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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 18=

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Thank you, Commander.

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Last night,

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I behaved too boldly.

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It's nothing.

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No one saw us anyway.

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Even if seen, it wouldn't matter.

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The Qiao couple spent
the night on a sampan.

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If word spreads,

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it'll be a romantic story.

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Then we will

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leave openly in the crowds

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conspicuously.

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Commander.

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Are you alright?

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It's my fault.

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I lay on your arm all night

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and made your hand go numb.

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It's fine. Really.

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You don't need me

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to massage it for you?

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Stop being stubborn.

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Flatbread.

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Flatbread.

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Flatbread.

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I want flatbread.

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Sir.

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Two flatbreads, please.

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Alright.

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A pot of hot tea.

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Your hot tea.

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Thank you.

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Your flatbreads.

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Enjoy.

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Commander.

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Freshly baked flatbreads.

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Don't you want to try?

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Not hungry.

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Such a stick-in-the-mud.

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Unlike a Wei man.

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When drinking tea earlier,

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he added salt,

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ginger,

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and pepper.

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Exactly.

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That's a Wutuo custom.

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It's used to fight

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the cold.

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This Wutuo man

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has accomplices.

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They're leaving the city.

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Should we follow?

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Look at those two.

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Though the girl is coughing violently,

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her grandmother

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shows no concern.

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She's gripping the girl's hand

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like fearing an escape.

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That old woman's suspicious.

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Intercept her.

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Stop!

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Hand over the girl.

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Surrender quietly,

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and I'll spare your life.

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If I can't take this girl,

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she'll die here.

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These Wutuo people are cunning.

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He.

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Master.

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Let's leave first.

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Follow me.

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Master, what happened earlier?

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Who's this girl?

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That old woman

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was a Wutuo spy

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infiltrating Jiyang.

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I've been

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tracking them

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for some time.

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This child

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is Princess Mengji's daughter.

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They nearly abducted her earlier.

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No wonder Cui Yuezhi's frantic.

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I'll return first

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to report finding

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the kid and the Wutuo spies.

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Go with your master

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to escort the kid.

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Stay vigilant.

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(Herbal Apothecary)

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To locate

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that injured Wutuo man,

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we searched many apothecaries

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but found no trace.

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No rush.

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He must still be

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in Jiyang.

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(Herb Names)

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That's him.

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Follow him.

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I was wondering earlier

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why the Wutuo people spared me.

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(Xu)

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Later, I found out

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it was

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because they saw

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the Xu token.

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Judging by this,

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they are connected to Chancellor Xu,

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perhaps even acting under his orders.

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For Chai Anxi,

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so many Wutuo agents have come here.

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I fear Jiyang City

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is headed for turmoil.

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(Cloudbird Manor)

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Cloudbird Manor?

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Master, why here?

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This child's been drugged.

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I must go inside

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to prepare an antidote.

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Bring her

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and follow me in.

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Earlier,

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who was that gentleman?

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Also,

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why change into women's clothes?

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He's General Fengyun, Xiao Jue.

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We came to Jiyang

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on official business.

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As for the clothing change,

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it's to conceal my identity.

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So that's General Fengyun.

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No wonder he immediately

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started giving you orders.

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He's the Right Army Commander.

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I'm just one

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of his soldiers.

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Of course he can order me.

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You seem quite protective of him.

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What?

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Do you like him?

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Between us,

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there's indeed some history.

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But my own path

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is not yet clear.

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I suppose

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nothing will come of it.

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Let me divine

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your fates.

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The hexagram is Kan.

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It represents water.

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From peril to greater peril.

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Trapped between dangers

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with no escape in sight.

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Does this mean

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being with him would bring

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certain disaster?

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Remember what I said

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earlier?

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It signifies danger,

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but water is adaptable.

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Navigate through hazards

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and find passage in peril.

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Human conquers fate.

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Don't bow to destiny.

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That melody sounds so familiar.

