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{\an8}[Legend of the Magnate]

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{\an8}[Episode 2]

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Gods, deities,

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I prey for good luck.

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Let me win this game.

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Bring me a fortune.

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You'll all lose!

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Seven.

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Seven?

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The Player takes the first tile,
and the Banker the third.

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Can't see it.

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Do you see it now?

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Were you just

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tricked by that man?

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Yes.

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He's a notorious bully in the local area.

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You lost.

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I got two same tiles.

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What does it matter?

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Look carefully.

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This is 10,

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and this is 11.

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You're the one who lost.

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That's not fair!

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-That's not the rule!
-Just admit defeat!

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The money...

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The higher score wins,

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and the lower one loses.

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No other restrictions, right?

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Who dares to refute it?

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Mister,

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is this

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how you play it beyond the pass?

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I've never heard of such rules.

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Rules?

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There is only one rule beyond the pass.

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That is, the locals always win!

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You'd better get your hands off.

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Otherwise,

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I'll break your fingers!

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Look.

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It's a real gun, isn't it?

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According to the rules beyond the pass,

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would you say my bullets

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can crush your cranium?

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What now?

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I'm fearless.

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Shoot me, I dare you.

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Pull the trigger!

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That's a real gun!

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Guess if I dare to shoot.

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Fancy a bet?

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I-I bet you wouldn't dare!

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You wouldn't dare!

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Guys,

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are you
on the Banker's side or the Player's?

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Place your bets

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before I pull the trigger.

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The Player!

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All in!

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Shoot! Shoot him!

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Do it now!

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One.

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Two.

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Don't move!

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Mr. Li,

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I've been waiting for you.

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They told me you were here.

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Yes. I'm here.

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Move!

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Get a move on!

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Commander Xu,

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we couldn't find anything.

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You mean to keep

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that large sum of money to yourselves,

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right?

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Everything beyond the pass

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belongs to the Emperor.

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You want to steal?

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That severe crime

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gives enough grounds

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to execute both of you.

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Where is the money?

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Mom!

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I don't know.

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I've never seen any!

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Commander Xu, Commander Xu!

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Her husband was just buried.

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Please show some mercy...

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You're against me too?

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Do you want to die or what?

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Listen up!

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This whole settlement will suffer

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if you don't hand in the money!

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I have many ways to make

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a living person tell the truth.

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Tie them up and take them away.

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A long interrogation awaits them.

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Hands off!

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Hu!

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Hu!

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Dig in the ground the house is on.

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Dig up Su's grave too.

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See if anything is hidden there.

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-Yes!
-Yes!

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Ms. Su,

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let me know if there's anything

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I can help with.

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Please meet my good friend,

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Mr. Gu.

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As a local, he is very familiar

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with Ningguta.

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I bought 300 horses

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from a local horse ranch.

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I need to transport them
to the Central Plains.

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Mr. Gu, do you have any good suggestions?

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Why did you

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buy horses here?

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When it comes to stamina,
horses from Sichuan and Yunnan

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are much better.

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Did you buy these horses

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for warfare?

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I wonder who you are.

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Are you sure

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you want to know?

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Well...

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You can hire a large ship

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and transport them by sea.

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The horses will be brought to the south.

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A sea journey will send them

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to the opposite direction, won't it?

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You're sending horses to the south...

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Are you...

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What?

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Mr. Gu, you can leave now
if you feel scared.

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You're a rebel.

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I'm an exile.

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I'm not afraid of anything.

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Mr. Gu,

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don't you want to
help that mother and child?

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You and that child

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could take the same route as Ms. Su.

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Helping Ms. Su is helping yourself.

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Ms. Su, where exactly

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are you sending

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these horses?

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Your job is to get them out of the city.

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The rest is none of your business.

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Fine.

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Well,

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I'll come up with something.

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Hold on.

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Thank you so much, Mr. Gu.

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Ms. Su,

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aren't you worried
that he may leak the secret?

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He would've been riddled with bullets

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if I hadn't opened the door for him.

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This man

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is very intelligent.

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{\an8}[Commander Xu's Mansion]

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I extend my best regards to you,
Commander Xu.

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I'm humbly

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kowtowing to you.

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It's freezing cold.

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What are you doing here?

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At a friend's request,

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I need to transport some sea salt.

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Where are you from?

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Commander Xu,

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I'm from Pingyao, Shanxi Province.

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I've heard
that Shanxi is the wealthiest province

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in the country.

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People there

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are filthy rich.

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If this "gift"

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were presented by others,
I'd gladly accept it.

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But you...

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Gu Pingyuan has been away for a long time.

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Is he back yet?

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He just came back.

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Then why didn't you tell me?

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Get him here now!

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Yes!

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Commander Xu,

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I shall take my leave.

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Sir...

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Where were you running off to?

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I wouldn't dare to run off.

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I threw Su's wife

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and her kid

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into the dungeon.

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I even had Su's dead body

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dug up

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and searched several times.

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Where on earth did he hide the money?

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I want you

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to dispose of this matter.

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I'll talk to Su's widow.

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However,

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she has lost her husband for good.

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How much shall we take

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from the money to be retrieved?

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Before the New Year,
I need to make a trip to Jilin

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to pay tribute to the brass.

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I need a lot of money.

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Solve this problem in 3 days.

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If you can't, next year,

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I'll send you to the mountain

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to catch wild bears.

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Yes.

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About that Shanxi man
who just talked to me,

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go to his place and trick a few hundred

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more silver taels out of his pocket.

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Otherwise, I won't let him

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take a single grain of sea salt away.

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Got it.

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Father.

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Make me some tea.

