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(After being a substitute for so long,)

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(will I forget)

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(who I truly am?)

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(They call me He Rufei.)

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Kneel.

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(The eldest son of the He family.)

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(Since childhood,)

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(I was disguised as a boy.)

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(Visionary Foresight)

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(I've always had to wear a mask.)

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(They said,)

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("live")

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("without recognition")

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("and die")

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("without a trace.")

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(I hated it.)

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Remember.

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(Yet found solace too.)

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(This cold mask)

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(smothered my identity)

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(yet forged my purpose.)

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(Amidst the smoke of war)

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(and seas of blood,)

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(I forgot life and death)

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(and stopped wondering)

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(who I am)

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(beneath the mask.)

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(From a nameless foot soldier,)

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(I fought)

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(to become
the invincible General Feihong.)

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(But in the end,)

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(who is General Feihong?)

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(Who)

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(am I?)

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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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=Episode 1=

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(In the 20th year
of Wei's Qingyuan era,)

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(Battlefield of Mingshui)
(Wutuo invaded Wei again.)

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(Emperor Chengping)

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(ordered General Xiao Zhongwu,)

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(Xiao Army's commander)

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(who beat Wutuo five years ago,)

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(Xiao Zhongwu, Xiao Army's Commander)
(to march to battle.)

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(But at Mingshui's final battle,)

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(30,000 Xiao troops)

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(fell into an ambush.)

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Xiao Zhongwu,

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He Rufei's Fuyue Army

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won't be coming.

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Surrender,

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and we'll spare you.

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He Rufei

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will come without fail!

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Wei soldiers

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choose death over surrender.

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Charge!

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General Xiao!

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General Xiao!

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General Xiao!

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Father!

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(Xiao Jue, styled Huaijin,
General Fengyun)

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He Rufei,

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(General Feihong of Wei)

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Huayuan is less than a hundred li
from Mingshui.

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Why has your reinforcement
arrived so late?

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A rope saws wood.

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Water penetrates stones.

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One day,

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you two will become

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Wei's Twin Stars.

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With joint forces,

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you shall wield the swords
to guard our land

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and its people.

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You are unworthy

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of the Qinglang Sword
my father entrusted to you.

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(Yaojing City)
General Feihong's returned triumphantly!

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General Feihong!

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Welcome, General Feihong!

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(General Feihong's Mansion)

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Young Master,

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the Master awaits you in his study.

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Ermao.

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Madam,

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now that you're here,

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visit the Young Lady.

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Watch your tongue.

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There is only the Young Master.

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The Young Lady...

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(Tang Jia, He Yan's mother)

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She's recuperating at Yuhua Temple.

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Sit.

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Yan,

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you've been away for years,

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(He Yuansheng, He Yan's father)
enduring military hardships.

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It must have been hard.

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Father,

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it's not hard at all.

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Honoring our family

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fills me with joy.

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Yan,

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I'm glad you're home.

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For a young lady,

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to wield weapons

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is improper.

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Honoring the family

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should be men's duty.

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Now that you're back,

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it's time to embrace your true identity

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as a woman.

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About our family's title,

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you don't need to worry.

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I have a solution.

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A solution?

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What solution?

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You've sacrificed

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for our family for years.

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It's been tough for you.

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From now on,

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let me handle these matters.

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This is

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your brother you never met,

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(He Rufei, He Yan's elder brother)
He Rufei.

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When you came

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with your mother at three,

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due to his congenital frailty,

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he had been recuperating
at Yuhua Temple.

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That's why you had to replace him.

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Now

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your brother has fully recovered

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and returned.

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Both of you

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should return to your proper places.

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Our family's act

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of replacing a son

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with a daughter

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can then be quietly erased.

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Father,

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is this your solution?

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Yan,

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you must consider
our family's interests.

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Our family

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is a pillar of Confucian academia

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and a leader in literary.

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Now, abandoning culture
for martial pursuits,

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- we...
- Father.

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It was precisely to not disappoint you

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and to guard

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our family's honor

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that I strove to achieve military glory.

