WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0 00:18.383 --> 00:20.583 I didn't expect this war to last so long. 00:20.823 --> 00:23.503 Does His Highness really plan to enter peace talks? 00:23.503 --> 00:25.583 Will there really be peace from now on? 00:25.583 --> 00:26.863 Why aren't we fighting? 00:26.863 --> 00:28.303 The Monument of Loyalty was just erected. 00:28.303 --> 00:29.223 In the battle of Jiuzhang Plain, 00:29.223 --> 00:29.943 we clearly won. 00:29.943 --> 00:30.663 Runheng? 00:32.743 --> 00:33.303 Yuanji. 00:33.663 --> 00:34.543 Here they come. 00:37.103 --> 00:37.983 Here they come. 00:38.903 --> 00:39.703 They're here. 00:47.263 --> 00:48.183 Young Lord Xiao. 00:48.583 --> 00:52.103 I hope you have been well [Mu Lianyu, Eagle King] since our parting at Jiuzhang Plain. 00:52.863 --> 00:55.023 Eagle King, you have come a long way for the peace talks. 00:55.023 --> 00:56.823 It must have been a hard journey. 00:57.583 --> 00:58.543 This is... 00:59.783 --> 01:01.623 This is the current Regent of Southern Ye, 01:01.623 --> 01:02.703 Prince Qi. 01:03.103 --> 01:03.943 Prince Qi? 01:04.783 --> 01:05.823 Never heard of him. 01:06.143 --> 01:08.943 Northern Qin cavalry has fought Southern Ye for years. 01:08.943 --> 01:10.543 We only know Young Lord Xiao. 01:11.663 --> 01:12.263 It's fine. 01:12.903 --> 01:14.143 After the peace talks, 01:14.343 --> 01:16.143 you will naturally come to know me. 01:16.143 --> 01:16.663 Please. 01:16.943 --> 01:17.663 Hold on. 01:18.023 --> 01:20.823 Northern Qin and Southern Ye have been at war for so many years. 01:20.823 --> 01:22.823 Since we are having peace talks now, 01:22.863 --> 01:24.303 we, Northern Qin, must also show 01:24.303 --> 01:25.663 our sincerity for them. 01:26.023 --> 01:27.863 I have specially prepared a gift 01:28.223 --> 01:29.223 for Southern Ye. 01:31.903 --> 01:34.623 23 years ago, we captured your Capital, 01:35.103 --> 01:38.463 forcing the Southern Ye royal family to flee south to Jiankang. 01:38.463 --> 01:39.463 These are the royal descendants 01:39.463 --> 01:42.023 of Southern Ye who couldn't escape back then. 01:42.023 --> 01:43.143 For all these years, Qin 01:43.143 --> 01:45.703 has been feeding and providing for them well. 01:45.943 --> 01:47.463 Since we are having peace talks, 01:47.463 --> 01:48.663 we're sending them back 01:48.663 --> 01:50.023 to reunite their family. 01:50.063 --> 01:51.863 Wuyi, they are going too far. 01:53.103 --> 01:56.503 Northern Qin is also divided into pro-war and pro-peace factions. 01:56.503 --> 01:59.503 The young Emperor wants peace, but the Eagle King favors war. 01:59.503 --> 02:01.983 With the Eagle King leading the delegation, 02:02.623 --> 02:04.423 the peace talks will definitely not be easy. 02:04.423 --> 02:05.343 Young Lord Xiao. 02:07.583 --> 02:09.263 Your Highness, the Prince Qi. 02:09.303 --> 02:11.863 Can you see my sincerity? 02:14.063 --> 02:16.023 The Northern Qin people are going too far! 02:16.023 --> 02:16.823 Stop them! 02:17.063 --> 02:18.263 Stop them! Hurry, stop them! 02:18.263 --> 02:19.703 Stop them! 02:20.463 --> 02:21.423 This is too much! 02:21.543 --> 02:22.863 Humiliating our people! 02:22.863 --> 02:23.623 Stop them! 02:24.143 --> 02:24.703 Yuanji. 02:26.863 --> 02:27.583 You animals! 02:27.863 --> 02:28.543 Eagle King. 02:31.383 --> 02:32.143 Please. 02:32.383 --> 02:33.183 Stop them! 03:59.263 --> 04:03.263 [Key to the Phoenix Heart] 04:03.623 --> 04:06.183 [Episode 8] 04:06.263 --> 04:08.983 The Northern Qin barbarians [Honglu Temple] humiliated our nation. 04:09.023 --> 04:10.423 No peace talks! 04:10.583 --> 04:12.103 The Northern Qin barbarians 04:12.103 --> 04:13.423 humiliated our nation. 04:13.623 --> 04:15.103 No peace talks! 04:17.503 --> 04:18.143 Come on. 04:18.503 --> 04:19.183 Let's go. 04:23.943 --> 04:24.623 My Lady. 04:25.383 --> 04:26.623 This is Honglu Temple. 04:26.943 --> 04:28.503 We should probably go back. 04:29.183 --> 04:30.823 The Eagle King humiliated our royal family. 04:30.823 --> 04:32.103 This is outrageous! 04:32.263 --> 04:33.583 Didn't you hear what Yan Yue just said? 04:33.583 --> 04:34.863 The students are filled with righteous indignation 04:34.863 --> 04:36.463 and have completely surrounded the Honglu Temple, 04:36.463 --> 04:38.023 just waiting to charge in and hack down the Eagle King. 04:38.023 --> 04:39.143 Even Mao went there. 04:40.263 --> 04:41.223 But Xiao Wuyi 04:41.623 --> 04:43.183 keeps the Beifu soldiers confined to the camp, 04:43.183 --> 04:44.863 not letting any news leak out. 04:44.863 --> 04:46.903 What "bloodthirsty Yama Xiao" are they talking about? 04:46.903 --> 04:47.983 If something really happens, 04:47.983 --> 04:49.663 he'd only act tough around us. 04:49.943 --> 04:51.743 So we must hurry in and help Mao. 04:52.063 --> 04:54.503 We can't let him be bullied by the Eagle King. 04:58.623 --> 04:59.303 This... 05:00.423 --> 05:02.183 What's wrong with your throat? 05:07.903 --> 05:09.423 You secretly take the fire thunderstone. 05:09.423 --> 05:12.743 Do you want to go to the Honglu Temple and blow up the Eagle King? 05:12.743 --> 05:13.383 No, no. 05:14.143 --> 05:15.063 I really didn't. 05:15.943 --> 05:17.423 Stop. I'll tell you. 05:18.063 --> 05:20.623 I heard that the Eagle King coming for the peace talks 05:20.623 --> 05:21.863 has a Longque Blade. 05:22.183 --> 05:23.623 I want to see it. 05:23.943 --> 05:24.823 I also want to see 05:24.823 --> 05:26.263 how the legendary number one blade in the world 05:26.263 --> 05:27.383 is forged. 05:27.383 --> 05:28.503 Know yourself and your enemy, right? 05:28.503 --> 05:29.943 If only I could also forge 05:30.303 --> 05:32.663 such a world-renowned, peerless weapon. 05:33.743 --> 05:35.823 Do I look stupid and easy to fool? 05:36.943 --> 05:37.743 Really. 05:38.143 --> 05:39.383 If I can actually forge it, 05:39.383 --> 05:40.023 I'll give the first one to you. 05:40.023 --> 05:42.023 The peace talks concern the lifeblood of Ye. 05:42.023 --> 05:43.423 If you dare to mess around... 05:43.423 --> 05:44.623 Forget it if you don't believe me. 05:44.623 --> 05:45.503 So naggy. 05:45.583 --> 05:47.063 You might as well tie me to your belt. 05:47.063 --> 05:47.503 Okay. 05:58.143 --> 05:59.183 Why did you skip the front door 05:59.183 --> 05:59.823 and fly up here? 05:59.823 --> 06:01.623 If you're worried, go see for yourself. 06:01.623 --> 06:03.143 The Northern Qin barbarians 06:03.143 --> 06:04.463 humiliated our nation. 06:04.503 --> 06:06.023 No peace talks! 06:06.143 --> 06:07.383 They humiliated our nation. 