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♪Shrugging off past burdens♪

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♪Beneath the mask, who am I?♪

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♪Release and find wider shores♪

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♪Love's a riddle, and rain pours heavy♪

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♪Crossed paths, now downward fall♪

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♪From dust arises starlight's spark♪

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♪Tearing through
the night's dense blockade♪

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♪Heart's flame illuminates all solitude♪

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♪Let time's sails drift endlessly♪

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♪Through wandering exile♪

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♪Breaking free from the cocoon,
I start anew♪

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♪Moon as song, life as flame♪

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♪Nameless heart clings fiercely♪

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♪Let me♪

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♪Charge toward the next raging river♪

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♪Moon darts, snow falls♪

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♪We tread rugged paths to reunite♪

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♪Hands held tight♪

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♪We forever live for love's sake♪

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♪Shadow's spear burns fiercely♪

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=Legend of The Female General=

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(Xianchang Academy)

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Today

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(Year 14 of Qingyuan, Wei, Xianchang Academy)
marks your first enrollment.

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I know

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you come from privileged families

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and have lived in comfort till now.

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But at Xianchang Academy,

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you must study diligently

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day and night

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to refine your talents
through perseverance

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and serve our nation well.

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(Master Wei,
Scholar of Xianchang Academy)

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Young man,

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what's your name?

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Why do you keep wearing a mask?

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Constantly hiding your true appearance

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is rather rude, don't you think?

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Master,

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I am He Rufei.

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My visage is unsightly,

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and I fear startling others.

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So I cannot remove this mask.

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He's the Xiaos' second son?

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His exceptionalness lives up

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to his reputation!

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Indeed.

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I, Xiao Jue, apologize for being late.

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Please forgive me.

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=Episode 2=

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(Cheng Lisu,
Imperial Medical Bureau's Top Disciple)

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The army doesn't tolerate

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flashy things,

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including you.

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I traveled so far to join you.

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You treat me like this?

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You can go back
for your arranged marriage.

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If I could beat you,

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I'd have...

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beaten you senseless.

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Feinu, escort Mr. Cheng out.

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Understood.

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Would you really

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abandon your friend

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in need?

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Avoiding marriage

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won't kill you.

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At worst, they'll maim you.

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Xiao Jue.

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Commander.

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Uncle.

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We're about the same age.

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But you're still my maternal uncle.

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Please let me stay.

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Okay?

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Thank you.

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(If you enlist as a woman,)

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(it will remain a liability.)

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(So I have prepared)

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(for you)

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(male identity papers)

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(of He Yan.)

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(He Yan's Household Register)

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You're He Yan, right?

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(Two names are different)

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(in one character.)

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(Master's foresight is thoughtful.)

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To the left tent for screening.

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Then to the right tent if you pass

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to register

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for uniforms and money.

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Thank you.

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Next.

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Commander, what's screening?

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Don't know what screening is?

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It's simple.

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Strip naked for the medic's exam.

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If you're healthy,

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you'll pass.

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- Thanks.
- Next.

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The Gaoxia horse struggles

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with the climate.

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It hasn't eaten.

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Examine it.

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See what ails it.

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What?

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I, a future imperial physician,

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am treating a horse?

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As a healer,

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shouldn't you treat all lives equally?

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Besides, Yezhou Garrison
keeps no idlers.

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If you want to stay,

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be useful.

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Fortunately, this is a mare.

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Helping it is acceptable.

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I'd have declined

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if it were a stallion.

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Xiao Jue, watch closely.

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I can both heal

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and tame horses.

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Look!

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It's spooked!

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It's coming!

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Make way!

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Move aside! Move!

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Move aside!

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That man's way of taming

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is unique to the Fuyue Army.

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He's He Rufei's man?

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(No, I accidentally gave myself away.)

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(Xiao Jue noticed it.)

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Not bad.

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He resembles my heroics in the past.

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That move he just pulled

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is way beyond your skills.

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(Oh no.)

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(Xiao Jue knows Fuyue Army's moves.)

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(He definitely recognized it.)

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(Yet he didn't react.)

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(He took me)

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(as He Rufei's man)

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(and planned to act against me?)

