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[The Unclouded Soul]
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[Episode 26]
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Where am I?
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Is anyone here?
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Hello?
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Anyone around?
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How beautiful.
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Xiao Yao,
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is this really you?
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Gorgeous,
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stunning...
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Perfect descriptions of you.
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But who am I now?
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Who's there?
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Your Highness,
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it's time for lunch.
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"Your Highness"?
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Am I in the imperial palace?
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I am Princess Ning'an?
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Yes, Your Highness.
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Anything wrong?
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What else?
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Your Highness rarely talks to others
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and enjoys reading, writing, and painting
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in your bedchamber alone.
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Your Highness doesn't even show
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much interest in items of gold and silver.
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Your Highness?
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Go on.
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Has the princess...
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I mean, have I
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been like this since childhood?
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Well...
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Say it.
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I heard
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Your Highness
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was given birth by a maid.
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Disdaining such humble
origins, His Majesty has always
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neglected Your Highness.
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Your Highness doesn't even
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get to see His Majesty once in a year.
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That's why Your Highness
has grown increasingly silent.
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As time passes,
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rumor even has it that Your Highness...
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is a jinx.
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Have I...
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always looked like this?
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Yes.
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What's your name?
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It's Mocui,
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which was given by Your Highness.
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I'm just teasing you
and joking around.
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Of course I know your name is Mocui.
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I realize I've been like
this since I was little.
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I'm also aware that I'm Princess Ning'an.
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All those questions were only a test.
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Mocui,
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do you know
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where demons reside now?
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No, I don't.
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Your Highness,
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please do not speak of demons again,
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or His Majesty will impose more punishment.
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"More"?
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Previously, Your Highness spoke for demons.
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His Majesty learned about it,
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went absolutely livid,
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and ordered to confine Your Highness
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to your bedchamber.
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Got it.
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Your Highness, you cannot go out.
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There will be more punishment
if His Majesty finds out,
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Your Highness!
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Step aside.
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We're guarding Yong'an
Palace by imperial order.
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We beg for Your Highness's understanding.
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You guys will pay for this.
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How come I can't use
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spiritual power in this place?
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Both of you, hurry up.
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There are many other places to clean.
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Give it to me.
Sure.
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Be careful.
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Yes.
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Alright.
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Come with me to check out other places.
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Yes.
Sure.
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Watch your step.
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness, if you run away,
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we lowly servants will lose our heads.
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Please forgive us.
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I'm only forbidden from
leaving Yong'an Palace,
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not the bedchamber!
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The princess barely carried any authority.
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What are these?
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Even the books she read are so boring.
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[Drunk and seated alone, to
whom shall I tell my sorrow?]
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[The waning autumn moon will not be whole.
Snow lies lonely on frontier mountains.]
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Did Ning'an write this?
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Drunk and seated alone,
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to whom shall I tell my sorrow?
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The waning autumn moon will not be whole.
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Snow lies lonely on frontier mountains.
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Where did the Demon Lord hide
a hundred years before my time?
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When will I ever find Hong Ye?
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[Yong'an Palace]
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness,
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it's time for dinner.
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Your Highness?
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Your Highness...
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Sit down.
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Please spare me, Your Highness.
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Just put on my clothes
and sleep here tonight.
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I promise to be back before dawn.
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But I dare not.
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Will you undress yourself
or shall I help you?
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I'll do it myself.
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I beg you, Your Highness.
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Please do return before dawn.
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The Demon King is coming!
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What? What's going on?
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Run!
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What's happening?
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The Feiyu Guard set a trap
to catch the Demon King,
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yet the latter still managed to escape!
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Run, or you'll die when
the Demon King gets here!
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The Demon King?
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Feiyu Guards on a demon hunt!
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Those who obstruct us will die!
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I have no intention of killing.
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All I want is to retrieve the
sacred artifact of us demons.
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Since it's not in your place,
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I'll go search somewhere else.
