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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 13=

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I'm exhausted.

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You slept for a full day,
so you are exhausted.

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Xiao Jue, you're still here?

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No.

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Commander.

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No need.

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I will

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take it all at once.

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Cheng Lisu said

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it works best when hot.

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Commander.

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Mr. Shen is here.

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Let him in.

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Mr. Shen.

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Commander.

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As the chief instructor,

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I hesitated in making decisions,

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which cost us the chance.

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Hu Yuanzhong led

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the Liehe men

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to kill a dozen new recruits.

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I don't want your mercy

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but your punishment.

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Commander,
Mr. Shen fulfilled his duties.

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What's his fault?

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Hu Yuanzhong is too cunning
and Lei Hou is too deceptive.

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How could we defend?

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By that logic,

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I should be punished.

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No, Commander.

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I failed your trust.

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Moreover, He Yan

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had given me

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the defense layout.

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But I still...

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Defense layout?

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(Defense Layout)

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You may leave.

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Yes.

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(Defense Layout)

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Explain.

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Commander.

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I was framed for murder

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and thrown in jail.

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You weren't at Yezhou Garrison.

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If something had happened,

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we would've been in danger.

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So I drew a map

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and had Miss Song

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deliver it to Mr. Shen.

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Great layout.

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Quite detailed.

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After all, I've been

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at Yezhou Garrison for half a year.

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I know the place

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quite well.

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Bring any new recruit here

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and guess

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if he can make

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this defense layout?

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My memory is perfect.

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I'm gifted.

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You're lying again.

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Right?

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Commander.

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You always doubt me.

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At least, show me some proof.

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You've kept me by your side for long

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and only discovered

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my loyalty, quick wit,

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courage, and wisdom.

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Anything else?

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Nothing.

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Commander,

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a true leader

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rewards and punishes people fairly.

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I helped resolve

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Yezhou Garrison's crisis.

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That's a merit.

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Shouldn't you reward me?

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Reward?

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What reward do you want?

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Can I join the battalion?

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You're being unfair?

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Approved.

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Really?

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Thank you.

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Don't worry.

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I'll lead the battalion well.

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What makes you think

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you can lead the battalion?

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I believe I was born

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to be a general.

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Sometimes, I even feel

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I was a female general in my past life.

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Don't you believe me?

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Or do you think

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women can't be generals?

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In this world,

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whether men or women,

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everyone can do

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what they want.

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Just do it well.

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Thank you.

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Don't get excited.

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I allow you join the battalion

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because your skills qualify you,

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not because I believe your lies.

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You are too competent.

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A woman like you

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joined Yezhou Garrison as a new recruit.

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I don't believe there's no hidden story.

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The day will come

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when your secrets will be uncovered.

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What secrets could I possibly have?

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You and I were

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simply meant to meet each other.

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Thank you.

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It's too bitter.

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Isn't this

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the candy I gave him last time?

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Using my gift

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to repay me?

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How stingy.

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(The Art of War)

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Come in.

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Isn't it my dear Miss He?

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Stop that nonsense!

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What are you saying?

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I already know it.

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What happened?

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Tell me.

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I was originally

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the daughter of a minor city official.

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Due to my beauty,

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a local bully took an interest in me.

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So I had to

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disguise myself as a man and flee home.

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Later, with no other choice,

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I joined the military.

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Mr. Cheng,

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you must keep this secret for me.

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Do you think

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I'm easily fooled?

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Fine.

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I trust you.

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Whatever you say,

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I'll believe it.

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Thank you, Mr. Cheng.

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Take your medicine.

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But that fool

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is destined to take a fall.

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Was it

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after I warned you

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that you started suspecting Lei Hou?

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While investigating you,

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we discovered his forged identity

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was suspicious.

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Then

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doesn't that count as a merit for me?

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I was wrong.

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I won't do it again.

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Cut the crap.

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Follow me.

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(Dungeon)

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- Commander.
- Commander.

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Save your efforts.

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I'll reveal nothing.

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Remember this?

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My brother's longevity lock.

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Xiao Jue,

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don't involve my family.

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My brother knows nothing.

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Spare him.

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Do whatever

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you want to punish me.