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Come on.

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Let's continue.

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Gather around!

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Impressive.

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You're small.

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But you're quite good.

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You flatter me.

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My taming skills could

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never match yours, Instructor.

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Well...

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The army needs

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talents like you.

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But

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I haven't been screened yet.

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Forget about it.

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If you can tame such a horse,

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your physique must be good.

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I'll secure the horse.

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Then let's handle the documents. Wait.

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- Go.
- Thank you.

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So naughty.

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Turn and slash!

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Since you suspect him,

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why not kill him directly

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for good?

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If he's truly a spy sent

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by the ill-intended one,

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killing one will

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only bring replacements.

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Rather than endless trouble,

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it's better to keep him

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to potentially lure out the mastermind.

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I wonder

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whether the mastermind is He Rufei

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or Xu Jingfu.

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You said

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before your father's campaign,

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he impeached the prime minister.

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Within days,

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he fell into an ambush

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at Mingshui.

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He Rufei's troops

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were a hundred li away,

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but arrived only

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on day seven after your father

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sent the letter.

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It was intentional.

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I think

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they are birds of a feather.

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But we lack concrete evidence.

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We can't prove

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the defeat at Mingshui

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relates to Xu Jingfu and He Rufei.

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Nor can we prove

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their collusion.

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Now the Xiao Army is weakened

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and disliked by His Majesty.

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We can only investigate covertly.

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With troop shortages here

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and low funds,

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building a competent new army

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is highly challenging.

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Investigate that man thoroughly.

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I want to know

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whose pawn he is.

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Understood.

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(Xu Mansion)

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(Chu Zhao, Disciple of Xu Jingfu)

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Master.

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Regarding the Que City mission,

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you've worked hard.

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As ordered,

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I monitored Xiao Jue in Que City.

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The battle was unwinnable,

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yet no one anticipated

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his ruthless tactic

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of flooding Que City

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to force a reversal.

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Pity

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those countless lost souls.

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Zilan,

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ensure that Xiao Jue's

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flooding of Que City

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and mass slaughter of tens of thousands

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are publicly exposed

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to expose his infamy to the world.

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His Majesty's wariness

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toward him will grow even deeper.

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Though victorious,

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he was promoted in name
but demoted in reality.

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He was sent to Yezhou Garrison.

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Even with his conscription rights
restored,

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that desolate wasteland

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could never yield decent soldiers.

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Moreover,

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I discovered in Que City

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a fish that slipped through the net.

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I've positioned him as a hidden pawn

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in our strategy.

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Given time,

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he'll become an unstoppable vanguard.

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Great.

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Focus on recovering these coming days.

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Soon,

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you'll be entrusted

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with greater tasks.

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Understood.

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Chu Zhao.

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(Xu Pingting, Daughter of Xu Jingfu)
You're back! Did you bring me a gift?

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Your impudence grows by the day.

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Father.

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I'd never forget.

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What fragrance is this?

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Try it to find out.

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Try it with me.

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Go ahead.

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Then I'll graciously accept.

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Let's go.

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What's wrong with this tinderbox?

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Let me try.

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Stop it.

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Light it with the candle.

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Burn him! Burn him!

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(Burn him!)

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Let me see.

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You're injured.

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Are you okay?

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It's nothing.

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Just got burned.

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My grip slipped.

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Young Master,

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your injury...

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(Yingxiang, Chu Zhao's maid)
I know you wounded your left arm

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intentionally.

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But...

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I've failed my duties.

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And I was also injured by refugees.

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I feel ashamed, Master.

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You're being too harsh with yourself.

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To earn Master's favor,

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sacrifices must be made.

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(A bandit?)

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(Wang Ba, Yezhou Garrison recruit)

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Move!

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(Zheng Xuan, Yezhou Garrison recruit)

288
00:15:36,833 --> 00:15:37,966
(Face-tattooing punishment?)

289
00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:39,600
(He was a convict)

290
00:15:40,133 --> 00:15:40,800
(and a rogue.)

291
00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:41,533
Boss, your tea.

292
00:15:43,333 --> 00:15:44,066
Well-mannered.

293
00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:45,400
It's tiring.

