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I'll lose my life too.

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I will treat Cangcang with sincerity.

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Your sincerity is a joke.

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What a lovestruck ruler!

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Not only did you fail to regain your power,

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but you will live like you used to before,

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wondering every day

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if you can live to see the sunrise tomorrow.

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You lay low for ten years,

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but you messed up your plan in one crucial moment.

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You brought this upon yourself.

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No.

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No.

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What should I do?

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This can't be it.

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Bai.

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Bai.

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You're finally awake.

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Cangcang.

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Marry me.

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What?

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Cangcang.

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I love you.

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Marry me.

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All right?

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Luo.

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Cangcang.

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Father wants me

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to bring you back to the Capital.

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Come with me.

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Let Cangcang go already.

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I'm going to marry Cangcang.

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Luo, don't hurt Bai.

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Cangcang.

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Since the beginning, he approached you to fulfill his plan.

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He has an agenda.

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I know very well if he has an agenda or not.

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Someone with a secret agenda

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will not risk their lives to save me again and again.

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Cangcang.

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He did that to earn your sympathy.

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Can't you tell?

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Luo.

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I can tell if it's a ruse

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to earn my sympathy,

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or if he truly cares about me.

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You'd rather believe a stranger you just met

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than me?

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I...

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I didn't mean it that way.

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Do you...

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Do you fancy him as well?

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Father wants me

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to bring you back.

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Don't make my job difficult for me.

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Luo.

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Headstrong as I may be,

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I dare not defy my father.

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Give me three days.

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Once I settle everything,

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I'll see my father and ask for a punishment.

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But today,

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you're not hurting Bai.

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[Fenglai Pavilion]

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I'm coming.

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Bai?

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What is this?

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A gift.

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A gift?

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Frostflame Iron?

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Give this

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to your master.

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Cangcang,

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if I want your hand in marriage,

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I'll have to earn your father's and master's recognition.

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I don't want to see any tension

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between you and them because of me.

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So

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let's pay your master a visit.

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I'm sure he'll be over the moon.

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Among all things, he loves

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making swords the most.

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Doesn't this belong to Prince of Yuzhang?

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Why do you have it?

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[Heroic Composure]

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Frostflame Iron?

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It's mine.

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Why must I give it to you?

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Botang Pleasure Boat was destroyed.

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The Lingbi Sect suffers another great loss.

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You also solved the case of the missing boys.

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I'm sure the imperial court will reward you handsomely.

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You don't need the Frostflame Iron.

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I can

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give it to you for free.

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But only if you...

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If I?

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I'm afraid you can't give me

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what I want.

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Don't covet

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what isn't yours.

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Give me the Frostflame Iron.

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Are you ordering me as the emperor

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or are you pleading as my brother?

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What do you think?

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Whatever.

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I saved you twice in the quarry

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and on the boat.

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I will ask you to pay me back

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for those favors eventually.

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Consider this iron ore

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my gift to you for your upcoming wedding.

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Thank you.

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Bai, wait for me.

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Cangcang.

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Didn't you say your master is a swordsman?

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I thought a swordsman would go on an adventure to uphold justice.

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Why is your master

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residing in this remote area?

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He was a swordsman,

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and now, he's a recluse.

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Because

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he doesn't like the hustle and bustle.

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How did you meet your master then?

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Did I tell you

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why I wanted to rescue those kids?

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When I was little...

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Father!

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I miss Mother.

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Can we visit her grave?

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Cangcang.

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I'm busy.

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Quit making a fuss.

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Go back now.

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No.

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I don't want to stay home alone.

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Cangcang.

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Be a good girl.

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We

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will visit her grave in the future.

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Bring her back.

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Find some playmates for her.

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Go back now.

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Slow down, Young Lady!

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Don't trip yourself.

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If you won't bring me there,

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I'll go there myself.

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Try running now.

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Run!

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I'll spank you.

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Father will save me!

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Run!

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Try running.

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- He'll save me. - Come out!

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My father is the best father in the world!

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You had

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similar experiences,

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so you hate those who traffic

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children.

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What does this have to do with your master?

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Mercy, sir.

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I've not seen this girl before.

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I'm serious, sir.

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Just

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take that girl away.

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For free.

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Don't be scared.

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Let me help you.

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Easy now.

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I'll take you home, all right?

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I'm not a bad guy.

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Tell me.

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What is your name?

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And then?

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And then,

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Master brought me to my father.

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My father hugged me and cried.

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Master also told Father

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that his daughter had suffered the same fate,

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and that he had been looking for her.

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Did he manage to find her?

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It's over there.

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Master told me

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that she loved haitang blossoms the most.

