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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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(Healing ointment?)

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(Who sent this?)

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=Episode 4=

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He's not only persistent,

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but also intelligent.

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What a formidable opponent.

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Anyway,

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He Yan is definitely no good.

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Shall I arrest him first?

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No rush.

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So you already have a plan?

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These recruits

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have trained for a full month.

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It's time for their banner competition.

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Then

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we'll see how it goes.

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Let me tell you a secret.

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Actually, besides me,

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someone anonymous
also bet on your victory.

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He got many flatbreads too.

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I bet it's either

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Huang Xiong or Mai.

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So you see,

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besides your best buddies,

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I'm your biggest supporter.

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So doesn't that

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make me your buddy, too?

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Yeah.

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It does.

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Of course.

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Mr. Cheng,

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may I ask you something?

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Go ahead.

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What are my chances

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of joining the Nine Banners Battalion,

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in your opinion?

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Given your talents,

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the chances are high.

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Really?

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Of course.

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But is it really necessary?

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Why not?

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You'll follow Xiao Jue

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into deadly missions.

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Didn't you know?

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Everybody knows

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that Xiao Jue may seem

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perfectly composed,

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but he loses it

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during battles.

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He Yan is still young.

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Why should he
risk his life with Xiao Jue?

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Totally.

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With his talents,

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I think

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he should follow a safer path...

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Where are you going?

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Be careful, it's hot.

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Dig in.

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He Yan, the recruit,

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is here to pay respect.

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You may enter.

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You need something?

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My buddies and I

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were celebrating my success...

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So?

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So I came here

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to thank you, Commander...

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No,

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Master.

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Thanks to your guidance and teachings,

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- I managed...
- Didn't you

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already express your gratitude?

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Commander,

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I won all thanks to you.

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I sincerely came to thank you.

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So please

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have this cup of tea.

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You don't like tea?

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How about

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some night snacks first?

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Stop.

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(Let me tell you a secret).

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(Actually, besides me,)

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(someone anonymous
also bet on your victory.)

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(He got many flatbreads too.)

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Mr. Cheng said

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that apart from him,

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someone anonymous also bet on me.

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So that person

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was you, Commander?

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You bet on me, too?

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So you have faith in me?

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Makes sense.

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After all, I was trained by you.

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Don't push it.

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Commander,

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look,

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since I won you so many flatbreads,

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shouldn't you give me some reward?

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Reward?

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What kind of reward?

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Commander.

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Am I qualified
for the Nine Banners Battalion?

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You only managed to beat two recruits.

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And now you dare ask

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to join the Nine Banners Battalion?

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Feel free

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to evaluate my performance.

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I won't let you down.

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Very well.

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Since you've said that,

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I'll make sure to evaluate you properly.

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A month has passed in your training.

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It's time for you

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to prove yourselves

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at the Flag Contest before

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the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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What does it mean?

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We'll place

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15 flags across Mount Baiyue

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for this contest.

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You'll be divided into different teams.

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Within the set timeframe,

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the team obtaining the most flags

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wins.

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The winning team will receive

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double this month's pay

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and double

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military merits.

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That's great.

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Awesome.

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But before the contest,

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you must patrol the mountains.

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Next,

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I'll assign you to different teams.

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- Zheng Xuan.
- Here!

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- Jiang Jiao.
- Here!

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- Wang Ba.
- Here!

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- He Yan.
- Here!

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- Mai.
- Here!

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You guys form one team.

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He Yan.

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You'll be the captain.

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Me?

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Starting tomorrow,

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patrol the mountains.

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Understood.

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(I've dug my own grave here.)

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(Xiao Jue is really)

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(putting me to the test.)

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(Captain)

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Horses get to rest and drink,

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while we keep patrolling.

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The flatbread is awful.

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Wang Ba.

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Want something tasty?

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What do you mean?

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Let's check ahead.

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There might be

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some rare fruits.

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I'll pick some.

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Or we can hunt for something.

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- Alright.
- Let's go.

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That's the mountain ridge ahead.

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The instructor

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forbids us to cross.

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Stay here if you're scared.

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We'll be right back.

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We're a team.

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We shouldn't split up.

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Also, do you know the terrain ahead?

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I...

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Wang Ba.

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Are we going?

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We'll be right back.

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We need something to eat.
The flatbread is tasteless.

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Here, take this.

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Let's go.

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He,

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let them be.

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Wang Ba lost to you.

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He feels humiliated

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to stay here.

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Let them be.

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He.

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What's taking them so long?

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They

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might've been taken by wild beasts.

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Bad news.

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We're in trouble!

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What happened?

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Where's Wang Ba?

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Hurry.

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Wang Ba was bitten

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by the wolves.

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Go rescue him.

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Look what you've done.

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Enough.

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Stop.

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Stop.

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He.

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Where are you going?

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Go back and get help.

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I'll find Wang Ba.

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It's too dangerous for you.

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He.

