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♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

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♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

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♪Endings only mark new routes♪

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♪It's all part of the scenery♪

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♪To the horizon's call♪

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♪Your journey hasn't started♪

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♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

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♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

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♪Put every twist behind you♪

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♪Drift leisurely through time♪

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♪Make headway against the wind♪

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♪Let mountains bow to your pace♪

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♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

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♪Let your nature burst free♪

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=The First Jasmine=

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=Episode 20=

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Go!

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(Jingzhao Prefecture)

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Prefect, check this.

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Okay.

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Jin.

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Get the carriage.

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Getting back this late?

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(Xiangqi Pavilion)

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Halt!

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What's wrong?

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Your Highness, the person ahead
seems to be Princess Ding.

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Keep up.

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Yes.

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Keep up.

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Halt!

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Your Highness...

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Back to the mansion.

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Yes.

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Awake now?

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Where is Ye Li?

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- Where is Princess Ding?
- She's inside.

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You are back.

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Princess Ding interfered
with our official duties,

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obstructing me from apprehending
Mo Jingli and his associates.

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She had such contempt for laws,

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so we await the discerning judgement
of Your Majesties.

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Your Majesties.

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Princess Li, Ye Ying, newly married,
suddenly heard the death of her husband.

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Out of grief, she took a knife
to end her own life

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and got severe injuries.

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Marquis Muyang,

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you intend to imprison her
forcibly at this moment.

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Do you wish to use her death
to prove your impartiality?

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Enough!

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Ye Ying married Prince Li
just months ago.

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A newlywed woman resided
in the inner quarters

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couldn't know much
of Mo Jingli's schemes.

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No need to stir up more trouble.

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Just let her recuperate.

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As you command.

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Officials, anything else to report?

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I have one.

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Marquis Muyang
excessively captured innocent officials

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under the pretext of the investigation
of Mo Jingli's treason case,

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causing unrest throughout the court.

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Your Majesty.

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By the Empress Dowager's decree,
I went to capture the traitor Mo Jingli.

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He was favored by the imperial grace,
yet being ungrateful,

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forming a clique and plotting against
Yuan Fang, a high-ranking official.

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I investigated his faction
to eradicate the root of chaos,

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just to share your concerns
and eliminate the harm to the nation.

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I see no wrongdoing in this.

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While, look what Prince Ding did.

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Is he trying to shelter the traitors?

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You used official duties
to vent personal spite.

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Within a single day, you raided
residences of more than thirty officials.

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Half of them hold grudges against you.

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The case is still unsolved,
and case files haven't been sorted out.

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Yet you proceeded with mass arrests,
extorting confessions.

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Your Majesty, what Marquis Muyang did
was no longer an investigation,

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but a scheme to abuse power
for his interests, silence dissidents,

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and frame loyal ministers.

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Prince Ding,

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stop your nonsense before His Majesty.

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Marquis Muyang,
you know the truth of my words.

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You're slandering me!

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The sacred court bears no quarrels.

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Such a disgrace!

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This case is fully assigned
to Imperial Court of Judicial Review.

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Prince Ding, as Jingzhao Prefect,
you should stay out of it.

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But...

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Investigate first.

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Whether one is innocent or guilty,
it demands investigation.

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(Danque Gate)

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Prince Ding, hold on.

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What guidance

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did His Majesty offer you?

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You're clever,
but you don't get the hang of court.

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Throughout the history,

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treason is the gravest
of the ten abominations.

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Do you think His Majesty
objects to my mass arrests?

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Dead wrong!

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His Majesty only fears
my arrests are not massive enough.

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Better to kill all than let one go.

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Don't forget how your brother died.

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And don't forget how you spent
six months in the imperial prison.

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It seems Prince Li fled
via the secret canal.

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What do you plan to do?

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A man like him won't hide
and run around for the rest of his life.

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When he shows up again,
he will cause a calamity.

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I'll try my best to find him.

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Those assassins last night
cannot be underestimated.

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Be cautious.

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If you find clues, don't act recklessly.

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Rest assured.

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What's wrong?

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I bumped myself last night,
nothing serious.

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Luckily, Master Zhu appeared
and shielded me.

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Without him, we might not escape.

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You saw Master Zhu again?

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It seems whenever I'm in danger,
he always arrives in time.

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He must be living in the capital.

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But I've searched
every corner of the capital,

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and found no trace of him.

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I'll go get some water.

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(He was wilder than me
back when he was young.)

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Is that so?

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Qingshuang,
is Master Guan really like that?

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Is Qingshuang also here?

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Of course.

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Last night, besides
you, Ye Li, and those assassins,

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anyone else appeared?

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Anyone else? No.

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I used to think
she didn't know martial arts,

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but I never expected her
to be a sword master.

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What a hidden master!

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(When I fell off the cliff,
with my life in danger,)

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(I thought I'd be dead for sure.)

