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♪The world decays, in gloom I stray♪

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♪Right and wrong, in frost engraved♪

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♪On dreams of love, blades clash and sway♪

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♪Alone I ride, blood still unswayed♪

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♪Through heaven's mirth and earth's despair♪

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♪Toasting the moon, I drink the chill air♪

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♪Though hearts like battlefields may be♪

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♪Let fate write its uncertainty♪

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♪From this life to the great unknown♪

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♪Who'll stand with me, on thrones unknown?♪

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♪I'll wander through this life to guard you♪

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♪Through mortal realms, serene I roam♪

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♪With you, the world becomes my home♪

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♪Unbroken, bold, as I have sworn♪

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♪I'll roam this life, and feel no torn♪

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♪Our souls embraced, no regret born♪

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♪By twilight's lamp, though night be worn♪

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♪Through deepest dark, I'll find the morn♪

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=Fight For Love=

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=Episode 8=

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Goodbye. Goodbye.

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Thanks.

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Thank you.

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Please.

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What is this, Lady?

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You said you'd entertain me,

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and now you're off to someone else.

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He doesn't pamper you like I do.

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Fill it up.

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Seems the young lord

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and this lady fancy each other.

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Then I'll serve you instead,

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Master Lu.

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Fine, fine.

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Oh, Wei Yun,

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I thought you were

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a man who wouldn't be tempted.

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Didn't expect

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you liked this.

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Not bad,

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better potential

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than Wei Jun.

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Young lord,

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don't be upset.

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Master Lu

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often entertains

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guests here.

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We see him a lot.

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But you

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don't look like a regular.

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What important guests

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do you host here, Master Lu?

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Just colleagues and friends.

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Since I came

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with you today,

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you owe me

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a clear answer.

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Just now,

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I already said,

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it depends on your ability.

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You want answers?

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Get yourself into the Arsenal Bureau first.

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Why so nervous?

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Keep pouring.

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Of course.

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I'll make you

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feel at home today.

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Please.

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Come on.

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Alright,

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you two look close.

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I won't

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get in the way.

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You haven't told me

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when I can enter the Arsenal Bureau.

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Wei Yun,

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you think it's easy

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to enter?

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Get your title,

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earn the tally,

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enter as the Marquis,

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otherwise

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you'll never walk out again.

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Why are you pulling me?

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Why are you here?

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To help you, of course.

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Don't you know

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what kind of place this is?

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Of course I do.

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I know Mingliu well.

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She's helping me.

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I can handle it.

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Seems you forgot

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you're from the Wei family.

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Okay, okay,

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I know.

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How did you come?

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You took the divorce paper,

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why go back to the Wei Mansion?

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I just borrowed it.

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Take it back.

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Is your brother's matter settled?

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Of course.

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By the way,

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that man earlier,

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is he really the Arsenal Bureau's

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master of arms?

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Then why did he ask to meet you

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at Fragrance House?

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What were you doing there?

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You were really just helping me?

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Of course.

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I figured it was

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your first time there,

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and you might not manage alone.

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(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

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What are you doing now?

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My bell won't come off.

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It's caught in my hair.

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Come help me.

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That's

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not proper.

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What's improper?

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I'm fully dressed.

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Hurry.

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I...

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Here,

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help me.

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Here.

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Right here.

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Come on.

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Do it now.

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Get it off for me

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before someone sees

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and gets suspicious.

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It's fine,

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you can pull harder.

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I'm afraid of hurting you.

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Chun.

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Yun.

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Yu?

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Why did you two

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come back together?

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We ran into each other on the road,

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so he kindly brought me back.

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Is there food?

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I'm hungry.

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Yes,

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I'll have someone make it.

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(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

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Yun,

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why are you sweating?

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What's wrong?

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I...

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It's hot today.

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Little puppy!

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Where did you come from?

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You're so cute!

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Where's your family?

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All alone?

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You're adorable!

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Come, I'll get you something to eat.

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Alright?

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My Lady.

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A puppy?

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Don't scare it.

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From now on,

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we're a family of three.

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So you still

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want a dog.

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Of course.

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They're so cute.

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If Mother hadn't forbidden it,

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I'd have kept a whole pack at the Chu home.

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My Lady, you seem relaxed.

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So Lord Linyang's matter

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is settled?

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Of course.

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And I even

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saw Lu Qiba tonight.

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If Wei Yun hadn't been watching me,

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I'd have said more,

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but he ruined it.

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So what should

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we do next?

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Next, the most important thing

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is the investiture banquet.

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Once Wei Yun successfully inherits his title

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and gains control over

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the Arsenal Bureau,

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I'll have the chance

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to get the tally

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and enter.

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(Virtue Shines Brightly)

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I'll hang you up.

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Let's see how you disturb me then.

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I'll hang you up later.

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Commander Lu,

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why suddenly examine

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the octagonal crossbow schematics?

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Look at this mechanism.

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It's neither from Great Sui

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nor our Arsenal Bureau.

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Then where did this mechanism

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(Wei Tongfeng, Arsenal Bureau Director)
come from?

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From Wei Yun.

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Commander Lu,

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with him about to inherit the title,

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does this mean our Arsenal Bureau

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will take orders from him?

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Since I lured him

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into the plan at Fragrance House,

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I won't let him

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inherit easily

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or step into our bureau.

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Why the rush?

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There's a good show coming.

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Ladies, which do you prefer?

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Have you heard?

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Since returning to the capital,

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the Young General Wei Yun

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stays at Fragrance House every night,

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with a different companion each time.

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How could a loyal Wei family

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raise such a reckless,

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shameless son?

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Did you hear?

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Last night, Wei Yun

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spent a fortune

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on a dancer

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and even got into a fight.

