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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 21=

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Here comes our female general!

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- Welcome.
- Come on.

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- Have a seat.
- Come on.

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Come on, sit.

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- Come on.
- Take a seat.

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- Alright, let's sit.
- Over here.

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Sit here.

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Thank you.

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Now that I've seen you,

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I can boast to my friends.

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I didn't know

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I had become so popular.

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This is nothing.

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People on the street

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will shower you with flowers.

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Nowadays in Jiyang,

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the one most admired

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is Her Highness,

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and the second

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would be you.

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- Exactly.
- Yeah.

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But Her Highness is above us,

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while you're among us,

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which makes us believe

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that women can achieve greatness, too.

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You ladies

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are no less capable than men.

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You may not have fought

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on the frontline, but your deeds

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boosted our morale tremendously.

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We simply did small things

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under the protection

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of frontline warriors like you.

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It's nothing.

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No deed is too small.

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Everyone has their strengths.

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As long as we act with benevolence

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and righteousness,

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we all deserve respect.

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Besides,

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women enjoy

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a higher status in Jiyang

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thanks to Her Highness.

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You ladies must

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showcase your talents even more.

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You're right.

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I've always wanted

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to take the imperial exam.

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But I never took the exam,

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for fear of being judged.

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Next year, I'll give it a try

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to leave no regrets.

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I wish you success in the exams.

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A general and a scholar.

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I admire you.

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Meanwhile, I only

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want to do business.

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Most look down on merchants,

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but merchants can

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sustain themselves.

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Exquisite embroidery.

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That's Min'er's starting fund.

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That's why she did her best.

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Don't listen to her.

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Miss Wang is getting married.

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We're making small items for her.

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However,

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the groom's embroidered pouch

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is hers to make.

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Every stitch carries her affection.

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We mustn't do it for her.

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Miss Yan,

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I want to make a pouch too.

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Would you teach me?

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It's for General Fengyun, isn't it?

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Let's teach our general.

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- Yeah.
- Let's teach her.

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- Come on.
- Let me show you.

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Insert the needle from below upwards.

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Like this.

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Done.

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Let's see.

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Let's see.

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Needlework takes practice.

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- Yeah.
- I can teach you

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step by step.

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Yeah.

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What about this?

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Well...

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If it's not working,

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we can try something else.

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How about cooking?

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General Fengyun would be deeply moved

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if you cooked for him in person.

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But

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I've never cooked before.

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I can't just make plain porridge.

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Make some plain noodles.

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That's the easiest.

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Yeah, plain noodles.

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We can teach you

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all the recipes.

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Give it a try.

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Yeah.

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- You got this.
- You got this.

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- Try it.
- Come on.

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Yeah.

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Commander.

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You've been sorting out

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Jiyang's military affairs for days.

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You must have been tired.

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I can't starve you.

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Commander, look.

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I made the noodles myself.

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Commander, please do me a favor

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and try it.

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Please.

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Why did you want to cook?

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I just wanted to do something for you.

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(How much salt did you put in this?)

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Commander.

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Is it good?

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Yeah.

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Seems like I have

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some talent in cooking, more or less.

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Seeing you enjoy it so much,

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I'm getting hungry.

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Let me...

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You were saying...?

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No...

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Nothing.

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If you like it so much,

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I'll make more tomorrow.

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What's wrong?

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I'm checking for holes.

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If there are any,

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I can mend them.

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I don't think it's torn anywhere.

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Commander, I'll head back.

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Rest early.

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Commander.

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Did you hear

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a tearing sound?

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No.

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No?

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How did my sleeve get torn?

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Yeah, it's torn.

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Hurry and take it off.

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Come on.

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What...?

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Is it necessary?

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It's fine. Take it off.

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No need, seriously.

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Take it off.

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Do you think

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he misunderstood something?

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Why is he so flustered?

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What's the rush?

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Is something wrong?

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Commander.

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Chai Anxi woke up.

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Mr. Chai.

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When Wutuo attacked Jiyang,

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you could've fled amid the chaos,

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yet you stayed,

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showing a resolve to protect the people.

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But why

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did you betray my father

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and Wei?

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I didn't betray Wei.

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I never betrayed Wei.

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I didn't expect it.

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I just wanted Xiao Zhongwu dead.

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I wanted him dead.

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My father treated you well.

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Why did you do that?

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Is there something we don't know?

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Feel free to speak.

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We'll plead your case
before His Majesty.

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He treated me well?

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That's because he felt guilty.

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He killed my son.

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My son had just reached adulthood.

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As far as I know,

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your son

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died on the battlefield.

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As a soldier, you should know

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that war is merciless.

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When soldiers march to war,

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they embrace death without regrets.

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Why would you think

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that General Xiao

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killed your son?

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If Xiao Zhongwu hadn't been warlike,

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my son

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wouldn't have died.

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If he truly died in battle,

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as his father,

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I'd be immensely proud.

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But he died

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under Xiao Zhongwu's

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petty schemes.

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You were supposed to

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lead the vanguard at Yanshan.

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Why was my son

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sent as the vanguard in the end?

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He never returned,

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yet you built your fame.

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You earned your glory by stepping

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on my son's corpse.

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I remember that battle.

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A total of 216

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Xiao Army soldiers

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died on the battlefield.

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Even though they knew

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before setting out

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that this battle

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would likely be fatal,

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they still volunteered to fight.

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Your son,

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Captain Chai Qian,

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was one of them.

