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ADAPTED FROM
QING LINGYUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME
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How far are we from the Hot Spring Palace?
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Not far, Father.
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It's 20 li at most.
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How much further?
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At least 50 li.
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-Welcome, Your Lordship.
-Welcome, Your Lordship.
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HOT SPRING PALACE
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Rise.
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-Thank you, Your Lordship.
-Thank you, Your Lordship.
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I heard Lanxi is unwell.
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I came to see him.
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His Highness has just taken his medicine.
I'm afraid His Highness is asleep now.
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Lanxi's health is poor.
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That is why he came
to the Hot Spring Palace to recuperate.
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Why has his condition worsened instead?
How did you take care of him?
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It is my incompetency.
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Please punish me, Your Lordship.
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I'll let Lanxi
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decide on that matter.
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Let's go.
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Father, what should we do?
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Lanxi.
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Father has come to see you.
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Xi'er.
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Lanxi.
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Father.
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Why are you here?
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No need to get up.
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Feng Ju said
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that your condition had worsened.
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I came to see how you are faring.
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I made you worry.
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Feng Ju saw me
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undergoing treatment yesterday.
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He must have been worried.
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Even so,
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you shouldn't have alarmed Father,
Feng Ju.
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Father.
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I was just worried about Lanxi.
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I'm glad that you're all right, Lanxi.
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Why is your condition getting worse?
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I brought the physician.
Let him take a look at you.
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Physician Wu.
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Present.
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Check Lanxi's pulse.
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Yes, Your Lordship.
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How is it?
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His Highness's pulse is weak.
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His Highness is indeed in poor health.
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His Highness
must have overexerted himself,
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causing the cold air to enter his body,
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triggering former afflictions,
and hurting his heart and lungs.
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Got it.
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Physician Wu.
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Your skills are poor.
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Lanxi has been recuperating here.
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With the hot spring to nourish him,
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how could the cold air enter his body?
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Besides, he has been
meditating and resting.
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How could he have overexerted himself?
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Are you sure it wasn't a misdiagnosis?
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I am certain.
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That is indeed
what His Highness's pulse shows.
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Please understand, Your Lordship.
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What's going on?
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I know my mistakes.
Please punish me, Father.
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What mistakes?
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I…
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I haven't always stayed here.
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I had you come here to recover.
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But you left without permission.
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You deceived me.
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I know I am at fault.
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Tell me.
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What did you do?
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Lanxi.
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There is no point
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in hiding it any longer.
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Just tell Father the truth.
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I'm sure Father won't be too harsh on you
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as you are his son.
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Go on.
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Chuanyun. Chuanyu.
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Bring the items.
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-Yes, Your Highness.
-Yes, Your Highness.
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Your writing
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has certainly improved over the years.
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But what do these
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have to do with your worsening state?
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I'm very happy that you can still
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recognize my writing, Father.
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Actually, I had lied to you
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when I requested
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to come
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to the Hot Spring Palace back then.
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So why did you come here for?
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To copy scriptures?
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Because Mount Anyu is located
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behind the Hot Spring Palace.
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Mount Anyu?
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The late lady's cemetery?
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If you had wanted to mourn your mother,
you could've just told me the truth.
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Why do you hide it from me?
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Father…
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Do you remember
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how this place came to be?
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After Mother passed away,
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she was buried in Mount Anyu.
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You often came to mourn her back then.
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And you found a hot spring
in the mountain.
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That's why you built
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the Hot Spring Palace.
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For the following two years,
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you visited often.
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But have you
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ever come here since then?
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For so long,
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Mother's grave and this palace
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have been left with only each other.
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You are blaming me.
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I don't dare.
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I am aware
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that the world is turbulent.
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Father has always been thinking
of Yongzhou
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and dedicated everything to it.
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This was all to protect
the people of Yongzhou
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and the Feng family's legacy.
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I dare not blame you.
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I'm sure Mother wouldn't as well.
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But…
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15 years have passed.
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I miss her so much.
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That's why I used the excuse
of recuperating my health
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to come to Mount Anyu.
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I copied scriptures and burned them
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as an offering to Mother
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to help her soul find peace
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and to pray for your well-being.
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That is nothing bad or wrong.
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Why did you not tell me?
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I couldn't bring it up.
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Why?
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If I had made the request to mourn Mother,
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I would've brought up
sad memories for you.
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Moreover,
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if I had brought it up,
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I feared that rumors might spread
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among the court and the people.
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Get up.
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I have done wrong.
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You have a heart of filial piety
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and consider the bigger picture.
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What is wrong with that?
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You have done nothing wrong.
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Don't stay here anymore.
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Come back with me
to the capital of Yongzhou.