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Luckily, Master Zhu
appeared in time and saved me.

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He used a branch as a sword to kill
the snakes at the bottom of the cliff.

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But there were too many snakes,
and I was bitten.

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Then I passed out.

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Master Zhu said
he has a few old friends in the capital.

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Could he be staying
at someone's house as well?

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(Did you go there?)

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Tinglan, since you're back this time,
you can rest for a while, right?

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Indeed, I'll rest a bit longer.

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Once I finish organizing
travel experiences from Cangbei,

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I plan to head west.

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I heard there are many ancient villages
hidden in many mountains of Miaojiang,

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with various customs.
I want to travel there.

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Go if you wish.

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Just don't rush.

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You can stay in the capital
a while longer.

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Soon, Princess Lingyun from Cangbei
will come to the capital.

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Princess Lingyun?

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Is she the one who was previously
sent for a political marriage,

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but ran into a rebellion
in the old Khan's tribe,

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then fought her way out
with just her guards,

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fled back to her homeland
and later helped her younger brother

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take the throne from their own father?

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Exactly.

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Now her younger brother
is firmly established on the throne.

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Besides representing Cangbei
in fostering relations with our Dachu,

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she also carries the mission
of forming a marital alliance.

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A marital alliance?

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But hasn't she been
married once already?

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What? Do you think
she shouldn't remarry?

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Your Majesty, don't misunderstand me.

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On the contrary,

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given this princess's
temperament and abilities,

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having survived life-and-death trials
and returned holding power,

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how would she submit to being treated
as tribute again, assigned to someone?

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Therefore, this time, she intends
to choose a suitable husband herself.

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I see.

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I asked you to come today primarily
to hear about your travel experiences.

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Besides, considering
your knowledge of Cangbei's customs,

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you might be the perfect candidate
to greet Princess Lingyun upon arrival

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and handle the welcoming banquet.

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Set your mind at ease, Your Majesty.
I will do my best.

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Having Tinglan's assistance
is certainly great.

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But it still requires a minister
to oversee everything.

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The reception and welcoming banquet
for Princess Lingyun

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involve countless details.

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We need to pay attention to etiquette
while respecting the customs of Cangbei.

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A nobleman would be best suited
to command the occasion.

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Marquis Muyang has always been steady.
What do you think to have him preside?

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That will do.

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You just spoke up for Marquis Muyang.

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Steady?

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Do you really think he's steady?

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But ultimately,
he has always been loyal to you.

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Moreover, we endured
the difficult times together.

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We still have some bond from the past.

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He approaches me because of
what I grant. This is profit-driven.

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If someday I can't satisfy his greed,

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then our cooperation dissolves
when benefit ends.

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But he has done
so many difficult tasks for you.

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If he betrays you, I fear he might
undermine your very foundation.

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What are you worried about?

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The edict matter

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and the fire in the Eastern Palace
back then he mentioned

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were all his doings.

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I understand.

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We fought with our lives

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to secure the situation we have today.

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I will never allow him to damage it.

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Use his talents,
and guard against his ambitions.

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Rest assured.

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(Shende Shop)

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Looks like business is good.

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Exchanged all the coins?

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All done. Check here.

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Last time, you mentioned hiring
assistants. Found anyone suitable?

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Yes. Four assistants.

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All young men quick with their hands
and attentive to their work.

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Why are you here?

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Work as an assistant. What else?

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I'm asking why you're working here.

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You recruited and I applied.

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You two

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know each other?

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Drive him away.

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Drive....

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Don't do that.

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That big guy left a letter
for you before he left.

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(I have to leave the capital
for a few days.)

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(If everything goes smoothly,
I'll be back soon.)

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(Take care.)

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Did he say when he would be back?

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No.

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You've delivered the letter.
You can go now.

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Drive him away.

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Don't do that.

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What is wrong with you?

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You're usually sensible.

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Why did you act foolishly
at a critical moment?

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Anyone could say
those words, except you.

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Back then, your elder brother
returned to the capital

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to protect the late Emperor
and rescue the Eastern Palace.

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You've long been considered connected
to the Eastern Palace.

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Now, you should distance yourself,
instead of involving in it.

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Aren't you afraid
His Majesty will suspect you?

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I have a clear conscience.

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Fine.

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Anyway, just behave yourself these days.

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Let's eat, or the food gets cold.

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What else could I do?

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Let Marquis Muyang use the investigation
to frame loyal ministers?

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For this matter, both Empress Dowager
and His Majesty are on his side.

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Do you have any better plan?

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Besides, Marquis Muyang isn't entirely
using it for his own interests.

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The fire at Prince Li's Mansion
is suspicious.

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Yuan Fang's death definitely
has ties to Mo Jingli.

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Taking Marquis Muyang down
needs patience.

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Alright, enough.