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Do you know

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we encountered Wutuo cavalry

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on the way to Yanshan?

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With 1,000 soldiers,

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we fought against 5,000 enemies.

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I couldn't reach Yanshan in time.

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Your son volunteered

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to lead the remaining
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to Yanshan,

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sacrificing themselves to turn the tide.

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You're lying.

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Mr. Chai.

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As a deputy general,

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how could you distrust the commander

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who had fought

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alongside you for years?

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And as a father,

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why did you underestimate

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the son you raised yourself?

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Here is the petition

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signed by

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all 216 Xiao Army soldiers.

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(Petition)

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Qian,

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you volunteered to fight?

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I'm sorry.

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I'm so sorry.

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I wronged General Xiao.

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I wronged all the soldiers

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of the Xiao Army.

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General Chai.

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You already regret it.

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Then tell us the truth.

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In the Mingshui Battle,
the commander died,

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and 30,000 soldiers perished.

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Was it fate

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or a setup?

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Beware of He Rufei.

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He told me to hold back
General Xiao's plea for help

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for a few days.

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Beware of whom?

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He Rufei.

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Mr. Chai.

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Was anyone else involved?

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I only had contact with He Rufei.

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00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,133
But I'm sure
someone in the capital was involved.

291
00:16:27,666 --> 00:16:28,766
He sounded like

292
00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,466
someone highly influential.

293
00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:42,133
Who could be

294
00:16:42,333 --> 00:16:43,966
more influential than Xu Jingfu

295
00:16:45,366 --> 00:16:46,866
in the court?

296
00:17:25,100 --> 00:17:25,933
Congratulations

297
00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,133
(Li Kuang, Eight Warriors of Fuyue Army)
on being entitled General Feihong.

298
00:17:41,366 --> 00:17:42,866
He Rufei.

299
00:17:43,666 --> 00:17:44,966
It's you.

300
00:17:45,166 --> 00:17:46,400
In the Mingshui Battle,

301
00:17:47,100 --> 00:17:48,600
you made me hold back

302
00:17:48,666 --> 00:17:50,600
General Xiao's plea for help,

303
00:17:51,100 --> 00:17:52,700
killing General Xiao

304
00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,866
and 30,000 Xiao Army soldiers.

305
00:17:56,366 --> 00:17:58,433
No, I'm not He Rufei.

306
00:18:00,533 --> 00:18:02,000
You're not He Rufei?

307
00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:40,833
Are you He Yan

308
00:18:40,900 --> 00:18:42,333
or He Rufei?

309
00:18:52,366 --> 00:18:54,000
(Beware of He Rufei.)

310
00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,266
(He made me hold back)

311
00:18:57,333 --> 00:18:58,966
(General Xiao's plea for help)

312
00:19:01,166 --> 00:19:02,666
(for a few days.)

313
00:19:09,266 --> 00:19:11,166
(The "He Rufei" Chai Anxi mentioned)

314
00:19:12,166 --> 00:19:13,533
(should be me.)

315
00:19:15,133 --> 00:19:16,133
(But I never)

316
00:19:16,133 --> 00:19:17,200
(saw him in private.)

317
00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:19,800
(The one who contacted him)

318
00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:21,933
(must have been the real He Rufei.)

319
00:19:23,466 --> 00:19:24,300
(Therefore,)

320
00:19:24,766 --> 00:19:25,666
(He Rufei must have)

321
00:19:25,733 --> 00:19:27,366
(colluded with Xu Jingfu long ago.)

322
00:19:28,733 --> 00:19:30,733
(But why did he
scheme against the Xiao Army?)

323
00:19:31,900 --> 00:19:32,733
(Was my death)

324
00:19:33,366 --> 00:19:35,366
(also part of the scheme?)

325
00:19:47,733 --> 00:19:48,833
(No wonder Xiao Jue)

326
00:19:48,900 --> 00:19:50,133
(took the Qinglang Sword)

327
00:19:51,266 --> 00:19:52,300
(and was quite)

328
00:19:52,866 --> 00:19:54,100
(defensive against me)

329
00:19:54,133 --> 00:19:55,000
(at Yezhou Garrison,)

330
00:19:55,533 --> 00:19:56,366
(suspecting)

331
00:19:56,366 --> 00:19:57,633
(that I was a spy.)

332
00:19:59,266 --> 00:20:00,400
(But he didn't know)

333
00:20:01,566 --> 00:20:02,866
(that the He Rufei he knew)

334
00:20:03,366 --> 00:20:05,033
(was not the He Rufei)

335
00:20:05,933 --> 00:20:07,300
(who contacted Chai Anxi.)

336
00:20:13,466 --> 00:20:14,300
(Anyway,)

337
00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:16,033
(I must uncover the truth.)

338
00:20:16,666 --> 00:20:17,566
(Huaijin deserves)

339
00:20:18,333 --> 00:20:19,933
(an explanation.)

340
00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:41,433
Young Master, you're back.

341
00:20:42,766 --> 00:20:43,966
What did Chai Anxi say?

342
00:20:44,500 --> 00:20:46,933
Is Chancellor Xu
involved in the Mingshui defeat?

343
00:20:52,833 --> 00:20:54,700
Since you've obtained an answer,

344
00:20:54,966 --> 00:20:56,700
I'll kill Chai Anxi now

345
00:20:57,333 --> 00:20:58,400
to complete the mission.

346
00:20:59,100 --> 00:20:59,933
No.

347
00:21:00,766 --> 00:21:01,866
He can't die yet.

