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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 10=

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What a skilled martial artist.

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He actually killed Ding Yi,

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who is He Rufei's

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right-hand man.

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Young Master.

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What do we do about the bodies?

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Sun Xiangfu is a wolf in lamb's skin.

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His son Sun Ling

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is a total animal

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who abducts women,

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assaults them,

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and then kills them.

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Death is too merciful for him.

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We're here to get the ledgers

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for the Chancellor.

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As for those murder victims,

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I bet Xiao Jue

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will do them justice.

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We just need to bide our time

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amid the chaos.

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Yingxiang.

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After all these years,

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you should know

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that I stop at nothing

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to achieve my goals.

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Compassion

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is never my thing.

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But Young Master,

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you...

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I willingly chose

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this path myself.

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Why bother finding

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high-sounding excuses to justify it?

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Commander.

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I saw many posters

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of missing persons.

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They were all women.

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I bet

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it has something to do

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with the bodies in the courtyard.

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According to Ding Yi,

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the forbidden shrine

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was meant to suppress

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the vengeful spirits of the victims.

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Sun Xiangfu and Sun Ling

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wanted to deny them peace

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even in death.

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Commander.

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We must bring justice

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to these

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murder victims.

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For something

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irreversible like this,

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it makes little difference

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to handle it

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earlier or later.

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We should prioritize

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the provisions and funds.

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But there is a difference.

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The sooner

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we look into it, the sooner

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we bring peace

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to the victims

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and prevent others

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from falling victim.

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Commander.

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Should we really ignore this

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to secure the funds

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and provisions?

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Or do you think

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these victims are women

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that this society disregards,

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so they don't deserve attention?

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I have my plan.

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I don't need to

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explain anything to you.

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(These pills)

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(can stop bleeding.)

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(Take three.)

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(Rest in your room.)

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Trying to pay me off like this?

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Since you won't help,

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I'll do it my way.

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(Notice)

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He Yan?

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Commander.

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I met He Yan

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while investigating

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the missing women.

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It's fine.

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Any news from the capital?

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Yes.

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He Rufei has been

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eagerly currying favor with Xu Jingfu,

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who keeps ignoring him.

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It probably started a long time ago.

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So I was wrong

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about him back then.

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He came late

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to the Mingshui Battle.

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I bet he was

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already colluding

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with Xu Jingfu.

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Sending assassins after me

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is probably another way

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of pledging allegiance.

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We must kill him.

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I'm acquainted

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with He Rufei,

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but...

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How's it going

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with the plan?

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All set.

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Ding Yi vanished.

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Sun Xiangfu

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is surely restless.

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It's time

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to put on the show.

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Ding Yi?

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I haven't seen him.

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Why are you

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looking for him?

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I'll tell him

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if I see him.

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It's nothing

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particularly urgent.

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Thank you, Mr. Chu.

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See you

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in the dining hall.

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Yingxiang,

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keep an eye on him.

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He failed to kill Xiao Jue.

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And Ding Yi vanished.

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He must be

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restless.

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His life

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depends on those ledgers.

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He'll guard them carefully.

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Also,

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if you find the ledgers,

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lay low to avoid

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causing commotion.

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Understood.

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Stop eating.

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The guests haven't even arrived.

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Father.

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You're so rude.

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As the saying goes,

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"Appetite and lust

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are human nature."

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Are you defying the sages?

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You...

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Mr. Chu,

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pardon his poor manners.

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Commander Xiao.

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Mr. Cheng.

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Commander Xiao.

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Mr. Cheng.

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I've been waiting for you.

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Please be seated.

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Go ahead.

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What an extravagant feast.

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Uncle,

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you should learn from Mr. Sun

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and be more generous.

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Stop being so stingy with me

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or mistreating me.

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Mr. Cheng,

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have your eyes recovered?

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That's right.

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The Chief Imperial Physician

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is my master.

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I can deal with

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petty toxins.

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I recovered

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that very night.

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Then why did you

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waste all our

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precious herb...?

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You brat!

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- Come on.
- Can you...

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- What's wrong?
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Talking...

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Father.

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Please?

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Sure.

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Sorry, Commander.

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I've spoiled my son.

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He spouts nonsense.

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It's okay.

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In fact,

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I should apologize to you.

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My nephew

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has always been wayward.

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He's led a sheltered life,

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so this assassination

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left him traumatized.

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He feared further attacks

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and pretended to be blind.

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I almost got deceived, too.

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It's alright.

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In fact,

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it's rather interesting that Mr. Cheng

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pretended to be blind.

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Really?

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Totally.

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I think so.

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Exactly.

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The dishes are turning cold.

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Let's eat.

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I've heard

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about the poor harvest

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and that the farmers

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are all behind on payments.

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But the previous banquet

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and this luncheon

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are both exceptionally lavish.

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There is no sign

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of a famine.

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Or perhaps,

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Mr. Sun enjoys heavenly favor,

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where only your household

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receives favorable weather?

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I must

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thank Heaven.

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The famine does exist,

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but

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it's improved significantly.

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In that case,

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let's discuss military funds.

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The Yezhou merchants

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delay tax payments every year.

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That's outrageous.

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Well,

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Mr. Sun,

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bring out the tax ledger

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and show me

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their names.

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Commander,

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I don't think that's appropriate.

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You have shown such hospitality.

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I merely wish

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to return the favor.

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I truly appreciate it.

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Well,

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I won't make it hard for you.

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Mr. Sun,

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give me the names

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of the tax-evading merchants.

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I'll host

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a gathering tomorrow

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to give them

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a warning on your behalf.

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That's inappropriate.

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- Those...
- Mr. Sun.

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My uncle kindly offered help.

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Show some appreciation.

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Even if you can wait,

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the Yezhou Garrison

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is in dire need

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of provisions and funds.

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Mr. Cheng...

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Mr. Sun.

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Commander Xiao

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meant to help.

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Please accept his goodwill.

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Then

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thank you, Commander.

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Mr. Chu,

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would you honor us

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with your presence?

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Since you asked,

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how could I say no?

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Why did you tell them

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that you can see now?

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I was helping you.

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Helping me?

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00:13:47,633 --> 00:13:48,266
Yeah.

301
00:13:48,733 --> 00:13:50,400
To intimidate the Suns

302
00:13:50,666 --> 00:13:51,600
so that you can

303
00:13:51,766 --> 00:13:52,666
carry out your plan.

304
00:13:54,766 --> 00:13:55,433
I know

305
00:13:55,766 --> 00:13:57,033
you care about

306
00:13:57,100 --> 00:13:58,566
those victims.

307
00:13:59,133 --> 00:13:59,800
Therefore,

308
00:13:59,833 --> 00:14:01,166
I must help you

309
00:14:01,166 --> 00:14:02,000
with the plan.

310
00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:04,400
So you're not mad at me

311
00:14:04,900 --> 00:14:06,300
because you know my plan?

