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[The Vendetta of An]

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My children,

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it's been 30 years.

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We are at the final turning point.

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It will all be settled soon.

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[Episode 20]

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Wang Pu.

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[Grave of Wang Pu, deceased son]

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He hasn't been dead long.

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I can preserve the body.

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But can you wait?

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Growing a face takes 100 days.

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I cannot wait.

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Seven days at most.

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And you tell me now?

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Did you bring me here

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just to waste my time?

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The aim of growing a face

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is to protect the puppet.

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Since he's already dead,

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Mr. Long,

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just cut his face off for me.

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Sometimes I wonder,

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between you and Yan Fengshan,

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who is the more terrifying one.

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Before entering the palace,

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Gu Yu left me a 100-man unit.

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But Yan Fengshan's residence

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is crawling with shadow guards.

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According to the plan,

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we must slip in without a sound

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and place the puppet inside.

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For that,

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100 men are far from enough.

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I understand.

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I will help.

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Once you kill Yan Fengshan,

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start living like a human again.

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Desperate imagination

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can bring the dead

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back to your side.

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Don't you find that interesting?

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Can't you see Wang Pu now?

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A brilliant stratagem

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indeed.

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In the past 15 years,

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I've run through countless possibilities.

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Your order has reached the forces outside the city.

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My message has been sent as well.

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The regional commanders are waiting for the result.

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Those old, calculating fence-sitters

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will not act

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until they see your head

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or my corpse.

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Impressive, White Hair.

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You've far surpassed

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your father.

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Indeed.

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The night my family was slaughtered,

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I learned

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never to show mercy to an enemy.

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The night before you killed him,

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he intended to strike first.

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He kept

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repeating your name at home.

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Yes, you rose in power,

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but you were his first disciple.

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He still believed

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his own disciple

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would not be so ruthless

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as to deal him such a cruel blow.

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After tonight,

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there will be no more Yan Fengshan.

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When tomorrow comes,

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what will you live for?

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What will I live for?

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When I escaped back then,

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I hid in the city for a long time.

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Every day, I watched people walking

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through the streets,

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busy, rushing.

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And I wondered:

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"Why do they hurry?

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How is it they all have homes to return to?"

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That was when I understood

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there would be nothing left

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for me to hope for anymore.

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Then tomorrow,

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walk around Chang'an.

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Sometimes,

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the city has beautiful sights.

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All right.

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Finish it, White Hair.

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No.

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You must die slowly.

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That hurts more.

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Farewell,

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General Fengshan.

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General Fengshan ordered

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that we slaughter Xiao Wuyang's army.

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Good.

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After surrounding them for so long,

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we finally get to finish them off.

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I received word.

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A young man named Xie Huai'an

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says he is one step away

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from killing Yan Fengshan.

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He wants us to wait two more hours.

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What we are doing

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will either crown a new emperor

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or brand ourselves as traitors.

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Two hours

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is worth waiting.

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But…

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Gentlemen,

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time to decide.

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Without Yan Fengshan,

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you lack the strength

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to seize Chang'an on your own.

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His Majesty is still alive, and so is Gu Yu.

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Think carefully

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before choosing your side.

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You all earned great merit under the founding emperor.

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Why not leave a good name for your descendants?

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His Majesty has granted me full authority.

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I can promise you this:

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if the four of you lay down your weapons,

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the siege will be wiped clean,

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and the matter of military command

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can be renegotiated.

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Yan Fengshan is dead.

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Huben shadow guards,

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whether fleeing or hiding,

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surrender, and you will be spared!

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Yan Fengshan is dead.

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Huben shadow guards,

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whether fleeing or hiding,

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surrender, and you will be spared!

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Yan Fengshan is dead.

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Huben shadow guards,

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whether fleeing or hiding,

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surrender, and you will be spared!

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Yan Fengshan is dead.

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Huben shadow guards,

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whether fleeing or hiding,

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surrender, and you will be spared!

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Yan Fengshan is dead.

