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[A Dream Within A Dream]

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[Episode 27]

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Why are you staring at me?

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What are you scheming now?

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I've been thinking.

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Song Yimeng,

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I like you.

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What did you say?

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I said I like you.

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So,

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I want your forgiveness,

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and then marry you.

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You...

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You...

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You must be out of your mind!

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In your dreams.

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Why don't you fly to the moon
while you're at it?

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Just let me finish what I have to say.

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At first,

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I was indeed wary of you.

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I even...

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I even thought about killing you.

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But after spending time with you,

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everything has changed.

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What change are you talking about?

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Let me remind you,

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you didn't kill me

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because you couldn't.

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Yes,

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I might not be able to kill you,

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but...

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But because of that time
at the Lantern Festival,

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I fell for you.

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Since then,

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I never thought about killing you again.

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I've been anxious and uneasy

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while deceiving you these days.

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But there are things

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that confuse me.

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Why is it that when I'm Nan Heng,

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you avoid me,

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you're cautious,

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you ingratiate yourself,

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and act insincere,

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but when I put on Li Shiliu's mask,

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you treat me with sincerity

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and honesty?

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No matter which version of me,

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I'm sincere with you.

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But why does the real Song Yimeng

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only appear before Li Shiliu?

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So?

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Is this your excuse for deceiving me?

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I did deceive you.

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But that's because I was afraid.

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I was afraid that once
the lie was exposed,

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I would never see the real you again.

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And...

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And I was selfish,

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because I cherished the feeling of
being trusted by you.

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I didn't want to wake up from this dream.

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But...

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you eventually wake up from dreams.

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Lies

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will also

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be exposed eventually.

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That's right.

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So now I want to honestly tell you

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that the real Nan Heng

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isn't the God of Death others speak of,

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nor is he a carefree hero
of the martial arts world.

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He's just

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a cowardly,

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selfish man.

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Would you accept

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this version of me as your husband?

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His Highness,

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where are you?

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I hope you're not in any danger.

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Please stay safe, Your Highness.

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Mr. Fugui!

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There's a body in there!

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Sir.

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It's in there.

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This...

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Miss Song's cloak?

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Mr. Fugui.

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Mr. Fugui.

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I found signs of struggle

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at the edge of the cliff.

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Let's go.

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I'm sorry.

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I can't accept your proposal.

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What are you really worried about?

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Nan Heng,

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let me ask you something.

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When you left the cold palace

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and went to the border,

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what was going through your mind?

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I just didn't want to die
in the cold palace.

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I wanted to fight for my survival.

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That's right.

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You succeeded.

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You earned military merits

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and gradually

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built your own power base.

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But when you returned to the capital,

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you suddenly realized

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that your years of fighting at the border

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had become completely worthless.

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No matter how many
achievements you earned,

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the position of crown prince

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would only belong to Nan Rui.

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And your fate?

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To return to the depths of the palace

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and never be free again.

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So at that moment,

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what were you thinking?

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If you had ever experienced
trying with all your might

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to reach the peak

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but never being able to get there,

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then you should understand

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that enjoying the view from the bottom

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isn't so bad after all.

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You're trying to say

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that no matter how hard one tries,

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some things can't be changed.

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But I don't believe that.

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Why should my fate be
in someone else's hands?

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I will obtain

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what I want through my own efforts.

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But the day you get what you want

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will be the day

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tragedy befalls the Song family.

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When I was little,

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there was a terrible fire.

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My parents

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left this world forever

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because they saved me.

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So

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I will never allow such a tragedy

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happen again.

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What do you mean your parents left?

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Isn't Mr. Song perfectly fine?

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I don't understand what you're saying.

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It's nothing.

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You wouldn't understand.

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Nan Heng,

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there will

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never be a happy ending for us.

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Since there can't be a happy ending,

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it's better

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if we never begin at all.

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So

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this is your reason for rejecting me?

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But Song Yimeng,

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have you even tried?

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Nothing has even begun,

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so why say it's doomed to fail?

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If I'm the problem, I can change.

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I can promise you

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to show you my true self from now on,

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and I'll look after the Song family too.

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But why are you using

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a made-up excuse

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to reject me?

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Your Highness doesn't need to understand.

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This world

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is just one giant storybook.

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And I

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am just an ordinary person.

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I only want

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to protect my family,

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to keep them alive and well.

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The only thing I can control

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is my own heart.

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So, Your Highness,

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the Song Yimeng standing before you

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will never

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and cannot fall in love with you.

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Then let me ask you.

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If you're so afraid of death

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and pain,

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why did you risk everything
to save me last night?

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Song Yimeng,

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can you really

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control your heart?

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General.

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[Song Residence]

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You actually snuck out

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without telling me last night?

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They tried killing you
and you fell off a cliff.

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All of this

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happened in one short night.

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Mr. Song.

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I...

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Miss Song Yiting,

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last night the two of us

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were pursued by nearly 100 assassins.

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We had nowhere to retreat

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and were forced to the edge of a cliff.

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In the end, we barely managed to survive

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by choosing to jump off the cliff.

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Look,

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I even suffered a knife wound.

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You were still in the capital

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and people dared to be so brazen.

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Shut up.

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They even dared to
hurt the Seventh Prince.

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Thankfully the Seventh Prince
arrived in time,

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otherwise Yimeng

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might have already...

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It wasn't that serious.

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Father,

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wasn't serious.

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How can you say it wasn't serious
when all this happened?

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Mr. Song is right.

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Those assassins

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were all highly skilled fighters

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with ruthless techniques.

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Even I,

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a veteran of many battles, nearly died,

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let alone her.

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Nan Heng.

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are you done?

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Stop exaggerating everything.

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What do you mean?

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Father,

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don't listen to him.

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It wasn't nearly as bad as he claims.

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If it were really that serious,

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how would I still be alive to return?

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Think about it.

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Even so,

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it must have been extremely dangerous.

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Otherwise, with how skilled the
Seventh Prince is,

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how could he get hurt?

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Yiting makes a good point.

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Well...

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You are not allowed to go south anymore.

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Stay put in the capital.

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Father, don't believe everything you hear.

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Mr. Song, your thinking is prudent,

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but since these villains failed this time,

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they will surely seek
another opportunity to strike.

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I just wonder

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what method they'll use.

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Strangulation,

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an ambush,

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or perhaps poison?

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Enough!

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Yimeng.

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To be safe,

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from today on,

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you must stay in the Song Residence

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and not leave at all.

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Father,

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this is unnecessary.

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Father is right.

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We cannot take this lightly.

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Just staying indoors isn't enough.

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Think about it, Mr. Song.

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If they could bribe your stable hand,

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then it's possible

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they have spies within your household.

