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NO TO PIRACY
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ADAPTATION OF QUEEN CHU
BY XI XING PUBLISHED ON QIDIAN.COM
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I don't have you yet
congratulated, Great Preceptor.
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Come on, Wangyou.
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WANGYOU
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Since when have you been such a tease?
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I'm happy for you.
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After so many years,
you finally made it.
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But you're not worried?
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Chu Zhao…
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What motivates you to help him?
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You even gave up
to ally yourself with Xiao Xun.
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I'm not helping Chu Zhao.
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I secure
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my own future.
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Be careful.
It could backfire on you.
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The easier a game seems,
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the more the threats are hidden.
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We learn this at a young age.
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Everything will be fine.
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I always have an escape.
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She knew that Xiao Xun
would poison the young emperor.
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Therefore,
she just uses him as bait
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to oust Xiao Xun.
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It was a risky move.
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Fight to survive,
fight to win.
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No matter who the emperor is,
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as long as I keep
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my privileged position.
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I lost.
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Sir, Madam invites you.
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Heard.
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I'm sorry.
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I used you as bait.
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I promised
to the late Emperor to protect you,
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but I put you in danger.
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I'm a bad sister.
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Zhao, don't say that.
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That was our plan.
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Look at. I'm doing well.
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Don't be sad, Zhao.
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My mother said
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than a thread of longevity
handmade expressed sincerity.
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Each node holds luck.
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You did it for me.
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It makes me happy.
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What do you think,
if I combine it with a jade pendant
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or a gold medallion?
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It would be majestic.
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I'm sorry.
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Really sorry.
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Don't apologize to me.
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We designed together
the plan to catch the criminal.
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Unfortunately, it's Uncle Xun.
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But I protected you.
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I'm delighted with it.
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Uncle, did you bring food?
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Feed me.
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It's painful.
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It's not a horse.
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Soldiers do it like that.
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You take revenge on me.
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You are slandering me.
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I won't feed you anymore.
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Are you resting?
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How can you have
time to bring Yu something to eat?
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My cape. Give it back to me.
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You don't like him.
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Why want it?
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I plan to give it to someone else.
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I just lent it to you.
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After using it,
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it must be returned.
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Take it back.
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My uncle, what are you stealing from him?
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I don't steal anything.
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I get my cape.
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Zhao, do you remember your promise?
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It's pretty, isn't it?
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Like petals.
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Hold. Breathe again.
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You promised him.
Why do I have to do it?
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Because I ordered you to.
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Is it strong enough?
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Can two of us go?
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I'm not going to ride on it.
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For what ?
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The swing is fun.
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We can see from above.
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Let's go.
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You can go out to see the view.
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Why use a swing?
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Can I go out?
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Come on.
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Flight of petals!
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With this knot,
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in the end,
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you will fall if you sit on it.
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My knot is very tight.
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We won't fall.
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I think so.
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And if he falls,
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it's problematic.
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Don't underestimate me.
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Your Highness, we must
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that you would fall to believe me.
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But why?
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I had tied my knot tightly.
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Zhao, are you sure?
to know how to make a swing?
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It's a soldier's knot,
to tie up the captives.
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Once attached,
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no one can untie him.
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- Get in.
- I don't dare.
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You go up, Zhao.
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Zhao.
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Let Uncle Xun return to Xiaonan.
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Yu, what did you say?
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Stop confronting him.
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He's right.
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The lord of Xiaonan still reigns.
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Xiao Xun is difficult to deal with.
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If he stays in the Capital
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and confronts you,
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you will suffer.
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This time he was lucky.
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It won't happen again.
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Xiao Xun has big ambitions.
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But what could he have done
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so that you hate him?
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He came to ask for your hand.
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I thought he was holding
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truly yours.
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You…
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You loved each other, right?
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Love it?
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It was the biggest stupidity of my life.
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Just the idea of thinking about it
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disgusts me now.
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What happened to you?
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Jiu,
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do you believe
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that we can live a second life?
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In my previous life,
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I married Xiao Xun,
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I became empress.
