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♪Let this long river boil,
forging new mountains and seas♪

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♪Let the blade cut through the dust♪

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♪At the end of the other shore,
the long night finally pales♪

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♪Only then is this oath
not sworn in vain♪

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♪Let the torrents drench me,
frost and snow embrace me♪

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♪My resolve has never wavered♪

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♪Even after millennia,
I'll cleave mountains asunder♪

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♪I'll wait for the fog to clear,
the dawn to break, and for you to come♪

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♪Storms and turmoil rage♪

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♪Turbulent waves surge♪

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♪Trampling the dawn's light♪

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♪Let us venture together♪

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♪Let this long river boil,
forging new mountains and seas♪

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♪Let the blade cut through the dust♪

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♪At the end of the other shore,
the long night finally pales♪

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♪Only then is this oath
not sworn in vain♪

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♪Let the torrents drench me,
frost and snow embrace me♪

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♪My resolve has never wavered♪

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♪Even after millennia,
I'll cleave mountains asunder♪

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♪I'll wait for the fog to clear,
the dawn to break, and for you to come♪

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=The Journey of Legend=

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=Episode 24=

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Back then, Madam Wu gave me a dagger.

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She said Master Zhang
wanted me to have it.

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I accidentally discovered this spar
inside the dagger.

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And this spar is the Hero Token.

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But I couldn't discern any clues
about the Book of Oblivion.

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After finally obtaining the Hero Token,

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it contains no Book of Oblivion.

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These three fingerprints

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belonged to Shaolin's Tianzheng,

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Wudang's Taichan,

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and Emei's Zhichen.

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Among them, only Zhichen

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from Emei remains alive today.

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We can go to Emei.

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Even if we don't find

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the Book of Oblivion,

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we might uncover clues
about Yan Kuangtu.

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I've always felt Yan Kuangtu

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could cure your father.

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Moreover,

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I once promised Madam Wu

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to find Yan Kuangtu's sister.

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What's wrong?

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It's Tang Song.

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I sent a tracking bee after him

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when I was trapped.

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He's heading to Insect Valley now.

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Is something suspicious?

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The once-every-five-years
inheritor campaign

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is approaching.

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During this event,

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branch families
can challenge the first branch

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to the death.

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The winner becomes the new leader.

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However, the location
chosen for the campaign this time

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is the Insect Valley.

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That's why I'm suspicious.

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It's Tang Sect's forbidden area

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that's been sealed for many years.

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The Insect King's

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revival site is Insect Valley.

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So he's using the inheritor campaign
to access Insect Valley.

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Qiushui,

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you're seeking Sword King?

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But Qiushui,

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we didn't find that so-called king.

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The Embarrassment King?

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- Yes, him.
- We missed the real target.

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But I'll get evidence

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from Sword King.

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What should we do?

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Don't worry.

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I'll make Sword King leak information.

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And you'll weaken Power Gang's outposts

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under the pretense
of opposing Liu Suifeng.

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Count us in.

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Power Gang killed our father.
They're our sworn enemies.

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Now we sisters

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have joined the Shenzhou Alliance.

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Qiushui, our alliance

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keeps growing stronger.

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Thanks to all of you.

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Our alliance will

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bring peace to the martial world.

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But we need to stay vigilant.

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We must keep improving our skills.

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- Okay.
- Okay.

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Thank you for opening Insect Valley.

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Tonight is the inheritor campaign.

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This place will be guarded by us.

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I've always guarded Insect Valley.

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Why the change?

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Ask the five elders.

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Greetings, Discipline Elder

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and Four Verdict Elders.

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Hosting the campaign in Insect Valley

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requires replacing
all the valley's guards

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with Avici Tower convicts.

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This ensures impartiality.

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Open it.

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Withdraw your men.

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Understood.

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Thank you, elders.

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Please rest now.

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Young Master.

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The guards here

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are all our men now.

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You may proceed to the rear valley

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undisturbed.

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Not yet.

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Are you expecting trouble?

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If I were Xiao Qiushui,

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I'd surely come here today.

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Stay alert.

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Understood.

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Mr. Xiao, have you
found the Insect King?

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No.

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Without a pledge, why are you even here?

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Well,

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I'm here to save you.

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Insect King's shell?

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The eight stripes
will soon molt into seven.

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That's right.

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Now,

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the Power Gang uses corpse beetles
from Better-Dead Pills

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to control people.

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And the Insect King

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is about to molt.

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It needs rejuvenation.

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How does that concern me?