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In a few days,
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the autumn hunt will be held.
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Yes, Father.
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Pack your things.
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HOT SPRING PALACE
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If His Highness
hadn't made it back in time,
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our heads would've rolled by now.
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His Highness wouldn't let that happen.
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I've always had faith in him.
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Zhong Li.
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-Did His Highness make it back in time?
-Of course.
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Otherwise, we wouldn't be
standing here now.
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That's good.
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How did you both get separated?
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Where's the carriage?
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We were in a rush.
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The rut broke.
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Once we got the message from Cangyi,
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we took the shortcut to hurry back.
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But the rocky terrain
caused the rut to break.
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Thankfully, His Highness
pulled me to safety.
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After that, His Highness left ahead
to get back here.
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His Highness has always managed
to turn the situation around.
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The deities must be helping him.
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You even got a bird from your trip.
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You are really addicted to training birds.
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Ms. Feng entrusted this bird
to His Highness.
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Ms. Feng?
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Bai Fengxi?
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Yes.
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His Highness has been with her
all this time.
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Yes. Ms. Feng has been with His Highness
throughout this trip.
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We only separated
after the incident in Yu City.
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Remember.
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Pay closer attention
to the people around His Highness.
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Father.
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A while ago,
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you told us not to interfere
with His Highness's matters.
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This matter concerns His Highness' safety.
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It's an exception.
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Understood.
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Let's go.
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Come on.
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Your dark appearance
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does make you look like that fox.
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Xi'er.
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Master.
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Something has happened to the Luoyan Sect.
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The Soultaker Sect attacked them.
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Only three of the entire sect's 57 members
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made it out alive.
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We will seek justice for them.
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Gather the best fighters in our sect.
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Tomorrow, we will head down
the mountain together.
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Yes, Master.
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Your Highness, everything has been packed.
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Master.
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Do you think my father
wanted me to be here today?
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Or would he rather I was not?
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A subject can't speculate
on his lord's thoughts.
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Can't or daren't?
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Both.
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When I opened my eyes,
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I saw the expression
flash across his face briefly.
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He looked a little surprised
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and even a little disappointed.
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If I weren't in my residence today,
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I believe he would've punished me,
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regardless of the reasons.
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And the title of the heir of the lord
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would fall into Feng Ju's hands.
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He might even be relieved.
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Perhaps His Lordship simply didn't wish
to see Yongzhou's foundation
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be threatened by the succession war.
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Hasn't that always been the case
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for imperial families since ancient times?
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From the moment he brought Feng Ju
to the Hot Spring Palace,
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the war has been sounded.
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Your Highness
need not worry about this for now.
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The matter at hand
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is the autumn hunt
that will be held in three days.
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What's different about this autumn hunt?
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I heard Feng Qiwu of the Feng family
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would be attending as well.
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The true leader of the Feng family.
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As a woman,
Feng Qiwu rules the Feng family.
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She also holds the position
of Minister of Personnel.
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That's enough for her
to influence the court.
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It's not a surprise
that she will be attending.
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She is of marriageable age.
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The elders of the Feng family
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are urging her to get married.
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Marrying Minister Feng
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will mean gaining
the support of the Feng family.
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What do you think, Your Highness?
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I understand what you mean.
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I will consider this matter later.
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Is Your Highness refusing
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for that young lady's sake?
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You overthink, Master.
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We do need to secure
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Feng Qiwu's support.
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But if we form
a marriage alliance at this time,
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we will draw unwanted attention
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from Feng Ju and Lady Baili.
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As for how we may cooperate with her…
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I'll think of something.
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We will do everything
according to Your Highness's plan.
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YONGZHOU
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-Welcome back, Your Highness.
-Welcome back, Your Highness.
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Rise.
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-Thank you, Your Highness.
-Thank you, Your Highness.
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You did well.
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Have you recovered?
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I've already mostly recovered.
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I am a lowly servant.
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I thank Your Highness for your concern.
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This is for you.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
277
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Take good care of Ms. Huan.
278
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Yes, Your Highness.
279
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All of you may leave now.
280
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-Yes, Ms. Huan.
-Yes, Ms. Huan.
281
00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,560
Ms. Huan.
282
00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:49,680
This must be a hairpin
from Tiangong Workshop.
283
00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,920
His Highness treats you well.
284
00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,719
His Highness only gave this to me
because I was injured.
285
00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,479
His Highness has never cared
286
00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:57,880
about accessories and jewelry.
287
00:15:57,959 --> 00:16:00,359
His Highness must have
specifically bought it for you.
288
00:16:00,439 --> 00:16:01,400
Don't talk nonsense.
289
00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:03,560
Your Highness.