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You demon!
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Demon,
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you think you can enter
and leave the imperial palace
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just as you please?
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Then let's see
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if you're able to stop me.
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[Yong'an Palace]
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Hong Ye was formidable.
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How did Princess Ning'an
manage to wound him?
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Hong Ye didn't recognize me just now.
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That means he hadn't known Ning'an
by this moment a hundred years ago.
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He could've just fled.
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Why did he turn back?
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Was it to save me?
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But why would he save me?
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Does he know who I am or not?
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What are you looking at?
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You're that maid I just met, right?
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Yes, I am.
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Well, not exactly.
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May I ask if you're
here to deflower a maiden
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or to have a clandestine affair?
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Aren't you afraid of me?
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Why should I be afraid of you?
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Don't all you humans fear
being devoured by demons?
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How handsome of you.
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You don't strike me
as a man-eating monster.
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Besides,
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if you wanted to eat humans,
you would've done so already,
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instead of browsing around over there.
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Interesting.
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You're still as good-looking as ever.
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Who are you really?
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I am...
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What?
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Xiao Yao didn't exist a hundred years ago.
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I guess I'll have to acquaint with him
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using the identity of Ning'an.
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I am Ning'an.
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May I have your name?
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Has my message been passed along?
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[Wang Hong]
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Rest assured, sir.
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He who dares to spill a
word about what just happened
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will make an enemy of us Feiyu Guards.
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[Yong'an Palace]
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Good.
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Has the princess's bedchamber
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been searched?
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Not yet.
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Princess Ning'an
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is being confined...
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for defending demons.
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Don't leave!
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-Let go. -You...
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No way.
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-Let go. -I won't!
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Let go of me!
As my father says,
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persistent pursuit wears
down the strongest resistance.
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I must hold onto you.
Let go!
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No way!
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Is this the etiquette
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the human emperor taught you?
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Yes.
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Hong Ye!
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How do you know my name?
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I...
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Tell me.
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I dreamed of you.
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A man who looked exactly like you
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in my dream told me he was named Hong Ye.
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I don't know how that happened.
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Even as a royal princess,
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I'm nothing
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but a poor girl despised by her father
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and regarded as a jinx by
all in the imperial palace.
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Everyone avoids me.
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But finally, you showed up.
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Could you please...
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stay and talk with me?
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I'm confined in my bedchamber all day long
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with no one to talk to.
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I'm all by myself,
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helpless and forlorn.
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Just stay and talk with me,
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will you?
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You're being confined?
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This pity play still
works on him as expected.
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Yes.
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What does it have to do with me?
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Your Highness,
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have you gone to bed?
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Her Highness is sound asleep.
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Why not come back in the morning, sir?
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You know the consequences
of keeping Feiyu Guards
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from carrying out duties.
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It's inappropriate to search
Her Highness's bedchamber,
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since she's a lady after all.
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On top of that,
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there's no way Her Highness
would pilfer palace artifacts.
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We heard Her Highness
made several failed attempts
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to leave the palace today.
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Given our duty to safeguard the palace,
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we must ensure Her Highness's safety.
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Halt.
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Her Highness is asleep.
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You must not enter.
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This is a matter of duty.
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Sorry for intruding,
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Your Highness.
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Out of the way!
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Your Highness!
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An incident occurred in the palace tonight.
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Was Your Highness disturbed?
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Fancy finding Your Highness
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in the mood to play the zither
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in the middle of the night.
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Why haven't you knelt in my presence?
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How bold of you!
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You...
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Y-You...
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A-Are you...
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the maid I saw earlier?
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"Maid"?
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Are you suggesting
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you saw me earlier?
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When?
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Where?
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I was mistaken.
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Your Highness has spent
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the entire day in the bedchamber
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playing the zither
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for stress relief.
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We humble servants
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are just looking for
missing palace artifacts.
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Hope Your Highness
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can show some understanding.