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I hoped that one day

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I'd become a hero
like General Xiao Zhongwu.

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You wished to emulate Xiao Zhongwu?

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Xiao Zhongwu was a traitor to Wei.

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It was all due to his reckless ambition

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and warmongering.

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Soldiers wield swords

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to guard the land

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and its people.

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General Xiao taught me those words.

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I refuse to believe

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he was a warmonger.

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Tomorrow, I'll attend court

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and demand justice for General Xiao.

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Even at the cost of my military honors,

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I won't hesitate.

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(Wei's Imperial Palace)
(In Mingshui Battle,)

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(Wei lost over 30,000 soldiers.)

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Commander Xiao Zhongwu
bears full responsibility.

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(Emperor Chengping of Wei)
The Xiaos shall bury him as a commoner

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and be stripped of military command

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as punishment.

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Your Majesty,

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my father

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was no warmonger.

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Our army had

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ambushes set

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throughout Mingshui.

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Yet on the day of battle,

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the Wutuo people

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somehow destroyed
all ambush points beforehand.

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There must have been
a leak of intelligence.

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I implore Your Majesty
to reopen this case

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to clear my father's name

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and restore justice

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for Xiao Army soldiers.

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By imperial decree,

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summon General Feihong, He Rufei.

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I, He Rufei,
pay respects to Your Majesty.

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Rise.

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Thank you.

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General He,

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in Mingshui Battle,

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was there more

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to Xiao Army's defeat?

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Your Majesty,

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there was no more story

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to Mingshui Battle.

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If not for General Xiao's

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reckless pursuit of glory

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and direct confrontation with Wutuo,

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coupled with his refusal

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to request aid from our Fuyue Army,

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how could the battle
have turned so tragic?

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He Rufei!

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General Fengyun,

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I tried to reason with you.

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Yet, to absolve your father's sins,

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you twisted the truth

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and made baseless accusations.

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I mobilized troops immediately

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upon receiving the distress message

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without a moment's hesitation.

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He Rufei,

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after all these years apart,

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why did you become so wretched?

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You dare attempt

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to plead for a sinner?

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You're

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dragging our entire family to graves.

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- Father.
- (I've meticulously imitated)

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(your handwriting
and behavioral patterns.)

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(Imitating?)

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(Since you're unwilling to swap identities,
we'll talk about it later.)

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(You've sacrificed
a lot for your brother.)

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(It's been tough.)

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(Let your brother express
his gratitude to you)

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(and have this cup of tea.)

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General Fengyun
breached court etiquette.

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But His Majesty acknowledges
the Xiao family's military merits.

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As a warning, he shall be punished

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with 20 strokes

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and kneel outside the hall till dawn

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to reflect on his transgressions.

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(Memorial Tablet of Mother, Song Wan;
Memorial Tablet of Father, Xiao Zhongwu)

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(People's Guardian of Loyalty and Valor)

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(People's Guardian of Loyalty and Valor)

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Punishment carried out.

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Your Majesty,

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I admit fault.

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I request to lead troops to Que City

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to reclaim our lost territory

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and atone for my sins.

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Your Majesty,

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I'll sign a military pledge.

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If Que City isn't reclaimed,

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I vow never to return.

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General Fengyun,

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(Xu Jingfu, Prime Minister of Wei)
His Majesty has granted your request.

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Gratitude to Your Majesty.

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However, Wei's soldiers

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shall not be sent to futile deaths.

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Xiao Jue,

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the court won't provide any troops.

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Recover the territory

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through your own means.

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I

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accept the decree.

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Thanks, Your Majesty.

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(Even if at the cost of all,)

280
00:16:47,866 --> 00:16:51,600
(I will clear my father's name.)

281
00:16:56,066 --> 00:17:00,700
(Several days later)

282
00:17:05,766 --> 00:17:10,133
(Yuhua Temple)

283
00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:19,866
Miss.

284
00:17:22,966 --> 00:17:23,633
Miss.

285
00:17:24,133 --> 00:17:25,600
Take a walk with me by the roses.

