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It's getting cold.
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The sooner we finish this,
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the sooner I can go to sleep.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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I…
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I want food.
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I haven't eaten in a long time.
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Don't go.
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Don't go.
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Don't go! Give me food.
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Don't go!
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Come back!
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Come back! Give me food!
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Give me food!
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Give me…
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Give me some warm food.
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Something warm. Something edible.
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Come back!
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How long have you starved him?
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He's a brat.
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I cooked and sent him food
in the beginning,
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but he asked for the golden milk pastry
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so I just ignored him.
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Now that I think about it,
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it's been two or three days.
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He won't starve to death anyway.
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Huai'an.
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You first treated him coldly
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before offering him a feast.
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Your way of treating an old acquaintance
is quite roundabout.
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We are not close.
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When I was 9 years old,
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we joined the Grand Academy together.
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He was the prince.
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But every time,
I was the one who got first place.
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Soon after,
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I found a small snake in my desk drawer.
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What do you think happened?
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He was the one who put the snake there.
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He thought I wouldn't discover the truth
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and even sent me the antidote.
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What a schemer.
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Once I was 10 years old,
I no longer saw him.
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Later, he became the emperor
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and lived under Yan Fengshan's thumb.
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I'm sure he has his own ways of survival.
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It's done.
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A fortunate fellow indeed.
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Where are you going?
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I'm taking food to that scoundrel.
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I made this meal for you.
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For me?
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You've been risking your life for me.
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Shouldn't I make a meal to thank you?
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Come and eat.
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Is this to be my final meal?
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Don't speak ill fortune.
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Even so, it's still worth it.
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Your life is hanging by a thread.
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The new emperor is looking for you.
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As long as you are still missing,
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his throne won't be secure.
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Yan Fengshan of the Huben Army
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means to use you to start a war.
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When that day comes,
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whether he wins or loses,
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you will still die.
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If you leave this place,
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the only fate waiting for you
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is death.
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You…
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you can save my life?
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Only I know of a way.
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What price must I pay?
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You are the bait I'm using
to deal with Yan Fengshan.
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I'm going to kill Yan Fengshan
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and wipe out the entire Huben Army.
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I need you to help me achieve that goal.
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Who are you?
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It's best that you don't recognize me.
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You should also forget the fact
that you are the emperor.
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I already knew
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what kind of person you were
back in the Grand Academy.
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I also know you have
your own way of staying alive.
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But from today onward,
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you will survive by the rules
I set for you.
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Otherwise,
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- you will die.
- You…
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Are you Liu…?
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That man is dead.
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I am your master now. I am Xie Huai'an.
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BEGINNING OF WINTER, WATER BEGINS
TO FREEZE, THE EARTH BEGINS TO HARDEN
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PHEASANTS ENTER THE WATER FOR CLAMS
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When I entered the city,
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I saw my younger sister.
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Has she been doing well?
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She's doing fine.
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Compared to 15 years ago,
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things here
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are much better.
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My master will be here tomorrow.
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Everything will proceed according to plan.
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All right.
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The vendetta of a gentleman
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leaves no man standing.
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When I received my first month's pay
as a registrar in Huainan,
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I hired an artist
to draw these six portraits.
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That was my seventh year on the run.
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I was afraid that I might forget
these people's faces.
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If I want to destroy the Huben Army,
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I must kill these six first.
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Pu Nichuan. In the 19th year of Qiansheng,
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he scouted for Yan Fengshan
and infiltrated Tiemo.
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When he was trapped,
he waited for help that never came.
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Yan Fengshan deemed him an abandoned pawn.
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Since then,
no one knows whether he's dead or alive.
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Father!
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I know very well
whether he's dead or alive.
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Wei Qianting.
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This man is elusive.
His whereabouts remain unknown.
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I met him seven years ago.
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But he should be
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buried in the reed swamps
of Nanwei Trough now.
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Yan Fengshan.
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He overthrew the emperor
and ruled the court for many years.
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People call him Emperor Yan.
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In the use of shadow guards,
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Yan Fengshan
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is way superior to my father.
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That is because he has
a particular man by his side.
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On the night my family was wiped out,
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he was there as well,
but I couldn't see his face clearly.
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LEGACY OF IMPERIAL FAVOR
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After so many years,
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I still haven't found any clues about him.
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Many within the Huben Army
are hiding in the shadows,
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but everyone knows these two people.
