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♪I'm just a common man
under the sky♪

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♪Among all living beings,
they speak of my recklessness♪

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♪Above the sky, my heart yearns♪

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♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

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♪The justice gavel strikes
and releases countless burdens♪

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♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

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♪Time and space brought me
to another yellowed page♪

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♪Curious about the greed in the world♪

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♪I tore the sky's curtain apart♪

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♪The powerful words♪

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♪Spilled this golden soup♪

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♪It is not very firm♪

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♪Standing here♪

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♪I set the rules that shackle me♪

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♪Learn to cure♪

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♪Eradicating the diseases of this land♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪I wanted to take things step by step♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪Never want to be a confused fool♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪Listening to the songs without dispute♪

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♪Yet I always see the lonely souls♪

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♪But I always rush ahead♪

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♪Leaving my scribbles behind
for future generations to study♪

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♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

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♪The justice gavel strikes
and releases countless burdens♪

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♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

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♪Time and space brought me
to another yellowed page♪

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♪Sunlight pierces through♪

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♪One comes and goes as one pleases♪

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♪My Go board holds both sides♪

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♪When I set the game, learn to see♪

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♪Don't be a sore loser♪

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♪So many lies and deceits♪

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♪I can see through every play♪

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♪May I live and die
with the sun♪

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=Guardians of the Dafeng=
=Season 1=

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=Episode 4=

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Seize him!

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Ningyan!

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- Sir,
- Lingyue.

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he insulted me first.

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Ningyan stopped that man.

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Why are you arresting him?

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I'll judge

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whether he's guilty or not.

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- Move!
- Sir...

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Sister...!

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How dare you!

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Ningyan,

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resisting arrest

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will make things worse.

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You're playing right into their hands.

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Are you hurt, Lingyue?

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Get up.

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Mr. Zhu,

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please take care of my cousins.

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I will.

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Take him away!

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Mr. Zhou,

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I'll take it from here.

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No need.

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I'll question him myself.

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After you.

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Who are you?

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A constable

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from the Changle County Government.

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So?

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I'm here to see Caiwei.

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Senior Caiwei?

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A friend asked me to give her

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(The Codex of Alchemy)
this book

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with a message.

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"Xu Qi'an is in trouble.

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Help him."

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What happened?

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It's the 48th time.

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Senior Song has been faking the tax silver

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for two days but failed.

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In the Astronomical Bureau,

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he's the most talented alchemist.

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I can't believe he failed.

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Let's go and check.

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Excuse me. Coming through.

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It's working!

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(Song Qing, Astronomical Bureau,
6th Rank Alchemist)

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Senior Song!

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Senior Song!

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Senior Song!

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Senior Song!

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Are you alright?

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Did you get hurt?

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It's not the salt

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or the temperature

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and definitely not my alchemy skills.

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You're right.

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Why couldn't I make it?

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Senior Song!

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Senior Song!

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Senior Song!

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A constable came to see Senior Caiwei

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with a message.

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"Xu Qi'an's in trouble.

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Help him."

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Xu Qi'an?

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That name sounds familiar.

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What else did he say?

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He left this book, too.

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"Equivalent exchange

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is the unchanging principle of alchemy."

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"Equivalent exchange"!

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Yes! That's right!

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When teaching me alchemy, Master said

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the essence of it isn't change

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but transformation.

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(The Codex of Alchemy)
Who gave you this book?

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(The Codex of Alchemy)

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What's "chemistry"?

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What does "atom" mean?

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I know every character in the book,

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but together,

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I'm completely clueless.

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What about you, Senior Song?

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Be quiet.

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Read it carefully.

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"To fake silver,

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step one,

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filter the salt water."

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Yes.

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I did so, too.

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"Step two,

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evaporate it

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for crystallization

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and melt the crystals."

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"Step three,

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be careful.

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It's the key to making the tax silver.

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Your success

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depends on it."

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Step three!

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- That's it?
- It...

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Where's the rest?

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He only gave you this?

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Yes, just this one.

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So what's

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step three?

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He meant to leave us hanging.

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I'll ask you again.

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Who gave you this book?

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Uncle Pingzhi?

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He scared me.

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I am

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Xu Pingzhi, Baihu of the Imperial Guards.

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I'm sorry that my nephew

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offended you.

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My apologies.

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Xu... Pingzhi?

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Yes, that's me.

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Mr. Zhou,

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can we end things

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here and now?

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Yes. Sure.

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The Baihu of the Imperial Guards said so.

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Sure, let's end it.

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Hey,

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how about this?

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You can

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stab and kill him

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and then kill yourself.

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That way, we're even.

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What do you say?

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A lowly Imperial Guard is

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nothing more than a man of straw.

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How dare you get in my way!

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Finish him!

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Yes!

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Ningyan,

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I'm here for you.

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No one can take you away.

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Bring it on!

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I was reckless.

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I thought they'd fight fair and square,

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doing one-on-ones,

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but they beat me together.

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So shameless!

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But don't worry.

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I always have a backup plan.

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Before I came,

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I had asked your aunt to see Cijiu

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to get help from the Yunlu Academy.

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Also,

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I had sent a message to the Imperial Guards.

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Once my men come,

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they'll get us out

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in no time.

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Imperial Guards?

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Given their speed,

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they'll arrive in a few minutes.

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Just wait.

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Uncle,

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are the Imperial Guards

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- really good?
- Yes.

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Can they handle Zhou Li?

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They'll die for me!

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Fine.

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Master, Mr. Mubai,

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please do me a favor.

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What is it?

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Brother offended
Vice Minister of Revenue's son

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to protect my sister.

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Please

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help him.

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Your brother,

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the one who wrote,

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"Fear not you've no admirers.

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There's someone
who loves your song"?

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That talent?

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- Yes.
- Cijiu,

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I'll help him out. Don't worry.

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Go back with your master

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to study.

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This is none of your business.

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I'll deal with my student's trouble.

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Come on!

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Where's your brother now?

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In the Changle County.

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(Heart Spell)
I go miles away with one step.

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That old geezer is such a busybody.

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(Dustless Spell)
I should leave.

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I'm going to Changle.

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I'm still learning it.

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You're...

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good enough.

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I thought those two masters

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wouldn't help out.