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Quick,

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guards!

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Add more guards to the residence

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and watch Laiyi House around the clock.

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Yes, sir.

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Yimeng,

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starting today,

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you must stay in your room

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and not take a single step outside.

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Father,

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how can I not leave my room?

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It's really not that serious.

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Don't listen to him.

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This is truly unnecessary.

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Your Highness,

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please find the real culprit quickly

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so our household can return to peace.

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Of course.

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I'll do my best.

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However, Miss Song Yiting

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and Mr. Song,

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you both need to be

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careful when going out from now on too.

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Yes, of course.

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Is this his house

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or mine?

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Why do you all believe him?

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Be a good girl.

294
00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,380
Making a big show,

295
00:14:40,500 --> 00:14:41,400
blowing things out of proportion.

296
00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,260
I know you're up to no good.

297
00:14:43,340 --> 00:14:44,140
Song Yimeng.

298
00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,200
Stop following me.

299
00:14:46,340 --> 00:14:47,870
You're going the wrong way.

300
00:14:50,340 --> 00:14:51,140
I...

301
00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:53,740
Don't think I don't know

302
00:14:53,740 --> 00:14:55,040
what you were trying to do

303
00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:56,520
by saying those things to my family.

304
00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,260
You may have trapped me for now,

305
00:14:58,380 --> 00:15:00,030
but you can't trap me forever.

306
00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,280
Isn't everything I've done
for your own good?

307
00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,110
Your enemy hasn't revealed themselves yet.

308
00:15:04,110 --> 00:15:06,260
We absolutely can't let our guard down.

309
00:15:06,260 --> 00:15:07,100
Enemy?

310
00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,280
What enemy are you talking about?

311
00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:10,340
That was just an iconic scene

312
00:15:10,340 --> 00:15:12,270
from the script that had to happen.

313
00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:13,680
Besides,

314
00:15:14,020 --> 00:15:15,650
apart from you, what enemies

315
00:15:15,900 --> 00:15:17,480
can I possibly have?

316
00:15:17,790 --> 00:15:18,820
Move.

317
00:15:19,100 --> 00:15:19,900
Your Highness!

318
00:15:19,900 --> 00:15:20,380
Song Yimeng.

319
00:15:20,380 --> 00:15:21,100
Your Highness,

320
00:15:21,100 --> 00:15:21,980
something terrible has happened!

321
00:15:21,980 --> 00:15:23,170
Something terrible!

322
00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:24,620
What happened?

323
00:15:31,620 --> 00:15:33,700
Where on earth has the General gone?

324
00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:34,740
Indeed,

325
00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:36,440
something this serious
has happened to the Chancellor,

326
00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:37,900
yet the General isn't even
at his residence.

327
00:15:37,900 --> 00:15:38,690
What do you...

328
00:15:39,770 --> 00:15:40,340
General.

329
00:15:40,340 --> 00:15:40,870
General.

330
00:15:41,980 --> 00:15:42,560
General,

331
00:15:42,740 --> 00:15:44,040
you're finally back.

332
00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:45,340
General,

333
00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:46,400
regarding the Chancellor's matter,

334
00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,060
we need you to make a decision.

335
00:15:49,140 --> 00:15:49,920
Yan Yi.

336
00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:52,030
What is

337
00:15:52,510 --> 00:15:54,100
the Ministry of Justice's judgment?

338
00:15:54,100 --> 00:15:54,900
General,

339
00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:57,020
Chancellor Gao's body was

340
00:15:57,020 --> 00:15:59,650
immediately taken to the capital
prefecture's office by Mr. Chu last night.

341
00:15:59,650 --> 00:16:00,520
Early this morning,

342
00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,560
Mr. Chu went to the palace
to report to His Majesty.

343
00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,340
During this time, the Ministry of Justice
had no chance

344
00:16:04,340 --> 00:16:05,930
to intervene in this matter.

345
00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:08,380
Yao Qian,

346
00:16:08,860 --> 00:16:10,040
didn't I order you to keep constant watch

347
00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:11,400
on the Qianyu Army's movements?

348
00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,740
Why did you let Chu Guihong
get ahead of us?

349
00:16:13,900 --> 00:16:14,760
Your Highness.

350
00:16:15,260 --> 00:16:16,040
I mean,

351
00:16:16,620 --> 00:16:17,400
General.

352
00:16:18,180 --> 00:16:20,180
I followed your orders diligently,

353
00:16:20,260 --> 00:16:21,440
working conscientiously

354
00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:22,650
and with utmost care.

355
00:16:22,770 --> 00:16:23,690
Get to the point.

356
00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:25,440
However,

357
00:16:25,900 --> 00:16:27,800
what was unexpected was that

358
00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:29,770
last night, General Chu and Rong Hua

359
00:16:29,770 --> 00:16:32,160
suddenly went to
bid farewell to Chancellor Gao.

360
00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:33,520
As they were parting ways,

361
00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:34,900
something unexpected happened,

362
00:16:34,900 --> 00:16:37,600
and several people lost their lives.

363
00:16:38,650 --> 00:16:41,040
He told you to get to the point.
Are you deaf?

364
00:16:42,860 --> 00:16:45,100
By the time I heard the news,

365
00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:46,680
we had already lost our advantage,

366
00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,260
and the case had fallen
into the capital prefect's hands.

367
00:16:49,260 --> 00:16:50,740
I made the quick decision

368
00:16:50,740 --> 00:16:52,020
to return and report to you.

369
00:16:52,020 --> 00:16:52,810
But Your High—

370
00:16:53,770 --> 00:16:56,900
General's whereabouts were
unknown at that time.

371
00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:58,520
As they say,

372
00:16:59,260 --> 00:17:02,140
losing the commander
during battle is disastrous.

373
00:17:02,140 --> 00:17:03,000
That's enough.

374
00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:04,620
Go now

375
00:17:05,060 --> 00:17:06,380
and find the Gao family.

376
00:17:06,380 --> 00:17:08,060
Tell them to go to the
capital prefecture's office

377
00:17:08,060 --> 00:17:09,340
as next of kin

378
00:17:09,620 --> 00:17:11,380
to claim Chancellor Gao's body.

379
00:17:11,380 --> 00:17:12,160
Yes, sir.

380
00:17:18,260 --> 00:17:19,150
General,

381
00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,240
Chu Guihong's behavior in this matter
is quite suspicious.

382
00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:23,540
He bid farewell to the Chancellor,

383
00:17:23,540 --> 00:17:25,240
then requested an audience
with His Majesty.

384
00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,000
I fear he may be plotting something

385
00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:28,200
that could harm you.