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It's easier like this. Hurry.

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Zheng Xuan.

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You brat!

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I...

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You...

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Don't let go.

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Wang Ba, are you okay?

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Why are you here?

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Forget it. Inform the instructor.

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- Go.
- You'll be alone...

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Stop nagging.

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Hurry up. I have a plan.

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Get up there.

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Hurry.

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You're courting death.

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Don't...

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I was once so much like you,

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blinded by false perceptions

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and ended up a puppet.

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Looking back now,

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my former self

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was just a trapped beast
fighting in vain.

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What did you say?

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He Yan ran away?

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I never expected

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that He Yan

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had planned to run away.

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He even urged us to run with him,

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saying that no one

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could reach us
once we crossed the mountain.

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As a loyal patriot,

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I naturally refused.

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Mr. Shen.

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Mr. Shen.

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Mai, Jiang Jiao, and Wang Ba are back.

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Zheng Xuan.

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How dare you lie?

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Have you no shame?

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I didn't...

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This petty loser

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set free all the horses before leaving.

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He meant for us to die.

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I'm telling the truth.

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Please do me justice.

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Mr. Shen.

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None of you dares

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to take the risk

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and rescue him.

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I'll go myself.

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I grew up in the mountains.

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I'm not afraid of wild beasts.

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I'll go alone.

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- Commander.
- Commander.

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Shen Han.

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Discipline them.

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Understood.

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Commander, should I search...

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No need.

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The terrain is treacherous.

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It's too risky.

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I'll go myself.

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This place isn't so bad.

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Maidens gaze at autumn's moon,
pleading for dexterity,

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00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,466
threading countless crimson silks
till none remain.

293
00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:09,700
It's the Qixi Festival.

294
00:18:14,833 --> 00:18:16,733
But it's not all bad.

295
00:18:17,633 --> 00:18:18,466
After all,

296
00:18:19,366 --> 00:18:21,100
I have a dead wolf for company.

297
00:18:26,700 --> 00:18:27,533
What?

298
00:18:28,166 --> 00:18:29,633
Are you dreaming of sailing a boat

299
00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,133
with your sweetheart

300
00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:32,433
to celebrate Qixi?

301
00:18:33,733 --> 00:18:34,566
Commander?

302
00:18:34,633 --> 00:18:35,466
Com...

303
00:18:38,266 --> 00:18:39,233
Commander.

304
00:18:39,733 --> 00:18:40,633
How did you find me?

305
00:18:41,333 --> 00:18:42,200
Can you climb up?

306
00:18:44,333 --> 00:18:45,166
Commander.

307
00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:46,633
I can't.

308
00:18:51,500 --> 00:18:52,333
Commander.

309
00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:54,966
Commander.

310
00:19:22,666 --> 00:19:24,400
♪Constant yearning♪

311
00:19:24,866 --> 00:19:28,600
♪Still vivid as our first meeting♪

312
00:19:29,866 --> 00:19:31,866
♪Endless gazing♪

313
00:19:32,433 --> 00:19:34,600
♪Step by step, falling deeper♪

314
00:19:34,633 --> 00:19:35,533
Hold tight.

315
00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,266
♪How to untangle this love♪

316
00:19:38,533 --> 00:19:44,000
♪Buried deep within dreams♪

317
00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:50,433
♪My heart, unyielding as stone,
remains true♪

318
00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:55,800
♪Awaiting the crescent moon's
reflection in your heart♪

319
00:19:55,833 --> 00:19:58,600
♪Splendor fades from your eyes♪

320
00:19:59,100 --> 00:20:05,833
♪Crimson threads entwine like rings,
binding our first vow♪

321
00:20:05,966 --> 00:20:10,400
♪Time lingers as you and I share
overlapping palm lines♪

322
00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:14,266
♪Zither and harp
accompany our dancing dreams♪

323
00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:20,800
♪The brocade moon writes our vow,
keeping this promise♪

324
00:20:30,566 --> 00:20:31,400
Commander.

325
00:21:03,766 --> 00:21:05,433
You killed a wolf with your bare hands.

326
00:21:05,833 --> 00:21:06,666
Not only that,

327
00:21:07,233 --> 00:21:08,433
you helped others retreat

328
00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,033
in critical moments.

329
00:21:10,933 --> 00:21:12,200
Among all the recruits,

330
00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,833
none has shown such courage as you.

331
00:21:16,900 --> 00:21:18,500
Our lives were at stake.

332
00:21:19,033 --> 00:21:19,866
Commander.

333
00:21:19,900 --> 00:21:21,266
How could you bear to watch

334
00:21:21,533 --> 00:21:22,766
a promising warrior

335
00:21:23,133 --> 00:21:24,500
in his prime years

336
00:21:24,533 --> 00:21:25,433
meet the God of Death?

337
00:21:25,933 --> 00:21:26,866
Isn't it

338
00:21:27,766 --> 00:21:29,466
what you've taught us, Commander?