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How should we...?

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We'll ride!

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Let's go!

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Where's Ningyan?

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The Ministry of Justice took him away.

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Don't worry, Miss Xu.

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We've done what Ningyan

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told us to do.

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If the Astronomical Bureau steps in,

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I'm sure

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he'll be fine.

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He has connections there?

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He's something else.

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Ningyan is wonderful.

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If they hurt him,

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I'll fight them with my life!

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Yes, me too!

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Are he

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and his colleagues close?

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Ningyan

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is

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quite special.

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Special?

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Mr. Wang,

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can you tell me more about him?

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It's kind of embarrassing,

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but officers like us

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are hardly

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clean and honest.

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The best we can do is

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not exploit the civilians.

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As for

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the loaded ones,

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getting money from them

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isn't

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wrong, is it?

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But Ningyan never does that.

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Civilians

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or rich people,

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he never extorts money from them.

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When your family was in trouble,

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I meant to

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help him

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get some money.

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He smiled

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and agreed.

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But when I gave him his share,

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he had it

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returned quietly.

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He's smart.

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No fish survive if water is too clear.

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It's simple as that.

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But he doesn't know.

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When you think he's dumb,

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he's sophisticated

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00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,200
and tactful.

293
00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,800
He knows the ways of the world

294
00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,870
and gets along well with us.

295
00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,080
Now that he's in trouble,

296
00:14:31,750 --> 00:14:33,110
all of us are worried.

297
00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:44,760
Uncle.

298
00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:47,640
Uncle?

299
00:14:55,110 --> 00:14:55,950
Uncle.

300
00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,280
It's been two hours.

301
00:14:58,510 --> 00:14:59,920
Where are the Imperial Guards?

302
00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,320
They must've caught up with something.

303
00:15:04,990 --> 00:15:05,870
Be patient.

304
00:15:10,510 --> 00:15:11,350
There they are!

305
00:15:21,110 --> 00:15:21,950
Xu Qi'an,

306
00:15:22,110 --> 00:15:23,750
it's time to take your last meal.

307
00:15:28,830 --> 00:15:29,670
Get out.

308
00:15:32,350 --> 00:15:33,230
Listen,

309
00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:35,160
don't play tricks with me.

310
00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,870
I don't want to break your limbs

311
00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:39,040
and drag you out.

312
00:15:40,990 --> 00:15:41,830
Move it!

313
00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:46,520
Come on!

314
00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:52,000
Let's go!

315
00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:57,400
Ningyan!

316
00:15:58,230 --> 00:15:59,510
Where are you taking him?

317
00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:01,520
Ningyan!

318
00:16:01,830 --> 00:16:02,670
Come back!

319
00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:05,040
Zhou Li,

320
00:16:05,510 --> 00:16:07,080
my men will come anytime.

321
00:16:07,470 --> 00:16:09,560
If you lay a finger on Ningyan,

322
00:16:09,750 --> 00:16:11,630
I'll kill you!

323
00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:26,590
Just now, you said,

324
00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:28,080
"A mad ordinary man..."

325
00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:29,350
What's the rest again?

326
00:16:31,110 --> 00:16:31,950
Are you mute?

327
00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:38,000
Alright.

328
00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:40,280
Give him that.

329
00:16:51,900 --> 00:16:52,780
(Confession)

330
00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:53,830
Sign it.

331
00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:56,510
To spare myself torture?

332
00:16:58,280 --> 00:16:59,800
So you aren't mute.

333
00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:02,990
But you got it wrong.

334
00:17:03,710 --> 00:17:04,990
What I'm saying is

335
00:17:05,790 --> 00:17:07,840
torture before signature

336
00:17:08,550 --> 00:17:10,550
or the other way around.

337
00:17:12,100 --> 00:17:14,100
(Xu Qi'an will be exiled to Yunzhou.)

338
00:17:37,750 --> 00:17:38,590
Are you mad?

339
00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,640
You're so short-fused.

340
00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:43,920
If you're mad now,

341
00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:45,960
how will you react later?

342
00:17:47,550 --> 00:17:49,200
Each and every tool here

343
00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:53,030
can cause you excruciating pain,

344
00:17:54,310 --> 00:17:56,470
but it won't kill you.

345
00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,270
I'll show you

346
00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:04,070
that you're

347
00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,030
a man of straw after all.

348
00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,160
It only takes

349
00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,070
a pinch

350
00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:14,270
to finish you for good.

351
00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,640
Report, Minister!

352
00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,030
Two masters of the Yunlu Academy

353
00:18:23,030 --> 00:18:24,440
demand to see you.

354
00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:25,750
(Sun Jingzong, Minister of Justice)

355
00:18:27,230 --> 00:18:28,270
Yunlu Academy?

356
00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:29,680
Stop following me!

357
00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,710
This isn't your business, you know.

358
00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:32,840
It's mine.

359
00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:33,750
It's not your concern.

360
00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:36,480
Chunjing.

361
00:18:37,310 --> 00:18:38,150
Jinyan.

362
00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:39,280
What

363
00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,400
brings you to

364
00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:42,240
my office?

365
00:18:42,310 --> 00:18:45,230
Your men arrested my student, Xu Qi'an.

366
00:18:45,230 --> 00:18:47,510
Please release him,

367
00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:49,120
Minister Sun.

368
00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,680
The Ministry of Justice

369
00:18:53,120 --> 00:18:54,840
never arrests people easily.

370
00:18:55,030 --> 00:18:56,310
Tell me what happened.

371
00:18:57,360 --> 00:18:58,470
- He...
- Report!

372
00:19:00,510 --> 00:19:01,360
Minister Sun,

373
00:19:01,360 --> 00:19:02,960
alchemists of the Astronomical Bureau

374
00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:03,800
are breaking in.

375
00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:04,760
We can't stop them.

376
00:19:04,990 --> 00:19:06,120
Supervisor

377
00:19:06,230 --> 00:19:07,710
of the Astronomical Bureau's disciple,

378
00:19:07,710 --> 00:19:08,550
Song Qing

379
00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,200
greets you, Minister.

380
00:19:12,470 --> 00:19:14,270
Breaking into the Ministry of Justice

381
00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,070
is against the law.