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I'll get that.

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Patriarch.

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It's getting colder and colder.

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We've been stuck here

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for a couple of days.

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Seems like a waste of time.

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You think I'm not anxious?

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Commander Xu

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is very greedy

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for money.

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Mr. Gu told me

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200 to 300 taels of silver would do.

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To get Commander Xu's approval sooner,

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I added an extra hundred taels.

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Unexpectedly, he declined my offer.

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What does he want then?

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Shall we

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give him another hundred?

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No.

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We can't keep giving him more

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like adding oil to a lamp.

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Raising the amount

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again and again

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will only encourage him
to keep us here longer.

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I made

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a hasty move on this matter.

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We'll have to wait.

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When Mr. Gu comes here,

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I'll ask him for advice.

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Father,

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didn't we already meet

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Mr. Gu once,

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when we entered

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the city?

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How come I didn't know that?

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He looked imposing.

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Last time he was here,

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he taught me how to heat up a brick stove.

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His image just popped up in my head.

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Oh,

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you just have a great memory, don't you?

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But you should reflect on your behavior.

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you're a young lady.

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Talking to strangers eagerly

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is not exactly good manners.

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I'll go check on the horses.

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It's too cold now.

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They might need more food.

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I'm going to bed, Father.

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Refill my cup before you leave!

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I wouldn't dare

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to do so without your order.

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I'd hate to appear ill-mannered,

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disrespectful, and annoying.

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My precious daughter,

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do you know

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what this place is?

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Ningguta.

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Who would stay here other than exiles?

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We must never drop our guard.

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Let's

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just finish our business

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and go home for the New Year.

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Why so nosy?

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Father.

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Tell me...

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Is Mr. Gu

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a bandit

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who kills without mercy
and eats human organs?

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Like a gang leader?

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You've been listening to
too many stories.

290
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Why don't you ask around for an answer?

291
00:14:51,029 --> 00:14:52,240
I'm having trouble dealing

292
00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:53,500
with an urgent matter.

293
00:14:54,029 --> 00:14:54,960
How do I have time

294
00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,159
to ask others about such trivial stuff?

295
00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:57,789
Go to bed.

296
00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,029
Mr. Gu.

297
00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:17,389
Hu,

298
00:15:17,509 --> 00:15:18,080
hurry.

299
00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:23,600
Mrs. Su,

300
00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,100
I've got Su's body

301
00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:26,120
back

302
00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:27,159
and buried it.

303
00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:28,450
Don't worry.

304
00:15:28,909 --> 00:15:29,970
When spring comes,

305
00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,019
I'll have his grave fixed,

306
00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:33,559
and hire a stonemason

307
00:15:33,870 --> 00:15:35,600
to carve a proper stele for him.

308
00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:38,559
Thank you for your kindness.

309
00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:40,080
Mr. Gu,

310
00:15:40,629 --> 00:15:42,850
Commander Xu promised me

311
00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:44,809
that if I told the truth,

312
00:15:45,389 --> 00:15:46,440
he would give my son

313
00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,000
a job as a soldier,

314
00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:50,870
and buy me a house in the city.

315
00:15:53,149 --> 00:15:54,210
Did you agree to it?

316
00:15:54,870 --> 00:15:56,350
If a tiger told you

317
00:15:57,870 --> 00:15:59,409
it'd only eat your arms

318
00:15:59,909 --> 00:16:01,440
and leave your legs intact,

319
00:16:02,389 --> 00:16:03,590
would you believe it?

320
00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:08,570
Commander Xu wishes

321
00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,120
he could eat us

322
00:16:11,149 --> 00:16:12,440
alive.

323
00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,200
You're insightful, Mrs. Su.

324
00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:17,639
He has set a deadline.

325
00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:19,690
How many days till then?

326
00:16:19,909 --> 00:16:20,440
Three.

327
00:16:21,629 --> 00:16:23,629
I'll get you out as soon as possible.

328
00:16:23,669 --> 00:16:24,929
You must hang in there.

329
00:16:26,919 --> 00:16:27,600
Mr. Gu,

330
00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,519
I'm begging you—just this once.

331
00:16:31,509 --> 00:16:33,620
Please take my child with you.

332
00:16:33,669 --> 00:16:35,480
-I'm begging you. Please.
-Mom!

333
00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:36,789
Please!

334
00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:37,659
Please!

335
00:16:37,750 --> 00:16:39,080
I'm not going anywhere.

336
00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:40,149
Quiet down.

337
00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,049
I just want to stay by your side!

338
00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:43,840
I just want to stay by your side!

339
00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:45,000
I'm begging you.

340
00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,320
I'll kowtow to you, Mr. Gu!

341
00:16:47,389 --> 00:16:48,120
I only...

342
00:16:48,669 --> 00:16:50,320
I only ask for this one thing—

343
00:16:50,389 --> 00:16:52,789
please take my child with you.

344
00:16:58,200 --> 00:16:58,799
Mr. Chang!

345
00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:00,899
Mr. Gu,

346
00:17:01,389 --> 00:17:02,720
thank heavens you're finally here.

347
00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:03,379
Come, come.

348
00:17:04,269 --> 00:17:05,130
Please come in!

349
00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:07,509
Were you exiled to Ningguta

350
00:17:07,509 --> 00:17:08,640
because you were a notorious bandit

351
00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,750
or because you were
a scholar who rebelled?

352
00:17:10,750 --> 00:17:11,920
Stop talking nonsense.

353
00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,578
Pour the tea and step outside.

354
00:17:23,470 --> 00:17:24,160
Mr. Gu.