339
00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:30,633
So I've been

340
00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:33,700
pushing you to meet the God of Death?

341
00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,066
I wouldn't meet him.

342
00:21:38,566 --> 00:21:39,400
He is nowhere

343
00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,033
near as handsome as you.

344
00:21:49,133 --> 00:21:49,966
Commander.

345
00:21:50,666 --> 00:21:52,166
Are we heading back now?

346
00:21:52,566 --> 00:21:53,733
Want to spend the night here?

347
00:21:54,433 --> 00:21:55,266
No, no.

348
00:21:55,633 --> 00:21:56,966
I mean,

349
00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:58,433
there's no one else

350
00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:00,033
and only one horse.

351
00:22:00,433 --> 00:22:01,266
So?

352
00:22:03,766 --> 00:22:04,666
So,

353
00:22:06,166 --> 00:22:07,833
are you making me

354
00:22:09,133 --> 00:22:10,600
walk back, Commander?

355
00:22:15,366 --> 00:22:16,433
Oh my.

356
00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,100
What did I do wrong?

357
00:22:22,533 --> 00:22:24,333
What cruel fate is this?

358
00:22:28,233 --> 00:22:29,066
Get on the horse.

359
00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:31,333
Me?

360
00:22:32,366 --> 00:22:33,700
If you prefer walking back,

361
00:22:34,233 --> 00:22:35,100
I don't mind it.

362
00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:36,933
No, no.

363
00:22:36,933 --> 00:22:37,900
I can use a ride.

364
00:22:38,133 --> 00:22:39,033
I'm thrilled.

365
00:22:39,033 --> 00:22:40,000
Doesn't it hurt?

366
00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:41,766
It's just a minor injury.

367
00:22:47,033 --> 00:22:47,866
Wait.

368
00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:49,533
What now?

369
00:22:50,433 --> 00:22:51,266
Commander.

370
00:22:51,700 --> 00:22:52,766
Look at that wolf.

371
00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,233
I went through great effort to kill it.

372
00:22:55,766 --> 00:22:57,066
Isn't it a shame

373
00:22:57,066 --> 00:22:58,533
to leave it here?

374
00:23:00,133 --> 00:23:00,966
What do you propose?

375
00:23:01,566 --> 00:23:02,500
How about

376
00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:04,933
taking it with us?

377
00:23:06,733 --> 00:23:07,566
Approved.

378
00:23:07,966 --> 00:23:08,866
Really?

379
00:23:09,333 --> 00:23:10,966
Commander, you're such a kind soul.

380
00:23:11,166 --> 00:23:12,000
Put it on the horse.

381
00:23:12,566 --> 00:23:13,400
And you get off.

382
00:23:15,366 --> 00:23:16,200
Forget it.

383
00:23:41,333 --> 00:23:42,166
Commander.

384
00:23:42,733 --> 00:23:44,133
I just wanted to feel your sword.

385
00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:45,866
I didn't get the chance last time.

386
00:23:47,700 --> 00:23:48,533
Nice sword.

387
00:23:48,566 --> 00:23:49,833
What a great sword.

388
00:23:50,366 --> 00:23:51,266
You could be silent.

389
00:23:53,366 --> 00:23:54,200
But Commander,

390
00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:56,466
I'll die of boredom if I don't talk.

391
00:24:03,366 --> 00:24:04,200
Commander.

392
00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,133
You don't need to be so serious.

393
00:24:06,733 --> 00:24:07,566
Think about it.

394
00:24:07,900 --> 00:24:09,466
I killed a wolf

395
00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:10,333
but didn't take it.

396
00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:12,233
Wouldn't that just benefit the foxes?

397
00:24:13,500 --> 00:24:14,333
Let alone the meat,

398
00:24:14,933 --> 00:24:16,400
even the fur is top quality.

399
00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:18,433
It makes excellent cloaks.

400
00:24:19,333 --> 00:24:20,166
Of course,

401
00:24:20,166 --> 00:24:21,366
you'd consider it beneath you.

402
00:24:21,366 --> 00:24:22,700
Which means I get the advantage.

403
00:24:23,300 --> 00:24:25,700
If I had a wolf-fur cloak,

404
00:24:25,966 --> 00:24:26,800
I could

405
00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,433
roll around in the snow in winter.

406
00:24:29,766 --> 00:24:30,833
You sound obsessed.

407
00:24:31,433 --> 00:24:33,266
No wonder you clung to that dead wolf

408
00:24:33,700 --> 00:24:34,833
in the pit earlier.

409
00:24:35,733 --> 00:24:36,566
That's not it.

410
00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:38,400
I was just freezing.

411
00:24:39,766 --> 00:24:40,600
I know

412
00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:41,433
you value hygiene

413
00:24:41,633 --> 00:24:42,466
and detest filth.

414
00:24:42,733 --> 00:24:44,166
You'd never let an animal's blood

415
00:24:44,433 --> 00:24:45,533
taint your robes.