348
00:21:03,900 --> 00:21:04,733
Where's Xiao Jue?

349
00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:06,400
Went to see Her Highness.

350
00:21:09,766 --> 00:21:10,600
In that case,

351
00:21:11,500 --> 00:21:12,900
we should bid her farewell.

352
00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,833
I didn't expect
that you're also leaving Jiyang.

353
00:21:20,300 --> 00:21:21,600
Unfortunately,

354
00:21:22,133 --> 00:21:23,400
we're going different ways.

355
00:21:24,300 --> 00:21:25,433
We're bound to meet

356
00:21:26,333 --> 00:21:27,633
in the imperial court again.

357
00:21:30,100 --> 00:21:31,100
Commander's right.

358
00:21:45,166 --> 00:21:46,033
Why did you

359
00:21:46,700 --> 00:21:47,933
ask to speak in private,

360
00:21:48,933 --> 00:21:50,033
even without He Yan?

361
00:21:55,733 --> 00:21:56,600
I need

362
00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,533
your help with something.

363
00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:01,033
What is it?

364
00:22:01,266 --> 00:22:02,100
He Yan

365
00:22:02,566 --> 00:22:03,900
joined my ranks

366
00:22:03,966 --> 00:22:04,866
disguised as a man.

367
00:22:05,333 --> 00:22:06,233
You know best

368
00:22:06,700 --> 00:22:08,533
what restrictions women face.

369
00:22:09,366 --> 00:22:10,600
He Yan is patriotic

370
00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:12,633
and has military prowess.

371
00:22:13,566 --> 00:22:15,000
But her true identity

372
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,400
brings unnecessary complications.

373
00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:17,733
Therefore,

374
00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,600
she disguised herself as a man

375
00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:20,866
to serve in the army.

376
00:22:21,666 --> 00:22:22,600
We do need to

377
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:24,433
address this issue.

378
00:22:25,300 --> 00:22:26,333
But it's not time yet.

379
00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:28,233
So please help

380
00:22:29,266 --> 00:22:30,700
keep her secret.

381
00:22:31,366 --> 00:22:32,700
General Fengyun, rest assured.

382
00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:34,500
You saved Jiyang.

383
00:22:34,866 --> 00:22:35,700
We Jiyang people

384
00:22:35,933 --> 00:22:38,233
won't let our saviors face any trouble.

385
00:22:41,133 --> 00:22:41,966
Thank you.

386
00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:45,833
Xiao Jue.

387
00:22:50,366 --> 00:22:52,233
He Yan is Buwang's only disciple.

388
00:22:52,933 --> 00:22:54,766
Though jade needs grinding to glow,

389
00:22:55,300 --> 00:22:56,333
I won't allow

390
00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,500
any man to bully or hurt her.

391
00:22:59,733 --> 00:23:02,400
Jiyang will always be her maiden home.

392
00:23:33,866 --> 00:23:34,700
Don't worry.

393
00:23:34,866 --> 00:23:35,766
I'll keep your secret

394
00:23:35,933 --> 00:23:38,166
even after I go back to the capital.

395
00:23:38,733 --> 00:23:39,566
Thank you, Mr. Chu.

396
00:23:39,933 --> 00:23:41,033
What a pity that you can't

397
00:23:41,500 --> 00:23:42,500
take credit for this.

398
00:23:43,933 --> 00:23:44,933
As long as Jiyang's safe.

399
00:23:45,900 --> 00:23:46,733
Mr. Chu.

400
00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:48,233
Let's stop here.

401
00:23:49,266 --> 00:23:50,300
I was in the army.

402
00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:51,900
Night walks don't scare me.

403
00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:54,233
Actually,

404
00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,100
I just wanted to walk with you.

405
00:23:59,966 --> 00:24:01,433
You still call me "Mr. Chu."

406
00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,900
That eases my mind.

407
00:24:04,966 --> 00:24:06,633
I didn't know that Commander Xiao would

408
00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:08,200
suspect my master.

409
00:24:09,766 --> 00:24:10,600
By the way,

410
00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:11,800
Yingxiang is holding

411
00:24:11,900 --> 00:24:13,466
the mermaid-silk gown you gave me.

412
00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:16,300
She will take it to your room.

413
00:24:17,166 --> 00:24:18,000
Thank you.

414
00:24:18,666 --> 00:24:19,500
Mr. Chu.

415
00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:21,600
As Xu Jingfu's prized disciple,

416
00:24:22,366 --> 00:24:23,600
you must know

417
00:24:23,900 --> 00:24:25,366
more than you claim

418
00:24:25,700 --> 00:24:26,633
about his dealings.

419
00:24:27,533 --> 00:24:28,733
The real question is

420
00:24:29,166 --> 00:24:30,733
how involved you were.

421
00:24:31,766 --> 00:24:34,766
But you stood with Jiyang in crisis.

422
00:24:35,133 --> 00:24:35,966
I believe

423
00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,433
that you would never commit treason.

424
00:24:39,266 --> 00:24:41,133
I hope you'll stop working

425
00:24:41,700 --> 00:24:42,800
for the villain.

426
00:24:46,466 --> 00:24:47,600
Master is a loyal man.

427
00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:49,366
How can I believe

428
00:24:49,866 --> 00:24:51,033
that he'd frame patriots

429
00:24:51,166 --> 00:24:52,100
for no reason?

430
00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:54,133
But Chai Anxi's detailed account

431
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:56,000
sowed doubts in me...

