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[A Dream Within A Dream]

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[Episode 11]

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[19 years ago]

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Hurry, go. Hurry.

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Okay, okay.

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Oh no!

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Yimeng!

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Don't go in!

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It's dangerous inside.

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There are still people in there!

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Li Shiliu is in there too.

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Li Shiliu?

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Get ready to make the arrest!

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You're still thinking about

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arresting someone now?

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You should be saving people!

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Chu Guihong!

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Yimeng.

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Arresting the unidentified assassin

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is the Qianyu Army's duty tonight.

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♪ I'm willing to go with the wind ♪

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♪ Pure of heart,
roaming free across the lands ♪

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♪ No waiting, no hate,
I write my own story ♪

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♪ I give my all for what I believe in ♪

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♪ I'm willing to go with the wind ♪

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Mr. Li!

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Come.

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♪ And run into the fog with no regrets ♪

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Take these two kids away.

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You did it, Mr. Li!

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♪ Even if rain pours on the path ahead ♪

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Kid.

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Don't cry, don't cry.

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You're safe now.

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♪ For this life, for all beings ♪

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Kid.

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Thank you, thank you!

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Granny, take them back now.

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♪ Sweeping through a thousand years
of dust ♪

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Thank you.

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Let's go.

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Mr. Li, are you hurt?

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Are you alright?

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I'm fine. Don't worry.

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That's great.

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General,

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should we still arrest him?

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Li Shiliu,

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you're suspected
of trying to assassinate a prince

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and disrupt the Lantern Festival.

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I can't let you twist the truth

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and play hero here.

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Well, well, Chu Guihong,

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you switched sides and broke your word.

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Yet you have the audacity to pursue me.

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I'm just doing my duty.

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Drop your weapon

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and come with me.

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What if I refuse?

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Then don't blame me if I show no mercy.

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Chu Guihong.

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You think you can take me down

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with that

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lousy sword of yours?

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The Qianyu Moon-Cleaving Blade

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is forged 100 times

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and cuts through iron like paper.

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What a coincidence.

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My weapon

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is forged from dark steel too.

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There's nothing it can't break.

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Come on.

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Let's try them out.

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That sword's quality isn't very good.

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Not my fault.

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Impossible.

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This is impossible.

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Prepare to arrest him!

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Chief, we're here.

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♪ Phantom dragon
lurks in the black market ♪

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♪ Radiant lanterns
illuminate the Nightwalkers ♪

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Chief.

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We're here.

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We set off as soon as we got the word.

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♪ In the dark of night,
pure dreams run deep and wide ♪

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We're not too late, are we?

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Cut the crap.

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♪ Who dares to join the game?
This isn't child's play ♪

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Boys,

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♪ Footsteps that shake the sky,
fear refuses to fade ♪

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put out the fire!

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Yes, yes, yes!

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♪ Every punch lands
hard on this wild melody ♪

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♪ I ride on the wind
of the waning river crescent ♪

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♪ Hate the injustice in the world ♪

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♪ Loyalty and righteousness
weigh on both sides of the scale ♪

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That's badass.

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♪ Wield the knife
to carve a rift in the hell ♪

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What are you all standing around for?

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Go put out that fire!

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General,

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how about we…

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No way.

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Are you alright?

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I know

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this sword was a gift from your father.

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But putting out the fire
is what really matters right now.

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Someone must've

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swapped out my sword in secret.

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You...

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If the fire spreads any further,

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the people living nearby

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will all be in danger.

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At a time like this,

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you're still worrying about your sword?

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Take a look for yourself.

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The man you want
is in there, fighting the fire.

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He hasn't run.

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He's risking his life in there.

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And what are you doing out here?

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This way, quick!

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Put out the fire first!

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That's more like it.

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It was a fine sword.

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It'd be a shame to throw it away.

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I might as well keep it
for crushing garlic.

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Mr. Li, I'm coming to help you.

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[Laiyi House]

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Nan Rui set fire to the oil shop?

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That can't be true!

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It is.

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Word has spread all over the capital.

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They say the Eighteenth Prince got drunk,

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accidentally

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lit fireworks,

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and set the oil shop on fire.

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That's how the fire started.

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How could it be Nan Rui?

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That's impossible.

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According to the plot,

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it should've been Nan Heng.

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Could it be that

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Li Shiliu has

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changed the storyline again?

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No need for this.

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I'm heading out.

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My Lady,

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you can't go out now.

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The streets are in chaos.

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Fire victims are demanding that

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His Majesty
thoroughly investigate the incident.

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You might get caught up in it.

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But...

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My Lady.

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My Lady.

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Master wants to see you.

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Father, I know I was wrong.

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I truly messed up.

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Your Highness,

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the Eighteenth Prince
has been in there for four hours.

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Looks like he's getting

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chewed out this time.

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Father.

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What punishment do you think
His Majesty will give him?

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Grounding?

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Too lenient.

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Docking his stipend?

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Doesn't feel right either.

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He's not going to behead him, is he?

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I...

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Comparison really is the thief of joy.

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Back then, we were both

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just page boys for the princes.

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Picking the right master

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really made all the difference.

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Look at you now—

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then look at me.

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[Imperial Study]

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Your Highness,

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His Majesty summons you.

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[Good Virtues]

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Strength, restraint.

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Hide your edge, show your edge.

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What kind of persona
is my father going for?

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Yimeng.

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[Good Virtues]

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Green tea on one side,

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black tea on the other.

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A master of keeping balance, huh?

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Father.

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Is there

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some deeper meaning to this?

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Why drink green tea
and black tea at the same time?

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I've told you before.

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Have you forgotten already?

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Tell me—

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what's the most important thing in life?

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Enjoy yourself.

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Wrong.

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Let me tell you again.

