1 00:01:30,270 --> 00:01:34,979 [The Heir] 2 00:01:35,380 --> 00:01:37,940 [Episode 40] 3 00:01:39,710 --> 00:01:40,789 Dear guests, 4 00:01:41,150 --> 00:01:42,560 greetings. 5 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:45,979 The Li family's Sihe Ink you restored 6 00:01:46,070 --> 00:01:47,256 shows exquisite craftsmanship, 7 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,216 comparable to what the Li family's ancestors made, 8 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,556 revealing the Kuroda family's extraordinary ink-making skill. 9 00:01:51,580 --> 00:01:53,670 I am very impressed. 10 00:01:55,350 --> 00:01:56,350 However, 11 00:01:56,509 --> 00:01:59,406 this Sihe Ink is a treasure made by the Li family's ancestors 12 00:01:59,430 --> 00:02:01,640 during the Southern Tang Dynasty. 13 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:03,276 Since the Southern Tang Dynasty, 14 00:02:03,300 --> 00:02:06,926 the Li family's ink has been refined by later generations for hundreds of years 15 00:02:06,950 --> 00:02:08,750 and flourished multiple times. 16 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:11,750 But you've still been studying 17 00:02:11,910 --> 00:02:13,216 the ink-making techniques of our ancestors 18 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,240 from hundreds of years ago. 19 00:02:15,910 --> 00:02:17,446 I think I don't need to say more 20 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:20,280 about the gap between them. 21 00:02:22,740 --> 00:02:26,376 The guests have come from afar and must be tired from the long journey. 22 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:27,800 As for the participation 23 00:02:28,150 --> 00:02:30,976 in the election, let's discuss it after you settle down. 24 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:32,000 Servants, 25 00:02:33,190 --> 00:02:36,630 escort the guests to the post house to take a rest. 26 00:02:37,150 --> 00:02:41,310 Escort the Japanese guests to the post house to rest. 27 00:02:42,030 --> 00:02:43,230 We'll take our leave. 28 00:03:04,910 --> 00:03:07,636 I, Li Zhen, pay my respects to you, Your Highness. 29 00:03:07,660 --> 00:03:08,660 Li Zhen, 30 00:03:09,750 --> 00:03:11,536 do you have confidence in beating 31 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,620 the Kuroda family in the ink contest? 32 00:03:14,190 --> 00:03:16,776 I wouldn't dare to deceive you, Your Highness. 33 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,006 The ink item the Kuroda family brought today 34 00:03:19,030 --> 00:03:20,760 is indeed a long-lost treasure 35 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,370 of Huizhou Li Ink Workshop. 36 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:24,520 Nowadays, 37 00:03:24,630 --> 00:03:25,750 not only Li Ink, 38 00:03:26,030 --> 00:03:27,816 but even every workshop in Huizhou 39 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:28,970 is no match for them, 40 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,430 I'm afraid. 41 00:03:31,590 --> 00:03:32,680 Are you saying 42 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,360 our Great Ming 43 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,050 can't win this ink contest? 44 00:03:38,820 --> 00:03:40,496 If the contest were held today, 45 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,430 Li Ink would have to admit defeat. 46 00:03:43,030 --> 00:03:45,976 But there's still some time before the Tribute Ink selection. 47 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:47,400 It's still anyone's game 48 00:03:47,630 --> 00:03:50,630 until the very end. 49 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,336 This is the aura that the Head of the Workshop 50 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,960 leading Hui Ink should have. 51 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:57,910 Prefect He has arrived! 52 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,606 I, Luo Wenqian, pay my respects to you, Your Highness. 53 00:04:10,630 --> 00:04:11,630 Your Highness, 54 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,210 we've got a letter from General Yu. 55 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:29,760 You may rise. 56 00:04:32,950 --> 00:04:34,409 Thank you, Your Highness. 57 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:36,920 Your Highness, 58 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,766 as our state has lifted the ban on maritime trade, 59 00:04:39,790 --> 00:04:43,246 merchant ships can sail from Yue Port to the East and West Oceans. 60 00:04:43,270 --> 00:04:45,870 Wherever they go, trade and business prosper. 61 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,216 This time, only Japan was excluded from the lifting of the ban. 62 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:50,336 General Yu found out that 63 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,696 the Japanese Kuroda family uses the exchange of ink-making as an excuse 64 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,606 to participate in the Tribute Ink selection this time. 65 00:04:55,630 --> 00:04:58,600 Once they win, they will ask our Great Ming 66 00:04:58,630 --> 00:05:00,846 to grant their family trading rights 67 00:05:00,870 --> 00:05:02,070 at the Yue Port. 68 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,776 This matter involves national policy. 69 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,776 Hence, he sent this letter to alert you, Your Highness, 70 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,680 to pay more attention to it. 71 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:10,650 In addition, 72 00:05:10,870 --> 00:05:13,486 the Kuroda family has always colluded with the Japanese pirates. 73 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:17,166 General Yu is worried that the pirates might take the chance to cause trouble, 74 00:05:17,190 --> 00:05:19,366 so he specifically sent me here for reinforcements, 75 00:05:19,390 --> 00:05:20,850 just to take precautions. 76 00:05:23,270 --> 00:05:27,246 My brother let the Kurodas participate in the Tribute Ink selection this time 77 00:05:27,270 --> 00:05:30,130 originally for the exchange of ink-making skills. 78 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,920 We didn't expect the Kuroda family to be up to something else. 79 00:05:37,630 --> 00:05:38,630 Li Zhen, 80 00:05:38,870 --> 00:05:40,486 if what General Yu said is true, 81 00:05:40,510 --> 00:05:41,630 in this contest, 82 00:05:41,830 --> 00:05:44,576 Hui Ink must emerge victorious. Failure is not an option. 83 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,896 It concerns our Great Ming's national maritime opening-up policy. 84 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:47,980 Do you understand? 85 00:05:49,510 --> 00:05:50,510 Your Highness, 86 00:05:50,830 --> 00:05:52,960 the Kuroda family came here this time, 87 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:54,560 claiming 88 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,046 that they learned from the ink made by the Li family's ancestors. 