294
00:15:50,333 --> 00:15:52,900
(Jiang Jiao, Yezhou Garrison recruit)

295
00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:55,166
(Escort Agency)

296
00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,200
(Former escort agency member?)

297
00:15:57,366 --> 00:15:58,300
(He must be skilled.)

298
00:15:59,166 --> 00:15:59,866
Look away!

299
00:16:00,433 --> 00:16:01,233
Pretty boy.

300
00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:02,633
(Paler than me.)

301
00:16:03,033 --> 00:16:04,066
(How dare he judge me?)

302
00:16:07,933 --> 00:16:08,766
I used to think

303
00:16:08,966 --> 00:16:10,100
(Mai, Yezhou Garrison recruit)
I was the shortest one here

304
00:16:10,333 --> 00:16:11,233
in the camp.

305
00:16:11,633 --> 00:16:12,233
But now

306
00:16:12,633 --> 00:16:13,866
you're almost as short as me.

307
00:16:14,533 --> 00:16:15,033
Alright.

308
00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:16,400
We together eat more

309
00:16:16,533 --> 00:16:17,333
to grow taller.

310
00:16:17,433 --> 00:16:19,833
By the way, what's your name?

311
00:16:20,233 --> 00:16:20,833
He Yan.

312
00:16:21,566 --> 00:16:23,866
Then I'll call you He.

313
00:16:24,333 --> 00:16:25,000
Agreed.

314
00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:26,233
I'm Mai.

315
00:16:27,733 --> 00:16:28,566
I was a farmer.

316
00:16:28,766 --> 00:16:29,300
Sleep here.

317
00:16:30,433 --> 00:16:32,966
(Huang Xiong, Yezhou Garrison recruit)

318
00:16:34,133 --> 00:16:35,766
(This one was a hunter.)

319
00:16:36,233 --> 00:16:38,466
(A killer wearing prayer beads.)

320
00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:39,600
(Interesting.)

321
00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:41,000
Thanks.

322
00:16:43,933 --> 00:16:44,433
He,

323
00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:47,633
you'll sleep here tonight.

324
00:16:48,033 --> 00:16:49,066
- Okay.
- Let me help.

325
00:16:49,433 --> 00:16:50,233
No need.

326
00:17:20,700 --> 00:17:22,866
You claim hostility with Xiao Jue,

327
00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:23,866
yet you know

328
00:17:24,333 --> 00:17:25,200
the Que City battle

329
00:17:25,500 --> 00:17:26,866
left his reputation in ruins.

330
00:17:27,333 --> 00:17:28,133
Aren't you afraid

331
00:17:29,333 --> 00:17:30,466
to be implicated by him

332
00:17:30,833 --> 00:17:31,633
or slandered?

333
00:17:32,533 --> 00:17:33,133
Master,

334
00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:34,700
I don't believe

335
00:17:35,266 --> 00:17:37,000
Xiao Jue would flood Que City

336
00:17:37,333 --> 00:17:38,600
just for an easy victory.

337
00:17:38,866 --> 00:17:39,500
Nor would he

338
00:17:39,966 --> 00:17:41,700
sacrifice all the people of Que City

339
00:17:41,866 --> 00:17:42,866
as stepping stones

340
00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:45,033
to pave his path to military glory.

341
00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:47,066
Most importantly,

342
00:17:47,433 --> 00:17:50,366
the Xiao Army urgently needs
new recruits right now.

343
00:17:51,533 --> 00:17:54,333
This way I can stand out quicker

344
00:17:55,066 --> 00:17:56,000
and prove myself.

345
00:18:06,766 --> 00:18:08,166
(The snoring chorus is impressive.)

346
00:18:08,766 --> 00:18:09,933
(I last heard this long ago.)

347
00:18:32,833 --> 00:18:33,633
He,

348
00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:35,366
you're up so early.

349
00:18:37,566 --> 00:18:38,100
Nature called.

350
00:18:43,566 --> 00:18:44,200
Mr. Shen.

351
00:18:45,566 --> 00:18:46,600
- Mr. Shen.
- Mr. Shen.