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Huben shadow guards,

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whether fleeing or hiding,

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surrender, and you will be spared!

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Yan Fengshan is dead.

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Huben shadow guards,

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whether fleeing or hiding,

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surrender, and you will be spared!

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[Taiyiji Clinic]

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Stop worrying so much.

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What if your senior brother guessed wrong?

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Besides,

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if that kid really wanted to harm you,

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he would have poisoned the snow-pear tonic.

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But you finished it and nothing...

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Mr. Xie Huai'an

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sent us to inform you

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that Yan Fengshan is dead.

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He's dead?

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Are you sure?

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Are you sure the body

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wasn't switched?

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What about

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Xie Huai'an?

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Where is he?

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Did he personally confirm the body?

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Just a while ago,

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Mr. Xie took Yan Fengshan's head

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out of the city to end the battle.

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Didn't you hear that?

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Yan Fengshan is dead!

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I want to walk alone for a while.

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Mr. Xie also instructed us to inform you

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of another matter.

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It concerns Ye Zheng.

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Greetings, Mr. Xie.

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The armies of the four regional commanders have begun to withdraw.

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Inside the city,

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Gu Yu placed a 100-man Baiwenhu unit

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at my disposal.

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I've sent people

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into the palace to clear out the Huben forces.

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His Majesty is safe.

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There is no need for worry.

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Where is His Majesty now?

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Please wait

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a few more days.

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His Majesty

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will return.

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♪A crimson waning moon shines over the smoke of war♪

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♪The broken walls support the lone eaves♪

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♪Who's still holding the remaining weiqi pieces that keep Chang'an trapped?♪

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♪Roaming alone in an unsolvable cycle♪

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♪White robes frosted with weariness♪

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♪Ten years of grievance hidden in the brushstrokes on plain paper♪

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Your Majesty,

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are these candles for him?

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Many have already lit candles

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for General Fengshan.

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I lit these for myself.

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It is said that after one dies,

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these lights help guide the soul

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so it does not lose its way.

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♪My left hand rests on the warm inkstone…♪

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I was taken from the mountains by Huben members

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and raised by them.

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I always knew

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they weren't my real family.

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But without them,

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I would've been eaten by beasts

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in the mountains long ago.

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No one in this world

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cares about me.

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After I die,

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no one will light a candle for me.

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I am ready.

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♪Return to me the flickering promise♪

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I know everything

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you just said.

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I also know you were involved in my sister's death.

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The Huben Army saved you,

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but they also used you as a pawn.

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In that murder plot,

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you were dragged into their game.

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Then,

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they made you stand before the world

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as a fake emperor.

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If it were me,

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I would never let a child

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bear that kind of guilt.

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You have repaid

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the Huben Army's kindness to you.

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You don't need to die here.

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But before the true emperor returns,

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you must remain on the throne

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to keep the realm steady.

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When all of this is over,

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I will find you a way to live.

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Perhaps

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I will find you a place where no one knows you

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so you can live out your days in peace.

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I,

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Xie Huai'an,

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pay respects to Your Majesty.

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I am sorry.

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I was wrong.

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I am sorry.

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I was wrong.

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I am sorry.

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I was wrong.

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I am sorry.

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I was wrong.

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[Taiqing Palace]

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This painting of you

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represents my wish for you.

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I hope you can tend flowers,

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keep a cat,

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nap on the porch,

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and live a peaceful life.

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Keep it with you,

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as if your family is still by your side.

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You must keep living.

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Your Majesty, all has been done according to your instructions.

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Yan Fengshan is dead.

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The Huben Army has scattered.

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I knew

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we would soon see Your Majesty.

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You were playing "Saying Goodbye," weren't you?

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It is somewhat

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fitting for tonight.

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That tune

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is nothing more than feigned sorrow.

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The people here live in comfort.

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They have never

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tasted true hardship.

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Then play the "White Bone Ballad" instead.