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By breaking into my bedchamber,
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you've completed your task, right?
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How dare you!
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Your Highness,
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you're compassionate about demons.
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Why not be compassionate about us too?
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We're only carrying out our duties.
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Get out!
Get out now!
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This is outrageous.
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Scram.
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I...
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00:19:24,910 --> 00:19:26,130
mean no offense.
285
00:19:26,550 --> 00:19:27,680
-Please... -Scram!
286
00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,270
They really drove me up the wall.
287
00:19:42,590 --> 00:19:43,590
Mocui.
288
00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:45,650
Yes.
289
00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:46,789
Leave the room as well.
290
00:19:46,790 --> 00:19:47,829
Nobody is allowed in
291
00:19:47,830 --> 00:19:48,990
unless I order otherwise.
Yes.
292
00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,000
Hong Ye!
293
00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:09,950
Where are you hiding?
294
00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:12,160
Hong Ye?
295
00:20:14,110 --> 00:20:15,110
I'm here.
296
00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:40,770
Don't break the zither.
297
00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:58,280
Lift your foot.
298
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:03,100
The other one.
299
00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,750
Why are you so interested in this zither?
300
00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:33,780
[Yong'an Palace]
301
00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,200
She's so keen on playing the zither.
302
00:22:00,270 --> 00:22:01,350
Princess Ning'an
303
00:22:02,270 --> 00:22:03,940
is not submissive at all,
304
00:22:03,970 --> 00:22:05,630
as opposed to what people say.
305
00:22:06,270 --> 00:22:07,600
She's quite something.
306
00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:09,549
The princess still behaves
with such forbearance
307
00:22:09,550 --> 00:22:11,009
despite years of His Majesty's neglect.
308
00:22:11,010 --> 00:22:12,940
She's certainly no ordinary girl.
309
00:22:13,810 --> 00:22:14,960
From now on,
310
00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,220
keep close watch on Yong'an Palace.
311
00:22:17,221 --> 00:22:24,070
[Yong'an Palace]
312
00:22:17,510 --> 00:22:18,510
Yes.
313
00:22:30,750 --> 00:22:32,810
You actually play the zither so well.
314
00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:34,620
Why didn't you tell me before?
315
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:37,000
"Before"?
316
00:22:41,310 --> 00:22:41,910
Oh, right.
317
00:22:42,030 --> 00:22:43,890
We weren't exactly close before.
318
00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:45,480
This zither
319
00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,530
is what demons hold sacred,
320
00:22:47,790 --> 00:22:48,880
named Fuxi.
321
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:51,509
I came to the imperial palace
322
00:22:51,510 --> 00:22:53,240
specifically for this zither.
323
00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,740
I didn't expect it to be in your chambers.
324
00:23:00,110 --> 00:23:02,430
To restore Hong Ye's spiritual power,
325
00:23:02,750 --> 00:23:05,880
you need only collect a
single drop of his tear-essence.
326
00:23:07,310 --> 00:23:08,710
I'll give you the zither,
327
00:23:10,030 --> 00:23:11,760
provided that you do me a favor.
328
00:23:12,750 --> 00:23:13,750
What is it?
329
00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:17,750
Alright.
330
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:19,160
Let's begin.
331
00:23:20,790 --> 00:23:21,790
Don't blink.
332
00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:26,920
Wave your hand
333
00:23:27,070 --> 00:23:28,400
to send air to your eyes.
334
00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:33,920
Close your eyes.
335
00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:35,880
Try hard.
336
00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:38,440
Harder.
337
00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:41,070
Alright. Try again.
338
00:23:41,071 --> 00:23:42,190
One, two, three.
339
00:23:42,510 --> 00:23:44,440
Cry!
340
00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:46,590
As I already told you,
341
00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,660
demons don't easily cry.
342
00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,439
I didn't cry even in
the face of catastrophes.
343
00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,660
I've never seen my own tears myself.