06:07.383 --> 06:08.703 No peace talks! 06:09.383 --> 06:10.743 They humiliated our nation. 06:10.743 --> 06:11.743 No peace talks! 06:12.143 --> 06:13.503 This is Ye's territory. 06:13.823 --> 06:15.743 Northern Qin lost the war. 06:15.743 --> 06:17.583 They're the ones suing for peace now. 06:17.583 --> 06:20.823 I don't believe he dares to kill people in the capital of Ye! 06:20.943 --> 06:21.583 Move away! 06:21.783 --> 06:22.423 Move away! 06:25.063 --> 06:25.743 Yizhi. 06:28.383 --> 06:29.223 Your Highness Prince Qi. 06:29.223 --> 06:30.343 You're finally here. 06:30.343 --> 06:32.503 Northern Qin humiliated our royal family. 06:32.503 --> 06:34.023 We were extremely angry upon hearing this. 06:34.023 --> 06:36.263 If this can be tolerated, what cannot be? 06:36.303 --> 06:39.063 If the Eagle King doesn't remove his crown and beg for forgiveness, 06:39.063 --> 06:40.943 we will never agree to these peace talks! 06:40.943 --> 06:44.143 We'll never agree! 06:44.143 --> 06:45.503 What is this commotion? 06:45.503 --> 06:48.143 Have you forgotten what your master taught you? 06:48.183 --> 06:50.063 Students should concentrate on their studies 06:50.063 --> 06:51.623 and not discuss state affairs. 06:51.623 --> 06:52.863 Regarding this matter, 06:52.863 --> 06:55.383 I will discuss with Young Lord Xiao to find a resolution. 06:55.383 --> 06:56.263 You all leave first. 06:56.263 --> 06:57.023 Your Highness. 06:57.023 --> 06:58.863 Even the current regent hosting the peace talks 06:58.863 --> 07:00.143 is acting so cowardly. 07:00.303 --> 07:01.423 Those Northern Qin bastards 07:01.423 --> 07:02.623 have already walked all over us, 07:02.623 --> 07:03.823 yet you still endure blindly. 07:03.823 --> 07:05.623 Scholars neglect statecraft; warriors neglect warfare. 07:05.623 --> 07:06.743 Ye is doomed. 07:07.143 --> 07:07.943 Nonsense! 07:08.103 --> 07:08.943 Throw! 07:10.623 --> 07:13.063 No peace talks! 07:27.503 --> 07:29.343 You said you came to see the blade. 07:29.863 --> 07:31.743 But we can't just stand here and watch. 07:31.743 --> 07:33.183 Are you this cowardly on the battlefield, too? 07:33.183 --> 07:34.143 How did you win your battles? 07:34.143 --> 07:37.263 Do you think fighting a war is just hacking at each other with blades? 07:37.263 --> 07:39.103 Let me tell you the first rule of the art of war. 07:39.103 --> 07:41.063 War is a matter of vital importance to the state. 07:41.063 --> 07:43.063 It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. 07:43.063 --> 07:44.823 It must be thoroughly studied. 07:47.703 --> 07:48.383 Stop! 07:48.463 --> 07:49.663 Move away! Move away! 07:56.263 --> 07:57.383 Young Lord Xiao said 07:57.703 --> 07:59.143 that peace talks are state policy 07:59.143 --> 07:59.943 and cannot be changed. 07:59.943 --> 08:01.703 Considering that you are young and hot-blooded, 08:01.703 --> 08:03.303 and the future pillars of Ye, 08:03.303 --> 08:04.823 you will be lightly punished today as a warning— 08:04.823 --> 08:06.103 20 strokes of the cane. 08:06.423 --> 08:07.383 General Yan Yue, 08:07.623 --> 08:08.823 this is inappropriate. 08:08.823 --> 08:10.743 The students are acting out of patriotism. 08:10.743 --> 08:12.863 It is exactly because His Highness considers their patriotism 08:12.863 --> 08:14.263 that they are only getting 20 strokes. 08:14.263 --> 08:15.423 Under military law, 08:15.823 --> 08:17.943 those who violate orders die. 08:18.583 --> 08:19.863 Anyone else who misleads the public 08:19.863 --> 08:21.303 and disrupts the peace talks 08:21.303 --> 08:22.623 will be executed without fail. 08:22.623 --> 08:23.183 Hit! 08:24.063 --> 08:25.183 What are you doing? 08:25.183 --> 08:25.943 How can you hit people? 08:25.943 --> 08:27.703 Let go of me! What are you doing? 08:28.623 --> 08:29.663 Xiao Wuyi, this... 08:29.943 --> 08:32.023 Xiao Wuyi, how dare you hit me? 08:33.263 --> 08:35.023 Yizhi, save me! 08:35.023 --> 08:36.463 He even dares to kill officials. 08:36.463 --> 08:38.103 The Empress Dowager can't even deal with him. 08:38.103 --> 08:39.343 Why wouldn't he? 08:39.743 --> 08:40.623 Your Highness, 08:41.263 --> 08:42.543 His Highness asks you to return to the Eastern Palace 08:42.543 --> 08:44.383 to continue drafting the peace treaty. 08:44.383 --> 08:45.863 Leave matters here to him. 08:47.023 --> 08:47.543 Please. 08:53.503 --> 08:54.903 Execute the punishment one by one. 08:54.903 --> 08:55.503 Look, 08:56.263 --> 08:57.263 isn't it solved? 08:58.423 --> 08:58.863 Hey. 08:59.743 --> 09:01.383 Is this the solution you figured out? 09:01.383 --> 09:02.983 Those are Mao's classmates and friends, 09:02.983 --> 09:04.583 and you just had them beaten? 09:04.743 --> 09:07.423 Xiao Wuyi, are you that afraid of the Eagle King? 09:07.463 --> 09:08.823 I really misjudged you. 09:12.863 --> 09:16.223 Young Lord Xiao, His Highness, the Eagle King, invites you. 09:19.263 --> 09:19.863 Xiao Wuyi! 09:19.903 --> 09:21.383 H-How do I get down? 09:22.263 --> 09:24.623 If you still want to play with fire in the future, 09:24.623 --> 09:26.143 you must first learn how to run away. 09:26.143 --> 09:27.143 What about today? 09:27.743 --> 09:29.103 Figure it out yourself. 09:29.863 --> 09:30.463 Figure... 09:31.663 --> 09:32.383 You... 09:32.463 --> 09:32.863 I— 09:33.983 --> 09:34.463 I... 09:34.783 --> 09:35.383 I... 09:40.143 --> 09:41.383 Speaking of mutton, 09:42.103 --> 09:44.503 it's still the best on Northern Qin grasslands. 09:44.503 --> 09:45.903 It doesn't have any gamey smell. 09:45.903 --> 09:47.183 Your Highness, try it. 09:50.223 --> 09:51.023 Mu Lianyu, 09:51.823 --> 09:53.703 you don't want peace talks at all. 09:56.023 --> 09:58.023 Your Highness tramples on the people's will like this. 09:58.023 --> 10:00.743 Aren't you afraid that the commoners will hate the Beifu Army 10:00.743 --> 10:01.743 and you? 10:02.023 --> 10:03.663 The people's will can be used, 10:03.663 --> 10:05.263 but cannot be fully trusted. 10:05.263 --> 10:08.423 You went to great lengths to provoke today's public anger. 10:08.423 --> 10:10.103 You just hope that Ye will call off 10:10.103 --> 10:11.383 the peace talks first, 10:11.463 --> 10:13.663 so you can answer to your little emperor 10:13.863 --> 10:15.303 without taking the blame. 10:17.743 --> 10:19.383 I really didn't expect 10:19.623 --> 10:22.023 that the decisive Young Lord Xiao on the battlefield 10:22.023 --> 10:24.863 would be so forbearing off the battlefield. 10:25.383 --> 10:28.503 It seems you're having a hard time in Jiankang. 