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Qingyi, who is in charge of surveillance
and intelligence.
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He possesses the secrets of many
important officials of the imperial court.
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Liu Ziyan.
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The best assassin of the Huben Army.
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He is in charge of killing.
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Whom shall we deal with first?
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My uncle, of course.
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I've wanted to kill him for so long.
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Aren't you the same?
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As long as he is still alive,
I can't live in peace.
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This day
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will come soon.
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YULONG RIDGE
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Are you here to bid me farewell?
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I'm afraid
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this is my last time serving you.
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Xiao Wuyang is not an easy target.
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If the Huben Army
wants to win against him…
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MYSTERIOUS PERSON
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…it won't be a swift victory.
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Why have you been mobilized at this time?
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My subordinate let someone escape.
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We hunted him through the city
for half a month,
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but found nothing.
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That man plays an important role
in the future.
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I must attend to it myself.
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This is interesting.
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It is a serious matter.
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Just go.
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The person
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serving you in the future
might not be as meticulous.
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Please be understanding.
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I've been imprisoned in Yulong Ridge
for more than a dozen years.
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I'm already dead inside.
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I'm not picky about my servants.
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Ziyan.
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One more thing.
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Liu Ziwen is your elder brother.
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Yan Fengshan wanted Liu Ziwen dead.
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Why did you do Yan Fengshan's bidding?
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There are many things
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my brother couldn't tolerate,
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but General Fengshan could.
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At the Battle of Chen Valley,
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I saved a civilian.
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His wife died early, leaving him
to care for parents and children.
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The whole family
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made a living through chopping bamboo
and weaving dustpans.
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When a war broke out,
they could no longer make a living.
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A five-year-old child
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sat on a wooden plate
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and ate the bamboo dustpan.
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The bamboo pricked
his torn mouth and lips.
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He was so pitiful.
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However, it's infuriating as well.
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Did that family betray you?
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I almost lost my life there.
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Under my brother's command,
some acts were forbidden.
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He said we killed people to save others.
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But since that day,
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I only kill others
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so no one can kill me.
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That sounds fair enough.
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Ziyan,
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farewell.
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WENYUAN EATERY, HUA'S MUTTON BROTH
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FENG'S CURED HAM SHOP
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WINE HOUSE
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How much are these vegetables?
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Take a look. They are fresh.
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Pick more and I'll give you a discount.
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- This is a little wilted.
- No, thanks.
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Look at something else.
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APOTHECARY
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You always go to extreme lengths.
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The capital is ruled by the emperor…
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STEADFAST AND UPRIGHT
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…yet you dare kill someone as you please.
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The enemies came and asked for your life.
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They even accused my men of harboring you.
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How much longer do you need
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to move on from the Chen Valley incident?
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It's not that I didn't move on,
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but I've chosen another path
after that night.
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You have a blade in your hand
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but you can't see things clearly.
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After today,
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you are no longer of the Huben Army.
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If you make another mistake,
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I will kill you myself.
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A military command is absolute.
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You'd better kill me today.
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Even if you spare me today,
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I might
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not spare you in the future.
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Our brotherhood
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ends
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now.
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My master bought this place.
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It is now private property.
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You must not go in, sir.
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I wanted to visit a familiar place.
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I didn't know
this place had another owner.
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Forgive me.
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Did you use to live here, sir?
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Yes.
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I was
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a superintendent of this residence.
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This courtyard
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must have been exquisite in the past.
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I wonder who once owned this residence.
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Two brothers lived here.
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The elder brother was the owner.
He was highly respected in Chang'an.
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The younger brother
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was more or less educated
and well-mannered.
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He always followed his elder brother.
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Look at this pear tree.
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When winter gave way to spring,
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it'd be full of pear blossoms.
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When the sun set,
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the courtyard would be bright
and full of guests.
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All the officials would be sitting there,
sipping tea and drinking wine.
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As for me,
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I would play
with my master's two children.
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It was so lively.
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So how has this residence
fallen into such decline?
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Young man, are you still
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in your twenties…
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Anyway, you are still young.
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In your life,
there are many things you cannot control.
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A couple of days ago,
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I suddenly remembered I had left something
in this residence.
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Can you do me a favor?
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Help yourself, then.
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Thank you.
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Uncle! My father is still breathing!
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Find a physician, quickly!
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Father!
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It seems like a blade.
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When I had hardships,
I dealt with them with this blade.