312
00:14:09,966 --> 00:14:11,166
I, He Yan,

313
00:14:11,533 --> 00:14:12,866
thank you on behalf

314
00:14:13,566 --> 00:14:14,733
of those victims.

315
00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:41,033
(Tax Ledger)

316
00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:45,666
So what if you meet them?

317
00:14:46,633 --> 00:14:48,166
I have dirt on these merchants.

318
00:14:48,266 --> 00:14:50,200
They're under my control.

319
00:14:51,266 --> 00:14:52,800
Let's see who dares

320
00:14:54,100 --> 00:14:55,766
to speak against me in Yezhou.

321
00:15:02,033 --> 00:15:03,466
Did you see how he opened

322
00:15:04,233 --> 00:15:05,000
that cabinet?

323
00:15:05,933 --> 00:15:06,500
Yes, I did.

324
00:15:07,033 --> 00:15:07,733
Actually,

325
00:15:07,900 --> 00:15:09,333
we should thank Xiao Jue.

326
00:15:09,533 --> 00:15:10,966
He asked for that list

327
00:15:11,266 --> 00:15:12,666
and gave us a chance.

328
00:15:14,266 --> 00:15:14,866
Young Master.

329
00:15:15,466 --> 00:15:17,166
Sun Ling's bedroom is guarded.

330
00:15:17,533 --> 00:15:18,133
I could

331
00:15:18,233 --> 00:15:19,733
sneak in unnoticed,

332
00:15:20,366 --> 00:15:22,000
but the noise of opening the cabinet

333
00:15:22,366 --> 00:15:24,100
would surely alert the guards.

334
00:15:24,500 --> 00:15:25,133
Therefore,

335
00:15:25,466 --> 00:15:26,766
to retrieve the ledgers,

336
00:15:26,966 --> 00:15:27,733
we must draw

337
00:15:27,900 --> 00:15:28,933
those guards away.

338
00:15:31,100 --> 00:15:32,966
Xiao Jue is staging a show tomorrow.

339
00:15:33,333 --> 00:15:34,500
Surely, he'll be prepared.

340
00:15:35,633 --> 00:15:37,300
Once his men subdue the guards,

341
00:15:38,466 --> 00:15:39,500
that'll be your chance

342
00:15:39,566 --> 00:15:40,466
to get the ledgers.

343
00:15:43,566 --> 00:15:44,200
Young Master.

344
00:15:44,666 --> 00:15:45,366
This is a trap.

345
00:15:45,900 --> 00:15:47,433
Only Sun Xiangfu would believe

346
00:15:47,500 --> 00:15:48,433
that Xiao Jue genuinely

347
00:15:48,533 --> 00:15:49,433
wanted to help him.

348
00:15:50,266 --> 00:15:51,600
Why are you attending the feast?

349
00:15:52,300 --> 00:15:53,533
When Xiao Jue takes action,

350
00:15:53,766 --> 00:15:54,900
Sun Xiangfu will try

351
00:15:55,066 --> 00:15:56,633
to drag you down to save himself.

352
00:15:57,633 --> 00:15:58,433
Would it stop him

353
00:15:59,033 --> 00:16:00,533
from implicating me if I don't go?

354
00:16:01,933 --> 00:16:02,966
So I must go.

355
00:16:03,366 --> 00:16:03,866
I am

356
00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:05,200
the inspector.

357
00:16:05,700 --> 00:16:06,766
No matter what happens,

358
00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:08,400
I can intervene.

359
00:16:09,733 --> 00:16:10,400
However,

360
00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:13,300
Sun Xiangfu must be taken out

361
00:16:13,833 --> 00:16:15,100
to prevent complications.

362
00:16:15,900 --> 00:16:16,433
If he exposes

363
00:16:16,500 --> 00:16:17,633
his dealings with Master,

364
00:16:17,966 --> 00:16:18,666
then it would

365
00:16:19,366 --> 00:16:20,233
put me in trouble.

366
00:16:20,866 --> 00:16:21,600
Rest assured.

367
00:16:22,333 --> 00:16:23,300
I'll make sure

368
00:16:23,300 --> 00:16:24,600
you face no future troubles.

369
00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:45,866
Gentlemen,

370
00:16:46,633 --> 00:16:47,833
why aren't you eating?

371
00:16:49,466 --> 00:16:50,933
The food is nice.

372
00:16:52,866 --> 00:16:54,133
Why isn't anyone eating?

373
00:16:54,666 --> 00:16:55,200
Gentlemen.

374
00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:56,100
The rice

375
00:16:56,566 --> 00:16:57,666
comes from the hard work

376
00:16:58,066 --> 00:16:59,500
of the Yezhou people.

377
00:16:59,766 --> 00:17:00,433
These greens

378
00:17:00,833 --> 00:17:01,966
also come from

379
00:17:02,166 --> 00:17:03,466
their diligent labor.

380
00:17:03,933 --> 00:17:04,600
Gentlemen,

381
00:17:04,966 --> 00:17:06,333
why aren't you eating?

382
00:17:20,633 --> 00:17:21,266
Huaijin.

383
00:17:21,700 --> 00:17:22,466
I think

384
00:17:22,966 --> 00:17:24,966
these gentlemen might be

385
00:17:25,266 --> 00:17:26,866
overwhelmed by the tax collection

386
00:17:27,166 --> 00:17:28,533
and couldn't eat.

387
00:17:30,666 --> 00:17:32,433
Mr. Cheng is right.

388
00:17:33,866 --> 00:17:34,366
Dig in.

389
00:17:34,866 --> 00:17:35,400
Dig in.

390
00:17:46,933 --> 00:17:49,233
You seriously have no appetite?

391
00:17:49,933 --> 00:17:51,833
I know things are hard for you,

392
00:17:52,466 --> 00:17:53,100
but

393
00:17:54,300 --> 00:17:55,933
Commander Xiao doesn't.

394
00:17:56,166 --> 00:17:57,266
You must

395
00:17:57,333 --> 00:17:58,833
voice your concerns.

396
00:17:58,933 --> 00:18:00,500
Only then can he understand.

397
00:18:04,900 --> 00:18:06,066
Mr. Sun makes

398
00:18:07,133 --> 00:18:08,166
a fair point.

399
00:18:09,666 --> 00:18:10,700
Your wisdom prevails.

400
00:18:11,466 --> 00:18:12,033
Gentlemen,

401
00:18:12,766 --> 00:18:13,800
don't hold back.

402
00:18:14,500 --> 00:18:16,200
Tell me all about

403
00:18:16,966 --> 00:18:17,900
your troubles.

404
00:18:20,966 --> 00:18:21,500
I...

405
00:18:33,233 --> 00:18:34,733
Everyone's too serious.

406
00:18:35,300 --> 00:18:36,733
No one wishes to speak.

