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How long has Ms. Ruoyao been inside?
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All day. She didn't even eat.
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And she instructed me
not to let anyone bother her.
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The tip of scorpion venom needles
are dipped into scorpion venom.
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Using it as acupuncture
can cause hallucinations.
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If the person receiving the treatment
can't handle it,
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she will go completely mad.
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I trust you, Ms. Situ.
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It's useless for you to trust me.
You must trust yourself.
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If you can't handle the pain later,
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I can't save you either.
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Got it.
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Why did you betray me?
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This is bad.
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She's starting to hallucinate.
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Xiao Heng, help me hold her down.
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{\an8}I need to prepare
another dose of medicine.
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If she starts shaking, call me right away.
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All right.
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Now, you're trying to get Jiang Li.
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Which one are you planning
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to push out?
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I'm just trying to help Ms. Jiang Li.
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Besides, my marriage
with Jiang Ruoyao isn't set in stone yet.
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Go home now
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and break off your engagement
with Jiang Ruoyao,
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then get back with Jiang Li.
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Jiang Li, don't even think
about taking him away from me.
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I won't lose to you.
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Not in the past.
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And not tomorrow.
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No, we must give her the antidote now.
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Don't give up halfway.
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She hasn't gone mad from the pain.
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Her emotions
have just been suppressed for too long.
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Do you think she can handle it?
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She can handle it
even if it's a big challenge.
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Shen Yurong!
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Do you think no one will know
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what you've done?
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The heavens see everything.
Every evil deed faces retribution.
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I won't let you get away in this lifetime!
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You can't even stay
at the School of Integrity.
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How can you fight against me?
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Your hands are useless now.
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You can't play the guqin anymore!
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My hands!
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We have to stop this now.
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If we don't give her the antidote,
she can't hold on much longer.
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Li, look who's in front of you clearly.
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Li!
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Li.
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Jiang Li.
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Jiang Li!
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Don't bite yourself.
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You...
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Foolish behavior.
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Young Master, did you stay up all night?
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Is it already morning?
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Yes.
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Young Master, you've been reading
this page all night.
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Remember.
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{\an8}You must let Jiang Li
win against Jiang Ruoyao.
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{\an8}All right?
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If Jiang Li wins,
I'll bring you something delicious.
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Xu'er,
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are you still going
even when your hand is injured?
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I must attend Jiang Li's music exam.
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At the competition later,
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you will surely shine the brightest.
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I've taken care of everything for you.
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Please don't disappoint me again today.
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Yes, Mother.
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Why is his lordship
like a young lady today?
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He's taking such a long time
to get changed.
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Do you want to check on him?
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I killed Xue Fangfei with my own hands.
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I buried her myself.
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The current Jiang Li is just Jiang Li.
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No matter how much she resembles her,
she's not Xue Fangfei.
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Miss, do your best.
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I believe in you.
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Ladies and gentlemen!
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Place your bets!
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The wager
between Chancellor Li's son, Li Lian,
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and Chancellor Jiang's daughter, Jiang Li.
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Fifty-to-one odds!
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Ms. Jiang Li's team
is performing exceptionally well.
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Just one match is left.
Why haven't the odds changed at all?
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It's about capabilities.
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How can the tables always be turned?
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You must have bet
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your whole fortune on Mr. Li
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and just refused to admit it.
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-Right.
-Let's see who wins and who loses.
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Sure. Go ahead and place your bet.
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Decide and place your bets!
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I'm placing mine here.
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Come and place your bets!
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JIANG LI, LI LIAN
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-I'm betting on Mr. Li.
-I bet on Mr. Li too.
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-I'm placing my bet!
-All right.
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Messrs., your bets are noted.
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-All right.
-I'm placing my bet!
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JIANG LI
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ANNUAL EXAM, FOURTH DAY
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-They're quite impressive.
-Yes.
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Ms. Jiang Li is in good form today.