286
00:17:26,233 --> 00:17:26,866
Okay.

287
00:17:30,666 --> 00:17:31,400
Be careful.

288
00:17:36,033 --> 00:17:37,466
There are steps ahead.

289
00:17:43,466 --> 00:17:45,700
(59, 60,)

290
00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:47,500
(61...)

291
00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:51,333
You're so straightforward,

292
00:17:51,833 --> 00:17:53,700
unlike the delicate noble ladies

293
00:17:53,833 --> 00:17:54,600
visiting the temple.

294
00:17:58,700 --> 00:17:59,233
Yixin,

295
00:18:00,866 --> 00:18:01,533
if I turn right

296
00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:03,100
and go forward,

297
00:18:03,566 --> 00:18:04,066
will it lead

298
00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:05,266
to the rear courtyard wall?

299
00:18:06,433 --> 00:18:07,766
Yes, it'll be the rear wall.

300
00:18:08,066 --> 00:18:10,200
Beyond lies the hidden path I use

301
00:18:10,233 --> 00:18:11,100
to leave here.

302
00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:12,800
Past the canyon crevice,

303
00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,433
it'll be beyond Yuhua Temple.

304
00:18:16,366 --> 00:18:17,366
Show me around.

305
00:18:18,233 --> 00:18:18,900
Okay.

306
00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,366
(Ding Yi, He Rufei's guard)

307
00:18:29,833 --> 00:18:31,400
Father showed mercy and spared her life

308
00:18:32,266 --> 00:18:33,600
due to family ties.

309
00:18:34,433 --> 00:18:36,266
But even blinded by poison,

310
00:18:36,833 --> 00:18:38,600
she remains a threat.

311
00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,233
I'll send her to Yuhua Temple first.

312
00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:42,800
Watch her closely.

313
00:18:43,900 --> 00:18:45,033
Spread that word

314
00:18:45,366 --> 00:18:47,700
that Miss He's condition
has suddenly worsened.

315
00:18:49,766 --> 00:18:50,900
Then...

316
00:18:53,566 --> 00:18:55,100
I will handle it impeccably.

317
00:19:04,166 --> 00:19:05,466
(From meditation room to bridge,)

318
00:19:05,833 --> 00:19:06,766
(it takes 61 steps.)

319
00:19:10,700 --> 00:19:11,800
(After the bridge)

320
00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:13,300
(and seven more steps,)

321
00:19:14,033 --> 00:19:15,400
(I'll reach the roses by the pond.)

322
00:19:16,233 --> 00:19:17,833
(Then bypass the roses and turn right.)

323
00:19:25,233 --> 00:19:27,100
(Did I miscalculate my stride today?)

324
00:19:28,766 --> 00:19:29,800
(Or did I miscount?)

325
00:20:07,366 --> 00:20:07,866
Who are you?

326
00:20:10,066 --> 00:20:10,733
Forgive me, miss.

327
00:20:11,033 --> 00:20:11,566
I am merely

328
00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:13,833
a devotee visiting this temple.

329
00:20:14,266 --> 00:20:14,833
No offense.

330
00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,333
Yuhua Temple's back courtyard
lies in the northwest corner.

331
00:20:19,366 --> 00:20:20,433
Devotees' meditation rooms

332
00:20:21,166 --> 00:20:22,200
are in the eastern part.

333
00:20:24,966 --> 00:20:25,700
It seems you think

334
00:20:26,066 --> 00:20:27,366
that I harbor ill intentions.

335
00:20:28,466 --> 00:20:29,900
If you truly wish to die,

336
00:20:30,666 --> 00:20:32,500
why care about my potential harm?

337
00:20:33,866 --> 00:20:35,266
(Wishing to die?)

338
00:20:35,966 --> 00:20:36,866
Our parents gave us

339
00:20:37,366 --> 00:20:38,100
our physical forms.

340
00:20:39,900 --> 00:20:41,600
One more step and you'd enter the pond.

