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Something happened.

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I just heard the news outside

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that Qingshan Manor intercepted and killed His Majesty outside Zhenhuangcheng.

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Yan Xun died at the hands of Zhuge Yue.

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Where did you get this news?

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Did you see the body?

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I didn't see the body.

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But all night, several teams

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of Qingshan Manor spies were rushing in and out of the city.

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It doesn't seem to be a baseless rumor.

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I don't believe it.

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Without seeing the body,

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I won't believe Yan Xun is dead.

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Yan Xun, the King of Great Yan, attempted to escape

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and fell off a cliff to his death!

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He's dead?

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I heard the King of Great Yan was incredibly brave.

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Qingshan Manor is truly formidable.

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[Notice from Zhenhuangcheng]

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Yan Xun's body hasn't been found yet.

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Great Yan's General Cheng Yuan

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has been executed.

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Good! Good!

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-Good! Good! -Good! Good!

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It's General Cheng.

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We can't let Cheng Yuan's body

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fall into the hands of Great Yong.

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[Tomb of General Cheng Yuan]

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You don't need to worry.

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Since they haven't found Yan Xun's body,

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it means he should still be alive.

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As long as he is alive,

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he will definitely return to Great Yan.

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General Cheng,

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I didn't expect that after being enemies for so many years,

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I would be the one to bury you.

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General Cheng,

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if there is a next life

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and we are both born in Great Yan again,

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let us be comrades

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and protect Great Yan together.

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[REBIRTH]

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[Episode 37]

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Young Master.

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The troops of Great Yong have reached Zhutancheng.

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In a few days, they will reach the Ximeng border.

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Young Master.

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There is one thing

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that I don't understand.

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Speak.

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His Highness and you

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have always been friends through life and death.

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After Muhe Lie and Wei Guang died,

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something also happened to the Mu family.

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But why did he give most of the military power

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to the Prince of Jing, who has always stayed away from the court?

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The Crown Prince is no longer the Seventh Prince he used to be.

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He is the Crown Prince of Great Yong.

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As the Crown Prince,

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he will no longer be friends with anyone.

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But if that's the case,

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why did you still choose to support the Crown Prince?

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Castor beans.

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They cause shortness of breath.

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Within 2 hours,

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one dies of suffocation.

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Qianji Poison.

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It causes the poisoned to convulse all over

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and die bleeding from all orifices.

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You have one more chance.

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It is the upas tree,

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also known as "Instant Death."

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It is highly toxic.

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If it enters the heart, there is no cure.

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You are a spy of Qingshan Manor.

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Teaching you to identify poisonous plants is for taking others' lives,

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not poisoning yourself.

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In today's test,

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you failed.

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I know martial arts.

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Why can't I kill them openly,

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instead of using vicious methods?

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The rules of this world

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won't care about your ways and methods.

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You can only use any means necessary

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to survive.

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Then the rules of this world are wrong.

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Don't you think so?

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Whether it is you or me,

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if we can't change anything,

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we're not qualified to judge right or wrong.

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The first thing you have to do now

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is to survive in this world.

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Because

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I have no choice.

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Eat.

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Go to hell!

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Don't kill me! Don't kill me!

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I'll tell you Zhao Che's secret!

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Didn't you say you knew nothing?

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I know! I know!

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I will tell you

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everything I know.

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Then speak out.

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Let's see if it's worth your life.

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The third prophecy Jia Meng will announce

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is that the Faceless God Sect will use the sacred fire

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to burn the current Chosen One to death,

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which will be replaced by a new Chosen One.

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This is all Zhao Che's conspiracy.

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The person to die

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is the current Emperor.

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How can you prove you are telling the truth?

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Following Zhao Che's secret order,

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in the ancestral temple of Tianyuan Palace,

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I hid a large amount of spontaneously combustible flint powder.

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This is the evidence of his plot to murder His Majesty!

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Because in 2 months,

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it'll be His Majesty's birthday.

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Under the guise of renovating the ancestral temple

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to celebrate His Majesty's birthday,

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Zhao Che has long replaced the guards

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with his own people.

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If you don't believe me,

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you can check the records

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of the grain carts I dispatched in and out of the city.

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Those grain carts

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were specially used to transport

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flint powder for him!

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According to Mu Shen,

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there is a secret room in the ancestral temple.

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Following Zhao Che's order,

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he hid the flint powder in the secret room.