382
00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:18,120
Leave now!

383
00:19:18,310 --> 00:19:19,200
Minister Sun,

384
00:19:20,120 --> 00:19:21,400
I'm here to ask you

385
00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:23,600
to release a man.

386
00:19:24,070 --> 00:19:24,910
Who is it?

387
00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:26,440
Xu Qi'an.

388
00:19:30,270 --> 00:19:32,200
He was falsely arrested earlier today.

389
00:19:36,510 --> 00:19:37,350
Minister.

390
00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:38,440
Did our officers

391
00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:40,880
arrest Xu Qi'an earlier?

392
00:19:41,230 --> 00:19:42,070
As far as I know,

393
00:19:42,510 --> 00:19:43,470
we made

394
00:19:43,470 --> 00:19:44,470
no arrests today.

395
00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:45,520
No?

396
00:19:47,230 --> 00:19:48,230
But he is...

397
00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:51,640
in our prison.

398
00:19:53,710 --> 00:19:54,920
Who brought him back?

399
00:19:54,990 --> 00:19:55,830
Well...

400
00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:58,000
Director Huang!

401
00:19:58,960 --> 00:19:59,800
Come here.

402
00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,550
- Minister.
- Did you

403
00:20:05,060 --> 00:20:06,880
have him arrested?

404
00:20:07,490 --> 00:20:09,360
Yes, Minister.

405
00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:13,120
Explain the whole thing

406
00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:15,200
in front of everyone!

407
00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:18,510
Here's the thing.

408
00:20:19,070 --> 00:20:20,790
Mr. Zhou filed a suit

409
00:20:20,790 --> 00:20:23,200
that someone beat him in the street.

410
00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:24,640
It was too sudden,

411
00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,160
so I didn't have time

412
00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:27,160
to get an arrest warrant.

413
00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,600
I thought we should arrest him first

414
00:20:29,750 --> 00:20:31,400
before he ran away.

415
00:20:35,470 --> 00:20:36,470
Gents should be honest.

416
00:20:37,030 --> 00:20:38,620
(Heart Spell)
So should ordinary men.

417
00:20:39,550 --> 00:20:40,470
Heart Spell!

418
00:20:41,270 --> 00:20:42,840
Mr. Zhou wanted Xu Qi'an

419
00:20:43,070 --> 00:20:44,200
to die in our prison.

420
00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,640
It was easy, so I did him a favor.

421
00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:51,160
4th Rank.

422
00:20:51,710 --> 00:20:52,550
Heart Spell.

423
00:20:58,920 --> 00:20:59,760
Minister!

424
00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:18,920
I heard

425
00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,030
your uncle brought you up.

426
00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,360
So I have reason to believe

427
00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:28,790
you two planned this together.

428
00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:33,040
Zhou Li,

429
00:21:33,750 --> 00:21:34,880
leave my family alone!

430
00:21:36,510 --> 00:21:37,550
You also have a cousin

431
00:21:38,120 --> 00:21:39,070
who's pretty.

432
00:21:41,550 --> 00:21:43,790
She can go to the Imperial Office of Music!

433
00:21:44,070 --> 00:21:45,790
That's not included in the confession.

434
00:21:45,790 --> 00:21:47,030
Add it now!

435
00:21:49,360 --> 00:21:50,400
Do it right here

436
00:21:52,270 --> 00:21:54,270
in front of him.

437
00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:55,520
Yes.

438
00:22:02,790 --> 00:22:03,790
Take him away.

439
00:22:04,230 --> 00:22:05,070
(There they are.)

440
00:22:05,710 --> 00:22:06,960
(Finally!)

441
00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:11,520
Sir,

442
00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:13,360
I haven't done

443
00:22:13,790 --> 00:22:14,990
questioning him.

444
00:22:15,120 --> 00:22:16,160
This is our ministry,

445
00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:17,790
not the Ministry of Revenue.

446
00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:19,680
If you like questioning others,

447
00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:20,960
go to your father's ministry.

448
00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,960
That is if it's a judiciary, too.

449
00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:25,600
Did you not hear my order?

450
00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:27,640
Take him away!

451
00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:28,480
Hold on!

452
00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:29,720
Sir,

453
00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,270
this man meant to kill me in public.

454
00:22:33,270 --> 00:22:34,920
I'm the victim.

455
00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:36,440
Sir,

456
00:22:36,750 --> 00:22:37,840
you'd better

457
00:22:38,790 --> 00:22:40,550
not interfere.

458
00:22:40,790 --> 00:22:41,640
Mr. Zhou,

459
00:22:42,470 --> 00:22:43,310
say that

460
00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:44,400
to Minister Sun

461
00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,030
who's right outside.

462
00:22:52,510 --> 00:22:53,350
Director Huang,

463
00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,070
you've gone too far!

464
00:22:55,270 --> 00:22:56,310
This is huge.

465
00:22:56,470 --> 00:22:57,880
How dare you act on your own!

466
00:22:58,070 --> 00:22:59,310
You're disgracing

467
00:22:59,310 --> 00:23:00,840
our whole ministry!

468
00:23:18,030 --> 00:23:20,200
You should be glad I'm not dead.

469
00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:22,680
I'll reintroduce myself.

470
00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,880
I'm the new disciple
of the Astronomical Bureau.

471
00:23:35,470 --> 00:23:36,600
Xu Qi'an

472
00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:38,160
greets you, seniors.

473
00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:47,230
Did you write this book?

474
00:23:48,750 --> 00:23:49,590
Senior Song,

475
00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:51,440
this isn't the place to talk.

476
00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:52,840
Once we get out,

477
00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:53,990
ask me anything.

478
00:23:54,270 --> 00:23:55,750
I'll tell you

479
00:23:55,750 --> 00:23:56,920
all I know.

480
00:23:58,710 --> 00:24:00,470
Qi'an, I'm here.

481
00:24:00,470 --> 00:24:02,510
It's fine. I'll protect you.

482
00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:05,680
Minister Sun,

483
00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:08,840
why are those alchemists...?

484
00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,230
They're here for that man.

485
00:24:12,750 --> 00:24:13,590
And

486
00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,550
those two masters of the Academy...

487
00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:17,550
They're also here for him.