89 00:05:57,070 --> 00:05:58,070 But now, 90 00:05:58,159 --> 00:06:00,976 they're using our family's long-lost ink to provoke us. 91 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,606 Whether for the family or the state, 92 00:06:02,630 --> 00:06:05,830 the Li family will not hesitate to sacrifice everything. 93 00:06:06,190 --> 00:06:07,366 Please rest assured, Your Highness. 94 00:06:07,390 --> 00:06:09,560 Li Ink will do its utmost 95 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:13,480 to give His Majesty and you, Your Highness, a satisfactory answer. 96 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:15,720 Good. 97 00:06:16,630 --> 00:06:18,070 Then I will 98 00:06:18,510 --> 00:06:20,120 wait and see. 99 00:06:26,430 --> 00:06:28,896 There were so many people and so many things going on that night. 100 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,380 I didn't get a chance to talk to you properly. 101 00:06:32,630 --> 00:06:33,390 Now that 102 00:06:33,430 --> 00:06:35,760 you've returned to General Yu's command, 103 00:06:36,390 --> 00:06:38,806 you finally have your long-cherished wish fulfilled. 104 00:06:38,830 --> 00:06:39,890 Congratulations. 105 00:06:41,070 --> 00:06:43,406 I dare not have any more long-cherished wishes. 106 00:06:43,430 --> 00:06:45,030 I'm only repaying the favor. 107 00:06:45,870 --> 00:06:46,950 For General Yu 108 00:06:48,310 --> 00:06:49,310 and for you, 109 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:51,180 I'm doing the same. 110 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,120 Do you have any plans for the future? 111 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,480 I'm here on the General's orders 112 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,536 to guard against Japanese pirates before the Tribute Ink selection. 113 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,486 Besides, both professionally and privately, 114 00:07:06,510 --> 00:07:07,750 I should assist you 115 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,560 to help Li Ink through this crisis. 116 00:07:11,070 --> 00:07:13,240 So if you need anything from now on, 117 00:07:13,390 --> 00:07:14,750 just let me know. 118 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,190 As for the future, I... 119 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,136 The Japanese pirates haven't been subdued yet. 120 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,560 Be careful and stay safe. 121 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:27,800 I know. 122 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:38,370 Where are you going? 123 00:07:39,810 --> 00:07:40,980 I'm going that way. 124 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:43,170 Well, 125 00:07:43,540 --> 00:07:44,540 I'll go this way. 126 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:11,066 [Elegant Ink Hall] 127 00:08:11,090 --> 00:08:15,230 [Sihe House] 128 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:43,120 [Yihousheng] 129 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:00,240 Sister. 130 00:09:04,750 --> 00:09:06,000 Greetings, Sister. 131 00:09:07,550 --> 00:09:08,550 Wenqian! 132 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,000 You are finally back! 133 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:13,870 Let me take a look at you. 134 00:09:17,510 --> 00:09:18,710 You haven't changed. 135 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:20,576 You haven't changed at all, 136 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,930 still as impressive and handsome as ever. 137 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,710 I am so happy to see you. 138 00:09:29,550 --> 00:09:32,430 Come on, take a look around. 139 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,550 Ever since you left, 140 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,670 I haven't changed a single thing 141 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,960 in Yihousheng 142 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,750 not inside or outside. 143 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,820 I was waiting for you to come back. 144 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:45,630 Now that you're back, 145 00:09:45,910 --> 00:09:48,790 it's time to return Yihousheng to its owner. 146 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:52,080 Sister, 147 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,550 although Yihousheng hasn't changed, 148 00:09:56,030 --> 00:09:57,440 to me, 149 00:09:57,790 --> 00:09:59,790 it feels like a lifetime has passed. 150 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,030 So please don't return it to me. 151 00:10:02,670 --> 00:10:05,120 It is just perfect for you, Sister, 152 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,960 to run Yihousheng. 153 00:10:07,510 --> 00:10:08,510 Alright. 154 00:10:08,850 --> 00:10:10,020 I will listen to you. 155 00:10:10,910 --> 00:10:12,040 Come and take a seat. 156 00:10:18,510 --> 00:10:20,240 Here, have some tea. 157 00:10:21,550 --> 00:10:22,610 Thank you, Sister. 158 00:10:31,390 --> 00:10:32,390 What's wrong? 159 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:34,960 Wenqian, 160 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,646 although you've been fighting enemies on the battlefield, 161 00:10:38,670 --> 00:10:39,840 do you know 162 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,210 that you carry less bloodthirsty aura 163 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:43,840 than you did 3 years ago? 164 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:47,240 I've grown up. 165 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,200 You really know me well, Sister. 166 00:10:51,550 --> 00:10:53,680 Why didn't Jixiang come back with you? 167 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,096 The General was short-handed, 168 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,240 so I left him with the General. 169 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,000 That's good. 170 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,000 So what are your plans now that you're back? 171 00:11:06,550 --> 00:11:09,846 The General asked me to secretly keep an eye on the Kuroda family. 172 00:11:09,870 --> 00:11:12,456 I will fulfill the General's entrustment first, 173 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,870 and then repair our Luo family's ancestral hall 174 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,260 and place my family's memorial tablets inside. 175 00:11:21,270 --> 00:11:22,750 Have you seen your aunt? 176 00:11:26,270 --> 00:11:27,360 My aunt 177 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:29,290 cried for quite a while, 178 00:11:29,550 --> 00:11:30,750 but she told me, 179 00:11:31,390 --> 00:11:32,390 "Wenqian, 180 00:11:33,030 --> 00:11:34,080 in this world, 181 00:11:34,870 --> 00:11:36,670 there is no longer Luo Mengzhen, 182 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:38,400 "but only Ugly Granny Li." 183 00:11:38,910 --> 00:11:40,440 Fate is so cruel. 