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♪If not for you♪

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♪I wouldn't have wanted
to make a name for myself♪

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♪Only when I have your love♪

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♪Is my invincibility not in vain♪

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♪The towering peaks I've conquered♪

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♪Leave me♪

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♪Feeling empty♪

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♪I've given everything♪

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♪Just to follow you♪

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♪Through life and death♪

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♪Could it be that love♪

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♪Is the true end of this life♪

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♪Why does every battle♪

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♪Bring deeper pain♪

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♪I never got it♪

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♪You once promised me♪

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♪You'd give me ordinary days♪

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♪Then I'd rather♪

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♪Face blades and fall♪

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♪Into your arms instead of the clouds♪

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♪I'll pass through layers of fog♪

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♪And barriers♪

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♪The world's rights and wrongs,
wins and losses♪

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♪Who's to weigh their worth♪

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♪Only love♪

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♪Gives me a sky as wide as the sea♪

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♪I only want to be your hero♪

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=The Prisoner of Beauty=

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=Episode 18=

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Even so,

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I'll agree to neither of them.

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Goodbye, My Lady.

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Alright.

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Let's go.

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Father, goodbye.

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Lady Qiao left the prefect's mansion

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with a big smile.

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Right after,
they went to a jewelry shop,

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saying they wanted to make

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a full set of gold and silver
wedding jewelry.

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Ask Yuan Wang to come and see me.

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Yes.

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General, may I ask

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why you summoned me so late?

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Today, I received a Go board

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and a bridal hair ornament.

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Prefect, please take a look.

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See if they match

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what Lady Qiao promised you.

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General, you truly misunderstood.

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Her Ladyship did stop by today to discuss

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a marriage for my daughter.

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Out of respect for our families' agreement

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I neither accepted

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nor made any promises.

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Prefect, save your excuses

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for simpletons.

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Even if nothing came of today,

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what about the silver
and gold sent late at night?

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You didn't turn that away,

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did you?

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Silver and gold? Sent at night?

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General,

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what do yo mean?

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Prefect,

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drop the act.

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I have already set guards
outside your mansion day and night.

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Everything between you two

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has been seen clearly.

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You...

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You had me watched?

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I've honored our agreement

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and never betrayed you.

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This is how you see me?
How you guard against me?

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Is this your idea of sincere cooperation?

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Don't forget, my troops
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to keep your family safe.

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That's ridiculous!

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Our Yuan family has been rooted
in Rongjun for a century.

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Why would we need your protection?

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Your so-called garrison here is nothing

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more than a leash to keep me in check.

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I should've seen this sooner.

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But better late than never!

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So, betrayal was your intention all along?

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Says the one with hidden motives!

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And what if I do?

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Rongjun Prefect left Rongjun in the night,

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heading to Wei Dian's place.

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The timing couldn't be better.

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All we need is one final push.

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The arrows we collected

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during the previous ambush

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can finally be put to use.

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Very good.

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I'll go myself later.

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My Lord?

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My wound is healed.

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I know my body better than anyone.

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I've been stuck in bed for days now.

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You won't let me do anything.

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I've got it from now on.

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You can't go.

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I said, I'm fine.

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Don't I know my own condition?

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You don't.

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Wei Qu, what do you say?

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Am I fine or not?

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So, Wei Qu,

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can you really call this fine?

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Just say it.

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Right now,

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I'm not feeling well.

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Get back here.

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That's enough.

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No army sends a foot soldier

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while the commander shows up in person.

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You can strategize from this very room.

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What's going on?

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You...

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Who are you people?

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How dare you attack me on the street?

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You betrayed the General.

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Have you thought about

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what will happen to you?

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Kill him.

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General Wei Liang! Save me!

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Wei Dian,

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I knew it was you.

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That was too harsh.

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Look how scared he is.

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Feeling sorry for him, are you?

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You almost cut my club in half,

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- you know?
- Had to make it real.

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Fine, you big oaf.

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I'll remember this.

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Alright, enough.

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Let me help you!

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That's not loud enough!

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Stop!

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General, you...

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Are you alright?

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I'm fine, I'm fine.

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Your face is covered in blood.

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It's nothing. It's their blood.

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Is it?

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That's good.

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What a relief.

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Thank you for saving my life, General.

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If not for you,

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I...

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I'd be dead.

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Prefect,

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who have you offended?

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Who wants you dead?

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It's a long story.

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General Wei Liang,

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I need to see Her Ladyship.

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General!

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Bad news!

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General, Rongjun Prefect
has openly declared his support

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for planting winter wheat.

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He's even rallied the people.

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Many have already joined him.

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People are lining up for seeds

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outside every house now.

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General!

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General,

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Yuan Wang knows so many of our plans.

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Do you think he'll betray us to Wei Shao?

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Even if he says nothing,

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Wei Shao could still

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connect it to me.

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All these years, he hasn't

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moved against me, not because he didn't

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want to, but he didn't dare.

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So, how about

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we strike first?

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Back in the mourning hall,

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I should've acted.

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General,

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it's not too late to decide now.

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If canal construction is finalized,

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we'll be held back in the future.

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They came for the canal and the grain.

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They don't have much manpower.

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So, that's it?

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Only a little force in Rongjun?

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Pass on my command.

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Gather the troops.

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We depart at once.

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Yes, General.

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Wei Shao, you brat!

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Once I'm armored up,

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I'll have it out with you!

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Why bother with a tough fight?

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One slash settles it.

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Have a good rest.

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From this day forward,

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Wei Dian's former troops
are spared from death.

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They will be reassigned

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to work on the canal.

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Once it's complete,

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all past offenses will be pardoned.

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Thank you, My Lord.

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Greetings, My Lord.

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Prefect, you've worked hard.

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Now that the wheat seeds

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are in the hands of the people,

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and we have laborers for the task,

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the canal will surely

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be completed.

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Rongjun shall offer
its full strength in support.

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However, this land

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has long suffered from drought.

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We lack experience

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in building canals.

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Don't worry,

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I've already found the right person

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to oversee it.

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I've worked in flood control for many years.

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Now,

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the Yongning Canal has been rebuilt,

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stretching all the way to Rongjun.

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This is a project

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for the benefit of generations to come!

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Her Ladyship and His Lordship
trust me so deeply.

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I will not let them down.

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I'll give it my all.

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Mayor,

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you've been talking all the way.

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You've helped with
the Yongning Canal more than once.

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It's just one more trip there.

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Why are you so excited?

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You don't understand.

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Back in my youth,
I used to debate with Zhen Zhi,

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if the Yongning Canal were to go

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beyond just Panyi and Xindu,

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where should it lead?

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Looking at your face

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reminds me so much of Zhen Zhi.

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The construction of Yongning Canal,

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meant to bring prosperity to both our peoples,

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wouldn't be the same with the wrong partner.

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There'd be no joy in it.

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Never mind, forget it.

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I've distanced myself from Xindu

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and from Zhen Zhi.

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I still don't know

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who I'll be working with on this task.

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I'm not questioning

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Her Ladyship or His Lordship's judgement.

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I just want the chance to prove
what I'm capable of.

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You'll see once we arrive, Mayor.

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Zhen Zhi?

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- Goodbye.
- But you just got here.

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General, you may not know this,

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but I've never gotten along

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with that man.

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And frankly, I don't
get along with you either.

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Back then, we swore we'd never

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cross paths again in this lifetime.

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If not for

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His Lordship's orders that I oversee you,

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I wouldn't have come at all.