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Master Li didn't

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entrust such an important item to you.

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Instead, he gave this crucial item

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to someone else.

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Think about it.

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If Liu Suifeng truly revitalizes
the Insect King,

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he'll be the new Blood Sovereign.

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The Better-Dead Pills
control countless people,

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including you, right, Sword King?

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You know everything?

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Power Gang's Eight Kings
and all others above them

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are controlled by Better-Dead Pills.

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This measure

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prevents internal conflicts.

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If someone becomes
the new Blood Sovereign

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and breaks free from the pills' control,

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guess

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what fate those

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who oppose him will face.

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What do you propose?

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If I lure Liu Suifeng

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into killing one of the Eight Kings,

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the Better-Dead Pill
in his body will activate

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and inflict severe damage.

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Then

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we can both kill him.

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Since we're cooperating,

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you must tell me

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where his forces are stationed.

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That way I can arrange

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to destroy them.

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And then,

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you and I...

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Excellent tea.

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This is the entrance.

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Okay.

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Wait.

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Who ordered you
to guard the forbidden area?

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The elders' decision.

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It's the inheritor campaign.

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The family head didn't even show up.

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Dealing with you

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doesn't require my father's presence.

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Let us through now!

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Who gave you the audacity
to act this way?

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If you disagree,

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let's settle it now.

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Come on.

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Madam Tang has arrived!

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Welcome, Madam.

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Coming this far
is already annoying enough.

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Four Verdicts and Discipline,

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was choosing this location

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for the inheritor campaign your idea?

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Yes.

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Enough. Let's begin quickly.

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What's happening?

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Lower the sedan!

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What happened?

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Some mysterious pebble

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injured my foot.

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I disturbed Madam.

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Please forgive me.

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Enough. Get another carrier.

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Yes.

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You.

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Carry the sedan.

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Lift the sedan.

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Lower the sedan.

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The night is cold and damp.

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This inheritor campaign night

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will be difficult to endure.

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Welcome, Madam.

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Xiao Qiushui has entered.

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No one enters the back valley.

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Understood.

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Tang Song

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has orchestrated so many schemes.

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I suspect a greater conspiracy
behind him.

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When you go to the Scorpion Arena,

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be cautious in everything.

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The campaign happens every five years.

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I've grown used to it over the years.

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If I can't handle
this level of situation,

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how do I lead the first branch?

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Find a way to the back valley.

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Leave the rest to me.

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Tang Song,

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it seems like no other branches
are coming up.

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Our first branch
versus your third branch.

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Let's have a fight.

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Tang Qing,

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aren't these two supposed to be
the best fighters from the third branch?

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Why aren't they coming up?

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Tang Song,

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you've delayed entering the arena
for so long.

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What tricks are you trying to play
in front of Madam?

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Stop holding back.

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Tang Qing, you go first.

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Let's finish early so we can rest.

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Yes.

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You're so eager to cross blades with me.

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Aren't you anxious?

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Make your move.

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Master Liu,

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is this the perfect ground
that nurtures the Insect King?

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Thick miasma blankets this place,
with fungi carpeting the soil.

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It's perfect.

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The moon has risen.

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I'll begin now.

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Guard it well.

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I'll remove the threats.

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Ghost King.

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Qu Hanshan, you!

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It's Master Li's treasure.

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Does Liu Suifeng plan
to keep it to himself?

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Qu Hanshan, it's Master Li's order.

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What if Liu Suifeng's lying?

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Hand the Insect King to me.

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I'll verify with Master Li.

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Interrupting its feeding
will undo all our efforts.

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If you won't surrender it,

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I'll borrow your corpse instead.

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Xiao Qiushui,

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do you think
sixty years of internal energy

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would let you ambush me?

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We both came prepared, as expected.

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Our disguises
when entering the valley earlier

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were merely theatrics.

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Avoiding me

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isn't your usual style.

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Why not show yourself

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and let's talk properly?

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Don't you want to know
where your parents'

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corpses are kept?

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I've preserved them well.

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Keeping their corpses intact

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required significant effort.

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But rest assured,

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they remain perfectly preserved.

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Not even sword-sheath blows
could bend them.

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Though the sounds were rather grating.

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Ghost King?

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Tang Song,

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you aren't my rival.

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Qu Hanshan,

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it's you!

280
00:20:48,111 --> 00:20:51,150
Liu Suifeng, you're clever as ever.
You guessed right.

281
00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:54,351
I subdued the Ghost King
and placed him here disguised

282
00:20:54,351 --> 00:20:55,630
to make you kill him.