407
00:18:37,633 --> 00:18:38,433
Why don't we

408
00:18:38,633 --> 00:18:39,900
go for a walk?

409
00:18:40,300 --> 00:18:41,133
I happen to know

410
00:18:41,900 --> 00:18:42,533
a unique

411
00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:44,633
scenic spot within the Sun Mansion.

412
00:18:45,466 --> 00:18:46,166
Shall we

413
00:18:46,266 --> 00:18:47,533
invite them to join us?

414
00:18:48,966 --> 00:18:50,400
Great idea.

415
00:19:01,533 --> 00:19:02,200
Gentlemen.

416
00:19:02,766 --> 00:19:04,433
Commander Xiao doesn't like to wait.

417
00:19:05,766 --> 00:19:06,400
Shall we?

418
00:19:17,666 --> 00:19:18,233
Shall we?

419
00:19:19,533 --> 00:19:20,066
Let's go.

420
00:19:23,933 --> 00:19:24,466
Mr. Chu.

421
00:19:24,933 --> 00:19:26,766
- I...
- The great scenic spot

422
00:19:27,466 --> 00:19:28,266
is certainly

423
00:19:29,333 --> 00:19:30,366
not to be missed.

424
00:19:48,133 --> 00:19:49,133
My sweetie.

425
00:19:49,666 --> 00:19:51,100
My sweetie.

426
00:19:51,133 --> 00:19:52,200
My sweet girl.

427
00:19:52,233 --> 00:19:53,166
My child.

428
00:19:53,700 --> 00:19:57,000
Who did this to you?

429
00:20:03,233 --> 00:20:04,100
Tell me, sweetie.

430
00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:04,633
What...

431
00:20:06,133 --> 00:20:07,600
What's going on?

432
00:20:09,066 --> 00:20:09,866
What's going on?

433
00:20:10,700 --> 00:20:12,133
You should ask Mr. Sun

434
00:20:12,633 --> 00:20:13,700
and Young Master Sun.

435
00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:16,800
Well...

436
00:20:16,966 --> 00:20:17,500
Well...

437
00:20:17,900 --> 00:20:18,600
I...

438
00:20:18,766 --> 00:20:20,000
What's with the stuttering?

439
00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:22,066
Calm down.

440
00:20:22,666 --> 00:20:24,033
What does it have to do with us?

441
00:20:24,233 --> 00:20:25,233
Learn from me.

442
00:20:25,500 --> 00:20:26,366
Stay calm.

443
00:20:28,933 --> 00:20:30,000
None of our business.

444
00:20:35,300 --> 00:20:36,533
Sun Xiangfu.

445
00:20:38,700 --> 00:20:39,233
My daughter.

446
00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:40,033
What?

447
00:20:40,233 --> 00:20:41,066
Why...

448
00:20:41,466 --> 00:20:42,033
Why...

449
00:20:42,266 --> 00:20:44,133
is my daughter
found dead in your mansion?

450
00:20:44,833 --> 00:20:47,266
Why is my daughter
found dead in your mansion?

451
00:20:47,266 --> 00:20:48,600
How should I know?

452
00:20:49,466 --> 00:20:50,233
You should ask

453
00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:52,633
Commander Xiao and Mr. Cheng.

454
00:20:53,333 --> 00:20:54,366
Why did they bring us

455
00:20:54,366 --> 00:20:55,733
to this long-abandoned place?

456
00:20:55,900 --> 00:20:56,600
And why did they

457
00:20:56,666 --> 00:20:57,666
gather these corpses

458
00:20:57,766 --> 00:20:58,633
to show us?

459
00:20:58,766 --> 00:20:59,666
What do they want?

460
00:21:00,033 --> 00:21:00,933
What do we want?

461
00:21:02,433 --> 00:21:04,133
We're at your mansion.

462
00:21:04,866 --> 00:21:06,466
So the one who buried these remains

463
00:21:06,933 --> 00:21:08,300
must be from your household.

464
00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:09,900
Twelve bodies.

465
00:21:10,233 --> 00:21:10,766
That is

466
00:21:11,066 --> 00:21:13,000
exactly the number of missing women.

467
00:21:14,033 --> 00:21:15,866
Sun Ling abducted innocent women,

468
00:21:16,266 --> 00:21:17,100
violated them,

469
00:21:18,066 --> 00:21:19,800
brutally murdered them,

470
00:21:20,700 --> 00:21:22,066
and buried them here.

471
00:21:22,966 --> 00:21:23,900
And Sun Xiangfu

472
00:21:24,233 --> 00:21:25,333
abused his authority

473
00:21:26,066 --> 00:21:27,166
to cover up

474
00:21:27,933 --> 00:21:29,066
the heinous crimes.

475
00:21:29,933 --> 00:21:31,300
They should be executed.

476
00:21:33,566 --> 00:21:34,566
Commander, Mr. Cheng.

477
00:21:34,933 --> 00:21:36,233
Do you have evidence?

478
00:21:36,566 --> 00:21:37,966
You can't just make

479
00:21:38,133 --> 00:21:39,133
false accusations

480
00:21:39,366 --> 00:21:40,433
against us as you wish.

481
00:21:40,666 --> 00:21:41,200
Exactly.

482
00:21:42,766 --> 00:21:43,400
Mr. Chu,

483
00:21:44,566 --> 00:21:46,200
as a minister sent from the capital,

484
00:21:46,533 --> 00:21:48,000
you can tell right from wrong.

485
00:21:48,966 --> 00:21:50,466
Commander Xiao

486
00:21:50,533 --> 00:21:51,066
and Mr. Cheng

487
00:21:51,333 --> 00:21:52,000
are clearly

488
00:21:52,033 --> 00:21:53,166
holding grudges against me

489
00:21:53,300 --> 00:21:54,700
due to the provisions and funds.

490
00:21:54,866 --> 00:21:56,400
So they are

491
00:21:56,566 --> 00:21:58,033
blaming the murders on us.

492
00:21:58,066 --> 00:21:58,500
Exactly.

493
00:21:59,533 --> 00:22:00,233
Mr. Chu,

494
00:22:01,633 --> 00:22:02,300
you also think

495
00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:04,100
that I'm framing them?

496
00:22:06,333 --> 00:22:07,600
Of course, I trust you

497
00:22:07,933 --> 00:22:08,933
and Mr. Cheng.

498
00:22:09,466 --> 00:22:10,100
But

499
00:22:10,566 --> 00:22:11,466
these bodies alone

500
00:22:11,833 --> 00:22:12,766
don't prove anything.

501
00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:14,366
We need

502
00:22:15,133 --> 00:22:16,300
solid evidence.

503
00:22:16,533 --> 00:22:17,200
Exactly.

504
00:22:17,633 --> 00:22:19,333
Evidence is crucial.

505
00:22:19,533 --> 00:22:21,600
Mr. Chu proves to be a wise man.