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You? Oversee me?

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Come on, Zhen Zhi.

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You took twice as long as I did

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to build the canal in Xindu,

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and now you're going to oversee me?

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What a joke. I've got nothing more to say.

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General,

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you truly don't understand.

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I just can't work with him.

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It's not that I won't serve Lord of Wei.

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I'd like anyone else to oversee me.

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I'm leaving.

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Why are you doing?

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What do you want?

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Look.

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Look for yourself.

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Is this how you ask someone for help?

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Don't waste your breath on him.

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This person is pure Qiao clan
through and through,

285
00:13:10,740 --> 00:13:11,740
smooth with his words,

286
00:13:11,740 --> 00:13:12,980
but sneaky with his actions.

287
00:13:13,660 --> 00:13:15,220
If you want him to work,

288
00:13:15,220 --> 00:13:16,260
force him.

289
00:13:16,540 --> 00:13:18,540
You shut your mouth.

290
00:13:18,540 --> 00:13:19,860
Every time you open it,

291
00:13:19,860 --> 00:13:21,500
it stinks. I'm leaving anyway.

292
00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:22,340
Mayors.

293
00:13:23,130 --> 00:13:24,020
Greetings, My Lord.

294
00:13:24,020 --> 00:13:25,260
Greetings, Lord of Wei.

295
00:13:25,860 --> 00:13:26,780
No need for formalities.

296
00:13:29,860 --> 00:13:31,020
Fourteen years ago,

297
00:13:31,780 --> 00:13:33,260
you both served my Grandfather.

298
00:13:35,740 --> 00:13:36,660
Together with Lord Qiao,

299
00:13:37,190 --> 00:13:38,660
you built the Yongning Canal,

300
00:13:39,380 --> 00:13:40,900
diverting the Yang River to the Pei River,

301
00:13:41,310 --> 00:13:43,140
ending the drought that struck Wei State.

302
00:13:44,150 --> 00:13:45,380
Now, fourteen years later,

303
00:13:45,740 --> 00:13:47,020
the canal flows again,

304
00:13:48,020 --> 00:13:49,140
thanks to both of you.

305
00:13:51,740 --> 00:13:52,580
But now,

306
00:13:52,980 --> 00:13:53,860
Rongjun faces

307
00:13:53,860 --> 00:13:55,100
the same hardship.

308
00:13:56,100 --> 00:13:57,500
I seek to follow my ancestor's path

309
00:13:58,340 --> 00:13:59,620
and build a new canal.

310
00:14:00,380 --> 00:14:02,140
The Yongning Canal

311
00:14:02,140 --> 00:14:04,260
benefited only Yanzhou and Wei State.

312
00:14:05,660 --> 00:14:06,980
As Xindu and Rongjun

313
00:14:06,980 --> 00:14:08,020
border Bianzhou,

314
00:14:08,500 --> 00:14:09,500
if we succeed,

315
00:14:09,780 --> 00:14:11,380
folk in Bianzhou will benefit as well.

316
00:14:12,620 --> 00:14:13,460
This time,

317
00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:15,260
we set aside borders

318
00:14:15,260 --> 00:14:16,220
and act for the people.

319
00:14:16,860 --> 00:14:18,860
This is a great cause for the good of all.

320
00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:21,860
So, I entrust this task

321
00:14:22,220 --> 00:14:23,500
to you both.

322
00:14:24,140 --> 00:14:25,740
I hope you can work in unity to relieve

323
00:14:26,140 --> 00:14:28,140
the people from the pain of drought.

324
00:14:28,620 --> 00:14:29,460
Here and now,

325
00:14:31,260 --> 00:14:32,540
you have my deepest thanks.

326
00:14:32,540 --> 00:14:34,340
- I will do my utmost.
- I will do my utmost.

327
00:14:36,380 --> 00:14:37,620
My Lord, urgent news.

328
00:14:38,540 --> 00:14:39,540
Bianzhou has changed hands.

329
00:14:40,100 --> 00:14:41,260
(Chen Xiang died in Danjun)
Governor of Bianzhou

330
00:14:41,260 --> 00:14:42,100
(Chen Pang takes over.)
died.

331
00:14:46,860 --> 00:14:51,180
(Bianzhou's border, Bianzhou)

332
00:14:57,020 --> 00:14:58,020
Any women in the cart?

333
00:14:59,690 --> 00:15:01,900
My sister and I are returning home
after visiting relatives.

334
00:15:01,900 --> 00:15:03,020
We're just passing through.

335
00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,100
May I ask what you want, officers?

336
00:15:06,340 --> 00:15:07,380
No, officer...

337
00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:19,340
Officers, is there

338
00:15:19,340 --> 00:15:20,500
something you require?

339
00:15:25,140 --> 00:15:25,980
Nothing.

340
00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:28,260
Forgive me

341
00:15:28,260 --> 00:15:29,620
for asking, officers.

342
00:15:30,980 --> 00:15:32,900
There are checkpoints along the way,

343
00:15:32,900 --> 00:15:34,020
and searches even stricter.

344
00:15:34,460 --> 00:15:35,860
Are you searching for

345
00:15:35,860 --> 00:15:37,740
someone dangerous?

346
00:15:37,900 --> 00:15:39,140
Not exactly. We're following

347
00:15:39,350 --> 00:15:40,520
General Xue's orders

348
00:15:40,860 --> 00:15:42,500
to find Lady Yulou.

349
00:15:43,220 --> 00:15:44,460
Lady Yulou?

350
00:15:44,660 --> 00:15:45,620
If you see her,

351
00:15:45,620 --> 00:15:46,540
report it at once.

352
00:15:46,620 --> 00:15:48,140
General Xue will reward you well.

353
00:15:49,260 --> 00:15:51,260
May I ask, which General Xue?

354
00:15:51,260 --> 00:15:52,220
Chen Pang has seized power.

355
00:15:52,460 --> 00:15:53,380
Xue Tai, General of Longxiang

356
00:15:53,380 --> 00:15:54,980
in Juejun, has rebelled.

357
00:15:55,140 --> 00:15:56,500
We follow our late lord's orders

358
00:15:56,500 --> 00:15:57,500
seeking Lady Yulou,

359
00:15:57,500 --> 00:15:58,340
to keep her safe...

360
00:15:58,620 --> 00:15:59,460
No need to say more.

361
00:16:00,260 --> 00:16:01,620
We have duties to attend to.

362
00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:03,220
Ma'am, best you be on your way.

363
00:16:03,220 --> 00:16:04,740
Thank you, officers.

364
00:16:04,740 --> 00:16:05,580
Let's go.

365
00:16:06,660 --> 00:16:07,740
Thanks to you both.

366
00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:19,740
Ehuang, Xue Tai doesn't
accept Chen Pang's rule.

367
00:16:20,620 --> 00:16:21,620
Why don't we go to him?

368
00:16:21,900 --> 00:16:23,140
Maybe we can do something.

369
00:16:24,380 --> 00:16:25,620
Don't be reckless again.

370
00:16:26,220 --> 00:16:27,500
Xue Tai is blindly loyal.

371
00:16:27,740 --> 00:16:28,620
He's only

372
00:16:28,620 --> 00:16:30,500
fulfilling Chen Xiang's final wish now.

373
00:16:31,740 --> 00:16:33,100
Claiming to keep me safe

374
00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:34,860
is just for his own reputation.

375
00:16:35,780 --> 00:16:36,740
We should go.

376
00:16:36,780 --> 00:16:37,620
Alright.