283
00:20:56,710 --> 00:21:00,390
You allied with Xiao Qiushui?

284
00:21:00,390 --> 00:21:01,230
Why not?

285
00:21:01,950 --> 00:21:02,910
Eliminating you

286
00:21:02,910 --> 00:21:04,670
grants me sole control of the gang,

287
00:21:04,670 --> 00:21:06,351
inheriting the Insect King,

288
00:21:06,351 --> 00:21:08,190
and ruling the entire martial world.

289
00:21:08,190 --> 00:21:10,871
This collaboration serves me well.

290
00:22:06,150 --> 00:22:06,710
Song,

291
00:22:07,351 --> 00:22:09,470
the Death Warrant weapon
is banned inside Tang Sect.

292
00:22:10,071 --> 00:22:10,990
You mustn't use it.

293
00:22:23,670 --> 00:22:24,230
Look!

294
00:22:25,150 --> 00:22:25,670
What's that?

295
00:22:29,351 --> 00:22:33,230
The inheritor campaign has begun.
It must proceed.

296
00:22:33,230 --> 00:22:35,351
Tang Fang has already won
four consecutive matches.

297
00:22:35,351 --> 00:22:38,311
One more victory secures
the first branch leadership.

298
00:22:45,950 --> 00:22:47,430
Qu Hanshan,

299
00:22:47,430 --> 00:22:48,551
you've been deceived by him.

300
00:24:35,150 --> 00:24:36,430
Tang Song,

301
00:24:36,430 --> 00:24:37,190
you've lost.

302
00:24:38,751 --> 00:24:39,630
Madam,

303
00:24:39,630 --> 00:24:41,630
Tang Song used dark arts to coerce us.

304
00:24:41,630 --> 00:24:42,710
Please judge us fairly.

305
00:24:43,710 --> 00:24:53,670
Punish Tang Song!
Punish Tang Song! Punish Tang Song!

306
00:24:53,670 --> 00:24:54,990
Punish him severely!

307
00:24:54,990 --> 00:24:57,910
Madams, Tang Song forced us with gu bugs

308
00:24:57,910 --> 00:24:59,950
to hold the inheritor campaign
in Insect Valley.

309
00:24:59,950 --> 00:25:02,390
He then used the five elders'
authority over the Avici Tower

310
00:25:02,390 --> 00:25:03,511
to replace guards

311
00:25:03,511 --> 00:25:05,230
with masked convicts.

312
00:25:08,551 --> 00:25:09,311
Come forward.

313
00:25:23,751 --> 00:25:25,150
I'm Xiao Qiushui of Huanhua Sect.

314
00:25:25,150 --> 00:25:26,190
Greetings, Madam Tang.

315
00:25:27,230 --> 00:25:28,710
So you're Xiao Qiushui?

316
00:25:29,831 --> 00:25:31,150
For the Tang Sect's arena,

317
00:25:31,150 --> 00:25:33,551
interruption by outsiders
demands a life as forfeit.

318
00:25:36,150 --> 00:25:37,071
Madam, the truth is,

319
00:25:37,831 --> 00:25:39,591
when Tang Song used a forbidden weapon,

320
00:25:39,591 --> 00:25:41,031
the campaign officially ended.

321
00:25:41,031 --> 00:25:44,710
Xiao Qiushui only intervened afterward
to aid me.

322
00:25:44,710 --> 00:25:46,150
So he didn't break the rules.

323
00:25:46,150 --> 00:25:48,511
How did he infiltrate Insect Valley?

324
00:25:49,591 --> 00:25:52,271
Fang, you couldn't have been unaware,
could you?

325
00:25:55,271 --> 00:25:56,031
Madam Tang,

326
00:25:57,071 --> 00:26:00,271
I admit wrongdoing
in entering your forbidden area.

327
00:26:00,271 --> 00:26:03,630
But Tang Song
colluded with the Power Gang,

328
00:26:03,630 --> 00:26:05,710
lending Insect Valley
to rejuvenate gu bugs.

329
00:26:05,710 --> 00:26:07,990
I merely came to stop them.

330
00:26:08,831 --> 00:26:10,551
Now I've slain the Insect King,

331
00:26:11,230 --> 00:26:13,990
and all Tang Sect members
afflicted by gu poison have recovered.

332
00:26:14,591 --> 00:26:17,430
I simply came to help Tang Sect

333
00:26:17,430 --> 00:26:18,710
by purging the traitors.

334
00:26:29,751 --> 00:26:30,990
Tang Song,

335
00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:31,710
is that true?