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One cup of black tea

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and one cup of green tea.

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I sip from one cup

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and then try the other.

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This way, no one

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can figure out what I really like.

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Impressive.

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No wonder

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you're the one

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His Majesty trusts most in court,

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Mr. Song.

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You really know your stuff.

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Of course.

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You've still

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got a lot to learn

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from your old man.

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Father,

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why are you staring at me like that?

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There was a fire last night.

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Didn't Chu Guihong
say anything to you about it?

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Was he supposed to?

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Wasn't he supposed to?

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He was supposed

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to say something?

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Wasn't he supposed to?

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Father, what exactly are you asking?

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The whole court's saying that

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the Eighteenth Prince
conspired with Chu Guihong to set the fire

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and to assassinate the Seventh Prince.

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Nan Rui tried to kill Nan Heng?

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Who said that?

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That's nonsense.

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His Majesty thinks so too.

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In fact, His Majesty

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believes this rumor

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was spread by the Seventh Prince himself.

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They say the assassin
who came for you last night

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was a martial-world ruffian.

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Do you know him?

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Your Majesty,

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I would never

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associate with such despicable people.

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Don't play dumb with me.

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I've ordered Chu Guihong
to investigate this thoroughly.

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Your Majesty,

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rumors are swirling
throughout the court today.

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I wonder if you've

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heard any of them.

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What are rumors?

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They're just baseless hearsay.

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And you dare bring that up with me?

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Yeah,

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but I want to get to the bottom of it

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and uncover the truth.

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Get to the bottom of it?

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What if the source of that rumor

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is you?

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Then I'm willing

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to take my own life as penance.

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[Vastness]

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Very well!

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You'd take your own life?

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Get up and answer me.

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Even if you didn't start the rumor,

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you're still not innocent.

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Haven't you always suspected

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that Rui wants to kill you?

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Fine.

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Let's find out today

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if he dares kill you!

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Rui,

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kill him.

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No, no, Father!

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I don't dare kill anyone.

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Take it!

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No, no, I can't!

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I-I don't dare!

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Kill him!

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I can't, I can't!

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-I'll back you up.
-I can't, I can't!

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I really can't.

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[Pure of Heart]

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Get up.

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Did you see that?

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Rui has never even dared

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to kill a chicken in his entire life.

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You think he'd kill you?

288
00:15:45,700 --> 00:15:48,240
You're the famous God of Death.

289
00:15:48,670 --> 00:15:50,400
Even I feel a chill

290
00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,180
when I hear that name.

291
00:15:56,060 --> 00:15:57,130
Don't get me wrong.

292
00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,940
Please let me look into the assassination

293
00:15:59,940 --> 00:16:01,460
and clear Rui's name.

294
00:16:02,580 --> 00:16:03,920
So, after all this talk,

295
00:16:04,420 --> 00:16:07,220
you just don't want
Chu Guihong to investigate it.

296
00:16:10,950 --> 00:16:13,950
Looks to me like
you're the one with something to hide!

297
00:16:16,340 --> 00:16:17,490
I wouldn't dare.

298
00:16:22,670 --> 00:16:23,870
If you want to investigate it,

299
00:16:23,870 --> 00:16:25,170
go ahead.

300
00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:27,640
Let's see

301
00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,340
what tricks you'll pull.

302
00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:32,600
Thank you, Your Majesty.

303
00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,200
[Vastness]

304
00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:36,830
Your Majesty.

305
00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,000
I have one more request.

306
00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:40,640
Say it.

307
00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,300
The fire in the southern part of the city

308
00:16:43,300 --> 00:16:45,460
damaged many homes and shops.

309
00:16:46,130 --> 00:16:47,570
The people are hoping you'll punish

310
00:16:47,570 --> 00:16:48,800
whoever caused it.

311
00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,020
You want me to punish Rui?

312
00:16:53,660 --> 00:16:54,590
I wouldn't dare.

313
00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:56,800
I know how deeply

314
00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:58,760
you care for Rui.

315
00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:00,880
So,

316
00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,440
I'm willing
to shoulder the blame for him

317
00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:04,920
and personally oversee

318
00:17:05,350 --> 00:17:07,680
the reconstruction in the affected area.

319
00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:08,940
No, no, no.

320
00:17:08,940 --> 00:17:09,670
Father,

321
00:17:10,010 --> 00:17:11,300
h-he's definitely not that kindhearted!

322
00:17:11,300 --> 00:17:12,630
Why would he help me?

323
00:17:12,700 --> 00:17:14,060
He must be up to something.

324
00:17:14,060 --> 00:17:14,820
Father, he...

325
00:17:14,820 --> 00:17:15,550
Enough.

326
00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:17,060
He…

327
00:17:22,390 --> 00:17:24,930
You don't have to
concern yourself with this.

328
00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,820
Chu Guihong is the capital prefect.

329
00:17:26,820 --> 00:17:28,490
He's always been meticulous.

330
00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:30,930
He'll handle the repairs and rebuilding.

331
00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:34,550
Thank you on Guihong's behalf, Father.

332
00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,820
[Nan Heng, Nan Rui]

333
00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:53,820
I really don't get it.

334
00:17:54,300 --> 00:17:56,520
Aren't they both His Majesty's sons?

335
00:17:57,140 --> 00:17:59,750
Why does His Majesty
play favorites like this?

336
00:18:02,380 --> 00:18:03,960
Could it be because of

337
00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,300
the Empress's unexpected death back then?

338
00:18:06,300 --> 00:18:07,550
Keep your voice down.

339
00:18:10,060 --> 00:18:11,550
Don't worry, Father.

340
00:18:11,620 --> 00:18:13,760
Didn't you just
shut all the doors and windows?

341
00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:14,860
No one can hear us.