416
00:24:46,166 --> 00:24:47,500
But I'm different.

417
00:24:48,233 --> 00:24:49,100
Let alone dead wolves,

418
00:24:49,733 --> 00:24:51,200
I've even lain among corpses.

419
00:24:53,733 --> 00:24:54,566
When?

420
00:25:05,233 --> 00:25:06,333
Well...

421
00:25:06,366 --> 00:25:08,400
That was a long time ago.

422
00:25:11,433 --> 00:25:13,566
My hometown suffered poor harvests

423
00:25:13,933 --> 00:25:15,000
back in the day.

424
00:25:15,366 --> 00:25:16,700
People were starving.

425
00:25:17,133 --> 00:25:18,266
And so many died.

426
00:25:20,133 --> 00:25:21,366
As for the details,

427
00:25:21,366 --> 00:25:22,533
I can't recall clearly.

428
00:25:37,333 --> 00:25:38,566
This Qixi Festival

429
00:25:39,433 --> 00:25:41,166
is truly unforgettable.

430
00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:10,633
(A woman?)

431
00:26:15,500 --> 00:26:16,400
(Why did a woman)

432
00:26:17,233 --> 00:26:18,733
(come all the way to Yezhou)

433
00:26:19,733 --> 00:26:20,566
(to join)

434
00:26:20,966 --> 00:26:22,033
(the army?)

435
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,966
(Yezhou Garrison)

436
00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,900
(Yezhou Garrison)

437
00:26:52,366 --> 00:26:53,200
Commander.

438
00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,033
Commander.

439
00:26:58,766 --> 00:26:59,600
He Yan.

440
00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:01,433
He Yan.

441
00:27:11,733 --> 00:27:12,566
Well...

442
00:27:12,766 --> 00:27:13,600
Commander, I...

443
00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:14,433
Get off now.

444
00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:16,200
Shen Han, get him down.

445
00:27:16,966 --> 00:27:18,533
Have Cheng Lisu tend to his wounds.

446
00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:20,233
Understood.

447
00:27:22,300 --> 00:27:24,033
That sharp tongue with a tender heart...

448
00:27:24,233 --> 00:27:25,633
You haven't changed one bit.

449
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:26,833
What did you say?

450
00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,033
Nothing.

451
00:27:30,533 --> 00:27:31,366
Nothing.

452
00:27:31,366 --> 00:27:32,200
Come on, He Yan.

453
00:27:32,500 --> 00:27:33,333
Come on.

454
00:27:39,166 --> 00:27:40,200
So badly injured?

455
00:27:45,166 --> 00:27:46,000
You got this?

456
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,100
- Yeah.
- Take it easy.

457
00:27:47,133 --> 00:27:48,366
Commander, you're back.

458
00:27:49,700 --> 00:27:50,833
How is He Yan doing?

459
00:27:50,833 --> 00:27:51,666
Still breathing.

460
00:27:52,366 --> 00:27:53,400
He had killed the wolf

461
00:27:53,966 --> 00:27:54,900
by the time I found him.

462
00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:57,933
He killed a wolf on his own?

463
00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:00,033
We can't underestimate this kid.

464
00:28:00,700 --> 00:28:01,733
Indeed,

465
00:28:02,766 --> 00:28:03,800
we can't.

466
00:28:05,166 --> 00:28:06,233
He Yan risked his life

467
00:28:06,500 --> 00:28:07,466
to save the others.

468
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,466
A spy wouldn't have done that.

469
00:28:10,366 --> 00:28:11,233
Does this mean

470
00:28:11,300 --> 00:28:12,233
he's off the hook?

471
00:28:13,166 --> 00:28:14,000
Not just yet.

472
00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:16,233
Commander.

473
00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:17,500
What about Zheng Xuan?

474
00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:23,566
Soldiers may fall by enemy blades,

475
00:28:24,166 --> 00:28:26,633
but never to friendly fire.

476
00:28:27,933 --> 00:28:28,766
Zheng Xuan

477
00:28:30,233 --> 00:28:31,066
shall be executed.

478
00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:32,933
Understood.

479
00:28:37,766 --> 00:28:38,600
What?

480
00:28:38,966 --> 00:28:40,100
Zheng Xuan was executed?

481
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:45,866
(Xiao Jue is truly strict
with his troops.)

482
00:28:46,233 --> 00:28:47,066
Put up with it.

483
00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:47,933
Here we go.

484
00:28:48,533 --> 00:28:49,366
What about

485
00:28:50,133 --> 00:28:50,966
the others?

486
00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:53,233
Wang Ba crossed the ridge.

487
00:28:53,233 --> 00:28:54,566
Twenty lashes are inevitable.