377
00:16:37,620 --> 00:16:38,740
Bring me some water.

378
00:16:39,220 --> 00:16:40,100
I need to wipe my face.

379
00:16:40,860 --> 00:16:41,700
Yes.

380
00:16:47,620 --> 00:16:48,460
Ehuang...

381
00:16:56,700 --> 00:16:57,900
Ehuang, don't draw that.

382
00:16:58,540 --> 00:16:59,540
If they find you, they'll

383
00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:01,340
send you back to Yulou Pavilion.

384
00:17:02,900 --> 00:17:04,780
Once we pass Bianzhou, it's Wushan State.

385
00:17:05,900 --> 00:17:07,060
They won't chase us there.

386
00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:07,980
Ehuang, you know

387
00:17:07,980 --> 00:17:09,740
we're arriving at Wushan State.

388
00:17:11,460 --> 00:17:12,540
We have achieved nothing.

389
00:17:12,740 --> 00:17:13,819
How can we return home?

390
00:17:21,339 --> 00:17:23,180
The Su clan of Wushan State

391
00:17:23,180 --> 00:17:24,579
has treated you well all these years.

392
00:17:24,780 --> 00:17:26,579
If not by adoption,

393
00:17:26,780 --> 00:17:28,339
you could at least have formed

394
00:17:28,339 --> 00:17:29,420
an alliance with Bianzhou.

395
00:17:30,420 --> 00:17:31,980
Now Chen Xiang is dead, and Chen Pang

396
00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:33,580
has turned his back on us.

397
00:17:33,580 --> 00:17:35,180
We have nothing left.

398
00:17:36,020 --> 00:17:37,340
If the family blames me,

399
00:17:37,580 --> 00:17:38,900
how am I supposed to explain?

400
00:17:47,300 --> 00:17:48,540
At the end of the day,

401
00:17:48,540 --> 00:17:49,940
you're just a woman.

402
00:17:49,940 --> 00:17:51,260
Painting a penoy doesn't help...

403
00:17:51,260 --> 00:17:52,540
You think I want this?

404
00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:00,340
So?

405
00:18:01,260 --> 00:18:02,500
Now that I've fallen,

406
00:18:02,980 --> 00:18:04,300
you come to lecture me?

407
00:18:05,300 --> 00:18:06,140
I wouldn't dare.

408
00:18:08,020 --> 00:18:08,940
Don't you forget,

409
00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:11,740
you've worked with me
away from home for years.

410
00:18:12,460 --> 00:18:14,260
Whether you'll be the heir back at Su family

411
00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:15,300
is still uncertain.

412
00:18:15,300 --> 00:18:16,660
Pull yourself together!

413
00:18:20,980 --> 00:18:22,820
We're in the same boat.

414
00:18:24,340 --> 00:18:25,660
This huadian I wear

415
00:18:27,020 --> 00:18:28,940
protects more than just myself.

416
00:18:33,300 --> 00:18:34,140
Yes.

417
00:18:35,780 --> 00:18:38,900
(Post House)

418
00:18:50,780 --> 00:18:53,660
I solved you a problem, My Lord.

419
00:18:54,020 --> 00:18:55,500
Is there any reward for me?

420
00:18:57,900 --> 00:18:58,740
Reward?

421
00:18:59,340 --> 00:19:01,060
When Wei Liang faked a marriage proposal

422
00:19:01,060 --> 00:19:02,500
you made a set of gold jewelry.

423
00:19:03,420 --> 00:19:04,260
It's yours now.

424
00:19:05,180 --> 00:19:06,540
When you were ill,

425
00:19:06,540 --> 00:19:08,020
I took such good care of you.

426
00:19:08,020 --> 00:19:10,540
I even schemed to split
Yuan Wang and Wei Dian.

427
00:19:11,540 --> 00:19:13,580
All my efforts were for you.

428
00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:15,500
Now, you're giving me the gift

429
00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:16,740
meant for someone else?

430
00:19:21,180 --> 00:19:22,100
Then what do you want?

431
00:19:23,420 --> 00:19:24,500
My Lord,

432
00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:26,100
haven't you ever thought

433
00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:27,700
of giving me something special?

434
00:19:30,740 --> 00:19:31,580
What a hassle.

435
00:19:32,740 --> 00:19:33,580
I'll think about it.

436
00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:45,700
Why the sudden mood to take us

437
00:19:45,700 --> 00:19:46,940
to the market, My Lord?

438
00:19:49,060 --> 00:19:50,100
I just want to show you

439
00:19:50,100 --> 00:19:52,180
local customs and sights.

440
00:19:52,700 --> 00:19:54,780
As the lord, and you as generals, we should

441
00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:56,220
care about such things.

442
00:19:56,700 --> 00:19:57,740
Yes, My Lord.

443
00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:02,260
We can also buy some local specialties.

444
00:20:02,820 --> 00:20:03,940
Local specialties?

445
00:20:03,940 --> 00:20:04,780
For whom?

446
00:20:06,780 --> 00:20:09,180
Advisor is still guarding Yujun.

447
00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:10,460
You need to wise up.

448
00:20:10,980 --> 00:20:12,420
For Advisor?

449
00:20:12,420 --> 00:20:13,900
A fine ink slab should do.

450
00:20:15,460 --> 00:20:16,580
I suppose

451
00:20:16,580 --> 00:20:17,460
Grandmother would

452
00:20:17,460 --> 00:20:19,060
surely enjoy Rongjun's specialties.

453
00:20:19,260 --> 00:20:21,300
We can bring Lady Xu some ginseng.

454
00:20:23,740 --> 00:20:24,580
What about Yan?

455
00:20:24,850 --> 00:20:25,760
Every time he goes out,

456
00:20:25,780 --> 00:20:27,260
he always brings you gifts.

457
00:20:27,300 --> 00:20:29,020
That's easy. Some wine will do.

458
00:20:29,020 --> 00:20:29,860
Right?

459
00:20:30,940 --> 00:20:32,260
But there's still one more person.

460
00:20:33,260 --> 00:20:35,060
This time, Her Ladyship

461
00:20:35,300 --> 00:20:36,340
played no small role.

462
00:20:36,500 --> 00:20:39,100
She deserves a reward too.

463
00:20:40,180 --> 00:20:41,740
Sure. Got it, My Lord.

464
00:20:42,220 --> 00:20:43,500
Still buying gifts for the others?

465
00:20:46,820 --> 00:20:48,740
My mother says all women love sweets.

466
00:20:48,740 --> 00:20:50,020
We can't get these in Yujun,

467
00:20:50,020 --> 00:20:51,300
perfect for Her Ladyship.

468
00:20:52,260 --> 00:20:53,100
That's lame.

469
00:20:53,820 --> 00:20:55,020
A jade hairpin,

470
00:20:55,020 --> 00:20:56,500
a jingling hairpin with white pearls,

471
00:20:56,500 --> 00:20:58,170
and a kingfisher-blue pin.

472
00:20:58,170 --> 00:20:59,020
I swear, any one

473
00:20:59,020 --> 00:20:59,980
of these would win

474
00:20:59,980 --> 00:21:00,820
her heart instantly.

475
00:21:03,780 --> 00:21:04,740
That's tacky.

476
00:21:06,100 --> 00:21:07,340
That's jewelry!

477
00:21:07,780 --> 00:21:09,700
No ladies would say no to that!

478
00:21:11,060 --> 00:21:12,940
My Lord, Xiaotao told me

479
00:21:12,940 --> 00:21:15,580
Her Ladyship could read by three
and recite poetry by five.