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This round is of utmost importance.
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Exactly.
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-What are you looking at?
-Check them out.
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Look at Ms. Jiang Li.
She's determined to win today.
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Did you see that?
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Everyone looks at our motley crew
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in a different light now.
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Also,
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many people regretted
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placing their bets on Meng Hongjin
and her team.
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Today is the final round.
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Everyone will be watching you.
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You can do it.
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Li Jin,
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the motley crew across is watching us.
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IMPERIAL ACADEMY
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Do you think
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someone will sabotage us?
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With so many people here,
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I don't think so.
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Students, come and draw your lots.
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Ninth, Liu Yuzhu.
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Tenth, Wang Qingqing.
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Eleventh, Jiang Ruoyao.
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Twelfth, Jiang Li.
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Please proceed with the exam
in the order of the lots drawn.
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We will test guqin skills today.
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There are five examiners in total.
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Apart from me, the other examiners are
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Fairy Jinghong...
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Fairy Jinghong?
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Wasn't she Wangxian Pavilion's
top performer?
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She used to charge a fortune for a song.
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I heard Fairy Jinghong
is living a blissful life after retiring
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from Wangxian Pavilion.
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I didn't expect to see her here.
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Court musician, Mian Ju.
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MIAN JU
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Mian Ju is a true master.
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And he's quite frank.
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This year's top scorer, Shen Yurong.
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Look, it's the devoted
top scorer, Mr. Shen.
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Is Mr. Shen also skilled in guqin?
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I heard his late wife
was a talented guqin player.
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Next...
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Ms. Xiao, the next person
hasn't arrived yet.
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Should we wait for him?
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He has always been unpredictable.
It's better if he doesn't show up.
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Let's begin.
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The guqin exam starts now.
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Ms. Xiao, you seem quite anxious.
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Duke Su, Xiao Heng.
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SCHOOL OF INTEGRITY
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-Duke Su.
-Duke Su.
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PROMOTE NOBLE MORALS
AND IDEAS, EXTENSIVE LEARNING
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Please go ahead.
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They even invited Duke Su.
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What a big surprise.
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His insights are highly valued
in entertainment houses here.
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Which singer or instrument player
wouldn't want his comments?
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Don't forget how Little Taohong
became popular.
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Let the competition begin.
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SCHOOL OF INTEGRITY
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IMPERIAL ACADEMY
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Next student, Jiang Ruoyao.
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It's "Wild Geese on the Shoal."
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You can recognize it from just one note?
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You're right.
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It's the most challenging piece
in the world.
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No one ever dared to play it
in the Annual Exam.
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Your sister is truly extraordinary.
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The song uses the grand ambition of a swan
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to describe the spirit of a hermit.
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The finger techniques
are extremely difficult.
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I didn't expect Ms. Ruoyao
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to actually master it.
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It's truly not easy.
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Fairy,
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you also gained fame in the capital
for "Wild Geese on the Shoal," right?
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Now that she mentioned it,
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this student
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sure resembles you in some ways.
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Indeed, the younger generation
truly has potential.
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Did Fairy Jinghong tutor her in private?
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IMPERIAL ACADEMY
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{\an8}Marvelous.
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Even though Ms. Ruoyao
is young and inexperienced,
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she can play "Wild Geese on the Shoal,"
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capturing the various forms of wild geese
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and the graceful artistry of a hermit.
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When we talk about this piece of music
in the future,
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we won't be reminded of you first,
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but Ms. Jiang Ruoyao.
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-She played exceptionally well.
-Splendid.
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-Magnificent.
-Wonderful.
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-She's incredible.
-Yes.
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Twelfth student, Jiang Li.
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SCHOOL OF INTEGRITY
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Jiang Li is at a disadvantage
in going after Jiang Ruoyao.
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Even the heavens are helping us.
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The heavens are helping us?
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It could be a human deed too.
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SCHOOL OF INTEGRITY
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Look at this guqin.