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So on the day of the birthday,

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the flint powder will spontaneously ignite,

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and the ancestral temple will catch fire.

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Zhao Che is using this cult

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to eliminate dissidents.

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The followers of the Faceless God Sect

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have already begun to slaughter civilians

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who refuse to join the sect outside Zhenhuangcheng.

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These are all secretly ordered by Zhao Che.

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But now,

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we can't even get close to Tianyuan Palace,

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let alone enter the ancestral temple.

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I have an idea.

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Generals and soldiers,

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the Faceless God has punished Ximeng.

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The continuous floods in Ximeng

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can't wash away its sins.

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We are going there

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to redeem this sinful land for the Faceless God

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and bring the glory and light of Great Yong

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to Ximeng and its people.

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From now on,

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Ximeng will become part of Great Yong!

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-Annex Ximeng! -Annex Ximeng!

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Wait!

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I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty,

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Your Highness.

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General Xing Le, you've been on sick leave for days.

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Why do you suddenly appear today

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and hinder the army from setting off to Ximeng?

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What's your intention?

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Your Majesty,

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I was not on sick leave.

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I was just assassinated in my mansion a few days ago

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and forced to flee.

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That's why I went missing.

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As for the news of my sick leave,

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I don't know where it came from.

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I was assassinated

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and fortunately saved by someone.

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I've also brought this person here to meet you.

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She also has something important to report to you.

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Who is it?

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Finish your words at once.

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Guards!

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Protect His Majesty!

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Capture the assassin Chu Qiao!

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Wait, Your Highness!

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Please hear me out!

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Chu Qiao is here to surrender!

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I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty,

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Your Highness.

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I, Chu Qiao,

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carrying the names of Queen Ximeng

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and Empress Dowager Xiuli of Biantang,

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have come specially to Father and Brother

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to surrender.

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Why are you just standing there?

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This person is a guilty slave who defected from Great Yong

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and once assassinated the Thirteenth Prince.

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Don't listen to her nonsense.

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Kill her on the spot.

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I will reward you heavily.

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Wait.

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Chu Qiao,

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I recognize you.

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In the 23rd year of Tianqian,

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I appointed you as the imperial guard's martial arts instructor.

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At that time,

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you were still with Yan Xun.

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Just now,

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what did you call yourself?

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Your daughter.

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I pay my respects to you, Father.

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Half a year ago,

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you sent an envoy of Great Yong,

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Lord Zhuge Muqing, to Ximeng

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to confer the title of Princess Ximeng on me,

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claiming that I was your lost daughter.

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At that time, I was momentarily confused

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and refused your kindness,

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failing to accept the decree and acknowledge my ancestry in time.

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Now I feel deeply regretful,

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so I came specially to you

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to apologize, Father.

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We sent people all the way to Biantang

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to inform General Sun to save General Chu.

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But what happened?

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Great Yong didn't care at all.

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The Biantang envoys were killed in Zhenhuangcheng.

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We don't even know whether General Chu

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is dead or alive.

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The situation in Great Yong has changed.

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What else can we do?

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The Xiuli Army only has a few hundred men.

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Even with all the soldiers of Ximeng,

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it's just a drop in the bucket.

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What about the others?

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Do you all think so too?

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Commander He,

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over the years,

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we've seen too many heroes

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who fought to the death.

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No bodies were left.

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Not even a grave

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or a name was left.

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We only have these people.

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If we go to Great Yong,

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you know better than us the outcome

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of kicking against the pricks.

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We're indebted to General Chu!

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Without her,

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we would have died in the wilderness!

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Now that General Chu's life is on the line,

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are we going to stand by and do nothing?

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Commander He,

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for so many years,

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hasn't the Xiuli Army shed enough blood?

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General Chu indeed saved us,

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but we...

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but we also have to survive

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for the sake of our families.

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I got married in Biantang.

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My wife is about to give birth.

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I don't want my child to be born

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without a father.

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We are all brothers of the Xiuli Army.

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None of us here owes General Chu our lives,

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nor do we owe the Xiuli Army anything.

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I have no right to force you.

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I respect your choice.

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But I

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still have to take this path.

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Father,

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if you forgive my past mistakes,

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the people of Ximeng and I

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will submit to you.

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Chu Qiao,

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you're a runaway slave from Qingshan Manor.