432
00:24:59,366 --> 00:25:00,200
Never mind.

433
00:25:00,566 --> 00:25:02,466
No matter what lies ahead,

434
00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,500
I seek only to act
without regret or guilt.

435
00:25:06,566 --> 00:25:07,500
Then I wish you

436
00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:09,433
a safe journey.

437
00:25:11,766 --> 00:25:12,600
Miss He,

438
00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:14,466
you truly stand apart from other women.

439
00:25:15,333 --> 00:25:16,166
They

440
00:25:16,733 --> 00:25:17,833
lack your resilience.

441
00:25:19,333 --> 00:25:20,266
What they desire

442
00:25:20,733 --> 00:25:21,733
is merely to find a match

443
00:25:21,733 --> 00:25:23,433
for marital bliss and peaceful living.

444
00:25:24,133 --> 00:25:25,566
Mr. Chu, your words

445
00:25:25,700 --> 00:25:27,000
sound rather condescending.

446
00:25:27,366 --> 00:25:28,233
How come?

447
00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,666
Men can study literature,

448
00:25:30,900 --> 00:25:31,966
join the military,

449
00:25:32,466 --> 00:25:33,866
or become physicians and merchants.

450
00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:35,700
Yet from birth,

451
00:25:36,300 --> 00:25:38,433
women are expected
to be virtuous and demure,

452
00:25:38,733 --> 00:25:40,133
learn needlework and etiquette,

453
00:25:40,266 --> 00:25:42,000
all for marital servitude
and child-rearing.

454
00:25:42,700 --> 00:25:44,533
Whether they want it matters not.

455
00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:45,633
Because all this

456
00:25:46,133 --> 00:25:47,466
is deemed natural and rightful.

457
00:25:50,066 --> 00:25:51,100
I was small-minded.

458
00:25:52,066 --> 00:25:52,966
Miss He,

459
00:25:53,266 --> 00:25:54,100
as a woman,

460
00:25:54,566 --> 00:25:55,966
you empathize

461
00:25:56,100 --> 00:25:56,966
with women's plight.

462
00:25:57,466 --> 00:25:58,766
You dare to pioneer paths

463
00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:00,266
others dare not tread.

464
00:26:00,900 --> 00:26:02,233
I truly admire you.

465
00:26:02,733 --> 00:26:04,933
You find me different

466
00:26:05,533 --> 00:26:07,000
because I've studied,

467
00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:08,533
ventured out,

468
00:26:08,933 --> 00:26:11,200
and even defied conventions
by joining the military,

469
00:26:11,333 --> 00:26:12,933
as others might call it.

470
00:26:13,466 --> 00:26:14,533
Yet how many women

471
00:26:14,933 --> 00:26:16,966
share my experiences?

472
00:26:18,333 --> 00:26:19,533
If they too

473
00:26:19,933 --> 00:26:20,833
could witness

474
00:26:21,466 --> 00:26:22,966
Yezhou's snows,

475
00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,266
Jiyang's waters,

476
00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:27,433
desert moons,

477
00:26:27,933 --> 00:26:29,433
and mountain ranges,

478
00:26:31,133 --> 00:26:31,966
tell me,

479
00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:33,600
would they still tolerate

480
00:26:33,866 --> 00:26:36,033
being confined to petty
domestic squabbles?

481
00:26:36,366 --> 00:26:38,000
Would they still wallow in melancholy

482
00:26:38,533 --> 00:26:39,533
and self-pity?

483
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:46,233
I wish to blaze

484
00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:48,733
a different trail for you.

485
00:26:52,500 --> 00:26:53,366
What do you think

486
00:26:54,166 --> 00:26:55,000
of this proposal?

487
00:27:00,166 --> 00:27:01,000
I need no one

488
00:27:01,300 --> 00:27:02,133
to blaze a trail

489
00:27:02,466 --> 00:27:03,933
on my behalf.

490
00:27:04,866 --> 00:27:05,766
What I truly desire

491
00:27:06,333 --> 00:27:07,666
is someone who'll walk beside me

492
00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:09,133
to blaze a trail together.

493
00:27:22,066 --> 00:27:23,000
Then who do you think

494
00:27:23,866 --> 00:27:24,700
could

495
00:27:25,666 --> 00:27:27,000
blaze a trail with you?

496
00:27:28,266 --> 00:27:29,100
Could it be

497
00:27:29,533 --> 00:27:30,366
Commander Xiao?

498
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:41,233
Commander.

499
00:27:42,733 --> 00:27:43,966
You came back alone

500
00:27:45,533 --> 00:27:46,866
just to bid him farewell?

501
00:27:57,533 --> 00:27:58,366
Commander.

502
00:27:59,500 --> 00:28:00,333
Chai Anxi

503
00:28:00,966 --> 00:28:01,800
is dead.

504
00:28:32,766 --> 00:28:34,566
We maintained
complete perimeter security

505
00:28:34,966 --> 00:28:35,966
without lapse.

506
00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:37,333
After nightfall,

507
00:28:37,433 --> 00:28:39,033
some cleaners passed through

508
00:28:39,666 --> 00:28:40,600
and suddenly attacked.

509
00:28:41,766 --> 00:28:42,966
We fought fiercely

510
00:28:43,566 --> 00:28:44,900
but failed to stop them.

511
00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:48,433
Commander.

512
00:28:48,566 --> 00:28:49,466
I've failed my duty.

513
00:28:49,766 --> 00:28:50,633
Please punish me.

514
00:28:55,766 --> 00:28:56,600
You did your best.

