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♪Shrugging off past burdens♪

♪Beneath the mask, who am I?♪

♪Release and find wider shores♪

♪Love's a riddle, and rain pours heavy♪

♪Crossed paths, now downward fall♪

♪From dust arises starlight's spark♪

♪Tearing through the night's dense blockade♪

♪Heart's flame illuminates all solitude♪

♪Let time's sails drift endlessly♪

♪Through wandering exile♪

♪Breaking free from the cocoon, I start anew♪

♪Moon as song, life as flame♪

♪Nameless heart clings fiercely♪

♪Let me♪

♪Charge toward the next raging river♪

♪Moon darts, snow falls♪

♪We tread rugged paths to reunite♪

♪Hands held tight♪

♪We forever live for love's sake♪

♪Shadow's spear burns fiercely♪

=Legend of The Female General=

=Episode 13=

I'm exhausted.

You slept for a full day, so you are exhausted.

Xiao Jue, you're still here?

No.

Commander.

No need.

I will

take it all at once.

Cheng Lisu said

it works best when hot.

Commander.

Mr. Shen is here.

Let him in.

Mr. Shen.

Commander.

As the chief instructor,

I hesitated in making decisions,

which cost us the chance.

Hu Yuanzhong led

the Liehe men

to kill a dozen new recruits.

I don't want your mercy

but your punishment.

Commander, Mr. Shen fulfilled his duties.

What's his fault?

Hu Yuanzhong is too cunning and Lei Hou is too deceptive.

How could we defend?

By that logic,

I should be punished.

No, Commander.

I failed your trust.

Moreover, He Yan

had given me

the defense layout.

But I still...

Defense layout?

(Defense Layout)

You may leave.

Yes.

(Defense Layout)

Explain.

Commander.

I was framed for murder

and thrown in jail.

You weren't at Yezhou Garrison.

If something had happened,

we would've been in danger.

So I drew a map

and had Miss Song

deliver it to Mr. Shen.

Great layout.

Quite detailed.

After all, I've been

at Yezhou Garrison for half a year.

I know the place

quite well.

Bring any new recruit here

and guess

if he can make

this defense layout?

My memory is perfect.

I'm gifted.

You're lying again.

Right?

Commander.

You always doubt me.

At least, show me some proof.

You've kept me by your side for long

and only discovered

my loyalty, quick wit,

courage, and wisdom.

Anything else?

Nothing.

Commander,

a true leader

rewards and punishes people fairly.

I helped resolve

Yezhou Garrison's crisis.

That's a merit.

Shouldn't you reward me?

Reward?

What reward do you want?

Can I join the battalion?

You're being unfair?

Approved.

Really?

Thank you.

Don't worry.

I'll lead the battalion well.

What makes you think

you can lead the battalion?

I believe I was born

to be a general.

Sometimes, I even feel

I was a female general in my past life.

Don't you believe me?

Or do you think

women can't be generals?

In this world,

whether men or women,

everyone can do

what they want.

Just do it well.

Thank you.

Don't get excited.

I allow you join the battalion

because your skills qualify you,

not because I believe your lies.

You are too competent.

A woman like you

joined Yezhou Garrison as a new recruit.

I don't believe there's no hidden story.

The day will come

when your secrets will be uncovered.

What secrets could I possibly have?

You and I were

simply meant to meet each other.

Thank you.

It's too bitter.

Isn't this

the candy I gave him last time?

Using my gift

to repay me?

How stingy.

(The Art of War)

Come in.

Isn't it my dear Miss He?

Stop that nonsense!

What are you saying?

I already know it.

What happened?

Tell me.

I was originally

the daughter of a minor city official.

Due to my beauty,

a local bully took an interest in me.

So I had to

disguise myself as a man and flee home.

Later, with no other choice,

I joined the military.

Mr. Cheng,

you must keep this secret for me.

Do you think

I'm easily fooled?

Fine.

I trust you.

Whatever you say,

I'll believe it.

Thank you, Mr. Cheng.

Take your medicine.

But that fool

is destined to take a fall.

Was it

after I warned you

that you started suspecting Lei Hou?

While investigating you,

we discovered his forged identity

was suspicious.

Then

doesn't that count as a merit for me?

I was wrong.

I won't do it again.

Cut the crap.

Follow me.

(Dungeon)

- Commander. - Commander.