184 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,240 The dead are gone, 185 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,610 but the living struggle to find peace. 186 00:11:46,910 --> 00:11:48,240 It is true for your aunt, 187 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,780 and isn't it the same for you and Zhen? 188 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:52,800 Over the past 3 years, 189 00:11:53,390 --> 00:11:54,790 every time you wrote, 190 00:11:55,030 --> 00:11:57,510 every line was filled with concern for Zhen. 191 00:11:58,440 --> 00:11:59,600 I think. 192 00:11:59,910 --> 00:12:01,710 Zhen is not the kind of girl who is 193 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,270 easily trapped by worldly prejudices. 194 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,246 Since you can't let her go, 195 00:12:06,270 --> 00:12:07,960 and you are now in the clear, 196 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,336 why don't you just say it outright, 197 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,290 court her openly, and win her back? 198 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:15,120 Sister, 199 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,010 actually, I have seen Zhen. 200 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,336 I knew when I came back this time, I would definitely see her. 201 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,056 So I prepared a lot of things 202 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:24,280 I wanted to say to her. 203 00:12:25,030 --> 00:12:26,360 But at the very moment, 204 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,340 I just couldn't say a single word. 205 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:32,750 Our Luo family 206 00:12:33,150 --> 00:12:34,320 and the Li family... 207 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,360 Now, I only wish I could 208 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,550 protect her by her side 209 00:12:44,670 --> 00:12:46,470 and keep her safe for a lifetime. 210 00:12:46,670 --> 00:12:48,000 That'd be enough for me. 211 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:50,640 I dare not ask for anything else. 212 00:12:56,630 --> 00:12:57,830 It's hot. Be careful. 213 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:00,720 It's ready. Come on. 214 00:13:06,750 --> 00:13:07,750 Grandfather. 215 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:25,120 Redo it. 216 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:28,120 Let's try again. 217 00:13:32,150 --> 00:13:33,150 Grandfather. 218 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:34,360 Take a break. 219 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:37,480 No rush. 220 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:39,886 Let's take a rest and try again later. 221 00:13:39,910 --> 00:13:42,360 We've tried so many times. 222 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,726 Why can't I master 223 00:13:45,750 --> 00:13:49,120 the precise method of making the Sihe Ink's lampblack? 224 00:13:49,910 --> 00:13:50,910 I just. 225 00:13:51,390 --> 00:13:52,440 I really... 226 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,000 Uncle Jingdong! 227 00:13:54,030 --> 00:13:55,030 Jingdong. 228 00:13:58,440 --> 00:13:59,640 Why are you laughing? 229 00:14:11,150 --> 00:14:12,840 Don't you guys find it weird? 230 00:14:13,460 --> 00:14:15,416 The Sihe Ink brought by the Kuroda family 231 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,080 is almost identical 232 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,250 to our Li family's Sihe Ink, whether in luster 233 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:21,960 or oiliness. 234 00:14:22,910 --> 00:14:24,840 It is strange, indeed. 235 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:29,056 The Sihe Ink our Li family holds has a history of at least hundreds of years. 236 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,720 But the Kuroda family's Sihe Ink is new! 237 00:14:32,110 --> 00:14:33,976 It's no more than 10 years old, I guess? 238 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,260 Even if they are both of supreme quality, 239 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:37,217 there should 240 00:14:37,241 --> 00:14:39,440 still be an obvious difference! 241 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,000 I once heard from an ink merchant 242 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,006 that Japan has an extremely low production of ink, 243 00:14:45,030 --> 00:14:47,216 so it's much easier for them to find thousand-year-old pine timber 244 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:48,630 than it is for us. 245 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,390 So I think 246 00:14:51,510 --> 00:14:54,480 the problem might lie in the pine timber. 247 00:15:00,030 --> 00:15:01,120 No wonder. 248 00:15:02,910 --> 00:15:04,440 The Li family Sihe Ink was 249 00:15:04,910 --> 00:15:07,370 made by our ancestors hundreds of years ago. 250 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,660 Back then, they made ink by burning pine timber for lampblack. 251 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,570 There weren't many ink makers. 252 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:18,176 It was easy to find pine timber hundreds or even over 1,000 years old in the mountains. 253 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:19,730 But since the Song Dynasty, 254 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,006 the ink industry has flourished. 255 00:15:22,030 --> 00:15:25,630 The usage of pine timber in Huizhou has increased gradually. 256 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,450 For the pine timber we're using today, 257 00:15:28,510 --> 00:15:30,710 even the best is less than 100 years old. 258 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,150 Mr. Dongtu once thought of the same thing. 259 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:37,750 It's exactly because. 260 00:15:38,930 --> 00:15:40,370 Hui Ink prospered 261 00:15:40,550 --> 00:15:43,280 that the pine forests ended up getting depleted. 262 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:47,390 That explains it. 263 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,030 I thought it was because of my lack of talent. 264 00:15:52,870 --> 00:15:54,910 I took that slap for nothing. 265 00:15:57,030 --> 00:15:58,296 In this case, 266 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,670 we are not completely at a disadvantage. 267 00:16:04,150 --> 00:16:07,416 The difficulty in finding thousand-year-old pine timber is one thing. 268 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:08,630 Even if we have it, 269 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:10,150 we would just barely 270 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,600 tie with them. 271 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,720 We still stand no chance of winning. 