342
00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:17,300
You

343
00:18:17,620 --> 00:18:19,480
are too naive.

344
00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:20,520
Today,

345
00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,580
I'll break down the art
of political intrigue for you.

346
00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,760
The Lantern Festival should have been

347
00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,760
a surefire play for Chu Guihong
to seize command of all palace forces,

348
00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:33,690
inside and out,
and keep the Seventh Prince in check.

349
00:18:33,900 --> 00:18:35,360
If nothing had gone wrong,

350
00:18:35,580 --> 00:18:37,600
His Majesty would've
cleared the path for him

351
00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,010
so he could assist
the future crown prince:

352
00:18:40,550 --> 00:18:41,380
Nan Rui.

353
00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:44,150
But now,

354
00:18:44,180 --> 00:18:46,440
who has benefited the most from all this?

355
00:18:51,370 --> 00:18:52,180
Nan Heng.

356
00:18:52,650 --> 00:18:53,910
[Nan Heng, Nan Rui]

357
00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:54,010
Exactly!

358
00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:56,440
Then think about this.

359
00:18:58,040 --> 00:18:58,970
Last night,

360
00:18:58,980 --> 00:19:01,180
[Nan Heng, Nan Rui]

361
00:18:59,150 --> 00:19:01,080
Nan Rui set the fire.

362
00:19:05,220 --> 00:19:07,870
Why would
the Eighteenth Prince set a fire?

363
00:19:08,380 --> 00:19:09,040
Because he…

364
00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:10,540
Because he was drunk.

365
00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,380
And why was he drunk?

366
00:19:13,620 --> 00:19:14,380
Because…

367
00:19:14,380 --> 00:19:15,720
Because he got scolded.

368
00:19:16,340 --> 00:19:17,500
Who scolded him?

369
00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,510
The Seventh Prince did.

370
00:19:20,690 --> 00:19:23,760
And why did the Seventh Prince scold him?

371
00:19:24,550 --> 00:19:27,740
Because you showed up on the tower.

372
00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:31,230
Yeah.

373
00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,440
Why did you go up there last night?

374
00:19:35,860 --> 00:19:37,440
Is that really the point, Father?

375
00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:38,340
Weren't you supposed

376
00:19:38,340 --> 00:19:39,960
to break down
the political intrigue for me?

377
00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:40,960
Keep going.

378
00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:42,980
Right, right.

379
00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:44,570
Let's get back to it.

380
00:19:44,830 --> 00:19:46,140
To sum it all up,

381
00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:47,500
Nan Rui setting the fire

382
00:19:47,510 --> 00:19:48,530
must've been part of

383
00:19:48,530 --> 00:19:50,180
the Seventh Prince's scheme.

384
00:19:48,580 --> 00:19:49,970
[Nan Heng, Nan Rui]

385
00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:51,520
That was a scheme?

386
00:19:51,830 --> 00:19:53,580
He might nail the timing and place,

387
00:19:53,580 --> 00:19:56,380
but could he really
have foreseen Nan Rui starting a fire?

388
00:19:56,380 --> 00:19:57,140
You...

389
00:19:57,140 --> 00:19:58,300
If you keep thinking so simply,

390
00:19:58,300 --> 00:20:00,440
how can I ever stop worrying about you?

391
00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,960
You can't afford
to see people as innocent.

392
00:20:04,820 --> 00:20:05,780
Father,

393
00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:07,250
by your logic,

394
00:20:07,270 --> 00:20:09,350
So Nan Heng arranged

395
00:20:09,610 --> 00:20:11,570
the attack on himself, too?

396
00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:16,580
Yeah.

397
00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,680
Nan Heng staged
an assassination attempt on himself.

398
00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,340
That's a solid theory.

399
00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:24,830
Stop, stop, stop.

400
00:20:24,850 --> 00:20:26,410
Father, that's enough.

401
00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:29,970
Maybe you'd better
steer clear of politics.

402
00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:31,300
I'm starting to worry your hairline

403
00:20:31,300 --> 00:20:33,630
is going to
bail on you early over all this.

404
00:20:34,140 --> 00:20:35,520
What does that mean?

405
00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:38,960
Does His Majesty see

406
00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,080
the Eighteenth Prince as his only son?

407
00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:43,040
The Eighteenth Prince set the fire.

408
00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:44,280
He got away unpunished,

409
00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,300
and when we offered to clean up the mess,

410
00:20:46,300 --> 00:20:49,040
His Majesty wanted
Chu Guihong to take care of it instead.

411
00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:50,050
Why?

412
00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,060
Last night's chaos at the Lantern Festival

413
00:20:54,060 --> 00:20:55,000
was an accident.

414
00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:57,200
I thought the matter was over,

415
00:20:58,040 --> 00:20:59,720
but somehow Nan Rui

416
00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,300
still managed to stir things up.

417
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,000
So in the end, Song Yimeng's warning

418
00:21:05,550 --> 00:21:08,140
about the chaos last night
actually came true.

419
00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,480
Don't you think that's a bit suspicious?

420
00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,010
So Song Yimeng is the one
pulling the strings?

421
00:21:13,380 --> 00:21:15,300
She's your real enemy
hiding in the shadows?

422
00:21:15,300 --> 00:21:16,240
No way.

423
00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,000
You got proof?

424
00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:19,480
I don't need any.

425
00:21:20,070 --> 00:21:21,070
I know her.

426
00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,100
She'd never risk innocent lives

427
00:21:24,120 --> 00:21:25,280
to set a trap.

428
00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,340
Song Yimeng

429
00:21:27,340 --> 00:21:29,060
can control you with sorcery

430
00:21:29,060 --> 00:21:30,390
and predict the future.

431
00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,960
That woman's full of secrets.