336
00:26:33,710 --> 00:26:35,630
We survivors can testify.

337
00:26:36,271 --> 00:26:38,230
You'd better confess everything.

338
00:26:39,190 --> 00:26:40,710
I acted foolishly.

339
00:26:40,710 --> 00:26:42,111
The Power Gang exploited me.

340
00:26:42,111 --> 00:26:44,511
Spare me, Madam! Have mercy!

341
00:26:44,511 --> 00:26:45,390
Madam, have mercy!

342
00:26:47,831 --> 00:26:50,871
It's rare to see such a ruthless junior.

343
00:26:50,871 --> 00:26:51,910
Pity.

344
00:26:52,591 --> 00:26:55,111
Send Tang Song
and the third branch members

345
00:26:55,111 --> 00:26:56,390
to Avici Tower.

346
00:26:57,071 --> 00:26:58,710
No! Madam, have mercy!

347
00:26:58,710 --> 00:26:59,910
Mercy, Madam! No!

348
00:27:00,751 --> 00:27:02,190
Let me go! Spare me, Madam!

349
00:27:02,190 --> 00:27:04,031
Madam, have mercy!

350
00:27:04,031 --> 00:27:06,311
- Have mercy!
- Madam! Madam!

351
00:27:06,311 --> 00:27:09,071
Madam, I knew nothing of this.

352
00:27:09,071 --> 00:27:10,950
I was deceived by Tang Song.

353
00:27:10,950 --> 00:27:13,511
Believe me, Madam! I beg you!

354
00:27:13,511 --> 00:27:15,791
Believe me, Madam!

355
00:27:36,430 --> 00:27:38,311
Though Avici Tower brings suffering,

356
00:27:39,111 --> 00:27:40,950
it's no reason for suicide.

357
00:27:41,591 --> 00:27:42,871
I was wronged.

358
00:27:43,871 --> 00:27:45,511
Hence my desperate act.

359
00:27:48,831 --> 00:27:52,390
Eradicating the third branch
would reduce our vitality.

360
00:27:52,390 --> 00:27:55,710
Let her do chores
in my courtyard instead.

361
00:27:56,831 --> 00:27:59,511
Thank you, Madam! Thank you!

362
00:28:15,791 --> 00:28:17,511
You're Huanhua's third son,

363
00:28:17,511 --> 00:28:19,190
Xiao Qiushui, correct?

364
00:28:19,190 --> 00:28:19,670
Yes.

365
00:28:21,071 --> 00:28:23,791
You've caused chaos in my domain.

366
00:28:23,791 --> 00:28:25,511
If I let this go,

367
00:28:25,511 --> 00:28:26,670
wouldn't Tang Sect

368
00:28:26,670 --> 00:28:28,150
be deeply humiliated?

369
00:28:29,630 --> 00:28:30,511
Madam,

370
00:28:30,511 --> 00:28:31,351
- he's...
- Fang.

371
00:28:31,990 --> 00:28:34,630
Smuggling outsiders
into our sect is also a grave offense.

372
00:28:35,390 --> 00:28:35,990
Guards!

373
00:28:37,031 --> 00:28:39,390
Take Tang Fang to Avici Tower too.

374
00:28:39,390 --> 00:28:39,990
Yes!

375
00:28:39,990 --> 00:28:40,511
Madam,

376
00:28:41,670 --> 00:28:43,031
why this severity?

377
00:28:43,031 --> 00:28:46,190
When Power Gang members
exposed me earlier,

378
00:28:47,591 --> 00:28:50,710
you sent sedan bearers to rescue me.

379
00:28:50,710 --> 00:28:52,591
With the campaign held in Insect Valley,

380
00:28:53,390 --> 00:28:54,990
you knew troubles would arise.

381
00:28:55,630 --> 00:28:56,910
Yet you didn't stop Tang Song.

382
00:28:57,751 --> 00:28:59,791
Your contradictory actions

383
00:28:59,791 --> 00:29:01,791
were deliberate, weren't they?

384
00:29:02,470 --> 00:29:03,551
Why would I do that?

385
00:29:05,551 --> 00:29:07,071
To purge internal threats

386
00:29:07,751 --> 00:29:09,710
while avoiding Power Gang's wrath.

387
00:29:09,710 --> 00:29:11,390
So you used me

388
00:29:11,390 --> 00:29:13,990
to eliminate intruders

389
00:29:13,990 --> 00:29:16,351
and expose Tang Song's schemes.