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Let Chang'an

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be filled with the sorrow of us Tiemo people.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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[King of Tiemo]

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I have been looking for you.

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Had I known you were from Tiemo,

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I would've given you some Bitter-After

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when I bought it.

291
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Chewing Bitter-After would draw suspicion.

292
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I was trained as a shadow guard too.

293
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Not a single Tiemo habit

294
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could remain with me.

295
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The King wants to see you.

296
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White Hair,

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come with me.

298
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Were you involved

299
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in my father's death?

300
00:29:34,790 --> 00:29:36,700
Your father showed me kindness.

301
00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:39,570
I was not in Chang'an then.

302
00:29:40,710 --> 00:29:42,180
But Tiemo was involved.

303
00:29:43,030 --> 00:29:45,050
To Tiemo, Liu Ziwen

304
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was someone who had to die.

305
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If you wish to know how deeply we were involved,

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ask the King

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when you meet him.

308
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The Tiemo people killed my father,

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let Yan Fengshan rise,

310
00:30:02,230 --> 00:30:04,900
and waited for him and Xiao Wuyang to tear each other apart.

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You cleared the Huben guards

312
00:30:06,790 --> 00:30:08,980
outside Yan Fengshan's residence for me.

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And you sent me

314
00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:13,220
a puppet that looked just like Wang Pu.

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Now that Yan Fengshan is dead

316
00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:18,900
and the regional commanders have withdrawn,

317
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Chang'an

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is at its weakest.

319
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A well-laid plan indeed.

320
00:30:28,030 --> 00:30:29,940
About 40 years ago,

321
00:30:31,310 --> 00:30:33,570
there was a battle

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north of Chen Valley.

323
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There was

324
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no righteous or evil side.

325
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We wanted that piece of land,

326
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so war broke out.

327
00:30:47,070 --> 00:30:48,900
Back then, I was just a commoner,

328
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:51,130
and I was ordered to evacuate.

329
00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:54,180
I stood by the river

330
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,260
and watched others wade across,

331
00:30:57,990 --> 00:30:59,900
unable to bring myself to leave.

332
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,090
I was worried

333
00:31:03,230 --> 00:31:05,260
that my sheep might not survive,

334
00:31:05,990 --> 00:31:07,130
that the hawk I caught

335
00:31:08,310 --> 00:31:09,570
might fly away,

336
00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:12,900
and that my house

337
00:31:13,030 --> 00:31:14,700
might be burned to the ground.

338
00:31:15,990 --> 00:31:18,420
Someone crossing the river asked me,

339
00:31:19,270 --> 00:31:21,700
"Why aren't you worried about your family?"

340
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:23,130
Yes.

341
00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:27,090
My family should have been my greatest concern.

342
00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:28,770
But

343
00:31:33,510 --> 00:31:34,770
they were already gone.

344
00:31:36,710 --> 00:31:37,610
And they

345
00:31:38,470 --> 00:31:40,130
did not die in war.

346
00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:42,980
Tiemo's winters are bitter cold.

347
00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:45,700
Children born in winter

348
00:31:45,700 --> 00:31:46,680
rarely live

349
00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:49,900
to see the snow melt.

350
00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:52,740
My children

351
00:31:55,030 --> 00:31:56,570
were born in winter.

352
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:04,460
We want our children to grow up safely.

353
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:07,980
We want the sick

354
00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,260
to have herbs for treatment.

355
00:32:11,470 --> 00:32:12,660
We want our cattle and sheep

356
00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:14,610
to have steady grazing grounds.

357
00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,480
We want people to stop

358
00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:20,500
killing each other over a scrap of dry food.

359
00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:21,740
But

360
00:32:25,270 --> 00:32:27,810
Tiemo's land is far too barren.

361
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:29,940
So

362
00:32:31,230 --> 00:32:33,290
we had to take your land,

363
00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:35,740
no matter the cost,

364
00:32:36,470 --> 00:32:38,770
even if it meant lying in wait for 30 years

365
00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,290
for the faintest chance.