386
00:17:28,530 --> 00:17:29,330
General,

387
00:17:29,350 --> 00:17:30,330
why don't we

388
00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:31,650
strike first

389
00:17:31,730 --> 00:17:33,440
and use the Chancellor's death

390
00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:34,860
to deal a heavy blow to Chu Guihong?

391
00:17:34,860 --> 00:17:35,900
Yes, General.

392
00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,160
Since General Chu met with
the Chancellor last night,

393
00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:40,540
we could use this opportunity

394
00:17:40,540 --> 00:17:42,380
to accuse him of failing to save a life,

395
00:17:42,380 --> 00:17:44,580
deliberately allowing those villains

396
00:17:44,580 --> 00:17:45,900
to assassinate a high-level official

397
00:17:45,900 --> 00:17:47,580
right under the Emperor's nose.

398
00:17:47,580 --> 00:17:49,000
If we can use this to
charge the Qianyu Army

399
00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,340
with negligence in their duties,

400
00:17:50,340 --> 00:17:51,380
then the Chancellor's death

401
00:17:51,380 --> 00:17:52,960
actually works in our favor.

402
00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:54,140
That makes sense.

403
00:17:54,860 --> 00:17:56,170
Exactly.

404
00:17:59,000 --> 00:17:59,620
General,

405
00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,540
Chancellor Gao's death is irreversible.

406
00:18:02,650 --> 00:18:04,440
Please accept our condolences.

407
00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,100
But right now, maintaining

408
00:18:06,100 --> 00:18:07,960
the political balance that Chancellor Gao
worked so hard to establish

409
00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:09,400
is of paramount importance.

410
00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:10,540
No matter what,

411
00:18:10,540 --> 00:18:12,070
you still have us.

412
00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:12,680
Yes,

413
00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:13,400
-Yes.
-Yes.

414
00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:14,100
Enough.

415
00:18:14,630 --> 00:18:16,340
I'll make my own judgment on this matter.

416
00:18:16,340 --> 00:18:17,540
You may all leave now.

417
00:18:18,900 --> 00:18:19,400
Yes.

418
00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:20,440
-Yes.
-Yes.

419
00:18:28,100 --> 00:18:29,830
How quickly loyalties change.

420
00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:31,100
When Chancellor Gao was alive,

421
00:18:31,100 --> 00:18:32,650
these people were falling over themselves

422
00:18:32,650 --> 00:18:33,740
to follow his every command.

423
00:18:33,740 --> 00:18:34,460
And now?

424
00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,000
He's passed away less than 24 hours ago,

425
00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,730
and they've completely changed their tune.

426
00:18:38,730 --> 00:18:40,100
A matter of life and death

427
00:18:40,100 --> 00:18:42,690
shouldn't be used as
a pawn in power struggles.

428
00:18:42,900 --> 00:18:44,150
This is all too common.

429
00:18:44,820 --> 00:18:45,940
In power struggles,

430
00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,140
how much sincerity can you expect?

431
00:18:50,620 --> 00:18:51,400
By the way,

432
00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:53,860
what's the progress on investigating
those men in black?

433
00:18:53,860 --> 00:18:55,480
And who set up those traps in the cave?

434
00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:56,850
Any leads?

435
00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:58,720
Well, we're still investigating about

436
00:18:58,720 --> 00:18:59,790
those men in black,

437
00:19:00,300 --> 00:19:02,620
but those weapons and
rope traps in the cave

438
00:19:02,620 --> 00:19:04,470
were placed there on your orders.

439
00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:06,400
I ordered it?

440
00:19:07,380 --> 00:19:08,810
What do you mean I ordered it?

441
00:19:08,810 --> 00:19:10,140
I just found out myself.

442
00:19:10,820 --> 00:19:11,680
Two years ago,

443
00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,200
when Waning River Crescent
was at risk of being exposed,

444
00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,400
you used Li Shiliu's identity

445
00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:15,580
to order Yunlong and Shanhu

446
00:19:15,580 --> 00:19:17,890
to move the weapons hidden in the hall.

447
00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:19,960
They didn't know your real identity then.

448
00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:20,650
Yunlong

449
00:19:20,650 --> 00:19:22,950
found that cave in Huyang Forest

450
00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:24,380
and stored everything there.

451
00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:25,000
And Shanhu

452
00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,280
copied the Xuanjia Army's techniques

453
00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,920
to set up those rope traps

454
00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,320
to throw off suspicion.

455
00:19:30,620 --> 00:19:32,180
They planned that
if it were ever discovered,

456
00:19:32,180 --> 00:19:33,510
they would pin it on you.

457
00:19:34,780 --> 00:19:36,300
Why pin it on me?

458
00:19:36,650 --> 00:19:38,160
Well, you're known as
the God of Death.

459
00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:38,820
I...

460
00:19:42,220 --> 00:19:45,090
So just because I'm the God of Death,
I deserve this?

461
00:19:49,140 --> 00:19:49,900
Enough.

462
00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,700
Stop investigating the men in black too.

463
00:19:53,140 --> 00:19:53,900
Right now,

464
00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,400
go immediately to the
capital prefecture's office

465
00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:57,810
and pressure Chu Guihong

466
00:19:57,990 --> 00:20:00,190
to release Shangguan He and the others.

467
00:20:03,060 --> 00:20:03,860
Yes.

468
00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,580
Won't let me investigate the assassins.

469
00:20:07,580 --> 00:20:09,620
All he cares about is
Shangguan the Useless.

470
00:20:09,620 --> 00:20:10,620
Such favoritism.

471
00:20:13,060 --> 00:20:14,150
Are you saying

472
00:20:15,100 --> 00:20:16,970
Heng killed Gao Changyin?

473
00:20:17,140 --> 00:20:17,900
Yes.

474
00:20:28,140 --> 00:20:28,960
I suspect that

475
00:20:29,230 --> 00:20:31,150
the Seventh Prince had a conflict

476
00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,240
with Chancellor Gao over
the Jiangnan case

477
00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:34,650
and feared that someday,

478
00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,580
Chancellor Gao would
expose his misconduct

479
00:20:36,580 --> 00:20:37,720
during the Pingrong Battle

480
00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:38,820
to the world,

481
00:20:39,350 --> 00:20:41,550
so he simply silenced him permanently.

482
00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,140
I humbly request Your Majesty

483
00:20:46,140 --> 00:20:48,340
to reinvestigate the Pingrong Battle.

484
00:20:55,570 --> 00:20:57,440
This is a matter of great importance.

485
00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,710
Gao Changyin's dying words alone

486
00:20:59,740 --> 00:21:01,360
are not sufficient evidence.

487
00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:04,300
To reopen and review
the entire Pingrong incident

488
00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:05,870
requires concrete proof.