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Do you like it?
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Yes.
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Father, this guqin must be expensive.
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We already have one at home.
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Just return this one.
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I originally saved some money
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to buy wine.
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But after giving it a thought,
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I decided to buy a guqin
for my daughter instead.
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You see,
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you've been repairing and maintaining
your guqin for years.
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It's time for a new one.
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I can't accept this, Father.
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This guqin is too expensive.
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If I knew learning guqin can be so costly,
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I wouldn't have started learning.
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Xue Li, don't say that.
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You love playing the guqin.
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Besides, mastering a skill
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might bring you
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some opportunities someday.
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-Why isn't she starting yet?
-Right.
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Yes.
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-What is she waiting for?
-Why isn't she playing?
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Could it be she doesn't know
how to play the guqin?
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Well, that would make sense.
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Zhennv Hall doesn't teach guqin.
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-Yes.
-What's going on?
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Be patient.
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What is this?
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Playing such an unknown tune
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is embarrassing.
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Can she even play the guqin?
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After such a good performance,
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this one is really
a bit hard to listen to.
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What piece is this?
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Why haven't I ever heard it before?
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She's playing
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"Spring Fading into White Pear Blossoms."
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When I was traveling,
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I heard this song.
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It's an unpopular folk tune
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that leaves a strong impression
due to its sad melody.
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But how can this compare
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to "Wild Geese on the Shoal"?
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There's a world of difference
between them.
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SCHOOL OF INTEGRITY
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Is this the unpopular
folk tune you mentioned?
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It's the same piece.
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But the finger techniques and methods
are entirely different.
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The sound of your music
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reflects the vastness of the world
and the depth of humanity.
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It's truly marvelous.
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It's as if the music is alive.
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SCHOOL OF INTEGRITY
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The sudden shift in emotions...
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It delivers such deep helplessness.
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"Spring Fading into White Pear Blossoms"
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is a folk tune
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expressing a woman's lament
about her fate,
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filled with sorrow and grief.
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How can a young girl play this piece
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with such understanding
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as if she's experienced great injustice?
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This piece sounds so sad
that it brings tears to the listeners.
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But Mr. Shen,
why are you sweating so much?
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The performance is captivating
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and moving.
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I am
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at a loss for words.
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No words can describe it at all.
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No compliment can do you justice.
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This "Spring Fading
into White Pear Blossoms"
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is different from what I heard before.
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Did you arrange it differently?
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I was moved by the melody
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when I first heard it,
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so I added my own understanding
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during practice.
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I hope I didn't make a fool of myself.
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At such a young age,
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not only can you play,
but you can also compose.
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Truly, the younger generation is talented.
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It's all good now.
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-Jiang Li, you're incredible.
-Amazing.
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I never heard
the piece you played just now,
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but it left me completely spellbound.
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You'll definitely win first place.
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Li Lian and his team
don't stand a chance at all now.
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What if they placed their bets
on Jiang Ruoyao?
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What?
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I was observing them earlier.
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Li Lian and the rest
didn't pay attention to their teammate.
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They were more focused on Jiang Ruoyao.
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I think they know
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that the only way for us to beat them
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is for Jiang Li
to outperform Jiang Ruoyao.
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To stop us from taking first place,
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they're willing to help Jiang Ruoyao.
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Who do you think they've bribed?
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Mian Ju is a musical fanatic,
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so it's unlikely they could sway him.
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Fairy Jinghong is Jiang Ruoyao's teacher,
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so she'll naturally be biased.
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That leaves the other three.
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Jiang Li's piece, "Spring Fading
into White Pear Blossoms,"
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is the best in terms
of technique, artistry,
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and emotion.
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I'm sure all of you agree with me.
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While Jiang Li's performance
was full of emotions,
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"Spring Fading into White Pear Blossoms"
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might be too melancholic.
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I'm afraid others
can't fully appreciate it.