480
00:21:15,580 --> 00:21:16,940
A book would be a good gift.

481
00:21:16,940 --> 00:21:19,100
She could read by three, remember?

482
00:21:19,340 --> 00:21:21,260
How should I know
what she hasn't already read?

483
00:21:26,780 --> 00:21:28,260
I think I know what she likes.

484
00:21:28,660 --> 00:21:29,500
This is for you.

485
00:21:29,740 --> 00:21:30,580
What's this?

486
00:21:30,980 --> 00:21:31,820
Steeds.

487
00:21:32,340 --> 00:21:33,300
Five hundred of them.

488
00:21:37,100 --> 00:21:38,660
(Five hundred fine steeds for Yanzhou.)

489
00:21:38,940 --> 00:21:39,780
Steeds?

490
00:21:41,020 --> 00:21:42,500
This canal construction

491
00:21:43,060 --> 00:21:45,500
is a favor Wei owes Yanzhou.

492
00:21:45,940 --> 00:21:47,100
These five hundred steeds

493
00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:48,020
make it even.

494
00:21:50,740 --> 00:21:51,980
My Lord, what do you think

495
00:21:53,060 --> 00:21:54,780
why would I risk everything

496
00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:56,460
and go through all this?

497
00:21:57,740 --> 00:21:59,020
I understand your intentions.

498
00:21:59,980 --> 00:22:01,980
Yanzhou truly wishes to ally with Wei.

499
00:22:02,220 --> 00:22:04,100
I was too narrow-minded before.

500
00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:05,500
(Five hundred)
But now,

501
00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:06,700
I see your sincerity.

502
00:22:08,220 --> 00:22:09,700
What do you think you're seeing?

503
00:22:14,740 --> 00:22:15,580
What?

504
00:22:16,260 --> 00:22:17,460
You don't like steeds?

505
00:22:20,700 --> 00:22:21,660
I can exchange them.

506
00:22:25,580 --> 00:22:26,780
How about weapons?

507
00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:30,020
Battering rams?

508
00:22:30,260 --> 00:22:32,020
Catapults? Or armor...

509
00:22:32,020 --> 00:22:33,100
Enough. No need.

510
00:22:33,980 --> 00:22:35,500
I like steeds.

511
00:22:35,700 --> 00:22:36,780
They're good.

512
00:22:36,900 --> 00:22:37,740
Horses, huh?

513
00:22:39,060 --> 00:22:40,020
Right?

514
00:22:40,420 --> 00:22:41,460
I can tell,

515
00:22:41,900 --> 00:22:42,780
you do like them.

516
00:22:44,020 --> 00:22:44,980
I really do.

517
00:22:44,980 --> 00:22:45,820
Great.

518
00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:50,740
I do like them.

519
00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:55,020
Steeds are great.

520
00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:18,340
My Lady.

521
00:23:21,540 --> 00:23:22,700
Duang told me

522
00:23:22,700 --> 00:23:24,820
His Lordship gave you five hundred steeds.

523
00:23:25,060 --> 00:23:25,900
Is that true?

524
00:23:32,180 --> 00:23:33,220
His Lordship

525
00:23:33,220 --> 00:23:34,300
is so generous!

526
00:23:35,420 --> 00:23:37,020
I just don't get it.

527
00:23:37,020 --> 00:23:38,700
Tell me, what kind of man

528
00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:41,260
gives his wife steeds as a gift?

529
00:23:42,260 --> 00:23:43,700
But they're practical.

530
00:23:44,020 --> 00:23:45,340
Send them straight back to Yanzhou.

531
00:23:45,660 --> 00:23:47,540
Not everyone can afford such a gift.

532
00:23:48,460 --> 00:23:49,900
Now that's a proper gift

533
00:23:49,900 --> 00:23:51,020
from His Lordship.

534
00:23:51,260 --> 00:23:53,420
Not sure if his wife likes it,
but his father-in-law

535
00:23:53,420 --> 00:23:54,900
must be over the moon.

536
00:23:55,260 --> 00:23:57,260
He really knows how to win favor.

537
00:23:58,420 --> 00:23:59,820
Speaking of gifts,

538
00:24:01,660 --> 00:24:03,740
has Wei Liang ever given you anything?

539
00:24:05,340 --> 00:24:06,260
Here, this is for you.

540
00:24:10,260 --> 00:24:12,420
Why bring him up, My Lady?

541
00:24:12,740 --> 00:24:13,580
Xiaotao.

542
00:24:24,740 --> 00:24:25,980
My Lady, please don't be upset.

543
00:24:26,260 --> 00:24:27,900
It takes time.

544
00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:30,260
You two just need more time together.

545
00:24:40,540 --> 00:24:41,380
Chunniang,

546
00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:43,260
make me some red bean soup.

547
00:24:43,500 --> 00:24:44,340
Yes, My Lady.

548
00:24:59,260 --> 00:25:00,540
What is that, My Lady?

549
00:25:05,540 --> 00:25:06,780
I thought you might be hungry,

550
00:25:07,260 --> 00:25:08,660
so I brought some sweets.

551
00:25:11,940 --> 00:25:12,900
What is that?

552
00:25:13,460 --> 00:25:14,300
It smells so good.

553
00:25:15,340 --> 00:25:16,980
It's golden osmanthus incense.

554
00:25:16,980 --> 00:25:18,220
I used it earlier.

555
00:25:27,500 --> 00:25:28,820
I see, it's the incense.

556
00:25:30,220 --> 00:25:32,260
I thought the smell was from the sweets.

557
00:25:34,540 --> 00:25:36,660
Next time, add some osmanthus.

558
00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:37,580
It'll taste better.

559
00:25:52,260 --> 00:25:54,420
My Lord, you have grown thinner

560
00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:55,460
working so hard on the canal.

561
00:25:56,740 --> 00:25:57,580
It's fine.

562
00:25:57,940 --> 00:25:59,540
This is for people's livelihood.

563
00:25:59,540 --> 00:26:00,460
I can't slack off.

564
00:26:02,020 --> 00:26:02,980
That's true.

565
00:26:03,940 --> 00:26:06,260
Canal construction may seem simple,

566
00:26:06,260 --> 00:26:08,220
but there's much to take into account.

567
00:26:09,060 --> 00:26:11,340
Weather alone, sunny or cloudy,

568
00:26:11,340 --> 00:26:12,740
cold or warm,

569
00:26:13,020 --> 00:26:14,820
can all affect progress.

570
00:26:16,020 --> 00:26:17,260
That much?

571
00:26:18,940 --> 00:26:19,780
Yes.

572
00:26:20,220 --> 00:26:21,540
Back in Yanzhou,

573
00:26:21,540 --> 00:26:22,900
before any digging began,

574
00:26:22,900 --> 00:26:25,980
Grandfather and Uncle would observe the stars

575
00:26:26,300 --> 00:26:28,220
to forecast the weather months in advance.

576
00:26:28,660 --> 00:26:30,420
That's how the work went so smoothly.

577
00:26:30,700 --> 00:26:32,060
But Yang Feng never mentioned

578
00:26:32,060 --> 00:26:33,220
any of that.

579
00:26:33,580 --> 00:26:34,500
He doesn't know that?

580
00:26:35,180 --> 00:26:36,700
Grandfather and Uncle must've

581
00:26:36,700 --> 00:26:39,020
observed the stars themselves.

582
00:26:39,260 --> 00:26:40,900
That's why the overseers weren't aware.