272 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:17,600 It's fine. 273 00:16:17,790 --> 00:16:18,790 In this case, 274 00:16:19,870 --> 00:16:22,670 let's just surpass our predecessors. 275 00:16:25,620 --> 00:16:29,710 [Chen] 276 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,840 Does the problem lie in the lampblack or the glue? 277 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:47,080 Father, 278 00:16:47,510 --> 00:16:48,510 don't worry. 279 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:50,080 I will go try again. 280 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,000 The day of the Tribute Ink selection is drawing close. 281 00:16:57,150 --> 00:16:59,096 We still haven't figured out a single way 282 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:00,726 to compete with the Kuroda family. 283 00:17:00,750 --> 00:17:02,200 How can I not worry? 284 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:04,200 Indeed. 285 00:17:05,109 --> 00:17:06,109 Father. 286 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:08,565 If our Chen Ink can't beat them, 287 00:17:08,589 --> 00:17:10,250 there's still Li Ink, Pan Ink, 288 00:17:10,349 --> 00:17:12,510 and ink from Xiuning and Yi County. 289 00:17:13,829 --> 00:17:16,400 The Kuroda family won't succeed. 290 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,800 The Kuroda family has come in full force this time. 291 00:17:23,270 --> 00:17:24,896 Even we are having a hard time dealing with them, 292 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:26,310 let alone the others. 293 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:29,480 Besides, 294 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:31,616 the Tribute Ink selection this year 295 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,480 is not just about personal reputation, 296 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,400 but the pride of Hui Ink. 297 00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:41,720 After all, I am one of the Five Ink-making Grandmasters. 298 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,580 I am supposed to shoulder this responsibility. 299 00:17:45,550 --> 00:17:46,246 Third Master, 300 00:17:46,270 --> 00:17:47,047 Young Master, 301 00:17:47,071 --> 00:17:49,216 Miss Li Zhen invited you two to Sibao Restaurant, 302 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,700 asking to discuss a weighty matter with you. 303 00:18:01,510 --> 00:18:02,510 Elders, 304 00:18:03,070 --> 00:18:05,590 I invited you all here today 305 00:18:05,790 --> 00:18:07,160 to inform you that. 306 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:12,350 Li Ink will make Liuhe (Sixfold Mixing) Ink to challenge the Kuroda family. 307 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:13,766 - Liuhe Ink? - Liuhe Ink? 308 00:18:13,790 --> 00:18:14,617 There's no way! 309 00:18:14,641 --> 00:18:16,110 How is that possible? 310 00:18:16,510 --> 00:18:19,350 Every round of glue-mixing 311 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:20,960 in ink-making 312 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:23,720 just adds a level of difficulty. 313 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,310 Sihe (Fourfold Mixing) Ink is already excellent. 314 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,960 Realizing sixfold mixing can only be harder. 315 00:18:32,070 --> 00:18:33,070 Manager Zhen. 316 00:18:34,590 --> 00:18:35,590 Eighth Master Li. 317 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,510 How confident are you in making Liuhe Ink? 318 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:42,920 Elder, 319 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,830 I can't say how confident I am. 320 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:49,680 But for the Kuroda family's ink, 321 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,210 aside from its exquisite craftsmanship, 322 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,480 it also excels because of its superior raw materials. 323 00:18:55,590 --> 00:18:57,456 Since it is almost impossible for us 324 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,010 to outdo them on materials, 325 00:18:59,350 --> 00:19:01,200 we must make a kind of ink 326 00:19:01,310 --> 00:19:03,416 that is better than theirs in craftsmanship. 327 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,700 Only then can we have a chance of winning. 328 00:19:05,750 --> 00:19:07,200 Before this Sihe Ink, 329 00:19:07,790 --> 00:19:09,030 no one ever thought 330 00:19:09,270 --> 00:19:11,586 that ink could be made with fourfold mixing. 331 00:19:11,610 --> 00:19:12,736 But since our predecessors 332 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:14,620 could create this Sihe Ink craft, 333 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:15,457 why can't we, 334 00:19:15,481 --> 00:19:17,550 who are standing on their shoulders, 335 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,510 take things one step further 336 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:22,176 and try to realize sixfold mixing 337 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,530 to make up for the deficiency in materials 338 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,510 and create an ink that surpasses Sihe Ink, 339 00:19:27,590 --> 00:19:29,440 defeating the Kuroda family? 340 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:30,790 Well said! 341 00:19:37,270 --> 00:19:38,400 Third Grandfather. 342 00:19:38,750 --> 00:19:39,760 - Girl. - Welcome. 343 00:19:40,590 --> 00:19:41,590 Well said. 344 00:19:42,310 --> 00:19:43,177 Third Master Chen. 345 00:19:43,201 --> 00:19:44,806 - Uncle Junshan. - Third Grandfather Chen. 346 00:19:44,830 --> 00:19:46,326 - Third Master Chen. - Sit down, please. 347 00:19:46,350 --> 00:19:47,950 Everyone, please be seated. 348 00:19:48,110 --> 00:19:49,110 Please sit down. 349 00:19:52,310 --> 00:19:53,350 You heard it all? 350 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,540 Yes, I heard the whole speech. 351 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,790 To go one step further than our predecessors, 352 00:20:01,550 --> 00:20:02,750 this is a good idea. 353 00:20:05,030 --> 00:20:05,657 Jinshui, 354 00:20:05,681 --> 00:20:07,526 I have never thought you and the Li family 355 00:20:07,550 --> 00:20:09,280 were outdoing me and my family. 356 00:20:09,350 --> 00:20:11,286 But you have such an excellent granddaughter. 357 00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:13,310 I have to admit it. 358 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,830 Before coming here, I kept thinking 359 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,246 that among all the ink makers in Huizhou, 360 00:20:22,270 --> 00:20:23,720 I am the oldest, 361 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,400 and I must grit my teeth 362 00:20:26,510 --> 00:20:29,896 and shoulder the responsibility for the younger generations. 