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=Love Beyond the Grave=
(Adapted from the novel by Li Qingran)

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=Episode 3=

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(He must've killed many,)

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(even more than these warriors.)

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Since when did the General

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become so formidable?

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These moves are so unfamiliar.

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I've never seen him use them.

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How Strange.

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This is absolutely bizarre.

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Xiaoxiao,

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the General wouldn't

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have noticed us, right?

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He wouldn't.

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What is going on?

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Commandant Wu,

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you think the nobles from Nandu

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are just idling their days away.

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(The gap between those two)

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(is too wide.)

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Judging from his experience...

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But I'm not one of them.

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He could never have such skills.

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I know you've never respected me.

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Back on the battlefield,

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you never made things hard for me.

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Where did he learn that?

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But now, we face a formidable foe.

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You understand the stakes here.

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You were displeased

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with my strict discipline

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because you care for your men

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and thought I was being too harsh.

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But Commandant Wu,

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you know the gap

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between the foe and us.

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Without strict discipline,

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they'll only die faster.

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A win is a win.

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Cut the nonsense.

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I am outmatched.

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I accept my defeat.

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You can promote

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whoever you want.

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Commandant Xia,

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thank Commandant Wu

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and Captain Han for their blessing.

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Thank you, Commandant Wu,

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Captain Han.

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Alright.

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If there's nothing else,

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I'll take my leave.

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Please wait.

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(Strict Enforcement)

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We are all here today.

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Gentlemen,

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will you share this drink with me,

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so we may retake Yuzhou one day?

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Yuzhou?

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60 years ago,

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North Chong invaded the north.

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Heaven is ruthless;

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the Guanhe River is frozen.

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The North Chong Army marches south,

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burning and pillaging,

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taking both Yuzhou and Liangzhou.

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Though we've retaken Liangzhou,

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the people of Yuzhou and the north

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still suffer under their cruel rule,

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struggling to survive.

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Commandant Wu,

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will you join me

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to save the people from this misery?

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Is this the real reason

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you called me here?

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If I hadn't spread the rumor

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about the promotion,

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would you fight by my side

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with your high standards?

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Alright.

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Then let's prove it

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on the battlefield.

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Xiaoxiao,

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why am I getting so excited?

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Then I should send you

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to become a general.

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Really?

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Never mind.

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Why?

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Because I want

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to always stay with you.

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Xu,

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your martial arts...

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Just a past encounter.

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(Grace Upon the Masses)

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Strange.

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Seed shells are falling from the sky?

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(Liangzhou Government Office)

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(Liang)

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Captain Meng.

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What is it?

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I didn't know the General

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would promote me beforehand.

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I thought he valued you more.

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Is a Great Liang Commandant

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so weak?

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You see?

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This is the real Xia Qingsheng.

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And the true Commandant Xia.

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But you were hurt saving me before.

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That was a personal matter.

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I can't beat you in battle.

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That's official business.

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Personal and official must not mix.

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But you'd better be careful.

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I'll catch up to you soon.

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After all, you're the only one

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I don't dislike other than Xu.

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(7th day of the 11th month)

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(Liang)

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A true man bears his blade

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to defend this land until he dies!

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A true man bears his blade

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to defend this land until he dies!

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The General is truly bold

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to send 70% of the troops

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to attack Yuzhou.

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(Guanhe River)

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By now,

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they should've crossed the river.

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Once they cross

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the Guanhe River,

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does it mean we have won?

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Who told you crossing the river

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means victory?

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One day,

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I want to be

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just like the General,

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so I can fight on the battlefield,

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protect our country,

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and avenge my father.

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Do you want to follow Duan Xu?

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I've looked around the city.

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Everyone is struggling.

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There aren't any families

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worth entrusting you to.

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Duan Xu isn't a bad choice.

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I helped him read the wind.

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I can ask him to take you in.

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His family is prominent.

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If you follow him,

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you'll never go hungry.

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You might even earn an official title.

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Xiaoxiao,

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are you abandoning me?

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I just want to stay with you.

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I can eat less.

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I don't need any fruits

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or snacks.

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That won't do.

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As I told you from the start,

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I'll only take care of you for a while.

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(We walk different paths.)

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(You can't follow a spirit forever.)

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Besides,

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do you think
you can just follow Duan Xu?

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He might just die in Shuozhou

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and never come back.

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Xiaoxiao,

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the General is a good man.