290
00:16:05,079 --> 00:16:06,240
Early this morning,
291
00:16:06,319 --> 00:16:07,680
His Lordship sent someone
292
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to deliver the rule book
for the autumn hunt this year.
293
00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,280
The hunt? Isn't it the same every year?
294
00:16:14,359 --> 00:16:16,240
You will know once you read it,
Your Highness.
295
00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:24,880
This is not a hunt.
296
00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:26,920
It's an exam.
297
00:16:27,479 --> 00:16:28,599
To be precise,
298
00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,199
it's a test to select a husband.
299
00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,079
The chief of the Feng family
300
00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:34,760
does indeed hold a lot of influence.
301
00:16:34,839 --> 00:16:37,640
Major changes have been made
to this year's autumn hunt.
302
00:16:38,199 --> 00:16:40,880
The hunting ground
will have three entrances.
303
00:16:40,959 --> 00:16:44,439
Each participant may bring
ten subordinates with them
304
00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:45,760
and enter the grounds accordingly.
305
00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:49,920
It is to assess
each prince's ability respectively.
306
00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,520
Secondly, the winner is no longer decided
307
00:16:52,599 --> 00:16:55,599
by the amount of game they manage to hunt.
308
00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,439
The prey is divided into different tiers.
309
00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,839
Pheasants, hares,
and other small creatures
310
00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,120
are of the lowest tier.
311
00:17:02,199 --> 00:17:04,280
Each animal in this category
is worth only one point.
312
00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,159
Deer, mountain goats, and other
larger prey are of the third tier.
313
00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,440
Each of them is worth five points.
314
00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,720
Jackals and other ferocious beasts
make up the second tier.
315
00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,839
Each will be worth ten points.
316
00:17:15,919 --> 00:17:17,599
Eagles and falcons
are of the highest tier.
317
00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,720
Each of them will earn you 15 points.
318
00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,200
This is to test
the three princes' calculations.
319
00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,319
His Lordship has also stated
320
00:17:25,399 --> 00:17:26,560
that those presenting the gifts
321
00:17:26,639 --> 00:17:28,720
will have to prepare
words of dedication as well.
322
00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,159
This turns into a literary test.
323
00:17:31,919 --> 00:17:34,080
As expected of a test
set by the chief of the Feng family.
324
00:17:34,159 --> 00:17:36,960
Feng Qiwu is clever indeed.
325
00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:39,120
I'm afraid she herself is worth more
326
00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:42,720
than what the Feng family can offer.
327
00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,440
The one who excels in both
will earn her favor,
328
00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:45,600
making the tale
329
00:17:46,159 --> 00:17:48,800
of the phoenix that only resides
in the Chinese parasol tree true.
330
00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,360
The one who acquires
her support will gain the world.
331
00:17:51,919 --> 00:17:53,080
So
332
00:17:53,159 --> 00:17:56,720
what will be Your Highness's
course of action this year?
333
00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,840
It's never too high for mountains,
and too deep for seas.
334
00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:03,800
It is time.
335
00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,200
The Tie family of Pei City
was massacred yesterday.
336
00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,240
They should be
the Soultaker Sect's latest targets.
337
00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,000
We will split up into two groups
338
00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,000
and see if we can find any leads.
339
00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:17,520
-Understood.
-Understood.
340
00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:19,399
Whether you find anything or not,
341
00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:21,159
we will meet up
342
00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,280
at the Xuanyi Inn in the east
of the city when it is dark.
343
00:18:23,360 --> 00:18:24,320
-Yes, Master.
-Yes, Master.
344
00:18:27,679 --> 00:18:28,560
Sir.
345
00:18:28,639 --> 00:18:29,960
Has she returned to Tianshuang Sect?
346
00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,600
Yes. Ms. Feng has returned
to Tianshuang Sect.
347
00:18:32,679 --> 00:18:36,000
However, things have not been peaceful
in the martial arts world lately.
348
00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,639
Ten sects, including Lieyang Sect,
Luoyan Sect, and Xuanyuan Sect
349
00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:41,960
have all been eliminated
by the Soultaker Sect.
350
00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:43,240
Some from the Luoyan Sect escaped.
351
00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:44,760
They have asked
the Tianshuang Sect for help.
352
00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:46,800
They are persistent.
353
00:18:47,919 --> 00:18:49,200
Send someone to keep an eye on them.
354
00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:50,320
Yes, sir.
355
00:18:51,679 --> 00:18:52,560
Wait.
356
00:18:53,399 --> 00:18:54,360
Also,
357
00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,000
send Cangyi to keep an eye
on Tianshuang Sect.
358
00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:58,800
As the leader of the righteous sects,
359
00:18:58,879 --> 00:19:00,560
they wouldn't sit idly by and do nothing.