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Even kill me if you must.

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Please spare him.

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You should've anticipated this.

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As a death warrior,

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how could you cling to false hopes?

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Maybe you should've hidden

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your family better.

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Xiao Jue,

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what exactly do you want?

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Tell everything you know.

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No rush.

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I have time.

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Take it easy.

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What if I refuse?

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You can try that.

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I guarantee

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next time,

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I won't bring mere objects.

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You truly live up to your name.

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Such ruthless methods.

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I've learned my lesson.

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You seized power shortly after
Xiao Zhongwu and his wife's deaths.

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In Que City,

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you showed no remorse
while drowning tens of thousands.

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No one

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is more ruthless than you.

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It seems you understand
what kind of man I am.

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I never give others second chances.

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Wait.

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I was originally from Que City.

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After the city was flooded,

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our home was destroyed,

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leaving only me

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and my dying younger brother.

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When we were desperate,

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we met Hu Yuanzhong.

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He said he was

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a Liehe merchant in Que City.

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His wife and children died.

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He wanted revenge

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and asked if I'd join him.

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Then you agreed?

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Hatred consumed me then.

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I agreed immediately.

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He forged me a new identity

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to enlist in Yezhou Garrison.

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So you joined the battalion

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to get close to Commander Xiao?

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Yes.

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But you are too capable,

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as the main challenge
to my joining the battalion.

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I bribed Zheng Xuan

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and tried to kill you through him.

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But you survived

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that wolf pack attack.

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Recently,

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Hu Yuanzhong contacted

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Rida Muzi and Liehe forces.

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They planned a coordinated attack.

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Hu Yuanzhong came

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to the barracks first

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to inform me.

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Every single one

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of these things

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couldn't be done

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by Hu Yuanzhong,

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a mere Liehe commoner.

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There must be someone more powerful

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pulling the strings.

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Whether it's him

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or the mastermind,

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they planned this long ago

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with grand ambitions.

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I know I'm being used,

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but I'll do anything

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to get revenge.

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Who is the mastermind behind him?

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I've never met them.

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Hu Yuanzhong has always

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handled communications.

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Xiao Jue.

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I've told you everything

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I know.

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(Dungeon)

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War's cruelty lies

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in forcing impossible choices

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upon people

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everywhere, anytime,

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trapping them

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in moral dilemmas.

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Hou.

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Hou.

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Brother.

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- Hou.
- Brother.

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Hou.

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00:16:47,833 --> 00:16:48,666
Brother.

295
00:16:48,966 --> 00:16:49,700
Hou.

296
00:16:50,166 --> 00:16:51,800
I've missed you so much.

297
00:16:53,333 --> 00:16:54,433
We followed the trail

298
00:16:54,700 --> 00:16:55,400
and found

299
00:16:55,433 --> 00:16:56,033
your brother.

300
00:16:56,700 --> 00:16:57,433
The Commander

301
00:16:57,466 --> 00:16:58,366
ordered us

302
00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:00,400
to treat him well.

303
00:17:02,233 --> 00:17:02,900
Don't think

304
00:17:02,966 --> 00:17:03,966
this redeems your sins.

305
00:17:05,466 --> 00:17:06,900
Those you drowned

306
00:17:07,966 --> 00:17:09,966
will never return.

307
00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,533
I never sought forgiveness.

308
00:17:19,366 --> 00:17:20,366
The moment I ordered it,

309
00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:21,133
I knew some crimes

310
00:17:22,766 --> 00:17:23,666
would haunt me

311
00:17:25,266 --> 00:17:26,266
forever.

312
00:17:33,333 --> 00:17:34,566
He's just a Wutuo civilian

313
00:17:34,833 --> 00:17:35,566
born in Que City.

314
00:17:36,466 --> 00:17:37,900
He hid in barracks

315
00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:39,400
and conspired with Rida Muzi.

316
00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:41,300
He couldn't

317
00:17:41,333 --> 00:17:42,166
do these things

318
00:17:42,166 --> 00:17:42,666
on his own.

319
00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:44,500
Are you just letting him go?

320
00:17:46,133 --> 00:17:46,866
Let them leave.