583
00:26:45,180 --> 00:26:46,300
Luckily,

584
00:26:47,060 --> 00:26:48,900
Grandfather taught me well.

585
00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:50,420
I know a bit about star signs.

586
00:26:50,420 --> 00:26:51,420
Shall I join you tonight

587
00:26:51,420 --> 00:26:53,540
to observe them?

588
00:26:54,430 --> 00:26:55,350
That's a good idea.

589
00:26:55,700 --> 00:26:56,540
Let's do it tonight.

590
00:26:57,580 --> 00:26:59,740
Meet me at the observatory at the Xu hour.

591
00:26:59,910 --> 00:27:01,020
I'll find you when I'm done.

592
00:27:02,500 --> 00:27:03,340
Okay.

593
00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:14,220
My Lady, the wind's strong.

594
00:27:14,220 --> 00:27:15,260
You should put this on.

595
00:27:15,260 --> 00:27:16,100
I'm not wearing it.

596
00:27:16,120 --> 00:27:18,180
It will hide my dress. I'm not wearing it.

597
00:27:20,660 --> 00:27:21,740
Is my hair messy?

598
00:27:21,740 --> 00:27:22,580
No.

599
00:27:22,580 --> 00:27:25,220
I told you,
I shouldn't wear this jade hairpin.

600
00:27:25,220 --> 00:27:26,260
The other one was better.

601
00:27:26,260 --> 00:27:27,780
It's so dark out here. He can't see it.

602
00:27:28,020 --> 00:27:29,540
Don't worry, My Lady.

603
00:27:29,540 --> 00:27:30,660
It's clear enough to see.

604
00:27:30,660 --> 00:27:31,660
But,

605
00:27:31,660 --> 00:27:32,780
you and His Lordship have been

606
00:27:32,780 --> 00:27:34,580
spending time together for a while now.

607
00:27:34,980 --> 00:27:37,020
Why are you more nervous than ever?

608
00:27:49,930 --> 00:27:51,620
My Lord.

609
00:28:16,740 --> 00:28:18,260
You can't dress like that in this cold.

610
00:28:18,540 --> 00:28:20,180
Why didn't you wear the cloak you brought?

611
00:28:21,580 --> 00:28:23,060
I... I don't want to wear it.

612
00:28:23,060 --> 00:28:24,220
I don't like wearing it.

613
00:28:24,220 --> 00:28:25,100
You'll catch a cold.

614
00:28:25,100 --> 00:28:26,540
- Put it on.
- I'm not wearing it.

615
00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:28,020
I'm not cold.

616
00:28:28,020 --> 00:28:28,880
Just put it on.

617
00:28:28,900 --> 00:28:29,740
Listen to me.

618
00:28:36,580 --> 00:28:38,140
There. Not cold anymore, huh?

619
00:28:41,780 --> 00:28:42,740
Let's look at the stars.

620
00:28:43,420 --> 00:28:44,260
Alright.

621
00:28:52,980 --> 00:28:53,940
My Lord,

622
00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:55,740
do you see that star up there?

623
00:28:55,740 --> 00:28:56,580
Which one?

624
00:28:56,790 --> 00:28:57,690
That one there.

625
00:28:57,820 --> 00:28:59,020
The brightest one of all.

626
00:29:03,340 --> 00:29:05,020
That's the Ziwei Star.

627
00:29:05,660 --> 00:29:06,900
It's also called Taiyi.

628
00:29:08,820 --> 00:29:10,580
Have you heard of the Five-Star Augury?

629
00:29:11,580 --> 00:29:12,500
I've heard a bit.

630
00:29:13,900 --> 00:29:14,980
The Five-Star Augury

631
00:29:14,980 --> 00:29:17,820
interprets the movements of five stars...

632
00:29:21,580 --> 00:29:23,820
Do you have something on your mind?

633
00:29:23,820 --> 00:29:24,980
No, not really.

634
00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:25,940
It's just that...

635
00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:29,700
I'm sorry for being late.

636
00:29:30,540 --> 00:29:31,380
It's fine.

637
00:29:33,300 --> 00:29:35,020
Lord of Wei, My Lady.

638
00:29:36,500 --> 00:29:38,460
You said we should
watch stars before starting.

639
00:29:38,740 --> 00:29:40,220
So, the overseers

640
00:29:40,220 --> 00:29:41,460
must know the method

641
00:29:41,460 --> 00:29:42,580
to plan ahead.

642
00:29:43,580 --> 00:29:45,500
By the way, where is Xindu Mayor?

643
00:29:45,780 --> 00:29:46,660
You mean Zhen Zhi?

644
00:29:46,660 --> 00:29:48,220
Well, let's not

645
00:29:48,220 --> 00:29:50,020
bring him up.

646
00:29:50,020 --> 00:29:52,980
Lord of Wei, My Lady, what can I do for you?

647
00:29:52,980 --> 00:29:54,260
I've worked with Lord Qiao

648
00:29:54,300 --> 00:29:55,980
for years, so I know a bit

649
00:29:55,980 --> 00:29:57,300
about stargazing.

650
00:29:57,300 --> 00:29:58,220
That's perfect.

651
00:29:58,740 --> 00:30:01,220
Just now, Her Ladyship
mentioned this Five-Star Augury.

652
00:30:01,500 --> 00:30:02,340
Do you know about it?

653
00:30:02,900 --> 00:30:04,020
The Five-Star Augury?

654
00:30:04,220 --> 00:30:06,060
Yes, I know a little bit.

655
00:30:07,420 --> 00:30:09,940
It's about eight thousand characters long,

656
00:30:09,940 --> 00:30:12,260
but it's an important text

657
00:30:12,260 --> 00:30:13,980
on stargazing.

658
00:30:13,980 --> 00:30:16,460
It's divided into two parts.

659
00:30:16,460 --> 00:30:18,500
The first part is about augury...

660
00:30:20,180 --> 00:30:21,020
What's wrong?

661
00:30:21,220 --> 00:30:23,260
My Lady, I believe you've already known it,

662
00:30:23,260 --> 00:30:24,580
so I won't repeat it.

663
00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:36,180
Since His Lordship wants to hear it,

664
00:30:37,260 --> 00:30:38,420
please go ahead.

665
00:30:39,180 --> 00:30:40,060
Don't mind me.

666
00:30:40,540 --> 00:30:42,180
Yes, please continue.

667
00:30:44,300 --> 00:30:45,180
Lord of Wei,

668
00:30:45,780 --> 00:30:46,780
I just noticed

669
00:30:46,780 --> 00:30:49,260
this observatory is old, worn,

670
00:30:49,260 --> 00:30:50,460
and quite cramped.

671
00:30:50,460 --> 00:30:51,420
I'm afraid

672
00:30:51,740 --> 00:30:53,740
it can't really fit three people.

673
00:30:53,740 --> 00:30:55,260
Two would be ideal.

674
00:30:56,420 --> 00:30:57,500
What are you talking about?

675
00:30:57,500 --> 00:30:59,500
It's... It's not cramped at all.

676
00:31:00,500 --> 00:31:02,340
I mean,

677
00:31:02,740 --> 00:31:04,700
stargazing needs peace and quiet.

678
00:31:04,700 --> 00:31:06,260
It can't be too noisy.

679
00:31:06,780 --> 00:31:07,820
So,

680
00:31:07,820 --> 00:31:08,660
two is best.

681
00:31:09,500 --> 00:31:10,340
That's right.