355
00:17:25,509 --> 00:17:26,960
Mr. Chang, how much
did you offer Commander Xu

356
00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,440
as a "gift"
when you visited him last time?

357
00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,309
Since I was desperate to get home,

358
00:17:30,349 --> 00:17:31,680
I offered him 400 taels.

359
00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,509
But Commander Xu insisted

360
00:17:33,589 --> 00:17:35,069
Shanxi is the wealthiest province
in the country,

361
00:17:35,069 --> 00:17:36,109
and that amount just wouldn't cut it.

362
00:17:36,109 --> 00:17:38,109
The more you give,
the worse it gets.

363
00:17:38,349 --> 00:17:40,109
It'll only make him think
you're drowning in silver.

364
00:17:40,109 --> 00:17:41,309
Please level with me.

365
00:17:41,589 --> 00:17:42,720
How much will it cost

366
00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,750
to have your help with this issue?

367
00:17:44,750 --> 00:17:46,210
Pardon me for being blunt.

368
00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:48,539
How about this?

369
00:17:49,269 --> 00:17:49,880
In 3 days,

370
00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:51,490
I'll have

371
00:17:51,509 --> 00:17:53,000
the salt license
stamped with the city's defense seal

372
00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,000
delivered to you.

373
00:17:54,750 --> 00:17:55,920
As for the payment...

374
00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:57,029
Money is of no use to me

375
00:17:57,029 --> 00:17:57,920
in Ningguta.

376
00:17:59,109 --> 00:18:00,390
But I do need a favor

377
00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:01,589
from you, Mr. Chang.

378
00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:03,859
I'll let you know in a few days.

379
00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:05,390
Mr. Gu,

380
00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:07,730
if you can help me

381
00:18:07,829 --> 00:18:09,289
through this rough patch,

382
00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:09,960
then

383
00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,549
whatever you ask of me in the future,

384
00:18:11,549 --> 00:18:13,410
I'll give it everything I've got.

385
00:18:16,349 --> 00:18:17,000
Mr. Gu.

386
00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:20,720
What is it?

387
00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,579
Is there a message from Mr. Chang?

388
00:18:23,589 --> 00:18:25,799
Mr. Chang has nothing more to say,

389
00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:27,049
but I do.

390
00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:28,720
May I ask you a question?

391
00:18:28,950 --> 00:18:29,480
Ask away.

392
00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,400
How long have you been exiled?

393
00:18:34,069 --> 00:18:35,359
This coming New Year

394
00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:36,880
will make it 5 full years.

395
00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,000
I've heard this place

396
00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,660
is full of outlaws and rebels,

397
00:18:39,789 --> 00:18:41,720
but you don't really seem like one.

398
00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,599
I am an outlaw and a rebel.

399
00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,039
I killed many people in the past.

400
00:18:50,789 --> 00:18:51,920
Wherever I reached,

401
00:18:52,349 --> 00:18:54,210
no creatures would be left alive.

402
00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,049
I didn't just kill them,

403
00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:57,940
I tore out their sinews

404
00:18:58,750 --> 00:19:00,009
and drank their blood.

405
00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:05,730
You must be lying.

406
00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,349
You look like a scholar.

407
00:19:08,789 --> 00:19:09,720
I wish I had been a bandit

408
00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:10,440
or a rebel.

409
00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:11,720
Then I would've been executed by now,

410
00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:12,440
instead of

411
00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,009
being stuck here in misery.

412
00:19:15,309 --> 00:19:17,109
A scholar is good for nothing.

413
00:19:17,269 --> 00:19:18,000
If possible,

414
00:19:18,029 --> 00:19:20,289
never come to this dreadful place again.

415
00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,109
You think I'm afraid?

416
00:19:23,309 --> 00:19:25,440
I went with my father to deliver medicinal
herbs to the western Mongolia.

417
00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:26,960
It was spring when we got there.

418
00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,349
Wolves were everywhere.

419
00:19:28,349 --> 00:19:29,549
We had to light torches

420
00:19:29,549 --> 00:19:30,549
and circle ourselves with fire to sleep,

421
00:19:30,549 --> 00:19:31,680
but I wasn't afraid.

422
00:19:34,029 --> 00:19:35,720
Sure, beasts are vicious,

423
00:19:36,029 --> 00:19:38,109
but still better than
most people by a long shot.

424
00:19:38,109 --> 00:19:39,910
The cruelest thing under the sky

425
00:19:40,589 --> 00:19:41,650
is the human heart.

426
00:19:41,829 --> 00:19:43,210
Young though you are,

427
00:19:43,509 --> 00:19:45,089
you talk like some old man.

428
00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:46,029
Do I?

429
00:19:47,750 --> 00:19:49,400
What crime did you commit
to end up here?

430
00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,349
You don't have to tell me
if you don't want to.

431
00:19:51,349 --> 00:19:52,549
It's fine to tell you.

432
00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,549
Back when I took the imperial exam...

433
00:19:55,549 --> 00:19:57,609
You mean the exam for the top scholar?

434
00:19:58,160 --> 00:19:58,589
Yes,

435
00:19:58,789 --> 00:20:00,309
the exam for the top scholar.

436
00:20:00,309 --> 00:20:01,589
Back when I was taking the imperial exam,

437
00:20:01,589 --> 00:20:04,160
someone outside the examination hall
shouted for me,

438
00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,029
saying my mother
was seriously ill at home.

439
00:20:06,029 --> 00:20:07,109
How could I possibly concentrate

440
00:20:07,109 --> 00:20:08,240
after hearing that?

441
00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:09,880
I turned in my paper in a rush

442
00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:11,000
and got ready to leave.