515
00:28:57,466 --> 00:28:58,733
Cheng Lisu and Song Taotao

516
00:28:59,166 --> 00:29:00,433
must be treating the injured.

517
00:29:01,300 --> 00:29:02,300
Seek their medical aid.

518
00:29:03,133 --> 00:29:03,966
Understood.

519
00:29:39,766 --> 00:29:41,200
Commander, look.

520
00:29:42,366 --> 00:29:44,900
This token bears Wutuo's lion emblem.

521
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:46,833
These assassins

522
00:29:47,300 --> 00:29:48,633
could be Wutuo soldiers.

523
00:29:52,966 --> 00:29:54,000
Wutuo soldiers?

524
00:29:55,900 --> 00:29:57,700
Haven't they retreated after the defeat?

525
00:29:59,166 --> 00:30:00,000
Mr. Chu,

526
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,600
you don't know anything about it?

527
00:30:02,933 --> 00:30:03,766
Commander Xiao.

528
00:30:03,966 --> 00:30:04,866
What do you mean?

529
00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:06,633
Haven't I been

530
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,566
with you the whole time?

531
00:30:20,766 --> 00:30:22,900
Chu Zhao is Xu Jingfu's prized disciple.

532
00:30:23,533 --> 00:30:24,766
Are you suspecting him?

533
00:30:25,300 --> 00:30:27,100
The role he has played in this

534
00:30:27,733 --> 00:30:28,600
remains unclear.

535
00:30:29,866 --> 00:30:31,400
But mobilizing Wutuo troops

536
00:30:32,266 --> 00:30:33,800
is beyond his current capabilities.

537
00:30:35,666 --> 00:30:36,500
Commander.

538
00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:38,633
Come in.

539
00:30:42,366 --> 00:30:43,200
Commander.

540
00:30:43,366 --> 00:30:44,200
I'm back.

541
00:30:44,900 --> 00:30:45,733
Commander.

542
00:30:45,733 --> 00:30:46,866
I've been thinking.

543
00:30:47,333 --> 00:30:48,433
We can't just let it slide.

544
00:30:49,333 --> 00:30:50,400
Shall we rush

545
00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,300
to the capital to confront Xu Jingfu?

546
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:54,433
How can we confront him

547
00:30:54,866 --> 00:30:55,700
without

548
00:30:56,300 --> 00:30:57,166
our key witness?

549
00:30:58,200 --> 00:30:59,033
But

550
00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:00,733
we have some other leads.

551
00:31:02,133 --> 00:31:03,366
At least, we've confirmed

552
00:31:04,266 --> 00:31:05,133
that He Rufei

553
00:31:05,933 --> 00:31:07,266
was indeed involved.

554
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:09,600
Xu Jingfu is a cunning old fox.

555
00:31:10,266 --> 00:31:11,100
Then let's

556
00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:12,966
look into He Rufei.

557
00:31:13,733 --> 00:31:14,933
Find out how those two

558
00:31:15,533 --> 00:31:16,366
were connected

559
00:31:16,666 --> 00:31:17,500
before Mingshui.

560
00:31:17,566 --> 00:31:18,400
Understood.

561
00:31:18,733 --> 00:31:19,566
No wonder Mr. Cheng

562
00:31:19,566 --> 00:31:20,433
keeps calling

563
00:31:20,466 --> 00:31:21,666
He Rufei ungrateful.

564
00:31:22,166 --> 00:31:23,833
General Xiao treated him so well

565
00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:25,700
and gifted him the Qinglang Sword.

566
00:31:26,766 --> 00:31:27,600
But in the end,

567
00:31:27,966 --> 00:31:28,833
he betrayed us.

568
00:31:38,700 --> 00:31:39,566
Anything else?

569
00:31:40,333 --> 00:31:41,166
If not,

570
00:31:41,866 --> 00:31:42,700
I'll take my leave.

571
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:56,033
Young Master.

572
00:31:56,533 --> 00:31:58,233
Who sent those assassins?

573
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:00,966
Master, naturally.

574
00:32:02,266 --> 00:32:03,333
I delayed taking action.

575
00:32:03,666 --> 00:32:04,966
Master ran out of patience

576
00:32:04,966 --> 00:32:06,000
and sent assassins.

577
00:32:06,966 --> 00:32:07,900
All I had to do

578
00:32:08,366 --> 00:32:10,266
was to stay out of it.

579
00:32:10,866 --> 00:32:12,133
So I went to see Her Highness

580
00:32:12,266 --> 00:32:13,400
to establish an alibi.

581
00:32:18,933 --> 00:32:20,300
(But the truth must also surface.)

582
00:32:21,066 --> 00:32:22,300
So I left behind evidence

583
00:32:22,300 --> 00:32:23,166
to guide Xiao Jue.

584
00:32:24,266 --> 00:32:25,266
Just like that,

585
00:32:25,666 --> 00:32:27,400
Xiao Jue will suspect Chancellor Xu.

586
00:32:27,766 --> 00:32:29,166
But he is in the capital.

587
00:32:30,133 --> 00:32:31,800
Wouldn't Xiao Jue suspect

588
00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,333
that you did it
on behalf of the Chancellor?

589
00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:35,233
No, he wouldn't.

590
00:32:36,133 --> 00:32:37,466
Xiao Jue knows full well

591
00:32:37,966 --> 00:32:40,266
that Master would never
hand me evidence of colluding

592
00:32:40,700 --> 00:32:41,566
with Wutuo people.