321
00:18:02,933 --> 00:18:03,500
Brother.

322
00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:05,400
Wait here for me.

323
00:18:30,366 --> 00:18:34,100
(Encrypted text)

324
00:18:34,133 --> 00:18:35,700
So that love poem from Hu Yuanzhong

325
00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:37,100
is in your hands.

326
00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:38,833
This is coded communication.

327
00:18:39,333 --> 00:18:39,966
My vengeance

328
00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:41,933
was for those who never returned.

329
00:18:44,333 --> 00:18:44,966
We're even.

330
00:18:45,933 --> 00:18:47,433
But you still owe many others.

331
00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:36,733
What was

332
00:19:37,966 --> 00:19:39,233
the Que City battle really like?

333
00:19:42,433 --> 00:19:43,833
They're right.

334
00:19:46,166 --> 00:19:47,533
I am indeed cold-blooded

335
00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:48,666
and cruel.

336
00:19:52,433 --> 00:19:53,866
The battlefield changes rapidly.

337
00:19:55,466 --> 00:19:56,466
Others may fear

338
00:19:57,466 --> 00:19:58,366
and hesitate.

339
00:20:00,433 --> 00:20:01,633
But a general cannot.

340
00:20:03,333 --> 00:20:04,833
A general must decide.

341
00:20:06,966 --> 00:20:08,800
You have no choice.

342
00:20:11,066 --> 00:20:12,333
If you don't want to tell me,

343
00:20:14,566 --> 00:20:15,433
I won't press.

344
00:20:19,333 --> 00:20:20,466
That night in Que City,

345
00:20:25,233 --> 00:20:26,633
there was a torrential downpour

346
00:20:26,733 --> 00:20:27,800
we'd never seen.

347
00:20:51,366 --> 00:20:54,133
(Wei Camp in Que City)

348
00:20:58,766 --> 00:20:59,300
Commander.

349
00:21:01,566 --> 00:21:02,166
The Wutuo Army

350
00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,200
is resting in Que City,

351
00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:04,400
not knowing our army

352
00:21:04,433 --> 00:21:05,366
has reached the gates.

353
00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:07,700
They have 30,000 men.

354
00:21:08,833 --> 00:21:10,333
We only have 3,000 men.

355
00:21:10,966 --> 00:21:13,433
Victory is unlikely
even with surprise tactics.

356
00:21:16,433 --> 00:21:17,266
We all have

357
00:21:17,333 --> 00:21:18,033
a resolve to die.

358
00:21:18,433 --> 00:21:19,266
No turning back.

359
00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,333
How far is Que City
from the nearby village?

360
00:21:33,266 --> 00:21:33,933
Ten li.

361
00:21:36,433 --> 00:21:37,533
If we release the reservoir

362
00:21:38,700 --> 00:21:39,600
during the rain,

363
00:21:41,433 --> 00:21:43,366
we will wipe Wutuo Army out.

364
00:21:43,900 --> 00:21:44,966
If the rain doesn't worsen,

365
00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:46,433
the nearby village

366
00:21:46,466 --> 00:21:47,500
will remain safe.

367
00:21:49,133 --> 00:21:51,600
Ride fast and deliver news
to evacuate the villagers.

368
00:21:52,166 --> 00:21:52,733
Also,

369
00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:54,800
deploy rescuers

370
00:21:55,066 --> 00:21:56,133
on standby.

371
00:22:48,266 --> 00:22:48,800
Commander.

372
00:22:51,033 --> 00:22:51,900
The rain intensified.

373
00:22:52,233 --> 00:22:53,166
The water ran wild.

374
00:22:53,700 --> 00:22:54,766
The village was destroyed.

375
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,333
Many people were swept away.

376
00:23:50,566 --> 00:23:51,500
Release the water.