432
00:21:32,990 --> 00:21:33,950
If you ask me,

433
00:21:33,970 --> 00:21:36,800
we'd better find out
what she's really up to.

434
00:21:42,270 --> 00:21:43,000
Your Highness,

435
00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,410
Miss Song Yimeng is here to see you.

436
00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:46,480
Oh no, oh no.

437
00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:47,620
Where are His Highness's mask, hat,

438
00:21:47,620 --> 00:21:48,440
and mechanical arm?

439
00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,240
This is the prince's residence.

440
00:21:52,860 --> 00:21:55,510
She's here to see the Seventh Prince.

441
00:21:55,770 --> 00:21:57,560
Then why aren't you heading out?

442
00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:06,140
I heard you went to the palace today.

443
00:22:06,140 --> 00:22:06,960
So?

444
00:22:07,180 --> 00:22:09,460
His Majesty didn't punish you, did he?

445
00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:13,910
That sounded sarcastic,

446
00:22:13,930 --> 00:22:15,870
like I came just to laugh at him.

447
00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,240
No, I need a different approach.

448
00:22:20,340 --> 00:22:21,470
Your Highness,

449
00:22:21,620 --> 00:22:23,390
you were a victim

450
00:22:23,570 --> 00:22:25,830
in yesterday's assassination attempt.

451
00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:27,820
Are you hurt anywhere?

452
00:22:27,820 --> 00:22:28,860
Let me take a look.

453
00:22:29,300 --> 00:22:31,050
Seeing you like this

454
00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:32,580
really breaks

455
00:22:32,580 --> 00:22:35,650
my heart.

456
00:22:38,580 --> 00:22:39,790
Way too pretentious.

457
00:22:41,140 --> 00:22:42,010
Your Highness,

458
00:22:42,230 --> 00:22:44,930
I heard you're in charge of investigating

459
00:22:45,100 --> 00:22:46,690
yesterday's assassination attempt.

460
00:22:46,690 --> 00:22:48,360
Isn't it possible

461
00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,540
that it was just a misunderstanding?

462
00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:52,580
No, no.

463
00:22:52,620 --> 00:22:54,060
Too obvious.

464
00:22:54,060 --> 00:22:56,270
That'll just make him more suspicious.

465
00:22:56,770 --> 00:22:57,820
If all else fails,

466
00:22:58,620 --> 00:23:01,030
I'll have to use my ultimate move.

467
00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,340
Your Highness.

468
00:23:07,340 --> 00:23:08,100
What's the matter?

469
00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:08,680
I...

470
00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:10,280
Your...

471
00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:11,480
I haven't gone to find you,

472
00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,210
and you've come to me yourself.

473
00:23:13,820 --> 00:23:14,340
You…

474
00:23:14,340 --> 00:23:15,550
Are you disappointed

475
00:23:15,970 --> 00:23:17,500
to see that I'm still alive?

476
00:23:18,860 --> 00:23:19,680
I...

477
00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:32,340
Let me do it.

478
00:23:32,340 --> 00:23:33,000
Let me.

479
00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:38,410
Your Highness.

480
00:23:39,060 --> 00:23:41,000
I did something stupid last night.

481
00:23:41,060 --> 00:23:42,530
I acted without thinking.

482
00:23:42,550 --> 00:23:44,270
Can you forgive me?

483
00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,440
I almost died last night.

484
00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:50,250
How can I forgive you?

485
00:23:51,380 --> 00:23:54,390
You used to
want to kill me too, didn't you?

486
00:23:54,580 --> 00:23:56,190
And you tried more than once.

487
00:23:56,300 --> 00:23:58,340
So let's just…

488
00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:00,720
call it even.

489
00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:07,800
Your Highness.

490
00:24:09,050 --> 00:24:10,480
Your Highness.

491
00:24:10,580 --> 00:24:11,380
Let go.

492
00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:22,480
I know

493
00:24:22,860 --> 00:24:24,820
you went to the palace today

494
00:24:25,220 --> 00:24:27,020
and got chewed out pretty badly.

495
00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,340
You must be very frustrated.

496
00:24:30,860 --> 00:24:31,930
But Your Highness,

497
00:24:32,300 --> 00:24:33,840
you're magnanimous, right?

498
00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,520
So please just let it slide.

499
00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,140
Enough, drop the act.

500
00:24:38,620 --> 00:24:40,490
I know what kind of person you are.

501
00:24:41,380 --> 00:24:42,200
Spill it,

502
00:24:42,340 --> 00:24:43,680
what do you really want?

503
00:24:50,580 --> 00:24:51,380
Sorry!

504
00:24:56,300 --> 00:24:57,160
Your Highness.

505
00:24:58,240 --> 00:24:59,280
I'm really sorry.

506
00:25:00,570 --> 00:25:02,240
I planned the assassination.

507
00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,440
The Eighteenth Prince set the fire.

508
00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:05,680
You did nothing,

509
00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,110
yet you took all the heat.

510
00:25:07,580 --> 00:25:09,150
So I came today

511
00:25:09,550 --> 00:25:11,280
to apologize to you.

512
00:25:15,860 --> 00:25:17,930
Weren't you trying
to kill me only last night?

513
00:25:17,930 --> 00:25:19,790
Why come here to apologize today?

514
00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:23,440
Because...

515
00:25:25,620 --> 00:25:27,340
because you're human.

516
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,360
You can feel wronged as well.

517
00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:32,280
When the grievances pile up,

518
00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:33,520
you grow indignant

519
00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:34,990
and go to extremes.

520
00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:38,820
In the past, the outside world

521
00:25:38,820 --> 00:25:40,080
was beyond my control,

522
00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,830
but now, inside my own script,

523
00:25:42,860 --> 00:25:44,430
I can't let anyone

524
00:25:44,450 --> 00:25:45,840
be wrongfully accused.