488
00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:27,400
Are you Xu Qi'an?

489
00:24:28,230 --> 00:24:29,070
Yes.

490
00:24:29,230 --> 00:24:30,880
I'm Cijiu's master.

491
00:24:31,510 --> 00:24:32,400
Greetings.

492
00:24:32,750 --> 00:24:34,680
"Fear not you've no admirers.

493
00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,230
There's someone
who loves your song."

494
00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:37,470
Did you write that?

495
00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:40,800
No, actually.

496
00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,440
I'll explain it to you later.

497
00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,230
- You...
- We're done here.

498
00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,030
It's time to leave.

499
00:24:47,550 --> 00:24:48,390
Fine.

500
00:24:50,230 --> 00:24:51,070
Wait.

501
00:24:53,990 --> 00:24:55,310
I have something else to do.

502
00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,470
Please give me a minute.

503
00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:30,360
Xu Qi'an,

504
00:25:31,550 --> 00:25:32,440
what do you want?

505
00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:34,160
You're insane...!

506
00:25:37,990 --> 00:25:38,830
Masters...

507
00:25:40,510 --> 00:25:42,030
Masters, have you had lunch?

508
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,120
Xu Qi'an,

509
00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:51,750
my father is the Minister of Revenue!

510
00:25:57,990 --> 00:25:58,880
Please.

511
00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:00,710
Not here.

512
00:26:01,070 --> 00:26:02,600
Please stop.

513
00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:05,880
- Mr. Zhou!
- Minister!

514
00:26:06,470 --> 00:26:07,600
This is your office!

515
00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,750
I'm assaulted in broad daylight!

516
00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,550
I demand justice!

517
00:26:11,550 --> 00:26:12,640
Calm down, Mr. Zhou.

518
00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:13,840
I'll tell His Majesty

519
00:26:14,030 --> 00:26:15,440
in court tomorrow.

520
00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:16,360
Get up now.

521
00:26:16,360 --> 00:26:17,200
Zhou Li.

522
00:26:19,070 --> 00:26:19,910
What now?

523
00:26:20,470 --> 00:26:21,960
I'm showing you

524
00:26:22,270 --> 00:26:24,070
that ordinary men can get mad.

525
00:26:26,310 --> 00:26:27,750
A furious ordinary man...

526
00:26:53,270 --> 00:26:54,200
I see.

527
00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,360
Luckily, Masters came in time

528
00:26:56,360 --> 00:26:57,920
to help you out.

529
00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:00,680
By the way, Cijiu,

530
00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:02,680
since when do I become so popular

531
00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,200
that two masters are fighting over me

532
00:27:05,470 --> 00:27:07,070
to be their last disciple?

533
00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:08,400
And they invite me

534
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:09,840
to the Yunlu Academy

535
00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:11,230
to talk about poetry and Taoism.

536
00:27:11,710 --> 00:27:12,550
You see,

537
00:27:12,550 --> 00:27:14,120
they love your poems,

538
00:27:14,310 --> 00:27:15,150
such as

539
00:27:15,310 --> 00:27:17,550
Seeing Yang Gong off to Qingzhou
at Mianyang Pavilion.

540
00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,710
I thought they valued my character.

541
00:27:20,710 --> 00:27:22,270
Turns out, it's my poetry.

542
00:27:23,270 --> 00:27:24,680
When did I write that poem?

543
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,400
You don't remember?

544
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,360
Why did those

545
00:27:29,710 --> 00:27:30,750
of the Bureau also come?

546
00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:32,550
I had Constable Wang

547
00:27:32,550 --> 00:27:34,120
bring a book to them

548
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,600
that would pique their interest.

549
00:27:38,310 --> 00:27:39,310
Also, they invited me

550
00:27:39,310 --> 00:27:41,880
to give them a lecture tomorrow.

551
00:27:42,230 --> 00:27:44,160
I couldn't say no!

552
00:27:44,390 --> 00:27:45,230
I'd like one.

553
00:27:45,230 --> 00:27:46,750
I'll try it and buy some next time.

554
00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:47,590
Be careful.

555
00:27:47,790 --> 00:27:49,840
Yogurt! Creamy yogurt!

556
00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:50,680
Young lady,

557
00:27:50,790 --> 00:27:51,990
would you like one?

558
00:27:51,990 --> 00:27:53,440
(Yogurt)

559
00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:54,280
Excuse me.

560
00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:55,680
I'd like some.

561
00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:56,920
- Sure.
- I'll take them.

562
00:27:58,110 --> 00:27:58,970
Here you go.

563
00:27:58,980 --> 00:28:00,200
Thank you.

564
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,040
Take it.

565
00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:02,750
One for you.

566
00:28:02,750 --> 00:28:03,590
Thank you.

567
00:28:03,610 --> 00:28:04,510
Taste it, Cijiu.

568
00:28:04,710 --> 00:28:05,550
Here.

569
00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:08,960
This is good.

570
00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:13,640
As for the melon-favored one...

571
00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:15,280
Aunt,

572
00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:16,790
thanks for everything.

573
00:28:16,990 --> 00:28:17,830
Here.

574
00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:25,790
I didn't do it for you!

575
00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:28,640
Had something happened to you,

576
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,120
everyone in the Xu Clan

577
00:28:30,120 --> 00:28:31,200
would've been affected.

578
00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:36,840
Xu Lingyin!

579
00:28:37,310 --> 00:28:38,170
Stop!

580
00:28:38,190 --> 00:28:39,570
- You'll fall!
- Be careful.

581
00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:40,470
Come on!

582
00:28:41,750 --> 00:28:43,840
Here, Lingyue.

583
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:44,900
(Gu Ruohan, the Swordsman)

584
00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:47,550
You...

585
00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:48,790
Take it

586
00:28:48,790 --> 00:28:49,920
before your mother sees it.

587
00:28:50,070 --> 00:28:50,910
Come on!

588
00:28:53,990 --> 00:28:54,830
Ningyan,

589
00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:56,200
how did you know?

590
00:28:56,510 --> 00:28:57,750
I knew a long time ago.

591
00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,030
He's low-paid.

592
00:29:00,030 --> 00:29:00,960
I'll buy

593
00:29:01,270 --> 00:29:02,230
the books you like.