593
00:32:42,166 --> 00:32:43,366
So, I couldn't possibly

594
00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:44,333
mobilize Wutuo troops.

595
00:32:44,900 --> 00:32:46,566
Even without Chai Anxi's testimony,

596
00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:48,833
Xiao Jue will find other means

597
00:32:49,466 --> 00:32:50,300
to fight Master

598
00:32:50,966 --> 00:32:52,200
and He Rufei to the end.

599
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,333
A pity indeed for Chai Anxi,

600
00:32:55,066 --> 00:32:56,300
once a valiant warrior,

601
00:32:56,866 --> 00:32:58,000
now brought to such an end.

602
00:32:58,966 --> 00:32:59,800
Young Master.

603
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,700
Chai Anxi was killed by Wutuo soldiers.

604
00:33:02,900 --> 00:33:04,333
Will Chancellor Xu blame you

605
00:33:04,566 --> 00:33:05,833
for failing his orders?

606
00:33:06,533 --> 00:33:09,333
Gain and loss must balance.
Only thus endures.

607
00:33:10,266 --> 00:33:11,500
Had I followed his orders,

608
00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,433
we'd miss the secrets.

609
00:33:14,466 --> 00:33:15,300
These secrets

610
00:33:15,900 --> 00:33:17,466
and Sun Xiangfu's ledger

611
00:33:18,566 --> 00:33:20,100
prove that Master has betrayed Wei.

612
00:33:24,033 --> 00:33:26,700
(Cui Mansion)

613
00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:29,500
Commander Xiao, Miss He.

614
00:33:29,966 --> 00:33:31,400
Mr. Cheng, Miss Song.

615
00:33:31,933 --> 00:33:32,866
Take care.

616
00:33:33,900 --> 00:33:34,733
I don't know

617
00:33:34,966 --> 00:33:35,866
when we'll meet again.

618
00:33:36,500 --> 00:33:38,500
You repelled the Wutuo army

619
00:33:38,766 --> 00:33:39,766
and saved us.

620
00:33:40,466 --> 00:33:41,300
We appreciate it.

621
00:33:41,300 --> 00:33:43,966
(Great Virtue)

622
00:33:53,900 --> 00:33:54,733
Yan.

623
00:33:54,900 --> 00:33:56,833
We'll pass through Chonghuai.

624
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:58,066
Shall we make a stop

625
00:33:58,166 --> 00:33:59,433
and have fun for a few days?

626
00:34:02,533 --> 00:34:04,933
(Wangjiang House)

627
00:34:07,533 --> 00:34:08,933
Passing through Chonghuai,

628
00:34:09,366 --> 00:34:10,833
I finally get to see

629
00:34:10,933 --> 00:34:12,400
the renowned Wangjiang House.

630
00:34:12,866 --> 00:34:13,700
Did you bring

631
00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:14,700
enough money?

632
00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:16,333
You wanted to come.

633
00:34:16,466 --> 00:34:17,500
So, you're paying.

634
00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,233
I suggested this trip to lift spirits

635
00:34:20,733 --> 00:34:22,166
because Mr. He seemed troubled.

636
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:23,233
Once He cheers up,

637
00:34:23,666 --> 00:34:24,500
Huaijin

638
00:34:24,566 --> 00:34:25,466
will be happy too.

639
00:34:29,700 --> 00:34:31,133
This place looks pricey.

640
00:34:31,766 --> 00:34:32,666
Thank you, Mr. Cheng.

641
00:34:33,066 --> 00:34:33,900
No problem.

642
00:34:34,333 --> 00:34:35,166
Besides,

643
00:34:35,166 --> 00:34:36,200
we can all chip in

644
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:37,400
if my money runs short.

645
00:34:37,766 --> 00:34:39,433
Just like back at Ruyun House.

646
00:34:39,700 --> 00:34:40,766
Right, Huaijin?

647
00:34:41,533 --> 00:34:42,433
Leave me out of this.

648
00:34:43,333 --> 00:34:45,166
The famous Ruyun House in the capital?

649
00:34:45,633 --> 00:34:46,600
Why did you visit

650
00:34:46,633 --> 00:34:47,600
without me?

651
00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:49,100
Why would we take you?

652
00:34:49,166 --> 00:34:50,000
You were just a kid.

653
00:34:50,133 --> 00:34:51,200
How old were you?

654
00:34:52,366 --> 00:34:53,200
(Guys,)

655
00:34:53,666 --> 00:34:55,400
have you heard of Ruyun House?

656
00:34:56,466 --> 00:34:58,133
Yaojing's biggest brothel.

657
00:34:58,500 --> 00:34:59,333
I've been there.

658
00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:00,233
It's overrated.

659
00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:03,666
Young Master Yan is so experienced.

660
00:35:04,300 --> 00:35:05,133
Of course.

661
00:35:08,900 --> 00:35:09,833
You've been there?

662
00:35:11,133 --> 00:35:11,966
No.

663
00:35:12,566 --> 00:35:13,400
I lied.

664
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:15,833
Huaijin.

665
00:35:15,933 --> 00:35:16,800
You woke up?

666
00:35:17,533 --> 00:35:18,466
I heard Ruyun House

667
00:35:18,533 --> 00:35:19,633
has a new songstress

668
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:20,900
named Hua Youxian.

669
00:35:21,500 --> 00:35:22,900
Her stunning look

670
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:24,333
and heavenly voice

671
00:35:24,866 --> 00:35:26,533
made her the top performer in a month.