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You and Heir Apparent Yan Xun defected from Great Yong

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and bathed Zhenhuangcheng in blood.

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Now you dare to pretend to be a princess—

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Whether I'm a runaway slave from Qingshan Manor

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or Father's daughter left in Qingshan Manor,

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it's not for you to say.

279
00:16:58,910 --> 00:17:01,960
Father's edict has already made it clear.

280
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On the day Lord Zhuge Muqing announced the edict,

281
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Young Master Zhuge, you were also present,

282
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weren't you?

283
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Last time at Ximeng Pass—

284
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Enough.

285
00:17:16,829 --> 00:17:17,720
Say no more.

286
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Chu Qiao,

287
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I only have one question.

288
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Why should I believe

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that you sincerely surrender?

290
00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:28,830
Father,

291
00:17:29,270 --> 00:17:31,070
Great Yong is rich and powerful.

292
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But Ximeng

293
00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:33,920
is just a barren land.

294
00:17:34,790 --> 00:17:37,400
Now that it has been punished by the Faceless God,

295
00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,160
if I remain obstinate,

296
00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,350
it will only make Ximeng suffer.

297
00:17:42,310 --> 00:17:45,270
But if I lead Ximeng to submit to Great Yong,

298
00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,720
it can prevent a war between the two armies,

299
00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,000
and wealth and glory will await me.

300
00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,610
Why would I make an enemy of Great Yong?

301
00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:55,750
Besides,

302
00:17:56,070 --> 00:17:58,880
Father, you are a hundred times wiser than I am.

303
00:17:59,350 --> 00:18:00,160
I believe

304
00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,440
you know better than I do

305
00:18:02,830 --> 00:18:05,230
that having an extra princess in Great Yong

306
00:18:05,550 --> 00:18:08,240
is better than having an extra enemy.

307
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Your Majesty,

308
00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,410
what Chu Qiao said is not entirely unreasonable.

309
00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,810
If Ximeng could submit to Great Yong without bloodshed,

310
00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,240
it would be a great blessing indeed.

311
00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:23,680
If we continue to doubt her,

312
00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:25,540
we might miss a good opportunity.

313
00:18:30,510 --> 00:18:31,310
Your Majesty,

314
00:18:32,110 --> 00:18:33,200
I know

315
00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,260
Chu Qiao very much.

316
00:18:34,830 --> 00:18:35,830
In my opinion,

317
00:18:36,270 --> 00:18:37,440
her loyalty

318
00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,270
is not necessarily true.

319
00:18:39,270 --> 00:18:41,830
What are you talking about, Young Master Zhuge?

320
00:18:41,830 --> 00:18:43,440
If you can forsake the darkness for the light,

321
00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:44,510
betray Ximeng,

322
00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,780
and pledge allegiance to Great Yong,

323
00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,590
why can't I?

324
00:18:52,830 --> 00:18:53,480
Father.

325
00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,750
If you have any doubts,

326
00:18:56,030 --> 00:18:57,640
after I enter the ancestral temple of Great Yong

327
00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:58,960
and my name is added to the imperial genealogy

328
00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,440
as a princess,

329
00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,440
I will personally hand over Ximeng's jade seal, military tally,

330
00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:04,840
and letter of submission

331
00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,070
to you.

332
00:19:07,790 --> 00:19:10,650
At that time, Father, you just need to give the order

333
00:19:10,830 --> 00:19:12,720
to send the Yong Army stationed outside Ximeng Pass

334
00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,310
to Ximeng Pass.

335
00:19:14,750 --> 00:19:15,750
By then,

336
00:19:16,590 --> 00:19:19,510
Ximeng will become Great Yong's territory.

337
00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,610
If you enter the ancestral temple,

338
00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,000
have your name added to the genealogy,

339
00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,000
but immediately go back on your word,

340
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,110
what then?

341
00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:29,440
Unless

342
00:19:30,310 --> 00:19:33,170
you hand over Ximeng's jade seal and military tally

343
00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:34,830
first.

344
00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:35,830
Fine.

345
00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:38,790
But

346
00:19:39,590 --> 00:19:40,790
I have a request.

347
00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:43,110
Please issue a decree immediately,

348
00:19:43,110 --> 00:19:45,510
granting me my rightful title of Princess.