390
00:29:17,190 --> 00:29:18,351
Therefore,

391
00:29:18,351 --> 00:29:20,551
Tang Fang didn't break sect rules

392
00:29:20,551 --> 00:29:22,511
by secretly bringing me in.

393
00:29:22,511 --> 00:29:24,791
Rather, she understood your intent

394
00:29:24,791 --> 00:29:25,670
and acted preemptively

395
00:29:26,311 --> 00:29:27,910
to resolve your concerns.

396
00:29:37,551 --> 00:29:38,950
I don't understand

397
00:29:38,950 --> 00:29:40,071
your words.

398
00:29:40,710 --> 00:29:43,591
Xiao Qiushui, you trespassed.

399
00:29:43,591 --> 00:29:46,871
If I let you leave unscathed,

400
00:29:48,230 --> 00:29:49,630
it'd break rules.

401
00:30:07,551 --> 00:30:08,351
Xiao Qiushui,

402
00:30:08,990 --> 00:30:11,271
since you possess
Tang Sect's invitation token,

403
00:30:11,271 --> 00:30:13,470
I shall overlook the transgressions

404
00:30:14,511 --> 00:30:15,630
of you and Tang Fang.

405
00:30:16,551 --> 00:30:17,551
Tang Fang is absolved.

406
00:30:18,271 --> 00:30:20,990
And the first branch retains status.

407
00:30:20,990 --> 00:30:21,950
It was a long night.

408
00:30:22,630 --> 00:30:24,230
Retire and rest.

409
00:30:39,150 --> 00:30:41,150
Why didn't you
block Madam's palm strike?

410
00:30:42,311 --> 00:30:42,990
That strike

411
00:30:43,831 --> 00:30:45,630
was a display for the Tang Sect

412
00:30:46,271 --> 00:30:47,511
and to reinforce discipline.

413
00:30:48,551 --> 00:30:49,511
I couldn't evade it.

414
00:30:50,430 --> 00:30:51,190
Are you alright?

415
00:30:51,791 --> 00:30:52,470
I'm fine.

416
00:30:53,511 --> 00:30:54,551
No time to waste.

417
00:30:54,551 --> 00:30:55,470
Let's go.

418
00:31:06,390 --> 00:31:08,390
I painstakingly planted Sword King,

419
00:31:09,190 --> 00:31:11,031
yet he was uprooted so easily.

420
00:31:12,511 --> 00:31:14,511
I underestimated you.

421
00:31:37,871 --> 00:31:38,511
Young Master!

422
00:31:43,190 --> 00:31:44,591
You're injured. You need rest.

423
00:31:44,591 --> 00:31:45,751
Don't strain your energy.

424
00:31:46,990 --> 00:31:48,271
He destroyed my Insect King

425
00:31:49,071 --> 00:31:50,190
and killed two kings.

426
00:31:51,351 --> 00:31:54,150
Xiao Qiushui killed three birds
with one stone.

427
00:31:54,150 --> 00:31:56,430
What a vicious scheme he's executed.

428
00:31:56,430 --> 00:31:57,071
Young Master,

429
00:31:57,990 --> 00:32:00,551
should we inform Master Li about this?

430
00:32:01,791 --> 00:32:02,470
Liu Suifeng!

431
00:32:07,950 --> 00:32:08,871
Liu Suifeng,

432
00:32:08,871 --> 00:32:09,871
shouldn't you give us

433
00:32:09,871 --> 00:32:10,751
an explanation today?

434
00:32:11,670 --> 00:32:12,271
Blade King,

435
00:32:12,990 --> 00:32:15,591
who gave you the guts
to disrespect Master Liu?

436
00:32:15,591 --> 00:32:17,551
What are you uninvited guests here for?

437
00:32:17,551 --> 00:32:18,271
Are you rebelling?

438
00:32:19,271 --> 00:32:21,351
I owe you no explanations.

439
00:32:22,791 --> 00:32:24,190
Liu Suifeng,

440
00:32:24,190 --> 00:32:26,710
enough with your eloquence.

441
00:32:26,710 --> 00:32:27,670
Eight Kings were created

442
00:32:27,670 --> 00:32:29,791
to balance your monopoly of power.

443
00:32:29,791 --> 00:32:30,950
The gang has its rules.

444
00:32:31,630 --> 00:32:34,190
Even if Master Li spares you today,

445
00:32:34,950 --> 00:32:36,990
we won't let this slide.

446
00:32:42,150 --> 00:32:44,351
With the Better-Dead Pills lifted,

447
00:32:44,351 --> 00:32:47,111
you besieged me
without Master Li's order.