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Of course I heard that.

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This rumor has spread

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throughout the city.

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Have you heard it?

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Yesterday, Wei Yun went to

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Fragrance House for pleasure.

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Really?

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Such reckless behavior

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in the mourning period?

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Indeed.

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Have you heard?

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General Wei Yun

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often lingers in brothels.

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He would struggle to wield a weapon,

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let alone going to the battlefield.

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The Wei family is doomed.

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Excuse me,

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are you talking about

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Wei Yun of the Marquis' house?

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Who else could it be?

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There's only one

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Wei family in Huajing City.

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I'd never heard Wei Yun

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behaved this way.

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Could there be

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a misunderstanding?

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What misunderstanding?

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He just hid it well before.

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Passing through countless flowers,

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one cannot remain untouched.

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What we know

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might only be the tip of the iceberg.

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Pick me some fresh ones.

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Wrap these up.

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Sure, no problem.

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Jin,

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your brother's dismissal just got resolved,

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yet people are spreading such rumors.

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Someone clearly doesn't

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want our military families at peace.

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I truly don't know how your sister

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is faring at the Wei household.

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Why don't you

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accompany me there now

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to bring Yu home?

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Mother,

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Chu Yu severed ties with you

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to marry into the Wei family.

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Even with Wei Yun in prison,

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she refused to return.

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Even if you went to fetch her,

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she wouldn't come with you.

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Impossible..

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Yun came home with

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her yesterday.

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How could he have gone to Fragrance House?

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This rumor isn't baseless.

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There must be another motive.

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Will this rumor

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affect the inheritance?

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My family is in ruins,

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yet I'm said to frequent brothels,

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idle,

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debauched, immoral.

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I can already imagine

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the censors impeaching me.

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00:16:26,030 --> 00:16:26,870
He was really there?

299
00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:28,200
Yes.

300
00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:32,360
No wonder he arranged to meet there.

301
00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:35,750
He planned this.

302
00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:38,910
Lu Qiba truly is a scoundrel.

303
00:16:44,850 --> 00:16:45,720
But

304
00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,480
most people at Yun's age

305
00:16:47,630 --> 00:16:49,000
would already be married with children.

306
00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:50,390
It's understandable

307
00:16:50,390 --> 00:16:51,600
that Yun did that.

308
00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:52,470
Exactly.

309
00:16:52,470 --> 00:16:54,120
He's in the prime of youth after all.

310
00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:58,120
Then Yu,

311
00:16:58,390 --> 00:16:59,840
this was your mistake.

312
00:17:00,870 --> 00:17:01,870
My mistake?

313
00:17:02,030 --> 00:17:03,480
You shouldn't have hidden it from us,

314
00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:04,920
letting him go to Fragrance House

315
00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:05,880
and be tricked.

316
00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:08,000
Even if Yun

317
00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,070
really liked that

318
00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:10,520
Lu Qiba,

319
00:17:10,830 --> 00:17:11,790
could the Wei family

320
00:17:11,790 --> 00:17:13,350
not accommodate a dancer?

321
00:17:13,350 --> 00:17:14,200
Yes.

322
00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,040
Chun,

323
00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:16,880
I didn't buy any dancer.

324
00:17:17,790 --> 00:17:18,630
I...

325
00:17:26,350 --> 00:17:28,240
This is a big misunderstanding.

326
00:17:29,030 --> 00:17:30,200
I can't explain it clearly.

327
00:17:31,310 --> 00:17:32,150
Heavens.

328
00:17:32,790 --> 00:17:34,030
If the investiture fails,

329
00:17:34,830 --> 00:17:35,720
should we still

330
00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:36,750
hold the banquet?

331
00:17:44,310 --> 00:17:45,150
Of course.

332
00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:47,840
We cannot let others ridicule us.

333
00:17:48,070 --> 00:17:49,030
Will His Majesty believe

334
00:17:49,030 --> 00:17:50,110
whatever they say?

335
00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:51,590
The matter isn't settled yet.

336
00:17:51,830 --> 00:17:52,960
We must stay composed.

337
00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:56,200
Yu,

338
00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:57,640
do you have a solution?

339
00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:00,680
Change all the invitations

340
00:18:00,830 --> 00:18:02,000
to a "Thanksgiving Banquet,"

341
00:18:02,510 --> 00:18:03,440
to honor everyone

342
00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:04,920
who has ever helped the Wei family.

343
00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,030
Even on this battlefield,

344
00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,550
the Wei family cannot lose.

345
00:18:14,310 --> 00:18:15,150
Thank you.

346
00:18:17,070 --> 00:18:18,200
We hope we can do it.

347
00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:38,790
That said,

348
00:18:39,850 --> 00:18:41,890
he doesn't seem worried at all.

349
00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,000
Could it be all bluff?

350
00:18:56,070 --> 00:18:57,440
Could you be silent for a moment

351
00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:59,630
and let me think?

352
00:18:59,790 --> 00:19:01,480
Heads may fall, blood may spill,

353
00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:02,860
battles may be fought,

354
00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:04,360
but even if the sky falls,

355
00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:05,750
the Wei family cannot lose its title.

356
00:19:06,750 --> 00:19:08,200
How will outsiders

357
00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:09,070
see it later?

358
00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,000
Let them think what they will.

359
00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,070
Reputation is earned.

360
00:19:13,790 --> 00:19:15,510
I simply don't want to lose to Lu Qiba.

361
00:19:16,510 --> 00:19:17,960
Since he set a challenge,

362
00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:19,510
I'll solve it.

363
00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:22,640
Otherwise, how can I enter the Arsenal Bureau?