344
00:23:54,310 --> 00:23:55,410
How ridiculous.
345
00:23:55,510 --> 00:23:57,110
This folly is a waste of time.
346
00:23:58,110 --> 00:23:59,110
Let go.
347
00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:01,349
You're basically robbing me.
348
00:24:01,350 --> 00:24:03,199
This is a sacred artifact of demons.
349
00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,270
You humans just seized it from us.
350
00:24:05,310 --> 00:24:08,310
It is now simply being
returned to its rightful owner.
351
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:09,920
I said let go.
352
00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:11,160
No way.
353
00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,349
T-T-This zither is the only gift
354
00:24:13,350 --> 00:24:15,150
that my father has ever given me.
355
00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,730
Now you're taking it with a mere
claim that it belongs to demons.
356
00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,959
You've even tried to intimidate me,
357
00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,940
yelled at me, and bullied me.
358
00:24:30,010 --> 00:24:31,639
I was left alone and miserable as a child.
359
00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,340
My mother passed away early.
360
00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:35,680
My father doesn't care about me.
361
00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,730
Nobody in all the imperial palace likes me.
362
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:43,269
When you appeared,
363
00:24:43,270 --> 00:24:45,100
I thought we could be friends.
364
00:24:46,070 --> 00:24:48,670
But as it turns out, you
only care for my zither.
365
00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:50,840
"Friends"?
366
00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,349
After knowing each other
for just a few hours,
367
00:24:54,350 --> 00:24:56,080
do we count as friends already?
368
00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,130
I've lived for thousands of years,
369
00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:02,970
yet I've never had a friend.
370
00:25:04,250 --> 00:25:05,270
Perfect.
371
00:25:05,290 --> 00:25:07,290
Then I'll be your friend from now on.
372
00:25:24,310 --> 00:25:25,429
Apart from my tears,
373
00:25:25,430 --> 00:25:26,630
what else do you want?
374
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,000
As long as I can have the zither back,
375
00:25:29,590 --> 00:25:31,159
I'll try my best to meet your needs.
376
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,029
A soft heart lies beneath
Hong Ye's tough exterior.
377
00:25:33,030 --> 00:25:34,159
I'll have to soothe his nerves
378
00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:35,890
while seeking another chance.
379
00:25:36,510 --> 00:25:37,510
Great.
380
00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,600
Then would you keep me
company and talk with me?
381
00:25:42,270 --> 00:25:43,270
Tell me
382
00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,860
what it's like outside the imperial palace.
383
00:25:46,590 --> 00:25:48,069
In terms of natural scenery,
384
00:25:48,070 --> 00:25:49,870
Mount Qingyuan alone comprises
385
00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,120
countless ridges stretching far away.
386
00:25:52,550 --> 00:25:53,720
Mountains aside,
387
00:25:54,310 --> 00:25:55,529
there are two major seas:
388
00:25:55,530 --> 00:25:56,679
the West Sea and the East Sea.
389
00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,139
They're vast and magnificent,
390
00:25:58,140 --> 00:25:59,870
dotted with numerous islands.
391
00:26:00,270 --> 00:26:01,480
Beyond those,
392
00:26:01,830 --> 00:26:05,159
there are many mysterious places
that neither of our races have explored.
393
00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,360
This boundless world
394
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,109
is endowed with abundant resources.
395
00:26:08,110 --> 00:26:10,309
Nature gives life to
all sorts of creatures,
396
00:26:10,310 --> 00:26:12,919
which all share in the radiant
grace of the sun and moon.
397
00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,829
Not just mountains,
rivers, lakes, and seas,
398
00:26:14,830 --> 00:26:16,029
but every living being
399
00:26:16,030 --> 00:26:18,160
can draw energy from heaven and earth.
400
00:26:20,610 --> 00:26:23,010
Are there pig demons in the Demons' Valley?