594
00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:03,710
I'm richer than you.

595
00:29:07,310 --> 00:29:08,150
Where's my uncle?

596
00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:09,040
He hasn't come back?

597
00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:11,720
Zhou Li,

598
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:15,550
my men will come anytime.

599
00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,360
If you lay a finger on Ningyan,

600
00:29:18,750 --> 00:29:20,200
I'll kill you.

601
00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:22,600
Zhou Li,

602
00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:24,360
my men will come anytime.

603
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,470
If you lay a finger on Ningyan,

604
00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,750
I'll kill you!

605
00:29:29,510 --> 00:29:31,030
Somebody help!

606
00:29:32,030 --> 00:29:33,680
Help...

607
00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:42,800
Well,

608
00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,310
correct me if I'm wrong.

609
00:29:49,030 --> 00:29:51,070
Did you forget about me?

610
00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:56,710
Cijiu,

611
00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:58,550
your father is asking you.

612
00:29:59,550 --> 00:30:02,030
He... he's talking to you!

613
00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:07,680
Father...

614
00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:11,790
Eat up.

615
00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:14,230
Sit down.

616
00:30:14,710 --> 00:30:15,640
Lingyue, sit.

617
00:30:19,470 --> 00:30:21,640
You ingrates!

618
00:30:22,470 --> 00:30:23,600
Don't blame us.

619
00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:25,230
What... what did you

620
00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,070
promise me

621
00:30:27,070 --> 00:30:28,120
back then?

622
00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:29,710
You said you'd get it done.

623
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:31,680
You were reckless.

624
00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:34,070
I was eager to help.

625
00:30:34,070 --> 00:30:35,880
Yes! Right!

626
00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,120
It was all Zhou Li's fault.

627
00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:40,640
He insulted my cousin.

628
00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,360
We must make him pay.

629
00:30:43,790 --> 00:30:44,640
Right, Cijiu?

630
00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:47,360
I'd do the same as Ningyan!

631
00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:48,600
Good boy!

632
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:50,470
You boors are alike.

633
00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:52,000
Let's eat.

634
00:30:52,070 --> 00:30:52,910
Dig in.

635
00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,750
Don't act on impulse ever again.

636
00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:02,960
Don't be like your uncle.

637
00:31:05,030 --> 00:31:06,270
Lesson learned, Aunt.

638
00:31:09,990 --> 00:31:11,880
It turned out to be a blessing.

639
00:31:12,270 --> 00:31:13,360
From now on,

640
00:31:13,790 --> 00:31:14,840
our family

641
00:31:15,510 --> 00:31:16,920
will be of one heart

642
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:18,710
and one mind.

643
00:31:18,990 --> 00:31:20,440
Let's eat.

644
00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:28,240
Miss,

645
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:29,240
you're...

646
00:31:29,470 --> 00:31:30,310
Is Xu Qi'an in?

647
00:31:33,070 --> 00:31:34,640
You weren't in the Astronomical Bureau.

648
00:31:35,710 --> 00:31:36,920
No, the Municipal Office.

649
00:31:38,230 --> 00:31:39,600
You were so lucky

650
00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:41,200
that you found Senior Song.

651
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:42,240
Hadn't it been me,

652
00:31:42,260 --> 00:31:43,170
that blue book wouldn't

653
00:31:43,310 --> 00:31:44,150
have worked.

654
00:31:46,990 --> 00:31:47,830
By the way,

655
00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:49,550
why did you and Zhou fight?

656
00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:51,230
When we were shopping,

657
00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,200
he tried to hit on my cousin.

658
00:31:54,070 --> 00:31:55,470
She's indeed a beauty.

659
00:31:55,470 --> 00:31:56,400
Yes, she's pretty.

660
00:31:56,550 --> 00:31:57,600
As pretty as you.

661
00:31:58,710 --> 00:31:59,840
Of course.

662
00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:01,120
We're as fair

663
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,840
as fairies.

664
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:08,360
I'm here for business, though.

665
00:32:08,750 --> 00:32:10,360
It's about the Tax Silver Case.

666
00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:11,440
Do you know

667
00:32:11,550 --> 00:32:13,550
who swapped your uncle's tax silver?

668
00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,030
I'm a low-ranking constable...

669
00:32:16,030 --> 00:32:17,600
They were a Qianhu

670
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:18,710
of the Imperial Guards,

671
00:32:18,710 --> 00:32:19,680
Lu Changzhi,

672
00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:21,120
and a clerk of the Revenue,

673
00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:22,030
Zheng Xin.

674
00:32:23,790 --> 00:32:24,630
So?

675
00:32:25,470 --> 00:32:27,200
Vice Minister Zhou Xianping of Revenue,

676
00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:29,470
who's also Zhou Li's father,

677
00:32:29,470 --> 00:32:30,790
is behind them.

678
00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,680
It only takes a pinch

679
00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:37,920
to finish you for good.

680
00:32:41,310 --> 00:32:42,360
Zhou Xianping is

681
00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:44,360
Zhou Li's old man?

682
00:32:46,310 --> 00:32:48,840
Since you solved the Tax Silver Case,

683
00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,120
you've made enemies with him

684
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,360
and got involved in it.

685
00:32:54,310 --> 00:32:56,160
What happened in the street that day

686
00:32:56,310 --> 00:32:57,880
was a trap they set.

687
00:32:57,990 --> 00:33:00,120
They wandered around me

688
00:33:00,470 --> 00:33:01,840
and hit on my cousin

689
00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:03,400
to provoke me

690
00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:04,510
so that they could kill me.

691
00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:05,800
You're smart.

692
00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:09,240
Hey,

693
00:33:09,550 --> 00:33:11,200
is that why you're here?

694
00:33:12,470 --> 00:33:13,310
Thanks.

695
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,510
There's something else.

696
00:33:19,710 --> 00:33:20,640
Say it.

697
00:33:24,070 --> 00:33:25,200
Following the leads,

698
00:33:25,310 --> 00:33:27,230
we've found Zhou Xianping,

699
00:33:27,470 --> 00:33:28,680
but he's high-ranking

700
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:29,600
and well-connected.

701
00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:31,470
We don't want to alert him,

702
00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,880
so now, we're stuck.