364
00:19:26,580 --> 00:19:28,100
Perhaps you could ask

365
00:19:28,620 --> 00:19:29,460
the Eldest Princess

366
00:19:29,900 --> 00:19:30,740
or Grand Tutor Xie

367
00:19:30,900 --> 00:19:32,020
to speak on our behalf?

368
00:19:34,860 --> 00:19:36,820
The rumors arose because I

369
00:19:36,820 --> 00:19:38,060
visited the brothel,

370
00:19:38,620 --> 00:19:39,620
hardly something suitable

371
00:19:39,620 --> 00:19:40,780
to bring before them.

372
00:19:41,660 --> 00:19:43,500
How could I ask them for help?

373
00:19:49,940 --> 00:19:50,780
My Lady,

374
00:19:51,420 --> 00:19:52,260
look

375
00:19:52,260 --> 00:19:53,100
what I brought.

376
00:19:58,980 --> 00:19:59,820
It's

377
00:20:00,260 --> 00:20:01,100
from my brother?

378
00:20:02,780 --> 00:20:03,940
Did he say anything?

379
00:20:04,900 --> 00:20:05,780
He said

380
00:20:05,780 --> 00:20:06,860
he had already inquired about

381
00:20:06,860 --> 00:20:08,070
the Emperor's intentions.

382
00:20:08,380 --> 00:20:09,900
The Emperor hasn't made a clear decision,

383
00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:11,300
only suggested

384
00:20:11,300 --> 00:20:12,300
he consider it.

385
00:20:13,020 --> 00:20:13,860
There's still

386
00:20:13,860 --> 00:20:15,300
room for negotiation.

387
00:20:37,460 --> 00:20:39,220
Go to the Duke of Hu's residence

388
00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:40,780
and invite Lord Song

389
00:20:40,780 --> 00:20:42,260
to our home for a meeting.

390
00:20:45,300 --> 00:20:46,380
I'll drag him here if I have to.

391
00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:47,340
Just go.

392
00:20:53,740 --> 00:20:54,620
My Lord.

393
00:20:54,900 --> 00:20:56,220
What is it now?

394
00:20:57,300 --> 00:20:58,580
Lady Yu is looking for you.

395
00:21:05,500 --> 00:21:06,380
Why have you

396
00:21:07,220 --> 00:21:08,060
come to me?

397
00:21:18,660 --> 00:21:19,820
Isn't that mine?

398
00:21:23,340 --> 00:21:24,260
It's for deterring thieves.

399
00:21:26,580 --> 00:21:28,140
With so many items here,

400
00:21:28,140 --> 00:21:29,620
any thief wouldn't know where to start.

401
00:21:35,980 --> 00:21:36,820
I drafted an invitation.

402
00:21:37,460 --> 00:21:38,780
Since it's for your Thanksgiving Banquet,

403
00:21:38,780 --> 00:21:39,740
you should review them.

404
00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:46,900
Is this a pile of kindling you've drawn?

405
00:21:47,180 --> 00:21:48,700
Everyone in Huajing City knows

406
00:21:48,980 --> 00:21:51,100
General Chu's calligraphy is commanding,

407
00:21:51,220 --> 00:21:52,100
like dragons and tigers.

408
00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:53,260
Your handwriting

409
00:21:53,580 --> 00:21:55,260
hasn't inherited a fraction of that.

410
00:21:56,900 --> 00:21:57,780
My hands

411
00:21:57,780 --> 00:21:59,060
won't cooperate.

412
00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:00,140
Whenever I try

413
00:22:00,140 --> 00:22:01,220
to pick up a book,

414
00:22:01,420 --> 00:22:03,180
they reach for spears and swords instead.

415
00:22:05,260 --> 00:22:06,500
I can't refuse such courtesy.

416
00:22:08,820 --> 00:22:10,860
Chu General never taught you?

417
00:22:13,180 --> 00:22:14,260
My father

418
00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:15,820
lets me do

419
00:22:15,820 --> 00:22:16,860
whatever I like.

420
00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:18,180
My happiness comes first.

421
00:22:24,660 --> 00:22:25,500
What,

422
00:22:25,660 --> 00:22:26,660
you think it's improper too?

423
00:22:26,660 --> 00:22:27,580
Right?

424
00:22:27,580 --> 00:22:29,220
Then hurry up and write it.

425
00:22:29,820 --> 00:22:31,300
After all, I am now

426
00:22:31,300 --> 00:22:32,900
part of the Wei household.

427
00:22:32,900 --> 00:22:34,500
It wouldn't do to show

428
00:22:35,700 --> 00:22:36,940
sloppy work, right?

429
00:23:15,420 --> 00:23:18,660
Will Lu Qiba's commotion

430
00:23:20,180 --> 00:23:22,060
affect your investiture?

431
00:24:10,580 --> 00:24:11,420
Is there anything else?

432
00:24:13,140 --> 00:24:14,900
If you have plans,

433
00:24:14,900 --> 00:24:15,900
tell me,

434
00:24:16,060 --> 00:24:17,340
I might be able to help.

435
00:24:21,390 --> 00:24:22,260
Now that you are First Madam

436
00:24:22,260 --> 00:24:23,180
of the Wei family,

437
00:24:23,820 --> 00:24:24,740
my status as Marquis

438
00:24:24,740 --> 00:24:25,860
does not affect yours.

439
00:24:28,260 --> 00:24:29,340
Why do you care so much

440
00:24:29,340 --> 00:24:30,580
whether I inherit the title?

441
00:24:32,060 --> 00:24:32,900
How could it not matter?

442
00:24:35,060 --> 00:24:36,300
If you inherit,

443
00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:37,500
my status as the First Madam

444
00:24:37,500 --> 00:24:38,780
of Wei family rises with it.