448
00:32:48,031 --> 00:32:50,271
Do the gang rules mean nothing to you?

449
00:32:50,950 --> 00:32:53,831
They say you never miscalculate,

450
00:32:53,831 --> 00:32:56,871
yet you keep failing
against that Xiao brat.

451
00:32:56,871 --> 00:32:58,190
Is your 'miscalculating'

452
00:32:58,190 --> 00:32:59,591
just an empty reputation

453
00:32:59,591 --> 00:33:01,351
or deliberate failure?

454
00:33:01,351 --> 00:33:02,950
Why waste words?

455
00:33:02,950 --> 00:33:04,271
Cripple him now

456
00:33:04,271 --> 00:33:06,670
before his schemes cause more trouble.

457
00:33:09,591 --> 00:33:11,511
Everyone, hold on.

458
00:33:23,710 --> 00:33:24,630
I admit fault.

459
00:33:26,031 --> 00:33:27,430
Master Li can decide my punishment.

460
00:33:28,071 --> 00:33:31,791
But if anyone plots rebellion,

461
00:33:32,710 --> 00:33:38,230
I'll personally
purge the gang of traitors.

462
00:33:38,230 --> 00:33:39,430
No one is rebelling.

463
00:33:39,430 --> 00:33:41,591
We remain loyal to Master Li.

464
00:33:41,591 --> 00:33:43,150
Yet to you, it's different.

465
00:33:43,150 --> 00:33:45,311
You overstep your authority arrogantly.

466
00:33:45,311 --> 00:33:47,710
I'll discipline you even if it kills me.

467
00:33:49,351 --> 00:33:51,710
This blade was forged for you.

468
00:34:02,470 --> 00:34:03,670
Master Li.

469
00:34:06,871 --> 00:34:07,910
Suifeng failed

470
00:34:08,791 --> 00:34:10,590
because Sword King harbored treachery.

471
00:34:11,430 --> 00:34:13,151
If blame must fall,

472
00:34:13,151 --> 00:34:16,070
blame me for focusing only on my plans

473
00:34:17,030 --> 00:34:18,430
while neglecting

474
00:34:18,430 --> 00:34:21,711
the gang's growing internal conflicts.

475
00:34:21,711 --> 00:34:22,950
allowing others to exploit us

476
00:34:24,191 --> 00:34:27,271
and use our factionalism
to create chaos.

477
00:34:34,990 --> 00:34:36,151
The Better-Dead Pills

478
00:34:36,950 --> 00:34:40,151
were meant to prevent infighting.

479
00:34:40,151 --> 00:34:41,550
If they cause resentment,

480
00:34:42,231 --> 00:34:44,791
we'll abolish them henceforth.

481
00:34:46,751 --> 00:34:48,950
Today I'll reveal my true plans

482
00:34:49,791 --> 00:34:53,110
and give you a proper explanation.

483
00:35:26,590 --> 00:35:27,271
Father.

484
00:35:28,311 --> 00:35:28,950
Mother.

485
00:35:30,751 --> 00:35:31,671
I'm unfilial.

486
00:35:33,390 --> 00:35:35,271
I've failed to rebuild Huanhua.

487
00:35:38,271 --> 00:35:40,191
I can't even protect our sword manuals.

488
00:35:41,030 --> 00:35:42,871
How can I restore our sect?

489
00:35:45,351 --> 00:35:46,831
I'm useless.

490
00:35:48,271 --> 00:35:48,871
Yiren,

491
00:35:50,590 --> 00:35:51,950
don't blame yourself too much.

492
00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:53,831
Xueyu,

493
00:35:57,430 --> 00:35:59,151
now the Nangong family provokes us.

494
00:36:01,631 --> 00:36:03,910
Though I hold this sword,

495
00:36:03,910 --> 00:36:05,831
I can do nothing.

496
00:36:05,831 --> 00:36:07,030
I'm truly worthless.

497
00:36:07,711 --> 00:36:11,470
Everyone shuns our family
when we're down.

498
00:36:12,311 --> 00:36:14,351
We can't even remain in Jin City.

499
00:36:15,990 --> 00:36:17,070
But rest assured,

500
00:36:19,030 --> 00:36:20,470
even at the cost of my life,

501
00:36:22,351 --> 00:36:23,791
I'll protect you.

502
00:36:31,831 --> 00:36:32,430
Yiren,

503
00:36:33,231 --> 00:36:37,110
you've shouldered too much
for our family.

