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The Apothecary Diaries
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This story is a work of fiction. The names of all of the characters, organizations, and so on
are imaginary. It also bears no connection to any specific real-life events.
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Maomao, let me introduce you.
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These are new ladies-in-waiting
who've joined the Jade Pavilion.
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They're all sisters.
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I am Haku-u.
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I am Koku-u.
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I am Seki-u.
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Wow, they look alike.
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Have you been well?
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Yes, long time no see.
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Do you know each other?
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Yes, we're all from the same
hometown and know each other.
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Haku-u, the eldest, is the same age
as Lady Gyokuyou.
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Limiting the staff to only those
from the same hometown, I see.
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That's a safer way to go about it,
especially for Lady Gyokuyou,
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who was almost assassinated before.
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And you are?
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I am Maomao, the taster, Lady Koku-u.
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I am not Koku-u.
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Huh? Um, well, Lady Seki-u?
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It's Haku-u.
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From now on, we'll all wear hairbands
that match the colors in our names,
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so that you can identify us.
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Yes, understood.
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I can't tell them apart at all.
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I guess I'll have plenty of time to learn.
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More importantly, the issue is...
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Maomao! Go back to your room already!
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No, I'm quite comfortable in the storage shed.
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Lady Hongniang also said that
this is my room now.
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I'll continue to use it!
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There's no way that'll work!
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You took the joke too literally!
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But I already moved
all of my things to the shed...
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You're setting a bad example
to the new ladies-in-waiting!
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What do you think you're doing, you two?!
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Episode 34: A Ghost Story
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Oh, so the storage shed is Maomao's nest now?
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You can do as you wish with that shed.
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But please sleep in your original room.
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I understand.
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They are such good bosses.
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With the new ladies-in-waiting joining,
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the amount of work per person
went down dramatically.
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Given Lady Gyokuyou's pregnancy, the Jade
Pavilion needs more workers than ever.
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So, these new arrivals are helpful, but...
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This is also to balance things out
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with Concubine Loulan's Garnet Pavilion,
which has a huge headcount.
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Thank you, everyone.
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Well, I'm off to the shed now...
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Hey, Maomao!
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Yinghua, does Maomao live
in the shed, not her room?
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Really? Even though she's
Lady Gyokuyou's lady-in-waiting?
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No, um... Haha...
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I don't appreciate Lady Yinghua
pulling me out of the shed,
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but I know she did it out of benevolence.
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She wants me to get comfortable with
the new ladies-in-waiting quickly.
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Very considerate of her, as always.
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I'm sorry to be so selfish all the time.
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Well, I don't mind that much.
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Hey Maomao. Do you regret
what you did, even a little bit?
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Huh? Yes, of course.
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Really? So, you feel like you owe me one?
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Oh yes, certainly...
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I know, right?
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In that case, you'll be
accompanying me tonight!
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Huh?
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You and I are the only ones free this evening.
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Perfect timing!
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She got me...
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Um, does Lady Hongniang know
about our excursion tonight?
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Don't worry. I got permission.
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The north side of the rear palace...
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There should only be old buildings out here.
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Oh! Maomao, put this on. Like this.
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Aren't you too warm?
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Don't worry, it'll get chilly really soon.
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Here we are.
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Welcome. Two of you will be joining us?
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Yes, thank you.
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Thank you.
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Put out your lamp, and take this instead.
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She's pretty, but quite old for a court lady.
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Now, let's go.
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This place was used during
the era of the late emperor.
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Compared to then, the number of
court ladies has gone down quite a lot.
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But for occasions like this,
this place is perfect.
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Sit in an open spot.
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We're all here.
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Twelve people on such a hot day,
in a closed-off room...
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Did everyone come
prepared with your stories?
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Tonight, let us enjoy
the thirteen spine-chilling tales.
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Thirteen tales?
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And from then on...
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Every night, at the moat at the north gate,
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the servant could be seen throwing
herself into the water, over and over.
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When a court lady who pitied her
came to scatter flowers on the moat,
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She heard a voice from somewhere.
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And when she gazed into
the moat to find the source...
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The servant girl's pale face
came floating up...
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When the court lady tried to escape,
something suddenly grabbed her feet!