443
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,960
But there were strict rules
in the examination hall.

444
00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,720
I got into an argument with the officials.

445
00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:15,589
They then accused me

446
00:20:15,589 --> 00:20:17,000
of disrupting the examination hall,

447
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:17,750
arrested me,

448
00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:19,259
and exiled me here.

449
00:20:19,339 --> 00:20:19,640
So

450
00:20:20,089 --> 00:20:21,430
you were framed?

451
00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,650
I even asked around afterward.

452
00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,809
My mother was perfectly fine in Anhui.

453
00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,109
It's obvious that someone

454
00:20:28,109 --> 00:20:30,240
set me up during the examination hall.

455
00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:31,920
These past five years,

456
00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:33,309
I've thought about it day and night,

457
00:20:33,309 --> 00:20:35,240
but I still haven't figured it out.

458
00:20:37,109 --> 00:20:38,140
You're a good man.

459
00:20:38,589 --> 00:20:39,789
May heaven bless you.

460
00:20:39,789 --> 00:20:40,920
You'll get to the bottom of this.

461
00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:41,920
You won't stay wrongly accused

462
00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,309
your whole life without answers.

463
00:20:43,309 --> 00:20:43,960
Girl,

464
00:20:44,109 --> 00:20:45,440
where did you run off to?

465
00:20:45,750 --> 00:20:46,410
I'm coming!

466
00:20:48,309 --> 00:20:49,440
Let me ask you again:

467
00:20:50,269 --> 00:20:51,730
you must've suffered a lot

468
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,400
these five years, right?

469
00:20:55,269 --> 00:20:57,329
Compared to others, I've had it okay.

470
00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:58,269
That first year,

471
00:20:58,269 --> 00:21:00,160
I worked in the salt fields by the sea—

472
00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,369
almost went blind.

473
00:21:02,029 --> 00:21:03,680
Later, I met someone who knew medicine

474
00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:04,920
and helped nurse me back

475
00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:05,960
to health.

476
00:21:08,750 --> 00:21:10,009
Is there anything else

477
00:21:10,309 --> 00:21:11,269
you want to ask?

478
00:21:13,109 --> 00:21:13,589
I...

479
00:21:14,150 --> 00:21:15,809
I... I have no more questions.

480
00:21:15,829 --> 00:21:17,089
My father was right.

481
00:21:17,309 --> 00:21:18,710
I'm terrible with words.

482
00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,000
Whatever I say seems to hit a nerve.

483
00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,000
Please don't be angry.

484
00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:21,309
I...

485
00:21:23,029 --> 00:21:24,440
When will you be back
in the Central Plains?

486
00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:25,700
Come find us in Shanxi.

487
00:21:36,700 --> 00:21:41,160
{\an8}[Military Horse Camp, Ningguta]

488
00:22:02,750 --> 00:22:03,880
These Russians

489
00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,279
really know how to make weapons.

490
00:22:07,029 --> 00:22:08,369
If we could bring them over
to the Great Qing

491
00:22:08,369 --> 00:22:10,170
to build guns and cannons for us,

492
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:11,920
we'd make a fortune.

493
00:22:12,269 --> 00:22:14,400
The southern war is intense right now.

494
00:22:14,549 --> 00:22:16,349
It's hard enough to buy weapons,

495
00:22:16,519 --> 00:22:18,730
let alone manufacture them.

496
00:22:19,099 --> 00:22:19,950
After all,

497
00:22:20,029 --> 00:22:22,029
your Li family are still merchants.

498
00:22:25,220 --> 00:22:27,420
You're not afraid to follow the rebels?

499
00:22:28,309 --> 00:22:29,509
Of course I'm scared.

500
00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,240
Good thing my dad told me

501
00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,829
who you were before I came.

502
00:22:35,029 --> 00:22:36,960
Otherwise, I'd never have guessed

503
00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,309
someone as stunning as you

504
00:22:38,309 --> 00:22:40,039
would be part of the rebellion.

505
00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,490
There's another thing I'm puzzled about.

506
00:22:42,509 --> 00:22:43,640
My father's the type

507
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,549
who'd panic

508
00:22:45,589 --> 00:22:46,990
if a leaf fell on his head.

509
00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,240
How on earth did he end up
knowing someone like Ms. Su?

510
00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,380
That's because

511
00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:52,349
Your family's chain of businesses

512
00:22:52,349 --> 00:22:53,509
spans the entire Yangtze River,
from north to south,

513
00:22:53,509 --> 00:22:55,549
and it's all thanks to my protection.

514
00:22:55,549 --> 00:22:56,269
Maybe your family does business

515
00:22:56,269 --> 00:22:57,799
south of the Yangtze River,

516
00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,559
but you think he's timid?

517
00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:02,220
When it comes to money,

518
00:23:02,309 --> 00:23:05,569
even the most cautious merchants
grow bolder than the sky.

519
00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:06,960
I...

520
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,859
Your friend should be here by now.

521
00:23:10,309 --> 00:23:11,440
Is Ms. Su here?

522
00:23:12,269 --> 00:23:13,029
Gu!

523
00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:13,920
Come in!

524
00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,329
Come in, come in.

525
00:23:24,109 --> 00:23:24,769
Have a seat.

526
00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:34,720
Do you have a plan?

527
00:23:37,109 --> 00:23:38,400
I do have a plan.

528
00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:39,940
However,

529
00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,930
we need to settle something first.

530
00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:44,029
Go ahead.

531
00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,269
I'll agree to what I can.

532
00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,319
Getting out of Ningguta might be possible,

533
00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,450
but after leaving the city,

534
00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,549
what's your plan for getting away?