401
00:26:24,070 --> 00:26:25,639
And peony flowers that have just
402
00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:26,720
taken human form?
403
00:26:29,110 --> 00:26:31,479
You said you've never
left the imperial palace.
404
00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,940
How do you know so much
about the demon realm?
405
00:26:34,350 --> 00:26:35,999
Do those who have
ventured outside the palace
406
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,660
necessarily have knowledge
of the demon realm?
407
00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:41,880
No.
408
00:26:42,310 --> 00:26:44,270
So, it takes one's heart
409
00:26:44,350 --> 00:26:46,510
rather than one's eyes
410
00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:48,879
to actually learn about something.
411
00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:50,239
For me, understanding is gained
412
00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,159
by seeing things from
another's perspective.
413
00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:53,890
All humans want to kill demons,
414
00:26:55,300 --> 00:26:57,030
but you're quite an exception.
415
00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,050
That's because I'm no ordinary human.
416
00:27:03,510 --> 00:27:04,120
Oh no.
417
00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:05,460
The look in his eyes...
418
00:27:05,510 --> 00:27:07,710
He's now taking me as Princess Ning'an,
419
00:27:07,830 --> 00:27:08,830
not Xiao Yao.
420
00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,370
Don't you dare fall in love with me!
421
00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:13,960
Nonsense!
422
00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:15,749
I met you just a moment ago.
423
00:27:15,750 --> 00:27:16,950
How can I possibly...
424
00:27:19,550 --> 00:27:21,080
This is absolutely absurd.
425
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,550
Who knows what the future holds?
426
00:27:26,550 --> 00:27:28,230
I am a human after all.
427
00:27:28,350 --> 00:27:31,210
I'm just worried that you
might hate me for what I am.
428
00:27:32,470 --> 00:27:34,999
In fact, since humans and demons
are both creatures of this world.
429
00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,130
We shouldn't be hostile to each other.
430
00:27:37,550 --> 00:27:38,550
Besides,
431
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,029
you've never stepped
outside the palace gates
432
00:27:41,030 --> 00:27:42,490
or harmed the demon realm.
433
00:27:47,350 --> 00:27:48,680
I won't hate you.
434
00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:51,639
But if you dare offend me again...
435
00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:52,640
I won't.
436
00:27:53,790 --> 00:27:55,400
So we're friends now?
437
00:27:56,030 --> 00:27:57,030
I suppose so.
438
00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,690
Do you know how to make noodles?
439
00:28:06,750 --> 00:28:09,550
I feed on the spiritual
energy of heaven and earth.
440
00:28:09,570 --> 00:28:11,570
How would I know how to make noodles?
441
00:28:15,650 --> 00:28:16,809
Then you're in for a treat.
442
00:28:16,810 --> 00:28:17,680
Wait here for me.
443
00:28:17,681 --> 00:28:18,740
Don't go anywhere.
444
00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:25,200
Zhang.
445
00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:26,719
How are the steamed buns coming along?
446
00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:27,240
Almost ready.
447
00:28:27,241 --> 00:28:29,549
I heard you were promoted
to the Imperial Kitchen.
448
00:28:29,550 --> 00:28:30,639
A real blessing, wasn't it?
449
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:31,240
Yes, sure.
450
00:28:31,350 --> 00:28:32,350
This transfer...
451
00:28:32,590 --> 00:28:33,960
Your Highness!
452
00:28:34,110 --> 00:28:35,170
Please forgive me!
453
00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:36,639
I didn't know Your Highness's presence.
454
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:38,440
I crave Your Highness's pardon!
455
00:28:42,510 --> 00:28:43,510
You may rise.
456
00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,090
I'd like to do some cooking myself.
457
00:28:48,830 --> 00:28:49,510
Have I somehow
458
00:28:49,511 --> 00:28:51,549
failed to please Your
Highness with my cooking?
459
00:28:51,550 --> 00:28:54,340
I beg Your Highness to
give me a second chance.