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My mother often plays this

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in her leisure time.

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I think it's called

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Slow Passing Years.

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(Cloudbird Manor)

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(Clouds and birds fade from memory.)

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(One day, we'll reunite
at the city tower.)

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(Cloudbird Manor.)

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(So that's how it is.)

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(Cloudbird Manor)

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Mr. Cui,

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you've finally arrived.

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Sorry for the delay.

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Are you okay?

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I nearly

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came close to

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being killed.

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Mr. Liu saved me.

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I'm Cui Yuezhi.

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My deepest gratitude

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for saving the little princess.

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Thanks to your information

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about the Wutuo spies,

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I've sent people

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to catch them.

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It was nothing.

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Don't mention it.

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You'd better return

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with the little princess.

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We shouldn't let

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her elders worry.

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Of course.

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I should report this

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to Princess Mengji.

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Would you

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accompany me?

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When she learns

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of your heroic deed,

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she'll surely reward you generously.

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I avoid worldly ties.

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No need.

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Alright, alright.

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Your Highness.

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After you.

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Mr. Liu.

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Visit me sometime.

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He.

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You two

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may return.

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Be careful.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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What's wrong?

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Your master

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cares a lot about the little princess.

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He rarely speaks of the past.

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But I can sense

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he harbors many regrets in his heart

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and sorrows.

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I don't want to see him sad.

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That's why

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I never mention it.

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(Mengji Mansion, Jiyang)

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(Cultivate Virtue)

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The little princess

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entered to see Princess Mengji.

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We'll wait here

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for her summons.

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Uncle.

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Tell us

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about Princess Mengji,

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so we don't offend her later.

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Back then,

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the old lord had a son and a daughter.

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The eldest son died before 18.

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In those days, the Mengji Mansion

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was like a boat in stormy seas.

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To stabilize the situation, the Princess

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married the son
of a high-ranking official.

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After her husband's death,

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she took charge of governance,

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quelled internal conflicts,

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won over the people,

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and steered

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Jiyang's slow return to stability.

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The Princess arrives!

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(Mu Hongjin, Princess Mengji)

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I'm Cui Yuezhi.

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Your Highness.

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Huanqing, Yuyan,

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greet the Princess.

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- Your Highness.
- Your Highness.

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Mr. Cui.

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These two

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are your long-lost nephew

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and niece-in-law?

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Your Highness,

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this young man

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is my nephew, Huanqing.

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Beside him

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stands this lovely and dutiful lady,

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his recently wedded wife,

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Yuyan.

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Huanqing

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is handsome, clever, and skilled in

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both civil and martial arts.

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His demeanor

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greatly resembles my late elder brother.

295
00:17:56,333 --> 00:17:57,533
Every time I see him,

296
00:17:57,933 --> 00:18:00,933
I'm filled with melancholy.

297
00:18:01,666 --> 00:18:02,966
I never realized

298
00:18:03,500 --> 00:18:05,200
the Right Army Commander had free time

299
00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,533
to impersonate someone

300
00:18:08,566 --> 00:18:09,833
to come to my place?

301
00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,133
You old fool.

302
00:18:18,566 --> 00:18:20,466
Falling for such an obvious deception.

303
00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:22,400
He resembles your dead brother?

304
00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,200
Have you looked in a mirror?

305
00:18:24,900 --> 00:18:26,200
Your family

306
00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:27,933
are never known

307
00:18:28,333 --> 00:18:29,266
for handsomeness.

308
00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:29,900
I...

309
00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:35,733
Please stop

310
00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,066
beating around the bush.

311
00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:39,066
Why did you infiltrate Jiyang City?

312
00:18:39,733 --> 00:18:41,566
What's your true purpose?

313
00:18:42,700 --> 00:18:43,900
My apologies, Your Highness.

314
00:18:44,900 --> 00:18:46,033
My visit here

315
00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:47,766
aims to find someone.