535
00:23:57,549 --> 00:23:58,809
I certainly have a way.

536
00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:00,240
That won't do.

537
00:24:02,869 --> 00:24:03,440
You need to point me

538
00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:04,549
to a reliable path.

539
00:24:05,309 --> 00:24:07,069
With these 300 warhorses of yours,

540
00:24:07,069 --> 00:24:08,150
it won't be easy

541
00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,400
to get past any checkpoint
once we leave the city.

542
00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:10,789
Besides,

543
00:24:10,789 --> 00:24:12,240
I'm traveling with a child.

544
00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:13,109
I can't just recklessly

545
00:24:13,109 --> 00:24:14,400
risk my life, can I?

546
00:24:18,829 --> 00:24:19,400
Gu,

547
00:24:19,589 --> 00:24:21,119
I think you're just afraid.

548
00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,680
I risked my life to come to Ningguta.

549
00:24:25,309 --> 00:24:26,640
I'm not afraid of death.

550
00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:28,000
It's just that

551
00:24:28,079 --> 00:24:30,680
I still have an elderly mother
and brothers at home.

552
00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,339
I can't drag them into trouble

553
00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:34,920
because of my association with you.

554
00:24:36,109 --> 00:24:37,710
You need to make me trust you.

555
00:24:42,750 --> 00:24:43,549
Give it to him.

556
00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,240
The defender of Liaoyang Fortress

557
00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:50,069
is ours.

558
00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:51,549
He has already prepared

559
00:24:51,549 --> 00:24:53,079
the official passes for us.

560
00:24:53,269 --> 00:24:55,549
We will pass through
Shanhai Pass, enter Zhili,

561
00:24:55,549 --> 00:24:56,750
proceed to Shandong,

562
00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,220
and then take a ship back to the south.

563
00:25:00,829 --> 00:25:01,309
Good.

564
00:25:02,069 --> 00:25:03,069
That's fine then.

565
00:25:06,269 --> 00:25:07,480
Mr. Gu, it would be much better for you

566
00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:08,740
to return south with me

567
00:25:08,950 --> 00:25:10,880
than to stay in the Central Plains.

568
00:25:11,549 --> 00:25:12,279
I won't be...

569
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:17,160
Rebel?

570
00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,069
Is the word "rebel" that scary?

571
00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,170
You'd rather stay here as a servant

572
00:25:23,589 --> 00:25:24,880
than serve me.

573
00:25:25,789 --> 00:25:27,269
Everyone has their own ambitions.

574
00:25:27,269 --> 00:25:27,980
Gu,

575
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,390
you're now an exile.

576
00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,079
Who would dare take you in

577
00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:33,599
or offer you protection?

578
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,240
You want to study for the imperial exams,
but you're ineligible.

579
00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:37,269
You want to go into business,

580
00:25:37,269 --> 00:25:39,569
but you don't even
have a registered household.

581
00:25:39,569 --> 00:25:41,829
Do you dare go home in your current state?

582
00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:43,799
Though the world is vast,

583
00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,890
there's nowhere for you to settle.

584
00:25:46,309 --> 00:25:48,259
If you're being honest with yourself,

585
00:25:48,259 --> 00:25:50,200
is it worth

586
00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,140
living in the Central Plains

587
00:25:53,069 --> 00:25:55,130
like a fugitive, constantly in fear?

588
00:25:55,589 --> 00:25:56,349
To be honest,

589
00:25:57,349 --> 00:25:59,210
my elderly mother is weak and ill.

590
00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:01,200
If I stay here any longer,

591
00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:03,069
I may never get the chance

592
00:26:03,069 --> 00:26:04,400
to see her one last time.

593
00:26:05,349 --> 00:26:07,750
I was humiliated at
the examination hall back then.

594
00:26:07,750 --> 00:26:08,480
My grievance

595
00:26:08,789 --> 00:26:10,319
must also be investigated.

596
00:26:10,829 --> 00:26:12,960
How can a real man grow old here in vain?

597
00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:18,450
If Ms. Su can help this time,

598
00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:20,109
I, Gu Pingyuan,

599
00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,200
will certainly repay you
with eternal gratitude.

600
00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:27,309
Alright.

601
00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,480
I'll hold you to that, Mr. Gu.

602
00:26:33,829 --> 00:26:35,109
A small gift for our meeting.

603
00:26:35,109 --> 00:26:36,569
Keep it for self-defense.

604
00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:51,569
Young Master Li Qin,

605
00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:53,440
you're not married yet, are you?

606
00:26:53,509 --> 00:26:54,440
Of course not.

607
00:26:54,829 --> 00:26:55,829
That's good then.

608
00:26:56,269 --> 00:26:57,670
The girls in our Ningguta

609
00:26:58,160 --> 00:26:59,359
are quite something.

610
00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:00,829
It would be a pity

611
00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,309
if you didn't find a wife.

612
00:27:02,309 --> 00:27:04,039
What nonsense are you talking?

613
00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:05,299
What a brilliant plan!

614
00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:07,450
-Come on.
-Great!

615
00:27:07,450 --> 00:27:08,430
Follow me into the city,

616
00:27:08,430 --> 00:27:09,789
and I'll pick the best one for you.

617
00:27:09,789 --> 00:27:10,240
Wait,

618
00:27:10,269 --> 00:27:11,809
why does it have to be me?

619
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,109
Who else could carry

620
00:27:13,109 --> 00:27:14,200
such a grand spectacle but you,

621
00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,150
Young Master Li Qin
of the Five Provinces Association?