349
00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:47,510
In 3 days,

350
00:19:48,030 --> 00:19:50,030
I will be in front of Tianyuan Palace

351
00:19:50,310 --> 00:19:52,770
to hand over the military tally and jade seal

352
00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:54,590
to you, Father,

353
00:19:54,750 --> 00:19:57,590
and sign Ximeng's letter of submission to Great Yong,

354
00:19:57,590 --> 00:19:59,390
witnessed by all the officials.

355
00:19:59,550 --> 00:20:00,240
After that,

356
00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,540
please let me worship at the ancestral temple directly

357
00:20:03,550 --> 00:20:05,280
and add my name to the genealogy

358
00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:06,640
to show sincerity.

359
00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:09,590
Are you bargaining with me?

360
00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:13,310
You worry that I'll go back on my word after entering the genealogy.

361
00:20:13,310 --> 00:20:14,770
I am naturally also afraid

362
00:20:15,030 --> 00:20:16,890
that after getting the jade seal,

363
00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,980
you'll go back on your word and deny me as your daughter.

364
00:20:23,270 --> 00:20:24,200
Stand up.

365
00:20:32,310 --> 00:20:33,000
Fine.

366
00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:34,680
I

367
00:20:36,030 --> 00:20:36,880
promise you.

368
00:20:37,750 --> 00:20:39,830
Thank you, Father.

369
00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:40,960
Father.

370
00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:46,530
You come with a sword

371
00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:48,480
and armor,

372
00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,840
barging into my bedchamber.

373
00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,300
Are you forcing me to abdicate again?

374
00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,090
I don't understand.

375
00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,240
Why did you agree to Chu Qiao?

376
00:21:59,960 --> 00:22:00,750
Our army

377
00:22:00,750 --> 00:22:03,410
is massed outside Zhenhuangcheng, ready to go.

378
00:22:04,070 --> 00:22:06,880
We can reach Ximeng in a few months.

379
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,640
A barbarian land like Ximeng

380
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,960
lacks generals and tactics

381
00:22:12,110 --> 00:22:14,040
and has suffered days of flooding.

382
00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,200
Our army will surely

383
00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:17,200
be invincible.

384
00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:20,330
Why must we compromise with Chu Qiao?

385
00:22:23,830 --> 00:22:24,790
Besides,

386
00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,010
Chu Qiao being the Princess

387
00:22:27,020 --> 00:22:28,870
was just a scheme we made up.

388
00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,070
She is no princess at all.

389
00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:33,750
How could such an absurd title

390
00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:34,750
become an excuse

391
00:22:34,750 --> 00:22:36,480
for them to manipulate us?

392
00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:39,830
Our enemy is not Ximeng.

393
00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,590
Ximeng is just a barbarian land.

394
00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:44,960
For years past,

395
00:22:45,030 --> 00:22:47,110
we never sought to conquer it.

396
00:22:48,350 --> 00:22:51,000
It would be quite easy for us to take Ximeng.

397
00:22:51,350 --> 00:22:53,270
But what if Great Yan takes the opportunity

398
00:22:53,270 --> 00:22:54,680
to march south?

399
00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,650
Chu Qiao is not an ordinary person.

400
00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,740
She won't submit to Great Yong so easily.

401
00:23:00,790 --> 00:23:02,650
She must have an ulterior motive.

402
00:23:06,750 --> 00:23:08,110
In this world,

403
00:23:08,590 --> 00:23:11,310
no one is without an ulterior motive.

404
00:23:11,550 --> 00:23:13,550
I know there are risks,

405
00:23:14,350 --> 00:23:17,880
but to take Ximeng without losing a single soldier,

406
00:23:18,590 --> 00:23:21,200
the benefits outweigh the risks.

407
00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:30,550
Che.

408
00:23:30,830 --> 00:23:32,680
Your character is too rigid.

409
00:23:34,030 --> 00:23:36,430
You don't have to be so tough on some things.

410
00:23:37,830 --> 00:23:38,830
Taking a step back

411
00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,200
can help you gain more.

412
00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:51,790
Go to that cabinet.

413
00:24:04,590 --> 00:24:05,480
Inside.

414
00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,930
There is a hidden compartment.

415
00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,640
That day, you came aggressively,

416
00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,570
making me write an edict to make you the Crown Prince.

417
00:24:27,590 --> 00:24:30,030
I was not coerced by you,

418
00:24:30,790 --> 00:24:32,190
but rather, I had written

419
00:24:32,830 --> 00:24:34,720
this edict long ago.