10:29.463 --> 10:30.703 The feeling is mutual. 10:32.663 --> 10:34.263 If it weren't for the heavy snow, 10:34.263 --> 10:35.463 we wouldn't have lost 10:35.503 --> 10:37.183 the battle at Jiuzhang Plain. 10:37.263 --> 10:38.383 In terms of archery and horsemanship, 10:38.383 --> 10:40.543 our Northern Qin is far superior to your Southern Ye. 10:40.543 --> 10:41.783 But you lost. 10:43.623 --> 10:45.023 Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to eat 10:45.023 --> 10:46.943 Northern Qin's roasted mutton in Jiankang. 10:46.943 --> 10:47.543 Mu Lianyu. 10:48.023 --> 10:50.143 Now your little emperor also wants peace talks. 10:50.143 --> 10:51.943 That's why you are sitting here. 10:52.343 --> 10:53.503 Please stop your tricks. 10:53.503 --> 10:54.703 Don't try to anger me. 10:57.263 --> 10:58.223 I can bear 10:59.103 --> 11:00.263 the people's anger. 11:08.503 --> 11:10.743 Today, I have finally seen 11:11.383 --> 11:13.383 your sincerity in the peace talks. 11:13.863 --> 11:15.463 The most difficult part of the peace talks 11:15.463 --> 11:18.063 is the ownership of the three northern prefectures. 11:18.063 --> 11:19.063 In that case, 11:19.823 --> 11:21.943 why don't our countries 11:22.343 --> 11:24.743 compete in public to determine 11:24.983 --> 11:25.983 their ownership? 11:28.143 --> 11:31.223 I wonder if Southern Ye dares to accept this challenge. 11:32.023 --> 11:33.023 How do we compete? 11:33.343 --> 11:35.783 Very simple. Shoot the willow on horseback— 11:36.263 --> 11:37.583 a game of life and death. 11:38.383 --> 11:39.583 Do you dare to accept? 11:46.263 --> 11:47.983 Shoot the willow on horseback. 11:48.983 --> 11:50.983 Each country will send three people and three horses, 11:50.983 --> 11:52.223 with three arrows per person. 11:52.223 --> 11:53.623 When all arrows are shot, 11:53.743 --> 11:56.143 whichever country has more arrows left on the target 11:56.143 --> 11:58.303 gets the three northern prefectures. 11:59.343 --> 12:01.263 Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, these three prefectures 12:01.263 --> 12:02.783 were originally the territory of Ye. 12:02.783 --> 12:05.343 It's the Qin people who have been invading us. 12:05.383 --> 12:07.143 How can we use such a child's play 12:07.143 --> 12:09.703 to determine the ownership of our territory? 12:10.023 --> 12:12.383 Young Lord Xiao, what do you think? 12:18.023 --> 12:19.543 He proposed this competition 12:19.543 --> 12:20.863 simply because he doesn't want peace talks 12:20.863 --> 12:22.623 and wants to force us to refuse. 12:22.663 --> 12:23.743 Even if we agree, 12:24.263 --> 12:26.983 he just wants to use this competition to win back their pride. 12:26.983 --> 12:27.863 In that case, 12:28.663 --> 12:29.983 we shall fight again 12:30.623 --> 12:32.463 and make him admit defeat. 12:34.983 --> 12:36.663 Can you guarantee a sure win, Your Highness? 12:36.663 --> 12:38.223 Matters on the battlefield 12:38.343 --> 12:39.743 can never be guaranteed. 12:41.903 --> 12:43.503 Even you can't guarantee it. 12:44.103 --> 12:45.263 If we win this battle, 12:45.263 --> 12:46.983 we might finally hold our heads high. 12:46.983 --> 12:48.063 But what if we lose? 12:48.263 --> 12:50.343 Your Highness and the Beifu Army will be ruined. 12:50.343 --> 12:52.503 The three northern prefectures will fall into the hands of the Qin. 12:52.503 --> 12:53.863 The advantage of our peace talks with Northern Qin 12:53.863 --> 12:55.103 will also be gone. 12:55.103 --> 12:56.383 Have you considered this, Young Lord Xiao? 12:56.383 --> 12:58.183 If every battle were a sure win, 12:58.583 --> 13:00.503 there would be no war in this world. 13:03.383 --> 13:04.303 Let us fight. 13:05.383 --> 13:06.543 Let the people and scholars 13:06.543 --> 13:08.023 who are criticizing me see 13:08.343 --> 13:09.623 that the peace talks I led 13:09.623 --> 13:11.143 were for the future of Ye, 13:12.263 --> 13:13.663 not because I feared war. 13:21.263 --> 13:24.263 I am willing to fight Northern Qin! 13:30.983 --> 13:31.583 Wuyi. 13:33.503 --> 13:34.143 Wuyi. 13:35.023 --> 13:36.223 Northern Qin was founded on military might. 13:36.223 --> 13:37.263 Their people excel in archery and horsemanship. 13:37.263 --> 13:38.143 Are you really confident? 13:38.143 --> 13:39.903 Yizhi, why not think about it the other way around? 13:39.903 --> 13:41.743 If Northern Qin loses even the horse archery 13:41.743 --> 13:42.903 they are most proud of to us, 13:42.903 --> 13:44.863 and loses three prefectures because of it, 13:44.863 --> 13:46.063 what will happen within Northern Qin? 13:46.063 --> 13:47.103 Their morale will plummet. 13:47.103 --> 13:48.623 But that's easier said than done. 13:48.623 --> 13:49.503 In this archery competition, 13:49.503 --> 13:50.623 arrows can not only shoot targets, 13:50.623 --> 13:51.983 but also people and horses. 13:51.983 --> 13:52.743 In the arena, 13:53.263 --> 13:54.623 the Eagle King will definitely use lethal moves against you. 13:54.623 --> 13:55.623 Then let's see if he has 13:55.623 --> 13:57.223 what it takes to take my life. 14:01.223 --> 14:01.863 Yizhi. 14:06.383 --> 14:08.023 I'm sorry about what happened 14:09.823 --> 14:11.623 at the Honglu Temple yesterday. 14:12.343 --> 14:13.463 I had no choice. 14:15.023 --> 14:16.583 You don't need to say this to me. 14:16.583 --> 14:17.823 I believe in you, Wuyi. 14:19.103 --> 14:21.143 But for the peace talks, 14:21.463 --> 14:22.863 what is your bottom line? 14:24.383 --> 14:25.143 Time. 14:25.863 --> 14:26.503 Time? 14:26.623 --> 14:28.023 Conditions are not important, 14:28.023 --> 14:30.503 but the reform of the Beifu needs at least three years of peace. 14:30.503 --> 14:32.023 I am confident that after the reform, 14:32.023 --> 14:33.743 I can increase the Beifu Army's combat power by 80%. 14:33.743 --> 14:34.743 As long as I have time, 14:34.743 --> 14:37.023 the Northern Expedition will definitely succeed. 14:37.023 --> 14:38.503 So no matter what happens, 14:38.623 --> 14:40.023 no matter what tricks the Eagle King 14:40.023 --> 14:40.863 has waiting for me, 14:40.863 --> 14:42.943 I must make the peace talks a success. 14:43.383 --> 14:44.023 Wuyi, 14:44.503 --> 14:46.903 I really envy your boldness and determination. 14:46.903 --> 14:47.983 Ye can lose three prefectures, 14:47.983 --> 14:50.143 but we absolutely cannot lose you, Xiao Wuyi. 14:50.143 --> 14:51.623 Losing three prefectures is a temporary loss. 14:51.623 --> 14:54.263 Losing Wuyi means losing the nation's destiny. 