377
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:13,066
♪Walking through the crowd,
without asking about the future♪

378
00:24:15,533 --> 00:24:20,133
♪Wandering half a lifetime,
solitary as the moon♪

379
00:24:21,833 --> 00:24:28,366
♪Memories pile up,
searching through the endless night♪

380
00:24:28,866 --> 00:24:34,333
♪Longing continues,
feelings are changing♪

381
00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:41,700
♪Just to see you turn,
a fleeting blush in your glance♪

382
00:24:43,700 --> 00:24:49,566
♪Just to tread the snow you described♪

383
00:24:50,233 --> 00:24:56,700
♪The fiercer fate intertwines,
the farther we drift♪

384
00:24:57,033 --> 00:25:03,666
♪It's hard to sever love or hatred♪

385
00:25:04,300 --> 00:25:07,700
♪Before destiny is sealed♪

386
00:25:07,833 --> 00:25:10,800
♪Again and again♪

387
00:25:11,366 --> 00:25:17,300
♪My love rests between your fingers♪

388
00:25:17,766 --> 00:25:21,900
♪Tears carve farewells,
blurring my sight♪

389
00:25:21,900 --> 00:25:24,933
♪Inarticulate lifelong wishes♪

390
00:25:25,966 --> 00:25:31,500
♪Awaiting the spread of moonlight♪

391
00:25:48,166 --> 00:25:48,733
Back then,

392
00:25:49,433 --> 00:25:50,733
you only had 3,000 men.

393
00:25:51,466 --> 00:25:52,533
No other choice existed.

394
00:25:53,633 --> 00:25:54,300
It meant

395
00:25:55,266 --> 00:25:56,366
sending you to die.

396
00:25:57,766 --> 00:25:58,666
You did your best.

397
00:26:01,233 --> 00:26:02,566
I didn't kill them,

398
00:26:04,700 --> 00:26:06,700
but they died because of me.

399
00:26:07,700 --> 00:26:14,333
♪Snow falls on windowsills,
moments fading away♪

400
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,200
♪Before destiny is sealed♪

401
00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:20,466
♪Again and again♪

402
00:26:20,466 --> 00:26:21,100
In the past,

403
00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:23,300
when I was upset,

404
00:26:24,566 --> 00:26:26,000
I wanted someone to hold

405
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:26,833
and comfort me.

406
00:26:29,766 --> 00:26:30,833
But I had no one.

407
00:26:32,433 --> 00:26:33,533
So I hope

408
00:26:36,266 --> 00:26:37,300
you can have me.

409
00:26:37,700 --> 00:26:42,700
♪Awaiting the spread of moonlight♪

410
00:26:48,466 --> 00:26:49,400
I'm better now.

411
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:13,100
Miss He's injuries

412
00:27:13,166 --> 00:27:13,966
aren't healed yet.

413
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:15,700
You made her stand

414
00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:16,900
in the snow all night.

415
00:27:17,366 --> 00:27:19,166
Now, she's relapsed.

416
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:21,533
Uncle,

417
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,100
have some compassion.

418
00:27:26,966 --> 00:27:27,633
Don't blame him.

419
00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:29,066
I'm recovering well.

420
00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:31,300
Stop making excuses for him.

421
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:32,533
You two

422
00:27:33,133 --> 00:27:34,033
take advantage of

423
00:27:34,066 --> 00:27:35,700
my medical expertise.

424
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,066
Fine. I'll stop bothering you.

425
00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:39,966
I'll boil the herbs.

426
00:27:52,033 --> 00:27:52,566
Drink this.

427
00:28:07,266 --> 00:28:07,766
Commander.

428
00:28:10,366 --> 00:28:10,866
Come in.

429
00:28:16,533 --> 00:28:17,033
Commander.

430
00:28:17,566 --> 00:28:19,266
(Encrypted text)
Hu Yuanzhong's love poem

431
00:28:19,466 --> 00:28:20,466
has chaotic content.

432
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:21,700
We analyzed it hard

433
00:28:22,033 --> 00:28:23,100
but found nothing.

434
00:28:29,166 --> 00:28:31,233
There's a bitter smell.

435
00:28:39,233 --> 00:28:40,333
- Ginger soup.
- Ginger soup.

436
00:28:43,466 --> 00:28:44,166
Yes.

437
00:28:53,033 --> 00:28:56,133
(Xiao)

438
00:29:02,633 --> 00:29:03,166
You do it.