Save your efforts.

I'll reveal nothing.

Remember this?

My brother's longevity lock.

Xiao Jue,

don't involve my family.

My brother knows nothing.

Spare him.

Do whatever

you want to punish me.

Even kill me if you must.

Please spare him.

You should've anticipated this.

As a death warrior,

how could you cling to false hopes?

Maybe you should've hidden

your family better.

Xiao Jue,

what exactly do you want?

Tell everything you know.

No rush.

I have time.

Take it easy.

What if I refuse?

You can try that.

I guarantee

next time,

I won't bring mere objects.

You truly live up to your name.

Such ruthless methods.

I've learned my lesson.

You seized power shortly after Xiao Zhongwu and his wife's deaths.

In Que City,

you showed no remorse while drowning tens of thousands.

No one

is more ruthless than you.

It seems you understand what kind of man I am.

I never give others second chances.

Wait.

I was originally from Que City.

After the city was flooded,

our home was destroyed,

leaving only me

and my dying younger brother.

When we were desperate,

we met Hu Yuanzhong.

He said he was

a Liehe merchant in Que City.

His wife and children died.

He wanted revenge

and asked if I'd join him.

Then you agreed?

Hatred consumed me then.

I agreed immediately.

He forged me a new identity

to enlist in Yezhou Garrison.

So you joined the battalion

to get close to Commander Xiao?

Yes.

But you are too capable,

as the main challenge to my joining the battalion.

I bribed Zheng Xuan

and tried to kill you through him.

But you survived

that wolf pack attack.

Recently,

Hu Yuanzhong contacted

Rida Muzi and Liehe forces.

They planned a coordinated attack.

Hu Yuanzhong came

to the barracks first

to inform me.

Every single one

of these things

couldn't be done

by Hu Yuanzhong,

a mere Liehe commoner.

There must be someone more powerful

pulling the strings.

Whether it's him

or the mastermind,

they planned this long ago

with grand ambitions.

I know I'm being used,

but I'll do anything

to get revenge.

Who is the mastermind behind him?

I've never met them.

Hu Yuanzhong has always

handled communications.

Xiao Jue.

I've told you everything

I know.

(Dungeon)

War's cruelty lies

in forcing impossible choices

upon people

everywhere, anytime,

trapping them

in moral dilemmas.

Hou.

Hou.

Brother.

- Hou. - Brother.

Hou.

Brother.

Hou.

I've missed you so much.

We followed the trail

and found

your brother.

The Commander

ordered us

to treat him well.

Don't think

this redeems your sins.

Those you drowned

will never return.

I never sought forgiveness.

The moment I ordered it,

I knew some crimes

would haunt me

forever.

He's just a Wutuo civilian

born in Que City.

He hid in barracks

and conspired with Rida Muzi.

He couldn't

do these things

on his own.

Are you just letting him go?

Let them leave.

Brother.

Wait here for me.

(Encrypted text)

So that love poem from Hu Yuanzhong

is in your hands.

This is coded communication.

My vengeance

was for those who never returned.

We're even.

But you still owe many others.

What was

the Que City battle really like?

They're right.

I am indeed cold-blooded

and cruel.

The battlefield changes rapidly.

Others may fear

and hesitate.

But a general cannot.

A general must decide.

You have no choice.

If you don't want to tell me,

I won't press.

That night in Que City,

there was a torrential downpour

we'd never seen.

(Wei Camp in Que City)

Commander.

The Wutuo Army

is resting in Que City,

not knowing our army

has reached the gates.

They have 30,000 men.

We only have 3,000 men.

Victory is unlikely even with surprise tactics.

We all have

a resolve to die.

No turning back.

How far is Que City from the nearby village?

Ten li.

If we release the reservoir

during the rain,

we will wipe Wutuo Army out.

If the rain doesn't worsen,

the nearby village

will remain safe.

Ride fast and deliver news to evacuate the villagers.

Also,

deploy rescuers

on standby.

Commander.

The rain intensified.

The water ran wild.

The village was destroyed.

Many people were swept away.

Release the water.