14:54.503 --> 14:55.263 In the arena, 14:55.543 --> 14:56.543 you must be very careful. 14:56.543 --> 14:57.503 Li Yizhi, 14:58.063 --> 14:59.903 since when did you become so good at flattering? 14:59.903 --> 15:02.143 I'm speaking from the bottom of my heart. 15:02.263 --> 15:04.023 You don't know how much I envy you 15:04.023 --> 15:06.543 for building your career with your own hands. 15:11.103 --> 15:11.743 Wuyi. 15:13.383 --> 15:14.583 Do you want me to stay? 15:20.143 --> 15:21.503 Do you think I, Li Yizhi, 15:22.223 --> 15:24.463 am worthy of being the Crown Prince of Ye? 15:32.023 --> 15:33.143 I didn't expect you, Xiao Wuyi, 15:33.143 --> 15:34.143 to be speechless. 15:34.623 --> 15:36.263 Never mind. I was just asking. 15:36.303 --> 15:37.623 Don't take it seriously. 15:37.623 --> 15:38.903 Jiayu doesn't like the palace. 15:38.903 --> 15:39.743 Even for her sake, 15:39.743 --> 15:40.623 I can't stay. 15:41.143 --> 15:41.743 By the way, 15:42.223 --> 15:43.383 the hawthorn cakes she made last time 15:43.383 --> 15:44.503 tasted really good. 15:44.623 --> 15:45.783 I am not used to the food in the palace. 15:45.783 --> 15:47.263 I rely entirely on them to whet my appetite. 15:47.263 --> 15:48.383 Could I trouble you 15:49.143 --> 15:50.983 to ask her to make some more for me? 15:52.143 --> 15:52.743 I got it. 16:05.623 --> 16:07.663 Later, let's give all the medicinal herbs 16:07.663 --> 16:09.063 we brought today to them. 16:10.983 --> 16:12.623 I'll go take a look over there. 16:18.623 --> 16:23.823 Master. Master. Master. 16:23.863 --> 16:25.983 I told you to study behind closed doors 16:25.983 --> 16:27.663 and not discuss state affairs. 16:27.663 --> 16:28.583 What about you? 16:28.863 --> 16:30.863 Did you even listen to me? 16:32.143 --> 16:34.303 Do not get involved in the peace talks. 16:35.143 --> 16:36.663 I am getting old 16:37.223 --> 16:39.663 and don't have many days left to protect you. 16:39.983 --> 16:41.183 Please don't 16:41.223 --> 16:43.543 cause any more trouble blindly, 16:43.543 --> 16:44.463 okay? 16:44.623 --> 16:45.343 Master. 16:46.663 --> 16:48.663 It's not that we are acting blindly. 16:49.023 --> 16:51.383 The Northern Qin people have gone too far. 16:51.743 --> 16:53.023 We study the books of the sages. 16:53.023 --> 16:54.263 How could we just sit by and watch? 16:54.263 --> 16:55.183 Today's blood 16:55.343 --> 16:56.503 is not to cause trouble, 16:56.503 --> 16:57.623 but to wake the people. 16:57.623 --> 16:58.743 And Xiao Wuyi, 16:59.383 --> 17:00.743 as the commander of the Beifu Army, 17:00.743 --> 17:01.503 to fear the enemy 17:01.503 --> 17:03.023 and abandon the people like this just for peace talks 17:03.023 --> 17:04.423 is an absolute disgrace! 17:04.423 --> 17:05.263 Exactly. 17:05.983 --> 17:06.703 Enough. 17:12.823 --> 17:14.983 Has your mother sent you any messages? 17:17.223 --> 17:19.183 Shouldn't she be at home? 17:21.983 --> 17:22.743 Yaoyao, 17:24.343 --> 17:26.783 I am your father. 17:29.063 --> 17:31.223 You've never been good at lying. 17:32.223 --> 17:33.703 Your mother divorced me. 17:33.983 --> 17:35.623 She wouldn't keep it from you. 17:38.023 --> 17:39.343 She did leave a letter. 17:40.023 --> 17:41.023 She said all these years, 17:41.023 --> 17:43.503 trapped in Jiankang Palace and the Grand Tutor's Mansion, 17:43.503 --> 17:44.703 she was very unhappy. 17:44.823 --> 17:46.023 Now that I'm married, 17:46.823 --> 17:48.623 she can finally follow her heart 17:48.983 --> 17:50.503 and live the life she wants. 17:51.263 --> 17:52.223 She also said 17:52.503 --> 17:54.223 the divorce is between you two. 17:54.223 --> 17:55.463 She is still my mother, 17:58.423 --> 17:59.943 and you are still my father. 18:00.783 --> 18:02.023 That's all she said. 18:02.903 --> 18:04.503 Even if I knew where she went, 18:04.743 --> 18:05.903 I wouldn't tell you. 18:09.143 --> 18:10.543 If there's nothing else, 18:11.063 --> 18:12.063 I will leave now. 18:14.423 --> 18:15.983 For this round of peace talks, 18:15.983 --> 18:17.823 a Northern Qin official proposed 18:18.263 --> 18:21.023 to send a royal daughter to marry into Northern Qin. 18:21.023 --> 18:22.583 Who do you think 18:22.943 --> 18:25.783 is the most suitable among the Jiankang royals now? 18:28.463 --> 18:29.263 Li Lejun. 18:31.103 --> 18:32.543 You want to send Lejun away for a political marriage? 18:32.543 --> 18:33.743 It's not us. 18:35.663 --> 18:37.063 It's Xiao Wuyi. 18:37.743 --> 18:39.063 Looking at his current actions, 18:39.063 --> 18:41.983 you can tell he will definitely make sure the peace talks succeed, 18:41.983 --> 18:43.543 no matter what it takes. 18:45.743 --> 18:47.023 Everyone knows the miserable and maddened state 18:47.023 --> 18:48.263 of the Southern Ye royal clan 18:48.263 --> 18:51.223 inside the iron cage outside the city gates that day. 18:51.343 --> 18:55.303 You surely wouldn't want Princess Pingning to suffer such a disaster, 18:55.423 --> 18:56.023 right? 18:57.503 --> 18:59.263 If you want to protect her... 19:02.943 --> 19:04.183 I 19:06.063 --> 19:07.503 can help. 19:09.583 --> 19:10.583 What's the price? 19:11.263 --> 19:11.823 Father, 19:13.303 --> 19:15.023 what do you want me to do for you? 19:15.223 --> 19:17.743 The peace talks may succeed, 19:18.503 --> 19:19.663 but Xiao Wuyi 19:22.383 --> 19:23.223 must lose. 19:28.903 --> 19:29.503 Lose? 19:32.783 --> 19:34.943 Coincidentally, the bone is injured. 19:35.463 --> 19:38.103 You must give him the medicine on time, as I said. 19:44.503 --> 19:45.303 Pei Runheng? 19:46.503 --> 19:48.063 Wake up. 19:48.743 --> 19:49.423 Doctor. 19:50.543 --> 19:51.423 Your Highness. 19:51.543 --> 19:52.463 Do you know him? 19:53.503 --> 19:55.063 He is badly injured. 19:55.543 --> 19:56.943 Doctor, come here. 19:58.983 --> 20:00.423 Wake up. Wake up. 20:11.463 --> 20:13.703 The noble clans are committing treason. 20:14.183 --> 20:15.983 They are parasites of the state. 20:18.263 --> 20:18.943 Runheng. 20:19.183 --> 20:20.423 -Who is Runheng? -You— 20:21.423 --> 20:22.023 Go away. 20:23.023 --> 20:23.863 Don't touch me. 20:31.103 --> 20:33.703 Do you know that scholar? 20:36.943 --> 20:38.663 I mistook him for someone else. 20:38.943 --> 20:42.103 He looks a lot like an old friend of mine. 20:42.943 --> 20:45.263 Runheng would never look at me 20:45.743 --> 20:47.903 with such unfamiliarity and disgust. 20:47.983 --> 20:48.543 Besides, 20:49.183 --> 20:50.743 I saw Runheng's body. 20:51.263 --> 20:54.543 Mr. Runheng was your sweetheart? 