360
00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:01,919
We might make
361
00:19:02,399 --> 00:19:04,240
more discoveries by following them.
362
00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:06,480
Understood.
363
00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:27,679
Thank you, Fei Yu.
364
00:19:28,159 --> 00:19:29,240
Master Bai.
365
00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,840
Why did you suddenly ask
to see the Tie family's bodies?
366
00:19:31,919 --> 00:19:34,399
A mysterious force suddenly appeared
in the martial arts world.
367
00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,000
The Soultaker Sect.
368
00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:37,240
Recently,
369
00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,679
they've been conducting mass killings
throughout the martial arts world.
370
00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,879
I led the members of my sect
371
00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,919
down the mountain
to investigate this matter.
372
00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:45,440
They appear
373
00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,000
to be connected to the massacre
of the Tie family as well.
374
00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,360
That's why I came here.
375
00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,320
All the bodies of the Tie family are here.
376
00:19:53,919 --> 00:19:54,760
Examine the bodies.
377
00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:12,879
Master.
378
00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:14,320
I have confirmation.
379
00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:15,679
It is their deed.
380
00:20:16,679 --> 00:20:18,240
Was it really the Soultaker Sect?
381
00:20:19,919 --> 00:20:21,440
Such evil characters…
382
00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,320
I will write to the capital
383
00:20:23,399 --> 00:20:24,639
and send someone
to investigate this at once.
384
00:20:25,159 --> 00:20:26,520
Thank you, Governor Cheng.
385
00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,679
The martial arts world
and the court are connected.
386
00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,440
I will do my best.
387
00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,560
Where the Soultaker passes,
nothing is left behind.
388
00:20:33,159 --> 00:20:34,760
These villains are not humans.
389
00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,639
Lives mean nothing to them.
390
00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:39,760
Their hearts
are not in the mortal realm either.
391
00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,120
"Hell is empty
and all the devils are here."
392
00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:44,840
As long as they are not eradicated,
393
00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:46,919
more lives will be lost
394
00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,280
and more tragedies will occur.
395
00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,280
This time, no matter how hard it will be,
396
00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,720
we have to find traces
of the Soultaker Sect.
397
00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,120
We need to purge them
and send them back to hell.
398
00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:00,200
They are scary and detestable.
399
00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:02,679
But what I fear more
400
00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,200
is the resurgence
of the force behind them.
401
00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,720
If they can use the Soultaker Sect
as their vessels today,
402
00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,720
they can use someone else
as their vessels tomorrow.
403
00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,159
No matter where they are,
404
00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:14,560
I will not
405
00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:17,440
leave a single one of them alive.
406
00:21:19,639 --> 00:21:22,080
Master, I led my group
to check all the inns in the city.
407
00:21:22,159 --> 00:21:23,800
We didn't find anything suspicious.
408
00:21:23,879 --> 00:21:25,200
A few of the junior disciples and I
409
00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,720
investigated all the restaurants
and eateries in the city.
410
00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,040
We didn't find any clues either.
411
00:21:29,120 --> 00:21:31,720
It's as if these people
never appeared in the city.
412
00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:33,720
-Master.
-Father.
413
00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,960
Master, the three of us searched
the abandoned houses in the city.
414
00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,000
We found one that had signs
of someone living there.
415
00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,560
That residence
should be their hiding place.
416
00:21:41,639 --> 00:21:42,919
It's a pity that we were late.
417
00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:44,080
They had already left.
418
00:21:44,159 --> 00:21:45,720
These people are secretive and cautious.
419
00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:46,840
If they get away,
420
00:21:46,919 --> 00:21:48,560
it will be difficult
to track them down again.
421
00:21:49,120 --> 00:21:50,159
It is imperative
422
00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,120
that we find out who their next target is.
423
00:21:53,919 --> 00:21:54,760
That's the only way
424
00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:56,720
to get ahead of them
425
00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:58,480
and follow the trail to find them.
426
00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,000
Based on the order of their attacks,
427
00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:02,760
they should be moving south from Beizhou.
428
00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:05,280
That means
they should be headed to Youzhou next.
429
00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:06,800
Who will be
430
00:22:06,879 --> 00:22:09,000
their target in Youzhou?
431
00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:19,399
Are they really
432
00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,439
just moving from the north down south?
433
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,560
What is their objective?
434
00:22:27,879 --> 00:22:29,439
What is the Soultaker Sect
435
00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:31,840
trying to do?
436
00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,360
If only that Black Fox was here.
437
00:22:40,919 --> 00:22:42,639
At least he could come up with some ideas.
438
00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,960
If it were him, what would he think?