489
00:21:06,140 --> 00:21:06,820
For now,

490
00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:08,380
you should first investigate

491
00:21:08,380 --> 00:21:10,000
who killed Gao Changyin.

492
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,680
If it was indeed Heng's doing,

493
00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:13,960
I will make my own judgment.

494
00:21:20,060 --> 00:21:21,400
I will thoroughly investigate

495
00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:22,820
both cases to the end.

496
00:21:23,190 --> 00:21:25,660
Once I find compelling evidence
about the Pingrong Battle,

497
00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:27,300
I will vindicate my father

498
00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:28,780
and the Qianyu Army.

499
00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:30,050
At that time,

500
00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:32,180
Your Majesty can take this opportunity

501
00:21:32,180 --> 00:21:33,590
to completely eliminate

502
00:21:33,860 --> 00:21:35,590
Nan Heng's influence in court.

503
00:21:39,140 --> 00:21:39,650
Ten!

504
00:21:39,650 --> 00:21:40,140
Fifteen!

505
00:21:40,140 --> 00:21:40,480
Ten!

506
00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:41,240
Fifteen!

507
00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:42,060
Ten, ten!

508
00:21:42,060 --> 00:21:42,620
Fifteen!

509
00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:43,480
Twenty!

510
00:21:45,060 --> 00:21:45,820
That doesn't count!

511
00:21:45,820 --> 00:21:46,820
Let's start over.

512
00:21:46,900 --> 00:21:47,540
Again! Let's go!

513
00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:48,300
Ten!

514
00:21:48,300 --> 00:21:49,000
Twenty!

515
00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:49,540
-Twenty!
-Nothing!

516
00:21:49,540 --> 00:21:50,140
Nothing!

517
00:21:50,140 --> 00:21:50,920
Open!

518
00:21:51,580 --> 00:21:52,340
I won again!

519
00:21:52,340 --> 00:21:52,900
I won again!

520
00:21:52,900 --> 00:21:53,650
General.

521
00:21:53,650 --> 00:21:54,440
Keep playing.

522
00:21:54,620 --> 00:21:55,620
I'm tired. Come.

523
00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,840
The prison release has been arranged.

524
00:21:57,860 --> 00:22:00,100
[Capital Prefecture's Office received
an imperial edict today.]

525
00:21:58,900 --> 00:22:00,340
Shangguan Baihe and the others

526
00:22:00,340 --> 00:22:01,720
can be freed at any time.

527
00:22:06,150 --> 00:22:08,410
Take them back to Waning River Crescent,

528
00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,140
and use this opportunity

529
00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:11,710
to investigate the organization

530
00:22:11,410 --> 00:22:12,480
[Capital Prefecture's Office received
an imperial edict today.]

531
00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:14,560
and check every Nightwalker's background.

532
00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:17,170
What is the purpose

533
00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,430
of this, General?

534
00:22:19,670 --> 00:22:22,810
Nan Heng orchestrated
the Pingrong Battle conspiracy,

535
00:22:22,910 --> 00:22:24,190
but all records in the Qianyu Army

536
00:22:24,190 --> 00:22:26,850
of my request for reinforcements that day

537
00:22:26,870 --> 00:22:28,470
were completely destroyed.

538
00:22:29,290 --> 00:22:30,190
This must be

539
00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,790
because his men who
infiltrated the Qianyu Army

540
00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,200
tampered with the evidence,

541
00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,830
and then pretended to have died in battle

542
00:22:37,850 --> 00:22:39,120
to escape.

543
00:22:39,650 --> 00:22:41,240
General, are you suggesting

544
00:22:42,540 --> 00:22:43,830
that these fugitives

545
00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:46,900
might be hiding
within the Waning River Crescent?

546
00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:48,720
If they're not hiding among

547
00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,780
these mysterious Nightwalkers,

548
00:22:51,150 --> 00:22:52,690
where else would they be?

549
00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,060
Someone's coming, brothers!

550
00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,720
Isn't this Mr. Chu?

551
00:23:01,740 --> 00:23:03,860
Why have you come to see us personally?

552
00:23:03,860 --> 00:23:05,440
Nan Heng traded 60 lashes

553
00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,360
to save the Waning River Crescent.

554
00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:08,740
You're free to go now.

555
00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,070
This way, please.

556
00:23:20,430 --> 00:23:21,660
You should

557
00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:23,960
take my advice to heart.

558
00:23:24,310 --> 00:23:25,230
If you trust him,

559
00:23:25,820 --> 00:23:26,780
you'll suffer.

560
00:23:29,940 --> 00:23:31,500
The last death row meal

561
00:23:31,860 --> 00:23:33,400
didn't quite satisfy you.

562
00:23:34,110 --> 00:23:36,700
Whenever you're ready
to come over to our side,

563
00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,860
I'll prepare the finest food and wine
to welcome you.

564
00:23:39,900 --> 00:23:40,720
And then,

565
00:23:41,150 --> 00:23:42,670
I'll invite you

566
00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,300
to enjoy a few more pig trotters.

567
00:23:47,340 --> 00:23:49,140
I'll pass on that death row meal.

568
00:23:49,540 --> 00:23:51,400
I'm tired of pig trotters anyway.

569
00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:52,720
However,

570
00:23:52,950 --> 00:23:55,460
if you ever wish to
put aside our grievances

571
00:23:55,650 --> 00:23:57,240
and value peace,

572
00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,380
the doors of Waning River Crescent
will always be open to you.

573
00:24:00,380 --> 00:24:01,580
When that time comes,

574
00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,920
I'll slaughter a fine pig

575
00:24:03,940 --> 00:24:05,080
and treat you well.

576
00:24:10,870 --> 00:24:13,650
[Capital Prefecture's Office]

577
00:24:25,050 --> 00:24:28,110
[Capital Prefecture's Office]

578
00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:27,100
Let's go.

579
00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:31,840
Come here.

580
00:24:35,700 --> 00:24:36,890
Wait, wait, wait.

581
00:24:36,900 --> 00:24:38,300
If you still suspect I'm guilty,

582
00:24:38,300 --> 00:24:39,720
you can take me back
to jail for more questioning.

583
00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:40,980
Interrogate me again!

584
00:24:42,410 --> 00:24:43,640
Are you crazy?

585
00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:45,690
You scared me.

586
00:24:46,540 --> 00:24:47,840
Don't give up!

587
00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:56,480
Don't make me

588
00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:57,720
say it a third time.

589
00:24:58,200 --> 00:24:58,900
Come here!

590
00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:07,870
Everyone stand properly.

591
00:25:16,380 --> 00:25:18,000
We're starting with you.

592
00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:20,060
Name?