488
00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:57,000
Jiang Jiao and Mai didn't commit

489
00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,066
major offenses,

490
00:28:58,533 --> 00:28:59,366
but Huaijin said

491
00:28:59,700 --> 00:29:01,066
that they must be punished

492
00:29:01,100 --> 00:29:01,933
with ten lashes each

493
00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:03,933
as a warning for abandoning

494
00:29:03,966 --> 00:29:04,800
a fellow soldier.

495
00:29:09,766 --> 00:29:10,833
Do you also think

496
00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:12,000
that Huaijin

497
00:29:12,333 --> 00:29:13,466
is a bit too cruel?

498
00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:15,466
I'm not defending him.

499
00:29:15,933 --> 00:29:16,766
But I believe

500
00:29:16,833 --> 00:29:17,666
he actually...

501
00:29:17,700 --> 00:29:19,466
The army has inviolable rules.

502
00:29:20,833 --> 00:29:21,666
Zheng Xuan broke

503
00:29:21,900 --> 00:29:22,733
military discipline

504
00:29:23,233 --> 00:29:24,333
and violated brotherhood.

505
00:29:24,900 --> 00:29:26,133
If we ever go to war,

506
00:29:26,500 --> 00:29:27,966
who'd trust him to guard their back?

507
00:29:28,933 --> 00:29:30,566
Yezhou Garrison needs reconstruction.

508
00:29:31,433 --> 00:29:33,200
The Commander aims to make an example

509
00:29:33,533 --> 00:29:34,433
to restore discipline.

510
00:29:35,166 --> 00:29:36,000
Although

511
00:29:36,700 --> 00:29:38,766
the execution is brutal,

512
00:29:39,366 --> 00:29:41,400
it's a necessary deterrent.

513
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:42,833
The Commander

514
00:29:43,233 --> 00:29:44,266
must have decided that

515
00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:45,600
after careful consideration.

516
00:29:46,300 --> 00:29:47,900
For a recruit, you surprisingly

517
00:29:48,133 --> 00:29:49,266
grasp military principles

518
00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:50,833
like a commander does.

519
00:29:51,166 --> 00:29:52,700
I intend to become a general.

520
00:29:52,933 --> 00:29:54,066
Naturally, I know more.

521
00:29:56,933 --> 00:29:57,766
That makes sense.

522
00:30:00,100 --> 00:30:00,933
Take off your shirt.

523
00:30:03,433 --> 00:30:04,266
What?

524
00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:05,766
Why are you so surprised?

525
00:30:06,333 --> 00:30:07,166
As if you're a girl.

526
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,433
If it weren't for our friendship

527
00:30:09,700 --> 00:30:10,833
and Huaijin's request,

528
00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:12,633
as a gynecology expert,

529
00:30:13,333 --> 00:30:14,400
why would I treat a man?

530
00:30:14,933 --> 00:30:15,966
I don't need your help.

531
00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:17,233
I can dress

532
00:30:17,533 --> 00:30:18,366
my wounds.

533
00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:20,833
Why are you suddenly shy?

534
00:30:21,433 --> 00:30:22,266
Are you hiding

535
00:30:22,333 --> 00:30:23,700
something unspeakable?

536
00:30:26,333 --> 00:30:27,566
Don't be ashamed.

537
00:30:27,566 --> 00:30:29,033
Let me examine you.

538
00:30:29,033 --> 00:30:30,833
Actually, I

539
00:30:32,100 --> 00:30:32,933
have a fiancée.

540
00:30:33,433 --> 00:30:34,566
I'm only intimate with her.

541
00:30:35,333 --> 00:30:36,166
Mr. He.

542
00:30:36,166 --> 00:30:37,300
You're so conservative.

543
00:30:38,133 --> 00:30:39,633
But you need medical treatment.

544
00:30:39,633 --> 00:30:41,400
Your fiancée won't mind.

545
00:30:41,733 --> 00:30:42,566
Come on.

546
00:30:49,766 --> 00:30:51,066
I thought you were only intimate

547
00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:52,333
with your fiancée.

548
00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:55,600
Mr. He.

549
00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,033
Why did you hit me on my face?

550
00:30:57,033 --> 00:30:58,066
You'd ruin my looks.

551
00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:00,233
My apologies.

552
00:31:01,933 --> 00:31:03,233
Let him preserve his virtue

553
00:31:03,233 --> 00:31:04,333
for his fiancée.

554
00:31:05,566 --> 00:31:06,466
Don't expose anything

555
00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:08,366
and let your fiancée down.

556
00:31:18,833 --> 00:31:19,666
Mr. He,

557
00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,533
you've earned Huaijin's recognition.

558
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:22,966
How so?

559
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:25,666
This healing ointment is precious.

560
00:31:26,133 --> 00:31:27,800
Huaijin hardly uses it himself.

561
00:31:28,333 --> 00:31:29,166
For years,

562
00:31:29,233 --> 00:31:30,633
he's only given it to two people.

563
00:31:30,833 --> 00:31:31,666
One is you.

564
00:31:31,966 --> 00:31:32,800
The other was...