363 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,050 But after hearing what this girl said, 364 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,200 I feel that she's 365 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:36,510 outdoing me. 366 00:20:37,550 --> 00:20:39,010 She's indeed outdoing me. 367 00:20:39,350 --> 00:20:41,280 If Liuhe Ink is successfully made, 368 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,896 it'll truly be a great achievement combining all the existing techniques 369 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:47,650 and will surely be a masterpiece to be handed down for generations. 370 00:20:48,270 --> 00:20:49,270 Jinshui, 371 00:20:49,750 --> 00:20:52,350 Chen Ink will admit defeat this time. 372 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:55,750 However, girl. 373 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:57,920 Time is running out. 374 00:20:58,070 --> 00:20:59,720 To make Liuhe Ink is 375 00:20:59,750 --> 00:21:02,010 no longer just the Li family's business. 376 00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:03,526 If you run into any difficulties, 377 00:21:03,550 --> 00:21:05,456 just feel free to tell me 378 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:06,750 and everyone here. 379 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:12,216 Third Grandfather, 380 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:13,700 you came at the right time. 381 00:21:13,750 --> 00:21:16,160 Zhen was just about to ask you for a favor. 382 00:21:17,550 --> 00:21:19,960 What do you want me to help you with? 383 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,046 To make Liuhe Ink, glue-blending is of the greatest significance. 384 00:21:24,070 --> 00:21:26,640 I know Uncle Junshan is the best at it. 385 00:21:26,830 --> 00:21:30,070 So, I would like to borrow him from you. 386 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,310 To blend glue, he has to enter your Li family's ink-mixing area. 387 00:21:34,550 --> 00:21:37,896 Aren't you afraid our Chen family might steal your techniques? 388 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,400 Third Grandfather, you are joking again. 389 00:21:42,110 --> 00:21:43,856 I want to make this Liuhe Ink, which also 390 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,526 carries the meaning of harmony between heaven, earth, and people. 391 00:21:47,550 --> 00:21:50,270 Today, I invited all the elders here 392 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,086 not only to inform everyone 393 00:21:52,110 --> 00:21:54,456 that the Li family will try to make this Liuhe Ink 394 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,400 but also to ask for everyone's assistance. 395 00:21:57,830 --> 00:21:59,230 Let's unite all families 396 00:21:59,270 --> 00:22:00,830 and make this Liuhe Ink. 397 00:22:01,110 --> 00:22:04,000 Harmony between heaven, earth, and people. 398 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,200 This line is a good omen. 399 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:08,200 Junshan, 400 00:22:08,310 --> 00:22:10,486 don't bring shame to our Chen family. 401 00:22:10,510 --> 00:22:11,510 Yes. 402 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:13,046 Thank you, Third Grandfather. 403 00:22:13,070 --> 00:22:14,176 Thank you, Uncle Junshan. 404 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:15,137 Don't mention it. 405 00:22:15,161 --> 00:22:16,230 Miss Li, 406 00:22:16,590 --> 00:22:18,246 although Pan Ink has declined now, 407 00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:20,870 it was as famous as Li Ink hundreds of years ago. 408 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:22,440 If Li Ink needs it, 409 00:22:22,590 --> 00:22:24,726 I am willing to offer the Pan family's heirloom manuscript 410 00:22:24,750 --> 00:22:26,896 to help you make Liuhe Ink. 411 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:27,920 Good. 412 00:22:28,030 --> 00:22:29,030 Nice. 413 00:22:30,550 --> 00:22:31,550 Ruogu. 414 00:22:32,070 --> 00:22:32,880 Sit down. 415 00:22:32,990 --> 00:22:34,230 Sit down, please. 416 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,526 Craftsmen must first sharpen their tools to do a job perfectly. 417 00:22:38,550 --> 00:22:40,136 Our Xi family has nothing else 418 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,856 but a set of stone mortar and pestle passed down for generations. 419 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,750 They can make the ink paste smoother, 420 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,790 and the produced ink blacker and shinier. 421 00:22:49,070 --> 00:22:51,440 Just feel free to take them if you need any. 422 00:22:52,550 --> 00:22:53,550 - Great. - Nice. 423 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,350 I'd like to express my gratitude to you all 424 00:22:57,920 --> 00:22:59,350 on behalf of Li Ink. 425 00:23:01,270 --> 00:23:02,270 Girl, 426 00:23:02,790 --> 00:23:04,310 don't just get excited. 427 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,530 For this Tribute Ink selection, I'm giving you this one. 428 00:23:08,830 --> 00:23:10,006 Next time, 429 00:23:10,030 --> 00:23:11,640 I will definitely do my best 430 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,160 to defeat you and your grandfather. 431 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:16,720 Jinshui, 432 00:23:16,750 --> 00:23:19,000 dare you accept this challenge? 433 00:23:19,510 --> 00:23:20,510 Yes, of course. 434 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:25,990 These two old pals. 435 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:42,880 No. 436 00:23:43,750 --> 00:23:44,350 Try again. 437 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:45,400 Yes. 438 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:55,920 Jinshui, 439 00:23:56,510 --> 00:23:58,240 they can come in handy. 440 00:23:58,480 --> 00:23:59,880 They're valuable items. 441 00:24:29,070 --> 00:24:30,070 Grandfather. 442 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:31,767 Third Grandfather Chen. 443 00:24:31,791 --> 00:24:33,390 Come and check out this soot. 444 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:34,640 It's done! 445 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:45,160 It's done. 446 00:24:49,090 --> 00:24:52,520 [Luo's Ancestral Hall] 447 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:03,880 Father, 448 00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:05,590 Wensong, 449 00:25:06,110 --> 00:25:08,240 after the tragedy that struck Luo Ink, 450 00:25:08,510 --> 00:25:11,640 I've finally brought you guys 451 00:25:12,110 --> 00:25:13,640 back to the ancestral hall. 452 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,590 Today, as Luo Wenqian, 453 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:19,340 I can finally commemorate you 454 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:21,960 above board. 