622
00:27:16,150 --> 00:27:16,759
Wait,

623
00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,170
does it really have to be me?

624
00:27:23,829 --> 00:27:24,509
Ladies!

625
00:27:25,029 --> 00:27:26,200
Ladies, come quickly!

626
00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,799
Gorgeous Yang Guifei,
Beau Xi Shi, Zhaojun Jr.

627
00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:32,720
Come quickly!

628
00:27:35,269 --> 00:27:36,269
They're coming!

629
00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:38,589
Coming, coming!

630
00:27:39,309 --> 00:27:40,309
He's so handsome!

631
00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,160
He's so handsome!

632
00:27:43,589 --> 00:27:44,740
He's so handsome!

633
00:27:44,789 --> 00:27:45,880
Ladies, please calm down.

634
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:46,609
Listen to me,

635
00:27:46,869 --> 00:27:47,309
this is

636
00:27:47,509 --> 00:27:49,329
Young Master Li Qin,

637
00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,660
the heir of the Five Provinces Association
in the capital.

638
00:27:53,349 --> 00:27:55,400
Last night, he had a dream

639
00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,720
and insisted on choosing one of you

640
00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,109
to be his wife,

641
00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:00,309
and even wants to
take her back to the capital

642
00:28:00,309 --> 00:28:01,710
to be the young mistress.

643
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:03,400
Pick me!

644
00:28:05,069 --> 00:28:05,559
Calm down!

645
00:28:05,559 --> 00:28:06,619
Calm down! Well...

646
00:28:08,349 --> 00:28:09,269
And me!

647
00:28:09,269 --> 00:28:10,240
Pick me!

648
00:28:10,309 --> 00:28:11,720
I, I, I... pick...

649
00:28:11,829 --> 00:28:13,829
Pick me!

650
00:28:14,309 --> 00:28:15,140
Pick me!

651
00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:16,880
Choose me! He's chosen!

652
00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,400
Great, this early in the morning,

653
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:20,960
a good man is rushing in.

654
00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:23,680
You really have no taste!

655
00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,150
Why didn't you choose me?

656
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,000
Just go away.

657
00:28:26,109 --> 00:28:27,460
Go.

658
00:28:27,829 --> 00:28:28,549
Go!

659
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,000
Miss, could you please get down first?

660
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:32,930
I won't get down.

661
00:28:37,269 --> 00:28:37,960
Zhaojun,

662
00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:40,130
why don't you go back

663
00:28:40,309 --> 00:28:41,430
and freshen up?

664
00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,880
I'll be taking you
to the capital tomorrow.

665
00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:45,640
I'm not getting down.

666
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:48,170
I...

667
00:28:59,789 --> 00:29:00,920
That's more like it.

668
00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:02,259
Let me tell you,

669
00:29:02,309 --> 00:29:03,509
you're really lucky.

670
00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:04,609
When I leave,

671
00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:05,509
half the men in Ningguta

672
00:29:05,509 --> 00:29:06,509
will be

673
00:29:06,589 --> 00:29:07,680
crying their eyes out.

674
00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:08,410
I suppose so.

675
00:29:09,509 --> 00:29:10,519
Mr. Li,

676
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,440
I'll go prepare the bridal chamber.

677
00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:13,039
Excuse me.

678
00:29:13,309 --> 00:29:14,109
See you later.

679
00:29:15,309 --> 00:29:17,029
I'll return the contract
of indenture to her.

680
00:29:17,029 --> 00:29:17,559
Goodbye.

681
00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:28,500
Thank you both.

682
00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:30,720
Please get up.

683
00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:54,539
I might as well die.

684
00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:57,359
Ah, a paradise of tenderness.

685
00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,640
It seems you're reluctant to leave.

686
00:30:01,079 --> 00:30:01,640
Get lost!

687
00:30:18,079 --> 00:30:21,490
{\an8}[Happiness]

688
00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:20,829
Congratulations!

689
00:30:20,829 --> 00:30:22,309
Here comes the bride!

690
00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:24,599
Here comes the bride!

691
00:30:25,349 --> 00:30:26,349
The bride is here!

692
00:30:27,069 --> 00:30:28,599
Congratulations!

693
00:30:32,549 --> 00:30:34,480
Let the newlyweds
enter the bridal chamber.

694
00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:35,920
Enter the chamber.

695
00:30:36,029 --> 00:30:37,880
Good!

696
00:30:38,789 --> 00:30:39,720
-Come.
-Please.

697
00:30:43,269 --> 00:30:44,329
Congratulations!

698
00:30:44,349 --> 00:30:45,750
Congratulations!

699
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,039
Let me tell you some news.

700
00:31:03,750 --> 00:31:05,960
The young master of the
Five Provinces Association in the capital

701
00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,759
is getting married in a brothel.

702
00:31:08,029 --> 00:31:09,349
And half the city's people

703
00:31:09,349 --> 00:31:10,480
are going to join in the fun.

704
00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:11,339
Anyone who goes

705
00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:12,730
gets silver as a reward.

706
00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:14,000
It's a banquet

707
00:31:14,029 --> 00:31:15,160
with four plates and eight bowls,

708
00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:16,359
all-you-can-drink.

709
00:31:16,549 --> 00:31:17,480
I just came back.

710
00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,009
I'm going in now

711
00:31:21,549 --> 00:31:22,829
to have a drink with him.

712
00:31:22,829 --> 00:31:23,660
You know,

713
00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:25,960
he lies down when he drinks too much.

714
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:27,240
So, do you need...

715
00:31:36,309 --> 00:31:36,920
Sir.

716
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,400
I think you're tired of

717
00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:41,680
your own life.