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You don't usually act recklessly.

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You had a spat with Her Highness?

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Recently, I saw you two have been close.
You even brought her to work.

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Why didn't you bring her today?

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She said she wasn't
in a mood to go out today.

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That's my wine.

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Her Highness said no wine is allowed
during your treatment of leg ailments.

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It's fine.

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Alright then. I'll drink with you.

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Sir.

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Come in.

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Sir, a letter for you.

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Fine, you may leave now. Shut the door.

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Yes!

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(I'll arrive at the capital
within three days.)

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You're smiling so brightly.
Who sent the letter?

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An old acquaintance.

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Two years ago, I went to Cangbei
to do the fur business.

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I came upon her on the road.

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Her surname is Yun, so I call her Yun.

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She's a remarkable person.

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You mock me for being a disappointment.

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I know I am a disappointment. Truly...

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Move.

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How is this...

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Since Heaven has granted me
some time to rest,

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I can only obey then.

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Thanks.

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Let's travel together.

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Her grip strength was truly immense.

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At the time, she was all alone,
covered with wounds,

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yet unbelievably tough.

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Seeing her great martial skills,

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I invited her to travel with me
for a stretch, just in case.

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Put your back into it!

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No one carries goods on
a flatbed cart into the desert.

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I don't want it either.

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I ran into an unreliable guide.

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He robbed me of my horse
and took all my money.

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At least I managed
to hold onto this cart and its cargo.

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But now, I got lost.

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Furs?

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Don't try to snatch them.

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I'm hungry.

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Again?

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Did I invite a glutton?

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Here.

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Thank you.

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Don't eat that much,
or you'll want water later.

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I'm not hungry.

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(By the time we left the desert,
our provisions and water ran out.)

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Here, stop running around. Come eat.

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Be careful.

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Here, take it.

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Flip it over.

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If you don't turn it over, it'll scorch.

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Why not trade your furs...

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Stop eyeing my furs.

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I've told you,
that's related to my reputation.

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I know.

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These are the furs you must bring back
to show your brothers and elders

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in order to prove yourself.

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Exactly.

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My eldest brother trades in Nanhai Sea,
sailing over a hundred countries.

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My second brother trades in the capital,

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proficient in both jewelry and ceramics.

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Yet I am nothing but an incapable guy.

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Do you think I can accept that?

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I must prove myself.

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How capable you want to be?

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Like them,

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while tending a few sheep,

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the whole family stick together,

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free from suspicion or exploitation.

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Everyone genuinely cares for each other,

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living happily and carefree.

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How wonderful.

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Yun, you long for that kind of life?

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When you go back to Cangbei,
find a soulmate and get married.

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I will never marry anyone.

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Marry anyone?

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I mean, no one would marry me.

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(A woman?)

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Go to sleep. Once asleep,
we won't feel hungry.

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Yes, go to sleep.

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You don't leave!

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I'm hungry.

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Really?

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Eat up.

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Thank you.

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I have more.

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Delicious.

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Want one?

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I'm not hungry.

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All are mine then.

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If you have nowhere to go,
come back to Dachu with me.

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I may not be really capable,

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but I can take care of some people.

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I need to settle some family matters.

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Once I take care of those,
perhaps I will go to you.

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Mr. Feng.

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Thank you for taking care
of me these past days.

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Don't mention it.

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I'm leaving.

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I will write to you.

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Take care.

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Why did she hide her identity?

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She must have encountered misfortune
and was alone outside.

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So disguising as a man
makes it easier to travel.

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No need to cling on such details.

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Even her name is probably fake.

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When we parted,
she said she would write to me.

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I didn't take it seriously at all.

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I never thought I would
receive a letter from her.

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Then we've kept in touch by letter.

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And it's been two years.

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Look.

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In her latest letter, she told me she's
coming to the capital to buy goods.

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I'll introduce you both then.

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Are you into her?

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What is wrong with you?

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We are sworn brothers.

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Brotherly bond...

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Didn't you say she's a woman?

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When exactly do you think
Golden-Scaled Bloom will bloom?

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Is it good?

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You said she's not in a mood to go out?

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How is it? All set?

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Yes.

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Shende Shop has been very busy lately.

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It seems Wei Zhuang is really a talent.

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Li, let's go.

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Let's go.

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What are you doing now?

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Go out for a walk.

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Don't you disguise yourself?

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I won't leave.

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I didn't do a perfect job that night.

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It's not entirely my credit
that we managed to escape.

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So I still owe you two lives.

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If I don't repay you, this unsettles me,

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and we can't be even.

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I'm talking to you.

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I want to repay you. Do you hear me?

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You are really noisy.

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Huaihua Alley is just ahead.

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Accept this.

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This...

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Just some gifts.

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Do you owe them money?

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Senior Wei, let's go to the next house.