455 00:25:34,550 --> 00:25:37,590 That year, Father and I returned to Huizhou, 456 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:40,856 and we paid our respects at this ancestral hall for the first time. 457 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,000 That day, 458 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,440 Father kept warning Wensong and me 459 00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:47,640 never to ruin the reputation of Luo Ink. 460 00:25:49,110 --> 00:25:50,960 But fate was cruel. 461 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,400 The one who ruined the reputation of Luo Ink 462 00:25:55,550 --> 00:25:57,880 and destroyed the Luo family's legacy... 463 00:25:58,310 --> 00:26:01,770 [Tablet of Hanzhang of the Luo Family in Ming] 464 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:11,880 Father, 465 00:26:13,590 --> 00:26:14,590 Wensong, 466 00:26:15,270 --> 00:26:18,330 today, I have restored the Luo family's ancestral hall 467 00:26:19,270 --> 00:26:20,270 in order 468 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:22,790 to start anew. 469 00:26:25,070 --> 00:26:26,640 If you two 470 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:29,640 can hear me in heaven, 471 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,510 please help me 472 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:36,880 atone 473 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:39,980 for our family's sins, 474 00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:46,200 and please bless the Luo family 475 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,320 to revive one day. 476 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:09,960 Aunt, 477 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:12,160 are you 478 00:27:13,350 --> 00:27:15,210 really not going in to take a look? 479 00:27:20,340 --> 00:27:22,600 This is the Luo family's ancestral hall. 480 00:27:24,070 --> 00:27:25,750 I am now Ugly Granny Li. 481 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:28,700 I am not one of the Luos. 482 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,726 Why should I enter the Luo family's ancestral hall? 483 00:27:31,750 --> 00:27:32,976 But after you pass away... 484 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,110 When I die, 485 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,456 Doggie will handle 486 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:39,720 my funeral affairs. 487 00:27:41,070 --> 00:27:42,070 You 488 00:27:43,110 --> 00:27:44,920 don't need to worry about me. 489 00:27:45,750 --> 00:27:47,030 I see. 490 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:48,640 However, 491 00:27:49,470 --> 00:27:51,280 be it Luo Mengzhen in the past 492 00:27:52,590 --> 00:27:54,110 or today's Ugly Granny Li, 493 00:27:55,550 --> 00:27:57,200 you will always be my aunt. 494 00:28:02,830 --> 00:28:06,566 Our Luo family's ink craftsmanship has been passed down for decades. 495 00:28:06,590 --> 00:28:08,030 If these techniques 496 00:28:09,070 --> 00:28:11,920 really fade away with the Luo family's decline, 497 00:28:13,350 --> 00:28:14,680 it would be a real pity. 498 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,046 But I know ink is your lifelong passion, and you are 499 00:28:20,070 --> 00:28:23,046 the only successor of the Luo family's craftsmanship left in the world. 500 00:28:23,070 --> 00:28:24,800 I have a presumptuous request. 501 00:28:27,030 --> 00:28:28,440 I want to revive Luo Ink. 502 00:28:31,350 --> 00:28:32,526 It doesn't need anything grand, 503 00:28:32,550 --> 00:28:34,410 nor does it need a big storefront. 504 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:35,830 I just want to 505 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,750 focus on studying ink-making with you 506 00:28:40,270 --> 00:28:41,310 to atone 507 00:28:42,830 --> 00:28:44,030 for our Luo family's 508 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,270 past sins. 509 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:54,550 Everything in the world 510 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,130 rises and falls according to fate. 511 00:28:59,310 --> 00:29:00,880 Why dwell on 512 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,460 the loss of one family's ink-making legacy? 513 00:29:03,750 --> 00:29:06,280 When your father committed such an evil deed, 514 00:29:07,270 --> 00:29:08,750 Luo Ink was already 515 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:11,270 doomed to fall. 516 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,310 Luo Mengzhen 517 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,350 already died in that fire long ago. 518 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,110 Why do you insist? 519 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,030 I grew up seeing my father, you, 520 00:29:29,270 --> 00:29:30,270 and my brother 521 00:29:30,550 --> 00:29:33,246 focus entirely on studying ink-making techniques. 522 00:29:33,270 --> 00:29:34,550 Just the thought 523 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,170 that Luo Ink's techniques are about to be lost 524 00:29:41,110 --> 00:29:43,310 makes me really sad. 525 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,060 The techniques of ink-making 526 00:29:47,510 --> 00:29:49,160 are for people to use. 527 00:29:50,550 --> 00:29:52,410 As long as someone is still using, 528 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,920 studying, and innovating them, 529 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:57,750 the techniques of Luo Ink 530 00:29:58,270 --> 00:29:59,750 will never be lost. 531 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:03,880 The Luo family 532 00:30:05,590 --> 00:30:07,270 used to hurt the Li family. 533 00:30:08,510 --> 00:30:09,510 Now, 534 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,176 the Li family is having an ink contest with the Kuroda family, 535 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:17,460 bearing the responsibilities and hopes of the entire Huizhou ink industry. 536 00:30:19,270 --> 00:30:20,270 These are 537 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:23,760 the manuscripts and ink recipes 538 00:30:24,510 --> 00:30:26,920 of Luo Ink I've compiled over the years. 539 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:29,720 Take them 540 00:30:30,510 --> 00:30:32,040 and give them to Miss Li Zhen 541 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,200 to help the Li family in some way. 542 00:30:36,070 --> 00:30:39,070 This is the only way to atone for the Luo family's sins. 543 00:30:40,590 --> 00:30:42,160 From now on, 544 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:45,790 Luo Ink 545 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:48,960 will be integrated into Li Ink. 546 00:30:49,510 --> 00:30:51,110 As long as Li Ink exists, 547 00:30:51,750 --> 00:30:52,790 Luo Ink 548 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:54,880 will not disappear. 549 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,160 These are our Luo family's ink recipes? 550 00:31:03,090 --> 00:31:06,700 [Collection of Luo Ink's Craftsmanship] 551 00:31:11,270 --> 00:31:13,870 These really are our Luo family's ink recipes. 