20:58.303 --> 20:59.943 On the day of the Double Ninth Ceremony, 20:59.943 --> 21:01.023 I saw the prayer tablet you wrote 21:01.023 --> 21:02.503 on the prayer tree. 21:03.023 --> 21:04.263 That name was on it. 21:05.023 --> 21:07.863 But I didn't expect that he had already passed away. 21:07.943 --> 21:09.663 The prayer tree on the Double Ninth Festival 21:09.663 --> 21:11.423 is also called the Yin-Yang Tree. 21:11.423 --> 21:14.423 It was originally meant to commemorate friendship with the deceased. 21:14.423 --> 21:15.103 What? 21:15.943 --> 21:17.183 Then Ruisheng also... 21:20.103 --> 21:23.023 So you married Xiao Wuyi 21:23.263 --> 21:25.223 because your sweetheart was gone? 21:27.023 --> 21:28.903 It was because I was going to marry Xiao Wuyi 21:28.903 --> 21:29.983 I beg Your Majesty, Empress Dowager for mercy, 21:29.983 --> 21:30.983 that he was gone. 21:30.983 --> 21:32.183 I'm already engaged. 21:37.223 --> 21:38.823 His Majesty has just ascended the throne, 21:38.823 --> 21:40.303 and his position is still unstable. 21:40.303 --> 21:42.383 And the Beifu Army needs provisions. 21:43.023 --> 21:45.543 Now is a good time for the He family and the Xiao family 21:45.543 --> 21:47.143 to form a marriage alliance. 21:48.103 --> 21:50.583 If you weren't the only eligible in the clan, 21:50.783 --> 21:52.143 I would never force you. 21:53.343 --> 21:53.983 Aunt. 21:55.063 --> 21:55.823 Aunt. 21:59.263 --> 22:01.503 And I made the most regrettable decision 22:01.663 --> 22:02.743 in my life. 22:04.263 --> 22:05.103 What was it? 22:08.263 --> 22:10.103 I told my parents and the Empress Dowager 22:10.103 --> 22:11.903 that I already had a sweetheart, 22:11.903 --> 22:13.743 letting them know about Runheng. 22:14.303 --> 22:16.663 Runheng was the son of the academy's headmaster 22:16.663 --> 22:19.183 and a distant relative of my mother's family. 22:19.263 --> 22:21.223 I thought my parents would help me. 22:21.583 --> 22:22.743 But not long after, 22:23.183 --> 22:24.063 what I received 22:25.543 --> 22:27.503 was actually the news of his death. 22:28.983 --> 22:30.303 Later, I found out 22:30.303 --> 22:32.743 that the border military situation was urgent at that time, 22:32.743 --> 22:35.223 and the Beifu Army urgently needed the He family's provision of support. 22:35.223 --> 22:37.543 Because I kept refusing to agree to the marriage, 22:37.543 --> 22:39.743 the forces of the Empress Dowager and the Heir 22:39.743 --> 22:41.343 had both gone to look for him. 22:41.383 --> 22:44.783 So someone murdered your sweetheart? 22:46.503 --> 22:47.823 It might be Xiao Wuyi? 22:50.663 --> 22:52.543 Or it might be the Empress Dowager. 22:52.543 --> 22:54.223 But if Xiao Wuyi really did it, 22:54.823 --> 22:57.263 don't you hate him? 22:57.783 --> 22:58.663 In that battle, 22:59.223 --> 23:00.743 Xiao Wuyi won beautifully. 23:01.543 --> 23:02.303 He completely recaptured 23:02.303 --> 23:04.303 the Yushan Pass, which was lost for nearly 20 years, 23:04.303 --> 23:05.903 and is my family's hometown. 23:06.983 --> 23:10.103 Tens of thousands of people returned to their homeland. 23:10.943 --> 23:13.903 You tell me, how am I supposed to hate him? 23:14.463 --> 23:16.183 Since then, I told myself 23:16.503 --> 23:17.703 to stop investigating. 23:17.703 --> 23:19.463 Even if it really was Xiao Wuyi, 23:20.743 --> 23:22.943 I would still be Heir's Consort. 23:24.903 --> 23:26.143 But that's all. 23:26.703 --> 23:27.743 The Heir only cares 23:27.783 --> 23:29.503 about his own goals. 23:31.183 --> 23:32.823 He doesn't care about anyone. 23:33.223 --> 23:34.023 Yes. 23:35.183 --> 23:38.023 So he will definitely make the peace talks succeed, 23:38.423 --> 23:39.863 no matter what the cost is. 23:49.783 --> 23:52.023 Lady Xie won't be staying in the manor for much longer. 23:52.023 --> 23:53.063 Once the peace talks are over, 23:53.063 --> 23:54.743 she will leave with Prince Qi. 23:54.823 --> 23:57.263 Your Highness's efforts are all in vain. 23:58.103 --> 24:00.183 Who told you I made them for Xie Jiayu? 24:01.503 --> 24:03.543 Your Highness, is your appetite poor lately? 24:03.543 --> 24:05.743 Why do you love eating hawthorn so much? 24:06.183 --> 24:07.423 They are for Prince Qi. 24:07.983 --> 24:09.023 He wants to eat 24:09.023 --> 24:10.543 the hawthorn cake made by Lady Xie. 24:10.543 --> 24:12.103 Yet you let me do it instead. 24:14.303 --> 24:15.463 Where is my brother? 24:16.223 --> 24:17.543 Did he go to the racecourse to find me again? 24:17.543 --> 24:20.023 Yes, he went to the racecourse to find you again. 24:20.023 --> 24:21.503 He still wants to compete. 24:21.743 --> 24:23.103 You can't just keep dodging— 24:23.103 --> 24:24.503 it won't solve anything. 24:25.783 --> 24:27.503 Your Highness, the racecourse reported 24:27.503 --> 24:31.063 that Lady Xie secretly replaced all the stirrups in the stable. 24:32.023 --> 24:33.343 The stirrup is so loose. 24:33.343 --> 24:35.343 Anyone riding it will fall off soon. 24:35.783 --> 24:36.983 If His Highness gets injured, 24:36.983 --> 24:37.823 he won't be able to compete. 24:37.823 --> 24:38.583 Could it be 24:39.463 --> 24:41.343 that Lady Xie was really persuaded by the Grand Tutor, 24:41.343 --> 24:43.703 and is making a move against His Highness? 24:47.063 --> 24:47.703 Anmin. 24:49.343 --> 24:49.983 Don't. 25:00.823 --> 25:02.543 Young Master Yao, there's something wrong with the stirrups. 25:02.543 --> 25:03.383 They were replaced. 25:03.383 --> 25:04.423 You can't use them. 25:04.743 --> 25:06.143 I replaced the stirrups. 25:06.783 --> 25:08.063 Yao's left leg is seriously injured. 25:08.063 --> 25:10.103 A standard stirrup does not suit his archery on horseback. 25:10.103 --> 25:12.023 So I specially replaced them with more stable ones. 25:12.023 --> 25:13.743 Then, after he goes to the battlefield, 25:13.743 --> 25:16.183 he will be no different from a normal person. 25:16.663 --> 25:17.743 If you don't believe it, 25:17.743 --> 25:18.943 let him try it. 25:20.223 --> 25:21.623 I asked Lady Xie for help. 25:22.543 --> 25:24.743 Anmin, no. 25:26.463 --> 25:28.023 Are the stirrups not good enough, 25:28.023 --> 25:29.863 or am I, Xiao Yao, not good enough? 25:32.063 --> 25:33.943 This is the warhorse that will accompany me in archery. 25:33.943 --> 25:34.903 Because of this, 25:35.503 --> 25:36.503 I have to try it. 25:37.303 --> 25:40.503 Over the years, I've never given up on horseback archery. 25:40.503 --> 25:43.503 Nor have I forgotten that I am a soldier of the Beifu Army. 25:43.503 --> 25:44.703 I never abandoned myself to despair. 