316
00:18:48,733 --> 00:18:49,800
Chai Anxi,

317
00:18:50,466 --> 00:18:51,700
once my father's subordinate,

318
00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:53,766
went missing in the Mingshui Battle.

319
00:18:54,866 --> 00:18:56,133
After tracking him all this way,

320
00:18:56,866 --> 00:18:57,733
I had no choice

321
00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:59,100
but to hide my identity

322
00:18:59,466 --> 00:19:00,200
to enter Jiyang.

323
00:19:01,300 --> 00:19:03,033
Mr. Cui was kept in the dark.

324
00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:04,733
Your Highness,

325
00:19:04,933 --> 00:19:05,766
please forgive him.

326
00:19:07,133 --> 00:19:08,666
Is that your excuse?

327
00:19:09,133 --> 00:19:09,866
Do you know

328
00:19:10,300 --> 00:19:11,166
nowadays, Jiyang

329
00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,100
has been infiltrated

330
00:19:13,133 --> 00:19:14,033
by many Wutuo spies?

331
00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:16,400
Is this true?

332
00:19:17,100 --> 00:19:18,633
Jiyang City is impenetrable.

333
00:19:19,166 --> 00:19:20,400
How did they infiltrate?

334
00:19:21,533 --> 00:19:22,200
Your Highness,

335
00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,100
as General Xiao mentioned,

336
00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:25,033
the Wutuo people

337
00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:26,433
used unknown methods

338
00:19:26,700 --> 00:19:27,733
to infiltrate Jiyang City.

339
00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:30,366
They ambushed the little princess

340
00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:31,800
during her outing,

341
00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:32,866
probably

342
00:19:33,100 --> 00:19:34,000
to blackmail you.

343
00:19:34,666 --> 00:19:35,766
Please don't worry.

344
00:19:35,966 --> 00:19:37,533
I've deployed people to capture

345
00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:38,800
the Wutuo spies.

346
00:19:39,466 --> 00:19:40,666
Given current circumstances,

347
00:19:41,066 --> 00:19:42,400
merely catching them

348
00:19:42,966 --> 00:19:43,666
won't suffice.

349
00:19:44,166 --> 00:19:45,233
What's your proposal?

350
00:19:45,733 --> 00:19:46,633
As you said,

351
00:19:47,300 --> 00:19:48,433
Jiyang is impenetrable

352
00:19:48,766 --> 00:19:49,566
as the world knows.

353
00:19:50,066 --> 00:19:50,733
But now,

354
00:19:51,500 --> 00:19:52,700
the Wutuo agents have managed

355
00:19:52,733 --> 00:19:53,966
to infiltrate effortlessly

356
00:19:54,666 --> 00:19:55,966
and target the little princess.

357
00:19:56,566 --> 00:19:57,300
This proves

358
00:19:58,133 --> 00:19:59,366
their actions are premeditated

359
00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,266
and well-prepared.

360
00:20:02,933 --> 00:20:03,500
Your Highness,

361
00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:05,833
for Jiyang's citizens' safety,

362
00:20:06,466 --> 00:20:07,766
we must prepare early

363
00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:08,966
and take precautions.

364
00:20:09,866 --> 00:20:11,100
This is our business.

365
00:20:12,333 --> 00:20:13,633
We'll handle it ourselves.

366
00:20:19,866 --> 00:20:20,400
Your Highness,

367
00:20:20,666 --> 00:20:22,400
Military Inspector Chu Zhao is outside.

368
00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:25,866
Let him in.

369
00:20:40,933 --> 00:20:41,600
Your Highness.

370
00:20:41,900 --> 00:20:42,966
Skip formalities.

371
00:20:43,566 --> 00:20:45,000
Why would a military inspector

372
00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,133
visit Jiyang?

373
00:20:47,733 --> 00:20:49,133
Are you sent by the court?

374
00:20:50,666 --> 00:20:51,466
You misunderstand.