445
00:24:40,860 --> 00:24:41,700
Right?

446
00:24:53,900 --> 00:24:55,020
Why are you here?

447
00:24:59,140 --> 00:25:00,060
You are

448
00:25:00,060 --> 00:25:00,900
afraid of dogs?

449
00:25:01,580 --> 00:25:02,500
Of course not.

450
00:25:04,580 --> 00:25:05,740
I'm just worried about hurting it.

451
00:25:08,620 --> 00:25:09,460
Really?

452
00:25:19,740 --> 00:25:20,860
I didn't expect

453
00:25:20,980 --> 00:25:22,100
Young General Wei

454
00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:23,580
to fear a dog.

455
00:25:23,820 --> 00:25:24,940
I'm not afraid.

456
00:25:26,060 --> 00:25:27,140
It just appeared suddenly,

457
00:25:27,500 --> 00:25:28,700
and I wasn't prepared.

458
00:25:28,980 --> 00:25:30,220
Xiaoqi, you're so adorable,

459
00:25:30,220 --> 00:25:31,300
how can anyone fear you?

460
00:25:36,180 --> 00:25:37,020
What do you call it?

461
00:25:37,820 --> 00:25:38,660
Xiaoqi.

462
00:25:38,780 --> 00:25:39,740
Do you think the name

463
00:25:39,740 --> 00:25:41,020
suits it perfectly?

464
00:25:43,060 --> 00:25:44,130
You did that on purpose, didn't you?

465
00:25:44,260 --> 00:25:45,220
Not at all.

466
00:25:45,860 --> 00:25:47,100
I tried many names,

467
00:25:47,100 --> 00:25:48,100
but it only

468
00:25:48,220 --> 00:25:49,380
liked this one.

469
00:25:49,380 --> 00:25:50,220
Am I right?

470
00:25:50,820 --> 00:25:51,780
If you don't like it,

471
00:25:51,780 --> 00:25:52,620
perhaps

472
00:25:52,900 --> 00:25:53,740
you should ask it.

473
00:25:59,420 --> 00:26:00,500
Since you won't speak,

474
00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:01,380
I'll take that as agreement.

475
00:26:01,980 --> 00:26:02,820
This

476
00:26:02,820 --> 00:26:03,900
is excellent.

477
00:26:04,580 --> 00:26:05,900
Then please write the rest.

478
00:26:06,340 --> 00:26:07,580
I'll have Wanyue pick them up later.

479
00:26:09,060 --> 00:26:10,740
Let's go home.

480
00:26:11,100 --> 00:26:12,140
Come on, Xiaoqi.

481
00:26:16,780 --> 00:26:23,260
(Eldest Princess's Mansion)

482
00:26:25,820 --> 00:26:27,020
A thanksgiving banquet?

483
00:26:28,180 --> 00:26:29,020
Yes.

484
00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:31,020
Thank you for your previous advice

485
00:26:31,420 --> 00:26:32,460
and speaking for Yun

486
00:26:32,460 --> 00:26:33,460
in front of His Majesty.

487
00:26:34,020 --> 00:26:35,140
It's to thank

488
00:26:35,300 --> 00:26:36,500
everyone who

489
00:26:36,500 --> 00:26:37,940
spoke up for Yun.

490
00:26:39,020 --> 00:26:40,020
We hope

491
00:26:40,220 --> 00:26:41,340
Your Highness will attend.

492
00:26:41,340 --> 00:26:42,340
(Invitation)

493
00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:44,860
Besides the banquet,

494
00:26:45,060 --> 00:26:46,860
you have nothing else to say?

495
00:26:48,740 --> 00:26:49,660
There is, actually.

496
00:27:05,300 --> 00:27:06,140
I know

497
00:27:06,300 --> 00:27:07,820
Your Highness has

498
00:27:07,940 --> 00:27:08,780
many handsome,

499
00:27:08,780 --> 00:27:09,980
talented followers.

500
00:27:10,620 --> 00:27:11,580
These playing cards

501
00:27:11,740 --> 00:27:12,580
were made from

502
00:27:12,580 --> 00:27:13,700
(5 guan)
the portraits

503
00:27:13,860 --> 00:27:14,700
of the best ten

504
00:27:14,700 --> 00:27:15,580
among them.

505
00:27:16,660 --> 00:27:18,380
They were made for Your Highness

506
00:27:18,860 --> 00:27:20,740
as a small

507
00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:22,020
Thanksgiving gift.

508
00:27:22,020 --> 00:27:22,940
(7 guan)

509
00:27:22,940 --> 00:27:23,780
Interesting.

510
00:27:24,100 --> 00:27:26,220
I like these cards.

511
00:27:28,740 --> 00:27:30,140
In your spare time, Your Highness

512
00:27:30,260 --> 00:27:32,260
can use them to pass the hours.

513
00:27:32,540 --> 00:27:33,540
(7 guan)
If you like,

514
00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:34,500
I can make

515
00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:35,740
other little items as gifts.

516
00:27:38,900 --> 00:27:40,020
You can make other things?

517
00:27:40,260 --> 00:27:41,100
Of course.

518
00:27:41,420 --> 00:27:43,060
Miniature calendars,

519
00:27:43,060 --> 00:27:43,980
clay figurines,

520
00:27:43,980 --> 00:27:44,940
fan faces,

521
00:27:45,700 --> 00:27:46,580
lantern paper,

522
00:27:46,580 --> 00:27:47,420
anything

523
00:27:48,030 --> 00:27:48,900
Your Highness fancies,

524
00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:49,740
I can make.

525
00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:52,660
You and the cards are charming.