439
00:22:52,360 --> 00:22:54,399
To find out where the problem lies…
440
00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,480
One must eliminate the false
and retain the true.
441
00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:58,760
The riff-raff…
442
00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,120
Of the Soultaker Sect…
443
00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:03,120
Never do something for nothing.
444
00:23:03,679 --> 00:23:04,520
Everything they do…
445
00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:05,639
Everything they do…
446
00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:07,159
-must be for a purpose.
-must be for a purpose.
447
00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:12,240
I do think
448
00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,439
I have some of his verve
when I imitate him.
449
00:23:16,639 --> 00:23:18,280
Talking is easy.
450
00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:20,679
But what exactly is their purpose?
451
00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,560
They're definitely not doing that
to take advantage of the situation.
452
00:23:24,879 --> 00:23:25,879
Ten families.
453
00:23:28,639 --> 00:23:29,480
These ten--
454
00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:30,600
No!
455
00:23:30,679 --> 00:23:31,720
Eleven families.
456
00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,200
Eleven families were brutally murdered.
457
00:23:34,919 --> 00:23:36,960
This is no mere coincidence.
458
00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:40,120
The Han family.
459
00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,040
The Tie family.
460
00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,159
Luoyan Sect. Yueyang Sect.
461
00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:45,720
Their goal
462
00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:48,639
must lie within these sects.
463
00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,840
But these sects
have no ties to each other.
464
00:23:51,919 --> 00:23:53,120
There must be
465
00:23:53,679 --> 00:23:55,520
a smokescreen among these sects.
466
00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:01,480
Mohan Palace.
467
00:24:02,679 --> 00:24:03,520
The Han family.
468
00:24:04,919 --> 00:24:06,159
Tengjiang Sect.
469
00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:08,720
Xuanyuan Sect.
470
00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:10,320
The Tie family.
471
00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:13,320
The Yuan family.
472
00:24:21,919 --> 00:24:23,399
That Black Fox once said
473
00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:25,520
the Soultaker Sect
went after the Han family
474
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:26,679
for their prescription.
475
00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,360
The Han family is an expert in medicine.
476
00:24:28,439 --> 00:24:30,360
They could use them as their rear supply.
477
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,760
So this is what they were after.
478
00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,879
The Xuanyuan Sect is good
at setting up formations for the troops.
479
00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:37,480
The Tie family is skilled in smithing.
480
00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,960
All of those, along with the forces
behind the Soultaker Sect…
481
00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,240
They're not just after
the martial arts world.
482
00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:46,200
The Soultaker Sect
483
00:24:47,439 --> 00:24:49,360
is building a formidable army.
484
00:24:52,159 --> 00:24:54,520
If we follow this logic…
485
00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:56,080
Who will be their next target?
486
00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:00,919
-The Ma family of Jizhou.
-The Ma family of Jizhou.
487
00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:01,840
Zhong Li!
488
00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:05,120
Yes, Your Highness.
489
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:06,919
Have Cangyi
send a message to Fengxi immediately.
490
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,080
Tell her the Soultaker Sect's target
is the Ma family of Jizhou.
491
00:25:09,159 --> 00:25:10,480
Have them go to their aid at once.
492
00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,960
Also, have our people
at the Jizhou division
493
00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:14,320
be ready to support them at any time.
494
00:25:14,399 --> 00:25:15,639
Yes, Your Highness.
495
00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,399
-Greetings, Your Lordship.
-Greetings, Your Lordship.
496
00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,560
All of you may rise.
497
00:25:39,639 --> 00:25:41,399
-Thank you, Your Lordship.
-Thank you, Your Lordship.
498
00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,520
YONG
499
00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:05,840
Your Lordship.
500
00:26:05,919 --> 00:26:06,800
It is time.
501
00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,439
-Sound the drum.
-Yes, Your Lordship.
502
00:26:10,399 --> 00:26:13,040
Sound the drum!
503
00:26:15,159 --> 00:26:18,520
YONG
504
00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:38,280
YONG
505
00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,199
Straight to the depths!
506
00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:55,040
We are not after pheasants or hares!
507
00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:56,360
We are going to hunt jackals!
508
00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,360
RAINWATER FROM JIANGNAN
509
00:27:19,439 --> 00:27:21,159
SNOW WATER FROM PLUM BLOSSOM
510
00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:22,720
SPRING WATER
511
00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:41,360
Your Highness.
512
00:27:42,919 --> 00:27:44,399
This is water from the spring.
513
00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:45,879
This is rainwater from Jiangnan.
514
00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:47,280
This is snow water
from plum blossom trees.
515
00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:49,679
Snow water from plum blossom trees?
516
00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:22,520
I'm in luck today.
517
00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,560
I can't believe
I came across a top-tier gyrfalcon.