366
00:32:48,550 --> 00:32:51,020
Our land also has young children

367
00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:54,700
and sick people.

368
00:32:55,470 --> 00:32:57,530
If we give all our land to Tiemo,

369
00:32:58,230 --> 00:32:59,180
how are we supposed to live?

370
00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:01,660
How are we supposed to live?

371
00:33:02,550 --> 00:33:03,940
You are right.

372
00:33:06,030 --> 00:33:06,810
But

373
00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,330
what does that have to do with me?

374
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:27,740
It does have nothing to do with you.

375
00:33:28,590 --> 00:33:30,110
Now that Yan Fengshan is dead,

376
00:33:31,230 --> 00:33:32,330
I am no longer

377
00:33:32,330 --> 00:33:33,260
of use to you.

378
00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:35,290
Mr. Long,

379
00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:37,660
you have no reason to take me

380
00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:40,020
to your king.

381
00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:46,980
Xiao Wuyang is missing, isn't he?

382
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:50,900
When I went to see him,

383
00:33:52,510 --> 00:33:53,570
he had already awakened,

384
00:33:55,270 --> 00:33:56,090
but he

385
00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:58,170
told me not to say anything.

386
00:33:59,310 --> 00:34:01,060
I did not understand then.

387
00:34:02,790 --> 00:34:03,570
Now

388
00:34:04,590 --> 00:34:05,810
I do.

389
00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,770
You were controlling the pace of his recovery

390
00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:10,610
just to delay

391
00:34:11,710 --> 00:34:13,860
when he would wake.

392
00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:15,610
You are White Hair.

393
00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:17,650
I cannot hide anything from you.

394
00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:20,940
Your ambush failed

395
00:34:21,590 --> 00:34:23,940
because your target was Xiao Wuyang, the King of Death.

396
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:26,860
You never stood a chance.

397
00:34:27,590 --> 00:34:29,170
With you in our hands,

398
00:34:30,710 --> 00:34:32,380
he will show himself sooner or later.

399
00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:42,770
Let's search over there.

400
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:43,570
Come on.

401
00:36:11,090 --> 00:36:13,560
Tiemo's winters are freezing cold.

402
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:16,770
Wolves come to steal livestock,

403
00:36:17,310 --> 00:36:19,730
and herders must shoot them down.

404
00:36:21,150 --> 00:36:22,330
Forced to walk

405
00:36:22,670 --> 00:36:24,370
into the boundless snowfields,

406
00:36:26,110 --> 00:36:27,290
some

407
00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:29,620
never make it back.

408
00:36:31,710 --> 00:36:32,730
The next year,

409
00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:36,140
when winter ends and the snow melts,

410
00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:39,330
a mother who has lost her child

411
00:36:40,270 --> 00:36:42,330
finds a pile of white bones on the ground.

412
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,540
Those bones belong to the wolves and her son.

413
00:36:46,750 --> 00:36:48,110
She makes a flute

414
00:36:48,110 --> 00:36:49,620
out of the wolves' bones,

415
00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:51,490
and its mournful sound

416
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:54,330
echoes across Tiemo's land.

417
00:36:54,530 --> 00:36:56,060
That's what the "White Bone Ballad" is about.

418
00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:03,500
General Gu,

419
00:37:04,750 --> 00:37:06,290
you may have

420
00:37:06,750 --> 00:37:08,370
heard the story,

421
00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:10,290
but what you don't know

422
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:12,940
is that Tiemo shadow guards

423
00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,100
entered Chang'an

424
00:37:16,310 --> 00:37:18,330
20 years ago.

425
00:37:19,150 --> 00:37:20,420
They've long

426
00:37:20,820 --> 00:37:22,940
blended into the city,

427
00:37:23,270 --> 00:37:24,730
living

428
00:37:24,730 --> 00:37:25,770
as ordinary people.