565
00:31:33,700 --> 00:31:34,533
An ungrateful wretch.

566
00:31:35,566 --> 00:31:36,400
Ungrateful wretch?

567
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:38,033
Never mind.

568
00:31:38,433 --> 00:31:39,266
Don't be like him.

569
00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:40,733
Who is he?

570
00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:43,000
None other than He Rufei.

571
00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:44,733
You're talking about me...

572
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:46,100
He Rufei?

573
00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:47,733
That's right.

574
00:31:54,733 --> 00:31:55,933
The current He Rufei

575
00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:57,600
is an ungrateful wretch.

576
00:31:58,200 --> 00:31:59,866
But the former He Rufei

577
00:32:00,300 --> 00:32:01,266
wasn't.

578
00:32:27,700 --> 00:32:28,533
It's him.

579
00:32:29,133 --> 00:32:30,166
Could he be...

580
00:32:33,433 --> 00:32:34,900
False of heart?

581
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:39,200
Men's thoughts are inscrutable.

582
00:32:39,433 --> 00:32:40,666
I still don't know him

583
00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:42,233
well enough.

584
00:32:46,100 --> 00:32:47,900
(What exactly did Xiao Jue go through)

585
00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,866
(to employ
such brutal military discipline?)

586
00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:18,833
Master.

587
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:21,066
I came today

588
00:33:21,766 --> 00:33:23,833
to light a perpetual lamp

589
00:33:24,766 --> 00:33:26,466
for my stepsister He Yan.

590
00:33:27,033 --> 00:33:28,900
Amitabha.

591
00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:30,666
But this lamp

592
00:33:31,133 --> 00:33:32,200
is rather different

593
00:33:33,033 --> 00:33:33,866
from the others.

594
00:33:35,033 --> 00:33:37,533
What kind of lamp do you want, General?

595
00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:40,633
(This lamp)

596
00:33:41,500 --> 00:33:43,700
(must suppress her spirit.)

597
00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:49,433
They say Xiao Huaijin

598
00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:53,300
is thriving in Yezhou.

599
00:33:53,933 --> 00:33:55,600
The recruits he trained

600
00:33:55,766 --> 00:33:58,033
are showing great promise.

601
00:33:59,900 --> 00:34:01,333
Yezhou Garrison's supplies

602
00:34:01,733 --> 00:34:03,433
are controlled
by the Yezhou County Office.

603
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:05,866
If I recall correctly,

604
00:34:06,366 --> 00:34:08,066
Yezhou Magistrate Sun Xiangfu

605
00:34:08,700 --> 00:34:09,966
is also your disciple.

606
00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:15,300
Though he works for me,

607
00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:17,666
distance breeds

608
00:34:18,766 --> 00:34:20,966
delusions of local kingship.

609
00:34:22,533 --> 00:34:25,633
He's developed improper ambitions.

610
00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,233
Do you have concerns?

611
00:34:28,966 --> 00:34:30,700
I once helped him,

612
00:34:30,933 --> 00:34:32,600
and he repaid favors,

613
00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:34,566
leading to

614
00:34:34,900 --> 00:34:36,800
financial exchanges.

615
00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,166
But being petty-minded,

616
00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:42,233
he likely kept secret records.

617
00:34:43,433 --> 00:34:45,100
Chancellor, Mr. Chu.

618
00:34:45,233 --> 00:34:46,233
General Feihong is here.

619
00:34:46,833 --> 00:34:47,666
He Rufei?

620
00:34:48,333 --> 00:34:50,433
He's always stayed neutral,

621
00:34:50,466 --> 00:34:51,366
away from trouble.

622
00:34:51,833 --> 00:34:53,233
But he suddenly visits today...

623
00:34:54,700 --> 00:34:55,533
Zilan.

624
00:34:56,633 --> 00:34:59,366
I am rather weary today.

625
00:34:59,733 --> 00:35:01,066
Entertain our guest.

626
00:35:01,366 --> 00:35:02,200
Understood.

627
00:35:11,933 --> 00:35:12,866
General Feihong.

628
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:14,833
I truly admire you.

629
00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:17,000
It's such an honor

630
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:17,833
for me

631
00:35:17,833 --> 00:35:19,466
to witness your noble bearing.

632
00:35:20,033 --> 00:35:21,300
You flatter me, Mr. Chu.

633
00:35:21,900 --> 00:35:22,733
I'm just lucky

634
00:35:22,733 --> 00:35:24,666
to have cured the scars on my face

635
00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,166
and stopped wearing the mask.

636
00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:27,566
General, please.

637
00:35:32,433 --> 00:35:33,266
Mr. Chu.

638
00:35:33,700 --> 00:35:35,366
Where is the Chancellor?

639
00:35:36,033 --> 00:35:37,500
Occupied with official matters,

640
00:35:37,533 --> 00:35:39,266
he asked me to host you on his behalf.