518
00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:40,080
What are you standing around for?
Go after it!
519
00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:49,480
Chuanyun and Chuanyu. Go on.
520
00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:50,760
-Yes, Your Highness.
-Yes, Your Highness.
521
00:29:24,679 --> 00:29:26,480
Your Highness, slow down!
522
00:29:26,959 --> 00:29:28,720
Stop, Your Highness!
523
00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:42,199
Your Highness, let's not give up
the entire hunting ground
524
00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,120
for a few gyrfalcons.
525
00:29:48,679 --> 00:29:49,639
Let's go!
526
00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:50,840
Let's go.
527
00:29:51,439 --> 00:29:54,679
My Lady, these princes
have some skills in archery.
528
00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:56,439
Who knows how much captive prey
529
00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:58,240
the guards have released
into these grounds beforehand?
530
00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,280
They are dull-witted.
531
00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:02,240
If you join the hunt,
532
00:30:02,919 --> 00:30:05,199
you might even be able to shoot
with unfailing accuracy.
533
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,000
If you were to join the hunt, My Lady,
534
00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:09,120
I'm afraid
not even half of these young men
535
00:30:09,199 --> 00:30:10,800
are a match for you.
536
00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:12,840
But I must remind you.
537
00:30:12,919 --> 00:30:15,080
Your priority today
538
00:30:15,159 --> 00:30:17,320
is to find a suitable husband.
539
00:30:17,919 --> 00:30:18,919
I would like to do that.
540
00:30:20,159 --> 00:30:21,760
But which of those on your list
541
00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,520
is worthy of becoming the husband
of the chief of the Feng family?
542
00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:28,199
It's mainly His Lordship's sons
that we are observing, My Lady.
543
00:30:28,879 --> 00:30:30,360
They are inside the hunting ground too.
544
00:30:30,439 --> 00:30:31,560
The Feng family
545
00:30:31,639 --> 00:30:33,800
is one of the most important families
in Yongzhou.
546
00:30:33,879 --> 00:30:36,080
If not because we have been stationed
at the western frontier
547
00:30:36,159 --> 00:30:37,199
since the late chief's generation,
548
00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:38,800
our ancestors often married members
549
00:30:38,879 --> 00:30:41,040
of the royal families
of the Six States as well.
550
00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,159
The eldest and legitimate sons
of affluential noble families
551
00:30:43,639 --> 00:30:45,439
may not be willing
to marry into the Feng family.
552
00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:47,720
But if you become the consort
553
00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:49,320
of the future heir of the lord,
554
00:30:49,919 --> 00:30:51,000
it will bring nothing
555
00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:54,000
but benefits for the Feng family.
556
00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:56,040
Not to mention those three princes
557
00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:58,720
are some of the finest among men as well.
558
00:30:59,439 --> 00:31:00,280
Is that so?
559
00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,320
That must be the eldest prince.
560
00:31:05,399 --> 00:31:07,360
He is handsome.
561
00:31:07,439 --> 00:31:09,159
But look at what he is doing.
562
00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:11,720
He used fawns as bait
563
00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:13,879
to lure out the king of deer.
564
00:31:14,399 --> 00:31:16,520
He is really ruthless.
565
00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:18,120
If I marry him,
566
00:31:18,199 --> 00:31:20,439
I might die in his hands one day.
567
00:31:21,159 --> 00:31:22,520
As for the third prince…
568
00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:25,639
He is determined
to track down the jackals.
569
00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:27,480
It's obvious from first glance
that he is ambitious
570
00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:28,879
but possesses mediocre skills.
571
00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:31,800
All he has going for him
is that he is the legitimate son
572
00:31:31,879 --> 00:31:33,480
of the second lady, Lady Baili.
573
00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:34,959
What about the second prince?
574
00:31:35,679 --> 00:31:37,320
He is the legitimate son
575
00:31:37,399 --> 00:31:39,600
of Princess Yige from the Imperial Family,
His Lordship's first lady.
576
00:31:40,159 --> 00:31:41,600
Not only is he talented and knowledgeable,
577
00:31:41,679 --> 00:31:44,840
but he is also
one of the Four Gentlemen in the world.
578
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,399
He has a high status and lineage.
579
00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,159
But he is the type of man
580
00:31:50,879 --> 00:31:52,959
I dislike the most.
581
00:31:53,639 --> 00:31:56,480
Weak and even fussier about minute
details than a woman.
582
00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:59,320
Your words may be harsh,
583
00:31:59,399 --> 00:32:01,159
but they also hit the mark.
584
00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,959
Perhaps it is because all three princes
each have their strengths and weaknesses
585
00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:07,439
that His Lordship
586
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,240
has yet to name his heir.