352
00:18:47,033 --> 00:18:49,900
(Shen Han,
Head Instructor of Yezhou Garrison)

353
00:18:57,933 --> 00:18:59,800
What guy...

354
00:19:01,166 --> 00:19:01,833
Mr. Shen.

355
00:19:08,233 --> 00:19:09,433
Good morning, Commander.

356
00:19:09,500 --> 00:19:10,200
- Good morning.
- Good morning.

357
00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:10,733
Good morning.

358
00:19:19,733 --> 00:19:20,500
Up already?

359
00:19:21,633 --> 00:19:23,500
He woke up
from nature's call, Commander.

360
00:19:32,966 --> 00:19:33,633
Everyone!

361
00:19:34,266 --> 00:19:35,400
Gather at the training field

362
00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,933
and have ten weighted laps
around the barracks!

363
00:19:38,700 --> 00:19:40,033
Not a single lap less.

364
00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:41,400
Wait, ten...

365
00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:42,666
Ten laps?

366
00:19:43,233 --> 00:19:44,133
Why?

367
00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,400
It was all because of you!

368
00:19:55,033 --> 00:19:56,466
You had to be an early riser

369
00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,133
with no team spirit!

370
00:19:59,433 --> 00:20:01,100
- Selfish worm!
- Yes, selfish.

371
00:20:01,633 --> 00:20:02,966
Go home if you want to sleep in.

372
00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:04,400
We're in the army.

373
00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:05,633
You...

374
00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:07,333
Boss! Boss!

375
00:20:07,500 --> 00:20:08,800
If you don't get out now,

376
00:20:08,866 --> 00:20:09,900
you'll be punished harder.

377
00:20:10,566 --> 00:20:11,633
Don't be mad.

378
00:20:11,833 --> 00:20:12,900
Stay calm.

379
00:20:16,633 --> 00:20:17,266
He,

380
00:20:17,700 --> 00:20:18,600
I'm afraid I won't

381
00:20:18,633 --> 00:20:19,800
keep up with the training.

382
00:20:20,066 --> 00:20:20,566
Don't worry.

383
00:20:20,933 --> 00:20:21,600
Recruit training

384
00:20:21,700 --> 00:20:22,600
is always gradual.

385
00:20:22,733 --> 00:20:23,766
Day One will be simple.

386
00:20:29,233 --> 00:20:29,966
I can't go on.

387
00:20:30,333 --> 00:20:31,866
I can't go on. I really can't.

388
00:20:37,066 --> 00:20:37,666
On your feet!

389
00:20:38,766 --> 00:20:39,800
Five more laps!

390
00:20:45,033 --> 00:20:45,966
Come on, He.

391
00:20:46,533 --> 00:20:47,333
I'll count to three.

392
00:20:47,433 --> 00:20:48,533
Two, three!

393
00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:50,266
Watch it.

394
00:20:50,700 --> 00:20:51,333
One, two, three.

395
00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:52,333
Let's go.

396
00:20:57,933 --> 00:20:58,600
(I didn't know)

397
00:20:58,700 --> 00:21:00,066
(how Xiao Jue trained his men.)

398
00:21:00,966 --> 00:21:02,500
(I have finally seen it now.)

399
00:21:03,833 --> 00:21:05,566
(It starts so intense right away.)

400
00:21:08,866 --> 00:21:09,466
(Xiao Jue)

401
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,300
(has such a pretty face,)

402
00:21:11,933 --> 00:21:13,000
(but he's truly vicious,)

403
00:21:13,500 --> 00:21:14,366
(just like before.)

404
00:21:15,966 --> 00:21:17,266
(I thought I could earn merits)

405
00:21:17,633 --> 00:21:18,466
(and rise quickly.)

406
00:21:19,266 --> 00:21:19,933
(But Xiao Jue)

407
00:21:20,033 --> 00:21:20,900
(is hard on others)

408
00:21:21,333 --> 00:21:22,333
(and harder on himself.)

409
00:21:25,866 --> 00:21:27,733
(It seems serving under him won't)

410
00:21:28,366 --> 00:21:29,033
(let me rise)

411
00:21:29,633 --> 00:21:30,566
(as easily as I hoped.)