25:44.703 --> 25:46.543 If it's just upper body strength, 25:46.583 --> 25:47.663 I am second to none. 25:48.703 --> 25:50.423 If it's really as Lady Xie said, 25:51.503 --> 25:53.663 I will compete in this match. 25:54.023 --> 25:54.543 It's no use hiding from me. 25:54.543 --> 25:55.343 Impossible. 26:01.503 --> 26:03.343 Xiao Wuyi, make a move. 26:03.743 --> 26:05.343 I don't need you to hold back. 26:05.343 --> 26:06.583 Test me yourself and see 26:06.583 --> 26:07.783 if I'm fit to compete. 26:12.263 --> 26:13.263 Now you won't even 26:13.263 --> 26:14.503 fight me? 26:15.223 --> 26:15.903 Anmin. 26:17.823 --> 26:19.423 Why won't you let me compete? 26:19.543 --> 26:20.583 I don't accept this! 26:20.583 --> 26:22.943 This concerns the three northern prefectures. 26:22.943 --> 26:24.143 I can't take the risk. 26:24.543 --> 26:25.543 Say what you will, 26:26.223 --> 26:27.663 you still don't trust me. 26:27.943 --> 26:28.663 Xiao Wuyi, 26:28.823 --> 26:30.783 -I told you my horse can help. -You— 26:30.783 --> 26:31.783 I trust even less. 26:32.303 --> 26:32.983 Xie Jiayu. 26:33.663 --> 26:35.743 I know you met Grand Tutor Xie in the clinic. 26:35.743 --> 26:37.183 And I know what he talked to you about 26:37.183 --> 26:38.263 and what deal he made with you. 26:38.263 --> 26:39.343 You had me spied on? 26:40.463 --> 26:43.743 Burn all the stirrups and saddles that Xie Jiayu replaced. 26:45.943 --> 26:47.223 Escort Anmin back to the manor. 26:47.223 --> 26:47.703 Yes. 26:48.983 --> 26:50.263 Xiao Wuyi, let go of me! 26:52.023 --> 26:52.743 Xiao Wuyi! 26:52.983 --> 26:54.223 Let go of me! 26:55.823 --> 26:57.263 Xiao Wuyi, let go of me! 26:57.543 --> 26:58.583 Let me go! 26:59.263 --> 27:00.023 Put me down! 27:00.023 --> 27:00.663 My Lady! 27:02.823 --> 27:04.023 -Xiao Wuyi. -My Lady! 27:06.503 --> 27:07.263 Xiao Wuyi! 27:10.263 --> 27:10.823 My Lady! 27:12.663 --> 27:13.183 Get out. 27:23.183 --> 27:24.103 Save it. 27:24.743 --> 27:25.623 Stop acting. 27:31.663 --> 27:32.543 Then Xiao Wuyi, 27:33.023 --> 27:35.823 who are you trying to make an example of by using me? 27:36.063 --> 27:37.623 You needn't put it that way. 27:43.423 --> 27:44.823 You have been in the army for so many years. 27:44.823 --> 27:45.503 Whether the stirrups I made 27:45.503 --> 27:47.063 are harmful or helpful— 27:47.103 --> 27:48.663 you should know it very well. 27:48.663 --> 27:49.703 Even if you don't know, 27:49.703 --> 27:51.503 you would know if you let Yao try. 27:51.863 --> 27:53.463 But you were in such a hurry to let Yan Yue burn them. 27:53.463 --> 27:54.303 Actually, you just 27:54.303 --> 27:55.783 don't want him to compete. 27:57.343 --> 27:59.183 Since you sent someone to watch me, 27:59.183 --> 28:00.743 you know very well 28:00.743 --> 28:01.743 whether I promised my father 28:01.743 --> 28:02.983 to sabotage your competition. 28:02.983 --> 28:04.543 Why did you put such a big blame on me? 28:04.543 --> 28:06.703 Why didn't you agree with your father? 28:07.343 --> 28:08.943 His words seemed like a deal, 28:09.663 --> 28:11.183 but were actually a threat. 28:11.303 --> 28:12.903 If you don't do as he asks, 28:13.343 --> 28:14.983 Li Lejun might really be pushed into a political marriage 28:14.983 --> 28:15.823 by the noble families. 28:15.823 --> 28:17.343 And Yizhi won't be able to leave. 28:17.343 --> 28:18.423 Aren't you afraid? 28:18.663 --> 28:20.743 There are other ways to stop the political marriage. 28:20.743 --> 28:23.263 But I will not trade three provinces and their people for it, 28:23.263 --> 28:25.703 nor will I sacrifice the honor of the Beifu soldiers. 28:25.703 --> 28:27.943 Xiao Wuyi, don't look down on me. 28:42.503 --> 28:43.703 As for you, Xiao Wuyi, 28:43.703 --> 28:44.263 you just 28:44.263 --> 28:45.943 don't want Yao to compete, right? 28:45.943 --> 28:47.503 You are afraid his military merits will surpass yours 28:47.503 --> 28:48.823 and steal your thunder. 28:49.543 --> 28:50.823 I heard your horseback archery 28:50.823 --> 28:51.903 were taught by him. 28:53.543 --> 28:55.423 Xie Jiayu, don't provoke me. 28:56.463 --> 28:57.903 If you really want to leave Jingan Mansion 28:57.903 --> 28:58.983 in one piece 28:59.183 --> 29:00.983 and live the carefree life you and Yizhi dream of, 29:00.983 --> 29:02.263 mind your own business 29:02.263 --> 29:03.423 and stay away from me. 29:03.423 --> 29:05.143 Otherwise, I'm not sure if I... 29:14.023 --> 29:15.543 I can let you leave alive. 29:17.023 --> 29:18.223 You should be glad 29:19.503 --> 29:21.703 that I don't want to lose my best friend. 29:23.023 --> 29:23.703 Scared? 29:25.343 --> 29:26.263 You should be. 29:40.463 --> 29:41.023 My Lady. 29:42.463 --> 29:43.023 My Lady. 29:43.743 --> 29:44.503 Are you okay? 29:44.543 --> 29:46.103 Did His Highness bully you? 29:47.903 --> 29:49.663 It was just helping Yao out. 29:50.223 --> 29:51.783 Why was he acting like that? 29:54.743 --> 29:55.903 Before the competition, 29:55.903 --> 29:58.023 Xie Jiayu is not allowed to set a single foot out of Wensheng Courtyard. 29:58.023 --> 29:58.623 Xiao Wuyi. 30:05.903 --> 30:06.543 Anmin? 30:07.503 --> 30:08.863 Did you ground Xie Jiayu 30:09.223 --> 30:11.703 because she helped me improve the stirrups and saddles? 30:11.703 --> 30:12.743 You worry too much. 30:13.183 --> 30:14.743 Xie Jiayu is from a noble family. 30:14.743 --> 30:16.183 I was afraid she would ruin the competition 30:16.183 --> 30:17.103 and ruin the Beifu Army's reputation. 30:17.103 --> 30:17.943 Nonsense. 30:18.663 --> 30:19.943 When I suspected her, 30:20.263 --> 30:21.263 you believed her. 30:21.383 --> 30:23.103 Now I am willing to believe her. 30:23.903 --> 30:26.103 Yet you're suspecting her because she's from a noble family? 30:26.103 --> 30:27.663 You simply want to use Xie Jiayu as an example 30:27.663 --> 30:28.903 to show everyone 30:29.023 --> 30:30.863 that absolutely no one is allowed 30:31.583 --> 30:33.783 to help me get a spot in the competition. 30:33.863 --> 30:36.223 You have prepared for the Beifu Army's reform for so long, 30:36.223 --> 30:38.183 but you never told me a word about it. 30:38.183 --> 30:39.023 In your eyes, 30:40.103 --> 30:41.263 am I just a piece of trash 30:41.263 --> 30:43.103 that the Beifu Army doesn't want? 31:18.343 --> 31:19.423 Lock this place up. 31:20.743 --> 31:22.063 I'm going out for a walk. 31:22.543 --> 31:23.503 Don't follow me. 31:31.903 --> 31:37.023 ♪ The past is dust, we're passing through ♪ 31:37.943 --> 31:43.543 ♪ No regrets for what we've lost and won ♪ Why won't you let me compete? I don't accept this! 31:44.183 --> 31:50.503 ♪ The shape of time begins to fade ♪ In your eyes, am I just a piece of trash that the Beifu Army doesn't want? 31:50.783 --> 31:57.263 ♪ Half by choice, half washed away ♪ 31:57.783 --> 32:03.183 ♪ If fate is fragile, what is right or wrong ♪ Anmin! 