439
00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,066
(Encrypted text)

440
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,033
(Hai hour on the 5th of the 8th
lunar month, same place, Cimu)

441
00:29:56,166 --> 00:29:57,900
What's going on?

442
00:29:58,966 --> 00:30:01,900
The front of this note
was written in ink,

443
00:30:02,733 --> 00:30:03,333
and the back

444
00:30:03,333 --> 00:30:04,400
with alum solution.

445
00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:06,500
Once dried,

446
00:30:06,900 --> 00:30:07,900
the writing disappears.

447
00:30:08,266 --> 00:30:09,766
But when soaked in ginger soup,

448
00:30:10,233 --> 00:30:11,100
the vanished words

449
00:30:11,533 --> 00:30:12,666
reappear.

450
00:30:12,900 --> 00:30:14,200
This is an old letter.

451
00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:16,666
Perhaps Hu Yuanzhong

452
00:30:16,700 --> 00:30:17,933
didn't fully trust the sender.

453
00:30:18,433 --> 00:30:19,333
That's why he kept it.

454
00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:21,533
Writing with alum solution

455
00:30:21,733 --> 00:30:22,600
to deliver messages

456
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:24,233
was a method devised

457
00:30:24,233 --> 00:30:25,033
by my father.

458
00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,466
He only shared it with close associates.

459
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:29,433
How did you know that?

460
00:30:30,366 --> 00:30:31,466
(How can I tell you)

461
00:30:32,033 --> 00:30:32,866
(General Xiao)

462
00:30:32,900 --> 00:30:34,000
(personally taught me?)

463
00:30:36,533 --> 00:30:37,366
I

464
00:30:37,933 --> 00:30:39,166
read it in a book.

465
00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,266
Commander, are you suggesting

466
00:30:45,133 --> 00:30:45,933
this note comes from

467
00:30:45,933 --> 00:30:47,033
one of our own people?

468
00:30:47,433 --> 00:30:48,566
A traitor in our army?

469
00:30:54,700 --> 00:30:55,400
Where is

470
00:30:55,733 --> 00:30:56,600
this "same place"?

471
00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:58,800
And what does "Cimu"

472
00:30:59,066 --> 00:30:59,766
mean?

473
00:31:02,333 --> 00:31:03,266
"Cimu" refers to "Chai".

474
00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:04,700
My father once had

475
00:31:04,966 --> 00:31:06,466
a long-serving deputy general

476
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:07,833
named Chai Anxi.

477
00:31:08,133 --> 00:31:08,700
But he died

478
00:31:09,366 --> 00:31:10,266
with my father

479
00:31:10,333 --> 00:31:11,866
at the Mingshui Battlefield.

480
00:31:13,233 --> 00:31:13,933
Unless

481
00:31:14,766 --> 00:31:15,633
he faked his death?

482
00:31:17,033 --> 00:31:18,266
But he was part of your army.

483
00:31:18,533 --> 00:31:19,366
Why did he betray us?

484
00:31:20,133 --> 00:31:20,933
I'm not sure.

485
00:31:21,766 --> 00:31:23,000
His deep knowledge

486
00:31:23,033 --> 00:31:23,900
of our army,

487
00:31:24,700 --> 00:31:26,200
combined with the encrypted text,

488
00:31:27,633 --> 00:31:28,966
makes him the prime suspect.

489
00:31:30,233 --> 00:31:32,033
If this is true,

490
00:31:32,833 --> 00:31:34,100
then his involvement might

491
00:31:34,933 --> 00:31:36,166
explain our defeat at Mingshui.

492
00:31:38,033 --> 00:31:38,633
So we

493
00:31:39,533 --> 00:31:40,366
must track down

494
00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:41,400
Chai Anxi.

495
00:31:56,233 --> 00:31:57,833
The agent you planted

496
00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,200
was exposed rather quickly.

497
00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:02,966
Lei Hou and the Liehe tribe

498
00:32:03,266 --> 00:32:04,533
are so useless.

499
00:32:05,733 --> 00:32:06,800
But the real agent

500
00:32:07,466 --> 00:32:08,300
is someone else.

501
00:32:12,166 --> 00:32:13,833
I found him in Que City.