412
00:21:34,333 --> 00:21:36,033
(Severely injured and then poisoned,)

413
00:21:36,633 --> 00:21:37,633
(in bed for a month.)

414
00:21:37,933 --> 00:21:39,500
(It nearly drained all my strength.)

415
00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:41,466
(I can't go on like this.)

416
00:21:46,766 --> 00:21:48,466
Commander, it's only the first day.

417
00:21:49,266 --> 00:21:50,766
Aren't you pushing them too hard?

418
00:21:51,433 --> 00:21:52,100
Mr. Shen,

419
00:21:52,733 --> 00:21:53,633
these recruits

420
00:21:53,833 --> 00:21:55,033
are either country folk

421
00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:56,266
or bandits and thugs.

422
00:21:56,633 --> 00:21:57,966
Like with that horse,

423
00:21:58,566 --> 00:22:00,233
the Commander's harsh methods

424
00:22:00,533 --> 00:22:01,166
aren't about

425
00:22:01,166 --> 00:22:02,166
breaking their spirit.

426
00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:04,366
He's testing their potential.

427
00:22:05,366 --> 00:22:06,200
Mr. Cheng, you know

428
00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:06,933
our Commander well.

429
00:22:09,866 --> 00:22:11,200
Isn't he the horse-taming prodigy

430
00:22:11,233 --> 00:22:12,133
from yesterday?

431
00:22:12,733 --> 00:22:13,500
Why is everyone else

432
00:22:13,533 --> 00:22:14,633
on their seventh lap

433
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,233
while he started his fourth?

434
00:22:16,833 --> 00:22:17,866
In my opinion,

435
00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,333
he's lacking in potential.

436
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:19,900
Don't speak

437
00:22:19,933 --> 00:22:20,800
of my savior that way.

438
00:22:21,033 --> 00:22:21,733
So what if he is?

439
00:22:22,266 --> 00:22:23,066
He could still

440
00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:24,566
make a good army cook.

441
00:22:25,766 --> 00:22:26,533
Army cook?

442
00:22:27,733 --> 00:22:28,633
You underestimate him.

443
00:22:30,766 --> 00:22:31,466
I actually think

444
00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:33,166
he's perfect

445
00:22:33,166 --> 00:22:34,466
scout material.

446
00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,466
Now we'll learn to use various weapons.

447
00:22:53,866 --> 00:22:54,600
I can barely stand.

448
00:23:07,066 --> 00:23:07,700
He,

449
00:23:08,233 --> 00:23:09,633
why is your sword so short?

450
00:23:10,166 --> 00:23:11,400
It's not even arm's length.

451
00:23:12,333 --> 00:23:13,233
It's twin blades.

452
00:23:13,733 --> 00:23:14,366
Not a sword,

453
00:23:14,833 --> 00:23:15,566
but a pair.

454
00:23:15,933 --> 00:23:17,800
W-What twin blades?

455
00:23:18,033 --> 00:23:19,900
Real men use this.

456
00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:22,033
So flashy.

457
00:23:22,066 --> 00:23:22,600
Exactly.

458
00:23:22,966 --> 00:23:24,300
Sounds like useless decoration.

459
00:23:52,966 --> 00:23:54,400
- Good.
- Not bad.

460
00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:55,266
He's got skills.

461
00:24:01,166 --> 00:24:02,400
That should be one technique.

462
00:24:03,233 --> 00:24:03,900
That's sad.

463
00:24:04,533 --> 00:24:05,466
He can't fight properly.

464
00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:11,533
I'm exhausted. Need a break.

465
00:24:25,233 --> 00:24:25,900
He's decent.

466
00:24:27,933 --> 00:24:29,000
- Good!
- Good!

467
00:24:29,566 --> 00:24:30,200
(Lei Hou, Yezhou Garrison recruit)
Impressive!

468
00:24:35,933 --> 00:24:37,066
- Good!
- Good!

469
00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:40,833
That's real skill.

470
00:24:47,033 --> 00:24:48,733
A-Are you staring or fighting?

471
00:24:49,633 --> 00:24:50,766
Move back. My turn first.

472
00:25:09,266 --> 00:25:09,900
Impressive!