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TAIJI ROOM
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Because of this, my father was killed.
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Just like my entire clan.
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I was strangled by Xiao Xun myself.
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It's funny, isn't it?
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Let's pretend it's
from a dream I had.
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No.
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Everything happens
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for a reason.
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My father told me
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that had to be assumed
the consequences of his choices.
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Don't regret anything.
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But this time,
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you trapped Xiao Xun.
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His defeat was silent.
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If he is on his guard,
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it won't be easy to kill him.
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He succeeded
to get out of it by luck once.
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It was his only chance.
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Do you have a plan?
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If that were the case, would you help me?
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- Hit him!
- Hit him!
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Hit him!
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Hit him!
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CAPITAL
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If that were the case,
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Would you help me?
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Yes.
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The temple incident is closed.
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The accused were executed.
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The imperial city
has been completely cleaned.
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Take this as a warning.
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Let everyone learn from it.
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Oh yes.
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I thought about it.
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Uncle Xun was a hostage for seven years.
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It's pitiful.
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Shouldn't we
allow him to return to Xiaonan?
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What do you think?
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That's out of the question.
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Your Majesty, that would be inappropriate.
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Ministers seem to disapprove.
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Mr. Xie, you stated
that His Majesty was informed.
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You put back
his decision in question now.
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This is not the case, Mr. Deng.
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I thought about it too.
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Keeping Mr. Xiao as a hostage
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was the wish of the late Emperor.
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And keep it in the Capital
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allows him to control his father.
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If we let him go, things
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could change.
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You are right, Mr. Xie.
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But Xiao Xun
went through a lot here.
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If his father gets annoyed,
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the stability of the court will be threatened.
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Your Highness, what do you think?
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Do I have the right to give my opinion?
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According to the Emperor's edict,
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you and I supervise the court.
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You can speak.
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Your Majesty,
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dear ministers,
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I received a secret report
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about the northern desert.
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I didn't want to cause trouble,
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but since Mr. Xie
asked me, I'll be frank.
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Movements
unusual events take place at the border.
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Enemy troops are gathering.
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In the Capital,
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suspicious incidents
also occurred.
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Everywhere, unknown figures lurk.
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They come together
in secret and act strangely.
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Your Highness,
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can I read this report?
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No.
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This is a serious subject.
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I have to check
the authenticity of this report
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so as not to involve any innocent people.
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If the report is authentic,
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what should we do?
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The heir of the lord of Xiaonan
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will not leave the Capital.
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Xiaonan Prefecture
adjoins the northern desert.
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If they conspire together...
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The Lord of Xiaonan
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didn't come
at the coronation of Her Majesty.
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Hard to know
if he has always been disloyal.
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TWO HOURS EARLIER
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Your Highness,
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pine soot ink
is exclusive to the Xie family.
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You used it
expressly for this report.
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What if the Xie family
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discover it?
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This is precisely the goal.
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Freeing Xiao Xun
amounts to freeing an enemy.
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We would lose all control over Xiaonan.
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If problems arise,
Gaoyang will be impacted.
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Xie Yanfang is the leader of his clan.
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He wouldn't let that happen.
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Therefore, he will prevent it.
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With the ink of his clan,
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in this matter,
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he is entirely linked to me.
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I don't really understand.
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Why Mr. Deng
Does he really want Mr. Xiao to leave?
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Isn't it supposed to
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plead your case?
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Court battles are like that.
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No enemy is eternal.
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No allies either.
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This is why I have to
involve the Xie family.
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Only an accomplice
will do anything to keep a secret.
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Even if this secret report
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is a fake,
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it will be the truth.
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I haven't mastered this movement yet.
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I will train more.
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While living in the palace,
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you have news from the northern desert.
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Your sources
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are excellent.
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You were not at court,
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but you know what happened there.
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You are well informed.
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You want to involve the Xie.
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Do you know how bad it can be
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dangerous?
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Chu Zhao,
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no one can fool Xie Yanfang.
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Not even you.
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I will be the exception.
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If he reveals
that you wrote the secret report
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and trapped the Xie family,
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what will you do?