526
00:27:53,740 --> 00:27:54,900
I knew

527
00:27:55,100 --> 00:27:55,940
at Qinxi Valley

528
00:27:56,420 --> 00:27:57,500
you were clever and knew

529
00:27:57,900 --> 00:27:59,100
how to please people.

530
00:27:59,500 --> 00:28:01,020
(8 guan)

531
00:28:03,020 --> 00:28:04,100
Oh, Hanmei,

532
00:28:04,900 --> 00:28:06,140
even his small portrait

533
00:28:06,620 --> 00:28:07,740
is outstanding.

534
00:28:14,140 --> 00:28:17,020
(Eldest Princess's Mansion)

535
00:28:26,580 --> 00:28:27,420
Lady Chu, please wait.

536
00:28:31,660 --> 00:28:32,500
Mr. Xue.

537
00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:37,580
Although you did not

538
00:28:37,580 --> 00:28:39,260
mention the rumors about General Wei,

539
00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:40,500
Her Highness knows

540
00:28:40,940 --> 00:28:41,980
the investiture

541
00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:43,780
is of extreme importance to the Wei family.

542
00:28:44,660 --> 00:28:45,580
Moreover,

543
00:28:45,940 --> 00:28:47,060
the gift you brought

544
00:28:47,260 --> 00:28:48,500
pleased Her Highness greatly,

545
00:28:49,060 --> 00:28:49,940
so

546
00:28:49,940 --> 00:28:51,460
she is willing to help you once more.

547
00:28:59,620 --> 00:29:00,460
This silk bundle

548
00:29:00,740 --> 00:29:02,420
may relieve the Wei family's present worries.

549
00:29:13,740 --> 00:29:16,060
Is this bundle from Her Highness

550
00:29:16,340 --> 00:29:17,460
or from you, Mr. Xue?

551
00:29:22,940 --> 00:29:23,980
Why do you ask this?

552
00:29:24,620 --> 00:29:26,220
Does it

553
00:29:26,500 --> 00:29:27,340
matter?

554
00:29:29,340 --> 00:29:30,980
I suppose Her Highness's liking of you

555
00:29:31,260 --> 00:29:32,540
is not only for your looks.

556
00:29:36,060 --> 00:29:37,340
Then thank you for the bundle

557
00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:38,580
from both of you.

558
00:30:04,500 --> 00:30:05,580
Will Your Highness

559
00:30:05,580 --> 00:30:07,060
attend the Wei family's banquet?

560
00:30:08,020 --> 00:30:10,180
I feel that though it's called "Thanksgiving,"

561
00:30:10,380 --> 00:30:11,820
it's really about the investiture.

562
00:30:14,620 --> 00:30:16,380
Rumors about the Wei family

563
00:30:16,380 --> 00:30:17,500
now boil in the city.

564
00:30:18,940 --> 00:30:20,100
Wei Yun's investiture

565
00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:21,260
is top priority.

566
00:30:21,980 --> 00:30:23,100
He lacks the military success

567
00:30:23,100 --> 00:30:23,980
and reputation to win

568
00:30:23,980 --> 00:30:25,060
everyone's trust.

569
00:30:25,900 --> 00:30:27,500
The capital's powerful

570
00:30:27,500 --> 00:30:29,140
are fence-sitters.

571
00:30:30,260 --> 00:30:32,260
And Chu Yu is clever.

572
00:30:33,460 --> 00:30:34,740
She will find a strategist

573
00:30:34,740 --> 00:30:35,740
to steady the wind

574
00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:37,300
and fix the outcome.

575
00:30:40,340 --> 00:30:41,900
I have already helped

576
00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:43,740
Wei Yun once at court.

577
00:30:45,220 --> 00:30:46,700
Why should the Wei family

578
00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:49,140
expect me to help a second time?

579
00:30:50,420 --> 00:30:51,460
Then I'll dispose

580
00:30:51,660 --> 00:30:53,300
the invitation as usual.

581
00:30:54,980 --> 00:30:55,820
Don't rush.

582
00:30:58,140 --> 00:31:00,060
I've already given her a token.

583
00:31:00,860 --> 00:31:02,460
Let's see how she uses it.

584
00:31:37,980 --> 00:31:39,140
Early spring,

585
00:31:39,140 --> 00:31:40,740
the weather is still cold.

586
00:31:41,140 --> 00:31:42,500
Catch may be poor.

587
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:47,060
Fishing isn't only about hook and catch.

588
00:31:47,820 --> 00:31:49,140
It's about observing

589
00:31:49,540 --> 00:31:51,140
where fish gather

590
00:31:51,620 --> 00:31:53,380
to sharpen one's observation

591
00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:54,980
and sensitivity.

592
00:31:56,980 --> 00:31:58,780
Based on your observation,

593
00:32:00,020 --> 00:32:01,140
should I

594
00:32:01,660 --> 00:32:02,740
go to the banquet

595
00:32:03,060 --> 00:32:03,980
or not?

596
00:32:05,940 --> 00:32:08,340
(Invitation)

597
00:32:12,460 --> 00:32:13,380
Your Highness worries that

598
00:32:13,660 --> 00:32:14,500
attending

599
00:32:15,060 --> 00:32:16,260
would openly align you

600
00:32:16,260 --> 00:32:17,580
with the Marquis of Zhenguo

601
00:32:18,060 --> 00:32:18,900
and break

602
00:32:19,070 --> 00:32:20,280
the delicate civil-military balance

603
00:32:20,300 --> 00:32:21,500
the Emperor has

604
00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:22,340
barely achieved,

605
00:32:22,580 --> 00:32:23,620
disrupting court order.

606
00:32:24,740 --> 00:32:26,900
You sure have your own read

607
00:32:27,060 --> 00:32:28,620
on court affairs.