641
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,233
I hope you won't

642
00:35:41,233 --> 00:35:42,266
take offense.

643
00:35:43,833 --> 00:35:46,733
The Chancellor handles myriad affairs.
Of course, he is busy.

644
00:35:46,766 --> 00:35:49,300
But you seem quite at leisure, Mr. Chu.

645
00:35:49,733 --> 00:35:52,166
You're serving tea
in the Chancellor's mansion

646
00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,066
and learning to be a host.

647
00:35:54,900 --> 00:35:56,033
The art of tea

648
00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:58,300
nurtures the spirit

649
00:35:58,833 --> 00:36:00,966
and honors guests.

650
00:36:01,433 --> 00:36:03,166
Didn't you come

651
00:36:03,533 --> 00:36:05,166
to visit the Chancellor

652
00:36:05,633 --> 00:36:06,933
for this very cup of tea?

653
00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:12,533
As sharp-tongued as you are,

654
00:36:12,766 --> 00:36:13,600
I suppose

655
00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:15,300
you also make excellent tea.

656
00:36:15,533 --> 00:36:17,933
That's why the Chancellor values you so.

657
00:36:21,366 --> 00:36:22,200
Ding Yi.

658
00:36:23,166 --> 00:36:25,766
I recently acquired
a rare hydraulics manuscript

659
00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,166
and brought it to Mr. Xu.

660
00:36:27,166 --> 00:36:28,666
(Hydraulics book)
Since he is occupied,

661
00:36:28,700 --> 00:36:31,833
may I trouble you to deliver it to him?

662
00:36:32,766 --> 00:36:33,766
My pleasure.

663
00:36:36,366 --> 00:36:37,200
Farewell.

664
00:36:43,166 --> 00:36:44,600
(He Rufei's guard)

665
00:36:45,500 --> 00:36:47,533
(seems remarkably skilled.)

666
00:36:53,833 --> 00:36:54,666
Zilan.

667
00:36:54,733 --> 00:36:55,566
Sit.

668
00:36:55,566 --> 00:36:56,400
Understood.

669
00:37:01,966 --> 00:37:03,200
What do you think

670
00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,700
of He Rufei?

671
00:37:05,733 --> 00:37:07,333
I'm not sure if he's being fake

672
00:37:07,333 --> 00:37:08,600
or just overrated,

673
00:37:08,833 --> 00:37:09,733
but he's not exactly

674
00:37:10,133 --> 00:37:11,333
how people described him.

675
00:37:14,700 --> 00:37:17,766
You strike true to the core.

676
00:37:18,366 --> 00:37:19,200
However,

677
00:37:19,633 --> 00:37:21,433
he does possess merits.

678
00:37:23,333 --> 00:37:24,233
Aren't you

679
00:37:24,233 --> 00:37:25,833
concerned about Yezhou Garrison?

680
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:27,233
I think

681
00:37:27,566 --> 00:37:28,733
his arrival proves timely.

682
00:37:29,333 --> 00:37:30,166
He has

683
00:37:30,233 --> 00:37:31,300
an exceptional guard.

684
00:37:32,300 --> 00:37:33,566
If we get them to join us,

685
00:37:34,233 --> 00:37:35,300
we can take down Xiao Jue

686
00:37:35,933 --> 00:37:37,100
and get rid of

687
00:37:37,300 --> 00:37:38,233
the Sun family.

688
00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:40,633
Very well.

689
00:37:41,366 --> 00:37:43,900
Since you've devised a plan,

690
00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:45,300
I'll entrust

691
00:37:45,500 --> 00:37:47,033
this matter to you.

692
00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:49,033
Understood.

693
00:37:49,233 --> 00:37:51,333
(Hydraulics book)

694
00:37:51,366 --> 00:37:54,833
(Chu Mansion)

695
00:38:02,766 --> 00:38:03,600
Father.

696
00:38:04,433 --> 00:38:06,333
(Lord Shijin, Chu Linfeng)

697
00:38:08,033 --> 00:38:09,366
How is the Chancellor?

698
00:38:09,966 --> 00:38:12,066
Why didn't he ask you
to stay for dinner?

699
00:38:12,700 --> 00:38:13,533
He is well,

700
00:38:14,366 --> 00:38:15,466
just busy with work.

701
00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:16,633
I dare not

702
00:38:16,766 --> 00:38:17,600
disrupt him.

703
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:20,200
Oh, you...

704
00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:21,500
How many times have I told you?

705
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,066
Stay by the Chancellor's side.

706
00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:25,466
Strengthen your bond.

707
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:26,633
That's how

708
00:38:26,633 --> 00:38:28,100
he'll value you in the future.

709
00:38:29,833 --> 00:38:30,666
Forget it.

710
00:38:31,933 --> 00:38:33,466
I must attend a banquet.

711
00:38:33,500 --> 00:38:34,333
Dine with your mother

712
00:38:34,733 --> 00:38:36,266
in the inner chambers.