473
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,033
- Amazing!
- Amazing!

474
00:25:14,500 --> 00:25:15,000
Your turn.

475
00:25:16,333 --> 00:25:17,133
Hurry up.

476
00:25:23,566 --> 00:25:25,233
We're on the clock here.

477
00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:36,600
Draw it back.

478
00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:37,600
Come on.

479
00:25:40,533 --> 00:25:41,033
No need.

480
00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:42,100
I can't pull

481
00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:43,200
this bow.

482
00:25:47,533 --> 00:25:49,033
His stance looked decent.

483
00:25:52,233 --> 00:25:53,866
This bow requires real strength.

484
00:25:55,266 --> 00:25:56,266
We can't blame He Yan.

485
00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:02,533
He,

486
00:26:03,166 --> 00:26:04,166
he excels at everything.

487
00:26:04,533 --> 00:26:05,566
We need to work harder.

488
00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:17,766
Block!

489
00:26:22,700 --> 00:26:23,200
Retract!

490
00:26:26,166 --> 00:26:26,666
Again.

491
00:26:27,233 --> 00:26:27,800
Strike!

492
00:26:30,066 --> 00:26:30,566
Thrust!

493
00:26:33,866 --> 00:26:34,400
Block!

494
00:26:37,333 --> 00:26:37,966
Retract!

495
00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:40,033
Again.

496
00:26:40,866 --> 00:26:41,500
Strike!

497
00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:43,800
Thrust!

498
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:45,900
Block!

499
00:27:10,033 --> 00:27:10,733
What's funny?

500
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,633
Pick it up. Keep going.

501
00:27:18,166 --> 00:27:19,333
A pretty face with nothing.

502
00:27:19,700 --> 00:27:20,566
All show, no skill.

503
00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:21,833
Retract!

504
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:26,833
Regardless,

505
00:27:27,066 --> 00:27:28,166
he picked up the spear.

506
00:27:28,500 --> 00:27:29,600
That's commendable.

507
00:27:33,066 --> 00:27:34,500
What did you find about He Yan?

508
00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:36,266
He's from a gatekeeper's family

509
00:27:36,333 --> 00:27:36,866
in Jiazhou.

510
00:27:37,500 --> 00:27:38,600
No prior military history.

511
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:40,933
No suspicious family connections.

512
00:27:41,700 --> 00:27:42,266
Currently,

513
00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:43,833
his background checks out.

514
00:27:46,566 --> 00:27:48,000
Yet he's skilled in horsemanship

515
00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,466
and knows military routines well.

516
00:27:51,433 --> 00:27:52,466
He's clearly a seasoned

517
00:27:52,500 --> 00:27:53,166
soldier.

518
00:27:53,833 --> 00:27:54,566
But during drills,

519
00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:56,533
he performs pathetically.

520
00:27:57,633 --> 00:27:59,000
I'm quite curious.

521
00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:01,300
Is he faking it

522
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:03,500
or truly useless?

523
00:28:07,533 --> 00:28:08,200
The others?

524
00:28:08,766 --> 00:28:09,400
Commander,

525
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,400
recruits have diverse backgrounds.

526
00:28:11,833 --> 00:28:12,533
Some have

527
00:28:12,566 --> 00:28:13,100
dubious pasts.

528
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:14,733
But the only one who faked it

529
00:28:15,533 --> 00:28:16,166
is this person.

530
00:28:26,266 --> 00:28:27,566
Send two teams from Mingshui.

531
00:28:28,166 --> 00:28:29,033
One to Jiazhou

532
00:28:29,566 --> 00:28:30,966
and one to Que City.

533
00:28:32,233 --> 00:28:33,800
Investigate this impostor thoroughly.

534
00:28:34,966 --> 00:28:35,500
The rest

535
00:28:36,933 --> 00:28:38,366
continue investigating in Mingshui.

536
00:28:39,333 --> 00:28:40,066
As you command.

537
00:28:45,066 --> 00:28:48,433
(Longevity of Cranes and Pines)

538
00:28:55,366 --> 00:28:58,000
(Song Wan, Xiao Jue's Mother)

539
00:30:01,966 --> 00:30:02,766
What's that smell?