525
00:25:57,140 --> 00:25:57,960
Alright,

526
00:25:58,930 --> 00:26:00,050
I'll think about it.

527
00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:04,300
But

528
00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,030
it depends on how sincere you are.

529
00:26:08,820 --> 00:26:09,720
I knew it.

530
00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:10,900
Your Highness,

531
00:26:10,900 --> 00:26:12,040
you're both wise

532
00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:13,140
and magnanimous.

533
00:26:17,050 --> 00:26:18,740
So, Your Highness,

534
00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:21,640
how about Li Shiliu?

535
00:26:22,850 --> 00:26:25,050
Could you let him go too?

536
00:26:29,770 --> 00:26:32,200
You groveled and poured on the flattery

537
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,360
just for that martial-world ruffian?

538
00:26:43,110 --> 00:26:44,840
You really care about him, huh?

539
00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:50,740
But what if I

540
00:26:50,940 --> 00:26:52,460
just refuse to spare him?

541
00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:55,690
No way!

542
00:26:55,860 --> 00:26:57,070
He's my man.

543
00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,040
Hurt him, and you hurt me.

544
00:27:04,550 --> 00:27:05,300
Your man?

545
00:27:05,330 --> 00:27:05,970
Yep!

546
00:27:06,620 --> 00:27:07,520
You lay a finger on him,

547
00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,100
and you're crossing the Song family.

548
00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:10,820
My family and I
are not to be underestimated.

549
00:27:10,820 --> 00:27:11,880
Don't mess with me!

550
00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:21,960
Fine.

551
00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:24,980
You can go now.

552
00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:32,200
Your Highness, you…

553
00:27:32,390 --> 00:27:33,730
What do you mean by that?

554
00:27:33,900 --> 00:27:36,140
Are you saying you'll spare him?

555
00:27:36,580 --> 00:27:37,690
Keep talking,

556
00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,720
and I'll have troops
raid Waning River Crescent

557
00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,300
and kill that Li Shiliu.

558
00:27:42,940 --> 00:27:44,540
Many thanks, Your Highness.

559
00:27:44,660 --> 00:27:46,270
Many thanks, Your Highness.

560
00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:47,960
Thank you, Your Highness.

561
00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:49,410
Thank you, Your Highness.

562
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,080
But what if I

563
00:28:19,550 --> 00:28:21,260
just refuse to spare him?

564
00:28:21,290 --> 00:28:22,560
He's my man.

565
00:28:22,590 --> 00:28:25,100
You lay a finger on him,
and you're crossing the Song family.

566
00:28:25,100 --> 00:28:26,960
My family and I
are not to be underestimated.

567
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,020
Don't mess with me!

568
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:26,980
[Peace and Serenity]

569
00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:43,440
Fugui.

570
00:29:43,860 --> 00:29:45,640
We're colleagues, after all.

571
00:29:45,820 --> 00:29:46,550
Don't be so mean, okay?

572
00:29:46,550 --> 00:29:47,300
Stop.

573
00:29:47,300 --> 00:29:49,380
I grew up with His Highness.

574
00:29:49,860 --> 00:29:51,060
Back when I was his page,

575
00:29:51,060 --> 00:29:52,660
you were nowhere to be found.

576
00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,140
You sneak in
through the back door now and then,

577
00:29:55,140 --> 00:29:57,030
but I come and go through the front door.

578
00:29:57,030 --> 00:29:58,240
Don't think that strutting around

579
00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:00,550
with that stupid earring
that marks you as the Second Master

580
00:30:00,550 --> 00:30:01,860
of Waning River Crescent

581
00:30:01,860 --> 00:30:03,900
makes you my equal.

582
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,440
Why are you shaking your head?

583
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,360
What do you mean?

584
00:30:10,140 --> 00:30:11,040
Make it clear!

585
00:30:12,860 --> 00:30:13,760
Fugui,

586
00:30:13,780 --> 00:30:16,540
subordinates
who can't read the boss's mind

587
00:30:17,140 --> 00:30:19,720
get fired.

588
00:30:23,100 --> 00:30:25,060
Do I need to read minds?

589
00:30:25,330 --> 00:30:27,060
Whatever His Highness thinks…

590
00:30:27,750 --> 00:30:28,550
You...

591
00:30:30,580 --> 00:30:31,520
Where are you?

592
00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:32,680
Come back!

593
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:47,520
What is it?

594
00:30:49,100 --> 00:30:49,970
Your Highness.

595
00:30:50,550 --> 00:30:51,900
You look troubled.

596
00:30:52,340 --> 00:30:53,520
I've made something delicious.

597
00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:54,580
How about we…

598
00:30:54,580 --> 00:30:55,100
No need.

599
00:30:59,140 --> 00:31:00,380
Should the Court of Judicial Review

600
00:31:00,380 --> 00:31:01,620
assist in the assassination case?

601
00:31:01,620 --> 00:31:02,380
No need.

602
00:31:02,380 --> 00:31:03,860
No for this, no for that—

603
00:31:03,860 --> 00:31:04,960
what do you want?

604
00:31:06,140 --> 00:31:07,070
Here's the plan:

605
00:31:07,620 --> 00:31:09,550
Go find three death-row convicts.

606
00:31:09,550 --> 00:31:10,960
Then dress them up like Li Shiliu,

607
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,520
Yunlong, and Shanhu.

608
00:31:13,340 --> 00:31:15,500
We'll say they impersonated men
from Waning River Crescent

609
00:31:15,500 --> 00:31:17,300
to carry out the assassination.

610
00:31:18,820 --> 00:31:19,620
I got it.

611
00:31:20,190 --> 00:31:22,440
You want to clear
Waning River Crescent's name.

612
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:23,620
What about Chu Guihong?