593
00:25:21,140 --> 00:25:22,060
Duan Shanhu.

594
00:25:23,140 --> 00:25:23,920
Age?

595
00:25:24,100 --> 00:25:25,150
Twenty.

596
00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:26,740
Where are you from?

597
00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:27,960
Pianzhou.

598
00:25:28,430 --> 00:25:35,880
[Unmatched Grace]

599
00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:40,330
You'd better cooperate.

600
00:25:46,370 --> 00:25:47,480
Square lips,

601
00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:48,440
no mustache,

602
00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:49,780
large ears with hanging lobes,

603
00:25:49,780 --> 00:25:50,650
prominent brow bone,

604
00:25:50,650 --> 00:25:53,540
left eyebrow tail slightly
higher than the right

605
00:25:54,340 --> 00:25:55,190
by half an inch.

606
00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,290
Are you done yet?

607
00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:58,400
Our hall

608
00:25:58,400 --> 00:25:59,760
only has this many people.

609
00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:01,140
You're registering everyone

610
00:26:01,140 --> 00:26:02,540
and asking about our backgrounds.

611
00:26:02,540 --> 00:26:06,070
Did you bring us back just to
check our household registration?

612
00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,170
Releasing prisoners

613
00:26:07,970 --> 00:26:10,240
[Unmatched Grace]

614
00:26:08,540 --> 00:26:10,000
requires caution.

615
00:26:10,650 --> 00:26:11,480
Plus,

616
00:26:11,660 --> 00:26:13,470
you're all under Nan Heng.

617
00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:15,780
Who knows if

618
00:26:15,780 --> 00:26:17,540
you'll get up to no good
again in the future!

619
00:26:17,540 --> 00:26:18,060
Hey!

620
00:26:18,300 --> 00:26:18,950
Move aside.

621
00:26:32,370 --> 00:26:33,160
What's this?

622
00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:34,900
Your method

623
00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:35,780
is outdated.

624
00:26:35,890 --> 00:26:36,580
This

625
00:26:36,780 --> 00:26:38,080
Excel sheet

626
00:26:38,140 --> 00:26:39,340
was taught by Mrs. Li.

627
00:26:45,860 --> 00:26:46,650
Use it.

628
00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:47,760
Ten taels...

629
00:26:49,340 --> 00:26:49,960
Of gold.

630
00:26:50,300 --> 00:26:51,220
What did you say?

631
00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:52,300
Mrs. Li said

632
00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,650
this is called intellectual property.

633
00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:55,680
Don't want to buy it?

634
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:56,550
Then forget it.

635
00:26:59,780 --> 00:27:00,870
Remember,

636
00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,380
you swindled me out of 10 taels of gold.

637
00:27:08,010 --> 00:27:08,980
Ouch!

638
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:11,620
How can I apply medicine

639
00:27:11,620 --> 00:27:12,700
when you keep moving around?

640
00:27:12,700 --> 00:27:14,370
What kind of medicine is this?

641
00:27:14,380 --> 00:27:16,090
Are you trying to kill me or heal me?

642
00:27:16,090 --> 00:27:17,350
Smart of you to notice.

643
00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:19,900
This is high-quality wound medicine

644
00:27:19,900 --> 00:27:21,400
mixed with high-quality liquor

645
00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:22,860
and high-quality salt.

646
00:27:23,370 --> 00:27:24,180
Perfect

647
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,280
for a lowlife like you.

648
00:27:26,790 --> 00:27:28,240
How did I become a lowlife?

649
00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:39,910
Vulgar,

650
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:41,200
despicable,

651
00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:41,780
low—

652
00:27:41,780 --> 00:27:43,000
Alright, I get it.

653
00:27:44,140 --> 00:27:44,680
However,

654
00:27:45,340 --> 00:27:46,340
Miss Song Yiting,

655
00:27:46,780 --> 00:27:49,040
I'm happy you came to
pick me up from jail.

656
00:27:49,550 --> 00:27:51,430
But since we're a man and a woman,

657
00:27:51,900 --> 00:27:53,950
you don't need to be so enthusiastic.

658
00:27:54,650 --> 00:27:56,780
For a man like Mr. Shangguan
with no sense of responsibility

659
00:27:56,780 --> 00:27:58,300
who goes back on his word,

660
00:27:58,530 --> 00:28:00,250
I need to keep a close eye on you.

661
00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:03,300
Later,

662
00:28:03,340 --> 00:28:05,070
come with me to meet my parents.

663
00:28:05,300 --> 00:28:06,350
Meet your parents?

664
00:28:06,350 --> 00:28:08,000
The incident at Zijin Pavilion
that ruined my reputation

665
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,100
was caused by you.

666
00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:10,680
You and Nan Heng

667
00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:12,410
need to give me an explanation.

668
00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:14,620
Everyone in the Song family

669
00:28:14,620 --> 00:28:16,620
wants to hear you explain in person.

670
00:28:17,140 --> 00:28:18,410
After all this,

671
00:28:19,140 --> 00:28:20,140
were you really

672
00:28:20,940 --> 00:28:22,080
just toying with me,

673
00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:23,580
or do you actually

674
00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:25,160
intend to marry me?

675
00:28:26,620 --> 00:28:27,480
Marry?

676
00:28:51,060 --> 00:28:54,430
So you suspect Chancellor Gao is behind
the attempt to kill Song Yimeng?

677
00:28:54,430 --> 00:28:56,760
But didn't Chancellor Gao die last night?

678
00:28:57,540 --> 00:28:58,870
Could he still be alive?

679
00:28:59,470 --> 00:29:01,400
You're just now figuring this out?

680
00:29:03,340 --> 00:29:04,340
Fair point.

681
00:29:04,900 --> 00:29:06,150
In the entire capital,

682
00:29:06,340 --> 00:29:07,680
the only person willing
to go to such lengths

683
00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:08,960
to kill Song Yimeng

684
00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,370
would be Chancellor Gao.

685
00:29:11,060 --> 00:29:12,380
Now because of the Jiangnan case,

686
00:29:12,380 --> 00:29:14,570
he was convinced that Song Yimeng
made you fall in love

687
00:29:14,570 --> 00:29:15,720
and lose interest in
the crown prince title,

688
00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:17,220
so he wanted to eliminate her quickly.

689
00:29:17,220 --> 00:29:18,180
So,

690
00:29:18,380 --> 00:29:20,900
if he simultaneously targeted
Song Yimeng last night

691
00:29:20,900 --> 00:29:22,160
while staging his own death,

692
00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:23,160
then everything

693
00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:24,200
would make sense.

694
00:29:25,060 --> 00:29:26,570
So Chancellor Gao's power

695
00:29:26,820 --> 00:29:28,680
is far greater than we imagined.