506
00:22:21,766 --> 00:22:22,633
You heard Mr. Chu?

507
00:22:22,766 --> 00:22:24,266
We need solid proof.

508
00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:25,366
Where is

509
00:22:25,700 --> 00:22:26,400
the evidence...?

510
00:22:26,466 --> 00:22:27,333
I am the evidence.

511
00:22:33,266 --> 00:22:34,100
Who is she?

512
00:22:34,166 --> 00:22:34,666
No idea.

513
00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:37,900
Who is she?

514
00:22:38,566 --> 00:22:39,400
No idea.

515
00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:55,600
I am the daughter of the Chief

516
00:22:55,633 --> 00:22:56,500
Imperial Physician,

517
00:22:56,633 --> 00:22:57,433
Song Taotao.

518
00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,066
I was abducted by Sun Ling

519
00:22:59,300 --> 00:23:00,866
the moment I arrived in Yezhou.

520
00:23:01,133 --> 00:23:01,966
Everyone

521
00:23:02,300 --> 00:23:03,533
at the inn that day

522
00:23:03,633 --> 00:23:04,533
can testify to that.

523
00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:07,100
Had Mr. Cheng not intervened,

524
00:23:07,666 --> 00:23:08,466
I would be

525
00:23:08,533 --> 00:23:09,600
the thirteenth corpse.

526
00:23:11,433 --> 00:23:12,100
Father.

527
00:23:12,700 --> 00:23:13,366
Shut up.

528
00:23:16,900 --> 00:23:18,066
That's not true, Mr. Chu.

529
00:23:20,033 --> 00:23:21,266
Commander Xiao, Mr. Cheng.

530
00:23:21,700 --> 00:23:22,333
I know

531
00:23:22,366 --> 00:23:25,100
my son has offended Miss Song.

532
00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,133
But you can't make up something

533
00:23:27,300 --> 00:23:28,100
to frame my son

534
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,233
just because of that.

535
00:23:29,366 --> 00:23:29,866
Yeah.

536
00:23:29,966 --> 00:23:31,000
You...

537
00:23:31,066 --> 00:23:32,166
You brat!

538
00:23:32,433 --> 00:23:33,466
It's all your fault.

539
00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:34,200
I...

540
00:23:34,366 --> 00:23:36,166
See? They're seeking revenge on us.

541
00:23:36,833 --> 00:23:38,133
They're attacking us now.

542
00:23:38,366 --> 00:23:39,733
They're slandering us.

543
00:23:39,733 --> 00:23:40,866
They're even

544
00:23:41,233 --> 00:23:43,566
trying to get us killed.

545
00:23:43,733 --> 00:23:45,566
Father, you're absolutely right.

546
00:23:45,666 --> 00:23:47,633
We're innocent.

547
00:23:51,866 --> 00:23:52,633
You're innocent?

548
00:23:54,700 --> 00:23:56,333
Then what's the story

549
00:23:57,900 --> 00:23:59,200
with these 12 deities?

550
00:24:01,533 --> 00:24:02,633
These 12 statues

551
00:24:03,366 --> 00:24:04,866
suppress 12 vengeful spirits.

552
00:24:05,666 --> 00:24:07,200
You committed evil deeds,

553
00:24:07,733 --> 00:24:08,733
and expect the deities

554
00:24:08,766 --> 00:24:09,633
to suppress the souls

555
00:24:09,733 --> 00:24:11,066
of these poor women.

556
00:24:11,900 --> 00:24:12,733
What a pair

557
00:24:12,733 --> 00:24:14,366
of "virtuous" father and son.

558
00:24:15,066 --> 00:24:16,100
Justice will prevail.

559
00:24:16,500 --> 00:24:17,166
The deities

560
00:24:17,366 --> 00:24:18,200
would never help

561
00:24:18,266 --> 00:24:19,166
villains like you.

562
00:24:19,633 --> 00:24:20,166
Mr. Cheng,

563
00:24:20,233 --> 00:24:21,500
you're crossing the line.

564
00:24:21,733 --> 00:24:22,300
Yeah.

565
00:24:22,466 --> 00:24:23,766
Who knows what's going on

566
00:24:23,833 --> 00:24:24,566
with the statues?

567
00:24:24,700 --> 00:24:25,966
It could be a coincidence.

568
00:24:26,533 --> 00:24:27,266
Besides,

569
00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:28,700
maybe...

570
00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:31,400
the person who planted the corpses here

571
00:24:31,700 --> 00:24:32,333
did this

572
00:24:32,433 --> 00:24:33,066
to frame us.

573
00:24:33,133 --> 00:24:34,000
It's very likely.

574
00:24:34,066 --> 00:24:34,766
Yeah.

575
00:24:35,566 --> 00:24:36,866
To frame you?

576
00:24:38,166 --> 00:24:39,300
These 12 statues

577
00:24:39,833 --> 00:24:40,733
vary in age.

578
00:24:41,833 --> 00:24:42,633
Why don't we

579
00:24:42,933 --> 00:24:44,666
ask the craftsmen

580
00:24:45,266 --> 00:24:46,166
who made them

581
00:24:46,533 --> 00:24:47,633
when each statue

582
00:24:47,966 --> 00:24:49,000
was made,

583
00:24:49,533 --> 00:24:50,133
and compare

584
00:24:50,133 --> 00:24:51,400
the dates with the time

585
00:24:51,933 --> 00:24:53,000
these women died?

586
00:24:53,333 --> 00:24:53,966
Yeah.

587
00:24:55,466 --> 00:24:56,900
N-No need.

588
00:24:57,233 --> 00:24:58,233
Father, this isn't...

589
00:24:59,033 --> 00:25:00,233
Sun Xiangfu.

590
00:25:00,633 --> 00:25:01,366
So it was

591
00:25:01,766 --> 00:25:03,366
you corrupt official

592
00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:05,766
and your son who killed my daughter.

593
00:25:06,466 --> 00:25:07,400
I wondered

594
00:25:07,733 --> 00:25:09,933
why the case dragged on.

595
00:25:10,266 --> 00:25:11,266
Give me back

596
00:25:11,266 --> 00:25:12,300
my daughter!

597
00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:12,900
You filth!

598
00:25:13,266 --> 00:25:14,366
Give her back to me!

599
00:25:15,066 --> 00:25:15,900
Rest assured.

600
00:25:18,233 --> 00:25:18,900
Commander Xiao

601
00:25:19,466 --> 00:25:21,166
will surely obtain justice

602
00:25:21,900 --> 00:25:23,600
for your daughters

603
00:25:24,266 --> 00:25:25,466
and all other victims.

604
00:25:27,900 --> 00:25:28,966
Commander Xiao,

605
00:25:29,066 --> 00:25:31,600
you must uphold justice for us.

606
00:25:31,833 --> 00:25:32,566
Everyone,

607
00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:34,200
please rise.

608
00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:37,433
I will ensure justice is served.