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Please don't let him die.

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You just reminded me.

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(This time,)

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(Duan Xu will surely die.)

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(Then I can get the Deliverance.)

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(I have always been fair.)

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(So, I won't take it for nothing.)

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Xiaoxiao,

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you're so powerful

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and can do magic tricks.

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Please save the General!

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Please?

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Save him?

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Alright.

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I'll use the highest standard

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in my hometown to save him.

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When we spoke with the neighbors,

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they said

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the only musician here had passed away.

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His widow

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is named...

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What was her name again?

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Ms. Song.

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Yes, invite her over for melon seeds

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and ask her

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to bring their Ruan.

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Go then.

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Enemies!

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Light the signal fire!

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(Spirit Aura, ascend.)

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(Go.)

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Foxy,

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since you're the rare

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Deliverance master in 300 years,

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I'll grant you a tune.

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Fengyi,

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what is it?

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Surely, I'll report

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the situation to you.

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Duan Xu deserves

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to be the Deliverance master.

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He's been renowned for his talent.

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He has an eidetic memory.

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At the age of 12,

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he was sent to serve his grandmother.

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During that time,

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his essays often circulated

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(Scholars must focus)
and were famous in Daizhou.

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But compared to that,

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I found something unusual.

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When he was 19,

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on his way back to Nandu from Daizhou,

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he encountered bandits.

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His attendants and servants

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were all killed.

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He alone survived

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and trekked all the way to Nandu.

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Since then,

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he's settled down in Nandu.

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Coincidentally,

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shortly after he returned to Nandu,

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his grandmother passed away.

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So, all the people he knew

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over the seven years in Daizhou

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are all gone?

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Yes, interesting, isn't it?

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For a 19-year-old scholar

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like him,

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how could he single-handedly

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fight off a gang of bandits?

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Perhaps

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the real Duan Xu

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died alongside his servants

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at the age of 19.

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(From 12 to 19)

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(is when a mortal child
changes the most.)

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(During this time,)

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(even if he was replaced
by someone else,)

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(no one would necessarily notice.)

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(I found you,)

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(Duan Xu.)

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You are a spent force.

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Just a dying struggle.

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I don't even need to strike you myself.

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Let me play a dirge for you.

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A cornered beast still fights.

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Interesting.

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Let me see how long you can hold out.

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General!

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Xu!

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You asked me to read the wind.

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Aren't you crossing the river

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to attack Shuozhou?

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Must you go?

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Only by seeking peace

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through battle

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can Great Liang

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and North Chong lay down their arms

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and embrace peace.

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This is my deepest wish.

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If possible,

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please help me achieve it.

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In four days,

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on the 8th of the 11th month,

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east wind at You hour.

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(Liang)

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Red birds are to burn all living beings.

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Red birds are to burn all living beings.

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Attack!

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Fire arrows!

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Fire arrows!

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Attack!

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Reinforcements are here!

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Our reinforcements are here!

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Reinforcements are here!

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Attack!

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Attack! Attack!

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Attack!

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Attack! Attack!

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Attack! Attack!

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Red birds are to burn

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all living beings.

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Red birds are to burn

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all living beings.

295
00:21:21,190 --> 00:21:22,630
Authentic Chong language.

296
00:21:25,020 --> 00:21:25,910
Red birds are to burn

297
00:21:26,710 --> 00:21:27,740
all living beings.

298
00:21:29,060 --> 00:21:31,100
He's surely not the old Duan Xu.

299
00:21:35,489 --> 00:21:37,059
(Born into a family of civil officials,)

300
00:21:37,070 --> 00:21:38,540
(you possess superb martial arts;)

301
00:21:39,150 --> 00:21:40,470
(aiming to be a Chief Councillor,)

302
00:21:40,470 --> 00:21:42,100
(you speak fluent Chong language.)

303
00:21:42,470 --> 00:21:43,536
(You claim to be Duan Xu,)

304
00:21:44,020 --> 00:21:45,670
(but those
who could prove your identity)

305
00:21:45,670 --> 00:21:47,230
(are long dead.)

306
00:21:47,580 --> 00:21:49,820
(How many secrets are you hiding?)

307
00:21:51,190 --> 00:21:52,580
The battle is won.

308
00:21:55,820 --> 00:21:56,990
It seems

309
00:21:56,990 --> 00:21:57,910
I'll have to wait

310
00:21:58,230 --> 00:21:59,630
to play the dirge for Foxy.