696
00:29:29,780 --> 00:29:31,530
He not only manages
a group of assassins,

697
00:29:31,530 --> 00:29:33,180
but even within the Xuanjia Army,

698
00:29:33,180 --> 00:29:34,680
he has planted people

699
00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,300
to help him fake his death and escape.

700
00:29:37,300 --> 00:29:38,480
We must investigate this.

701
00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:39,580
At the very least, we need to find out

702
00:29:39,580 --> 00:29:40,620
how many more hidden forces

703
00:29:40,620 --> 00:29:42,200
Gao Changyin has at his disposal.

704
00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:44,140
If we let this situation
develop unchecked,

705
00:29:44,140 --> 00:29:45,380
I fear that one day,

706
00:29:45,380 --> 00:29:46,480
it might be possible for him to

707
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:47,820
overthrow the emperor.

708
00:29:48,540 --> 00:29:49,780
Regarding the Xuanjia Army,

709
00:29:49,780 --> 00:29:52,040
I've already sent Fugui to investigate.

710
00:29:52,350 --> 00:29:53,930
But to find Chancellor Gao,

711
00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,630
we'll need to employ the Nightwalkers.

712
00:29:56,630 --> 00:29:58,260
But with his people in the Xuanjia Army,

713
00:29:58,260 --> 00:29:59,360
we might alert him to our actions.

714
00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:00,200
How about this?

715
00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,610
I'll have Yunlong and Shanhu investigate.

716
00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:05,590
What about you?

717
00:30:06,140 --> 00:30:06,900
Me?

718
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,300
Th-This task isn't really suitable for me.

719
00:30:10,300 --> 00:30:12,200
You know my health isn't good.

720
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:13,920
I'd fall over in a light breeze.

721
00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:15,000
I'd likely just hold you back

722
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,540
during the investigation.

723
00:30:16,900 --> 00:30:17,900
If I cause any delay,

724
00:30:17,900 --> 00:30:19,780
that would ruin your grand plan.

725
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:23,930
You have a point.

726
00:30:24,140 --> 00:30:24,920
Indeed.

727
00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,060
So,

728
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,200
I'm assigning you to do something else.

729
00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:38,110
[Grace and Elegance]

730
00:30:34,380 --> 00:30:36,200
You've only met the Seventh Prince

731
00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,820
and now you want to
discuss our marriage at my home?

732
00:30:38,820 --> 00:30:39,620
What,

733
00:30:39,900 --> 00:30:40,820
is the Seventh Prince

734
00:30:40,820 --> 00:30:42,280
your father or something?

735
00:30:43,100 --> 00:30:44,140
We're all cultured people here.

736
00:30:44,140 --> 00:30:45,800
Such talk is improper.

737
00:30:46,060 --> 00:30:47,160
Marriage is a serious matter

738
00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:48,100
that shouldn't be rushed.

739
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:49,160
Let's set that aside for now.

740
00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:50,240
However, the Zijin Pavilion incident

741
00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:51,970
was indeed my fault.

742
00:30:52,140 --> 00:30:53,060
I should personally visit

743
00:30:53,060 --> 00:30:54,650
and explain to your parents.

744
00:30:55,180 --> 00:30:56,380
I see it's getting late.

745
00:30:56,380 --> 00:30:57,140
Why don't we

746
00:30:57,150 --> 00:30:58,190
go now?

747
00:30:59,650 --> 00:31:00,650
Did His Highness

748
00:31:01,490 --> 00:31:03,100
send you to my home

749
00:31:03,340 --> 00:31:04,580
with some task?

750
00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:06,970
Don't tell me

751
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,050
he sent you to spy on Yimeng?

752
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,220
Truly the capital's most talented lady.

753
00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,480
Everyone says Miss Song Yiting
is brilliantly clever.

754
00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:18,440
Nothing escapes

755
00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,160
those beautiful eyes of yours.

756
00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:21,100
So,

757
00:31:22,860 --> 00:31:24,240
would you be willing to help me

758
00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:25,720
with this small favor?

759
00:31:26,580 --> 00:31:27,380
Tell me,

760
00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,740
what did His Highness threaten you with?

761
00:31:29,900 --> 00:31:30,680
Cleaning the huge

762
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,900
Waning River Crescent by myself,

763
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:34,730
or else I'd have to run errands.

764
00:31:35,900 --> 00:31:37,000
Not many options.

765
00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:38,620
Loves cleanliness,

766
00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:39,650
is refined,

767
00:31:39,650 --> 00:31:40,500
and is lazy too.

768
00:31:40,700 --> 00:31:42,620
I never thought you were
this type of person.

769
00:31:42,620 --> 00:31:43,910
You've misunderstood me.

770
00:31:43,910 --> 00:31:44,720
Fine,

771
00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:46,790
I can bring you to the Song family.

772
00:31:46,930 --> 00:31:49,820
I'll add in a guest room
with windows on both sides.

773
00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:51,510
That's too generous.

774
00:31:51,580 --> 00:31:52,900
And two maids,

775
00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,540
fashionable clothes, and seasonal dishes

776
00:31:54,540 --> 00:31:55,500
whenever you'd like.

777
00:31:55,500 --> 00:31:56,090
Really?

778
00:31:56,300 --> 00:31:57,580
I'll double your salary

779
00:31:57,580 --> 00:31:58,340
and every month,

780
00:31:58,340 --> 00:31:59,620
you get three days off.

781
00:32:01,140 --> 00:32:01,820
Wait.

782
00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:04,780
With such generous compensation,

783
00:32:04,780 --> 00:32:06,380
what do I have to do in return?

784
00:32:10,730 --> 00:32:11,900
When I call for you,

785
00:32:11,950 --> 00:32:13,480
be at my beck and call.

786
00:32:15,340 --> 00:32:16,900
At your beck and call?

787
00:32:21,780 --> 00:32:24,280
Would you consider taking on
my job as well?

788
00:32:24,620 --> 00:32:25,400
I...

789
00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:28,650
I think I'll pass.

790
00:32:29,620 --> 00:32:31,150
What are you worried about?

791
00:32:31,340 --> 00:32:32,540
The Seventh Prince is extremely powerful.

792
00:32:32,540 --> 00:32:33,720
If he discovers I'm taking on
another side job,

793
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:34,160
then I'll...

794
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:35,290
As long as you don't tell him,

795
00:32:35,290 --> 00:32:36,640
he'll never know.

796
00:32:38,780 --> 00:32:39,580
That's true.

797
00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:42,820
What else do I need to do?

798
00:32:44,850 --> 00:32:46,620
You only need to sell your skills,

799
00:32:46,620 --> 00:32:47,580
not your body.