420
00:24:49,790 --> 00:24:51,110
I doted on Yang

421
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:53,440
and indulged his reckless behavior

422
00:24:53,830 --> 00:24:56,880
because I never placed great hopes on him.

423
00:24:57,590 --> 00:24:59,200
He was a simple child.

424
00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:00,590
I favored him,

425
00:25:01,110 --> 00:25:02,350
but that doesn't mean

426
00:25:02,350 --> 00:25:04,640
I would hand over Great Yong to him.

427
00:25:05,750 --> 00:25:06,750
In my heart,

428
00:25:07,510 --> 00:25:08,160
you are

429
00:25:08,790 --> 00:25:12,120
the Prince capable of taking on this great responsibility.

430
00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:17,440
Che.

431
00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:20,400
As a father,

432
00:25:21,070 --> 00:25:23,400
I have failed you in many ways.

433
00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:26,450
I haven't loved you enough,

434
00:25:27,590 --> 00:25:29,110
nor cared for you enough.

435
00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:30,790
But that is because

436
00:25:31,350 --> 00:25:33,640
those are what an ordinary father

437
00:25:34,030 --> 00:25:36,160
should do for his son.

438
00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:38,720
To me, you are

439
00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:40,480
my son,

440
00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,340
but more importantly, the successor of Great Yong.

441
00:25:44,830 --> 00:25:46,830
Now I am old.

442
00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:48,480
I have nothing

443
00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,340
but full entrustment and expectations for you.

444
00:25:54,310 --> 00:25:55,480
I hope

445
00:25:56,550 --> 00:25:59,400
you can guard this foundation of Great Yong.

446
00:26:00,310 --> 00:26:01,920
I promised Chu Qiao

447
00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,640
not only to build up strength for Great Yong

448
00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,700
but also to accumulate power for you.

449
00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,400
I believe in the future,

450
00:26:10,070 --> 00:26:11,530
if you achieve something,

451
00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:15,680
you will definitely become the overlord of this world.

452
00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:07,550
Your Majesty!

453
00:27:08,270 --> 00:27:09,070
Your Majesty!

454
00:27:10,070 --> 00:27:10,870
Your Majesty.

455
00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:12,240
Are you alright?

456
00:27:12,750 --> 00:27:13,680
It's fine.

457
00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,030
He believed it.

458
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:19,480
Your Majesty.

459
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,460
Fortunately, the edict was prepared early.

460
00:27:22,590 --> 00:27:23,550
Otherwise today...

461
00:27:23,550 --> 00:27:24,920
This son of mine

462
00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,510
is too much like me when I was young.

463
00:27:32,070 --> 00:27:33,440
He is

464
00:27:34,750 --> 00:27:35,720
more ruthless

465
00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:38,680
and more decisive.

466
00:28:48,110 --> 00:28:48,910
Your Majesty,

467
00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:50,570
why are you here?

468
00:29:03,310 --> 00:29:04,200
What is this?

469
00:29:05,310 --> 00:29:06,440
I don't understand.

470
00:29:18,510 --> 00:29:19,350
I'm sorry.

471
00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:23,030
I failed to bring him back.

472
00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:27,280
Your Majesty.

473
00:29:30,030 --> 00:29:32,290
What are you saying? I don't understand.

474
00:29:32,790 --> 00:29:34,270
This red jade pendant

475
00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,280
is your personal belonging.

476
00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:40,100
I recognize it.

477
00:29:41,290 --> 00:29:42,960
He hid it in a secret pocket

478
00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,200
and left it to me

479
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:46,810
with his last words.

480
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:51,590
I brought it back

481
00:29:54,590 --> 00:29:55,650
to return it to you.

482
00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,640
No, I don't want it.

483
00:30:08,550 --> 00:30:09,350
You lied to me.

484
00:30:10,310 --> 00:30:11,570
He can't possibly die.

485
00:30:11,750 --> 00:30:12,750
He promised me

486
00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:14,770
he would come back to see me.

487
00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:18,240
Helian!

488
00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:19,440
Don't touch me!

489
00:31:55,270 --> 00:31:57,880
According to the will of Heaven,

490
00:31:58,510 --> 00:32:01,110
my daughter, Chu Qiao, is both loyal and brave,

491
00:32:01,110 --> 00:32:02,310
and highly virtuous.