341
00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,200
If you disrespect life so casually

342
00:20:45,166 --> 00:20:46,900
and disregard
your parents' nurturing grace,

343
00:20:48,033 --> 00:20:49,400
then proceed as you will.

344
00:20:50,133 --> 00:20:51,233
I won't stop you.

345
00:20:54,033 --> 00:20:55,100
Nurturing grace?

346
00:20:56,266 --> 00:20:57,633
They denied me even the chance

347
00:20:57,700 --> 00:20:58,400
to speak.

348
00:20:59,166 --> 00:21:00,800
They blinded me and abandoned me here.

349
00:21:02,266 --> 00:21:03,200
In that case,

350
00:21:04,866 --> 00:21:05,566
my life

351
00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:07,466
is now mine to command.

352
00:21:08,833 --> 00:21:09,833
In desperation,

353
00:21:11,533 --> 00:21:12,066
death

354
00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:14,733
becomes easier than living.

355
00:21:16,066 --> 00:21:16,933
If you're truly tough,

356
00:21:17,033 --> 00:21:17,966
blindness matters not.

357
00:21:19,566 --> 00:21:20,300
Even blind,

358
00:21:21,133 --> 00:21:22,033
aim to be

359
00:21:23,233 --> 00:21:24,233
the most special of all.

360
00:21:29,133 --> 00:21:29,866
Give me your hand.

361
00:21:38,066 --> 00:21:39,300
This osmanthus candy

362
00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,133
is the last piece left in the world.

363
00:21:46,033 --> 00:21:47,133
Though inedible now,

364
00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:49,133
it remains sweet.

365
00:21:53,266 --> 00:21:53,966
I won't know

366
00:21:54,366 --> 00:21:55,100
until I taste it.

367
00:21:57,633 --> 00:21:59,700
Though bitter at first taste,

368
00:22:00,066 --> 00:22:01,966
its core holds enduring sweetness.

369
00:22:06,533 --> 00:22:07,533
Is the moon tonight

370
00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:10,300
beautiful?

371
00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:24,733
Bright moon like frost.

372
00:22:26,766 --> 00:22:27,833
Gentle breeze like water.

373
00:22:30,233 --> 00:22:31,666
The serene beauty is endless.

374
00:22:46,900 --> 00:22:48,033
I moved the roses

375
00:22:48,533 --> 00:22:50,833
to stage an accidental drowning

376
00:22:51,266 --> 00:22:52,566
for Young Lady at Yuhua Temple.

377
00:22:53,233 --> 00:22:53,966
But Young Lady

378
00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:55,466
was pulled back by Xiao Jue

379
00:22:56,633 --> 00:22:57,666
and avoided falling.

380
00:22:58,033 --> 00:22:58,933
Why would Xiao Jue

381
00:22:58,966 --> 00:22:59,866
appear there?

382
00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:02,633
No matter who intervenes,

383
00:23:03,033 --> 00:23:04,466
that woman cannot be saved.

384
00:23:10,166 --> 00:23:11,600
Let her escape then

385
00:23:12,566 --> 00:23:13,766
and die

386
00:23:14,066 --> 00:23:15,800
on her way to appeal to the emperor.

387
00:23:29,633 --> 00:23:31,633
(Beyond lies the hidden path I use)

388
00:23:31,633 --> 00:23:32,533
(to leave here.)

389
00:23:33,366 --> 00:23:35,800
(Past the canyon crevice,
it'll be beyond Yuhua Temple.)

390
00:24:08,233 --> 00:24:11,666
Young Lady, let me send you
on your final journey.

391
00:24:12,766 --> 00:24:15,266
In your next life,
avoid being born a He.

392
00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,500
Your continued existence
remains a threat

393
00:25:02,533 --> 00:25:03,466
to the He family.

394
00:25:04,333 --> 00:25:05,233
A mere woman

395
00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,066
daring to seek military glory?

396
00:25:07,700 --> 00:25:09,200
Preposterous delusions!

397
00:25:50,433 --> 00:25:54,400
(One month later)

398
00:26:29,433 --> 00:26:30,433
(I can see again.)