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Now, I'm having another hardship.
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So I'm retrieving it for good luck.
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A hardship?
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Like killing someone?
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Your guess
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is close enough.
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Behave now.
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Otherwise, you will die a cruel death.
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LAMB STEW WITH BREAD
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Enjoy your meal.
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Sir, please step inside.
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Sir, shared tables are not permitted.
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Why don't you sit inside?
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There are many empty seats.
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Hey, you.
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I'm talking to you. Did you not hear me?
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- Sir.
- How did you lose him?
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Before leaving Anfu Gate,
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at the palace steps,
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Someone in a black robe stopped me.
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He killed and wounded 17 of our men
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and took the deposed emperor away.
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Survivors say
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they wounded him in four places,
at least, with a blade.
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The blades were poisoned.
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Our men are posted
at all 12 gates of Chang'an.
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No one has sighted him.
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Chang'an might have a million families,
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but there aren't many places
that can harbor a martial arts expert.
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Besides, he is hurt
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and has an important person with him.
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Only a few physicians
can treat the poison on our army's blades.
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Keep investigating.
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Yes, sir.
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- Master.
- Mr. Long.
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ZHU ZHILONG
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Every time you send a letter,
you tell me how you
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endure hardships and wander in suffering.
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00:27:26,120 --> 00:27:29,240
Looking at your physique,
it seems like you're doing well.
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Master, Huai'an has nine lives.
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He is very well.
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00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:37,120
On the other hand, I, your disciple,
almost lost my life.
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If you died that easily,
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it means I've misjudged you
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and sent someone useless
to protect Huai'an.
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I'm fine. I'm your disciple after all.
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Is he the one?
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A fine choice for the puppet.
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Identical body size.
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Come in.
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You must wait a little longer.
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He…
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He is quite well.
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What illness does he have?
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He isn't ill.
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He just
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can't open his mouth
and ingest food or water.
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00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:03,120
He is kept alive only
by drip-feeding the medicine I concocted.
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00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:05,520
Why are you doing this?
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To raise a new skin
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for your appearance.
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00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,360
The Huben Army is looking for you.
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From now on,
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you can never
show your real face to others.
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Otherwise, your life will be in danger
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wherever you are.
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You need to forget
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about yourself.
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00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:32,920
It's his turn now.
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Ye Zheng, give him a Breath-holding Pill.
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No, I…
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Wait.
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- Open your mouth.
- Can you wait?
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Wait.
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This face suits him.
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00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,760
So long as he stays silent,
no one will grow suspicious of him.
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00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,800
Changing his face is just the first step.
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00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,040
His movements and bearing
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must slowly change
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until every move of his
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resembles the other person
to complete the transformation.
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00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,080
If the Huben Army knows
the deposed emperor is here,
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they will surely come here.
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00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:40,280
In the end,
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Yan Fengshan will also appear.
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00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,040
This is my final opportunity.
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00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,440
Don't play with fire and burn yourself.
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00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:50,200
The Huben Army might just assassinate you
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00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,960
before you can successfully
lure out Yan Fengshan.
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00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:02,160
I've steeled myself for death
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00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,920
since the day I returned to Chang'an.
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00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:15,880
Master.
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DEPOSED EMPEROR
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ZHANG MO
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{\an8}SINGING-STRING TAVERN
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I've looked at a few residences
around here.
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00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:04,680
This is the most suitable one.
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00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:07,880
The gate in front can be guarded,
and there's a rear exit.
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00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,800
More importantly,
there are fine restaurants around here.
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00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:15,000
There's a market north of this place,
and the Tangshui Alley is not far.
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00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,160
There's enough foot traffic here.
Being watched will not be a problem.
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00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:21,360
The south of this place
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is next to the residents
of Chengqing Neighborhood.
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00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:25,120
It's calm too.
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00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:26,840
Wonderful.
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00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:28,920
The patron is satisfied.
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00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,040
What say you, Mo, the pageboy?
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00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:35,600
Me?
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00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:37,080
I think
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00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:39,200
it's not bad.
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00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:46,600
Your Majesty,
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00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:49,720
you exposed yourself
with your reaction just now.
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00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,440
Remember, you are now the pageboy, Mo.
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00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,400
Your every movement and manner
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00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:06,520
must match the other person.
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00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,600
Your Majesty, you do look the part now.
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00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:05,880
Like whom?
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00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:08,200
Like a servant.