682
00:31:26,940 --> 00:31:27,940
You head back first.

683
00:31:29,300 --> 00:31:31,500
I'll take... I should take my leave.

684
00:31:31,500 --> 00:31:33,700
Today, you have to tell me

685
00:31:33,700 --> 00:31:35,020
what exactly is Five-Star Augury?

686
00:31:35,020 --> 00:31:37,300
Her Ladyship said that star is the Ziwei Star.

687
00:31:37,300 --> 00:31:39,220
It's also called the Taiyi
or something like that.

688
00:31:39,500 --> 00:31:40,340
What does that mean?

689
00:31:41,420 --> 00:31:42,500
The Ziwei Star?

690
00:31:42,500 --> 00:31:44,260
Well, the Ziwei Star...

691
00:31:46,060 --> 00:31:47,820
It's the brightest star in the sky.

692
00:31:47,820 --> 00:31:49,460
It's also known as Taiyi.

693
00:31:52,060 --> 00:31:53,420
This Five-Star Augury

694
00:31:54,020 --> 00:31:55,180
is a treatise

695
00:31:55,420 --> 00:31:56,740
that uses the movement

696
00:31:57,260 --> 00:32:00,900
of the five planets
to divine fortune or misfortune.

697
00:32:00,900 --> 00:32:03,020
For projects like canal construction

698
00:32:03,020 --> 00:32:04,460
or flood control,

699
00:32:04,540 --> 00:32:06,820
we depend on the planetary movements

700
00:32:06,820 --> 00:32:09,420
to decide whether to proceed,

701
00:32:09,420 --> 00:32:10,500
how to proceed,

702
00:32:10,500 --> 00:32:12,340
and whether the timing is auspicious.

703
00:32:12,780 --> 00:32:13,620
So...

704
00:32:17,180 --> 00:32:20,740
(Prefect's Mansion)

705
00:32:40,020 --> 00:32:40,860
My Lord?

706
00:32:42,020 --> 00:32:42,860
My Lord?

707
00:32:44,580 --> 00:32:45,420
Please, My Lord.

708
00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:55,260
Actually, I asked you here today

709
00:32:56,180 --> 00:32:57,820
to request something.

710
00:32:58,060 --> 00:32:59,260
Prefect, rest assured.

711
00:32:59,260 --> 00:33:01,180
Wei Dian's remnants have been cleared.

712
00:33:01,340 --> 00:33:02,500
No one will trouble you again.

713
00:33:03,500 --> 00:33:04,500
Thank you, My Lord.

714
00:33:07,180 --> 00:33:08,220
There...

715
00:33:08,220 --> 00:33:09,540
There's one more thing.

716
00:33:11,740 --> 00:33:12,580
Please, go on.

717
00:33:13,740 --> 00:33:16,020
You know, earlier two generals
came to propose.

718
00:33:16,300 --> 00:33:17,260
My daughter

719
00:33:17,460 --> 00:33:20,500
has feelings for one of them.

720
00:33:32,500 --> 00:33:35,020
Wei Qu is a brave and skilled warrior

721
00:33:35,020 --> 00:33:36,500
in my service.

722
00:33:36,660 --> 00:33:38,180
He's also quite handsome.

723
00:33:38,540 --> 00:33:40,220
- He...
- My Lord,

724
00:33:40,740 --> 00:33:42,500
it's not General Wei Qu.

725
00:33:43,020 --> 00:33:43,860
It's…

726
00:33:44,260 --> 00:33:45,740
General Wei Liang.

727
00:34:00,180 --> 00:34:01,020
Wei…

728
00:34:02,220 --> 00:34:03,060
Liang?

729
00:34:03,460 --> 00:34:05,820
Yes, the mighty General Wei Liang.

730
00:34:07,860 --> 00:34:08,780
I know of he is

731
00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:10,340
your trusted right hand.

732
00:34:10,580 --> 00:34:12,060
My daughter is not worthy.

733
00:34:12,060 --> 00:34:13,460
We dare not dream of such an honor.

734
00:34:13,860 --> 00:34:14,699
But...

735
00:34:15,020 --> 00:34:16,340
But my daughter

736
00:34:16,340 --> 00:34:18,139
has been crying everyday,

737
00:34:18,699 --> 00:34:19,780
saying

738
00:34:19,780 --> 00:34:22,860
she'll marry no one
but the mighty General Wei Liang.

739
00:34:23,340 --> 00:34:25,500
My Lord, I beg of you.

740
00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:27,460
This is a father's humble plea.

741
00:34:30,620 --> 00:34:32,139
As for this matter,

742
00:34:32,139 --> 00:34:33,500
I shall speak with

743
00:34:34,580 --> 00:34:36,699
the mighty General Wei Liang.

744
00:34:36,699 --> 00:34:39,460
Just asking him would mean the world.

745
00:34:39,460 --> 00:34:40,300
Thank you, My Lord.

746
00:34:40,300 --> 00:34:41,139
No, no, no.

747
00:34:41,139 --> 00:34:42,860
- My Lord.
- I should thank you instead.

748
00:34:43,060 --> 00:34:44,580
My Lord, please.

749
00:34:46,179 --> 00:34:47,500
- My Lord, please.
- Please.

750
00:34:47,500 --> 00:34:48,340
I'll down it.

751
00:34:54,139 --> 00:34:55,020
Wei Liang, my boy.

752
00:34:56,020 --> 00:34:57,500
Stop calling me your boy.

753
00:34:57,500 --> 00:34:58,620
Call me bro.

754
00:34:58,620 --> 00:34:59,460
I missed again.

755
00:34:59,460 --> 00:35:00,820
You've got no manners.

756
00:35:00,900 --> 00:35:01,740
Bro!

757
00:35:02,140 --> 00:35:03,100
Look at him.

758
00:35:04,500 --> 00:35:05,540
You hit me dead center.

759
00:35:05,740 --> 00:35:06,620
Stop throwing at me.

760
00:35:06,620 --> 00:35:07,860
I'm cutting patterns here.

761
00:35:09,460 --> 00:35:10,860
No need to ask Wei Liang.

762
00:35:10,860 --> 00:35:12,060
He won't agree.

763
00:35:12,860 --> 00:35:13,820
How do you know?

764
00:35:15,100 --> 00:35:17,020
You're the only one who doesn't know.

765
00:35:18,660 --> 00:35:20,020
Why are you so sure

766
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:21,220
he won't agree?

767
00:35:22,540 --> 00:35:24,020
If you don't believe me,

768
00:35:24,460 --> 00:35:25,900
go ask him yourself.

769
00:35:26,380 --> 00:35:27,300
Fine, I will.

770
00:35:28,020 --> 00:35:28,860
Sounds like

771
00:35:29,500 --> 00:35:32,180
we're not on the same page.

772
00:35:32,660 --> 00:35:34,180
Let's make a bet.

773
00:35:34,620 --> 00:35:35,460
Okay.

774
00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:36,340
What's the wager?

775
00:35:37,780 --> 00:35:39,780
If you lose,

776
00:35:40,700 --> 00:35:42,100
you'll come with me

777
00:35:42,460 --> 00:35:44,580
to pick out the prize yourself.

778
00:35:46,980 --> 00:35:47,820
Deal.

779
00:35:52,500 --> 00:35:53,340
Wei Liang.

780
00:35:53,500 --> 00:35:54,410
- My Lord.
- Come here.

781
00:35:55,380 --> 00:35:56,420
I've got good news for you.