♪Walking through the crowd, without asking about the future♪

♪Wandering half a lifetime, solitary as the moon♪

♪Memories pile up, searching through the endless night♪

♪Longing continues, feelings are changing♪

♪Just to see you turn, a fleeting blush in your glance♪

♪Just to tread the snow you described♪

♪The fiercer fate intertwines, the farther we drift♪

♪It's hard to sever love or hatred♪

♪Before destiny is sealed♪

♪Again and again♪

♪My love rests between your fingers♪

♪Tears carve farewells, blurring my sight♪

♪Inarticulate lifelong wishes♪

♪Awaiting the spread of moonlight♪

Back then,

you only had 3,000 men.

No other choice existed.

It meant

sending you to die.

You did your best.

I didn't kill them,

but they died because of me.

♪Snow falls on windowsills, moments fading away♪

♪Before destiny is sealed♪

♪Again and again♪

In the past,

when I was upset,

I wanted someone to hold

and comfort me.

But I had no one.

So I hope

you can have me.

♪Awaiting the spread of moonlight♪

I'm better now.

Miss He's injuries

aren't healed yet.

You made her stand

in the snow all night.

Now, she's relapsed.

Uncle,

have some compassion.

Don't blame him.

I'm recovering well.

Stop making excuses for him.

You two

take advantage of

my medical expertise.

Fine. I'll stop bothering you.

I'll boil the herbs.

Drink this.

Commander.

Come in.

Commander.

(Encrypted text) Hu Yuanzhong's love poem

has chaotic content.

We analyzed it hard

but found nothing.

There's a bitter smell.

- Ginger soup. - Ginger soup.

Yes.

(Xiao)

You do it.

(Encrypted text)

(Hai hour on the 5th of the 8th lunar month, same place, Cimu)

What's going on?

The front of this note was written in ink,

and the back

with alum solution.

Once dried,

the writing disappears.

But when soaked in ginger soup,

the vanished words

reappear.

This is an old letter.

Perhaps Hu Yuanzhong

didn't fully trust the sender.

That's why he kept it.

Writing with alum solution

to deliver messages

was a method devised

by my father.

He only shared it with close associates.

How did you know that?

(How can I tell you)

(General Xiao)

(personally taught me?)

I

read it in a book.

Commander, are you suggesting

this note comes from

one of our own people?

A traitor in our army?

Where is

this "same place"?

And what does "Cimu"

mean?

"Cimu" refers to "Chai".

My father once had

a long-serving deputy general

named Chai Anxi.

But he died

with my father

at the Mingshui Battlefield.

Unless

he faked his death?

But he was part of your army.

Why did he betray us?

I'm not sure.

His deep knowledge

of our army,

combined with the encrypted text,

makes him the prime suspect.

If this is true,

then his involvement might

explain our defeat at Mingshui.

So we

must track down

Chai Anxi.

The agent you planted

was exposed rather quickly.

Lei Hou and the Liehe tribe

are so useless.

But the real agent

is someone else.

I found him in Que City.

After the flood,

the city became desolate.

I expect

the Xiao Army will soon withdraw.

Are you alright?

He's wounded

and weak.

He's been shadowing that troop for a while.

Save him first.

(Chai Anxi) Thank you.

You're not well.

No formalities.

You...

You're a soldier?

I mean no offense.

But earlier,

when dressing your wounds,

I noticed a dagger

engraved with "Xiao".

You're from the Xiao Army?

Relax.

The Xiao Army

is stationed here.

I saw their banner.

I'm just puzzled

why you haven't joined them.

You're not young anymore.

Retiring from battle

is understandable.

I'm no deserter.

(Xiao)

♪Light shines upon my heart♪

♪Unveiling scars, I choose to swim upstream♪

♪The resonance of courage rings loud and clear♪

♪It's the boldness that defines existence♪

♪I've seen the mountains♪

♪And trodden through ice♪

♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

♪Destiny is my creed♪

♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

♪Gazing through the mire♪

♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

♪There must always be a longing♪

♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

♪Light shines upon my heart♪

♪Unveiling scars, I choose to swim upstream♪

♪The resonance of courage rings loud and clear♪

♪It's the boldness that defines existence♪

♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

♪Burying frailty, embracing life through death♪

♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

♪With our unwavering true love, brave the world with me♪

♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

♪There must always be a longing♪

♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

♪Light shines upon my heart♪

♪Unveiling scars, I choose to swim upstream♪

♪The resonance of courage rings loud and clear♪

♪It's the boldness that defines existence♪

♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

♪Burying frailty, embracing life through death♪

♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

♪With our unwavering true love, brave the world with me♪