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Even though I have never met her,

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I'm sure

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she missed her father

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and this wonderful world a lot.

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[Tombstone of Beloved Daughter, Li Xiaotang]

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So later,

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I made the decision

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that even though Master had lost her daughter,

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I would

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treat him as if he were

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my father.

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Bai.

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You will treat Master with kindness,

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won't you?

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[Tombstone of Beloved Daughter, Li Xiaotang]

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Master, I'm here.

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Master.

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I'm here to visit you.

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Master.

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I'm here to visit you.

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Where did he go?

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What are you doing here?

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I'm here to see Cangcang's master.

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You're not welcome here.

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Are you saying that as Cangcang's master,

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or as the Ghost King?

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As expected of a student of Grand Tutor Ling.

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Do you know

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what your teacher thinks of you?

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He said

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you were like a wolf pup

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prowling in the snow.

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People assume you're alone

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and powerless.

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But they seem to forget

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that you

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are still a wolf.

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Master!

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You're here.

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I was looking for you.

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Greetings, sir.

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I see you have talked to him.

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Allow me to introduce...

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No need.

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We met just now.

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Then,

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about our marriage...

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I am

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just a farmer now.

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Your father

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should have the final say.

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What do you mean?

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You're as important to me as my father.

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I trust your judgment.

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Cangcang,

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Bai Chifan told me

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that you came to have a sword made.

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Quick.

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Give me the Frostflame Iron.

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Your Majesty,

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I found something important whilst investigating

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Grand Tutor Ling.

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Ling Cangcang's master is likely

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to be the Ghost King.

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Likely, you said?

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Don't you know how important he is

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to Cangcang?

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I can capture Li Lu

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and interrogate him

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before we decide.

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No need for that.

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If I want Cangcang to marry me,

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I must pay him a visit.

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If he turns out to be the Ghost King,

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we can only act on a full moon's night.

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Bai.

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What are you doing out here?

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I'm here to get some fresh air.

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Did you know?

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Master never lets anyone into his sword cottage.

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But he lets you in.

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That means you've earned his recognition.

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What's wrong?

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The full moon's night is near.

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Indeed.

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It feels like the moon here

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is prettier than anywhere else.

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In the past,

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Master would never allow me to admire the moon

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on a full moon's night.

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But tomorrow is a full moon's night

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and the day we'll get our swords.

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I hope

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he won't chase me away this time.

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Cangcang.

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I pray that you won't resent me.

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Is it done?

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Yes.

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Cangcang.

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Take a look.

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What an amazing blade.

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Master,

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it is a good sword.

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If that is your choice,

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you should now name it.

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Master,

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I have already thought it through.

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Can we call it

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Willow?

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Of course.

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Thanks, Master.

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Bai Chifan,

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you can have this sword.

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Master,

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you should give it a name.

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The dragon hasn't soared high,

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but his reign can already be felt.

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This blade

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shall be called Rex.

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Rex

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and Willow.

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Those are good names.

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Consider

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these two blades

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my gifts to your wedding.

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Bai,

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thank my master already.

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Thank you for the sword, sir.

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Thank you, Master.

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You're here.

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Is Cangcang asleep already?

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Without her chattering,

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it feels quiet.

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You shouldn't have stayed here tonight.

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I'm sure your men

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are all around this sword grave.

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You have already noticed my plan,

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yet you decided to stay.

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Are you surrendering yourself?

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Do you know why

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Cangcang named the blade

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Willow?

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My daughter

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was playing house with the kids from the same village.

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She loved to pretend to be a heroine.

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[Tombstone of Beloved Daughter, Li Xiaotang]
She went out to play all the time,

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and pestered me

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to make her a wooden sword.

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Your sword is the best sword in the world, Father.

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Thank you, Father.

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Should we give the sword a name?

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Sure!

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That day when I found my daughter,

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I saw a mountain full of cadavers.

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All I could find of her

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was a mangled hand.

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That hand

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was clinging to the wooden sword tightly

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but she...

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She was gone.

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I held her hands

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and carved the name, Willow,

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on it

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by guiding her

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step by step.

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Breeze passes through the willow tree softly.

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The moon shines on the haitang blossoms.

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So you know

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the complete codes.

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On Botang Pleasure Boat,

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when Jin Haitang

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saw the haitang blossom pendant on Cangcang's waist,

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she let us into the auction.

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I suppose the pendant

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was left behind by your daughter.

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You are indeed using Cangcang.

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She's such a sweet girl.

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How could you...

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So the Ghost King

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has empathy?

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Why did you lead the Lingbi Sect

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and commit inhumane crimes then?

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Factors out of our control

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often bind us.