608
00:32:31,580 --> 00:32:33,100
I haven't pondered so deeply.

609
00:32:33,700 --> 00:32:34,700
I simply find

610
00:32:35,060 --> 00:32:36,260
Lady Chu interesting

611
00:32:36,660 --> 00:32:37,780
and compatible with Your Highness.

612
00:32:38,340 --> 00:32:39,740
If Your Highness socializes more,

613
00:32:39,900 --> 00:32:41,060
I will be pleased.

614
00:32:50,140 --> 00:32:50,980
Coincidentally,

615
00:32:51,430 --> 00:32:52,300
I also find

616
00:32:52,300 --> 00:32:53,500
Lady Chu interesting.

617
00:32:54,420 --> 00:32:55,860
But was your smile

618
00:32:56,020 --> 00:32:57,220
for Lady Chu,

619
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:00,540
or for me?

620
00:33:08,020 --> 00:33:08,860
Your Highness,

621
00:33:09,220 --> 00:33:10,460
I just returned from the herb fields.

622
00:33:10,980 --> 00:33:11,860
I may have

623
00:33:12,220 --> 00:33:13,700
some unclean herbs on me.

624
00:33:14,660 --> 00:33:16,180
Medicine heals, right?

625
00:33:16,980 --> 00:33:18,100
Yes and no,

626
00:33:18,660 --> 00:33:19,580
unsuitable herbs

627
00:33:19,900 --> 00:33:20,980
can also poison.

628
00:33:29,340 --> 00:33:30,540
Bring me water.

629
00:33:31,140 --> 00:33:31,980
Yes.

630
00:33:52,300 --> 00:33:53,180
Your Highness.

631
00:33:53,180 --> 00:33:54,380
Mr. Xue has served

632
00:33:54,380 --> 00:33:55,300
by your side ten years.

633
00:33:55,580 --> 00:33:56,660
How could he harm you?

634
00:33:59,020 --> 00:34:00,860
He wouldn't dare.

635
00:34:02,300 --> 00:34:03,340
But his coldness

636
00:34:03,540 --> 00:34:05,220
hasn't changed at all.

637
00:34:09,620 --> 00:34:14,100
(Drunken Immortal Tavern)

638
00:34:15,220 --> 00:34:16,180
You just took office

639
00:34:16,620 --> 00:34:18,140
and still have time to treat me to a drink?

640
00:34:18,570 --> 00:34:19,420
Speak,

641
00:34:19,420 --> 00:34:20,580
what do you need?

642
00:34:21,260 --> 00:34:22,180
Recently I've been

643
00:34:22,460 --> 00:34:24,460
acting as Minister of Justice.

644
00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:26,420
Whenever I meet Vice Minister Song,

645
00:34:27,100 --> 00:34:29,020
something seems off.

646
00:34:30,420 --> 00:34:31,260
Though from

647
00:34:31,460 --> 00:34:33,180
Duke of Hu's Mansion,

648
00:34:33,460 --> 00:34:34,660
he rose by study

649
00:34:34,860 --> 00:34:35,980
and merit to be

650
00:34:35,980 --> 00:34:37,420
a vice minister.

651
00:34:38,340 --> 00:34:39,220
After all,

652
00:34:39,220 --> 00:34:40,420
he's one of many sons

653
00:34:40,420 --> 00:34:41,860
of the Duke of Hu.

654
00:34:43,140 --> 00:34:44,780
I suspect he bears resentment.

655
00:34:45,940 --> 00:34:47,980
Even if Song is resentful,

656
00:34:48,300 --> 00:34:49,260
with his character,

657
00:34:49,500 --> 00:34:50,860
he shouldn't trouble you.

658
00:34:51,740 --> 00:34:52,700
He hasn't troubled me yet,

659
00:34:54,420 --> 00:34:55,260
but I need his help

660
00:34:55,700 --> 00:34:57,020
in doing something.

661
00:34:58,260 --> 00:35:00,260
I want to reopen the Lord of Qin treason case.

662
00:35:05,700 --> 00:35:08,220
(Spring Breeze House)

663
00:35:09,140 --> 00:35:09,980
Mr. Gu.

664
00:35:12,860 --> 00:35:13,700
Mr. Song.

665
00:35:21,220 --> 00:35:22,060
Minister Gu,

666
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:23,860
congratulations on your

667
00:35:23,860 --> 00:35:24,940
promotion to Minister of Justice.

668
00:35:25,620 --> 00:35:26,580
This cup I offer to you,

669
00:35:27,140 --> 00:35:27,980
and I hope you

670
00:35:28,740 --> 00:35:30,620
will guide me well in the future.

671
00:35:47,940 --> 00:35:49,740
No vinegar in this wine,

672
00:35:50,340 --> 00:35:51,220
Mr. Song,

673
00:35:51,220 --> 00:35:52,980
why does it sound sour?

674
00:35:59,860 --> 00:36:00,700
Mr. Song,

675
00:36:01,180 --> 00:36:02,340
the Lord of Qin's treason case

676
00:36:02,620 --> 00:36:04,260
is crucial for my Gu family.

677
00:36:05,460 --> 00:36:06,340
I've labored to become

678
00:36:06,780 --> 00:36:07,780
Minister of Justice

679
00:36:08,380 --> 00:36:09,940
to investigate it.

680
00:36:10,700 --> 00:36:11,660
If it weren't for this,

681
00:36:11,660 --> 00:36:12,740
the title of Minister

682
00:36:12,940 --> 00:36:14,900
or even top scholar means nothing to me.

683
00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:16,340
Once the truth is clear,

684
00:36:16,900 --> 00:36:17,780
I will voluntarily resign

685
00:36:17,940 --> 00:36:19,100
before the Emperor.