375
00:20:51,766 --> 00:20:52,866
I'm returning to the capital

376
00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:54,466
and merely passing through.

377
00:20:56,333 --> 00:20:57,533
Then why request this meeting?

378
00:20:58,066 --> 00:20:58,666
I

379
00:20:59,933 --> 00:21:01,400
spotted a Wutuo spy.

380
00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:10,966
Where?

381
00:21:11,966 --> 00:21:12,833
At an herb shop.

382
00:21:13,333 --> 00:21:14,166
A wounded man had

383
00:21:14,566 --> 00:21:15,700
a wolf-head tattoo

384
00:21:16,266 --> 00:21:16,966
on his right arm,

385
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,766
a Wutuo identifier,

386
00:21:18,933 --> 00:21:19,966
revealed during treatment.

387
00:21:20,700 --> 00:21:21,700
I tracked him

388
00:21:22,166 --> 00:21:23,700
to a group of Wutuo spies.

389
00:21:24,366 --> 00:21:25,366
There were over a dozen.

390
00:21:27,066 --> 00:21:27,600
Clearly,

391
00:21:28,100 --> 00:21:29,100
multiple Wutuo groups

392
00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:29,966
have infiltrated

393
00:21:30,566 --> 00:21:31,366
this city.

394
00:21:32,666 --> 00:21:33,966
Please reconsider

395
00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:35,333
my proposal,

396
00:21:36,133 --> 00:21:37,766
Your Highness.

397
00:21:38,900 --> 00:21:40,133
We appreciate your warning.

398
00:21:40,933 --> 00:21:41,966
But we'll handle

399
00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,300
our own affairs.

400
00:21:44,866 --> 00:21:45,533
You may leave.

401
00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:47,733
Host them at the mansion tonight.

402
00:22:01,733 --> 00:22:03,866
(Self-Revealing Virtue)

403
00:22:07,500 --> 00:22:08,566
Mr. Qiao?

404
00:22:10,466 --> 00:22:11,766
I didn't expect you in Jiyang

405
00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:13,100
under a new name.

406
00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:14,833
There's more.

407
00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:16,500
I've even gotten married.

408
00:22:18,866 --> 00:22:19,400
Mr. Chu,

409
00:22:19,933 --> 00:22:20,966
we're destined to meet

410
00:22:21,266 --> 00:22:22,100
wherever we go.

411
00:22:23,666 --> 00:22:24,500
Putting it that way,

412
00:22:24,933 --> 00:22:26,766
it seems we're always reuniting.

413
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:28,633
Then you must be very busy, Mr. Chu.

414
00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,033
Even crossing a street

415
00:22:30,466 --> 00:22:31,500
would make you reunite

416
00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:32,700
with many 'destined ones'.

417
00:22:43,166 --> 00:22:44,400
Commander, night approaches.

418
00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:45,466
Let's dine.

419
00:22:58,566 --> 00:23:00,000
Xiao Jue's arrival was abrupt

420
00:23:00,133 --> 00:23:01,000
and impolite.

421
00:23:01,466 --> 00:23:02,700
But a general of his caliber

422
00:23:02,900 --> 00:23:04,000
never acts rashly.

423
00:23:04,533 --> 00:23:05,566
Mobilize defenses,

424
00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,400
increase patrols and drills,

425
00:23:07,700 --> 00:23:08,633
and stockpile herbs

426
00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:09,466
just in case.

427
00:23:10,366 --> 00:23:11,500
Understood.

428
00:23:12,066 --> 00:23:12,700
Moreover,

429
00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:14,600
he saved Lou.

430
00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:16,700
Keep his presence here

431
00:23:16,966 --> 00:23:17,700
confidential.

432
00:23:18,666 --> 00:23:19,666
Help his search

433
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:21,000
for the person.

434
00:23:22,766 --> 00:23:23,333
Yes.