613
00:31:23,620 --> 00:31:24,800
Should we say he's the mastermind

614
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:26,140
behind this and take him down?

615
00:31:26,140 --> 00:31:27,000
No need.

616
00:31:28,300 --> 00:31:29,970
I'm afraid if we keep digging,

617
00:31:30,060 --> 00:31:31,760
we'll end up dragging in
Waning River Crescent

618
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:32,760
and Song Yi…

619
00:31:38,380 --> 00:31:39,460
I got it again.

620
00:31:41,340 --> 00:31:42,040
You not only

621
00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,340
want to clear
Waning River Crescent's name

622
00:31:44,340 --> 00:31:46,800
but also to protect
Miss Song and her family.

623
00:31:50,060 --> 00:31:50,820
Anything else?

624
00:31:50,820 --> 00:31:52,030
If not, you may leave.

625
00:31:53,340 --> 00:31:54,210
Your Highness,

626
00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,500
that was a gift from Miss Song, wasn't it?

627
00:31:59,410 --> 00:32:00,860
I know all there is to know

628
00:32:00,860 --> 00:32:02,390
about Miss Song.

629
00:32:02,500 --> 00:32:03,550
I was just

630
00:32:03,580 --> 00:32:04,550
reading up

631
00:32:04,550 --> 00:32:06,280
on her life story.

632
00:32:06,300 --> 00:32:09,160
Maybe Your Highness and I
could go over it together.

633
00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:10,620
You?

634
00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:11,620
Yes!

635
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,040
If you've got questions,

636
00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:16,960
just ask.

637
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:26,540
Then let me ask you.

638
00:32:27,410 --> 00:32:28,680
What is a script?

639
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:32,040
It's…

640
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:36,960
Of course I know that.

641
00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:38,560
It means

642
00:32:38,900 --> 00:32:41,450
to scrape up some capital.

643
00:32:41,780 --> 00:32:43,860
Your Highness, are you opening a shop?

644
00:32:43,860 --> 00:32:45,960
We gather some money first

645
00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:47,480
and then go downtown

646
00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:48,280
to rent a storefront.

647
00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:49,200
Next question:

648
00:32:49,900 --> 00:32:51,110
What's a lead role,

649
00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:53,700
and what's a supporting role?

650
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:56,100
Oh no.

651
00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:59,600
I know finger rolls, egg rolls,

652
00:32:59,650 --> 00:33:01,860
and even sushi rolls.

653
00:33:01,860 --> 00:33:03,950
But what is a supporting roll?

654
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,580
What is a supporting roll?

655
00:33:08,060 --> 00:33:08,930
Your Highness.

656
00:33:09,300 --> 00:33:10,460
Your Highness, why are you leaving?

657
00:33:10,460 --> 00:33:11,400
Your Highness.

658
00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,680
Give me another chance, Your Highness.

659
00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:17,340
Mr. Li,

660
00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:20,740
you want to take part
in the reconstruction?

661
00:33:21,380 --> 00:33:22,840
The chaos in the South City

662
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:24,820
left many people homeless.

663
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:27,100
People know me

664
00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:28,620
only as the head of Waning River Crescent

665
00:33:28,620 --> 00:33:30,430
and as a martial-world ruffian.

666
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:31,760
They don't know

667
00:33:32,380 --> 00:33:34,250
that I also aspire to help people.

668
00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:37,110
Mr. Li,

669
00:33:37,340 --> 00:33:39,010
you truly are kind and gentle,

670
00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,300
devoted to helping others.

671
00:33:42,550 --> 00:33:44,040
But this reconstruction

672
00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:45,440
is a government project.

673
00:33:46,620 --> 00:33:48,680
Nan Heng is a sinister man.

674
00:33:50,870 --> 00:33:52,960
If he finds out
you're still in the capital,

675
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:54,350
you could get in trouble.

676
00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:57,230
The assassination matter is over.

677
00:33:57,720 --> 00:33:59,140
I don't know who helped clear

678
00:33:59,140 --> 00:34:00,870
Waning River Crescent's name,

679
00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,630
but since the court has closed the case,

680
00:34:03,820 --> 00:34:05,340
I'm in the clear now.

681
00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:08,240
I can't live my whole life in fear

682
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:10,620
just because of one setback.

683
00:34:11,300 --> 00:34:12,040
But...

684
00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:12,770
Don't worry.

685
00:34:13,140 --> 00:34:15,090
I've lived in the capital for years.

686
00:34:15,090 --> 00:34:16,750
I know how to protect myself.

687
00:34:18,060 --> 00:34:19,700
Though Nan Heng…

688
00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,080
is a sinister,

689
00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:25,240
ruthless man

690
00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:27,410
who's also powerful,

691
00:34:27,470 --> 00:34:28,720
meticulous,

692
00:34:29,390 --> 00:34:30,850
incredibly intelligent,

693
00:34:31,010 --> 00:34:31,950
and super…

694
00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:35,390
I...

695
00:34:35,390 --> 00:34:36,200
Anyway,

696
00:34:37,350 --> 00:34:38,680
since I already promised

697
00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:40,530
to work with you against Nan Heng,

698
00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:42,550
I won't just sit back and watch.

699
00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:43,470
So,

700
00:34:43,470 --> 00:34:44,950
I'll see the reconstruction

701
00:34:44,950 --> 00:34:46,510
through to the end.

702
00:34:49,510 --> 00:34:50,310
Mr. Li,

703
00:34:51,240 --> 00:34:52,700
you're such a good person.

704
00:34:58,830 --> 00:35:00,740
You're a true hero—

705
00:35:00,870 --> 00:35:02,280
selfless and caring.

706
00:35:03,390 --> 00:35:05,080
Tomorrow, I'll go with you.