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"Wild Geese on the Shoal"
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is clearer and more understandable.
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The soul of music is like the human soul.
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I think the latter has a broader meaning.
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Nice.
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I had no idea
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there were levels
to the soul of music until today.
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Forgive me for being frank,
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but what you said
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is complete nonsense.
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Mr. Mian Ju, since I was asked to judge,
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don't make me conform to your views.
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Everyone judges differently.
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I won't argue with you,
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so don't argue with me too.
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Forget it.
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I know you favor your own famous work.
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But even without your vote,
the result wouldn't change.
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Ms. Xiao, don't you agree?
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I'll cast my vote
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for Jiang Ruoyao.
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What?
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Have I become deaf
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or have you lost your mind too?
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Jiang Li and Jiang Ruoyao
are both your students.
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Did someone pay you?
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Mr. Mian Ju, watch your words.
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The School of Integrity teaches
guqin skills and techniques
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to help students
perform pieces more richly.
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Jiang Li's music
is indeed emotionally rich,
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but her technique falls short.
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Jiang Ruoyao's technique is
more mature and stable than hers.
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It's clearly the result
of a long, diligent practice.
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Our school encourages students
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to thoroughly master their skills.
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So
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I vote for Jiang Ruoyao.
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Your words clear up
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a long-standing confusion for me.
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I've wondered why the School of Integrity
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has produced so many average musicians,
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-but no masters.
-You...
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Duke Su, who will you cast your vote for?
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I'm not a guqin player,
but a guqin listener.
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I cannot comment on techniques.
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I can only tell you what I think.
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There's only a one-word difference
between guqin fanatic and love fanatic
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and both were captured
in Jiang Li's music.
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Her piece tells the story
of a betrayed lover of guqin
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with a tragic end.
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I pity this woman's sorrow
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and admire her strength.
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XIAO HENG
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With my vote, I wish the guqin player
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would get her revenge
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and a bright future.
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Great! As expected of Duke Su.
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Finally, someone in the right mind.
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Mr. Shen,
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the result between the two of them
is up to you now.
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SHEN YURONG
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What are you doing?
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-Give it to me.
-Well...
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You've done enough for me already.
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If I can't even keep the guqin you own,
391
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how can I face anyone?
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I won't take
the Imperial Examination anymore.
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We can still redeem the guqin
after selling it.
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I'm just a woman.
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I only play the guqin as a hobby.
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You have outstanding talent
to serve the nation.
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Don't worry about money matters.
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The Imperial Examination
is your way of realizing your ambitions,
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so don't be silly, dear.
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But you don't need
to go to this extent for me.
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I've failed
my father-in-law's trust in me.
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Buy me a good guqin after you pass
the exam with flying colors.
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-But...
-Go and study first.
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I'll be back soon.
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TAIJI HALL
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They say Mr. Shen is fair and just.
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I wonder who you think is better.
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Speaking of which,
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I've been to Zhennv Hall
at Qingcheng Mountain too.
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It's desolate and lonely.
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It's a pity that a poor weak woman
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was once left alone in the mountains.
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I buried her
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with my own hands.
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Xue Fangfei is dead.
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She's dead!
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MIAN JU, FAIRY JINGHONG
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XIAO HENG, XIAO DEYIN
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SHEN YURONG
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RESPECT AND EMULATE THE EXCELLENT
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You were amazing just now.
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They were all shocked.
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You're so incredible.
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Ms. Jiang Li.
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-Mr. Wang is...
-Sure.
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Congratulations on winning
first place in guqin.
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I thought you would be
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by Ruoyao's side at this moment.
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00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:07,680
There's no need
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to push me toward her.
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We were actually the ones
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who were engaged before.
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Zhou Yanbang, stop being a flirt.
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You're engaged,
so don't flirt with others.
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00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:19,040
You should know about the engagement.
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They were engaged before?
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Actually, as long as you agree,
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I can persuade my mother
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to change back the engagement.