429
00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:28,460
[Jinglan Silk and Embroidery Shop]
They learned Chang'an's culture,

430
00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:29,380
weaving,

431
00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:30,330
and tailoring,

432
00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,210
their skill no worse than the locals'.

433
00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:34,980
Some even

434
00:37:35,150 --> 00:37:37,020
married people of Chang'an

435
00:37:37,230 --> 00:37:38,510
and had children,

436
00:37:38,510 --> 00:37:41,200
enjoying an ordinary, peaceful life.

437
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:43,650
But we had an agreement:

438
00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:45,730
when the "White Bone Ballad"

439
00:37:46,270 --> 00:37:48,250
echoes over Chang'an,

440
00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:50,690
that will be the moment they return to their true nature.

441
00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:17,330
Young man,

442
00:38:20,590 --> 00:38:21,980
it really is you.

443
00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:23,650
Why are you out

444
00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:25,250
in such a panic in the middle of the night?

445
00:38:25,670 --> 00:38:26,650
Did you provoke

446
00:38:26,650 --> 00:38:27,540
someone you shouldn't have,

447
00:38:27,550 --> 00:38:28,610
and now they're chasing you?

448
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:30,290
The city is in chaos.

449
00:38:30,290 --> 00:38:31,730
It's dangerous at night.

450
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:33,910
Why don't you come inside and sit for a bit?

451
00:38:39,340 --> 00:38:44,180
[Incense]

452
00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:58,210
Young man,

453
00:38:58,630 --> 00:38:59,610
your hair...

454
00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:03,980
Both times we met,

455
00:39:04,270 --> 00:39:05,860
you looked completely lost.

456
00:39:06,190 --> 00:39:07,380
What happened tonight?

457
00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:10,170
A thief broke into my home.

458
00:39:11,270 --> 00:39:12,580
I came out to report it.

459
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,580
Chang'an grows

460
00:39:15,630 --> 00:39:17,330
more unsafe by the day.

461
00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:19,070
You really are unlucky.

462
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:23,320
Wash your face first.

463
00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:24,320
Here.

464
00:39:32,550 --> 00:39:33,100
Go on.

465
00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:33,900
Here.

466
00:39:34,150 --> 00:39:34,810
Thank you.

467
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:36,330
Don't mention it.

468
00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:37,580
I feel

469
00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:39,460
for those who suffer.

470
00:39:40,110 --> 00:39:41,420
Everyone in this world suffers.

471
00:39:41,550 --> 00:39:43,210
Everyone suffers.

472
00:40:14,590 --> 00:40:15,460
General Gu,

473
00:40:15,670 --> 00:40:16,770
do you know?

474
00:40:18,590 --> 00:40:20,610
The wolves prey on our livestock,

475
00:40:21,270 --> 00:40:22,460
yet we Tiemo people

476
00:40:22,690 --> 00:40:24,800
still take the wolf as our totem,

477
00:40:25,590 --> 00:40:27,890
because the wolves taught us how to plunder.

478
00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:30,130
We Tiemo people

479
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:31,940
don't deserve to live forever

480
00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,420
on cold, barren land.

481
00:40:35,030 --> 00:40:36,980
So we must ride out and plunder.

482
00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:39,860
We must seize fertile ground.

483
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,820
Not a patch of Chang'an's land

484
00:40:45,150 --> 00:40:46,770
will you ever take.

485
00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:50,820
Not a single resident of Chang'an

486
00:40:53,930 --> 00:40:55,710
will submit to you.

487
00:40:57,850 --> 00:40:58,660
Hasn't your army

488
00:40:58,660 --> 00:41:00,400
already been cut down by mine?

489
00:41:01,110 --> 00:41:03,190
Aren't you already

490
00:41:03,190 --> 00:41:04,570
my spoils of war?

491
00:41:05,510 --> 00:41:07,170
Chang'an is about to fall.

492
00:41:09,150 --> 00:41:10,690
What else do you have to say?

493
00:41:11,150 --> 00:41:12,170
Rest assured.

494
00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:16,080
Chang'an will not fall.