609
00:25:47,866 --> 00:25:48,400
Why is there

610
00:25:48,500 --> 00:25:49,933
also a male corpse?

611
00:25:52,266 --> 00:25:53,600
A-A male corpse?

612
00:26:00,700 --> 00:26:01,566
Isn't he

613
00:26:02,366 --> 00:26:03,633
the servant from

614
00:26:03,666 --> 00:26:04,733
the Sun's Mansion?

615
00:26:04,733 --> 00:26:05,600
No, I didn't...

616
00:26:10,666 --> 00:26:11,700
He's one of theirs.

617
00:26:11,733 --> 00:26:12,300
Yeah.

618
00:26:12,366 --> 00:26:13,100
I recall seeing him

619
00:26:13,733 --> 00:26:15,033
at Wanhua Pavilion

620
00:26:15,633 --> 00:26:16,933
when I first arrived in Yezhou.

621
00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:18,333
He was selecting dancers

622
00:26:18,433 --> 00:26:19,166
for the banquet

623
00:26:19,500 --> 00:26:20,733
following

624
00:26:21,133 --> 00:26:22,166
Mr. Sun's orders.

625
00:26:22,433 --> 00:26:23,666
He ended up selecting

626
00:26:24,133 --> 00:26:25,566
a bunch of assassins

627
00:26:25,700 --> 00:26:26,633
who tried to kill me.

628
00:26:27,500 --> 00:26:28,166
Could it be

629
00:26:28,733 --> 00:26:30,233
a part of Mr. Sun's order?

630
00:26:36,333 --> 00:26:38,133
What a gruesome way to die.

631
00:26:39,733 --> 00:26:41,033
He's just another pawn.

632
00:26:41,666 --> 00:26:42,600
I wonder

633
00:26:44,566 --> 00:26:45,833
what fate awaits

634
00:26:46,066 --> 00:26:46,800
Mr. Sun?

635
00:26:47,766 --> 00:26:49,033
He deserves to die.

636
00:26:53,066 --> 00:26:53,733
Well.

637
00:26:54,533 --> 00:26:55,433
Alright.

638
00:26:56,433 --> 00:26:58,266
I'll show you what fate awaits me.

639
00:26:59,733 --> 00:27:00,800
Just a minute.

640
00:27:05,333 --> 00:27:06,466
W-What is he doing?

641
00:27:06,566 --> 00:27:07,900
You'll find out what fate

642
00:27:08,033 --> 00:27:09,133
awaits me right now!

643
00:27:09,266 --> 00:27:10,266
Watch closely.

644
00:27:30,533 --> 00:27:32,700
(Account Book)

645
00:28:08,733 --> 00:28:09,366
Try again.

646
00:28:15,066 --> 00:28:16,100
They're here.

647
00:28:16,266 --> 00:28:17,000
What should we do?

648
00:28:17,166 --> 00:28:18,033
Yeah.

649
00:28:23,233 --> 00:28:23,733
Commander.

650
00:28:24,266 --> 00:28:25,733
The guards trying to barge in

651
00:28:26,333 --> 00:28:27,333
have been subdued.

652
00:28:27,766 --> 00:28:28,633
Awaiting your command.

653
00:28:29,533 --> 00:28:30,200
Detain them.

654
00:28:31,233 --> 00:28:31,733
Understood.

655
00:28:35,566 --> 00:28:36,800
Did you find provisions

656
00:28:38,033 --> 00:28:38,733
and funds?

657
00:28:38,833 --> 00:28:39,566
No.

658
00:28:39,966 --> 00:28:41,200
The warehouse is empty.

659
00:28:46,533 --> 00:28:47,400
Mr. Sun,

660
00:28:49,166 --> 00:28:50,066
since the merchants

661
00:28:50,333 --> 00:28:51,400
have paid their taxes,

662
00:28:52,566 --> 00:28:54,333
then where are the funds

663
00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:56,133
and provisions

664
00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,000
that you have raised?

665
00:28:58,166 --> 00:28:58,833
Indeed.

666
00:28:59,033 --> 00:28:59,566
Where?

667
00:28:59,566 --> 00:29:00,500
Everything's gone.

668
00:29:00,566 --> 00:29:01,966
The provisions and funds...

669
00:29:02,233 --> 00:29:02,933
Sun Xiangfu.

670
00:29:03,233 --> 00:29:04,000
At this point,

671
00:29:04,866 --> 00:29:06,333
you still won't tell the truth?

672
00:29:15,366 --> 00:29:16,166
Father.

673
00:29:17,633 --> 00:29:18,233
Father.

674
00:29:34,566 --> 00:29:35,566
Commander Xiao.

675
00:29:37,966 --> 00:29:40,066
I know what you want.

676
00:29:41,300 --> 00:29:42,766
Spare my son and me,

677
00:29:43,700 --> 00:29:45,133
and I'll tell you who...

678
00:29:46,733 --> 00:29:47,733
Assassins. Get them.

679
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:48,800
Father!

680
00:29:49,100 --> 00:29:50,033
Father.

681
00:29:51,766 --> 00:29:52,433
Father!

682
00:29:53,566 --> 00:29:55,166
What should I do, Father?

683
00:29:57,433 --> 00:29:58,566
It's over.

684
00:29:58,766 --> 00:29:59,700
It's over.

685
00:30:00,433 --> 00:30:01,333
Father.

686
00:30:02,966 --> 00:30:03,866
Father.

687
00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:07,933
(What a great disciple of Xu Jingfu.)

688
00:30:15,566 --> 00:30:16,966
You've brought justice

689
00:30:17,566 --> 00:30:18,400
to those women.

690
00:30:19,166 --> 00:30:21,533
Had you not made plans to expose

691
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,233
the Suns' crime

692
00:30:23,466 --> 00:30:24,666
against women,

693
00:30:25,633 --> 00:30:26,566
I wouldn't have been

694
00:30:27,433 --> 00:30:28,666
of much help.

695
00:30:30,066 --> 00:30:30,766
Mr. Feinu.

696
00:30:31,466 --> 00:30:33,066
The Commander will invite the merchants.

697
00:30:33,633 --> 00:30:34,266
We noticed

698
00:30:34,566 --> 00:30:36,100
that some of the victims

699
00:30:36,500 --> 00:30:38,033
had luxurious attire.

700
00:30:38,433 --> 00:30:40,300
They must be from wealthy families.

701
00:30:40,966 --> 00:30:41,966
Recently, we learned

702
00:30:42,166 --> 00:30:42,900
that in the city,

703
00:30:42,933 --> 00:30:44,766
some merchants lost their daughters.

704
00:30:44,900 --> 00:30:46,233
I bet there is a connection

705
00:30:47,233 --> 00:30:48,300
between these matters.

706
00:30:52,300 --> 00:30:53,833
Those women would thank you.