311
00:22:04,990 --> 00:22:07,910
Red birds are to burn all living beings.

312
00:22:08,470 --> 00:22:09,990
Red birds are to burn

313
00:22:10,670 --> 00:22:12,300
all living beings.

314
00:22:18,780 --> 00:22:20,230
Red birds are to burn...

315
00:22:25,820 --> 00:22:27,190
Things are getting interesting.

316
00:22:32,740 --> 00:22:35,100
Perhaps letting you live in this world

317
00:22:36,300 --> 00:22:37,870
would be more entertaining.

318
00:23:06,540 --> 00:23:07,820
Great victory in Shuozhou!

319
00:23:08,056 --> 00:23:09,605
The Tabai Army crosses the Guanhe River

320
00:23:09,616 --> 00:23:10,820
for the first time in 30 years!

321
00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:12,430
Great victory in Shuozhou!

322
00:23:12,670 --> 00:23:14,230
The Tabai Army crosses the Guanhe River

323
00:23:14,230 --> 00:23:15,470
for the first time in 30 years!

324
00:23:15,470 --> 00:23:16,670
We crossed the Guanhe River!

325
00:23:16,670 --> 00:23:17,870
The Great Liang Army won!

326
00:23:18,260 --> 00:23:19,430
We won! We won!

327
00:23:19,789 --> 00:23:20,945
(Honor the Worthy)
Xiaoxiao!

328
00:23:20,990 --> 00:23:22,150
The General won!

329
00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:23,910
We've taken Shuozhou City!

330
00:23:24,540 --> 00:23:25,380
Xiaoxiao!

331
00:23:25,950 --> 00:23:26,870
Xiaoxiao!

332
00:23:27,020 --> 00:23:27,910
Xiaoxiao!

333
00:23:28,190 --> 00:23:29,390
The General won!

334
00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:30,820
Xiaoxiao!

335
00:23:32,780 --> 00:23:33,670
Xiaoxiao!

336
00:23:35,740 --> 00:23:36,580
Xiaoxiao!

337
00:23:37,260 --> 00:23:38,190
The General won!

338
00:23:38,470 --> 00:23:39,740
We've taken Shuozhou City!

339
00:23:40,150 --> 00:23:41,470
- Xiaoxiao!
- Alright, I get it.

340
00:23:41,710 --> 00:23:42,630
Also, Xiaoxiao,

341
00:23:42,829 --> 00:23:44,378
the General sent someone to pick us up!

342
00:23:44,430 --> 00:23:45,270
Let's go now.

343
00:23:59,870 --> 00:24:01,500
Captain Han Lingqiu of the Tabai Army

344
00:24:01,910 --> 00:24:03,020
requests to see Miss He.

345
00:24:04,140 --> 00:24:09,850
(Liangzhou Government Office)

346
00:24:09,870 --> 00:24:10,710
Miss He,

347
00:24:11,430 --> 00:24:12,763
the General has a message for you.

348
00:24:13,190 --> 00:24:14,260
Shuozhou has fallen.

349
00:24:14,780 --> 00:24:16,660
Your insight from the wind
contributed greatly.

350
00:24:17,100 --> 00:24:17,940
Thus,

351
00:24:18,150 --> 00:24:18,990
he humbly asks you

352
00:24:18,990 --> 00:24:20,230
to keep reading the wind for us

353
00:24:20,430 --> 00:24:21,270
and head to Shuozhou.

354
00:24:23,540 --> 00:24:25,390
The General knows you are delicate

355
00:24:25,670 --> 00:24:27,540
and averse to bloodshed
and worldly affairs.

356
00:24:28,230 --> 00:24:29,100
He promises

357
00:24:29,430 --> 00:24:30,476
to spare you from hardship

358
00:24:30,710 --> 00:24:31,670
and ensure your safety.

359
00:24:31,670 --> 00:24:32,580
He won't force you.

360
00:24:33,060 --> 00:24:33,990
What do you think?

361
00:24:35,540 --> 00:24:36,580
Foxy,

362
00:24:37,150 --> 00:24:38,390
you're quite clever

363
00:24:38,580 --> 00:24:39,740
to know my likes and dislikes.

364
00:24:42,300 --> 00:24:43,630
Since the General invited me,

365
00:24:43,630 --> 00:24:44,870
I'd be honored to accept.