707
00:35:08,390 --> 00:35:09,450
I'll join you

708
00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:11,560
in rebuilding homes for everyone.

709
00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:14,870
Okay.

710
00:35:23,030 --> 00:35:25,560
Sinister and ruthless?

711
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:27,990
You're acting weird.

712
00:35:28,450 --> 00:35:30,800
I said things I didn't mean
just to gain her trust.

713
00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:32,200
What's weird about that?

714
00:35:32,950 --> 00:35:34,200
Still,

715
00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:35,390
the old you would never have

716
00:35:35,390 --> 00:35:37,200
bad-mouthed the Seventh Prince.

717
00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:38,470
Pretty thrilling, huh?

718
00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:39,720
The past is the past.

719
00:35:39,990 --> 00:35:41,700
Now I'm Li Shiliu.

720
00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:43,560
Is there a problem with that?

721
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:44,350
No problem.

722
00:35:45,350 --> 00:35:46,550
It's just that

723
00:35:46,580 --> 00:35:48,280
you went all out

724
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:49,390
to kill her in the past.

725
00:35:49,390 --> 00:35:50,680
But now, you're going all out

726
00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:52,240
to help her.

727
00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:54,510
Li Shiliu, you're such a selfless man—

728
00:35:54,510 --> 00:35:56,510
fixing up homes all on your own.

729
00:35:56,740 --> 00:35:58,080
If I were a woman,

730
00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:00,010
I would've fallen for you ages ago.

731
00:36:01,350 --> 00:36:02,390
First of all,

732
00:36:02,510 --> 00:36:03,560
I'm not like you—

733
00:36:04,140 --> 00:36:05,410
a lazy bum.

734
00:36:05,950 --> 00:36:06,760
Second,

735
00:36:07,140 --> 00:36:08,560
I meant what I said about
rebuilding the homes,

736
00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:10,010
and I'm not doing it alone.

737
00:36:10,390 --> 00:36:13,120
The whole
Waning River Crescent will be helping.

738
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:16,140
That includes you.

739
00:36:20,740 --> 00:36:21,740
Including me?

740
00:36:22,910 --> 00:36:24,080
I'm so debonair.

741
00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:25,120
Am I really fit for reconstruction work?

742
00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:26,310
Since you're so debonair,

743
00:36:26,310 --> 00:36:27,430
I have to send you out

744
00:36:27,430 --> 00:36:28,530
and draw some attention.

745
00:36:28,530 --> 00:36:31,470
Attention is one thing I never lack.

746
00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:32,550
Your Highness.

747
00:36:32,700 --> 00:36:34,200
If the useless Shangguan won't go,

748
00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:35,760
someone else is ready to step up.

749
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:36,390
Perfect.

750
00:36:37,390 --> 00:36:38,910
I once joined

751
00:36:38,910 --> 00:36:40,680
the Xuanjia Army on a rebuilding project.

752
00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:42,160
On my days off,

753
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:43,470
I often visit the Ministry of Works.

754
00:36:43,470 --> 00:36:45,510
I know quite a bit
about reconstruction.

755
00:36:45,510 --> 00:36:46,640
Your Highness, if you're willing…

756
00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:47,560
I'm not willing.

757
00:36:48,950 --> 00:36:49,910
Listen.

758
00:36:50,930 --> 00:36:52,310
From now on, when I'm Li Shiliu,

759
00:36:52,310 --> 00:36:53,080
stay away from me.

760
00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:54,310
Don't arouse suspicion, okay?

761
00:36:54,310 --> 00:36:55,160
Your Highness,

762
00:36:55,510 --> 00:36:57,030
you've been appearing as Li Shiliu

763
00:36:57,030 --> 00:36:57,830
more and more often.

764
00:36:57,830 --> 00:36:59,240
I can't even serve you properly anymore.

765
00:36:59,240 --> 00:37:00,300
I don't need you to.

766
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:10,430
Bro,

767
00:37:10,830 --> 00:37:11,910
you and I

768
00:37:11,910 --> 00:37:14,390
are just supporting roles
meant to build up his image.

769
00:37:14,390 --> 00:37:15,310
He's the flower;

770
00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:16,640
we're just the foliage.

771
00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:17,240
Got it?

772
00:37:21,010 --> 00:37:24,120
[Hongyun Inn]

773
00:37:21,310 --> 00:37:22,120
Boys!

774
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:24,030
Chief's glory

775
00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:26,510
is the glory of every Nightwalker.

776
00:37:26,700 --> 00:37:27,720
Chief's love

777
00:37:27,720 --> 00:37:29,850
is also the love of us all!

778
00:37:29,950 --> 00:37:31,240
Helping others

779
00:37:31,240 --> 00:37:32,350
and pursuing justice

780
00:37:32,350 --> 00:37:33,890
is our mission!

781
00:37:34,430 --> 00:37:35,120
Now let's

782
00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:37,030
roll up our sleeves and get to work!

783
00:37:37,030 --> 00:37:37,830
Yes!

784
00:37:37,060 --> 00:37:37,930
[Changxing Cloth Shop]

785
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:38,950
Let's go!

786
00:37:41,990 --> 00:37:43,950
♪ The pawnshop owner weeps,
counting silver notes ♪

787
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,950
♪ The pledged military order
is now riddled with decay ♪

788
00:37:47,510 --> 00:37:49,640
♪ A wine banner
pierces the midnight haze ♪

789
00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,010
♪ A secret stronghold
lies dormant on the canal map ♪

790
00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:12,200
[Hongyun Inn]

791
00:38:14,870 --> 00:38:15,950
Okay, this way.

792
00:38:16,030 --> 00:38:16,640
Put it here.

793
00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:17,310
Here. Okay.

794
00:38:17,310 --> 00:38:18,490
This is a governmental project.