672
00:35:26,966 --> 00:35:27,900
Let's go hear her sing

673
00:35:28,266 --> 00:35:29,266
after class.

674
00:35:29,466 --> 00:35:30,366
Do you dare?

675
00:35:31,133 --> 00:35:32,433
It's your turn now.

676
00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:33,466
Tell you what...

677
00:35:34,100 --> 00:35:34,933
Forget about Yan He.

678
00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:36,233
He will brag about it

679
00:35:36,366 --> 00:35:37,200
either way.

680
00:35:37,500 --> 00:35:38,333
Let's go.

681
00:35:38,866 --> 00:35:40,033
Only cowards back out.

682
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,133
He Rufei, you hear me?

683
00:35:44,733 --> 00:35:45,566
Me too?

684
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:47,033
Let's go.

685
00:35:47,366 --> 00:35:48,200
With the top student

686
00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:49,133
Xiao Huaijin with us,

687
00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:50,933
we won't be punished too harshly

688
00:35:51,066 --> 00:35:52,366
even if we get caught.

689
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:53,833
Let's go.

690
00:35:54,900 --> 00:35:55,766
Let's go.

691
00:35:55,900 --> 00:35:56,733
Come on.

692
00:35:57,100 --> 00:35:58,166
How do we sneak out?

693
00:35:58,866 --> 00:35:59,700
He Rufei.

694
00:36:00,466 --> 00:36:01,300
Keep up.

695
00:36:01,333 --> 00:36:02,166
Don't be a coward.

696
00:36:08,566 --> 00:36:09,400
Climb over here.

697
00:36:14,333 --> 00:36:15,166
Careful.

698
00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:17,200
- Thanks.
- Let's go.

699
00:36:18,466 --> 00:36:19,300
Someone's missing.

700
00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:21,033
Where's He Rufei?

701
00:36:21,666 --> 00:36:22,900
I'm here.

702
00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:30,666
Pathetic.

703
00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:46,466
Thank you.

704
00:36:47,133 --> 00:36:47,966
You can't even

705
00:36:48,366 --> 00:36:49,200
climb the wall?

706
00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:50,866
I didn't want to come.

707
00:36:51,533 --> 00:36:52,366
Yan He

708
00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:53,500
dragged me along.

709
00:36:55,933 --> 00:36:56,766
Also,

710
00:36:56,966 --> 00:36:58,600
aren't you, the top student,

711
00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:00,633
also sneaking off to the brothel?

712
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:05,833
What's wrong?

713
00:37:10,066 --> 00:37:10,933
Ruyun House

714
00:37:11,700 --> 00:37:13,000
has long intrigued me.

715
00:37:14,366 --> 00:37:15,200
Yan.

716
00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:17,633
You don't look well.

717
00:37:17,766 --> 00:37:19,100
Didn't you sleep well?

718
00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:21,433
It's fine.

719
00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:23,933
It's just some memories resurfacing.

720
00:37:24,666 --> 00:37:26,166
Is it about Mr. Liu?

721
00:37:27,266 --> 00:37:29,033
I-I'll stop.

722
00:37:35,300 --> 00:37:36,900
Ruyun House is fascinating.

723
00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:38,233
Huaijin.

724
00:37:38,366 --> 00:37:39,533
Remember our old friends?

725
00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:53,733
(Wangjiang House)

726
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:09,633
Cheng Lisu.

727
00:38:10,466 --> 00:38:11,566
This is...?

728
00:38:11,900 --> 00:38:12,733
Huaijin.

729
00:38:12,866 --> 00:38:14,166
You remember Yang Mingzhi?

730
00:38:16,333 --> 00:38:18,666
(Yang Mingzhi, Magistrate of Chonghuai)

731
00:38:22,466 --> 00:38:23,466
I'm Yang Mingzhi.

732
00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:25,166
Greetings, General Fengyun.

733
00:38:33,733 --> 00:38:35,933
Mingzhi now serves
as Chonghuai's Magistrate.

734
00:38:36,333 --> 00:38:37,400
We were classmates.

735
00:38:37,666 --> 00:38:39,333
So I invited him here to catch up.

736
00:38:45,133 --> 00:38:46,966
Are they enemies or something?

737
00:38:48,133 --> 00:38:50,066
Back at Xianchang Academy,

738
00:38:50,500 --> 00:38:51,966
they were close friends.

739
00:38:52,466 --> 00:38:53,300
Yang Mingzhi

740
00:38:53,300 --> 00:38:55,233
is the only son
of the current Minister of War.

741
00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:57,266
He passed the exams years ago,

742
00:38:57,533 --> 00:38:58,366
yet somehow ended up

743
00:38:58,366 --> 00:39:00,000
as a lowly magistrate in Chonghuai.

744
00:39:00,700 --> 00:39:01,566
Why are they acting

745
00:39:01,666 --> 00:39:02,766
like strangers now?

746
00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:04,033
I'm also curious.

747
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:07,033
Gentlemen,

748
00:39:07,266 --> 00:39:08,400
fate brought us together

749
00:39:08,566 --> 00:39:09,433
at the academy.

750
00:39:09,566 --> 00:39:11,233
Cleared up your misunderstandings.

751
00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:12,100
Cheng Lisu,

752
00:39:12,466 --> 00:39:13,300
you may not know.

753
00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,466
There is no misunderstanding

754
00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:18,633
between us.

755
00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:25,233
Huaijin.

756
00:39:25,866 --> 00:39:26,700
Rest assured.