587
00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,199
If Young Chief hadn't left us so soon,
588
00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:15,560
the Feng family
wouldn't be left without an heir.
589
00:32:17,159 --> 00:32:18,320
Without an heir?
590
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,199
Is my surname not Feng?
591
00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,120
Have I ever made a mistake
in all these years
592
00:32:22,199 --> 00:32:23,879
that I have been leading the clan
593
00:32:23,959 --> 00:32:25,399
in place of my late brother?
594
00:32:26,199 --> 00:32:27,120
I misspoke.
595
00:32:27,919 --> 00:32:29,639
You can stop pressing the issue.
596
00:32:29,719 --> 00:32:30,840
At worst, I'll stay unmarried forever.
597
00:32:31,399 --> 00:32:34,560
When I'm old, I'll just adopt an heir
from a branch of the family.
598
00:32:43,919 --> 00:32:44,800
Feng Chang.
599
00:32:44,879 --> 00:32:46,080
You certainly know how to enjoy yourself.
600
00:32:46,639 --> 00:32:47,800
Do you want to join me for a cup of tea?
601
00:32:48,919 --> 00:32:50,000
Have you forgotten
602
00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:51,840
why we are here?
603
00:32:54,399 --> 00:32:56,919
You know my health.
604
00:32:57,399 --> 00:32:58,280
Besides,
605
00:32:58,959 --> 00:33:00,399
I'm not good at riding and archery.
606
00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,679
Aren't you worried Father will be angry?
607
00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:05,159
I've already sent Chuanyun and Chuanyu
608
00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:06,399
to hunt some prey for me.
609
00:33:06,959 --> 00:33:08,439
That should satisfy Father.
610
00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,439
What could they hunt?
611
00:33:23,959 --> 00:33:25,240
Don't let Feng Ju know.
612
00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:28,000
I don't want him tattling to Father again.
613
00:33:28,639 --> 00:33:30,840
Later, get on your horse
and ride around for a bit as well.
614
00:33:30,919 --> 00:33:31,919
But don't go too fast.
615
00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,679
Lest your asthma act up.
616
00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:35,439
I'm off.
617
00:33:39,639 --> 00:33:41,919
It seems the first prince
isn't all that useless.
618
00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:44,280
At least he cares about his brother.
619
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,719
Your Highness, it's almost time.
620
00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:53,360
Has the gyrfalcon reached?
621
00:33:53,439 --> 00:33:54,360
It should have.
622
00:33:59,159 --> 00:34:02,439
I hope Feng Ju will like the gift
I prepared for him.
623
00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:19,440
I'm in luck.
624
00:34:57,799 --> 00:34:59,839
I didn't expect you guys
to know how to use tactics.
625
00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:01,799
Closing around me is a nice plan.
626
00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:02,799
Unfortunately,
627
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:04,839
one of you is too weak.
628
00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:47,360
Your Highness, how did you…
629
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:48,799
I heard that the Feng family
is best at keeping secrets.
630
00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:51,080
Chief Feng.
631
00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:53,600
Is that right?
632
00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:20,880
Chief!
633
00:36:22,839 --> 00:36:23,720
Chief!
634
00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:28,120
Did you kill all of these?
635
00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:31,440
Yes.
636
00:36:32,799 --> 00:36:34,160
You're too reckless.
637
00:36:35,240 --> 00:36:36,279
His Lordship
638
00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:38,040
has summoned you to the viewing platform.
639
00:36:38,759 --> 00:36:39,880
I got it.
640
00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:41,720
Bring these with us.
641
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:46,920
YONG
642
00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:50,240
-Greetings, Father.
-Greetings, Father.
643
00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:51,560
Rise.
644
00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:53,120
-Thank you, Father.
-Thank you, Father.
645
00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:00,400
Yongzhou was founded
upon archery and horse riding.
646
00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:01,839
In the past,
647
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:05,480
our ancestors followed Emperor Weilie
to conquer the lands,
648
00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:07,560
and they made great achievements.
649
00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:10,200
That is how Yongzhou came to be.
650
00:37:10,759 --> 00:37:12,040
In today's hunting competition,
651
00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:13,920
all of you have demonstrated
courage and determination.
652
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:15,520
I am most pleased.
653
00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:17,920
The hunting competition is now over.
654
00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,520
I will reward the winner handsomely.
655
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:24,040
Father.
656
00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,440
How handsome would that reward be?
657
00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:29,680
Don't try to send us off
with pearls, jade,
658
00:37:29,759 --> 00:37:31,200
or some other precious stones.
659
00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:33,920
You greedy child.
660
00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:36,920
I will give the winner
661
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,240
the Cloud Cutter Sword
passed down from our ancestors as a prize.