800
00:32:48,860 --> 00:32:50,190
Deal.

801
00:32:50,500 --> 00:32:55,100
[Joy]

802
00:32:50,900 --> 00:32:51,680
My Lady,

803
00:32:52,620 --> 00:32:53,440
I've got the information.

804
00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:54,240
What did you find out?

805
00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:54,960
Last night,

806
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:56,400
besides the matter between you
and the Seventh Prince,

807
00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:57,900
something major happened in the capital.

808
00:32:57,900 --> 00:32:58,900
Chancellor Gao died.

809
00:32:58,900 --> 00:33:00,160
The Seventh Prince must've rushed out

810
00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:01,530
because of this matter.

811
00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:03,480
Chancellor Gao died?

812
00:33:04,620 --> 00:33:07,220
How could Gao Changyin be dead?

813
00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:08,680
In the original script,

814
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:09,480
he was supposed to survive to the end

815
00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:12,240
as the main villain who
shared power with Nan Heng.

816
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:13,850
Now he's dead just like that?

817
00:33:14,140 --> 00:33:15,160
Who told you this?

818
00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:16,340
Is the information reliable?

819
00:33:16,340 --> 00:33:17,400
It's absolutely true.

820
00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,200
Hu Da, who works for Master, told me.

821
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,340
He said Master rushed to
the Ministry of Justice,

822
00:33:21,340 --> 00:33:24,460
and his expression changed completely
when he came out.

823
00:33:25,900 --> 00:33:27,910
[Good Virtues]

824
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:26,720
Father,

825
00:33:26,900 --> 00:33:27,360
Father.

826
00:33:29,340 --> 00:33:31,070
Did Chancellor Gao really die?

827
00:33:31,580 --> 00:33:32,440
Yimeng,

828
00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:34,920
if the Seventh Prince
comes looking for you these days,

829
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:36,440
you must not see him.

830
00:33:37,650 --> 00:33:38,610
Why?

831
00:33:41,140 --> 00:33:43,140
Although the capital prefecture's office
and the Xuanjia Army

832
00:33:43,140 --> 00:33:44,620
are suppressing the news,

833
00:33:45,140 --> 00:33:46,340
there are many rumors

834
00:33:46,540 --> 00:33:48,340
circulating in the capital,

835
00:33:48,540 --> 00:33:51,340
saying the Seventh Prince
killed Chancellor Gao.

836
00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:55,160
That's absurd.

837
00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:57,900
Nan Heng was with me all last night.

838
00:33:57,900 --> 00:34:00,150
How could he have had time to kill anyone?

839
00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,030
The cause of Chancellor Gao's death

840
00:34:03,030 --> 00:34:05,130
was petroleum and thunder bombs.

841
00:34:05,580 --> 00:34:07,160
The prison cart
transporting Chancellor Gao

842
00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,530
was coated with petroleum

843
00:34:08,530 --> 00:34:10,490
and detonated by bombs on the way.

844
00:34:12,130 --> 00:34:13,740
More than a dozen people

845
00:34:14,610 --> 00:34:17,130
were instantly turned into
charred corpses.

846
00:34:18,050 --> 00:34:19,300
Petroleum...

847
00:34:19,970 --> 00:34:21,780
Why does that sound so familiar?

848
00:34:27,220 --> 00:34:27,930
This is...

849
00:34:27,950 --> 00:34:28,880
A battle report.

850
00:34:31,380 --> 00:34:33,030
[Report from the Northern Garrison Command
to the Ministry of War]

851
00:34:31,700 --> 00:34:33,490
During last year's border battle,

852
00:34:33,490 --> 00:34:36,240
Heyuan once arranged to battle
His Highness outside Youcheng.

853
00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:37,160
In that battle,

854
00:34:37,180 --> 00:34:39,050
His Highness won a great victory,

855
00:34:39,260 --> 00:34:42,130
and what he used to burn

856
00:34:42,150 --> 00:34:44,740
the enemy's granary was
precisely petroleum.

857
00:34:45,150 --> 00:34:46,300
That's impossible.

858
00:34:46,410 --> 00:34:47,780
Nan Heng isn't that kind of person.

859
00:34:47,780 --> 00:34:50,570
He absolutely couldn't have
killed Gao Changyin.

860
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:52,680
Yimeng.

861
00:34:54,380 --> 00:34:56,180
Now that Chancellor Gao is dead,

862
00:34:56,780 --> 00:34:58,180
the various factions at court

863
00:34:58,180 --> 00:35:00,240
will certainly make a big issue of it.

864
00:35:00,820 --> 00:35:02,130
If it's proven in the end

865
00:35:02,130 --> 00:35:04,360
that the Seventh Prince
killed Chancellor Gao,

866
00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:06,680
I'm afraid Great Jing will face upheaval.

867
00:35:15,740 --> 00:35:17,340
Mrs. Li's strike was

868
00:35:17,340 --> 00:35:18,160
precise and deadly,

869
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:19,430
killing with one blow.

870
00:35:20,010 --> 00:35:22,070
Did you notice anything suspicious?

871
00:35:23,410 --> 00:35:24,720
The bones show multiple fractures

872
00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:25,910
that have been reset,

873
00:35:26,660 --> 00:35:28,010
and the muscles are strong.

874
00:35:28,010 --> 00:35:28,820
This person

875
00:35:29,130 --> 00:35:31,490
must be a deliberately trained assassin.

876
00:35:38,990 --> 00:35:40,160
What is it now?

877
00:35:42,610 --> 00:35:43,860
I recognize this mark.

878
00:35:54,340 --> 00:35:55,130
General,

879
00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:57,970
here's all the information on
the Nightwalkers.

880
00:35:57,970 --> 00:35:59,900
We haven't found anyone connected

881
00:35:59,900 --> 00:36:00,950
to the Qianyu Army.

882
00:36:01,740 --> 00:36:04,030
Their backgrounds might be fabricated.

883
00:36:04,300 --> 00:36:05,260
Take some men

884
00:36:05,660 --> 00:36:07,910
and investigate their hometowns again.

885
00:36:09,010 --> 00:36:09,610
Yes, sir.

886
00:36:09,630 --> 00:36:10,490
Guihong.

887
00:36:10,780 --> 00:36:12,380
Look what I've brought you.

888
00:36:12,450 --> 00:36:13,700
This belonged to my mother when...

889
00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:14,550
Your Highness.

890
00:36:17,820 --> 00:36:19,240
How did this happen?

891
00:36:19,340 --> 00:36:20,130
Come here.

892
00:36:22,660 --> 00:36:23,410
What a shame.

893
00:36:34,740 --> 00:36:36,070
What are you looking at?