399
00:26:44,266 --> 00:26:45,100
(Where am I?)

400
00:26:46,266 --> 00:26:47,366
(Didn't I die?)

401
00:27:04,700 --> 00:27:06,100
With great effort,

402
00:27:06,133 --> 00:27:06,666
I saved you

403
00:27:07,033 --> 00:27:08,100
and restored your vision.

404
00:27:08,366 --> 00:27:09,200
Why do you

405
00:27:09,233 --> 00:27:09,900
keep moving?

406
00:27:11,033 --> 00:27:11,766
Master.

407
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,166
(Liu Buwang, He Yan's master)

408
00:27:16,466 --> 00:27:17,966
Last I saw you so weakened

409
00:27:18,633 --> 00:27:19,733
was when I rescued you

410
00:27:20,333 --> 00:27:21,800
from that mountain of corpses

411
00:27:22,166 --> 00:27:23,266
on the battlefield.

412
00:27:23,700 --> 00:27:24,366
Why ended up

413
00:27:24,433 --> 00:27:25,266
like that again?

414
00:27:28,433 --> 00:27:29,100
I thought

415
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:31,366
I could survive.

416
00:27:34,466 --> 00:27:35,133
Unexpectedly,

417
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:37,700
I misjudged human nature.

418
00:27:39,566 --> 00:27:41,133
They didn't just silence me

419
00:27:43,900 --> 00:27:44,966
but sought to ensure

420
00:27:46,266 --> 00:27:47,566
I'd never speak again.

421
00:27:50,466 --> 00:27:51,366
Your family

422
00:27:51,833 --> 00:27:52,933
has mastered the art

423
00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:54,900
of deception to perfection.

424
00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:03,533
Master,

425
00:28:04,433 --> 00:28:05,900
news was scarce at Yuhua Temple.

426
00:28:06,466 --> 00:28:07,066
Do you know

427
00:28:07,266 --> 00:28:08,566
how the Xiao family fares now?

428
00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:10,233
Has General Xiao's name

429
00:28:10,433 --> 00:28:11,333
been cleared?

430
00:28:12,833 --> 00:28:13,766
The entire court

431
00:28:14,066 --> 00:28:15,766
condemned Xiao Zhongwu.

432
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,033
To stabilize the court, His Majesty

433
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:20,233
declared him guilty soon

434
00:28:20,966 --> 00:28:21,666
and almost

435
00:28:22,033 --> 00:28:23,766
took away Xiao Army's
conscription rights.

436
00:28:24,533 --> 00:28:25,533
How could this happen?

437
00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:27,200
Didn't His Majesty investigate?

438
00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:28,733
General Fengyun,

439
00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:30,433
as fellow generals,

440
00:28:30,900 --> 00:28:32,800
I deeply respect General Xiao.

441
00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:35,233
But in matters of righteousness,

442
00:28:35,533 --> 00:28:36,700
we must not speak falsely.

443
00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:39,266
Righteousness?

444
00:28:39,766 --> 00:28:40,866
Does your righteousness

445
00:28:40,866 --> 00:28:42,066
mean delaying reinforcements

446
00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:43,300
and letting my father,

447
00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,866
along with 30,000 Xiao soldiers,

448
00:28:46,633 --> 00:28:48,166
die in vain?

449
00:28:49,866 --> 00:28:51,700
I immediately dispatched troops

450
00:28:51,866 --> 00:28:53,466
upon receiving the distress call,

451
00:28:53,566 --> 00:28:55,066
without any delay.

452
00:28:55,700 --> 00:28:57,766
Had I not turned the tide,

453
00:28:58,166 --> 00:28:59,200
Wutuo's cavalry

454
00:28:59,233 --> 00:29:00,633
would have reached here long ago.

455
00:29:03,866 --> 00:29:05,700
As a witness, General Feihong testified

456
00:29:06,066 --> 00:29:06,933
before His Majesty

457
00:29:07,533 --> 00:29:08,400
and firmly insisted

458
00:29:08,466 --> 00:29:09,666
on Xiao Zhongwu's guilt.