703
00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:36,030
But His Majesty said

704
00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:37,070
I could only return to

705
00:33:37,070 --> 00:33:38,160
the Bureau after this case.

706
00:33:38,270 --> 00:33:39,310
So

707
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:40,480
Xu Qi'an,

708
00:33:40,860 --> 00:33:42,990
I read the cases you solved in the Office.

709
00:33:42,990 --> 00:33:44,840
You're quite good.

710
00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,790
Do you need my help with your case?

711
00:33:49,070 --> 00:33:50,550
Fine. Let's hear it.

712
00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:00,000
Father.

713
00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:01,070
What are you looking at?

714
00:34:01,310 --> 00:34:02,470
You freaked me out!

715
00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:05,680
Who's that girl?

716
00:34:06,230 --> 00:34:07,270
She came to

717
00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:09,150
see Ningyan so late.

718
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,360
Is something going on between them?

719
00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:14,800
She's with the Astronomical Bureau,

720
00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:16,400
Astrologer Chu Caiwei.

721
00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:17,840
That bureau?

722
00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:19,560
Yes.

723
00:34:19,670 --> 00:34:21,590
She also handles the Tax Silver Case.

724
00:34:21,990 --> 00:34:23,320
That boy is good!

725
00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:26,470
An astrologer like her is

726
00:34:26,590 --> 00:34:27,760
too good to let go.

727
00:34:29,110 --> 00:34:30,720
I think it's a bad idea.

728
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:32,320
We're no match

729
00:34:32,510 --> 00:34:34,590
for the Vice Minister of Revenue.

730
00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:36,200
Ningyan,

731
00:34:36,590 --> 00:34:38,990
you know those of the Bureau.

732
00:34:39,590 --> 00:34:41,990
Cijiu studies at the Yunlu Academy.

733
00:34:42,190 --> 00:34:43,470
With your backgrounds,

734
00:34:43,470 --> 00:34:45,760
if we behave ourselves,

735
00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:47,920
no one can harm us.

736
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:49,880
We're like the meat

737
00:34:50,030 --> 00:34:51,110
on their chopping block.

738
00:34:51,670 --> 00:34:53,110
They're in control.

739
00:34:53,240 --> 00:34:55,190
We don't have a say here.

740
00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:56,240
Exactly.

741
00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:58,590
When the case happened,

742
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:00,670
wasn't I at the Yunlu Academy?

743
00:35:00,990 --> 00:35:02,440
Ningyan returned safe and sound

744
00:35:02,550 --> 00:35:04,670
because of Zhou Li's rough handling.

745
00:35:04,670 --> 00:35:05,510
He was at fault.

746
00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:07,110
If his father acts

747
00:35:07,470 --> 00:35:08,800
and creates another case

748
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:11,360
to kill all of us legally,

749
00:35:12,150 --> 00:35:12,990
will the Bureau

750
00:35:13,150 --> 00:35:14,670
and the Academy

751
00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:16,470
break into the jail to rescue us?

752
00:35:18,470 --> 00:35:19,310
What to do then?

753
00:35:20,070 --> 00:35:21,880
Act against Vice Minister Zhou?

754
00:35:22,070 --> 00:35:23,110
We're humble,

755
00:35:23,550 --> 00:35:25,400
while he's 4th Rank!

756
00:35:25,990 --> 00:35:27,840
Here's what I think.

757
00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:29,280
One,

758
00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:31,720
someone must be behind him.

759
00:35:32,240 --> 00:35:33,080
Two,

760
00:35:33,660 --> 00:35:35,320
His Majesty is trying to

761
00:35:36,750 --> 00:35:38,400
maintain a delicate balance.

762
00:35:39,720 --> 00:35:41,110
Caiwei once said

763
00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:42,510
when the Secretary of Revenue

764
00:35:42,510 --> 00:35:43,800
impeached Zhou,

765
00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:45,630
His Majesty brushed it aside.

766
00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,470
Were his rivals trying to bring him down?

767
00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:48,720
Throughout history,

768
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:50,990
all emperors use the art of balance.

769
00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:52,760
His Majesty didn't dismiss Zhou,

770
00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:54,880
meaning it's a matter of power struggle.

771
00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,720
Even the Municipal Office can't touch him.

772
00:35:58,280 --> 00:35:59,120
Not exactly.

773
00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:00,080
First off,

774
00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:02,280
why did he create the Tax Silver Case?

775
00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:03,800
Not for corruption.

776
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,440
He could take bribes anytime.

777
00:36:06,590 --> 00:36:07,430
Yes.

778
00:36:08,150 --> 00:36:10,670
No need to do it during the inspection.

779
00:36:15,550 --> 00:36:16,390
Was he

780
00:36:17,590 --> 00:36:19,070
in urgent need of money?

781
00:36:19,510 --> 00:36:20,720
He needed it

782
00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:22,070
to fill the hole

783
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:24,240
that would be discovered

784
00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:25,880
during the inspection.

785
00:36:27,110 --> 00:36:28,280
I get it.

786
00:36:29,240 --> 00:36:30,920
So we need to uncover their plot

787
00:36:31,070 --> 00:36:32,840
so that Zhou can't get away.

788
00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:34,920
Battle wolves with tigers.

789
00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,550
We won't deal with him ourselves.

790
00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:38,880
We'll be the spark

791
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,920
to start a fire to kill him.

792
00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,510
Do it as soon as possible.

793
00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:44,720
Step back further.

794
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:46,760
We don't need to target him.

795
00:36:47,190 --> 00:36:48,760
A high-ranking official like him

796
00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:50,590
is cunning and crafty.

797
00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:52,550
So far, we aren't his match.

798
00:36:53,590 --> 00:36:54,760
Still,

799
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:56,840
he has a weak spot.

800
00:36:58,030 --> 00:36:58,870
Zhou Li.

801
00:36:59,070 --> 00:36:59,910
Correct.

802
00:37:00,030 --> 00:37:01,070
Compared with his father,

803
00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:02,990
Zhou Li is spoiled and dumb.

804
00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:04,920
If there aren't enough charges,

805
00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:06,670
we'll make some,

806
00:37:07,190 --> 00:37:09,590
giving Zhou Xianping's rivals leverage.