492
00:32:02,830 --> 00:32:05,350
To follow the will of Heaven and the people,

493
00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,140
I hereby confer upon Chu Qiao the title of Princess Ximeng.

494
00:32:09,270 --> 00:32:11,110
May this title serve as a reward

495
00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:13,200
and show my favor.

496
00:32:15,830 --> 00:32:16,890
Accept the decree.

497
00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,030
Thank you, Your Majesty.

498
00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:27,670
Princess,

499
00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:29,270
please wait.

500
00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,090
Lord Zhuge, since you invited me here,

501
00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:46,300
it couldn't just be to drink tea and catch up, right?

502
00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,960
Great Yong has more rain than Ximeng.

503
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,880
Although laurel can bloom here,

504
00:33:00,070 --> 00:33:02,000
it doesn't grow as well as in Ximeng.

505
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,590
Ximeng is a place isolated from the world.

506
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,920
Whether it's people or trees,

507
00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:08,680
they can grow freely.

508
00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:10,880
But Ximeng has limited conditions.

509
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,100
It only has sunlight and land,

510
00:33:14,030 --> 00:33:17,270
but no wealth, fine clothes, or rich food.

511
00:33:21,790 --> 00:33:23,720
Everyone has their own ambitions.

512
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:25,640
Trees too.

513
00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,350
Don't force them too much, My Lord.

514
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:30,960
Xing.

515
00:33:33,310 --> 00:33:34,160
I know why you wanted

516
00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,510
to be conferred this title of Princess Ximeng.

517
00:33:36,510 --> 00:33:38,440
But this is Great Yong's business.

518
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,310
I don't want you involved.

519
00:33:40,310 --> 00:33:41,370
You know very well,

520
00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,040
if Zhao Che takes the throne,

521
00:33:43,070 --> 00:33:44,440
Ximeng and Great Yan

522
00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:45,510
will have no peace.

523
00:33:49,030 --> 00:33:51,290
Lord Zhuge, returning to Qingshan Manor

524
00:33:51,350 --> 00:33:52,480
was your choice.

525
00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:54,440
I can't agree with it,

526
00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:56,400
nor will I stop you.

527
00:33:57,920 --> 00:33:59,380
I also ask you, Lord Zhuge,

528
00:33:59,960 --> 00:34:01,560
not to stand in my way either.

529
00:34:22,090 --> 00:34:22,920
This sword

530
00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:26,190
was given to me by you, Lord Zhuge.

531
00:34:26,670 --> 00:34:27,480
Now,

532
00:34:28,710 --> 00:34:30,040
I'm returning it to you.

533
00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:37,710
Xing.

534
00:34:53,190 --> 00:34:54,230
I am now

535
00:34:55,150 --> 00:34:56,550
Princess Ximeng.

536
00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:58,600
In the future,

537
00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:00,960
we shouldn't meet again.

538
00:35:01,550 --> 00:35:02,710
Lord Zhuge,

539
00:35:04,510 --> 00:35:06,710
please conduct yourself with dignity.

540
00:35:24,550 --> 00:35:26,630
I know you're definitely going to save General Chu.

541
00:35:26,630 --> 00:35:27,590
I'll go with you.

542
00:35:28,710 --> 00:35:30,640
You might not come back if you do so.

543
00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:33,150
Who can finish

544
00:35:33,710 --> 00:35:35,970
the entire journey of life alive anyway?

545
00:35:56,230 --> 00:35:57,030
Didn't you guys

546
00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:58,670
say...

547
00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:00,440
We said it would be hard.

548
00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:03,320
But we didn't say we wouldn't go.

549
00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:04,280
I don't want to either.

550
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:05,920
But if my child is born

551
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:07,110
and says their father is a coward,

552
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:08,820
I couldn't bear the shame.

553
00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:10,320
Without me, a First-Class Scout,

554
00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:12,230
can you even read a map?

555
00:36:12,710 --> 00:36:13,480
Commander He,

556
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,150
take us with you!

557
00:36:15,150 --> 00:36:16,920
-Take us with you! -Take us with you!

558
00:36:33,510 --> 00:36:34,150
Why?

559
00:36:34,550 --> 00:36:35,840
Too touched to speak?

560
00:36:36,550 --> 00:36:38,110
How about I give the order to move out for you?

561
00:36:45,230 --> 00:36:46,360
Listen up, the Xiuli Army!