686
00:36:31,940 --> 00:36:33,140
Mr. Gu, your talent

687
00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:34,900
surpasses mine as a top scholar.

688
00:36:35,300 --> 00:36:36,180
Moreover,

689
00:36:36,180 --> 00:36:37,300
I know why you act

690
00:36:37,300 --> 00:36:38,140
as you do.

691
00:36:38,980 --> 00:36:40,100
During the Lord of Qin case,

692
00:36:40,380 --> 00:36:41,860
your whole family suffered.

693
00:36:42,260 --> 00:36:43,100
Not only

694
00:36:45,740 --> 00:36:46,580
did Chancellor Gu

695
00:36:46,580 --> 00:36:47,740
and Mrs. Gu die,

696
00:36:48,260 --> 00:36:49,180
but you were exiled

697
00:36:49,180 --> 00:36:50,140
to the southwest.

698
00:36:50,740 --> 00:36:52,100
Now all of Huajing

699
00:36:52,660 --> 00:36:54,260
say you married into

700
00:36:54,420 --> 00:36:55,740
a wealthy household for gain,

701
00:36:56,140 --> 00:36:57,380
yet I understand

702
00:36:58,140 --> 00:37:00,100
the heavy responsibility you bear.

703
00:37:07,060 --> 00:37:08,740
Mr. Song, you know me so well.

704
00:37:10,140 --> 00:37:11,420
My suspicions were petty.

705
00:37:11,900 --> 00:37:12,740
Mr. Gu,

706
00:37:14,740 --> 00:37:16,260
enough bowing.

707
00:37:16,460 --> 00:37:17,420
The dishes will get cold.

708
00:37:19,620 --> 00:37:20,500
It's all because of you

709
00:37:20,660 --> 00:37:21,580
talking nonsense?

710
00:37:22,020 --> 00:37:22,940
I see, you're jealous

711
00:37:22,940 --> 00:37:24,420
because we are better friends.

712
00:37:27,020 --> 00:37:27,860
Mr. Gu,

713
00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:29,420
please.

714
00:37:30,780 --> 00:37:32,460
I am not jealous of you two.

715
00:37:32,860 --> 00:37:33,860
I only fear that ill feelings

716
00:37:34,140 --> 00:37:35,940
might grow between you.

717
00:37:36,540 --> 00:37:37,580
Since you

718
00:37:37,580 --> 00:37:38,420
accuse me,

719
00:37:38,700 --> 00:37:39,580
today's wine

720
00:37:39,900 --> 00:37:40,740
is on you.

721
00:37:41,140 --> 00:37:42,220
As you wish.

722
00:37:46,580 --> 00:37:47,420
However,

723
00:37:47,740 --> 00:37:49,740
the Lord of Qin treason case

724
00:37:50,380 --> 00:37:52,420
is dangerous, people could die.

725
00:37:53,180 --> 00:37:54,020
Mr. Gu,

726
00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:56,700
are you certain you want to investigate?

727
00:37:59,620 --> 00:38:00,580
How can I not?

728
00:38:01,980 --> 00:38:02,940
The past is gone,

729
00:38:03,780 --> 00:38:04,820
but my heart is uneasy.

730
00:38:06,060 --> 00:38:07,100
I have lived

731
00:38:07,980 --> 00:38:08,940
for this reason.

732
00:38:11,820 --> 00:38:12,820
Even in death,

733
00:38:14,260 --> 00:38:15,700
I must face my parents

734
00:38:16,580 --> 00:38:17,780
and my family

735
00:38:19,860 --> 00:38:21,020
in the afterlife with pride.

736
00:38:26,660 --> 00:38:29,380
It's a pity

737
00:38:29,980 --> 00:38:31,340
the Lord of Qin,

738
00:38:31,620 --> 00:38:32,820
though born common,

739
00:38:33,380 --> 00:38:34,700
gained the title by

740
00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:36,020
unprecedented military merit,

741
00:38:36,020 --> 00:38:37,100
only to betray Great Sui

742
00:38:37,460 --> 00:38:38,420
with the Princess Yunyang

743
00:38:39,220 --> 00:38:40,300
in North Qi,

744
00:38:40,940 --> 00:38:42,060
a tragic waste of fame.

745
00:38:42,820 --> 00:38:43,660
The Lord of Qin

746
00:38:44,460 --> 00:38:45,500
did not betray Great Sui.

747
00:38:48,700 --> 00:38:49,860
My words end here.

748
00:38:53,140 --> 00:38:54,700
I act not only for the Gu family's honor,

749
00:38:56,660 --> 00:38:58,420
but for Great Sui's future.

750
00:39:00,740 --> 00:39:01,580
Gentlemen,

751
00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:04,660
we have studied for years

752
00:39:05,180 --> 00:39:06,230
but were born in turbulent times.

753
00:39:06,980 --> 00:39:08,100
We cannot fight in armor.

754
00:39:09,180 --> 00:39:10,780
Should we passively allow others

755
00:39:11,060 --> 00:39:12,140
to ruin our land?

756
00:39:12,700 --> 00:39:15,380
We should cling on our fading age!

757
00:39:15,980 --> 00:39:16,820
Mr. Gu,

758
00:39:17,020 --> 00:39:18,460
your reminder is timely.

759
00:39:21,540 --> 00:39:22,380
We know Mr. Song

760
00:39:23,180 --> 00:39:24,780
is from the Duke of Hu's household

761
00:39:25,620 --> 00:39:26,570
and is talented in both civil

762
00:39:26,780 --> 00:39:27,940
and military affairs.