807
00:37:10,240 --> 00:37:12,110
You can become the Prime Minister.

808
00:37:12,630 --> 00:37:14,280
Knock it off, Uncle.

809
00:37:14,550 --> 00:37:15,590
Use your connections

810
00:37:16,240 --> 00:37:17,720
to check out Zhou Li.

811
00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:19,150
Who does he hang out with?

812
00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:20,590
Does he have any quirks?

813
00:37:20,590 --> 00:37:21,760
Where does he usually go?

814
00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,320
We need all the information.

815
00:37:23,510 --> 00:37:24,550
It's on me.

816
00:37:24,550 --> 00:37:26,360
Cijiu, go to the Academy tomorrow.

817
00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:28,550
Ask your masters to protect the girls.

818
00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:29,640
Sure.

819
00:37:33,470 --> 00:37:34,310
What about you?

820
00:37:35,030 --> 00:37:35,870
Me?

821
00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:39,550
I'll find a way out for the Xu Clan.

822
00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:48,240
(It looks like a modern building.)

823
00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:50,360
Have you been here before?

824
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:52,160
It's my first time.

825
00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:55,550
You don't look surprised.

826
00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:58,030
I've seen skyscrapers.

827
00:37:58,030 --> 00:37:59,110
There are a lot in Shanghai.

828
00:38:02,190 --> 00:38:03,070
I...

829
00:38:03,990 --> 00:38:06,280
I've always been calm.

830
00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:07,990
I can keep a straight face

831
00:38:07,990 --> 00:38:09,280
in front of anything.

832
00:38:09,630 --> 00:38:10,470
Perhaps

833
00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:12,190
it's a gift.

834
00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:15,280
Very well.

835
00:38:15,720 --> 00:38:17,110
He who has a calm mind

836
00:38:17,550 --> 00:38:19,110
can work with me.

837
00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:25,670
Please let me know

838
00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:27,440
if there's anything wrong.

839
00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:29,240
Begin.

840
00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:42,190
(In my previous life, if I could)

841
00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:43,990
(make a fire with a flick,)

842
00:38:44,110 --> 00:38:45,280
(that'd be awesome!)

843
00:38:52,670 --> 00:38:53,510
Hold on.

844
00:38:55,190 --> 00:38:57,840
Have you failed

845
00:38:57,840 --> 00:38:59,550
at this step repeatedly?

846
00:38:59,550 --> 00:39:00,390
Yes.

847
00:39:00,990 --> 00:39:02,590
Please guide me.

848
00:39:04,630 --> 00:39:05,880
Your failures aren't

849
00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:07,880
due to the materials,

850
00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:09,280
the temperature,

851
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:10,990
or your alchemy skills.

852
00:39:11,190 --> 00:39:12,880
The problem lies in

853
00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:14,160
two words.

854
00:39:15,190 --> 00:39:16,400
(Materials)
Electric voltage,

855
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:17,630
in layman's terms,

856
00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:19,990
means the strength of a shock.

857
00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:22,760
Both water and voltage

858
00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:26,280
flow from high to low.

859
00:39:31,030 --> 00:39:32,590
If you spill water

860
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:36,720
from this cup on a person,

861
00:39:37,030 --> 00:39:38,720
it's fine, right?

862
00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:39,760
Yes.

863
00:39:39,990 --> 00:39:42,110
But what if it's a waterfall?

864
00:39:42,470 --> 00:39:43,960
If one gets hit by it,

865
00:39:44,150 --> 00:39:46,280
its impact can break

866
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:47,670
that person's bones

867
00:39:47,670 --> 00:39:49,360
or even kill him or her.

868
00:39:50,110 --> 00:39:52,030
Electricity is the same.

869
00:39:52,110 --> 00:39:54,190
I call this phenomenon

870
00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:55,160
voltage.

871
00:39:57,320 --> 00:39:58,240
I know it.

872
00:39:58,550 --> 00:39:59,880
You're clever.

873
00:40:00,070 --> 00:40:00,920
Is what you just said

874
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:02,880
included in that book of alchemy?

875
00:40:03,030 --> 00:40:04,190
Of course.

876
00:40:04,510 --> 00:40:06,280
Also, only I have

877
00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:07,920
read and studied

878
00:40:07,990 --> 00:40:09,320
that book.

879
00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:11,920
The note sent to you earlier is only

880
00:40:12,150 --> 00:40:14,110
a drop in the ocean.

881
00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:15,920
That book introduces

882
00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:17,550
all kinds of knowledge

883
00:40:17,550 --> 00:40:19,990
and alchemy techniques

884
00:40:19,990 --> 00:40:22,920
that are unheard of.

885
00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:28,200
I've decided

886
00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:29,720
to share this book

887
00:40:30,110 --> 00:40:31,440
with the Bureau.

888
00:40:31,630 --> 00:40:33,110
Great! Brilliant!

889
00:40:33,110 --> 00:40:34,360
Yes!

890
00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:37,510
That blue book was a gift to thank you

891
00:40:37,510 --> 00:40:38,400
for helping me.

892
00:40:38,590 --> 00:40:41,880
I've perfected the making of fake tax silver

893
00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:43,550
and told you about voltage.

894
00:40:43,550 --> 00:40:45,240
That's not free.

895
00:40:45,470 --> 00:40:46,440
Always keep in mind

896
00:40:46,630 --> 00:40:48,320
the principle of alchemy is...

897
00:40:53,070 --> 00:40:55,600
"Equivalent

898
00:40:55,990 --> 00:40:58,870
exchange".

899
00:40:59,960 --> 00:41:01,030
Of course.

900
00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:03,110
Name your price then.

901
00:41:04,190 --> 00:41:05,110
How rude.

902
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:09,030
Alchemy can't be bought with money.

903
00:41:11,670 --> 00:41:12,960
(What's free)

904
00:41:12,990 --> 00:41:14,360
(is most expensive.)

905
00:41:20,550 --> 00:41:21,630
All set, huh?

906
00:41:25,150 --> 00:41:25,990
"Huan".

907
00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:27,600
"Qian".

908
00:41:31,070 --> 00:41:31,910
"Yang".