460
00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,080
You've done nothing wrong.
I just feel like
461
00:28:56,510 --> 00:28:58,800
cooking something on my own.
462
00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:00,330
All of you may leave now.
463
00:29:00,550 --> 00:29:02,350
Please spare us, Your Highness!
464
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,610
Once we step out of this room,
465
00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:05,780
we and our families
466
00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:07,520
will all lose our lives.
467
00:29:11,670 --> 00:29:12,670
Fine then.
468
00:29:13,110 --> 00:29:14,310
You can stay and help.
469
00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:15,789
Thank Your Highness.
470
00:29:15,790 --> 00:29:17,720
-Thank Your Highness. -Get up now.
471
00:29:19,790 --> 00:29:20,790
Is there eel?
472
00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:21,920
Yes.
Any shrimps?
473
00:29:22,790 --> 00:29:23,790
Yes.
Ginger and scallions?
474
00:29:24,070 --> 00:29:25,070
Yes.
Soy sauce?
475
00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:26,619
Yes, everything Your Highness needs!
476
00:29:26,620 --> 00:29:27,680
Let's get started!
477
00:29:29,550 --> 00:29:30,550
Debone the eel.
478
00:29:30,551 --> 00:29:32,750
Cut it into chunks about 3 fingers wide.
479
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:34,879
Peel, devein, and butterfly
480
00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,810
the shrimps, leaving the tails on.
481
00:29:37,070 --> 00:29:38,439
The dough has to be moderately firm.
482
00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:39,440
Got it.
483
00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:43,070
Your Highness,
484
00:29:43,071 --> 00:29:44,130
the wok is cleaned.
485
00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:47,679
The Imperial Kitchen staff are really good.
486
00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:49,810
Look how spotlessly clean this wok is.
487
00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:51,440
Bring the ingredients over.
Right away!
488
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:02,960
Terrific.
Wonderful.
489
00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:05,069
Thanks to Your Highness's instructions,
490
00:30:05,070 --> 00:30:07,549
I'm sure these noodles
will be a heavenly delight.
491
00:30:07,550 --> 00:30:10,010
What a fantastic recipe of Your Highness's!
492
00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:34,490
Careful, Your Highness.
493
00:30:34,491 --> 00:30:36,490
This chilli powder is rather spicy.
494
00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:38,260
To what extent?
495
00:30:38,310 --> 00:30:39,590
To an extreme extent.
496
00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:41,080
Where tears will well up?
497
00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:42,920
Yes, I guess.
498
00:31:34,340 --> 00:31:36,600
You humans really know how to enjoy life.
499
00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:39,440
Have some more.
500
00:31:42,270 --> 00:31:43,270
Why stare at me?
501
00:31:44,790 --> 00:31:46,880
You look great when you eat.
502
00:31:55,570 --> 00:31:57,140
Is the salt level alright?
503
00:31:57,790 --> 00:31:58,790
Yes.
504
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:00,330
Don't you find it spicy?
505
00:32:01,670 --> 00:32:02,670
Is it spicy?
506
00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,400
Then it must be perfectly seasoned.
507
00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:15,300
What are these for?
508
00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:17,680
Could you peel the onions for me?
509
00:32:18,790 --> 00:32:19,790
I don't know how.
510
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:25,680
You like eating this?
511
00:32:26,110 --> 00:32:27,110
Yes.
512
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:29,960
Fine.
513
00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,060
Onions are difficult to peel.
514
00:33:15,350 --> 00:33:17,210
I'm just peeling an onion for you.
515
00:33:17,550 --> 00:33:19,010
What's so moving about it?
516
00:33:26,590 --> 00:33:28,429
This snuff powder is a
tribute from foreign states.
517
00:33:28,430 --> 00:33:29,350
A sniff of it is enough
518
00:33:29,351 --> 00:33:31,880
to have one's eyes
watering and nose running.
519
00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:34,160
Hold still.