662
00:37:39,759 --> 00:37:41,000
What do all of you think?
663
00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:44,240
-Thank you, Father.
-Thank you, Father.
664
00:37:45,720 --> 00:37:46,839
Chang'er.
665
00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,759
You're the eldest. You go first.
666
00:37:50,359 --> 00:37:52,759
I present my gift to you, Father.
667
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:54,920
The First Prince presents
668
00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:57,160
two deer and ten small creatures
to His Lordship.
669
00:37:57,720 --> 00:37:59,200
His Highness earns 20 points.
670
00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:01,520
Chang'er.
671
00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:04,640
What is the significance of your gift?
672
00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:06,799
The forests are lush.
Animals are abundant.
673
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:08,680
All beings are thriving in Yongzhou.
674
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:10,920
I would like to present
this abundance to Yongzhou.
675
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,120
May all matters in Yongzhou
prosper and flourish.
676
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,240
May all matters thrive in Yongzhou.
677
00:38:18,319 --> 00:38:19,279
Good.
678
00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:21,960
What about you, Xi'er?
679
00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:26,480
Father, my spoils require
a bit more effort to gather.
680
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:29,120
I've sent Chuanyun and Chuanyu
to bring them.
681
00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:32,319
Do they require more effort
or did you not catch any?
682
00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:37,480
Never mind.
683
00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:39,200
You've just recovered.
684
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,839
I won't ask too much of you.
685
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:43,839
What about your spoils, Ju'er?
686
00:38:45,839 --> 00:38:47,080
I present my gift to you, Father.
687
00:38:47,839 --> 00:38:49,560
The Third Prince presents
688
00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:52,560
two deer and two jackals to His Lordship.
689
00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:54,000
His Highness earns 30 points.
690
00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:57,799
Father, I have a wish
that follows my gift as well.
691
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,400
In the woods, the wolves hunt the deer.
692
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:02,680
With a bow and arrow,
you can seize them all.
693
00:39:02,759 --> 00:39:04,440
May Yongzhou be blessed
694
00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:07,359
with strong soldiers, horses,
and successful military expeditions.
695
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:09,440
Good. Very good.
696
00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:11,480
Thank you, Father.
697
00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:14,920
It looks like it's my win.
698
00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:23,560
Your Lordship.
699
00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:26,400
I would like to join the fun as well.
700
00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:33,080
Feng Qiwu of the Feng family
presents four jackals to His Lordship.
701
00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:34,720
Feng Qiwu earns 40 points.
702
00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:47,600
You prove that women
are as capable as men, Minister Feng.
703
00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,359
What is the significance
of your gift, then?
704
00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:52,759
The jackals strive
to hunt the heart of the deer.
705
00:39:52,839 --> 00:39:54,880
The wise leader observes
and rules his nation.
706
00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:58,480
May Your Lordship's wishes come true.
707
00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:01,200
Well said.
708
00:40:02,240 --> 00:40:06,200
It looks like this sword
will be going to Feng Qiwu.
709
00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,680
Is Your Highness's gift not here yet?
710
00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:41,480
What is going on?
711
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:43,520
My gifts are here.
712
00:40:44,759 --> 00:40:46,720
-The Second Prince…
-Second Prince's gifts?
713
00:40:46,799 --> 00:40:47,920
Well…
714
00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:52,680
Your Lordship,
the Second Prince presented 20 deer.
715
00:40:52,759 --> 00:40:55,040
That would be a perfect score.
716
00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:56,560
I…
717
00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:58,359
You didn't hunt them down.
718
00:40:58,440 --> 00:40:59,400
This is cheating!
719
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:03,040
Father.
720
00:41:04,240 --> 00:41:05,759
Sparing the lives of animals
is a good virtue.
721
00:41:05,839 --> 00:41:07,839
I've been in poor health since young.
722
00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:10,720
Therefore, I do not wish
to take the life of another.
723
00:41:10,799 --> 00:41:12,440
You ordered me to participate in the hunt.
724
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:14,960
I had no choice but to obey.
725
00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:16,799
I've been ill for a long time.
726
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,240
Somehow, that made me
somewhat of a physician.
727
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:20,680
While I was studying medicine,
728
00:41:20,759 --> 00:41:22,319
I discovered
that the sap of Lanwei flowers
729
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,480
could temporarily tame wild animals.
730
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:28,080
That's why I had Chuanyun and the others
use this method
731
00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:29,200
to lure the prey.
732
00:41:29,279 --> 00:41:30,799
What about your wishes?
733
00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:32,799
My wishes
734
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:34,560
are similar to Minister Feng's.
735
00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:39,319
I am willing to hunt for you,
736
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:40,880
Father.