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Steward Wei, why do you
owe so many people?

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This happened back then
when Lishan Academy was sealed off.

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Seven of my fellows
were persecuted by wicked men

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and perished in a fire.

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Later, officials collected the remains
and demanded payment

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from families for their return.

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They demanded a hundred guan per body.

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A hundred guan per body?

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The authorities are so corrupted.

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But they were all poor scholars.
How could their families afford that?

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I sold my ancestral home and land,
then traveled around to borrow money.

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Yet it was still far from enough.

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Later, when people heard about
the plight of the Lishan scholars,

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they generously donated.

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So all these are the favors we owe.

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We must repay them.

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Senior Wei, I've found it.
The household up ahead.

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Let's go. Go.

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(Apricot Blossom Wine)

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(Record of Benevolent Deeds)

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Looks like heavy rain is coming.
Take shelter over there.

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A leaf on your head.

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Thank you.

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Here's your jade pendant.

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From this moment, we cut all our ties.

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Take care.

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Wenhua!

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What about this piece?

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Just throw it away.

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Why?

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Just let it be.

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This is the last one.

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Be careful.

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Your Highness,
how did you find my residence?

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Come in.

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No need for formalities, Master Gu.

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I came to you today
because of a favor from many years ago.

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When Lishan Academy was in distress,

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out of righteousness,

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you not only pawned your ancestral home,

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but also sold your only winter coat.

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You managed to scrape together
68 guan and 345 qian,

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and delivered it
to Lishan Academy's scholars.

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Then you spoke up for Lishan Academy.

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For this, you suffered imprisonment
for eight years.

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Your nobility shines.

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I will never forget your grace.

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(Property Deed)
Today we're here to repay your favor.

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I, Zhou Jing, am honored
by Your Majesties' trust.

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Regarding hosting
Cangbei's Princess Lingyun,

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I will do my utmost
to live up to your trust.

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Princess Lingyun holds a noble status.

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Cangbei extends sincerity
to foster relations with us.

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Thus, I think our reception
must embody dignified courtesy,

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demonstrating amity

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and showcasing Dachu's majesty
to inspire awe,

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so they dare not slight us.

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I have already drafted a proposal
for the specific matters,

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covering embassy furnishings,

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ceremonial specifications,

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banquet menus,

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rites and music arrangements,

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escort security and route defenses.

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Make sure to cover everything
and nothing will go wrong.

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Marquis Muyang, I notice
your thoughtfulness. Approved.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Yet the reception is crucial,

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requiring a figure of noble status.

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I think Prince Ding Mo Xiuyao
is steady and competent,

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with natural dignity.

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I propose him as deputy envoy,

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overseeing Princess Lingyun's reception.

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I beg for Your Majesties' approval.

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Prince Ding is indeed
a perfect candidate. Approved.

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Thank you, Your Majesties.

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As you command.

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(Prince Ding's Mansion)

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(Graceful)

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Did you walk a lot yesterday?

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What?

39:36.743 --> 39:37.703
Don't play dumb.

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The meridians on your leg are swollen.

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And blood and qi stasis is more evident.

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Do you feel nothing?

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Your legs haven't healed for long.

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Don't test their limits.
Think they recover too quickly?

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Understood. I'll be mindful.

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I'll prepare a poultice
to stimulate blood flow.

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Preparing precise ingredients
might take more time.

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What's wrong?

40:14.823 --> 40:16.103
Prince Li is about to be buried.

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Though investigation continues,

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both His Majesty and Her Majesty
don't want to bring the scandal to light.

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The official verdict now is,

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a fire broke out unexpectedly
at the Prince Li's Mansion,

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and Prince Li died tragically.

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A simple burial will be held
at the southwest of the city in two days.

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I'll go prepare the poultice. Wait here.

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(Preview)

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Prince Ding, it's been a while.

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You still can't stand?

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I did have an arranged marriage
with Prince Ding when I was young.

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Why choose a crippled man like me
when the city is full of talents?

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Have a martial art battle.

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I am Lei Tengfeng of Cangbei.

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Which warrior of Dachu dares
to step onto the stage for a battle?

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♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

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♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

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♪Endings only mark new routes♪

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♪It's all part of the scenery♪

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♪To the horizon's call♪

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♪Your journey hasn't started♪

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♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

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♪Both joy and grief
make the trip worthwhile♪

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♪Trying to catch up
to your own lost shadow♪

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♪Within the wilds, echoes thrive♪

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♪Clear mind leads to a clear path♪

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♪Be grateful to your losses♪

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♪Make your steps weightless♪

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♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

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♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

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♪Put every twist behind you,
drift leisurely through time♪

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♪Make headway against the wind,
let mountains bow to your pace♪

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♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

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♪Let your nature burst free♪

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♪Unbound by form♪

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♪Let your nature burst free♪

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♪Unbound by form♪