782
00:35:57,020 --> 00:35:58,380
I met the prefect today.

783
00:35:58,500 --> 00:36:00,060
He wants to marry his daughter to you.

784
00:36:00,340 --> 00:36:01,180
What?

785
00:36:01,580 --> 00:36:02,620
- Isn't it good news?
- I...

786
00:36:03,380 --> 00:36:04,300
I...

787
00:36:09,620 --> 00:36:10,500
She...

788
00:36:10,500 --> 00:36:11,340
Are you happy?

789
00:36:15,100 --> 00:36:15,940
My Lady.

790
00:36:16,900 --> 00:36:17,740
You're back.

791
00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:21,820
No, no way. It's impossible.

792
00:36:22,700 --> 00:36:23,900
Why not?

793
00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:26,060
We're just not a good match.

794
00:36:29,300 --> 00:36:30,140
Wait, come here.

795
00:36:31,140 --> 00:36:32,500
Why aren't you a good match?

796
00:36:33,220 --> 00:36:35,020
What are His Lordship
and Wei Liang whispering?

797
00:36:35,020 --> 00:36:36,340
They seem quite furtive.

798
00:36:37,620 --> 00:36:38,460
Look.

799
00:36:38,890 --> 00:36:39,780
My Lord,

800
00:36:39,780 --> 00:36:41,340
I know you're doing this for me.

801
00:36:41,340 --> 00:36:42,510
- Yes, I am.
- But...

802
00:36:42,860 --> 00:36:43,940
I'm talking to you here!

803
00:36:43,940 --> 00:36:45,460
She's the prefect's daughter.

804
00:36:45,460 --> 00:36:46,620
Why are you turning her down?

805
00:36:46,620 --> 00:36:48,500
I've already given my heart to someone.

806
00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:49,940
I can't love anyone else.

807
00:36:49,940 --> 00:36:51,580
You have? Who's she?

808
00:36:51,580 --> 00:36:52,420
I...

809
00:36:55,580 --> 00:36:57,180
Remember when we took Wei Liang

810
00:36:57,340 --> 00:36:59,980
to the prefect's for the proposal?

811
00:36:59,980 --> 00:37:01,060
Yes.

812
00:37:01,060 --> 00:37:02,220
Wasn't that just to

813
00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:03,980
sow discord between Yuan Wang and Wei Dian?

814
00:37:06,980 --> 00:37:08,100
But who would've thought...

815
00:37:09,020 --> 00:37:09,860
What's wrong?

816
00:37:12,780 --> 00:37:14,780
The prefect's daughter has fallen for him.

817
00:37:14,780 --> 00:37:15,780
She begged His Lordship

818
00:37:15,780 --> 00:37:17,380
to let her marry Wei Liang.

819
00:37:18,660 --> 00:37:19,820
What?

820
00:37:21,340 --> 00:37:22,180
But we...

821
00:37:22,180 --> 00:37:23,620
Yes, I'm doing this for you.

822
00:37:23,620 --> 00:37:25,500
The prefect's daughter is a noble lady.

823
00:37:25,780 --> 00:37:27,020
Listen, I'm talking here.

824
00:37:27,020 --> 00:37:28,180
You know what?

825
00:37:28,180 --> 00:37:29,460
Love takes time to grow.

826
00:37:35,980 --> 00:37:37,220
Him? Wei Liang?

827
00:37:41,020 --> 00:37:41,980
Well,

828
00:37:42,460 --> 00:37:43,660
that's great news.

829
00:37:43,900 --> 00:37:44,740
Great news.

830
00:37:45,100 --> 00:37:45,980
Great news indeed.

831
00:37:48,380 --> 00:37:49,980
If that's the case,

832
00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:51,860
should I go ask

833
00:37:51,860 --> 00:37:53,780
His Lordship to finalize

834
00:37:53,780 --> 00:37:55,900
the marriage right now,

835
00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:57,620
even if Wei Liang doesn't agree?

836
00:37:59,340 --> 00:38:00,220
Finalize it...

837
00:38:00,580 --> 00:38:01,500
The marriage?

838
00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:05,060
But my words don't count.

839
00:38:05,580 --> 00:38:06,980
I'll go boil some water.

840
00:38:11,980 --> 00:38:12,860
Move aside.

841
00:38:13,460 --> 00:38:14,500
Heading for the city gate?

842
00:38:19,540 --> 00:38:20,380
My Lord.

843
00:38:22,460 --> 00:38:23,380
- Tao...
- Step back.

844
00:38:27,060 --> 00:38:27,900
Wait.

845
00:38:27,900 --> 00:38:28,940
We're not done here.

846
00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:30,060
My Lord,

847
00:38:30,060 --> 00:38:31,580
if you're doing this for my sake,

848
00:38:31,580 --> 00:38:33,020
please don't make me marry her.

849
00:38:33,020 --> 00:38:34,020
I'm begging you.

850
00:38:34,020 --> 00:38:34,860
Wait.

851
00:38:35,620 --> 00:38:36,940
At least tell me why.

852
00:38:38,420 --> 00:38:39,860
You know nothing

853
00:38:39,860 --> 00:38:41,020
about love.

854
00:38:41,020 --> 00:38:42,420
It can't be forced.

855
00:38:42,500 --> 00:38:44,060
How about letting one of them marry her?

856
00:38:46,460 --> 00:38:47,300
Come back!

857
00:38:57,060 --> 00:38:58,340
How did you know

858
00:38:58,900 --> 00:39:00,300
he won't agree?

859
00:39:00,860 --> 00:39:03,300
There's a lot you don't know, My Lord.

860
00:39:05,140 --> 00:39:05,980
Fine.

861
00:39:06,860 --> 00:39:07,820
You win.

862
00:39:08,860 --> 00:39:10,620
So, my prize...

863
00:39:13,540 --> 00:39:14,380
Alright.

864
00:39:35,100 --> 00:39:36,020
Tao, let me help you.

865
00:39:36,380 --> 00:39:37,220
I wouldn't dare.

866
00:39:37,620 --> 00:39:39,540
Aren't you the prefect's son-in-law?

867
00:39:39,540 --> 00:39:41,140
You're too important for this.

868
00:39:41,140 --> 00:39:42,780
Don't talk nonsense.

869
00:39:43,780 --> 00:39:44,700
So, you knew?

870
00:39:44,700 --> 00:39:45,900
Of course I did.

871
00:39:46,220 --> 00:39:47,620
That's great news.

872
00:39:47,620 --> 00:39:48,780
The sooner I knew,

873
00:39:49,020 --> 00:39:50,900
the happier I could be for you, General Wei.

874
00:39:52,020 --> 00:39:53,620
How can you be happy for me?

875
00:39:54,340 --> 00:39:55,180
Why not?

876
00:39:55,700 --> 00:39:56,660
Look,

877
00:39:56,660 --> 00:39:58,340
General Wei, right now,

878
00:39:58,340 --> 00:39:59,820
you have great battle merits,

879
00:40:00,140 --> 00:40:01,780
but you're still just a retainer.

880
00:40:02,420 --> 00:40:04,100
Once you marry into Yuan Wang's family,

881
00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:05,380
that's a whole different story.

882
00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:06,480
From now on,

883
00:40:06,500 --> 00:40:08,020
you'll have a beauty by your side

884
00:40:08,020 --> 00:40:09,940
and enjoy a life of wealth and honor.

885
00:40:10,380 --> 00:40:11,220
I'm happy for you.

886
00:40:12,620 --> 00:40:14,100
You're not worried at all?