495
00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:19,610
Right now, I pity

496
00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:21,690
only my warhorse.

497
00:41:22,710 --> 00:41:24,860
It carried me out of the city to fight

498
00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:27,730
and carried me back to die.

499
00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,170
You're bleeding out,

500
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:54,290
yet you still had that move hidden?

501
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:02,170
Too bad

502
00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:06,040
I'm a cripple.

503
00:42:50,070 --> 00:42:51,130
You're from Tiemo.

504
00:42:52,630 --> 00:42:53,250
Tell me

505
00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:55,980
where your master is.

506
00:42:58,670 --> 00:43:01,460
Luckily, there are still people in Chang'an

507
00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:05,470
you cannot defeat.

508
00:44:05,580 --> 00:44:08,060
♪Rain drips from the eaves♪

509
00:44:08,540 --> 00:44:11,740
♪Someone crosses the street holding an umbrella♪

510
00:44:12,420 --> 00:44:14,900
♪Placing weiqi pieces♪

511
00:44:15,460 --> 00:44:18,900
♪Someone makes a promise♪

512
00:44:19,340 --> 00:44:21,660
♪Before the breaking of dawn♪

513
00:44:22,300 --> 00:44:25,820
♪Someone hides in the darkness♪

514
00:44:26,180 --> 00:44:28,420
♪Never coming out in their lifetime♪

515
00:44:29,580 --> 00:44:32,700
♪Looking at the bright moon♪

516
00:44:32,700 --> 00:44:36,020
♪Who can dispel the confusing veil♪

517
00:44:36,020 --> 00:44:39,580
♪That misleads this chaotic era?♪

518
00:44:40,180 --> 00:44:44,420
♪Borrowing the faint candle light to illuminate♪

519
00:44:44,420 --> 00:44:47,420
♪This path♪

520
00:44:47,620 --> 00:44:52,620
♪May this be my last trip♪

521
00:44:52,620 --> 00:44:56,500
♪May this howling wind never cease♪

522
00:44:56,900 --> 00:44:59,500
♪Not looking back♪

523
00:44:59,500 --> 00:45:01,820
♪Not fearing the hardship ahead♪

524
00:45:02,460 --> 00:45:06,140
♪To Chang'an I go♪

525
00:45:06,340 --> 00:45:09,820
♪Countless mountains I surmount♪

526
00:45:10,260 --> 00:45:12,740
♪The joy and sadness of life♪

527
00:45:12,740 --> 00:45:15,860
♪Shall be done away♪

528
00:45:16,100 --> 00:45:18,500
♪Never coming back♪

529
00:45:18,500 --> 00:45:21,460
♪Like the spring flowers, the summer leaves, and the autumn paddy♪

530
00:45:21,820 --> 00:45:24,820
♪Like the vermillion, emerald, and ivory♪

531
00:45:25,300 --> 00:45:31,460
♪Like the rising sun, the setting moon, and the coming rain♪

532
00:45:31,940 --> 00:45:34,980
♪Like the boulder, the blades, and the inkstone♪

533
00:45:35,500 --> 00:45:38,620
♪Like the feather, the sand, and the dust♪

534
00:45:39,020 --> 00:45:42,260
♪Like the mountains, the rivers, and the ocean♪

535
00:45:42,380 --> 00:45:47,220
♪May this be my last trip♪

536
00:45:47,460 --> 00:45:51,220
♪May this howling wind never cease♪

537
00:45:51,780 --> 00:45:54,220
♪Not looking back♪

538
00:45:54,380 --> 00:45:56,820
♪Not fearing the hardship ahead♪

539
00:45:57,220 --> 00:46:00,820
♪To Chang'an I go♪

540
00:46:01,140 --> 00:46:04,620
♪Countless mountains I surmount♪

541
00:46:05,100 --> 00:46:07,740
♪The joy and sadness of life♪

542
00:46:07,740 --> 00:46:10,820
♪Shall be done away♪