504
00:36:37,990 --> 00:36:38,711
And I

505
00:36:40,430 --> 00:36:42,590
yearn to rebuild Huanhua too

506
00:36:44,950 --> 00:36:46,871
to honor our parents' spirits.

507
00:36:53,271 --> 00:36:54,311
I

508
00:36:58,510 --> 00:37:00,191
will marry Nangong Wushang.

509
00:37:06,030 --> 00:37:06,910
No, Xueyu.

510
00:37:08,030 --> 00:37:09,590
Don't marry for the sword manuals.

511
00:37:11,950 --> 00:37:13,191
This is the least

512
00:37:15,430 --> 00:37:16,390
I can do now.

513
00:37:18,231 --> 00:37:21,910
I could never repay our parents' love.

514
00:37:22,871 --> 00:37:24,831
I'll marry Nangong Wushang

515
00:37:27,550 --> 00:37:29,351
to serve our family

516
00:37:30,791 --> 00:37:31,711
and honor our parents.

517
00:38:43,430 --> 00:38:45,070
You took a palm strike after all.

518
00:38:45,070 --> 00:38:46,110
Don't ignore it.

519
00:38:46,110 --> 00:38:47,070
Here's medicine.

520
00:38:49,390 --> 00:38:50,030
Thank you.

521
00:38:52,550 --> 00:38:53,351
Sit down.

522
00:39:02,430 --> 00:39:02,910
Here.

523
00:39:09,711 --> 00:39:10,631
I told you

524
00:39:11,271 --> 00:39:12,711
to rest properly.

525
00:39:12,711 --> 00:39:13,871
Yet you insisted on coming.

526
00:39:17,191 --> 00:39:17,990
It wasn't far.

527
00:39:18,671 --> 00:39:19,910
Don't worry, Physician Tang.

528
00:39:26,430 --> 00:39:28,791
Stop making that sourpuss face.

529
00:39:28,791 --> 00:39:29,351
Unbelievable.

530
00:39:30,351 --> 00:39:30,950
Qiushui.

531
00:39:30,950 --> 00:39:31,550
Qiushui.

532
00:39:36,791 --> 00:39:38,231
Bad timing?

533
00:39:39,151 --> 00:39:39,910
I'm parched.

534
00:39:48,311 --> 00:39:50,191
Did they add sugar to this tea?

535
00:39:50,191 --> 00:39:51,191
A lot of it.

536
00:39:52,510 --> 00:39:53,711
It's cloyingly sweet.

537
00:40:00,950 --> 00:40:01,590
Qiu,

538
00:40:02,191 --> 00:40:04,070
your guqin looks nice.

539
00:40:04,070 --> 00:40:06,751
How about we play a tune together?

540
00:40:13,671 --> 00:40:15,470
What's wrong with you?

541
00:40:15,470 --> 00:40:16,030
Him?

542
00:40:17,271 --> 00:40:20,191
Our famously charming Mr. Zuoqiu

543
00:40:20,191 --> 00:40:22,590
is about to bid farewell
to his romantic escapades.

544
00:40:22,590 --> 00:40:23,470
Hard to let go?

545
00:40:25,231 --> 00:40:27,070
I thought I could outdrink Qu Mushuang.

546
00:40:27,831 --> 00:40:29,470
I planned to tell her after winning

547
00:40:29,470 --> 00:40:31,390
that I don't like her sister

548
00:40:31,390 --> 00:40:32,590
but her.

549
00:40:38,631 --> 00:40:40,470
This is too complicated.

550
00:40:40,470 --> 00:40:41,871
Though I practice grappling,

551
00:40:41,871 --> 00:40:43,311
my master once said

552
00:40:43,311 --> 00:40:45,110
the Qus' supreme technique Spring Night

553
00:40:45,110 --> 00:40:46,191
resembles silken grappling.

554
00:40:46,831 --> 00:40:48,191
Like a spring breeze in dreams,

555
00:40:48,191 --> 00:40:49,351
it breaks defenses easily.

556
00:40:49,351 --> 00:40:51,590
Its elegance remains unmatched.

557
00:40:51,590 --> 00:40:52,791
I refused to believe it.

558
00:40:52,791 --> 00:40:54,510
Until Qu Mushuang
saved me with her sword.

559
00:40:55,351 --> 00:40:56,590
Then I realized

560
00:40:56,590 --> 00:40:58,151
all sword techniques I've seen

561
00:40:58,151 --> 00:40:59,910
pale compared to the sword flurry

562
00:40:59,910 --> 00:41:00,711
she made that day.