707
00:30:57,033 --> 00:30:58,633
They would thank you, too.

708
00:31:02,333 --> 00:31:03,533
You did well

709
00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:05,033
by killing Sun Xiangfu.

710
00:31:05,666 --> 00:31:06,566
It's my job

711
00:31:06,733 --> 00:31:07,833
to share your burden.

712
00:31:08,933 --> 00:31:10,266
(Account Book)
This is a double-edged sword.

713
00:31:10,866 --> 00:31:11,933
Either perish

714
00:31:12,133 --> 00:31:13,233
or prosper.

715
00:31:13,666 --> 00:31:14,233
It depends on

716
00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:15,733
how we wield it.

717
00:31:17,133 --> 00:31:17,666
Young Master.

718
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:19,033
Xiao Jue's man saw me

719
00:31:19,066 --> 00:31:20,333
retrieving the ledger.

720
00:31:21,100 --> 00:31:22,166
I'm worried...

721
00:31:22,533 --> 00:31:23,666
Don't worry.

722
00:31:24,300 --> 00:31:25,400
The Chancellor is my master.

723
00:31:25,700 --> 00:31:27,700
Xiao Jue is definitely suspecting me.

724
00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:29,133
But

725
00:31:29,300 --> 00:31:30,033
what can he do

726
00:31:30,466 --> 00:31:31,366
without evidence?

727
00:31:32,733 --> 00:31:33,233
Commander.

728
00:31:33,533 --> 00:31:34,566
I followed a suspicious

729
00:31:34,566 --> 00:31:35,300
masked person

730
00:31:35,666 --> 00:31:36,300
all the way to

731
00:31:36,366 --> 00:31:37,166
Sun Ling's study.

732
00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:39,133
That person

733
00:31:39,166 --> 00:31:40,033
retrieved an item

734
00:31:40,366 --> 00:31:41,400
from a hidden compartment.

735
00:31:42,433 --> 00:31:43,900
I tried to recover it,

736
00:31:44,766 --> 00:31:45,900
but fell for a trick.

737
00:31:47,633 --> 00:31:48,633
Someone took advantage

738
00:31:49,466 --> 00:31:51,133
of the chaos to reap the benefits.

739
00:31:52,033 --> 00:31:53,333
So well-planned.

740
00:31:54,300 --> 00:31:56,000
Sun Xiangfu guarded that item

741
00:31:56,233 --> 00:31:57,000
so well.

742
00:31:57,666 --> 00:31:59,500
It must be related to Xu Jingfu.

743
00:32:00,233 --> 00:32:00,866
Who else

744
00:32:00,866 --> 00:32:01,766
besides me

745
00:32:02,333 --> 00:32:02,866
would care

746
00:32:02,933 --> 00:32:04,366
so much about Xu Jingfu?

747
00:32:05,966 --> 00:32:06,800
Chu Zhao?

748
00:32:08,466 --> 00:32:09,100
That's right.

749
00:32:12,266 --> 00:32:13,600
But we lack evidence.

750
00:32:16,833 --> 00:32:17,900
The military funds

751
00:32:17,900 --> 00:32:19,000
and provisions

752
00:32:20,033 --> 00:32:21,266
have likely ended up

753
00:32:21,333 --> 00:32:22,566
in Xu Jingfu's pockets.

754
00:32:23,266 --> 00:32:23,766
Commander.

755
00:32:24,233 --> 00:32:25,566
Are we really letting this go?

756
00:32:26,066 --> 00:32:26,933
What will the soldiers

757
00:32:26,966 --> 00:32:27,800
eat then?

758
00:32:30,733 --> 00:32:32,400
I'll settle this debt eventually.

759
00:32:34,666 --> 00:32:35,566
But for now,

760
00:32:36,333 --> 00:32:37,600
we need another solution.

761
00:32:42,300 --> 00:32:43,100
Have the remains

762
00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:45,566
been claimed by families?

763
00:32:47,533 --> 00:32:48,666
Three are unclaimed.

764
00:32:48,966 --> 00:32:49,700
They came from

765
00:32:50,266 --> 00:32:51,133
unknown origins.

766
00:32:51,266 --> 00:32:52,133
No names.

767
00:32:52,733 --> 00:32:53,566
No records.

768
00:32:55,533 --> 00:32:57,400
Then let them rest in peace.

769
00:33:01,866 --> 00:33:04,033
(Outside Yezhou, there's a platform)

770
00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:06,033
(named Chengfeng.)

771
00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:09,366
(Bury them there.)

772
00:33:10,266 --> 00:33:12,533
(Roam freely with the wind)
(May they roam freely)

773
00:33:13,766 --> 00:33:14,900
(with the wind.)

774
00:33:16,300 --> 00:33:17,366
As the saying goes,

775
00:33:18,466 --> 00:33:20,233
women are praised for their gentleness.

776
00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:22,900
But gentleness implies weakness.

777
00:33:23,766 --> 00:33:24,633
We can't even

778
00:33:24,700 --> 00:33:25,900
protect ourselves out there.

779
00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:29,600
This isn't about gender.

780
00:33:30,700 --> 00:33:31,566
Everyone

781
00:33:32,433 --> 00:33:33,933
grows from a fragile infant

782
00:33:33,933 --> 00:33:34,700
to be an adult.

783
00:33:35,666 --> 00:33:36,700
If you hate being weak,

784
00:33:37,266 --> 00:33:38,300
you can train

785
00:33:38,300 --> 00:33:39,166
like men do.

786
00:33:40,233 --> 00:33:40,966
Although

787
00:33:41,566 --> 00:33:42,566
it's harder

788
00:33:43,133 --> 00:33:44,400
for women,

789
00:33:45,333 --> 00:33:46,733
better to learn than not.

790
00:33:47,433 --> 00:33:47,966
You might

791
00:33:48,466 --> 00:33:49,600
even become a female general.

792
00:33:50,166 --> 00:33:50,866
Men

793
00:33:51,266 --> 00:33:52,566
should protect women

794
00:33:53,133 --> 00:33:54,566
and shelter them

795
00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:55,766
forever.

796
00:33:58,433 --> 00:33:59,333
I don't believe

797
00:34:00,166 --> 00:34:02,000
women should entrust

798
00:34:02,500 --> 00:34:03,933
their lives to men.

799
00:34:04,700 --> 00:34:05,700
Instead of being

800
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:06,933
a caged bird,

801
00:34:07,533 --> 00:34:08,866
it's better to grow wings.

802
00:34:10,333 --> 00:34:11,200
That's what

803
00:34:11,666 --> 00:34:13,100
the Commander engraved on the steel.

804
00:34:15,433 --> 00:34:16,466
Roam freely

805
00:34:17,166 --> 00:34:18,266
with the wind.

806
00:34:33,433 --> 00:34:34,966
Zilan, don't cry.

807
00:34:36,766 --> 00:34:38,833
(Chu Mingfang, Chu Zhao's mother)
I'm just tired.