440
00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:30,200
Who do you think you are?
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Liu Xu.
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I...
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refuse.
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You're amazing.
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-Come on!
-The results are out.
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-The ranking is out!
-She won!
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-Jiang Li is in first place.
-How can this be?
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-How can this happen?
-Move.
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It's Jiang Li's team.
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My hard-earned money!
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My hard-earned money!
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00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:10,200
Did you read it wrongly?
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Stop saying nonsense!
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Ms. Jiang Li was sent away
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when she was little.
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She stayed at Zhennv Hall for ten years.
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During those ten years,
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she was unknown.
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But after this battle,
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her name shook the capital.
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It sure is great news.
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Congratulations, Chancellor Jiang.
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You sure taught your daughter well.
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I'm truly envious of you.
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Yes, all of us feel the same way.
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-Chancellor Li.
-I'm so envious.
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Victory and defeat are common in battle.
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We both know that.
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00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:56,880
A wager is just a game between kids.
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Li Lian is your second son.
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Let's forget about him becoming a monk.
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Jiang Yuanbai,
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don't make my son look untrustworthy.
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Then let him become a monk.
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00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:07,480
Which temple?
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Don't forget to send word to my residence.
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My wife is also a Buddhist.
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She'll go there to pray.
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Before offering incense,
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don't forget to watch
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both of your daughters
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in case both of them fight.
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00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:25,400
Everyone, let's enjoy the show.
484
00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:28,520
Two women fighting is quite a sight.
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Chancellor Li, so which temple?
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00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:34,520
Let me know
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when he takes his vows.
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JIANG RESIDENCE
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Who are you to win against me?
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Ms. Ruoyao.
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00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:54,880
Ms. Ruoyao.
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00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:56,200
Open this door.
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00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:57,280
Ms. Ruoyao.
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00:41:57,360 --> 00:41:58,560
What's going on?
495
00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:01,120
Everyone in the house knows
that you're making a fuss here.
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00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:02,880
Losing a contest is one thing,
497
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:04,360
but don't lose your integrity.
498
00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:06,320
Ms. Ruoyao locked herself in the room.
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00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:08,040
I can't persuade her to come out.
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00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:10,040
It's fine to lose a contest,
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00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:12,520
but now there are rumors everywhere
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00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:18,480
saying that Mr. Zhou wants to break off
the engagement with Ms. Ruoyao.
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00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:21,280
Go now.
504
00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:22,360
-Yes.
-Yes.
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00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:25,360
Where did you hear that?
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00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:27,400
It's spreading among the female nobles.
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00:42:27,480 --> 00:42:28,760
They said Mr. Zhou
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00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:30,640
approached Jiang Li
after the guqin competition
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to set up a new engagement with her.
510
00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:35,120
Ridiculous.
How can an engagement just be changed?
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00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:36,360
Why didn't you talk to her?
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00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:38,040
She's always so immature.
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00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:40,880
She's making such a huge commotion at home
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over some baseless rumors outside.
515
00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:43,920
Where are her manners?
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After studying guqin for so many years,
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she even loses
to a wild girl from Zhennv Hall.
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00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:49,760
Something is not right.
519
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:53,360
She spent so many years at Zhennv Hall.
520
00:42:54,240 --> 00:42:55,640
Forget about practicing calligraphy.
521
00:42:56,200 --> 00:42:58,320
How can those girls
let her learn the guqin,
522
00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:00,960
let alone learn it so well?
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00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:01,880
It's indeed fishy.
524
00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:03,200
Go and find out
525
00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:06,400
where the former Zhennv Hall's chief
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00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:08,280
is locked up now.
527
00:43:08,360 --> 00:43:11,200
Do we want to find out
who Jiang Li learned the guqin from?
528
00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:15,080
Since she returned,
something has felt off to me.
529
00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:17,840
Maybe
530
00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:20,320
she isn't Jiang Li at all.