502
00:32:33,700 --> 00:32:34,833
After the flood,

503
00:32:35,033 --> 00:32:36,233
the city became desolate.

504
00:32:38,333 --> 00:32:39,000
I expect

505
00:32:39,266 --> 00:32:41,266
the Xiao Army will soon withdraw.

506
00:32:57,333 --> 00:32:58,033
Are you alright?

507
00:32:58,566 --> 00:32:59,400
He's wounded

508
00:33:00,133 --> 00:33:01,233
and weak.

509
00:33:01,466 --> 00:33:03,266
He's been shadowing
that troop for a while.

510
00:33:05,533 --> 00:33:06,166
Save him first.

511
00:33:11,833 --> 00:33:12,866
(Chai Anxi)
Thank you.

512
00:33:13,566 --> 00:33:14,433
You're not well.

513
00:33:15,166 --> 00:33:15,866
No formalities.

514
00:33:18,433 --> 00:33:19,100
You...

515
00:33:19,633 --> 00:33:20,833
You're a soldier?

516
00:33:21,766 --> 00:33:22,600
I mean no offense.

517
00:33:23,333 --> 00:33:24,133
But earlier,

518
00:33:24,166 --> 00:33:25,400
when dressing your wounds,

519
00:33:26,266 --> 00:33:27,333
I noticed a dagger

520
00:33:28,133 --> 00:33:29,300
engraved with "Xiao".

521
00:33:39,133 --> 00:33:40,433
You're from the Xiao Army?

522
00:33:43,566 --> 00:33:44,166
Relax.

523
00:33:44,833 --> 00:33:45,666
The Xiao Army

524
00:33:45,833 --> 00:33:46,766
is stationed here.

525
00:33:47,333 --> 00:33:48,166
I saw their banner.

526
00:33:49,233 --> 00:33:50,133
I'm just puzzled

527
00:33:50,900 --> 00:33:52,633
why you haven't joined them.

528
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:01,633
You're not young anymore.

529
00:34:02,366 --> 00:34:03,366
Retiring from battle

530
00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:04,866
is understandable.

531
00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:07,133
I'm no deserter.

532
00:34:13,266 --> 00:34:16,966
(Xiao)

533
00:34:17,733 --> 00:34:19,866
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

534
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,900
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

535
00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:26,033
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

536
00:34:26,133 --> 00:34:31,033
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

537
00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:44,566
♪I've seen the mountains♪

538
00:34:44,766 --> 00:34:46,166
♪And trodden through ice♪

539
00:34:46,433 --> 00:34:49,233
♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

540
00:34:49,566 --> 00:34:50,933
♪Destiny is my creed♪

541
00:34:51,033 --> 00:34:52,433
♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

542
00:34:52,566 --> 00:34:54,333
♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

543
00:34:55,566 --> 00:34:57,033
♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

544
00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:58,466
♪Gazing through the mire♪

545
00:34:58,666 --> 00:35:01,033
♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

546
00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:03,300
♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

547
00:35:04,433 --> 00:35:06,233
♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

548
00:35:08,233 --> 00:35:11,133
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

549
00:35:11,233 --> 00:35:13,866
♪There must always be a longing♪

550
00:35:14,366 --> 00:35:19,400
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

551
00:35:19,766 --> 00:35:21,766
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

552
00:35:22,066 --> 00:35:25,700
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

553
00:35:25,966 --> 00:35:27,833
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

554
00:35:27,866 --> 00:35:31,700
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

555
00:35:32,066 --> 00:35:34,000
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

556
00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:38,000
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

557
00:35:38,266 --> 00:35:44,000
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

558
00:35:44,933 --> 00:35:50,400
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪

559
00:35:57,533 --> 00:36:00,433
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

560
00:36:00,566 --> 00:36:03,200
♪There must always be a longing♪

561
00:36:03,666 --> 00:36:08,700
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

562
00:36:09,066 --> 00:36:11,066
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

563
00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:15,033
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

564
00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:17,133
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

565
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:21,033
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

566
00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:23,333
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

567
00:36:23,500 --> 00:36:27,300
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

568
00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:33,333
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

569
00:36:34,233 --> 00:36:39,700
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