718
00:31:42,829 --> 00:31:44,690
No need to wait until next spring.

719
00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,509
I'll throw you into
the mountains right now

720
00:31:46,509 --> 00:31:47,509
to feed the bears.

721
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,259
Please calm down, Sir.

722
00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:51,680
Why are you so angry?

723
00:31:53,059 --> 00:31:54,349
I assigned you two tasks.

724
00:31:54,349 --> 00:31:55,750
Have you completed them?

725
00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:57,089
Speak.

726
00:31:58,349 --> 00:31:59,190
Sir,

727
00:32:00,109 --> 00:32:01,519
I've completed

728
00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:02,920
the two tasks you assigned me.

729
00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:03,920
Where's the money?

730
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:05,920
I've spoken with the mother and son.

731
00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:06,829
They said

732
00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,730
They said you're very merciful

733
00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:10,000
for asking only 50,000 taels.

734
00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,069
They even said that

735
00:32:11,109 --> 00:32:12,160
if they could be
returned to the Central Plains,

736
00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:13,390
they'd be willing to

737
00:32:13,509 --> 00:32:15,279
dutifully hand over 10,000.

738
00:32:19,309 --> 00:32:20,170
Did you promise

739
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,460
to actually set them free?

740
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,069
How many years remain

741
00:32:25,069 --> 00:32:26,400
on your sentence?

742
00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:27,779
Ten more years.

743
00:32:28,349 --> 00:32:29,759
Get me the silver notes,

744
00:32:31,789 --> 00:32:33,250
and I'll reduce it by five.

745
00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:37,880
Really?

746
00:32:39,309 --> 00:32:41,480
You'll send me back to the Central Plains,

747
00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,140
just like that mother and son?

748
00:32:50,069 --> 00:32:51,269
You'll return alive.

749
00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:55,440
I understand.

750
00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:57,160
Sir,

751
00:32:58,509 --> 00:32:59,910
please enjoy your drink.

752
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,930
Before you finish this pot of wine,

753
00:33:02,269 --> 00:33:04,069
I'll bring you the silver notes.

754
00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:22,750
He trusts you.

755
00:33:23,990 --> 00:33:26,049
You must accept the child's respect.

756
00:33:29,789 --> 00:33:31,579
Every last one of us in Ningguta

757
00:33:32,029 --> 00:33:33,269
is greedy.

758
00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,089
We covet wealth,

759
00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:36,960
but more than that, we covet life itself.

760
00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,269
Every one of us
dreams of escaping this place.

761
00:33:39,269 --> 00:33:40,829
It's pathetic, and laughable.

762
00:33:40,829 --> 00:33:41,400
Gu,

763
00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:43,059
what about you?

764
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,259
How did you end up here?

765
00:33:45,789 --> 00:33:47,160
Do you want to go back?

766
00:34:00,410 --> 00:34:04,410
{\an8}[Happiness]

767
00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:31,250
Move again and I'll shoot you dead.

768
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:53,440
I'm determined to save them.

769
00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:54,619
Xu,

770
00:34:55,630 --> 00:34:56,510
I've been patient for five years

771
00:34:56,510 --> 00:34:57,559
just for this day.

772
00:34:58,090 --> 00:35:00,420
I was framed in the imperial examination.

773
00:35:00,460 --> 00:35:01,989
I must find out the truth.

774
00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:05,079
What's wrong?

775
00:35:06,230 --> 00:35:07,360
Are you going to cry?

776
00:35:07,590 --> 00:35:09,190
Do you have something to say?

777
00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:11,639
Alright,

778
00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:13,050
don't shout.

779
00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,030
My life is worthless.

780
00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:16,690
At worst, we'll die together.

781
00:35:19,670 --> 00:35:20,190
Gu,

782
00:35:20,710 --> 00:35:21,960
let them go.

783
00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:23,920
I don't want the money anymore.

784
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,710
You've made more than
enough over the years.

785
00:35:25,710 --> 00:35:27,849
You've driven so many people
to their deaths.

786
00:35:27,849 --> 00:35:28,630
If you're planning to settle scores

787
00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:30,090
over what happened today,

788
00:35:30,550 --> 00:35:31,679
come after me alone.

789
00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:32,619
Remember that?

790
00:35:37,110 --> 00:35:38,150
Gu,

791
00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:39,559
fine.

792
00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:42,630
In over 200 years in Ningguta,

793
00:35:43,510 --> 00:35:46,150
I've never seen a convict
dare to tie up an official.

794
00:35:46,150 --> 00:35:47,369
You won't escape.

795
00:35:48,590 --> 00:35:50,409
The next time we meet,

796
00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:52,989
I'll skin you alive!

797
00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:58,460
Come on.

798
00:35:59,000 --> 00:35:59,440
Heizi,

799
00:35:59,510 --> 00:36:00,840
tell the others to hurry up!

800
00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:01,400
Hurry up!

801
00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:02,010
Hurry up!

802
00:36:02,150 --> 00:36:02,679
Hurry up!

803
00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:04,409
Hurry up!

804
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:08,480
Here, there's one more package.

805
00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:08,960
Father,

806
00:36:09,389 --> 00:36:12,579
{\an8}[Ningyuan Salt Merchant]

807
00:36:09,630 --> 00:36:11,090
I've checked all the salt.

808
00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:11,760
Good.

809
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:13,369
Alright.

810
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,130
Get ready to go home.

811
00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,360
Tie it up; we're going home!

812
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:18,480
Mount up.

813
00:36:23,110 --> 00:36:23,710
Hurry up!