459
00:29:10,700 --> 00:29:12,200
With such crucial witnesses present,

460
00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,033
they didn't look further.

461
00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:28,700
He Rufei,

462
00:29:29,533 --> 00:29:30,433
it was you

463
00:29:31,166 --> 00:29:32,766
who delayed reinforcement

464
00:29:34,700 --> 00:29:35,900
and caused my father

465
00:29:37,366 --> 00:29:39,266
and the Xiao Army troops

466
00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:40,800
to perish tragically!

467
00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:43,600
Childhood classmates first,

468
00:29:44,466 --> 00:29:45,266
and then

469
00:29:45,566 --> 00:29:47,133
frontier commanders.

470
00:29:49,166 --> 00:29:50,800
He Rufei,

471
00:29:52,700 --> 00:29:54,133
after all these years apart,

472
00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,933
why did you become so wretched?

473
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:42,200
(With my mask off)

474
00:30:43,333 --> 00:30:44,866
(and my ties with the He family cut,)

475
00:30:46,033 --> 00:30:46,866
(from now on,)

476
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:48,833
(I am simply He Yan.)

477
00:30:50,566 --> 00:30:51,666
(In this vast world,)

478
00:30:52,466 --> 00:30:54,100
(I'm no longer anyone's substitute.)

479
00:30:57,366 --> 00:30:59,233
(He Rufei stole my title
as General Feihong,)

480
00:30:59,766 --> 00:31:01,866
(tried to kill me, and ruined my name.)

481
00:31:02,700 --> 00:31:04,300
(I won't let him off.)

482
00:31:08,366 --> 00:31:09,466
(I will return to the army)

483
00:31:10,133 --> 00:31:11,133
(and honorably)

484
00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:13,233
(reclaim everything that's mine.)

485
00:31:25,700 --> 00:31:30,833
(Yezhou Garrison)

486
00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:17,133
Thank you.

487
00:32:33,300 --> 00:32:35,433
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

488
00:32:35,566 --> 00:32:39,466
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

489
00:32:39,666 --> 00:32:41,600
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

490
00:32:41,700 --> 00:32:46,600
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

491
00:32:58,733 --> 00:33:00,133
♪I've seen the mountains♪

492
00:33:00,333 --> 00:33:01,733
♪And trodden through ice♪

493
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,800
♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

494
00:33:05,133 --> 00:33:06,500
♪Destiny is my creed♪

495
00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,000
♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

496
00:33:08,133 --> 00:33:09,900
♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

497
00:33:11,133 --> 00:33:12,600
♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

498
00:33:12,766 --> 00:33:14,033
♪Gazing through the mire♪

499
00:33:14,233 --> 00:33:16,600
♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

500
00:33:16,833 --> 00:33:18,866
♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

501
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:21,800
♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

502
00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,700
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

503
00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:29,433
♪There must always be a longing♪

504
00:33:29,933 --> 00:33:34,966
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

505
00:33:35,333 --> 00:33:37,333
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

506
00:33:37,633 --> 00:33:41,266
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

507
00:33:41,533 --> 00:33:43,400
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

508
00:33:43,433 --> 00:33:47,266
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

509
00:33:47,633 --> 00:33:49,566
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

510
00:33:49,766 --> 00:33:53,566
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

511
00:33:53,833 --> 00:33:59,566
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

512
00:34:00,500 --> 00:34:05,966
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪

513
00:34:13,100 --> 00:34:16,000
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

514
00:34:16,133 --> 00:34:18,766
♪There must always be a longing♪

515
00:34:19,233 --> 00:34:24,266
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

516
00:34:24,633 --> 00:34:26,633
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

517
00:34:26,966 --> 00:34:30,600
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

518
00:34:30,833 --> 00:34:32,700
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

519
00:34:32,766 --> 00:34:36,600
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

520
00:34:36,966 --> 00:34:38,900
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

521
00:34:39,100 --> 00:34:42,900
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

522
00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:48,900
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

523
00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:55,266
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