757
00:39:27,700 --> 00:39:28,833
I'll convince my father

758
00:39:28,933 --> 00:39:30,400
to plead for General Xiao

759
00:39:30,966 --> 00:39:32,000
and urge His Majesty

760
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:33,033
to find out the truth.

761
00:39:34,500 --> 00:39:35,800
As the Minister of War,

762
00:39:36,466 --> 00:39:37,366
my father

763
00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:39,333
has certain influence.

764
00:39:40,333 --> 00:39:41,166
Mingzhi.

765
00:39:42,733 --> 00:39:43,566
Thank you.

766
00:39:44,466 --> 00:39:46,366
Xiao Zhongwu, as the commander-in-chief,

767
00:39:46,766 --> 00:39:47,800
was reckless,

768
00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:50,100
leading our troops into an ambush.

769
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:51,466
He was too proud

770
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,333
to seek prompt rescue,

771
00:39:53,933 --> 00:39:56,633
which caused huge casualties.

772
00:39:57,066 --> 00:39:57,900
Xiao Zhongwu

773
00:39:57,933 --> 00:39:59,433
is a sinner to Wei.

774
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:02,400
(Xiao Mansion)

775
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:03,233
Huaijin.

776
00:40:03,933 --> 00:40:04,833
I broke my promise.

777
00:40:06,266 --> 00:40:07,100
Sorry.

778
00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,100
I forced this burden on you.

779
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:13,266
No need to apologize.

780
00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:16,866
I heard you volunteered
to go to Que City.

781
00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:21,300
Word travels fast, it seems.

782
00:40:21,733 --> 00:40:22,566
Are you insane?

783
00:40:25,866 --> 00:40:27,966
I know you want to
restore honor to your father

784
00:40:27,966 --> 00:40:28,833
and the Xiao Army.

785
00:40:29,466 --> 00:40:30,966
But it's too risky.

786
00:40:33,166 --> 00:40:34,366
I've made up my mind.

787
00:40:35,166 --> 00:40:36,600
Don't try to dissuade me.

788
00:40:38,966 --> 00:40:39,800
Huaijin.

789
00:40:42,566 --> 00:40:43,566
Have you ever thought

790
00:40:44,700 --> 00:40:45,533
that perhaps

791
00:40:46,166 --> 00:40:47,966
there's no hidden truth?

792
00:40:49,700 --> 00:40:51,933
Maybe General Xiao...

793
00:40:57,300 --> 00:40:58,366
Yang Mingzhi.

794
00:40:59,666 --> 00:41:00,500
From now on,

795
00:41:01,733 --> 00:41:03,200
stay out of my sight.

796
00:41:05,233 --> 00:41:10,733
(Xiao Mansion)

797
00:41:16,466 --> 00:41:17,300
Yeah.

798
00:41:17,500 --> 00:41:18,333
No misunderstandings.

799
00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:19,933
In the end,

800
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:21,633
I'm nothing

801
00:41:21,666 --> 00:41:23,166
but an oath-breaker.

802
00:41:29,033 --> 00:41:31,166
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

803
00:41:31,300 --> 00:41:35,200
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

804
00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:37,333
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

805
00:41:37,433 --> 00:41:42,333
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

806
00:41:54,466 --> 00:41:55,866
♪I've seen the mountains♪

807
00:41:56,066 --> 00:41:57,466
♪And trodden through ice♪

808
00:41:57,766 --> 00:42:00,566
♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

809
00:42:00,866 --> 00:42:02,233
♪Destiny is my creed♪

810
00:42:02,333 --> 00:42:03,733
♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

811
00:42:03,866 --> 00:42:05,633
♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

812
00:42:06,866 --> 00:42:08,333
♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

813
00:42:08,500 --> 00:42:09,766
♪Gazing through the mire♪

814
00:42:09,966 --> 00:42:12,333
♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

815
00:42:12,566 --> 00:42:14,600
♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

816
00:42:15,733 --> 00:42:17,533
♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

817
00:42:19,533 --> 00:42:22,433
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

818
00:42:22,533 --> 00:42:25,166
♪There must always be a longing♪

819
00:42:25,666 --> 00:42:30,700
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

820
00:42:31,066 --> 00:42:33,066
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

821
00:42:33,366 --> 00:42:37,000
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

822
00:42:37,266 --> 00:42:39,133
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

823
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:43,033
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

824
00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:45,333
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

825
00:42:45,500 --> 00:42:49,300
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

826
00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:55,333
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

827
00:42:56,233 --> 00:43:01,700
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪

828
00:43:08,866 --> 00:43:11,766
♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

829
00:43:11,866 --> 00:43:14,500
♪There must always be a longing♪

830
00:43:14,966 --> 00:43:20,000
♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

831
00:43:20,366 --> 00:43:22,366
♪Light shines upon my heart♪

832
00:43:22,700 --> 00:43:26,333
♪Unveiling scars,
I choose to swim upstream♪

833
00:43:26,566 --> 00:43:28,433
♪The resonance of courage
rings loud and clear♪

834
00:43:28,500 --> 00:43:32,333
♪It's the boldness
that defines existence♪

835
00:43:32,700 --> 00:43:34,633
♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

836
00:43:34,833 --> 00:43:38,633
♪Burying frailty,
embracing life through death♪

837
00:43:38,900 --> 00:43:44,633
♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

838
00:43:45,533 --> 00:43:51,000
♪With our unwavering true love,
brave the world with me♪