894
00:36:52,130 --> 00:36:52,930
It's the same.

895
00:36:53,780 --> 00:36:54,970
It's the same fabric.

896
00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:56,760
So what?

897
00:36:56,860 --> 00:36:57,410
Guihong,

898
00:36:57,430 --> 00:36:59,130
it's just an ordinary piece of fabric.

899
00:36:59,130 --> 00:37:00,930
Why are you so worked up about it?

900
00:37:01,380 --> 00:37:02,510
This was the fabric of the Qianyu Army's

901
00:37:02,510 --> 00:37:04,820
winter uniform when we were at the border.

902
00:37:04,820 --> 00:37:05,700
Its owner

903
00:37:06,490 --> 00:37:08,740
might be an old friend of the Qianyu Army.

904
00:37:11,610 --> 00:37:13,340
Aren't you overthinking this?

905
00:37:13,700 --> 00:37:14,840
In recent years,

906
00:37:15,010 --> 00:37:17,180
there's been a lot of trade between
the capital and the border.

907
00:37:17,180 --> 00:37:18,090
Similar clothing

908
00:37:18,090 --> 00:37:20,090
can be purchased in the capital too.

909
00:37:20,110 --> 00:37:22,110
This is fabric for military uniforms.

910
00:37:22,110 --> 00:37:23,220
The border is cold

911
00:37:23,610 --> 00:37:24,430
and during war,

912
00:37:24,430 --> 00:37:25,970
clothes often get damaged.

913
00:37:26,130 --> 00:37:28,430
Father specifically chose
a local coarse hemp

914
00:37:28,430 --> 00:37:30,880
to make winter uniforms
for the Qianyu Army.

915
00:37:30,990 --> 00:37:32,400
Are you saying

916
00:37:32,450 --> 00:37:33,340
these clothes

917
00:37:33,340 --> 00:37:34,860
can't be bought with money?

918
00:37:36,050 --> 00:37:36,970
Your Highness,

919
00:37:37,340 --> 00:37:38,260
where did you buy

920
00:37:38,300 --> 00:37:40,030
that basket of red tangerines?

921
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,410
Trespassing the Kou Gang's territory,

922
00:38:19,300 --> 00:38:21,200
you two must be tired of living.

923
00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:33,360
Who exactly are you people?

924
00:38:34,610 --> 00:38:35,450
Businessmen.

925
00:38:36,260 --> 00:38:37,720
We have a big job right now.

926
00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:39,490
Are you interested?

927
00:38:45,180 --> 00:38:47,380
I've never been one to turn down money.

928
00:38:47,970 --> 00:38:49,180
May I ask what kind

929
00:38:49,340 --> 00:38:51,530
of business you gentlemen have in mind?

930
00:38:51,660 --> 00:38:52,450
Murder.

931
00:38:53,180 --> 00:38:54,950
We need to speak with your boss.

932
00:38:56,010 --> 00:38:57,530
If you want to meet our boss,

933
00:38:57,990 --> 00:38:59,380
this level of sincerity

934
00:39:01,530 --> 00:39:02,660
isn't quite enough.

935
00:39:11,630 --> 00:39:13,360
How about this much sincerity?

936
00:39:15,030 --> 00:39:16,820
I believe you can all tell

937
00:39:16,910 --> 00:39:19,610
that these are things
circulated among the nobility.

938
00:39:19,610 --> 00:39:20,700
If you're smart,

939
00:39:20,700 --> 00:39:21,700
stop wasting time

940
00:39:21,780 --> 00:39:23,510
and make the introduction now.

941
00:39:30,550 --> 00:39:31,860
Tonight at midnight,

942
00:39:32,410 --> 00:39:33,780
I'll bring my boss

943
00:39:34,450 --> 00:39:36,320
to meet you at Jiangsong Forest.

944
00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:37,490
Take a look!

945
00:39:37,700 --> 00:39:38,930
Come take a look!

946
00:39:40,010 --> 00:39:40,900
Fresh vegetables!

947
00:39:40,900 --> 00:39:42,240
Freshly picked!

948
00:39:42,780 --> 00:39:43,510
Come, come!

949
00:39:44,860 --> 00:39:45,700
Step right up!

950
00:39:46,970 --> 00:39:47,570
They're very fresh.

951
00:39:47,570 --> 00:39:48,220
They're just harvested.

952
00:39:48,220 --> 00:39:48,970
See how fresh they are.

953
00:39:48,970 --> 00:39:49,860
They're still moist with dew.

954
00:39:49,860 --> 00:39:52,910
Why would you come to
such a place to buy red tangerines?

955
00:39:52,970 --> 00:39:54,490
Well, every winter,

956
00:39:54,490 --> 00:39:56,720
Mother loved these
Dongting red tangerines.

957
00:39:56,720 --> 00:39:58,990
Since they're not common in the capital,

958
00:39:59,010 --> 00:40:01,010
I had people search around for them.

959
00:40:02,530 --> 00:40:05,130
But I don't see anyone
selling red tangerines.

960
00:40:05,410 --> 00:40:07,700
Jixiang said he bought them
at the South City market.

961
00:40:07,700 --> 00:40:08,820
I don't really know.

962
00:40:12,530 --> 00:40:13,340
Guihong,

963
00:40:13,340 --> 00:40:14,130
see?

964
00:40:14,380 --> 00:40:16,010
How much are these red tangerines?

965
00:40:16,010 --> 00:40:16,820
Try one.

966
00:40:18,910 --> 00:40:21,030
[The 4th day of the Pingrong Battle]

967
00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:24,180
Lu Yi.

968
00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:27,590
[Lu Yi,
Scout of the Six Camps of Qianyu Army]

969
00:40:24,930 --> 00:40:26,130
Four hundred li southeast of here

970
00:40:26,130 --> 00:40:27,930
is Youcheng,
where the Xuanjia Army is stationed.

971
00:40:27,930 --> 00:40:29,490
You must deliver this letter,

972
00:40:29,490 --> 00:40:30,340
understand?

973
00:40:30,820 --> 00:40:31,950
But Junior General,

974
00:40:32,300 --> 00:40:33,800
if Seventh Prince were willing
to send troops,

975
00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:34,760
he would have done so already.

976
00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:35,820
Why would things be like this now?

977
00:40:35,820 --> 00:40:37,010
Consider this letter

978
00:40:37,570 --> 00:40:39,010
as my last attempt.

979
00:40:51,610 --> 00:40:52,610
Where are you going, Guihong?

980
00:40:52,610 --> 00:40:53,410
Wait for me!

981
00:41:18,700 --> 00:41:20,240
You're clearly still alive.

982
00:41:20,240 --> 00:41:21,740
Why haven't you come to see me?