366
00:24:45,500 --> 00:24:47,100
I'll go pack our bags.

367
00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:52,230
Since you want to play,

368
00:24:52,670 --> 00:24:54,260
I'm happy to oblige.

369
00:24:56,860 --> 00:25:00,420
(Shuozhou City)

370
00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:04,340
- Be quick.
- Yes, General.

371
00:25:04,340 --> 00:25:05,540
The supplies the enemy left

372
00:25:05,540 --> 00:25:06,580
have all been confiscated.

373
00:25:06,910 --> 00:25:08,363
Inventory and add them to the armory.

374
00:25:09,100 --> 00:25:09,990
And set aside a portion

375
00:25:10,430 --> 00:25:11,340
for the citizens.

376
00:25:12,263 --> 00:25:13,699
The captive citizens of Great Liang

377
00:25:13,710 --> 00:25:14,670
must be registered

378
00:25:15,150 --> 00:25:15,990
and properly settled.

379
00:25:16,340 --> 00:25:17,180
Yes.

380
00:25:23,010 --> 00:25:23,850
Slow down.

381
00:25:25,060 --> 00:25:25,900
Xu,

382
00:25:26,390 --> 00:25:27,430
by now,

383
00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:28,156
Captain Han

384
00:25:28,167 --> 00:25:29,260
should've reached Liangzhou

385
00:25:29,260 --> 00:25:30,150
and picked up Miss He.

386
00:25:33,060 --> 00:25:34,100
They should've met by now.

387
00:25:34,470 --> 00:25:35,910
Captain Han is acting suspiciously.

388
00:25:36,340 --> 00:25:37,950
If he really is a spy,

389
00:25:38,230 --> 00:25:39,430
wouldn't Miss He be in danger?

390
00:25:51,670 --> 00:25:52,540
Xiaoxiao,

391
00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:53,689
it seems we've reached

392
00:25:53,700 --> 00:25:55,230
North Chong's occupied territory.

393
00:25:58,910 --> 00:25:59,750
Xiaoxiao,

394
00:26:00,060 --> 00:26:01,470
what is that pattern?

395
00:26:02,910 --> 00:26:04,150
Flame pattern.

396
00:26:04,430 --> 00:26:05,820
The symbol of North Chong.

397
00:26:11,190 --> 00:26:12,030
What's wrong?

398
00:26:12,430 --> 00:26:13,270
Feeling unwell?

399
00:26:15,540 --> 00:26:16,670
Xiaoxiao,

400
00:26:17,020 --> 00:26:17,990
my grandfather said

401
00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:21,060
our ancestral home was in Shuozhou.

402
00:26:22,260 --> 00:26:24,100
When he was still alive,

403
00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:26,150
North Chong attacked us.

404
00:26:27,230 --> 00:26:28,910
He took our whole family

405
00:26:29,150 --> 00:26:30,580
and fled south to Liangzhou.

406
00:26:31,910 --> 00:26:33,340
At that time, we had

407
00:26:34,230 --> 00:26:35,340
no home or food.

408
00:26:36,190 --> 00:26:37,390
My grandfather said

409
00:26:37,870 --> 00:26:39,260
that in his lifetime,

410
00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:40,990
and even in mine,

411
00:26:41,820 --> 00:26:43,500
we might never return to Shuozhou.

412
00:26:45,300 --> 00:26:46,820
But today, I've returned.

413
00:26:54,780 --> 00:26:56,710
I want to travel even further.

414
00:27:00,470 --> 00:27:02,300
(How pitiful of mortals.)

415
00:27:02,633 --> 00:27:04,190
(The journey of their entire lifetime)

416
00:27:04,190 --> 00:27:05,240
(is but a mere few steps.)

417
00:27:14,390 --> 00:27:15,230
Mr. Lin,

418
00:27:15,630 --> 00:27:16,856
thanks for letting me stay here

419
00:27:16,990 --> 00:27:18,020
these past few days.

420
00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:20,430
No need to be so polite.

421
00:27:21,500 --> 00:27:22,563
We, the people of Shuozhou,

422
00:27:22,574 --> 00:27:23,958
have longed for Great Liang's army

423
00:27:23,969 --> 00:27:24,870
for 30 years.

424
00:27:25,580 --> 00:27:27,660
(Lin Jun, Shuozhou merchant)
We hope

425
00:27:27,670 --> 00:27:29,500
to be Great Liang citizens again.