795
00:38:18,490 --> 00:38:20,410
Outsiders shouldn't be meddling.

796
00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:21,560
Clear them out.

797
00:38:21,950 --> 00:38:22,510
Yes.

798
00:38:22,530 --> 00:38:23,200
-Yes.
-Yes.

799
00:38:24,830 --> 00:38:25,640
Chu Guihong,

800
00:38:26,240 --> 00:38:28,240
what on earth are you worried about?

801
00:38:29,510 --> 00:38:30,310
Yimeng,

802
00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,310
reconstruction is a matter of the court.

803
00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:34,280
Li Shiliu is just a martial-world ruffian,

804
00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:36,990
and he was involved in the assassination
attempt on the Seventh Prince.

805
00:38:36,990 --> 00:38:38,310
If His Majesty hadn't let it slide,

806
00:38:38,310 --> 00:38:39,720
he'd be a fugitive by now.

807
00:38:40,140 --> 00:38:41,200
How can someone like that

808
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:42,640
participate in the reconstruction?

809
00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:43,600
It's absurd.

810
00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:45,950
Alright then.

811
00:38:47,030 --> 00:38:48,470
Let me ask you.

812
00:38:48,910 --> 00:38:50,620
What is court business?

813
00:38:51,950 --> 00:38:54,640
Court business
is about the people's livelihood.

814
00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:55,760
And what does that mean?

815
00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:58,310
It means the daily needs

816
00:38:58,310 --> 00:38:59,470
of ordinary folks.

817
00:38:59,830 --> 00:39:02,030
You're a general
stationed at the border all year round.

818
00:39:02,030 --> 00:39:02,910
You don't even know

819
00:39:02,910 --> 00:39:04,510
how much a sack of rice costs.

820
00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:07,680
How could you possibly know better
than Waning River Crescent?

821
00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:08,310
I...

822
00:39:08,310 --> 00:39:09,240
You can't.

823
00:39:11,910 --> 00:39:13,280
But they are different.

824
00:39:13,990 --> 00:39:15,160
The Nightwalkers

825
00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:16,600
have always roamed
the southern part of the city.

826
00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:18,030
They know how many people live there,

827
00:39:18,030 --> 00:39:19,680
what the local customs are like,

828
00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:21,680
and what kind of wood
is cheap and durable.

829
00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:23,030
They know all of that.

830
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:25,120
So, Chu Guihong,

831
00:39:25,510 --> 00:39:27,390
why turn away free labor

832
00:39:27,390 --> 00:39:28,720
that comes knocking?

833
00:39:30,950 --> 00:39:31,910
Yimeng,

834
00:39:31,990 --> 00:39:33,720
it's not as simple as you think.

835
00:39:33,970 --> 00:39:35,240
If they have ulterior motives,

836
00:39:35,240 --> 00:39:36,120
or…

837
00:39:37,870 --> 00:39:38,990
Or what?

838
00:39:45,350 --> 00:39:46,310
In the end,

839
00:39:46,720 --> 00:39:48,120
you just don't trust him.

840
00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:51,280
Have you forgotten who risked his life

841
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:52,430
in the fire that day,

842
00:39:52,430 --> 00:39:53,640
leading Waning River Crescent

843
00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:55,300
to save the people in the city?

844
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,050
Yet someone else,

845
00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:01,600
in the middle of the disaster,

846
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:03,160
was fretting about catching a suspect,

847
00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:04,600
fixing his broken sword,

848
00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:05,450
-and…
-Yimeng.

849
00:40:08,310 --> 00:40:09,200
Enough.

850
00:40:15,870 --> 00:40:16,510
Alright.

851
00:40:17,660 --> 00:40:18,930
I'll have a proper talk

852
00:40:19,100 --> 00:40:21,240
with Mr. Li about the reconstruction.

853
00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:24,950
Really?

854
00:40:48,390 --> 00:40:49,200
Miss Song,

855
00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:51,200
aren't you afraid

856
00:40:51,910 --> 00:40:53,600
I'll tell your friend
from the martial world

857
00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:56,060
about your secret affair
with His Highness?

858
00:40:56,390 --> 00:40:57,870
D-Don't talk nonsense!

859
00:40:58,310 --> 00:40:59,310
When have I ever

860
00:40:59,310 --> 00:41:01,030
had an affair with your master?

861
00:41:02,310 --> 00:41:03,260
In the royal garden,

862
00:41:03,260 --> 00:41:04,120
you two kissed.

863
00:41:05,310 --> 00:41:06,470
In the prince's private garden,

864
00:41:06,470 --> 00:41:07,660
you two kissed again.

865
00:41:07,990 --> 00:41:09,030
All you two ever did was kiss.

866
00:41:09,030 --> 00:41:09,680
Stop.

867
00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:13,240
Well,

868
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,950
every superstar has a shady past,

869
00:41:15,950 --> 00:41:16,640
right?

870
00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:17,350
I understand.

871
00:41:17,350 --> 00:41:19,390
It's not easy being a paparazzo.

872
00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:20,890
You just want

873
00:41:21,030 --> 00:41:22,280
to make some money.

874
00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:27,030
Hush money.

875
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:28,680
Forget all those kisses,

876
00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:30,740
okay?

877
00:41:32,910 --> 00:41:33,640
Mr. Fugui,

878
00:41:33,640 --> 00:41:34,350
take it.

879
00:41:34,350 --> 00:41:35,120
If anything like this comes up again,

880
00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:36,280
I won't forget you.

881
00:41:36,390 --> 00:41:36,830
Now that I've paid…

882
00:41:36,830 --> 00:41:37,470
Answer me!

883
00:41:38,870 --> 00:41:39,780
What's a superstar?

884
00:41:39,780 --> 00:41:40,760
What's a paparazzo?