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The Ghost King is but a puppet.

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I don't think myself morally perfect.

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I seek vengeance

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and repay gratitude.

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But why give your life away now?

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Come to the palace with me and repent.

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You will bring solace to everyone.

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Heed my warning.

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Stop pestering the Lingbi Sect.

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If I don't die,

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there will be no peace.

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So make it quick.

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Alas, what a cruel joke from life.

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Keep the truth from Cangcang.

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A promise from the emperor

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shall never be broken.

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Do it.

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Master!

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Master!

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Master!

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♪The rouge spilling into old snow♪

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♪The waning moon in your eyes...♪

35:24.503 --> 35:25.623
Master!

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Master!

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Wake up, Master!

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♪Only a wisp of smoke binds the butterfly♪

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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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♪You and I♪

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♪Are destined to meet on that autumn day of White Dew♪

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♪And to share the red kiss of a blade upon the neck♪

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♪We brew our hottest tears♪

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♪Into the deadliest wine♪

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♪And fall drunk at midnight, caught between dream and reality...♪

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Tell me why.

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♪The cinnabar between my brows has turned to icy flakes...♪

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Why?

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♪Is filled with my grief♪

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♪If yearning for each other is a tribulation♪

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♪I should've broken my sword and rejected the invitation...♪

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My intervention was tardy.

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Forgive me, Your Majesty.

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♪Whatever fancy promises have been reduced to ashes♪

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♪You and I♪

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♪Hugging across from the magpie bridge and the galaxy♪

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♪Shattering glazed fantasy with these sewn shoes♪

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♪Using the sweetest curse♪

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♪To build the coldest graveyard♪

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What did he just call you?

36:59.303 --> 37:02.223
♪Are destined to meet on that autumn day of White Dew♪

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♪And to share the red kiss of a blade upon the neck♪

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♪We brew our hottest tears♪

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♪Into the deadliest wine♪

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♪And fall drunk at midnight, caught between dream and reality♪

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You killed my master.

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Why would I marry you?

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I want you to marry me willingly.

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I, Ling Cangcang,

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am willing

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to marry you.

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Who are you?

37:29.143 --> 37:30.623
Ling Cangcang

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or the Empress of Great Qi?

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Do you love the Emperor of Great Qi?

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Bai Chifan

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never existed.

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Bai Chifan...

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Bai Chifan

37:47.823 --> 37:49.423
never existed.

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My dear.

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You're awake.

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Your Majesty.

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How come you're here, Your Majesty?

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I came in

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and heard you talking in your dream.

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Are you all right?

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I...

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I had a dream.

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What is it about?

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I dreamed that...

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I dreamed that...

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I dreamed that you were kind,

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and that my master

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was still alive.

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And I was still

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the carefree soul.

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My dear...

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Alas, a dream is the opposite of reality.

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My master is dead.

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Your Majesty, it's time to wake up.

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Today is the day you return home.

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Come in.

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Your Majesty.

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Since you have to return home today,

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I understand it might be tiring.

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So I

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will go back to the Grand Chancellor's Manor with you.

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What do you think?

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You are a busy man, Your Majesty.

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I shouldn't burden you

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with such a trivial matter.

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Your matter

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is not a trivial matter

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to me.

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I wouldn't want to impose.

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Relax, my dear.

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This is a wedding gift from the young general,

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Ling Jueding.

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It took me a while

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to locate it.

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My dear,

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you may take a look.

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How thoughtful of General Ling.

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He couldn't attend our wedding in the Capital,

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yet he gave us such a meaningful gift.

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He is stationed in Jiangzhou.

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I can only imagine the pain he feels from being away from his family.

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Maybe it'll be less miserable

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if he

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can secure a position in the Capital.

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My dear.

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You must think about the ones who are still alive.

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Jueding is brave, strong,

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and straightforward.

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He should be a soldier.

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If...

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If we find him a desk job in the Capital,

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I'm sure he'd hate

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that kind of lifestyle.

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You're right, my dear.

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I didn't think of that.

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In that case...

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I turned your offer down,

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thinking that you'd be too busy to come with me.

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But if

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you are willing to come home with me,

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I'll be extremely delighted.

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Good.

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Then I

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shall wait for you outside.

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Do you think

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His Majesty loves Her Majesty?

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What are you on about?

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After they got married,

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His Majesty hasn't consummated with Her Majesty.

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Everyone in the palace

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is saying that His Majesty only married Her Majesty

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for political reasons.

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But seeing

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His Majesty go back home with Her Majesty today,

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I feel

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that he does love her.

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[Ling Manor]

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[Ling Manor]

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Let's go.

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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♪