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The servant girl rose up
from the water, and said...
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"The one who pushed me in that day...
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It was you!"
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Sounds kind of familiar.
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So, Lady Yinghua is easily scared
yet enjoys these stories.
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Seems like this event involves
taking turns telling ghost stories,
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then blowing out the candle when you're done.
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However, the stories are more like
rumors heard in the rear palace.
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Not sufficiently spine-chilling.
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It's hard to find entertainment
in the rear palace.
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Speaking together
like this is allowed, it seems.
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Good evening!
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Shisui.
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Want a bite?
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Thanks.
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So.
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This story is from my hometown.
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Near the village, there existed a forest,
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which the villagers had
always been told not to enter.
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If you went in, you would be cursed,
and demons would eat your soul.
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But one day, a child broke the rule.
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That year, the crop yields had been low.
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The child was so hungry, he wandered
into the forest in search of food.
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The child told his mother,
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"Let me tell you a good secret.
There's lots of food in that forest."
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But when the other villagers found out
that he'd gone into the forest,
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the boy and his mother were ostracized.
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The two, now alone, had nothing
to eat and grew thinner every day,
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but nobody tried to help them.
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One night, someone saw a light
floating into the family's house.
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The next day, the village elder heard
the news and went to visit them.
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The child was already dead, and the
mother was on the verge of death.
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The mother said to the elder,
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"Let me tell you a good secret."
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But at that moment, she died.
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She had a strange smile
on her face as she passed.
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And so, no one knows
what she was trying to say.
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The locals still fear the forest,
regarding it as forbidden land.
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Anyone who entered would be
attacked by a demon in their homes,
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and their souls would be devoured.
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Ah, I see.
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You see what?
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I'll tell you later.
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I'm sleepy for some reason.
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I guess it's a lot of people in a small space.
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Maybe I'm dizzy from being
around too many people.
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It's your turn now.
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Yes.
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This is a story from
a distant land, far to the east.
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A monk from a foreign nation finished
performing funeral rites in a distant land.
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On his way home, he realized
the sun had set at some point.
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He was surrounded by tall grass,
and wild dogs could be heard nearby.
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The monk was eager to
get out of danger, and suddenly,
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an old house appeared in front of him.
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Excuse me, sorry to
disturb you so late at night.
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What is the matter, venerable one?
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I was trying to cross the mountains
but couldn't make it before nightfall.
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Would you allow me to stay overnight?
Just a corner of your shed would be fine.
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Oh, you must be so tired.
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The wife welcomed the monk
with food and bedding.
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The monk was grateful for the heartfelt
welcome, but had nothing to give in return.
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He thought the least he could do
was to chant a sutra for her.
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Is that the sound of a bell...?
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No, it sounds like a bell,
but is actually a human voice?
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And what are you planning to do?
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Nothing. It's fine.
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You can't. Come on.
I don't want to be left alone.
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Then what do you suggest we do?
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I can't take this any longer.
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Are they arguing? Should I intervene?
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No, something tells me
I must not stop chanting the sutra.
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Let's use that monk as a replacement.
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It's the only way.
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Come on, let's do this.
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WhERe iS thAt moNK?
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DId hE esCaPE?
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He'S nOT hEre... hE's noT hERE!
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I hAvE to fiND HIm! OtHErwiSe, I...
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I HaVE to tAKe YOU INSTEAD!
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The monk continued the chant
until the chewing sounds stopped.
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Once it was quiet, the monk stepped outside.
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The young couple was gone, and instead...
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All he found were the wings of insects.
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The monk clasped his hands
together and continued to walk,
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chanting the sutra, until dawn.
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What a good storyteller.
It's like she's a different person.
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Hmm? Her face at this angle...
why does it seem familiar?
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Maomao, you're next.
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Huh? Oh, right.
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What shall I talk about?
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I heard this from my adopted father.
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Rumors went around that floating
spirits had been seen in a graveyard.
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Suspicious, a group of brave
young men stood up to investigate.
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Then...
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It was just another man from
the same town, walking with a torch.
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That's it?
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Yes.
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The man was a graverobber. He grew
an unhealthy interest in a strange curse,
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and went around digging up
graves to cut up corpses
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and harvest human livers which
he believed were cures for—
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Enough!