435
00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:34,900
(Self-Revealing Virtue)

436
00:23:59,700 --> 00:24:00,600
Slow Passing Years.

437
00:24:25,566 --> 00:24:26,433
Your Highness.

438
00:24:28,266 --> 00:24:29,100
Slow Passing Years.

439
00:24:30,333 --> 00:24:31,966
Have you heard this song?

440
00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:34,666
My master often plays it.

441
00:24:37,533 --> 00:24:39,666
I heard Lou mention it.

442
00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:40,866
Her savior

443
00:24:41,466 --> 00:24:42,900
also included a white-clad hero

444
00:24:43,466 --> 00:24:44,500
with a sword in hand

445
00:24:44,700 --> 00:24:45,933
and a zither on his back.

446
00:24:47,133 --> 00:24:48,000
Do you know

447
00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:49,700
who he might be?

448
00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:52,600
That was my master

449
00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,933
Liu Buwang, the Cloudforest Hermit.

450
00:24:59,133 --> 00:24:59,966
Liu Buwang?

451
00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:03,300
Is he well?

452
00:25:05,733 --> 00:25:06,300
No.

453
00:25:07,333 --> 00:25:08,266
No need to tell me.

454
00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:10,100
I don't care.

455
00:25:14,966 --> 00:25:16,066
May I ask you

456
00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:17,700
if you

457
00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:19,500
and my master

458
00:25:20,700 --> 00:25:21,900
were once acquainted?

459
00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:27,633
(Many years ago,)

460
00:25:28,700 --> 00:25:29,800
(to escape my marriage,)

461
00:25:30,966 --> 00:25:32,300
(I secretly fled the mansion.)

462
00:25:39,566 --> 00:25:40,700
Run faster, little lady!

463
00:25:40,866 --> 00:25:42,900
- Try running!
- Where can you flee now?

464
00:25:42,900 --> 00:25:45,266
Help! Is anyone there to save me?

465
00:25:45,533 --> 00:25:46,200
Run!

466
00:25:47,100 --> 00:25:47,633
Scream!

467
00:25:47,766 --> 00:25:48,900
Yeah, keep running!

468
00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:06,300
Sir.

469
00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:07,833
Help me, sir!

470
00:26:08,500 --> 00:26:09,633
Carrying a zither?

471
00:26:10,466 --> 00:26:11,333
You fragile man

472
00:26:11,366 --> 00:26:12,866
want to be a hero?

473
00:26:13,300 --> 00:26:13,900
Scram.

474
00:26:15,133 --> 00:26:15,800
Sir.

475
00:26:16,866 --> 00:26:17,500
Still here?

476
00:26:18,133 --> 00:26:18,666
Get him!

477
00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:35,233
Sir.

478
00:26:57,466 --> 00:26:58,333
Thank you.

479
00:26:59,066 --> 00:27:00,066
I'm Mu Hongjin.

480
00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:01,566
What's your name?

481
00:27:04,166 --> 00:27:04,800
Liu Buwang.

482
00:27:05,333 --> 00:27:06,233
If you're unharmed,

483
00:27:06,500 --> 00:27:07,500
I'll take my leave.

484
00:27:08,866 --> 00:27:09,733
Mr. Liu.

485
00:27:12,966 --> 00:27:14,533
I think my ankle's sprained.

486
00:27:15,533 --> 00:27:16,366
In for a penny,

487
00:27:16,733 --> 00:27:17,600
in for a pound.

488
00:27:18,300 --> 00:27:18,833
How about

489
00:27:19,666 --> 00:27:20,466
you carry me?

490
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:21,166
No.

491
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:22,833
That's improper.

492
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:28,100
It really does hurt

493
00:27:28,366 --> 00:27:29,533
when I move.

494
00:27:32,500 --> 00:27:34,033
Please, sir.

495
00:27:43,333 --> 00:27:43,833
Miss,

496
00:27:44,300 --> 00:27:45,000
where's your home?