909
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:34,360
It's Yang Qianhuan,

910
00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:35,670
my senior,

911
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:36,990
the sole formationist

912
00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:38,440
in the Dafeng.

913
00:41:43,630 --> 00:41:45,590
And those two are...?

914
00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:48,360
Supervisor prepared them for you.

915
00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:50,800
Do you use sabers or swords?

916
00:41:51,150 --> 00:41:51,990
Sabers.

917
00:41:53,550 --> 00:41:54,920
A fan of sabers?

918
00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:22,760
Calm down.

919
00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:24,590
It's a gift from Supervisor.

920
00:42:45,090 --> 00:42:49,970
♪One, two, three, four♪

921
00:43:11,490 --> 00:43:13,610
♪Mirrors are covered with the hui pattern♪

922
00:43:13,610 --> 00:43:15,530
♪The night wind blows♪

923
00:43:15,530 --> 00:43:17,650
♪Waking up, I pick up a lantern♪

924
00:43:17,650 --> 00:43:19,730
♪Gazing back, I see the gate,
and the sound echoes♪

925
00:43:19,730 --> 00:43:21,570
♪I'm in this world♪

926
00:43:21,570 --> 00:43:23,530
♪The long night is bright as dawn♪

927
00:43:23,530 --> 00:43:25,610
♪Never ask where I'm from♪

928
00:43:25,610 --> 00:43:27,570
♪In this world, on this land, I'm galloping♪

929
00:43:27,570 --> 00:43:29,330
♪I travel in a robe with my sword♪

930
00:43:29,330 --> 00:43:31,410
♪Breaking the air with each step♪

931
00:43:31,570 --> 00:43:33,370
♪I'd rather make peace with this world♪

932
00:43:33,370 --> 00:43:35,490
♪Than go down with it♪

933
00:43:35,490 --> 00:43:37,450
♪I'm free, not aggressive♪

934
00:43:37,450 --> 00:43:39,370
♪I'm nice to everyone♪

935
00:43:39,570 --> 00:43:41,850
♪But if you make me call black white♪

936
00:43:41,850 --> 00:43:44,010
♪And make my hands dirty, I won't♪

937
00:43:54,330 --> 00:43:55,770
♪Whoever comes♪

938
00:43:56,290 --> 00:43:57,730
♪The ordinary can be extraordinary♪

939
00:43:58,250 --> 00:43:59,970
♪Watch out for fire late at night♪

940
00:44:00,290 --> 00:44:01,930
♪As long as my heart beats♪

941
00:44:02,290 --> 00:44:03,770
♪I'll only worship light♪

942
00:44:04,290 --> 00:44:05,970
♪Not power♪

943
00:44:06,250 --> 00:44:07,810
♪It's a complicated world♪

944
00:44:08,250 --> 00:44:11,250
♪The chivalrous youth can fight♪

945
00:44:11,570 --> 00:44:13,610
♪Mirrors are covered with the hui pattern♪

946
00:44:13,610 --> 00:44:15,530
♪The night wind blows♪

947
00:44:15,530 --> 00:44:17,570
♪Waking up, I pick up a lantern♪

948
00:44:17,570 --> 00:44:19,690
♪Gazing back, I see the gate,
and the sound echoes♪

949
00:44:19,690 --> 00:44:21,570
♪I'm in this world♪

950
00:44:21,570 --> 00:44:23,770
♪The long night is bright as dawn♪

951
00:44:23,770 --> 00:44:25,570
♪Never ask where I'm from♪

952
00:44:25,570 --> 00:44:27,610
♪In this world, on this land, I'm galloping♪

953
00:44:27,610 --> 00:44:29,290
♪I travel in a robe with my sword♪

954
00:44:29,290 --> 00:44:31,410
♪Breaking the air with each step♪

955
00:44:31,530 --> 00:44:33,210
♪I'd rather make peace with this world♪

956
00:44:33,330 --> 00:44:35,570
♪Than go down with it♪

957
00:44:35,570 --> 00:44:37,330
♪I'm free, not aggressive♪

958
00:44:37,490 --> 00:44:39,410
♪I'm nice to everyone♪

959
00:44:39,570 --> 00:44:41,810
♪But if you make me call black white♪

960
00:44:41,810 --> 00:44:44,010
♪And make my hands dirty, I won't♪

961
00:44:46,290 --> 00:44:47,730
♪Whoever comes♪

962
00:44:48,250 --> 00:44:49,810
♪The ordinary can be extraordinary♪

963
00:44:50,250 --> 00:44:52,010
♪Watch out for fire late at night♪

964
00:44:52,290 --> 00:44:53,970
♪As long as my heart beats♪

965
00:44:54,290 --> 00:44:55,850
♪I'll only worship light♪

966
00:44:56,330 --> 00:44:57,850
♪Not power♪

967
00:44:58,250 --> 00:44:59,930
♪It's a complicated world♪

968
00:45:00,210 --> 00:45:03,250
♪The chivalrous youth can fight♪

969
00:45:06,290 --> 00:45:07,690
♪Whoever comes♪

970
00:45:08,290 --> 00:45:09,690
♪The ordinary can be extraordinary♪

971
00:45:10,250 --> 00:45:11,850
♪Watch out for fire late at night♪

972
00:45:12,290 --> 00:45:13,770
♪If my heart still beats♪

973
00:45:14,250 --> 00:45:15,570
♪I'll only worship light♪

974
00:45:16,250 --> 00:45:17,850
♪Not power♪

975
00:45:18,250 --> 00:45:19,770
♪It's a complicated world♪

976
00:45:20,170 --> 00:45:21,890
♪The youth are born free♪

977
00:45:22,250 --> 00:45:23,770
♪Whoever comes♪

978
00:45:24,290 --> 00:45:25,730
♪The ordinary can be extraordinary♪

979
00:45:26,170 --> 00:45:27,810
♪Watch out for fire late at night♪

980
00:45:28,290 --> 00:45:29,810
♪As long as my heart beats♪

981
00:45:30,210 --> 00:45:31,770
♪I'll only worship light♪

982
00:45:32,250 --> 00:45:33,890
♪Not power♪

983
00:45:34,330 --> 00:45:35,770
♪It's a complicated world♪

984
00:45:36,170 --> 00:45:38,010
♪The youth are born free♪