763
00:39:28,660 --> 00:39:29,500
Mr. Song,

764
00:39:30,420 --> 00:39:31,420
I seek neither power

765
00:39:32,380 --> 00:39:33,220
nor wealth,

766
00:39:34,060 --> 00:39:35,420
only the truth

767
00:39:36,580 --> 00:39:38,020
and peace of mind.

768
00:39:40,660 --> 00:39:42,460
The Lord of Qin case files

769
00:39:42,860 --> 00:39:44,060
are sealed.

770
00:39:44,740 --> 00:39:45,940
Only we may retrieve them

771
00:39:45,940 --> 00:39:47,140
in person.

772
00:39:47,860 --> 00:39:48,700
Mr. Gu,

773
00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:51,260
we have known each other for years.

774
00:39:52,260 --> 00:39:53,700
I understand your intent.

775
00:39:54,660 --> 00:39:55,500
Rest assured,

776
00:39:56,340 --> 00:39:57,620
I will help you.

777
00:40:02,660 --> 00:40:03,500
Thank you.

778
00:40:10,820 --> 00:40:11,660
Yun,

779
00:40:11,660 --> 00:40:12,700
come on, hurry.

780
00:40:14,940 --> 00:40:15,780
My brother?

781
00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:22,780
No wonder he left home

782
00:40:22,900 --> 00:40:23,740
so early.

783
00:40:24,180 --> 00:40:25,940
So he went to meet General Wei.

784
00:40:26,460 --> 00:40:27,620
Wei Yun's Spring Breeze House rumor

785
00:40:28,140 --> 00:40:29,180
has caused a stir across the city.

786
00:40:30,100 --> 00:40:31,100
All court officials

787
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:32,020
are critical.

788
00:40:33,140 --> 00:40:34,540
He surely needs to move about now

789
00:40:35,580 --> 00:40:37,020
to find a chance.

790
00:40:37,900 --> 00:40:39,620
Is he sure seeking my brother

791
00:40:40,580 --> 00:40:42,580
is really a good decision?

792
00:40:43,420 --> 00:40:44,940
I suppose you received the invitation

793
00:40:44,940 --> 00:40:46,380
to the Wei family's Thanksgiving banquet.

794
00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:49,740
What do you think?

795
00:40:50,820 --> 00:40:51,660
Are you going?

796
00:40:58,340 --> 00:41:00,580
(Yuelai Inn)

797
00:41:00,580 --> 00:41:01,420
Come.

798
00:41:03,420 --> 00:41:05,140
I asked you to lead me to the Crown Prince.

799
00:41:05,500 --> 00:41:06,340
Why

800
00:41:06,940 --> 00:41:08,220
did you bring me to the inn?

801
00:41:08,220 --> 00:41:09,180
Are you closer

802
00:41:09,180 --> 00:41:10,060
to the Crown Prince, or I?

803
00:41:10,420 --> 00:41:11,300
I said he's here,

804
00:41:11,300 --> 00:41:12,420
so he must be here.

805
00:41:12,740 --> 00:41:13,580
Let's go.

806
00:41:14,060 --> 00:41:14,900
Wei Yun.

807
00:41:17,180 --> 00:41:18,060
Why are you here?

808
00:41:18,500 --> 00:41:20,020
The Eldest Princess told me to come.

809
00:41:20,300 --> 00:41:21,140
You...

810
00:41:23,140 --> 00:41:24,500
Looks like the Crown Prince really is here.

811
00:41:24,740 --> 00:41:25,580
Naturally.

812
00:41:25,860 --> 00:41:26,700
Let's go.

813
00:42:09,181 --> 00:42:12,631
♪If not for dreams by windswept flight♪

814
00:42:13,331 --> 00:42:16,481
♪How would my hand find yours tonight?♪

815
00:42:17,931 --> 00:42:21,351
♪This moonlit glow, in dusk's soft veil♪

816
00:42:21,731 --> 00:42:24,971
♪Hears heartbeats tell their secret tale♪

817
00:42:26,411 --> 00:42:30,161
♪Thoughts ablaze like beacon's fire♪

818
00:42:30,951 --> 00:42:34,401
♪Outline your form in golden lyre♪

819
00:42:35,261 --> 00:42:39,071
♪Through thorns we've trod and trials passed♪

820
00:42:39,481 --> 00:42:42,761
♪Each grief and joy forever cast♪

821
00:42:43,501 --> 00:42:46,841
♪Let the fierce warmth within your gaze♪

822
00:42:47,891 --> 00:42:51,451
♪Melt this war-torn world's cruel maze♪

823
00:42:52,181 --> 00:42:55,531
♪Still through the frost, I'll walk with you♪

824
00:42:55,841 --> 00:42:59,611
♪Our mountains and our streams anew♪

825
00:43:01,031 --> 00:43:03,171
♪Dawns greet the spring we longed to see♪

826
00:43:03,171 --> 00:43:05,121
♪Through meadows where wild larks soar free♪

827
00:43:05,291 --> 00:43:09,201
♪Let countless sails cross this worldly tide♪

828
00:43:09,721 --> 00:43:11,911
♪When lonely shadows turn to two♪

829
00:43:11,911 --> 00:43:15,731
♪Through countless turns and all we've borne♪

830
00:43:16,201 --> 00:43:18,231
♪No regret ever could be sworn♪

831
00:43:18,471 --> 00:43:20,701
♪Dawns greet the spring we longed to see♪

832
00:43:20,701 --> 00:43:22,691
♪Beneath heaven's vault, in harmony♪

833
00:43:22,881 --> 00:43:27,031
♪Let tears now fall for yesterday's strife♪

834
00:43:27,751 --> 00:43:33,591
♪We've reached this blossom-covered hill♪

835
00:43:34,761 --> 00:43:39,601
♪I'll follow you through every dream♪