32:03.703 --> 32:09.503 Anmin! ♪ We only live for what we can't let go ♪ Yao. 32:09.703 --> 32:13.583 It's fine. ♪ Love and hate fade like the shifting sand ♪ Don't scare me. 32:13.623 --> 32:16.143 Anmin! ♪ What's right or wrong is better left unsaid ♪ 32:16.263 --> 32:22.423 What are you doing here? ♪ Every soul is bound by cause and fate ♪ Are you here to see if my son is dead? Darling. 32:22.423 --> 32:24.583 Darling. ♪ The past is gone, so let it slip away ♪ You Lis 32:24.583 --> 32:34.743 took the life of one of my sons, ♪ The heart's a cage, but peace will break the chains ♪ yet you're still living under his name. ♪ No need to speak, just leave it all to fate ♪ Now, do you want the life of my other son, too? 32:34.983 --> 32:38.743 ♪ Love and hate fade like the shifting sand ♪ 32:38.743 --> 32:47.343 ♪ What's right or wrong is better left unsaid ♪ Father. ♪ Every soul is bound by cause and fate ♪ Who am I? 32:47.783 --> 32:54.343 ♪ The past is gone, so let it slip away ♪ When the Phoenix Heart Token appears, peace shall be restored in the world. ♪ The heart's a cage, but peace will break the chains ♪ Your Highness. 32:54.583 --> 33:01.503 ♪ No need to speak, just leave it all to fate ♪ You are the son of the late Emperor and Empress. You are the true heir of Ye. 33:02.023 --> 33:03.983 Now, the remaining Shadow Envoys 33:04.703 --> 33:05.943 are willing to follow you 33:05.943 --> 33:06.943 to restore order, 33:07.183 --> 33:08.303 reclaim the throne, 33:08.303 --> 33:09.583 trample Northern Qin, 33:10.463 --> 33:11.783 and return to the old capital! 33:11.783 --> 33:13.063 Trample Northern Qin! 33:13.303 --> 33:17.143 Return to the old capital! ♪ Love and hate fade like the shifting sand ♪ Father. 33:17.143 --> 33:25.863 ♪ What's right or wrong is better left unsaid ♪ I, Xiao Ju, am willing to follow you, Your Highness. ♪ Every soul is bound by cause and fate ♪ 33:26.303 --> 33:29.863 ♪ The past is gone, so let it slip away ♪ 33:29.943 --> 33:32.783 ♪ The heart's a cage, but peace will break the chains ♪ 33:32.823 --> 33:38.863 ♪ No need to speak, just leave it all to fate ♪ 33:53.743 --> 33:54.903 It's so late. 33:55.263 --> 33:56.903 Why isn't Wuyi back yet? 33:57.223 --> 33:57.983 Judging by the noise, 33:57.983 --> 33:59.903 he must still be at the racecourse. 34:00.023 --> 34:00.743 In Jiuzhang Plain, 34:00.743 --> 34:03.103 he suffered life-threatening injuries. 34:03.343 --> 34:05.903 He can't afford to exhaust himself like this. 34:08.423 --> 34:09.383 Darling. 34:10.023 --> 34:12.103 How long are you going to punish Wuyi? 34:14.023 --> 34:15.143 I didn't punish him. 34:18.423 --> 34:20.463 But don't you think you two 34:20.703 --> 34:21.423 are too polite 34:21.423 --> 34:23.023 and distant with each other? 34:23.023 --> 34:25.143 You are closer to Yuanji, to Ruisheng, 34:25.143 --> 34:27.503 and even to that newlywed from the Xie family 34:27.503 --> 34:29.143 than you are to Wuyi. 34:30.903 --> 34:32.503 When Wuyi came back injured, 34:32.503 --> 34:34.503 did you even ask about his injuries? 34:37.423 --> 34:38.183 I know. 34:39.143 --> 34:40.143 It's about Sheng. 34:41.623 --> 34:44.303 But Wuyi was just a baby then. 34:44.303 --> 34:46.423 If you want to blame someone, blame me. 34:47.903 --> 34:48.943 I don't blame him. 34:51.543 --> 34:54.543 Ever since he found out who he really was, 34:55.943 --> 34:57.383 he has been fighting at the border 34:57.383 --> 34:58.783 and refused to come back. 34:59.983 --> 35:02.863 That's because he is afraid you'll be sad to see him. 35:04.783 --> 35:05.503 And Anmin, 35:05.823 --> 35:07.023 he still doesn't know 35:07.743 --> 35:10.223 that it's you who doesn't want him to return to the Northern Border 35:10.223 --> 35:11.903 and on the battlefield again. 35:13.543 --> 35:15.983 So he has taken all his resentment over the years 35:15.983 --> 35:17.343 out on Wuyi. 35:18.223 --> 35:20.863 Fortunately, they are both tough on the outside but warm on the inside. 35:20.863 --> 35:23.183 But if this misunderstanding continues, 35:24.063 --> 35:26.783 it will sooner or later turn into real animosity. 35:36.023 --> 35:36.783 Darling, 35:39.423 --> 35:41.543 do you really want to see 35:41.543 --> 35:43.823 the two brothers at odds with each other? 35:59.543 --> 36:01.343 Anmin wants to return to the Northern Border. 36:01.343 --> 36:02.063 That's good. 36:02.623 --> 36:04.623 Currently, the Beifu camps are still short of organization. 36:04.623 --> 36:06.423 He has the talent to lead troops. 36:06.703 --> 36:08.183 If he is willing to return, 36:08.223 --> 36:11.703 your pressure on the western front next year will be lessened. 36:12.583 --> 36:14.063 You are absolutely right. 36:16.183 --> 36:20.263 Quickly write to your mother and tell Anmin to return to the battlefield. 36:27.783 --> 36:28.783 Young Master Yao. 36:29.143 --> 36:29.943 Don't help me. 36:34.703 --> 36:35.783 Stop practicing. 36:36.103 --> 36:38.383 Your leg can't take this kind of torment. 36:38.823 --> 36:40.503 Do you also think I'm useless? 36:41.023 --> 36:42.263 Even though I can't ride a horse, 36:42.263 --> 36:43.063 my archery 36:43.583 --> 36:44.943 and close combat skills 36:45.343 --> 36:46.983 are no worse than Xiao Wuyi's. 36:48.023 --> 36:50.063 He learned wrestling from me back then. 36:50.063 --> 36:52.223 On what grounds does he stop me from competing? 36:52.223 --> 36:53.823 I'm worried about your legs. 36:54.583 --> 36:56.183 My father doesn't care about me. 36:56.183 --> 36:57.943 My younger brother looks down on me. 36:57.943 --> 36:58.863 Do you also... 37:08.023 --> 37:11.023 Prepare more medicine for bruises and injuries for Young Master Yao. 37:11.023 --> 37:11.543 Yes. 37:52.303 --> 37:52.863 Nanxing. 37:53.623 --> 37:55.863 Don't you think this room is very stuffy? 37:55.863 --> 37:56.863 It's like a prison. 37:56.863 --> 37:57.983 It's only been two days, 37:57.983 --> 37:59.343 and you can't stay still anymore. 37:59.343 --> 38:00.703 Just like at home before, 38:00.703 --> 38:02.023 you always want to run outside. 38:02.023 --> 38:03.903 Her Highness couldn't control you. 38:03.903 --> 38:04.943 If this is a prison, 38:05.343 --> 38:07.783 it's the most wonderful prison in the world. 38:09.703 --> 38:12.303 These are the recent requests on Miraculous Craft. 