887
00:40:15,620 --> 00:40:17,060
Why should I be?

888
00:40:17,660 --> 00:40:18,580
Let me...

889
00:40:19,100 --> 00:40:19,940
- Let me.
- No need.

890
00:40:24,940 --> 00:40:25,780
Are you happy now?

891
00:40:28,940 --> 00:40:30,540
You're about to get married.

892
00:40:30,540 --> 00:40:32,780
Why are you still coming to me?

893
00:40:32,780 --> 00:40:34,220
You only know half the story,

894
00:40:34,220 --> 00:40:35,820
not the whole thing.

895
00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:37,380
I've already told His Lordship

896
00:40:37,380 --> 00:40:38,980
I'd never marry her.

897
00:40:39,180 --> 00:40:40,620
If I'd known it'd come to this,

898
00:40:40,900 --> 00:40:42,220
I wouldn't have gone to propose.

899
00:40:42,980 --> 00:40:44,020
All these years,

900
00:40:44,020 --> 00:40:45,180
the four of us have followed

901
00:40:45,180 --> 00:40:47,700
His Lordship through thick and thin,

902
00:40:47,700 --> 00:40:49,100
fighting battles everywhere.

903
00:40:49,500 --> 00:40:50,780
Lost count how many times

904
00:40:50,780 --> 00:40:52,460
we crawled out from piles of bodies.

905
00:40:52,460 --> 00:40:54,500
By watching each other's backs,
we made it this far.

906
00:40:58,100 --> 00:40:59,660
Why are you telling me this?

907
00:41:01,500 --> 00:41:02,500
Alright, alright.

908
00:41:03,380 --> 00:41:04,300
I'll drop it.

909
00:41:05,860 --> 00:41:07,820
The four of us use different weapons.

910
00:41:07,860 --> 00:41:08,860
You know that, don't you?

911
00:41:11,580 --> 00:41:12,420
I do.

912
00:41:12,980 --> 00:41:13,820
So what?

913
00:41:18,500 --> 00:41:19,500
Ten years ago,

914
00:41:19,980 --> 00:41:21,580
His Lordship had a craftsman

915
00:41:22,140 --> 00:41:23,660
make each of us a miniature

916
00:41:23,730 --> 00:41:25,920
golden version of our weapons.

917
00:41:27,140 --> 00:41:28,620
Mine is a small gold dart.

918
00:41:29,620 --> 00:41:30,500
Wei Qu's is

919
00:41:31,300 --> 00:41:32,540
a pair of long and short swords.

920
00:41:33,420 --> 00:41:34,380
Wei Xiao's,

921
00:41:34,940 --> 00:41:36,180
a small gold bow.

922
00:41:36,810 --> 00:41:37,700
Wei Duo's,

923
00:41:37,780 --> 00:41:38,900
a small sword.

924
00:41:40,140 --> 00:41:41,860
I'm not interested

925
00:41:41,860 --> 00:41:43,060
in your man stuff.

926
00:41:44,700 --> 00:41:46,460
To us four,

927
00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:47,580
these miniature weapons

928
00:41:47,860 --> 00:41:49,060
represent who we are.

929
00:41:50,300 --> 00:41:51,660
Every time we go to the battle,

930
00:41:52,540 --> 00:41:54,620
we leave them at home.

931
00:41:55,940 --> 00:41:58,540
We weren't born on the same day,

932
00:41:59,340 --> 00:42:00,460
and I guess

933
00:42:00,460 --> 00:42:02,500
we won't die on the same day either.

934
00:42:04,180 --> 00:42:05,060
But one day,

935
00:42:05,500 --> 00:42:07,140
even if all four of us are gone,

936
00:42:08,420 --> 00:42:10,060
burying these miniature weapons together

937
00:42:10,940 --> 00:42:12,500
will mean we'll always be brothers.

938
00:42:16,060 --> 00:42:16,940
So,

939
00:42:20,540 --> 00:42:22,140
I want you to have this.

940
00:42:57,990 --> 00:43:00,820
♪The moonlight is as silent
as the deep sea♪

941
00:43:01,890 --> 00:43:04,350
♪From afar♪

942
00:43:06,300 --> 00:43:09,450
♪It once lit up dreams with a breath♪

943
00:43:10,370 --> 00:43:13,480
♪But vanished with a sigh♪

944
00:43:14,700 --> 00:43:18,070
♪Brushing past my fingertips♪

945
00:43:18,470 --> 00:43:21,840
♪My heartstrings were stirred quietly♪

946
00:43:22,670 --> 00:43:24,610
♪As if we once met before♪

947
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:29,210
♪Holding back a love so deep♪

948
00:43:31,500 --> 00:43:34,870
♪Love asks for nothing in the end♪

949
00:43:35,460 --> 00:43:38,540
♪Leaving only obsessions♪

950
00:43:39,860 --> 00:43:43,260
♪I've wandered in the world♪

951
00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:46,760
♪Yet cannot have it all♪

952
00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:51,590
♪We meet and part in the fires of war♪

953
00:43:51,910 --> 00:43:55,600
♪Embracing,
leaving tender marks of love♪

954
00:43:56,300 --> 00:43:58,230
♪With one breathtaking glance♪

955
00:43:58,770 --> 00:44:03,690
♪How could I ever forget♪

956
00:44:04,270 --> 00:44:06,550
♪I would cross mountains and seas♪

957
00:44:06,550 --> 00:44:09,070
♪To spend time with you♪

958
00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:10,680
♪When we grow old♪

959
00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:13,270
♪Nothing will change♪

960
00:44:13,270 --> 00:44:14,870
♪The misty rains never cease♪

961
00:44:14,870 --> 00:44:17,730
♪Falling gently on your brow♪

962
00:44:17,730 --> 00:44:21,720
♪Lingering in my heart♪

963
00:44:21,720 --> 00:44:23,420
♪I would sever fate's ties♪

964
00:44:23,420 --> 00:44:25,840
♪To protect your smiling eyes♪

965
00:44:26,230 --> 00:44:30,100
♪Even if behind me lies a storm♪

966
00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:31,210
♪No matter the trials♪

967
00:44:31,210 --> 00:44:34,430
♪I carry this longing for the journey♪

968
00:44:34,520 --> 00:44:36,510
♪This life♪

969
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:41,680
♪Will not be in vain♪

970
00:44:46,340 --> 00:44:48,570
♪I would cross mountains and seas♪

971
00:44:48,570 --> 00:44:51,050
♪To spend time with you♪

972
00:44:51,470 --> 00:44:52,650
♪When we grow old♪

973
00:44:52,650 --> 00:44:55,320
♪Nothing will change♪

974
00:44:55,320 --> 00:44:57,010
♪The misty rains never cease♪

975
00:44:57,010 --> 00:44:59,610
♪Falling gently on your brow♪

976
00:44:59,810 --> 00:45:03,780
♪Lingering in my heart♪

977
00:45:03,780 --> 00:45:05,410
♪I would sever fate's ties♪

978
00:45:05,410 --> 00:45:07,950
♪To protect your smiling eyes♪

979
00:45:08,300 --> 00:45:12,210
♪Even if behind me lies a storm♪

980
00:45:12,210 --> 00:45:13,250
♪No matter the trials♪

981
00:45:13,250 --> 00:45:16,660
♪I carry this longing for the journey♪

982
00:45:16,660 --> 00:45:18,810
♪This life♪

983
00:45:20,060 --> 00:45:24,690
♪Will not be in vain♪