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That's all.
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You're next, Lady Yinghua.
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Huh? Oh, um...
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Once upon a time, there was a man...
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Or... was it an old woman?
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Um...
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Then, I will go next.
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Coming to think of it, she said
"thirteen stories" at the beginning.
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There are only twelve of us here.
What does that mean?
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This was during the late emperor's reign.
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Back then, the rear palace was always
growing, constantly adding new sections.
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For what reason?
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At the time, the Great Empress Dowager, also
known as the Empress, wielded immense power.
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She was trying to find girls who
would fit the late emperor's tastes.
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What is this...?
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The late emperor chose the youngest girls,
deflowering them one after the other.
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The girls spent their days in the rear
palace, barred from ever leaving.
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One of these girls became pregnant.
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She petitioned the late emperor, but...
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She was never allowed to leave the rear palace.
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Right before her death, she said...
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"It's your turn next!"
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Maomao?!
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No wonder I was getting dizzy!
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Lady Yinghua! Shisui!
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Move the unconscious ladies
near the door and windows!
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Huh? What's wrong?
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Hurry! The smoldering fire
is filling the room with bad air!
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G-Got it!
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It took me way too long to realize.
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Oh, I was so close...
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That court lady...
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What a night. The organizer disappeared, too.
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Maomao.
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You're from earlier...?
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She's an acquaintance of mine.
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Hey, Maomao. What was that story about?
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The story?
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You know, the forbidden forest.
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Ah.
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The "forbidden forest"
is probably just a superstition.
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But some things have a reason to become
forbidden, and this could be one of those.
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Huh?
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Forests are full of food,
but also full of inedible things.
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If someone from outside entered
the forest, ate something, and got sick,
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it would be natural for word to get
around that you should be very careful
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when eating things from the forest.
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This, over many years, could morph
into something "forbidden."
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Later, by the time famine broke out,
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people no longer knew
what could and couldn't be eaten.
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The mother and son from that story
were starving from the bad harvest.
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They must have entered the forest as it grew
dark, since they were breaking the rules.
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Then they foraged for food,
and went home as night set in.
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There's a type of mushroom
called the moonlight mushroom.
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They resemble oyster mushrooms
and look delicious,
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but they're poisonous and glow in the dark.
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If a villager saw someone carrying these
mushrooms from a distance in the dark,
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it might have looked like a floating spirit.
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It's not a powerful poison, but if
eaten by a starving, weakened person...
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Maybe, as she was about to die,
the mother was trying to say...
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There are delicious mushrooms in the forest.
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As a way to take vengeance against the
villagers who abandoned her and her son.
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So that's what it was!
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Great, it's all cleared up now!
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Okay, I'm going this way, bye!
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Hah. Now that I know the truth,
it's not scary at all!
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I'd bet all the stories have
backgrounds like that.
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Well... who knows?
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Humor me just this once, would you?!
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We're back.
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Oh, you're earlier than I expected.
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There was a bit of a commotion.
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Ah, I expected as much.
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I guess things could happen
when the organizer is new.
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New organizer?
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The court lady who organized
that event passed away last year.
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I was a little worried about
who was taking over for this year.
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Huh?
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She was a nice person, very helpful.
I got a lot of help from her as well.
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I guess she never got to leave the rear palace.
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She actually had relations
with the late emperor.
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She said that gathering
was the only fun she ever had.
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It would have been too bad if the event ended
the very next year after she passed away,
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so I'm glad someone took over.
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That story...
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The late emperor chose the youngest girls,
deflowering them one after the other.
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The girls spent their days in the
rear palace, barred from ever leaving.
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That court lady's story was her own experience.
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Or is it a prank pulled by someone in the know?
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The world is full of things
I can't fully understand.
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Tonight, let us enjoy
the thirteen spine-chilling tales.
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Including her, there were
only twelve people there.
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I'm glad we didn't end up becoming
the thirteenth ghost story.
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M-Maomao...
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Yes?
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Please sleep with me tonight!
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Instead of becoming a spine-chilling night,
it turned into a hot, stuffy night.
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So hot...
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Next Time
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Episode 35: The Hunt
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Next time: "The Hunt."
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