540
00:30:05,833 --> 00:30:06,666
It seems to be

541
00:30:06,833 --> 00:30:07,900
from the mountain pass.

542
00:30:11,500 --> 00:30:12,600
The smell of sulfur?

543
00:30:14,633 --> 00:30:15,466
A hot spring?

544
00:30:46,266 --> 00:30:47,066
(But, Sister,)

545
00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:48,833
(the achievements you have today)

546
00:30:49,533 --> 00:30:50,333
are entirely due to

547
00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,066
your identity
as the He family's legitimate heir.

548
00:30:53,633 --> 00:30:55,100
(Even with the name He Rufei,)

549
00:30:55,333 --> 00:30:57,133
as a woman,

550
00:30:57,966 --> 00:30:58,700
how could you

551
00:30:59,166 --> 00:31:01,066
(achieve such accomplishments
and reputation?)

552
00:31:03,966 --> 00:31:04,966
(Those were all earned)

553
00:31:04,966 --> 00:31:06,633
(through my pain, blood, and tears.)

554
00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:09,866
(The He family's heir)

555
00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,133
(are just empty words.)

556
00:31:15,066 --> 00:31:15,700
(What's mine)

557
00:31:16,966 --> 00:31:17,966
(can't be taken away.)

558
00:31:33,533 --> 00:31:34,600
Only months have passed.

559
00:31:35,700 --> 00:31:37,200
But it feels like a lifetime ago.

560
00:31:39,500 --> 00:31:41,233
In my past life, I hid in shadows.

561
00:31:42,500 --> 00:31:44,433
Only the moon saw my true face.

562
00:31:46,866 --> 00:31:47,766
In this life,

563
00:31:49,433 --> 00:31:50,666
I can finally

564
00:31:51,766 --> 00:31:53,833
fight with honor.

565
00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,066
(With this hot spring)

566
00:32:01,766 --> 00:32:02,766
(and proper training,)

567
00:32:03,766 --> 00:32:04,966
(I should recover completely)

568
00:32:05,166 --> 00:32:05,966
(in a few days.)

569
00:33:16,933 --> 00:33:19,066
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

570
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:23,100
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

571
00:33:23,300 --> 00:33:25,233
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

572
00:33:25,333 --> 00:33:30,233
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

573
00:33:42,333 --> 00:33:43,733
♪I've seen the mountains♪

574
00:33:43,966 --> 00:33:45,366
♪And trodden through ice♪

575
00:33:45,633 --> 00:33:48,433
♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

576
00:33:48,766 --> 00:33:50,133
♪Destiny is my creed♪

577
00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:51,600
♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

578
00:33:51,766 --> 00:33:53,533
♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

579
00:33:54,766 --> 00:33:56,233
♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

580
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:57,666
♪Gazing through the mire♪

581
00:33:57,866 --> 00:34:00,233
♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

582
00:34:00,433 --> 00:34:02,466
♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

583
00:34:03,633 --> 00:34:05,433
♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

584
00:34:07,433 --> 00:34:10,333
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

585
00:34:10,433 --> 00:34:13,066
♪There must always be a longing♪

586
00:34:13,533 --> 00:34:18,566
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

587
00:34:18,933 --> 00:34:20,933
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

588
00:34:21,266 --> 00:34:24,900
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

589
00:34:25,133 --> 00:34:27,000
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

590
00:34:27,066 --> 00:34:30,900
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

591
00:34:31,266 --> 00:34:33,200
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

592
00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,200
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

593
00:34:37,466 --> 00:34:43,200
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

594
00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:49,566
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪

595
00:34:56,733 --> 00:34:59,633
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

596
00:34:59,733 --> 00:35:02,366
♪There must always be a longing♪

597
00:35:02,866 --> 00:35:07,900
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

598
00:35:08,266 --> 00:35:10,266
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

599
00:35:10,566 --> 00:35:14,200
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

600
00:35:14,466 --> 00:35:16,333
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

601
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:20,233
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

602
00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:22,533
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

603
00:35:22,700 --> 00:35:26,500
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

604
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:32,533
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

605
00:35:33,433 --> 00:35:38,900
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