426
00:27:29,706 --> 00:27:30,952
- General Duan.
- General Duan.

427
00:27:32,670 --> 00:27:33,510
These two gentlemen

428
00:27:33,670 --> 00:27:35,230
are members of the Shuozhou guild.

429
00:27:35,820 --> 00:27:36,660
They came today

430
00:27:37,390 --> 00:27:38,740
to represent the guild

431
00:27:39,340 --> 00:27:40,780
and the people of the city

432
00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:42,340
to ask you a question.

433
00:27:42,710 --> 00:27:43,910
Please speak freely.

434
00:27:44,470 --> 00:27:45,310
Then,

435
00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:46,650
I'll be completely frank.

436
00:27:47,630 --> 00:27:49,710
You took over Shuozhou this time

437
00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:51,390
through a surprise attack.

438
00:27:51,990 --> 00:27:53,370
Now, you're surrounded by enemies.

439
00:27:53,990 --> 00:27:56,100
If the citizens welcome you now

440
00:27:56,670 --> 00:27:58,710
and become slaves to North Chong again,

441
00:27:59,150 --> 00:28:00,950
they'll surely be slaughtered
out of anger.

442
00:28:01,820 --> 00:28:04,020
Liangzhou's tragedy will repeat itself.

443
00:28:05,150 --> 00:28:06,500
So, I want to ask you:

444
00:28:07,230 --> 00:28:08,340
How long do you plan

445
00:28:09,230 --> 00:28:10,340
to stay this time?

446
00:28:12,190 --> 00:28:14,580
How long will you protect its people?

447
00:28:21,540 --> 00:28:22,500
Rest assured, everyone.

448
00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:23,940
For 30 years,

449
00:28:24,496 --> 00:28:26,209
Great Liang never forgot
Shuozhou's people.

450
00:28:26,670 --> 00:28:28,740
The Tabai Army has crossed the river,

451
00:28:29,283 --> 00:28:30,740
and we won't take a single step back.

452
00:28:31,150 --> 00:28:32,856
We'll live and die
with Shuozhou's people.

453
00:28:34,390 --> 00:28:35,910
We know defending the city is hard.

454
00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:37,580
Since you've decided

455
00:28:37,580 --> 00:28:39,430
to protect the people of this city,

456
00:28:40,580 --> 00:28:43,100
we will certainly do our utmost

457
00:28:43,580 --> 00:28:44,740
without any hesitation.

458
00:28:45,740 --> 00:28:47,470
We too will do our utmost

459
00:28:47,670 --> 00:28:48,630
without any hesitation.

460
00:28:51,060 --> 00:28:51,900
It has been 30 years.

461
00:28:52,990 --> 00:28:54,870
We finally crossed the river again.

462
00:28:55,447 --> 00:28:57,000
North Chong held Shuozhou
for 30 years.

463
00:28:57,540 --> 00:28:58,390
We took it suddenly,

464
00:28:58,390 --> 00:28:59,580
so they won't just let it go.

465
00:29:00,046 --> 00:29:01,260
Their Fenglai Force is watching

466
00:29:01,260 --> 00:29:02,253
from Yuzhou in the south.

467
00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:03,430
Awo'erqi is leading

468
00:29:03,430 --> 00:29:04,500
200,000 soldiers

469
00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:05,630
right toward us.

470
00:29:05,780 --> 00:29:07,060
Our troops are now exhausted;

471
00:29:07,430 --> 00:29:08,390
we are short on rations.

472
00:29:08,670 --> 00:29:10,163
The city's people refuse to cooperate.

473
00:29:10,670 --> 00:29:11,780
Can we still hold the city?

474
00:29:15,910 --> 00:29:16,750
We must.

475
00:29:17,820 --> 00:29:18,660
For 30 years,

476
00:29:19,190 --> 00:29:20,185
the people of Great Liang

477
00:29:20,196 --> 00:29:21,630
were enslaved and slaughtered

478
00:29:22,430 --> 00:29:23,270
by North Chong.

479
00:29:23,740 --> 00:29:25,213
It's not that they reject our rescue.

480
00:29:26,020 --> 00:29:26,950
They are just terrified.

481
00:29:27,470 --> 00:29:28,710
They fear this slim hope

482
00:29:28,710 --> 00:29:29,710
is just fleeting.