497
00:27:45,666 --> 00:27:46,466
I'll take you back.

498
00:27:46,700 --> 00:27:47,600
I have no home.

499
00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:49,433
I was kidnapped and brought here.

500
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,033
My home is very far away.

501
00:27:52,700 --> 00:27:53,766
I'll follow you.

502
00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:55,500
Wherever you go, I go.

503
00:27:56,066 --> 00:27:57,066
What do you mean

504
00:27:57,066 --> 00:27:57,866
by "follow me"?

505
00:27:58,666 --> 00:27:59,666
Why would you follow me?

506
00:28:00,533 --> 00:28:01,733
Since you saved me,

507
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:03,266
see it through to the end.

508
00:28:04,666 --> 00:28:06,233
Or escort me home.

509
00:28:06,766 --> 00:28:07,700
My home is far away.

510
00:28:07,966 --> 00:28:08,633
Can you do it?

511
00:28:08,766 --> 00:28:09,333
Of course.

512
00:28:11,166 --> 00:28:12,433
My home's in Yaojing.

513
00:28:16,166 --> 00:28:17,000
Don't worry.

514
00:28:17,133 --> 00:28:18,233
I don't eat much.

515
00:28:18,333 --> 00:28:19,733
I won't cost you much.

516
00:28:19,900 --> 00:28:20,633
Having me along

517
00:28:20,766 --> 00:28:21,866
won't be a burden.

518
00:28:22,900 --> 00:28:23,466
No.

519
00:28:25,866 --> 00:28:27,566
Please, please.

520
00:28:30,533 --> 00:28:31,966
I'm begging you.

521
00:28:54,133 --> 00:28:54,700
Thank you.

522
00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:51,533
I'm starving.

523
00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:52,833
Sir.

524
00:29:53,366 --> 00:29:55,166
Can we have a proper meal?

525
00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:56,300
No.

526
00:29:56,733 --> 00:29:57,533
After a month,

527
00:29:57,933 --> 00:29:59,066
my money is nearly gone.

528
00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,100
Candied haws for sale!

529
00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:05,933
Candied haws.

530
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:06,700
Want one?

531
00:30:07,466 --> 00:30:08,066
Take a look.

532
00:30:12,933 --> 00:30:14,266
Sir, one please.

533
00:30:14,700 --> 00:30:15,600
Alright. Thank you.

534
00:30:16,733 --> 00:30:17,466
Here, hold this.

535
00:30:27,066 --> 00:30:28,333
You still care about me.

536
00:30:28,666 --> 00:30:29,200
Want some?

537
00:30:30,333 --> 00:30:30,833
Miss.

538
00:30:31,700 --> 00:30:32,233
Boundaries.

539
00:30:41,700 --> 00:30:42,900
Take a bouquet if you like it.

540
00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:43,766
This one, then.

541
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:44,600
Take care.

542
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:50,266
This looks nice.

543
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,066
These bracelets
are called Joyful Hearts.

544
00:30:54,333 --> 00:30:55,800
My husband and I

545
00:30:55,933 --> 00:30:56,933
carved them together.

546
00:30:57,733 --> 00:30:58,966
Joyful Hearts bracelets.

547
00:30:59,533 --> 00:31:00,433
Any special meaning?

548
00:31:00,733 --> 00:31:01,600
If lovers

549
00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,066
wear these bracelets,

550
00:31:04,333 --> 00:31:05,666
they'll never be separated.

551
00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:09,466
Is this your lover?

552
00:31:10,333 --> 00:31:11,766
Buy a pair for the lady.

553
00:31:12,066 --> 00:31:12,866
A lifetime

554
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:14,233
of togetherness.

555
00:31:15,166 --> 00:31:16,166
You heard that, Mr. Liu?

556
00:31:16,900 --> 00:31:17,733
Buy me one?

557
00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:32,500
She's not my lover.