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00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:19,520
I misspoke.
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00:35:25,720 --> 00:35:26,720
It is all right.
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00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:28,720
I am a servant.
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00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:35,080
A prisoner.
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00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,760
Xie and the rest
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00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,200
are doing this for Your Majesty's
own good.
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00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:51,920
No one in this world
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00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,240
treats another well without reason.
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00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:57,360
Xie Huai'an cares too much
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00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:00,080
about his own interests in this.
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00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:05,360
You mustn't tell him about this.
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00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,320
Don't worry. I'm leaving tomorrow.
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00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:12,360
You're leaving? Where for?
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00:36:13,240 --> 00:36:15,360
Xie said you had made good progress.
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00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,360
Therefore, I may go home now.
My home is in Huzhou.
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00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:21,880
Huzhou
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00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:23,760
is quite far.
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00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:28,160
My wife gave birth
to a son and a daughter.
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00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:29,600
We are a family of four.
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00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:34,240
You are free now.
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00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,000
I envy you.
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00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:00,960
Young Master, may I come in?
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00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:02,920
Come in.
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00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,640
I've avoided a reunion with you
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00:37:18,240 --> 00:37:19,760
because there were people around us.
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00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:22,320
He is more observant than others.
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00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:26,080
It's not a good thing
if he finds out about our past.
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00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:29,480
I appreciate
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00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:31,400
your concerns.
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00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:40,680
On your 10th birthday,
I prepared a pair of shoes,
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00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:43,680
wishing you a smooth road ahead.
427
00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:46,600
However…
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00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:52,080
I was shocked to learn
that you were displaced for years.
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00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:00,920
I am fortunate to meet you again.
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00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:03,080
I've prepared another pair for you.
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00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:16,200
Young Master.
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00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:35,320
Zhang Mo,
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00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:39,560
thank you.
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00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:51,560
Please let me
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00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:54,120
put them on for you.
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00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,360
I… I was your pageboy.
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00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:12,120
Please allow me
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00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:14,640
to serve you
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00:39:16,240 --> 00:39:17,480
one last time.
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00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:56,560
This path you've chosen
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00:39:58,720 --> 00:39:59,880
will be full of hardships.
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00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:03,920
Forgive me
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00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:10,000
for not being able to accompany you
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00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:13,280
along the way.
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00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:24,200
Mo,
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00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:27,600
your life
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00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:30,520
should be your own.
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00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:35,040
Go back to Huzhou.
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00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:37,920
Your family
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00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:40,080
is waiting for you.
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00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:43,920
If I'm lucky enough to return alive,
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00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:46,320
remember to prepare a jar
of good wine for me
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00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:52,560
when I pass by Huzhou.
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00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:11,400
From now on,
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00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:13,920
you cannot show your real face to others.
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00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,520
You need to forget about yourself.
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00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:21,480
You are now the pageboy, Mo.
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00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:24,040
Your Majesty,
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00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,760
you do look like it now. Like a servant.
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00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:29,560
I also know you have
your own way of surviving.
461
00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:31,400
But from today onward,
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00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:34,240
you must survive
with the rules I set for you.
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00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:37,920
Otherwise, you will die.
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00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:40,120
Give me something to eat. I'm hungry.
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00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:41,920
Something edible.
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00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:44,080
I may go home now.
467
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,480
My wife gave birth to a son
and a daughter.
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00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:48,040
We are a family of four.
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00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:54,040
You are free now.
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00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:01,280
Your Majesty, farewell.
471
00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:04,480
Please be cautious henceforth,
Your Majesty.
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00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:06,160
Xie is a kind man.
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00:42:06,240 --> 00:42:08,600
I'm sure he will
find you a good place to stay.
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00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:14,000
Safe travels.
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00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:49,280
Mo!
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00:43:03,800 --> 00:43:06,160
Didn't you want me to be exactly like him?
477
00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:09,880
Take a guess.
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00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:12,640
Who is the one
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00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:15,440
lying there now?
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00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:20,680
Who is it?
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00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:36,200
You deserve death.
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00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:40,360
You truly deserve to die.
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00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:01,240
Mother.
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00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:04,160
Why did you prepare so much food?
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00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:07,200
- Because Father is coming back.
- Really?
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00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:10,480
Yes.
Father will soon return from Chang'an.
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00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:13,560
Father is coming back!
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00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:15,720
Father is coming back!