552 00:31:29,310 --> 00:31:30,680 Let me thank you 553 00:31:31,830 --> 00:31:33,000 on behalf of Zhen. 554 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,000 Wenqian. 555 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,790 Zhen is a good girl. 556 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:43,480 I know you like her. 557 00:31:44,070 --> 00:31:45,550 But in my opinion, 558 00:31:47,110 --> 00:31:49,510 you two are not meant to be together. 559 00:31:50,350 --> 00:31:51,750 Decades ago, 560 00:31:52,550 --> 00:31:54,400 I was just like her, 561 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,070 full of passion and hope. 562 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,220 But in the end, it all came to nothing. 563 00:32:04,030 --> 00:32:05,160 All came to nothing. 564 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:10,850 These manuscripts and ink recipes 565 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,690 are not only my atonement on behalf of Luo Ink, 566 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,160 but they also carry my own wish. 567 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:17,510 I want to see her 568 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,400 go higher and further 569 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:22,310 on this path 570 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,270 of ink-making. 571 00:33:07,750 --> 00:33:08,750 Are you okay? 572 00:33:14,750 --> 00:33:15,750 You got burned? 573 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:17,030 I'm fine. 574 00:33:29,910 --> 00:33:33,660 ♪ Raindrops fall on the moss-covered stone steps ♪ 575 00:33:33,790 --> 00:33:34,527 No way. 576 00:33:34,551 --> 00:33:38,130 ♪ With a bamboo knife, you make the spring fade away ♪ 577 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:35,806 It's still red and swollen. 578 00:33:35,830 --> 00:33:37,960 Wait here. I'll get you some medicine. 579 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:40,960 ♪ Last year's branches are still hanging in the window ♪ 580 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:45,526 ♪ The tea left a stain on the sleeve ♪ 581 00:33:45,550 --> 00:33:46,550 Use this. 582 00:33:46,830 --> 00:33:48,196 I've been carrying it with me all the time. 583 00:33:48,220 --> 00:33:52,170 ♪ The wreathing smoke gradually dissipated ♪ 584 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:56,500 ♪ Counting the games of our childhood ♪ 585 00:33:56,770 --> 00:33:59,376 ♪ You lower your eyes and count the rings of the tree ♪ 586 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:05,030 ♪ Scars meander like a stream ♪ 587 00:34:10,469 --> 00:34:15,110 ♪ The ink-black distant mountains resemble your eyes and brows ♪ 588 00:34:15,650 --> 00:34:20,080 ♪ Amid the inky darkness, it seems as though a galaxy is shifting ♪ 589 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:24,350 ♪ Lend me a bit of the courage of a piece of pine resin ♪ 590 00:34:21,070 --> 00:34:22,150 In the past 3 years, 591 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:24,457 I have already restored the rouge ink. 592 00:34:24,481 --> 00:34:28,639 ♪ Amid the frost, I sketch the unfinished prologue ♪ 593 00:34:25,110 --> 00:34:26,566 When you run out of this piece, 594 00:34:26,590 --> 00:34:29,207 remember to go to the ink workshop to get several new ones. 595 00:34:29,231 --> 00:34:33,670 ♪ The hazy, distant mountains are just like you ♪ 596 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:33,030 It works for both burns and cuts. 597 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:38,520 ♪ A winding bridge reflected in the water pavilion ♪ 598 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:36,780 Then I would still not bear to use this piece. 599 00:34:38,590 --> 00:34:40,087 The ink you've restored. 600 00:34:40,111 --> 00:34:41,646 ♪ If we are to part ways ♪ 601 00:34:41,670 --> 00:34:43,106 cannot compare to this one. 602 00:34:43,130 --> 00:34:45,086 ♪ Let the ink speak for me and say, "Take care" ♪ 603 00:34:45,110 --> 00:34:46,480 Because only this piece 604 00:34:48,190 --> 00:34:49,520 can not only heal wounds 605 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:52,130 but also heal the heart. 606 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:25,770 Why did you come so suddenly today? 607 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,070 These are our Luo family's 608 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:37,320 ink recipes. 609 00:35:39,590 --> 00:35:41,376 My aunt asked me to give them to you. 610 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:42,400 Perhaps 611 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:44,030 they can be of help. 612 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,530 Granny asked you to give them to me? 613 00:35:46,590 --> 00:35:48,390 These are the Luo Ink's recipes! 614 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,080 These are our Luo family's ink recipes. 615 00:35:55,030 --> 00:35:56,280 But my aunt said 616 00:35:57,150 --> 00:35:59,000 after that fire that year, 617 00:35:59,510 --> 00:36:01,040 Luo Mengzhen already died. 618 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:03,840 Her surname is Li now. 619 00:36:06,310 --> 00:36:08,940 But I know little about ink-making. 620 00:36:09,110 --> 00:36:10,770 My ambition does not lie here. 621 00:36:12,550 --> 00:36:14,550 But my aunt is right about one thing. 622 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:17,320 Only when. 623 00:36:17,710 --> 00:36:18,710 Luo Ink 624 00:36:20,230 --> 00:36:22,030 is integrated into Li Ink one day 625 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:27,590 can it be passed down for hundreds or thousands of years. 626 00:36:31,610 --> 00:36:33,400 [Luo Ink's Techniques] 627 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:37,530 Please thank Granny for me. 628 00:36:43,030 --> 00:36:44,070 My aunt also said 629 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:47,486 that although she hasn't seen you much the past few years, 630 00:36:47,510 --> 00:36:49,880 she knows you have been asking Doggie 631 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:52,336 to secretly send her money and items. 632 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:54,090 She feels very grateful to you. 633 00:36:56,590 --> 00:36:57,920 But she also said that 634 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:00,970 she feels guilty towards the Li family 635 00:37:01,230 --> 00:37:03,690 and must chant sutras for the rest of her life 636 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:07,710 to pray for the Li family before Buddha. 637 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,400 My mother, grandfather, 638 00:37:12,550 --> 00:37:15,030 and I don't want to dwell on the past anymore. 639 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:17,360 Just let bygones 640 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:19,510 be bygones. 641 00:37:27,510 --> 00:37:28,670 These years... 