558
00:31:39,766 --> 00:31:41,300
- Great!
- Great!

559
00:31:41,533 --> 00:31:42,200
You sure

560
00:31:42,266 --> 00:31:43,600
I'm not your lover?

561
00:31:49,166 --> 00:31:50,033
No flowers?

562
00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:51,633
No.

563
00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:05,533
It's me.

564
00:32:17,666 --> 00:32:18,966
Soldiers are everywhere outside,

565
00:32:19,166 --> 00:32:19,966
checking everyone.

566
00:32:20,300 --> 00:32:21,700
Seemingly searching for someone.

567
00:32:26,733 --> 00:32:27,466
Tomorrow,

568
00:32:28,566 --> 00:32:30,066
I must return to Qiyun Mountain.

569
00:32:31,266 --> 00:32:32,666
Will you come with me?

570
00:32:33,166 --> 00:32:34,266
You'll meet my master.

571
00:32:36,066 --> 00:32:37,200
I can't go with you.

572
00:32:41,766 --> 00:32:42,266
Why?

573
00:32:43,866 --> 00:32:45,166
I'm Prince Mengji's daughter.

574
00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,333
The person those soldiers are hunting

575
00:32:49,533 --> 00:32:50,266
is me.

576
00:32:51,866 --> 00:32:52,533
My father wants

577
00:32:53,066 --> 00:32:53,666
me to marry

578
00:32:53,666 --> 00:32:54,966
a court official's son

579
00:32:55,933 --> 00:32:57,433
to strengthen his political standing.

580
00:32:58,700 --> 00:32:59,200
I refused.

581
00:32:59,266 --> 00:33:00,200
That's why I fled.

582
00:33:00,766 --> 00:33:02,200
But then I met you.

583
00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:04,466
This past month

584
00:33:05,500 --> 00:33:07,166
has been truly joyful.

585
00:33:10,933 --> 00:33:11,633
Mr. Liu,

586
00:33:12,666 --> 00:33:13,733
I don't want that marriage.

587
00:33:15,266 --> 00:33:16,900
But I can't go up the mountain with you.

588
00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:18,733
What should I do?

589
00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:23,533
In that case,

590
00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:25,533
wait here at this inn.

591
00:33:26,133 --> 00:33:26,866
I'll go

592
00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:28,466
tell my master

593
00:33:28,866 --> 00:33:30,000
and then return in two days.

594
00:33:30,333 --> 00:33:31,533
We'll resolve this together.

595
00:33:33,566 --> 00:33:34,700
Must you leave now?

596
00:33:35,566 --> 00:33:36,466
I'll definitely return.

597
00:33:37,266 --> 00:33:37,800
Liu Buwang,

598
00:33:39,900 --> 00:33:41,200
remember your promise.

599
00:33:42,966 --> 00:33:44,000
You must come back.

600
00:33:48,900 --> 00:33:49,533
I will.

601
00:34:30,333 --> 00:34:33,100
♪Through endless nights, I walk alone♪

602
00:34:33,366 --> 00:34:37,000
♪Heartache swirls like ceaseless winds♪

603
00:34:41,133 --> 00:34:43,933
♪Yet I yearn to stand opposed to you♪

604
00:34:44,266 --> 00:34:47,833
♪Seeking fleeting clarity♪

605
00:34:48,333 --> 00:34:52,100
♪Imprisoned within memories♪

606
00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,933
♪Upon towering fortress walls♪

607
00:34:55,166 --> 00:34:57,766
♪Brooding over lamented pasts♪

608
00:34:57,966 --> 00:35:00,800
♪Where shall light be found♪

609
00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:04,633
This last peach blossom

610
00:35:06,300 --> 00:35:07,933
has finally withered.