483
00:29:30,910 --> 00:29:31,750
So, we must protect

484
00:29:33,260 --> 00:29:34,740
this hope for them.

485
00:30:06,820 --> 00:30:08,950
Ambush! Ambush!

486
00:30:08,950 --> 00:30:09,790
On guard!

487
00:30:30,540 --> 00:30:31,380
Hold them off!

488
00:30:48,060 --> 00:30:49,910
Xiaoxiao!

489
00:30:51,210 --> 00:30:52,060
Are we there yet?

490
00:30:52,060 --> 00:30:53,470
An ambush by North Chong.

491
00:31:02,300 --> 00:31:03,540
They have at least 200 men.

492
00:31:03,910 --> 00:31:05,060
We only have a few dozen.

493
00:31:05,580 --> 00:31:06,950
We're doomed this time.

494
00:31:08,150 --> 00:31:10,020
Will the General come save us?

495
00:31:11,470 --> 00:31:12,950
We're still far from Shuozhou.

496
00:31:13,390 --> 00:31:15,060
He's too far to help.

497
00:31:15,870 --> 00:31:17,340
If we're caught,

498
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:19,100
I'll just read the wind for them.

499
00:31:19,340 --> 00:31:20,390
I'm reading it anyway,

500
00:31:20,390 --> 00:31:21,330
no matter who it's for.

501
00:31:21,540 --> 00:31:22,380
Right?

502
00:31:25,580 --> 00:31:27,300
You'll help them?

503
00:31:28,340 --> 00:31:29,462
They drove my grandfather

504
00:31:29,473 --> 00:31:30,710
from Shuozhou to Liangzhou

505
00:31:30,990 --> 00:31:32,470
and killed my father in Liangzhou.

506
00:31:32,910 --> 00:31:33,750
Why is it always them

507
00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:34,740
bullying us?

508
00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:36,820
And you'll help them?

509
00:31:37,060 --> 00:31:38,670
I'd rather die than help them!

510
00:31:44,060 --> 00:31:45,710
A remote path like this

511
00:31:45,710 --> 00:31:47,100
shouldn't have so many ambushers.

512
00:31:50,060 --> 00:31:51,300
Foxy,

513
00:31:53,150 --> 00:31:54,780
I knew getting on your carriage

514
00:31:54,780 --> 00:31:55,990
would mean trouble.

515
00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:06,260
Miss He!

516
00:32:06,260 --> 00:32:07,710
It's dangerous! Please go inside!

517
00:32:07,710 --> 00:32:08,550
On guard!

518
00:32:11,540 --> 00:32:12,380
On guard!

519
00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:38,570
♪Between black and white,
ripples crossed♪

520
00:32:38,900 --> 00:32:43,150
♪Light encountered shadow♪

521
00:32:44,510 --> 00:32:49,880
♪It pierced the darkness and the time♪

522
00:32:50,180 --> 00:32:54,780
♪The unbreakable fate♪

523
00:32:55,870 --> 00:32:57,710
♪Suddenly cracked♪

524
00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:15,360
♪Between black and white,
ripples crossed♪

525
00:33:15,540 --> 00:33:19,870
♪Light encountered shadow♪

526
00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:26,630
♪It pierced the darkness and the time♪

527
00:33:26,860 --> 00:33:30,800
♪The unbreakable fate♪

528
00:33:32,570 --> 00:33:34,460
♪Suddenly cracked♪

529
00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:40,280
♪Listen, all sounds are roaring♪

530
00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,810
♪As cold ice turns into tides♪

531
00:33:42,810 --> 00:33:48,330
♪A century's loneliness melts dreams♪

532
00:33:48,330 --> 00:33:51,570
♪Following fate's guidance♪

533
00:33:51,570 --> 00:33:56,430
♪By fate, our moments were exchanged♪

534
00:33:56,770 --> 00:33:59,790
♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪

535
00:33:59,790 --> 00:34:02,610
♪Watch fireworks fall like stars♪

536
00:34:02,870 --> 00:34:05,400
♪This bond is tangled into a thread♪

537
00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:10,820
♪Worldly reflections fade into mist♪

538
00:34:10,990 --> 00:34:14,060
♪Borrowing one fleeting heartbeat♪

539
00:34:14,220 --> 00:34:19,120
♪You drew me into mortal dust,
till I'm enamored with its charms♪

540
00:34:19,330 --> 00:34:22,800
♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