563
00:41:03,390 --> 00:41:06,191
Then why don't you

564
00:41:06,191 --> 00:41:07,711
just tell Mushuang directly?

565
00:41:09,871 --> 00:41:14,070
Qu Mushuang is stubborn and protective.

566
00:41:14,070 --> 00:41:17,430
Now that Qu Minmiao likes Chaoran,

567
00:41:17,430 --> 00:41:19,110
if Chaoran confesses to Qu Mushuang

568
00:41:19,110 --> 00:41:20,510
his true feelings,

569
00:41:21,191 --> 00:41:22,711
I'm afraid

570
00:41:22,711 --> 00:41:24,151
she might cut ties with him.

571
00:41:31,550 --> 00:41:32,550
Lady Tang's right.

572
00:41:33,351 --> 00:41:33,910
Qiu,

573
00:41:34,711 --> 00:41:36,070
you should

574
00:41:36,070 --> 00:41:38,070
be upfront about such matters.

575
00:41:38,070 --> 00:41:39,510
Understood?

576
00:41:39,510 --> 00:41:41,910
Qiushui, I'm back!

577
00:41:53,151 --> 00:41:55,488
♪As waterside blossoms wither♪

578
00:41:55,488 --> 00:42:00,511
♪How brief this mortal journey goes♪

579
00:42:00,511 --> 00:42:02,860
♪The bleak wind starts to blow♪

580
00:42:02,860 --> 00:42:07,315
♪Like a mournful farewell ode♪

581
00:42:08,003 --> 00:42:10,330
♪When zither breaks, who'll sing along♪

582
00:42:10,330 --> 00:42:12,767
♪How deep does sorrow flow♪

583
00:42:12,767 --> 00:42:15,532
♪Gazing at the moon beyond horizons♪

584
00:42:16,428 --> 00:42:23,148
♪Let tears fall
where maple leaves stay calm♪

585
00:42:27,730 --> 00:42:29,228
♪Regret remains wordless♪

586
00:42:29,228 --> 00:42:31,116
♪Broken spears sink in sand♪

587
00:42:31,116 --> 00:42:34,252
♪Yesterday's like an elusive dream♪

588
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:36,684
♪So many moments♪

589
00:42:36,684 --> 00:42:38,700
♪Turned to endless miles♪

590
00:42:38,700 --> 00:42:41,900
♪Wild weeds overgrow what was home♪

591
00:42:42,860 --> 00:42:44,238
♪Love, hatred, and debts unpaid♪

592
00:42:44,238 --> 00:42:46,069
♪Grudges fall like rain♪

593
00:42:46,069 --> 00:42:50,260
♪Endless regrets tangled like hemp♪

594
00:42:50,260 --> 00:42:53,884
♪Missed chances at time's crossroads♪

595
00:42:53,884 --> 00:42:56,810
♪This inescapable fate♪

596
00:42:56,810 --> 00:42:59,724
♪A touch ripples the moonlit water♪

597
00:42:59,724 --> 00:43:02,789
♪What remains♪

598
00:43:04,204 --> 00:43:07,080
♪The broken sword wails,
trapped in despair♪

599
00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:11,242
♪This heart-piercing punishment♪

600
00:43:11,242 --> 00:43:13,580
♪As waterside blossoms wither♪

601
00:43:13,580 --> 00:43:18,668
♪How brief this mortal journey goes♪

602
00:43:18,668 --> 00:43:20,812
♪The bleak wind starts to blow♪

603
00:43:20,812 --> 00:43:26,155
♪Like a mournful farewell ode♪

604
00:43:26,155 --> 00:43:28,428
♪When zither breaks, who'll sing along♪

605
00:43:28,428 --> 00:43:30,988
♪How deep does sorrow flow♪

606
00:43:30,988 --> 00:43:34,595
♪Gazing at the moon beyond horizons♪

607
00:43:34,595 --> 00:43:43,472
♪Let tears fall
where maple leaves stay calm♪

608
00:43:44,492 --> 00:43:46,924
♪When zither breaks, who'll sing along♪

609
00:43:46,924 --> 00:43:49,582
♪How deep does sorrow flow♪

610
00:43:49,582 --> 00:43:53,260
♪Gazing at the moon beyond horizons♪

611
00:43:53,260 --> 00:43:59,852
♪Let tears fall
where maple leaves stay calm♪

612
00:44:00,832 --> 00:44:09,900
♪As flowers fall, so does the heart♪