808
00:34:39,633 --> 00:34:40,833
If we have a next life,

809
00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:42,533
I'd still choose to be a woman

810
00:34:42,566 --> 00:34:43,666
and your mother.

811
00:34:45,666 --> 00:34:48,033
I'll strengthen my wings

812
00:34:48,333 --> 00:34:49,966
to protect you better.

813
00:34:57,733 --> 00:34:59,266
(If only someone had offered)

814
00:34:59,300 --> 00:35:00,766
(my mother justice)

815
00:35:02,866 --> 00:35:03,766
(back then.)

816
00:35:05,933 --> 00:35:07,366
(Sun Mansion)

817
00:35:08,066 --> 00:35:09,200
Hurry. My lord.

818
00:35:09,300 --> 00:35:10,066
My lord.

819
00:35:10,733 --> 00:35:12,266
- My lord.
- My lord.

820
00:35:12,666 --> 00:35:14,000
- Thank you, my lord.
- Thank you, my lord.

821
00:35:14,133 --> 00:35:14,933
Watch out.

822
00:35:15,133 --> 00:35:16,000
It's fine.

823
00:35:16,433 --> 00:35:18,566
They're here for you, Commander Xiao.

824
00:35:18,933 --> 00:35:19,500
Not really.

825
00:35:20,233 --> 00:35:21,500
You contributed greatly, too.

826
00:35:21,933 --> 00:35:23,000
Thank you, my lords,

827
00:35:23,133 --> 00:35:24,633
for punishing the corrupt officials.

828
00:35:24,900 --> 00:35:25,533
- Exactly.
- Exactly.

829
00:35:25,666 --> 00:35:26,166
Thank you.

830
00:35:26,300 --> 00:35:27,300
- Thank you.
- Thank you.

831
00:35:27,466 --> 00:35:28,366
Take these.

832
00:35:28,566 --> 00:35:29,466
We appreciate it.

833
00:35:29,633 --> 00:35:30,233
Huaijin.

834
00:35:30,566 --> 00:35:31,566
Are you overwhelmed

835
00:35:31,900 --> 00:35:33,166
by their enthusiasm?

836
00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:34,933
Do you need my help?

837
00:35:35,466 --> 00:35:36,500
How will you help?

838
00:35:38,166 --> 00:35:39,200
I'll simply

839
00:35:40,233 --> 00:35:41,466
cover his eyes

840
00:35:41,700 --> 00:35:42,700
so that he can't see.

841
00:35:44,900 --> 00:35:46,166
The folks mean well.

842
00:35:46,666 --> 00:35:48,233
Commander Xiao shouldn't storm off,

843
00:35:48,766 --> 00:35:49,766
right?

844
00:35:50,366 --> 00:35:50,933
Yeah.

845
00:35:50,933 --> 00:35:51,500
Yeah.

846
00:35:51,533 --> 00:35:52,333
- Yeah.
- Yeah.

847
00:35:52,633 --> 00:35:53,566
- Take them.
- Take them.

848
00:35:53,733 --> 00:35:54,600
- Take them.
- Take them.

849
00:35:55,066 --> 00:35:56,100
Yeah, Huaijin.

850
00:35:56,433 --> 00:35:56,933
You see?

851
00:35:57,300 --> 00:35:58,233
They're so enthusiastic.

852
00:35:58,666 --> 00:36:00,333
If you keep wearing that icy expression,

853
00:36:00,500 --> 00:36:01,700
it'll make you look heartless.

854
00:36:02,733 --> 00:36:03,266
Like this.

855
00:36:08,533 --> 00:36:09,433
What nonsense.

856
00:36:12,633 --> 00:36:13,366
Commander Xiao.

857
00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:14,733
I will never forget

858
00:36:14,766 --> 00:36:16,033
your kindness.

859
00:36:17,066 --> 00:36:17,933
Without you,

860
00:36:18,366 --> 00:36:19,533
my daughter would never...

861
00:36:21,766 --> 00:36:22,466
Never mind.

862
00:36:22,700 --> 00:36:23,500
Forget it.

863
00:36:24,266 --> 00:36:24,900
Commander Xiao.

864
00:36:25,233 --> 00:36:25,933
We know you came

865
00:36:25,933 --> 00:36:27,500
to secure provisions and funds

866
00:36:27,533 --> 00:36:28,833
for the Yezhou Garrison.

867
00:36:29,166 --> 00:36:30,166
So we collected

868
00:36:30,300 --> 00:36:31,033
money and grains

869
00:36:31,300 --> 00:36:33,200
from all the merchants

870
00:36:33,533 --> 00:36:35,733
as your provisions and funds.

871
00:36:36,166 --> 00:36:37,566
- Yeah.
- Yeah.

872
00:36:37,566 --> 00:36:38,233
Yeah, Commander.

873
00:36:38,266 --> 00:36:39,033
Please accept them.

874
00:36:39,133 --> 00:36:40,200
Take these.

875
00:36:40,333 --> 00:36:41,200
Take these.

876
00:36:41,733 --> 00:36:44,066
I'm such a lucky charm.

877
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:45,866
A talent like me deserves

878
00:36:46,333 --> 00:36:47,933
to join the Nine Banners Battalion.

879
00:36:50,266 --> 00:36:51,333
Allow me to thank you

880
00:36:52,233 --> 00:36:54,033
on behalf of Yezhou Garrison.

881
00:36:54,933 --> 00:36:55,833
Our pleasure.

882
00:36:55,933 --> 00:36:56,500
- Our pleasure.
- Our pleasure.

883
00:36:56,566 --> 00:36:57,066
Take these.

884
00:36:57,100 --> 00:36:57,800
Let's note down

885
00:36:57,833 --> 00:36:58,700
your contributions.

886
00:36:59,100 --> 00:36:59,766
Alright.

887
00:36:59,933 --> 00:37:00,966
- Alright.
- Alright!

888
00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:02,700
- Go.
- Let's go.

889
00:37:08,533 --> 00:37:09,200
Commander Xiao.

890
00:37:09,366 --> 00:37:09,966
Mr. Cheng.

891
00:37:10,433 --> 00:37:11,600
I'm returning soon.

892
00:37:12,733 --> 00:37:13,766
I'll report this case

893
00:37:13,966 --> 00:37:15,166
to the court.

894
00:37:15,666 --> 00:37:16,400
We'll meet again

895
00:37:16,766 --> 00:37:17,533
if fate permits.

896
00:37:20,166 --> 00:37:21,366
Mr. Chu, I wish you

897
00:37:21,733 --> 00:37:22,500
a smooth journey.

898
00:37:22,566 --> 00:37:23,400
Thank you.

899
00:37:24,100 --> 00:37:24,733
Mr. Cheng.

900
00:37:25,266 --> 00:37:25,933
Actually,

901
00:37:26,166 --> 00:37:27,200
we've met several times.