713
00:38:36,300 --> 00:38:37,133
Understood.

714
00:38:49,133 --> 00:38:50,300
(Sunlight bears auspiciousness)
Greetings, Mother.

715
00:38:50,766 --> 00:38:52,633
Father sent me to dine with you.

716
00:38:54,333 --> 00:38:56,166
(Wife of Lord Shijin)
I have no appetite.

717
00:38:56,166 --> 00:38:57,500
I'll retire early.

718
00:38:58,166 --> 00:38:59,000
Dine alone.

719
00:39:01,166 --> 00:39:02,000
Understood.

720
00:39:03,833 --> 00:39:05,433
Stop acting like you are

721
00:39:06,033 --> 00:39:07,266
Lingfeng's biological son.

722
00:39:09,566 --> 00:39:10,400
Your mother

723
00:39:10,700 --> 00:39:12,133
might have been Miss Chu,

724
00:39:12,566 --> 00:39:13,600
but nobody knows

725
00:39:13,833 --> 00:39:14,866
who your father is.

726
00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,333
Your uncle adopted you, who was born

727
00:39:17,366 --> 00:39:18,633
to an unknown father

728
00:39:18,766 --> 00:39:19,966
for the family's reputation.

729
00:39:20,566 --> 00:39:22,200
Don't you want

730
00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:23,133
your shameless mother,

731
00:39:23,433 --> 00:39:24,866
who bore a child out of wedlock,

732
00:39:24,900 --> 00:39:26,033
to enter the ancestral hall?

733
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,200
Then you'd better
work harder to elevate your status.

734
00:39:43,500 --> 00:39:44,333
Draw.

735
00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:46,233
Turn.

736
00:39:47,933 --> 00:39:48,766
Uppercut.

737
00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:50,333
Thrust.

738
00:39:51,033 --> 00:39:51,866
Stab.

739
00:39:53,566 --> 00:39:54,400
Commander.

740
00:39:57,766 --> 00:39:58,700
You dug so much

741
00:39:59,566 --> 00:40:00,466
into his past,

742
00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:01,333
but to no avail?

743
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:02,633
That's right.

744
00:40:02,966 --> 00:40:05,066
Everything matches his military records.

745
00:40:05,900 --> 00:40:06,733
Perhaps He Yan

746
00:40:06,733 --> 00:40:07,600
has nothing to do

747
00:40:07,633 --> 00:40:08,766
with He Rufei and Xu Jingfu.

748
00:40:10,533 --> 00:40:11,366
This only proves

749
00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:13,700
those covering for him
are remarkably capable.

750
00:40:14,833 --> 00:40:15,900
Covering for him?

751
00:40:16,733 --> 00:40:17,800
Did you discover something?

752
00:40:20,533 --> 00:40:21,533
An unexpected lead.

753
00:40:22,433 --> 00:40:23,333
Keep looking.

754
00:40:24,233 --> 00:40:25,066
Understood.

755
00:40:26,166 --> 00:40:28,300
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

756
00:40:28,433 --> 00:40:32,333
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

757
00:40:32,533 --> 00:40:34,466
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

758
00:40:34,566 --> 00:40:39,466
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

759
00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:53,000
♪I've seen the mountains♪

760
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:54,600
♪And trodden through ice♪

761
00:40:54,866 --> 00:40:57,666
♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

762
00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,366
♪Destiny is my creed♪

763
00:40:59,433 --> 00:41:00,833
♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

764
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:02,766
♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

765
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,466
♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

766
00:41:05,633 --> 00:41:06,900
♪Gazing through the mire♪

767
00:41:07,100 --> 00:41:09,466
♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

768
00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:11,733
♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

769
00:41:12,866 --> 00:41:14,666
♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

770
00:41:16,666 --> 00:41:19,566
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

771
00:41:19,666 --> 00:41:22,300
♪There must always be a longing♪

772
00:41:22,766 --> 00:41:27,800
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

773
00:41:28,166 --> 00:41:30,166
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

774
00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:34,133
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

775
00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:36,266
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

776
00:41:36,300 --> 00:41:40,133
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

777
00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:42,433
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

778
00:41:42,633 --> 00:41:46,433
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

779
00:41:46,700 --> 00:41:52,433
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

780
00:41:53,366 --> 00:41:58,833
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪

781
00:42:05,966 --> 00:42:08,866
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

782
00:42:08,966 --> 00:42:11,600
♪There must always be a longing♪

783
00:42:12,100 --> 00:42:17,133
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

784
00:42:17,500 --> 00:42:19,500
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

785
00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:23,433
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

786
00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:25,566
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

787
00:42:25,633 --> 00:42:29,466
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

788
00:42:29,833 --> 00:42:31,766
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

789
00:42:31,933 --> 00:42:35,733
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

790
00:42:36,033 --> 00:42:41,766
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

791
00:42:42,666 --> 00:42:48,133
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