520
00:33:35,270 --> 00:33:35,680
Yes.
521
00:33:35,681 --> 00:33:37,480
I'll present you something fun.
522
00:33:58,070 --> 00:33:59,600
What on earth are you doing?
523
00:34:06,830 --> 00:34:08,229
Men rarely cry, but they do
524
00:34:08,230 --> 00:34:10,029
when they're struck by true sorrow.
525
00:34:10,030 --> 00:34:11,030
I don't believe
526
00:34:11,070 --> 00:34:12,600
you have no sad story at all.
527
00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:14,280
My father says
528
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:15,530
making friends
529
00:34:15,590 --> 00:34:17,800
is the greatest joy in life
530
00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:20,449
and worth being
celebrated with many drinks.
531
00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:22,699
Your account of the human emperor
532
00:34:22,949 --> 00:34:25,010
makes him sound less abominable now.
533
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:27,480
Here you are.
534
00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:30,480
Where's yours?
535
00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:31,800
Right here.
536
00:34:35,590 --> 00:34:36,590
Well...
537
00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:38,189
As a lady within palace walls,
538
00:34:38,190 --> 00:34:39,399
I can't hold my liquor.
539
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:40,320
Little wine though it is,
540
00:34:40,321 --> 00:34:42,359
it symbolizes heartfelt friendship.
541
00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:43,360
Drink up!
542
00:34:58,590 --> 00:34:59,590
You drank it up?
543
00:35:00,630 --> 00:35:02,160
Didn't you say, "Drink up"?
544
00:35:17,260 --> 00:35:19,060
You really can hold your liquor.
545
00:35:20,330 --> 00:35:21,330
One more jug.
546
00:35:23,110 --> 00:35:25,230
Tell me how many years you've lived.
547
00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:27,840
Several thouand.
548
00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:30,430
I can't recall the exact number.
549
00:35:30,710 --> 00:35:32,970
You must've been through many hardships
550
00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,540
during these thousands of years, right?
551
00:35:39,230 --> 00:35:40,690
I can't recall any either.
552
00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:51,960
Cheers.
553
00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:00,910
Have you ever loved a person?
554
00:36:01,110 --> 00:36:02,110
Or a demon?
555
00:36:04,390 --> 00:36:05,450
I'm the Demon King.
556
00:36:06,550 --> 00:36:08,550
I've devoted all my heart to demons.
557
00:36:09,650 --> 00:36:11,310
It has no room for anyone else.
558
00:36:15,350 --> 00:36:16,350
Come on.
559
00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:18,210
Let's have more drinks.
560
00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:31,669
You never get drunk.
561
00:36:31,670 --> 00:36:34,040
Why didn't you tell me that?
562
00:36:34,220 --> 00:36:36,480
So much fine wine of mine has been wasted.
563
00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:39,940
This could have lasted me quite a while.
564
00:36:39,970 --> 00:36:41,370
You're a human princess.
565
00:36:41,410 --> 00:36:43,230
Why stint on a few jugs of wine?
566
00:36:43,710 --> 00:36:44,710
Yeah.
567
00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:48,280
It's not easy to be a princess.
568
00:36:51,550 --> 00:36:53,480
You're quite generous sometimes.
569
00:36:54,110 --> 00:36:55,470
For example, you didn't
570
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,090
hesitate much to return Fuxi Zither to me.
571
00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:00,650
You even asked to make friends with me.
572
00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:04,670
Only with you.
573
00:37:07,260 --> 00:37:08,260
Yeah.
574
00:37:08,910 --> 00:37:11,370
I've never fraternized with another human.
575
00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:14,240
I'd only do that with you.
576
00:37:16,610 --> 00:37:17,820
You don't get it.
577
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:20,680
You're ignorant of everything.
578
00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,400
You don't have spiritual power now.
579
00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:37,879
You might catch a cold for standing
580
00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:39,110
in the wind.