611
00:35:09,133 --> 00:35:11,366
♪Never yield♪

612
00:35:11,566 --> 00:35:14,200
♪I'm shrouded in darkness♪

613
00:35:14,300 --> 00:35:17,600
♪Resent old dreams like drifting clouds♪

614
00:35:17,866 --> 00:35:19,666
♪Fading into oblivion♪

615
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:21,100
I just want to know

616
00:35:22,333 --> 00:35:24,000
if I ever meant anything to him,

617
00:35:25,366 --> 00:35:26,766
but the answer never came.

618
00:35:27,733 --> 00:35:28,766
Deep down, I know

619
00:35:29,666 --> 00:35:30,366
we are

620
00:35:30,366 --> 00:35:31,400
in separate worlds.

621
00:35:31,933 --> 00:35:33,333
Destined never to meet.

622
00:35:34,300 --> 00:35:35,233
What I want

623
00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:37,300
isn't explanations from him.

624
00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:39,400
I just need him to give our past

625
00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:41,666
a proper ending.

626
00:35:44,666 --> 00:35:45,333
Fate

627
00:35:46,666 --> 00:35:47,766
is truly cruel.

628
00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:50,300
What a pity.

629
00:35:50,766 --> 00:35:52,466
He remains a coward.

630
00:35:53,266 --> 00:35:54,900
Not even brave enough to end things

631
00:35:54,900 --> 00:35:55,400
properly.

632
00:35:56,733 --> 00:35:58,233
My master isn't like that.

633
00:35:58,866 --> 00:36:00,133
There must be reasons.

634
00:36:05,666 --> 00:36:07,666
Time only hastens aging,

635
00:36:08,933 --> 00:36:10,066
heartless to human bonds,

636
00:36:11,566 --> 00:36:13,000
eternally mourning separations.

637
00:36:50,233 --> 00:36:52,366
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

638
00:36:52,500 --> 00:36:56,400
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

639
00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,533
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

640
00:36:58,633 --> 00:37:03,533
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

641
00:37:15,666 --> 00:37:17,066
♪I've seen the mountains♪

642
00:37:17,266 --> 00:37:18,666
♪And trodden through ice♪

643
00:37:18,933 --> 00:37:21,733
♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

644
00:37:22,066 --> 00:37:23,433
♪Destiny is my creed♪

645
00:37:23,533 --> 00:37:24,933
♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

646
00:37:25,066 --> 00:37:26,833
♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

647
00:37:28,066 --> 00:37:29,533
♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

648
00:37:29,700 --> 00:37:30,966
♪Gazing through the mire♪

649
00:37:31,166 --> 00:37:33,533
♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

650
00:37:33,766 --> 00:37:35,800
♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

651
00:37:36,933 --> 00:37:38,733
♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

652
00:37:40,733 --> 00:37:43,633
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

653
00:37:43,733 --> 00:37:46,366
♪There must always be a longing♪

654
00:37:46,866 --> 00:37:51,900
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

655
00:37:52,266 --> 00:37:54,266
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

656
00:37:54,566 --> 00:37:58,200
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

657
00:37:58,466 --> 00:38:00,333
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

658
00:38:00,366 --> 00:38:04,200
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

659
00:38:04,566 --> 00:38:06,500
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

660
00:38:06,700 --> 00:38:10,500
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

661
00:38:10,766 --> 00:38:16,500
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

662
00:38:17,433 --> 00:38:22,900
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪

663
00:38:30,033 --> 00:38:32,933
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

664
00:38:33,066 --> 00:38:35,700
♪There must always be a longing♪

665
00:38:36,166 --> 00:38:41,200
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

666
00:38:41,566 --> 00:38:43,566
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

667
00:38:43,900 --> 00:38:47,533
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

668
00:38:47,766 --> 00:38:49,633
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

669
00:38:49,700 --> 00:38:53,533
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

670
00:38:53,900 --> 00:38:55,833
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

671
00:38:56,033 --> 00:38:59,833
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

672
00:39:00,100 --> 00:39:05,833
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

673
00:39:06,733 --> 00:39:12,200
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