562
00:36:46,630 --> 00:36:47,320
-Yes! -Yes!

563
00:36:49,190 --> 00:36:50,670
Move out!

564
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:51,550
-Yes! -Yes!

565
00:36:59,190 --> 00:37:01,550
Ximeng is barren and vast,

566
00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:02,880
with many gaps.

567
00:37:03,510 --> 00:37:06,280
Now, apart from the 20,000 Yong Army soldiers

568
00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:07,440
stationed outside Ximeng Pass,

569
00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,440
Zhao Che has sent 70,000 more troops

570
00:37:09,550 --> 00:37:11,030
to advance west in 3 routes.

571
00:37:11,030 --> 00:37:13,440
It seems they are heading

572
00:37:14,030 --> 00:37:16,190
for Xiyong Valley, Mount Kelan,

573
00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:18,360
and Mengshan Pass.

574
00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,190
The forces in Ximeng are already insufficient.

575
00:37:20,190 --> 00:37:21,790
The Xiuli Army brought by Chu

576
00:37:22,070 --> 00:37:23,870
is all stationed at Ximeng Pass.

577
00:37:24,190 --> 00:37:26,230
The Yong Army chose these 3 routes to attack,

578
00:37:26,230 --> 00:37:28,800
probably because they are remote

579
00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:30,550
and weakly guarded.

580
00:37:31,070 --> 00:37:32,030
This time,

581
00:37:32,630 --> 00:37:34,830
we need to gather at least 50,000 troops

582
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:37,480
to help Ximeng get through this crisis.

583
00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:38,760
Your Majesty,

584
00:37:39,030 --> 00:37:41,190
for Great Yan, 50,000 troops

585
00:37:41,510 --> 00:37:43,190
is already all we have.

586
00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:45,440
After the battle at Biantang,

587
00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:47,960
the Black Eagle Army has less than 20,000 left.

588
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:49,030
Among these 20,000,

589
00:37:49,030 --> 00:37:51,280
some must stay to guard the Capital of Great Yan.

590
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:52,480
My Great Yan Army

591
00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:54,480
will gather immediately.

592
00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:57,200
Excluding those guarding the borders,

593
00:37:57,590 --> 00:38:00,920
I am afraid we can dispatch 10,000 men at most.

594
00:38:03,110 --> 00:38:03,910
Your Majesty,

595
00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:05,160
I understand.

596
00:38:05,710 --> 00:38:08,400
This battle is not only about the survival of Ximeng,

597
00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:10,330
but it is also crucial to Great Yan.

598
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:16,070
But right now, we are truly facing internal and external threats.

599
00:38:16,070 --> 00:38:19,360
If the tribes cause trouble again

600
00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:20,630
while we are sending reinforcements to Ximeng,

601
00:38:20,630 --> 00:38:22,890
the consequences will be unimaginable.

602
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:24,280
Your Majesty.

603
00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:29,000
My Lady.

604
00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:31,460
The matter you entrusted to me

605
00:38:31,590 --> 00:38:33,250
has been fully investigated.

606
00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:39,150
As you expected,

607
00:38:39,590 --> 00:38:41,030
the Baichuan Tribe and the Pale Tribe,

608
00:38:41,030 --> 00:38:42,840
apart from the necessary garrisons,

609
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,500
each still command tens of thousands of troops.

610
00:38:45,510 --> 00:38:48,150
Together with the 6,000 cavalry of our Helian Tribe

611
00:38:48,150 --> 00:38:51,480
and the 5,000 elite cavalry you previously granted General Huan,

612
00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:52,340
it's precisely

613
00:38:52,670 --> 00:38:55,190
30,000 men.

614
00:39:11,510 --> 00:39:12,640
From this moment on,

615
00:39:12,760 --> 00:39:14,760
the Crown Prince is the new Emperor.

616
00:39:15,710 --> 00:39:16,510
Your Majesty,

617
00:39:17,070 --> 00:39:18,470
did I do it?

618
00:39:19,580 --> 00:39:21,580
If I refuse to stop,

619
00:39:22,510 --> 00:39:24,030
you will kill me,

620
00:39:24,150 --> 00:39:24,880
right?

621
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:26,860
One hundred men

622
00:39:27,630 --> 00:39:28,590
is enough.

623
00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:31,360
Move out!

624
00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:32,840
-Yes! -Yes!