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You will wait
that the little one saves you again?
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00:21:29,360 --> 00:21:31,160
I will say that you have me
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given the ink.
284
00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,400
Let's see if Xie Yanfang
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abandons his brother.
286
00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:47,720
Nobody knows what he thinks.
287
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Jiu,
288
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you will help me,
289
00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:53,720
isn't it?
290
00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,440
You fought on the border.
291
00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:02,320
You must know the appearance of the soldiers
292
00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:03,560
of the northern desert.
293
00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:06,320
Describe them to me.
294
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:08,680
So,
295
00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,040
you had a plan.
296
00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,080
What a great ploy!
297
00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,040
She made a report
298
00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:18,640
to keep Xiao Xun here.
299
00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,480
Xiao Xun is so suspicious
300
00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,600
that he will think of a trap.
301
00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,000
He will therefore hasten his escape plan.
302
00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,120
My spies reported to me that Chu Zhao
303
00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,040
had weapons buried
304
00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:32,600
along the path leading to Xiaonan.
305
00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,680
When Xiao Xun arrives at the border,
306
00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,840
fake soldiers
from the northern desert will attack him.
307
00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:39,880
If Xiao Xun escapes,
308
00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:41,920
he will be killed on the spot
309
00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:43,880
for collusion and armed treason.
310
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Great Preceptor,
311
00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:48,640
when Xiao Xun is dead,
312
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you will be stuck.
313
00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:00,400
I have my own plans.
314
00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,760
If Xiao Xun escapes from the Capital,
315
00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:06,040
I will spread the rumor
316
00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:08,200
that the heir of Xiaonan brought in
317
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desert soldiers.
318
00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:12,920
He will be considered a traitor
319
00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:15,240
and killed on the spot.
320
00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,040
- If no obstacle…
- There won't be any.
321
00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:21,160
Otherwise,
322
00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:23,280
I will destroy them.
323
00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:29,440
A falsehood built on the truth
is the hardest to refute.
324
00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,680
I who came back to life,
I know that better than anyone.
325
00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:34,560
The Lord of Xiaonan
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00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:36,680
collaborates with the Northern Desert.
327
00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:42,760
Your Highness.
328
00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:45,240
Anything new?
329
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,000
Chu Zhao received
330
00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:48,720
a report accusing your father and you
331
00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:49,920
to make a pact with the enemy.
332
00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,240
How does she know all this?
333
00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:57,160
All these years,
334
00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,240
I remained vigilant!
335
00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:02,480
She didn't have
no way to find that out.
336
00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:04,480
This woman is cunning.
337
00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,560
She blinded you with pretenses
338
00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:07,560
and you revealed yourself.
339
00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:11,920
It's impossible.
340
00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:15,840
If I stay here,
341
00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,600
I could be executed in public
342
00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,120
because of this secret report.
343
00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:25,480
But if I run away,
344
00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,200
I will be accused of treason
345
00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:30,280
and they will kill me too.
346
00:24:30,360 --> 00:24:33,200
No matter what I do,
347
00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:34,960
it's her
348
00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,840
who controls the situation.
349
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,320
After years
planning, will everything end like this?
350
00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,840
That day, at court,
yet we had the advantage.
351
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:46,800
What could have happened?
352
00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:48,600
Where have we failed?
353
00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:51,440
What's done is done.
354
00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:53,520
Let's not talk about it anymore.
355
00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:55,240
Now,
356
00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:57,440
we may have left
357
00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,440
a third option.
358
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:03,960
Didn't you find it?
359
00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,560
Forgive us.
Three teams are looking for her.
360
00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,600
We found it.
361
00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,240
Madame is back.
362
00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,360
The Grand Princess sent her away.
363
00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:23,280
Highness, my mother...
364
00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:25,120
She was sent away to rest.
365
00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,200
I met your mother
at the corner of the West Market.
366
00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:34,200
I saw her,
367
00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:36,840
picking up vegetable leaves
368
00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:38,400
on the ground.