902
00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:28,500
This is fate.

903
00:37:28,966 --> 00:37:29,666
But

904
00:37:30,233 --> 00:37:31,700
I still don't know your proper name.

905
00:37:32,333 --> 00:37:33,066
Unless you are

906
00:37:33,366 --> 00:37:34,800
truly Commander Xiao's nephew,

907
00:37:35,300 --> 00:37:36,000
Cheng Lisu?

908
00:37:38,633 --> 00:37:39,366
I am He Yan.

909
00:37:39,966 --> 00:37:40,833
"He" for seedling,

910
00:37:41,466 --> 00:37:42,800
and "Yan" for peace.

911
00:37:43,633 --> 00:37:44,466
Thank you

912
00:37:44,733 --> 00:37:46,500
for keeping my secret earlier, Mr. Chu.

913
00:37:46,633 --> 00:37:47,833
My pleasure.

914
00:37:52,733 --> 00:37:53,933
Mr. He, your sword dance

915
00:37:54,300 --> 00:37:55,200
was truly peerless.

916
00:37:56,666 --> 00:37:57,333
You resemble

917
00:37:58,166 --> 00:37:59,300
a celestial from legends.

918
00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:05,133
Rest assured.

919
00:38:05,700 --> 00:38:06,400
I will

920
00:38:06,966 --> 00:38:08,600
keep this a secret, too.

921
00:38:11,266 --> 00:38:12,500
Won't you pack?

922
00:38:13,166 --> 00:38:14,100
Aren't we going back?

923
00:38:14,700 --> 00:38:15,200
We are.

924
00:38:15,566 --> 00:38:16,400
Of course, we are.

925
00:38:39,633 --> 00:38:40,266
Huaijin.

926
00:38:40,566 --> 00:38:41,033
Mr. He.

927
00:38:41,500 --> 00:38:42,700
You finally returned.

928
00:38:43,533 --> 00:38:44,200
I never expected

929
00:38:44,566 --> 00:38:45,366
that the Suns

930
00:38:45,433 --> 00:38:47,166
were beasts in human disguise.

931
00:38:47,366 --> 00:38:48,266
But it's not bad.

932
00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:49,933
With such unreliable matchmakers,

933
00:38:50,266 --> 00:38:50,900
my parents

934
00:38:50,966 --> 00:38:52,066
won't force me to marry

935
00:38:52,166 --> 00:38:53,200
that venomous woman.

936
00:38:53,566 --> 00:38:54,766
Cheng Lisu!

937
00:38:56,866 --> 00:38:57,633
V-Venomous...

938
00:38:58,100 --> 00:38:58,900
Venomous woman!

939
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:00,900
What did you call me?

940
00:39:01,666 --> 00:39:02,300
Mr. He.

941
00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:03,433
Catch up later.

942
00:39:03,866 --> 00:39:05,133
You can just tell me to leave.

943
00:39:05,233 --> 00:39:06,100
Why bring this

944
00:39:06,266 --> 00:39:06,900
venomous woman?

945
00:39:07,100 --> 00:39:07,766
Cheng Lisu.

946
00:39:07,766 --> 00:39:08,466
Prepare to die!

947
00:39:08,500 --> 00:39:09,300
N-No!

948
00:39:09,966 --> 00:39:10,600
Commander.

949
00:39:10,833 --> 00:39:12,200
What are they...?

950
00:39:12,666 --> 00:39:14,166
Cheng Lisu could be having a stroke.

951
00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:15,500
He needs treatment.

952
00:39:18,266 --> 00:39:19,600
Miss Song usually looks

953
00:39:19,666 --> 00:39:20,533
gentle and quiet.

954
00:39:20,566 --> 00:39:21,700
But she's so fierce.

955
00:39:24,066 --> 00:39:25,500
Only you would think that.

956
00:39:26,833 --> 00:39:27,600
What do you mean?

957
00:39:28,333 --> 00:39:29,966
I thought you were a "talent".

958
00:39:30,766 --> 00:39:31,533
Use your brain.

959
00:39:35,066 --> 00:39:36,033
For what?

960
00:39:49,300 --> 00:39:50,033
Poison first.

961
00:39:50,500 --> 00:39:51,500
Then assassination.

962
00:39:52,966 --> 00:39:53,666
He Rufei

963
00:39:53,700 --> 00:39:54,966
hasn't changed a bit.

964
00:39:57,633 --> 00:39:59,566
But why did he attempt to

965
00:39:59,933 --> 00:40:00,866
kill Xiao Jue?

966
00:40:02,933 --> 00:40:04,400
Do they hold

967
00:40:05,766 --> 00:40:06,466
any grudges

968
00:40:06,500 --> 00:40:07,933
that I am unaware of?

969
00:40:10,366 --> 00:40:12,500
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

970
00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:16,500
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

971
00:40:16,700 --> 00:40:18,633
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

972
00:40:18,733 --> 00:40:23,633
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

973
00:40:35,766 --> 00:40:37,166
♪I've seen the mountains♪

974
00:40:37,366 --> 00:40:38,766
♪And trodden through ice♪

975
00:40:39,066 --> 00:40:41,866
♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

976
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:43,566
♪Destiny is my creed♪

977
00:40:43,633 --> 00:40:45,033
♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

978
00:40:45,166 --> 00:40:46,933
♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

979
00:40:48,166 --> 00:40:49,633
♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

980
00:40:49,833 --> 00:40:51,100
♪Gazing through the mire♪

981
00:40:51,266 --> 00:40:53,633
♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

982
00:40:53,866 --> 00:40:55,900
♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

983
00:40:57,066 --> 00:40:58,866
♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

984
00:41:00,833 --> 00:41:03,733
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

985
00:41:03,866 --> 00:41:06,500
♪There must always be a longing♪

986
00:41:06,966 --> 00:41:12,000
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

987
00:41:12,366 --> 00:41:14,366
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

988
00:41:14,700 --> 00:41:18,333
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

989
00:41:18,566 --> 00:41:20,433
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

990
00:41:20,500 --> 00:41:24,333
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

991
00:41:24,700 --> 00:41:26,633
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

992
00:41:26,833 --> 00:41:30,633
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

993
00:41:30,900 --> 00:41:36,633
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

994
00:41:37,533 --> 00:41:43,000
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪

995
00:41:50,166 --> 00:41:53,066
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

996
00:41:53,166 --> 00:41:55,800
♪There must always be a longing♪

997
00:41:56,300 --> 00:42:01,333
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

998
00:42:01,666 --> 00:42:03,666
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

999
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:07,633
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

1000
00:42:07,900 --> 00:42:09,766
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

1001
00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:13,633
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

1002
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:15,933
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

1003
00:42:16,133 --> 00:42:19,933
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

1004
00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:25,933
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

1005
00:42:26,866 --> 00:42:32,333
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