814
00:36:23,219 --> 00:36:27,889
{\an8}[A Tranquil Nation, A Contented People.]

815
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,880
Congratulations on your marriage.

816
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,159
Congratulations.

817
00:36:56,670 --> 00:36:58,670
You said you'd only take two people.

818
00:36:59,550 --> 00:37:01,360
I have to take both the mother and child.

819
00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:03,420
Whoever stays behind won't survive.

820
00:37:16,260 --> 00:37:20,130
{\an8}[Ningguta]

821
00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:39,760
Someone!

822
00:37:39,940 --> 00:37:41,289
Someone!

823
00:37:45,710 --> 00:37:46,440
Someone!

824
00:37:52,010 --> 00:37:53,650
I'm going to kill him!

825
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,280
I'll chop him into pieces!

826
00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:58,769
I'm going to kill him!

827
00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:01,800
Kill him!

828
00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:04,599
From here,

829
00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:06,360
if you keep going,

830
00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,090
you'll reach Liaoyang.

831
00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:09,519
This is where we part.

832
00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:11,820
You're not coming with us?

833
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:15,670
Yesterday I gave that bastard Xu

834
00:38:15,670 --> 00:38:16,630
a real beating;

835
00:38:17,030 --> 00:38:18,690
he's not going to let it slide.

836
00:38:19,230 --> 00:38:20,429
If we stick together,

837
00:38:20,590 --> 00:38:22,550
none of us will make it out in the end.

838
00:38:22,550 --> 00:38:23,070
Gu.

839
00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:25,070
Mr. Li.

840
00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:28,050
If we manage to

841
00:38:28,150 --> 00:38:29,920
survive this by some stroke of luck,

842
00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:31,849
I'll see you in the Central Plains.

843
00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:33,320
Mr. Li.

844
00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:34,480
I'll leave

845
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,280
Mrs. Su and her child in your care.

846
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:37,010
Don't worry.

847
00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,010
I've arranged everything.

848
00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:40,320
I'll place the mother and child

849
00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:41,760
in a pharmacy in the capital.

850
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:42,590
I'll buy them identities

851
00:38:42,590 --> 00:38:44,519
and let the child be an apprentice.

852
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:46,360
The Li family has tens of
thousands of workers

853
00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:47,630
across the north and south.

854
00:38:47,630 --> 00:38:49,760
What's two more people to worry about?

855
00:38:50,269 --> 00:38:50,789
Gu,

856
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:52,719
I promise you.

857
00:38:58,480 --> 00:38:59,010
Don't go.

858
00:39:01,110 --> 00:39:02,510
Say something, will you?

859
00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:04,369
If Commander Xu catches up,

860
00:39:04,500 --> 00:39:05,630
you can protect him.

861
00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:08,900
If he goes off on his own now,
he'll be killed.

862
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,730
A debt repaid is a debt cleared.

863
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:12,440
I'm taking these two with me—

864
00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:13,769
that settles what I owe.

865
00:39:14,590 --> 00:39:15,920
If you want to protect him,

866
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:17,579
then come with me to the South.

867
00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:19,329
I'll be on my way.

868
00:39:22,030 --> 00:39:22,880
Ms. Su.

869
00:39:23,110 --> 00:39:24,309
Mr. Gu, wait a moment.

870
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:32,880
When I first arrived in Ningguta,

871
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:34,409
I couldn't help but wonder—

872
00:39:34,590 --> 00:39:35,920
how could so many exiled prisoners

873
00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:36,920
be living out in the open

874
00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:38,650
with no one watching over them?

875
00:39:39,269 --> 00:39:40,670
Later, I figured it out.

876
00:39:41,590 --> 00:39:42,710
For hundreds of miles around,

877
00:39:42,710 --> 00:39:44,280
there's not a sign of human habitation.

878
00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:45,679
There's no way to escape.

879
00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:48,380
Where else could you possibly run to?

880
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:49,929
Let fate decide.

881
00:39:51,670 --> 00:39:53,400
But if you agree to come South with me,

882
00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,460
I have a way to keep you safe and sound.

883
00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:57,800
If I stay in Ningguta,

884
00:39:57,800 --> 00:39:59,530
I still have a chance to go back.

885
00:39:59,670 --> 00:40:01,190
But if I become a rebel,

886
00:40:01,630 --> 00:40:02,550
then there's really no chance

887
00:40:02,550 --> 00:40:03,280
at all.

888
00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:06,130
Ms. Su, I appreciate

889
00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:08,039
the kindness, truly.

890
00:40:09,050 --> 00:40:10,179
Our debt is settled.

891
00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:25,050
Report!

892
00:40:25,550 --> 00:40:26,079
General,

893
00:40:26,369 --> 00:40:27,630
General, someone saw that Gu.

894
00:40:27,630 --> 00:40:29,070
He ran towards Shuangjia Mountain.

895
00:40:29,070 --> 00:40:30,199
Still trying to run?

896
00:40:30,550 --> 00:40:32,110
He's just a scholar; he won't get far.

897
00:40:32,110 --> 00:40:33,550
Everyone pick up the pace!

898
00:40:33,550 --> 00:40:34,889
I'm going to grind that bastard

899
00:40:34,889 --> 00:40:36,070
into the dirt.

900
00:42:19,559 --> 00:42:20,989
Search carefully!

901
00:42:24,230 --> 00:42:26,289
How far can he run with an arrow in him?

902
00:42:26,590 --> 00:42:27,519
Keep searching!

903
00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:30,230
Everyone search carefully!

904
00:42:30,389 --> 00:42:31,250
There's blood.

905
00:42:31,590 --> 00:42:32,429
Nobody move!