369
00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:44,600
Born in the countryside, she has always
370
00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:45,960
lived with little.
371
00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:55,600
Only those who have known
hunger know how to cherish every grain.
372
00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,760
Just like people desire wealth.
373
00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,480
It's human nature.
374
00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,400
It's his life choice.
375
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,080
Don't denigrate her.
376
00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:13,680
Why would I denigrate her?
377
00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:16,920
It takes real talent
378
00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,080
to become Grand Preceptor
379
00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,960
when we are not
than a country boy.
380
00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,760
Your efforts exceed
381
00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:25,880
what no one can imagine.
382
00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:27,720
Such diligence
383
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:30,880
is worthy of admiration.
384
00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,120
Here is the braided longevity wire.
385
00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:40,560
Each node
386
00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:42,760
can attract luck.
387
00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:45,440
You didn't come so late
388
00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,760
just to give me this, right?
389
00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,720
I wonder if I can
exchange this good fortune
390
00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,080
against something from you.
391
00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:57,680
Which ?
392
00:26:58,360 --> 00:26:59,600
Xiao Xun's life.
393
00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,600
You are that confident
394
00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,040
to be able to kill him?
395
00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:12,600
Yes.
396
00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:15,360
So, Mr. Deng,
397
00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:18,560
stay out of it.
398
00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:23,680
Once Xiao Xun died,
399
00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:25,840
his riches and strengths
400
00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,080
which he brought together here
for all these years
401
00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:30,360
will be yours.
402
00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,880
You don't blame me
for opposing you in court?
403
00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:38,840
Yes.
404
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,640
If you foil my plan,
405
00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:43,840
I will use these riches
406
00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,640
to get you eliminated.
407
00:27:55,360 --> 00:27:56,600
I'm kidding.
408
00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,440
Don't worry.
409
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:06,000
So you don't have me
not given your answer.
410
00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:11,760
It's easy to get rich.
411
00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,000
Much less finding confidants.
412
00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:20,040
It's okay.
413
00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,600
I only have one word.
414
00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:24,680
Therefore, Mr. Deng,
415
00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:26,440
I hope you do too.
416
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:30,920
It is.
417
00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:36,480
Your Highness,
418
00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,960
Mr. Xie is here, by order of His Majesty.
He's been waiting for a while.
419
00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:56,360
Were you waiting for me?
420
00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:03,600
I was simply
421
00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,120
admiring the Moon.
422
00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:11,040
You're really in the mood.
423
00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,480
Admire the Moon right in front of my palace.
424
00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,720
You were worried
regarding my visit to Deng Yi?
425
00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,000
So, were you waiting for me?
426
00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,560
Facing Qiwu Palace,
427
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:26,880
the moonlight is gloomy.
428
00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,160
A dreary Moon
enlightens a solitary minister.
429
00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:32,720
It's perfect.
430
00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:38,880
Be careful where you step.
431
00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:45,160
I was informed
432
00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:47,520
that Xiao Xun was leaving tomorrow.
433
00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,240
Are you sure
434
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,640
that he will take the official route?
435
00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:53,960
I will send naval forces
436
00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:55,680
block merchant ships
437
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,240
to search for contraband salt.
438
00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,240
As the port will be blocked,
439
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,760
Xiao Xun will be forced
to take the official route.
440
00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:23,880
In this case,
441
00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:28,240
I deployed crossbowmen
on the Woniu Ridge.
442
00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:31,880
When Xiao Xun leaves the Capital,
443
00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:36,200
he will be shot there.
444
00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:46,120
Everything should go as planned tomorrow.
445
00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:52,040
Rest assured.
446
00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:56,360
I will lead the ambush myself.
447
00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:00,520
Everything will be fine.
448
00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,000
CHU STATE WATERWAY
449
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,160
Oh, Zhao.
450
00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,240
I don't understand
why are you doing this to me.
451
00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,040
Anyway,
452
00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,520
you failed to get me.
453
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:23,640
Your Highness.
454
00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:24,680
Your Highness.
455
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,440
Xiao Xun fled with his men.
456
00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:29,400
- Through official channels?