581
00:37:39,710 --> 00:37:40,170
What...
582
00:37:40,710 --> 00:37:41,710
What did you say?
583
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,480
The wind is rising.
584
00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:44,860
It's getting cold.
585
00:37:45,180 --> 00:37:46,910
I'll shield you from the chill.
586
00:37:48,190 --> 00:37:49,710
I'll protect you.
587
00:37:50,070 --> 00:37:51,070
Don't be afraid.
588
00:37:59,500 --> 00:38:01,230
Now you even want to protect me?
589
00:38:01,590 --> 00:38:02,590
Yes.
590
00:38:04,930 --> 00:38:06,790
Why are you treating me this well?
591
00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:13,710
You fool,
592
00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:17,400
I'm trying hard not to do more.
593
00:38:34,670 --> 00:38:35,670
I am...
594
00:38:37,890 --> 00:38:38,890
a demon.
595
00:38:49,190 --> 00:38:50,280
I know.
596
00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,070
I know you are a demon...
597
00:38:53,150 --> 00:38:56,460
One who has lived for an age,
and then another, and another.
598
00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:00,190
You've seen humans' deceit
599
00:39:00,270 --> 00:39:03,069
and witnessed your fellow
demons turning against each other.
600
00:39:03,070 --> 00:39:04,189
You don't easily put trust
601
00:39:04,190 --> 00:39:06,320
in humans or demons.
602
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,799
But you still hope to
restore demons' reputation
603
00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:11,070
and clear their name.
604
00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:13,290
You firmly believe that you must be
605
00:39:13,550 --> 00:39:16,319
responsible for all demons
since you're the Demon King.
606
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,550
That's why you've been
utterly strict with yourself,
607
00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,570
why you've cultivated so hard,
608
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:24,890
and why you've never allowed
yourself to make a mistake.
609
00:39:30,670 --> 00:39:32,430
Right in here,
610
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:34,510
you've built up
611
00:39:35,110 --> 00:39:35,840
one barrier
612
00:39:36,110 --> 00:39:38,070
after another.
613
00:39:40,060 --> 00:39:41,730
Because you're afraid.
614
00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:44,660
You fear being seen through.
615
00:39:44,710 --> 00:39:46,910
You fear becoming dependent on others.
616
00:39:48,060 --> 00:39:49,420
You fear...
617
00:39:49,450 --> 00:39:51,279
that you'll end up getting disappointed
618
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:53,030
when you have expectations.
619
00:39:53,510 --> 00:39:54,669
You also fear
620
00:39:54,670 --> 00:39:56,279
that you'll lose something
621
00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:57,750
after attaining it.
622
00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:00,450
That'll only bring you more pain.
623
00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:08,510
So,
624
00:40:09,030 --> 00:40:10,630
each of your barriers in here
625
00:40:11,030 --> 00:40:12,590
has a name.
626
00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:15,520
One is called
627
00:40:16,110 --> 00:40:17,800
"saying what you don't mean."
628
00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,240
One is called
629
00:40:19,550 --> 00:40:21,400
"never speaking your mind."
630
00:40:21,510 --> 00:40:22,760
Another is called
631
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:24,000
"too"
632
00:40:24,030 --> 00:40:25,030
"proud" "to"
633
00:40:25,630 --> 00:40:26,630
"confide."
634
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:30,170
You've said so much,
635
00:40:30,670 --> 00:40:32,330
as if you know me well.
636
00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:39,480
You old demon,
637
00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:41,480
your words are mean,
638
00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:43,279
but your heart is tender.
639
00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:46,710
You should enjoy the
genuine love of this world.
640
00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:48,380
To laugh
641
00:40:48,710 --> 00:40:49,710
and cry...
642
00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:52,240
That's the way to complete your demon life!
643
00:40:54,510 --> 00:40:55,510
Are you truly
644
00:40:57,550 --> 00:40:58,960
a human princess?
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