642 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:33,000 You must have had a tough time 643 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,280 the past few years in the southwest. 644 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:37,920 No. 645 00:37:38,510 --> 00:37:40,816 After the general amnesty, I rejoined the army 646 00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:42,646 and returned to General Yu's side. 647 00:37:42,670 --> 00:37:44,150 He got me a job, 648 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:45,610 so I've been doing okay. 649 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:46,920 But you, 650 00:37:47,140 --> 00:37:48,140 you are amazing. 651 00:37:49,070 --> 00:37:52,046 You have been fully supporting Li Ink all these years. 652 00:37:52,070 --> 00:37:53,376 And not just the Capital, 653 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,670 Sichuan, Shanxi, Henan, and Lingnan 654 00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:57,170 all have your branches. 655 00:37:58,000 --> 00:37:59,600 As expected of Manager Zhen. 656 00:38:00,030 --> 00:38:01,030 So impressive. 657 00:38:03,030 --> 00:38:04,030 You know it all? 658 00:38:07,510 --> 00:38:08,510 I know it all. 659 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,930 I've kept in touch with Cuiqiao these past few years. 660 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:15,650 But every time I wrote a letter, 661 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:18,030 I couldn't help 662 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,030 asking more about you. 663 00:38:25,150 --> 00:38:25,977 Over the past 3 years, 664 00:38:26,001 --> 00:38:28,130 Cuiqiao has also been helping me a lot. 665 00:38:28,230 --> 00:38:29,480 I guess this was 666 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:32,360 also at your request. 667 00:38:40,590 --> 00:38:41,590 Zhen. 668 00:38:43,630 --> 00:38:45,560 Although I had been away for years, 669 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:48,526 I was always worried about you. 670 00:38:48,550 --> 00:38:49,550 Wenqian, 671 00:38:50,150 --> 00:38:51,680 right now, I'm only focused 672 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:54,710 on making Liuhe Ink perfectly. 673 00:38:57,840 --> 00:38:59,640 I have no time for anything else. 674 00:39:03,230 --> 00:39:04,230 Got it. 675 00:39:04,670 --> 00:39:05,670 I got it. 676 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:07,800 I see. 677 00:39:13,070 --> 00:39:14,470 I'll go check on the glue. 678 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:16,010 Can't ruin it again. 679 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:18,890 I'll leave you to it. 680 00:39:52,890 --> 00:39:56,710 [Ink Workshop] 681 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:04,810 This glue is brilliant. 682 00:40:06,570 --> 00:40:08,016 It's rare and amazing indeed. 683 00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:09,040 Grandfather, 684 00:40:09,230 --> 00:40:11,256 can this glue be used to blend with ink? 685 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:12,480 Of course it can. 686 00:40:13,630 --> 00:40:14,630 Jingdong, 687 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:15,840 Zhen, 688 00:40:17,230 --> 00:40:19,166 go invite your Third Grandfather Chen, 689 00:40:19,190 --> 00:40:19,897 Grandfather Qi Chun, 690 00:40:19,921 --> 00:40:22,030 and President Hu over here. 691 00:40:23,510 --> 00:40:24,800 Let's work together 692 00:40:25,070 --> 00:40:26,480 to make Liuhe Ink. 693 00:40:27,590 --> 00:40:28,590 Grandfather, 694 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:31,520 I'd like to invite someone else as well. 695 00:40:37,590 --> 00:40:39,526 You want to invite Ugly Granny over? 696 00:40:39,550 --> 00:40:40,550 Yes. 697 00:40:40,860 --> 00:40:44,060 Yesterday, she gave me all of Luo Ink's manuscripts. 698 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:47,526 The ink-blending techniques recorded in them truly amazed me. 699 00:40:47,550 --> 00:40:49,480 I heard that when she was young, 700 00:40:49,710 --> 00:40:51,030 be it identifying ink 701 00:40:51,110 --> 00:40:52,550 or ink-blending, 702 00:40:52,670 --> 00:40:55,776 her skills were as good as yours and Third Grandfather Chen's. 703 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:56,840 So, 704 00:40:57,030 --> 00:40:58,480 I want to invite her over 705 00:40:58,630 --> 00:41:00,280 to help our Li family. 706 00:41:00,590 --> 00:41:02,510 She gave Luo Ink's manuscripts 707 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:04,550 t-to you? 708 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:05,800 Exactly. 709 00:41:07,070 --> 00:41:08,070 Jingdong, 710 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:11,860 it's your call whether you 711 00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:14,100 want to invite her over or not. 712 00:41:14,290 --> 00:41:15,290 Eighth Uncle, 713 00:41:15,550 --> 00:41:17,710 no matter how narrow-minded I am, 714 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:21,486 I wouldn't let personal feelings interfere with serious business now. 715 00:41:21,510 --> 00:41:22,510 Zhen, 716 00:41:22,670 --> 00:41:24,590 go ahead and invite her over. 717 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:27,500 I'll go invite Third Master Chen and the others. 718 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:30,550 Then I'll get going. 719 00:41:32,510 --> 00:41:33,510 Let me go do it. 720 00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:35,046 You barely slept last night. 721 00:41:35,070 --> 00:41:36,280 Go get some rest. 722 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:38,360 Master Luo. 723 00:41:41,030 --> 00:41:42,030 Zhen, 724 00:41:42,670 --> 00:41:44,440 I see he's quite strong. 725 00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:45,817 Would you like 726 00:41:45,841 --> 00:41:47,320 to stay 727 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:48,360 and help me? 728 00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:52,710 I'm 729 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:54,920 at your disposal, Eighth Master Li. 730 00:41:55,630 --> 00:41:56,800 Go invite her over. 731 00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:09,320 Follow me. 732 00:42:31,950 --> 00:42:32,950 Eighth Master Li, 733 00:42:33,230 --> 00:42:35,110 let me go get a doctor for you. 734 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:37,480 Don't bother. 735 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:40,800 I know my condition 736 00:42:41,170 --> 00:42:42,300 better than anyone. 737 00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:47,510 Eighth Master Li, why did you 738 00:42:47,710 --> 00:42:48,710 ask me to stay? 739 00:42:50,230 --> 00:42:51,230 Master Luo, 740 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:54,960 I had you stay 741 00:42:55,710 --> 00:42:57,320 because I want to talk about 742 00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:01,760 what's between you and Zhen.