- No.
457
00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:30,760
What ?
458
00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,440
The port is blocked by naval forces.
459
00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,160
There is no other option
to leave the Capital.
460
00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:38,640
They have not been seen
on the official route.
461
00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:39,640
Our spies saw
462
00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,640
a merchant ship leaving early,
in the third quarter of the Yin hour.
463
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:47,320
We were fooled.
464
00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:50,320
He escaped again.
465
00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,200
Mr. Xie chases him.
466
00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:16,360
Xie Yanlai.
467
00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:18,360
I promised His Highness
468
00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:20,680
that you will no longer live.
469
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,120
Are you sure Zhao wants me dead?
470
00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:26,560
She loves me so much.
471
00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:28,080
Not anymore.
472
00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:31,520
From now on,
473
00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:33,800
she wants you dead.
474
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,080
I forgot to ask you.
475
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:38,040
Wei's boy
476
00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,680
who survived alone...
477
00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:42,320
Xiang.
478
00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:44,080
Did he take revenge on you?
479
00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,480
My name is Xiang. And you ?
480
00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:45,040
Xiang,
481
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:47,640
where are you?
482
00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,000
It was all my fault.
483
00:34:18,679 --> 00:34:20,000
Mr. Xie is seriously injured.
484
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,320
Fortunately, he recovered in time.
485
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,880
I dressed his wound.
486
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,199
I will prescribe a remedy
to bring down his fever.
487
00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:30,880
He lost too much blood.
488
00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:33,320
He needs
plenty of rest to recover.
489
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,560
Your Highness, we have
received information.
490
00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:54,600
Xiao Xun fled to Xiaonan.
491
00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,320
It will be even more difficult
492
00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:03,000
to kill him.
493
00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:23,800
I thought my plan was perfect.
494
00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,240
But I missed one shot.
495
00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:30,320
Sorry, I dragged you into this.
496
00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:34,960
You said you owed me.
497
00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:37,280
From now on,
498
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:41,600
I am the one who is.
499
00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:57,560
Zhao.
500
00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:09,080
Your Highness.
501
00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,760
Did you find the man
What did I ask you?
502
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,320
Fang Du, a disciple of Deng Yi.
503
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:35,480
Last year,
he became a naval commander.
504
00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,160
Xiao Xun's ship was able to leave port
505
00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:39,240
with his permission.
506
00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:49,920
That deceitful Deng Yi…
507
00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:19,960
Your Highness, what are you doing here
508
00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:21,760
at such a late hour?
509
00:37:24,720 --> 00:37:26,000
Mr Deng,
510
00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:28,920
I bring you a present.
511
00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,200
You like rare woods, right?
512
00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,280
Nanmu with golden thread
513
00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:34,920
is of noble quality.
514
00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:38,640
Do you like it?
515
00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:40,760
No reward without merit.
516
00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:42,360
I'm not worthy
517
00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:45,320
of this present.
518
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:47,920
How would you be unworthy?
519
00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:51,360
You told Fang Du
520
00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:53,920
to give permission.
521
00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:57,680
You helped me a lot.
522
00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:01,760
How could I
refrain from rewarding you?
523
00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:06,320
Buried, this wood does not rot.
524
00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:10,600
This is exactly what you deserve.
525
00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:13,840
Are you kidding?
526
00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:15,360
Kidding ?
527
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:19,720
It is with all my seriousness
that I grant you this reward.
528
00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:22,480
What ?
529
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,280
Don't you like her?
530
00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:26,960
Or will you defy my order?
531
00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:33,360
I like her.
532
00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:36,760
In this case, take good care of it.
533
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,240
Place it in the yard
to be able to admire it every day.
534
00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:42,600
No one should take it away
without my permission.
535
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:47,720
Your Highness,
536
00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,440
thank you for this reward.
537
00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:52,440
You are welcome.
538
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,360
After all…
539
00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:58,240
the road is long.
540
00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:05,240
If you think
that the longevity wire is too long,
541
00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:06,800
I'll give you a shorter one.
542
00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:55,280
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