38:12.303 --> 38:13.103 Take a look 38:13.103 --> 38:14.143 and see if there are any mechanical gadgets 38:14.143 --> 38:15.543 that you're interested. 38:15.623 --> 38:17.463 You can make some to pass the time. 38:17.463 --> 38:18.583 The competition is in a few days. 38:18.583 --> 38:19.863 It will pass. 38:21.903 --> 38:23.303 A wooden kite that can carry a person and fly. 38:23.303 --> 38:24.983 An arrow that bends its path to pursue prey. 38:24.983 --> 38:26.903 Fire oil that cannot be extinguished by water. 38:26.903 --> 38:28.103 And the buyers' names... 38:28.103 --> 38:29.143 Red Dragon, Black Dragon, 38:29.143 --> 38:30.543 Black Dragon, Full Moon. 38:31.223 --> 38:33.343 Isn't it obvious they are Qing Long and Yan Yue? 38:33.343 --> 38:37.063 This must be Xiao Wuyi sending them to make things difficult for me. 38:38.383 --> 38:40.063 So boring. 38:42.663 --> 38:43.983 Someone! 38:43.983 --> 38:44.983 Is anybody there? 38:56.343 --> 38:56.863 Let's go! 39:01.143 --> 39:02.783 The fire thunderstone of the Beifu Army 39:02.783 --> 39:04.383 is truly all bark and no bite. 39:04.583 --> 39:05.943 I don't know who designed them. 39:05.943 --> 39:07.343 They just wasted my time. 39:07.863 --> 39:08.863 I have to use mine. 39:20.703 --> 39:21.583 I'm a genius. 39:30.023 --> 39:30.623 Ghost! 39:31.023 --> 39:33.943 [Yuan Xiaole] Are you really Li Yunzhao's daughter? 39:35.463 --> 39:37.103 You don't look much like her. 39:37.543 --> 39:38.943 But you have some skills. 39:39.823 --> 39:41.623 I have to say, 39:41.823 --> 39:43.663 after you modified this fire thunderstone, 39:43.663 --> 39:45.263 its power actually increased quite a bit. 39:45.263 --> 39:47.023 How much saltpeter did you use? 39:47.023 --> 39:48.463 Hey, who are you? 39:48.503 --> 39:49.463 Do I know you? 39:49.703 --> 39:50.823 Move. I'm going out. 39:52.543 --> 39:53.343 Wait a minute. 39:54.583 --> 39:56.463 Xiao Wuyi really didn't lie to me. 39:56.783 --> 39:58.103 You do have some talent. 39:58.343 --> 39:59.343 I'm definitely taking you 39:59.343 --> 40:00.343 as my apprentice. 40:00.863 --> 40:03.063 Let me show you my fire thunderstone. 40:03.103 --> 40:04.863 Its power is no less than yours. 40:07.343 --> 40:09.383 Let's exchange our thoughts on this. 40:11.063 --> 40:12.503 Who said I'm going to be your apprentice? 40:12.503 --> 40:14.303 Are you drunk in broad daylight? 40:15.943 --> 40:18.183 Your temper is quite like your mother's. 40:18.463 --> 40:20.583 How could you possibly know my mother? 40:21.303 --> 40:22.943 Not only do I know her, 40:23.383 --> 40:25.423 but we fought a lot when we were young. 40:25.503 --> 40:26.823 Let me tell you a secret. 40:27.463 --> 40:29.703 Your mother doesn't have much time left. 40:31.543 --> 40:33.023 What did you say? 40:33.023 --> 40:33.783 Listen. 40:33.783 --> 40:35.303 Don't use seniority to boss me around. 40:35.303 --> 40:37.423 You designed this fire thunderstone? 40:37.423 --> 40:39.103 The design is truly terrible. 40:40.143 --> 40:41.823 What's wrong with it? Tell me. 40:42.303 --> 40:42.983 It's too big. 40:42.983 --> 40:45.423 Do you know what "all bark and no bite" means? 40:46.023 --> 40:47.063 What do you know? 40:47.143 --> 40:47.823 Big? 40:48.503 --> 40:49.503 Its power is huge! 40:49.503 --> 40:52.103 The ones I design, even if they are only this small, 40:52.103 --> 40:53.783 are more powerful than yours. 40:55.263 --> 40:55.943 Okay, okay. 40:56.543 --> 40:58.303 W-We'll talk about this later. 40:58.663 --> 40:59.543 Let me tell you. 40:59.983 --> 41:02.703 I've never been wrong in fortune-telling. 41:02.983 --> 41:06.063 Not only did I figure out that your mother doesn't have much time left, 41:06.063 --> 41:09.223 but I also figured out you will marry twice, 41:10.183 --> 41:11.943 no, three times in your life. 41:12.743 --> 41:14.823 And your husband, he'll die young. 41:16.223 --> 41:16.903 Is that so? 41:18.663 --> 41:19.903 Nanxing, get him! 41:21.183 --> 41:23.023 Who are you saying doesn't have much time left? 41:23.023 --> 41:26.263 -Watch out for the fire thunderstone -Who are you cursing? 41:37.463 --> 41:38.623 Why are you glaring at me? 41:38.623 --> 41:39.783 I told you to watch out for the fire thunderstone. 41:39.783 --> 41:41.823 Watch out for the fire thunderstone. 41:44.023 --> 41:45.583 Qing Long, long time no see. 41:45.903 --> 41:46.743 Did you miss me? 41:53.303 --> 41:54.423 Give it back to me. 41:55.703 --> 41:57.623 You know how to make stirrups, too? 41:57.623 --> 41:58.303 At first glance, 41:58.303 --> 42:00.503 I knew this was designed for Xiao Yao. 42:01.063 --> 42:01.943 Xiao Wuyi 42:01.943 --> 42:03.663 asked me to design one before, too. 42:03.663 --> 42:04.623 My design 42:06.063 --> 42:07.543 was much better than this. 42:09.503 --> 42:10.863 You designed one for him, too? 42:10.863 --> 42:11.623 When? 42:12.783 --> 42:13.783 A long time ago. 42:16.383 --> 42:19.143 It was probably right after Xiao Yao got injured. 42:20.383 --> 42:22.023 Xiao Wuyi was worried his brother 42:22.023 --> 42:23.943 couldn't get over his disability. 42:25.143 --> 42:25.903 It was a pity. 42:26.783 --> 42:28.983 He told me to stop when the blueprint was only half done. 42:28.983 --> 42:29.823 Why stop? 42:30.663 --> 42:32.063 Naturally, it's because someone 42:32.063 --> 42:35.623 didn't want Xiao Yao to ride a horse onto the battlefield again. 42:38.183 --> 42:38.863 Kiddo. 42:39.503 --> 42:41.703 You are quite talented 42:41.703 --> 42:42.623 in alchemy and metalworking, 42:42.623 --> 42:45.463 but your structural design still lacks a bit. 42:47.423 --> 42:48.423 It's my blueprint. You... 42:48.423 --> 42:49.303 Hold on. 42:52.503 --> 42:53.023 Look. 42:54.863 --> 42:56.463 If it's connected like this, 42:56.623 --> 42:58.103 and then attached to the saddle, 42:58.103 --> 42:59.823 wouldn't it be much more flexible? 42:59.823 --> 43:00.863 The biggest problem with your design 43:00.863 --> 43:02.703 is that it's not flexible enough. 43:03.023 --> 43:04.143 It works fine with light pressure, 43:04.143 --> 43:06.383 but once too much force is applied, it creates drag 43:06.383 --> 43:08.143 and can throw the rider off, 43:08.143 --> 43:09.863 leaving them vulnerable to being trampled by their own horse. 43:09.863 --> 43:10.863 Wait, wait, wait. 43:11.063 --> 43:13.503 Did you say applying force causes dragging? 43:13.503 --> 43:14.183 Oh, no. 43:14.343 --> 43:16.063 His Highness is testing the stirrups for Young Master Yao. 43:16.063 --> 43:16.703 What? 43:56.103 --> 43:57.583 Why is it blurry again?