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[The Heir]

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[Episode 14]

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Li Zhen.

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Come and take a look at this.

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How do you explain this?

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Go on then.

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This...

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By this morning,

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the handwritten ink recipe had already
spread throughout Sibao Street.

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As for this handwritten ink recipe,

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I don't know what's going on—

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but it has absolutely nothing
to do with me.

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Nothing to do with you?
Then who is it supposed to be about?

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Tell us, Li Zhen—

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why did you do this?

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I restored the lacquer-soot ink myself.

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I poured my heart into it.

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What would I possibly gain

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from leaking the ink recipe?

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I'm not stupid enough

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to do something like that.

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Besides,

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I wasn't the only one
who handled the ink recipe.

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Uncle Jingdong and Sixth Grandfather

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both had access to it as well.

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Why am I the only one being suspected?

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Because of the things the Eighth Branch
has done in the past.

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And now you dare try
to pin this on us, the Sixth Branch?

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I dare swear before our ancestors

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that I didn't do this.

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Do you dare to do the same?

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My grandfather swore

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before the ancestors back then too.

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And what happened?

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Didn't you still suspect him
again and again—

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along with the entire Eighth Branch?

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Uncle Jingdong,

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what I don't understand is this:

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if you refuse to trust someone
in the first place,

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then what good is an oath?

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Besides,

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we, the Eighth Branch

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were removed from the Li family
ancestral hall long ago.

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We no longer have anything to do

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with the Li family's ancestral tablets.

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Listen to her.

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She's practically severed
all ties with the Li family—

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even denying her own ancestors.

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Jiangyue.

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Wanyi.

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We've treated her quite well,
if you ask me.

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We gave her money
and gave her an opportunity,

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only for her to repay us with betrayal.

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What a fine accusation of betrayal.

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Fourth Aunt,

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since you're placing
such a serious charge on me,

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what evidence

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do you have

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that I leaked the ink recipe?

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What more evidence do we need?

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Before you came here,

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our family never once
had an ink recipe leaked.

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So tell me—

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why is it that
ever since you arrived,

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the ink workshop has been plagued
by one problem after another?

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If it wasn't you,

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then who else could it be?

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Mother, Wanyi,

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I could tell long ago
this girl was up to no good.

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We can't take in someone
who'll only turn on us.

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Enough.

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All of you, be quiet.

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This is not the time

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to decide who is responsible.

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We need to deal with the problem
in front of us.

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Jingdong,

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contact the ink merchants immediately

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and inform them

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that the Li family

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will provide appropriate compensation.

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Yes.

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Jinhe,

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please also inform
the Literary Association

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and Lord Yan.

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Zhen,

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I believe

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you would never do something like this.

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Go back for now.

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I will

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give you an explanation afterward.

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Seventh Grandmother,

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I cannot leave like this
while my name is still under suspicion.

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Since everyone is here,

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then let me make myself clear.

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First,

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I, Li Zhen, took on the restoration

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of the ancient lacquer-soot ink
as legitimate paid work.

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The Li family owes me nothing, and
I owe the Li family nothing in return.

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Second,

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I did not leak the ink recipe,

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and I will not allow anyone to slander me

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as they please.

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I will

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investigate this matter thoroughly

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and expose whoever has been
scheming behind the scenes.

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Just wait and see.

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Master,

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this thing started circulating

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from who knows where this morning,

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and the Li family is already
in complete chaos because of it.

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Miss Li Zhen was so furious
she stormed off.

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This is too aggressive
to be a coincidence—

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someone must be pulling the strings
behind the scenes.

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This concerns our profits from Li Ink.

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We can't just sit back
and do nothing, Master.

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Xiao Qi,

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keep a close eye on things

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and report back to me at once
if anything happens.

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Manager Shao.

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Miss Li Zhen.

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I know

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you've been wronged.

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But the Young Master gave strict orders—

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until the matter is fully investigated,

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I can't let you into the ink workshop.

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Manager Shao,

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I'm here because
of the leaked ink recipe.

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I do have a favor to ask,

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but I promise I won't cause you
any trouble.

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What is it?

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I'd like to borrow the employment records

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of the Li's Ink Workshop over the years.

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Manager Shao, you really have
kept the employment records

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of Li's Ink Workshop

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impeccably organized all these years.

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Every worker at Li Ink

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has their arrival and departure times

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clearly recorded.

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Miss Li Zhen,

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these are only employment records
for the ink workshop.

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What insight could you
possibly gain from them?

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Manager Shao,

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look at the handwriting
on the ink recipe.

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The person who copied it

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has a distinctive habit:

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when writing horizontal strokes,

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they always slant them upward,

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and when writing vertical strokes,

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they never return the brush upward.

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And on these employment records,

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every ink-maker wrote down

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their own name personally.

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That's why

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I want to track this person down
through their handwriting.

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Miss Li Zhen, you're quite sharp.

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But how can you be sure

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the person who copied the ink recipe

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once worked at Li Ink?

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Whoever leaked the ink recipe

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must be connected
to the Li's Ink Workshop.

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I'm not completely certain,

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but to clear my name,

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I can only try my best.

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Manager Shao,

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come quickly and take a look.

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I think I've found the person.

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[Ge Laoliu]

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I remember him.

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Five years ago,

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the ink workshop hired him.

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He worked in the lampblack-making workshop
for less than half a month.

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He repeatedly cut corners
and passed off inferior goods,

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so I kicked him out.

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Zhen,

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this Ge Laoliu

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is a notorious scoundrel on this street.

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He's in debt to every restaurant

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and tavern on this street.

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He's definitely here.

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Nice!

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Over there.

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Waiter,

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more wine.

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No money, no wine.

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What money?

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I'll kick you to death—do you believe it?

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Remember this—

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wait until you're somewhere
with fewer people before making a move.

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Knock him out, then tie him up.

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Don't fight him head-on.

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Zhen,

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don't show yourself.
Go back to the old ink workshop and wait.

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I'll bring him to you.

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Hurry, hurry, Ge Laoliu is leaving!

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Alright.

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Quick, quick.

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Watch yourself.

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Don't touch me!

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W-What's going on, buddy?

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Cut the nonsense!

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I'll beat you to death!

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Don't come any closer.

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Don't come any closer!

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Weapons have no eyes! Weapons
have no eyes! Weapons have no eyes!

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Zhengliang!

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Weapons have no eyes!

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Hit him, Zhen!

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Don't come over.

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Don't come over.

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Don't—

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How can you bully a girl like that?

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He's still breathing.

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I was too rough.

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Are you alright?

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Master Qi,

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w-why are you here?

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Your "Weapons have no eyes!"

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echoed through the skies!

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Zhengliang,

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are you alright?

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Did he hit your stomach?

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I'm fine, I'm fine.

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Just a little.

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No cuts, right?

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No, no, mo.

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Miss Li Zhen…

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this...

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this is yours?

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Yes, it's mine.

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You're better suited to making ink.

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Here,

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keep this knife for now.

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How about this—

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he leaked the ink recipe.

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Since I'm also a part-owner,

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I'll take care of him from here.

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Wait.

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Master Qi, I know you mean well,

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but it's because of this man

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that I was falsely accused
by the Li family.

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So

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I have to interrogate him myself.

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That works too.

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At least

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let me carry him back for you.

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Thanks a lot.

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Thank you.

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That's a lot of strength…

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Xiao Qi,

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could I borrow your blade?

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This is my master's blade.

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Miss Li Zhen, feel free to use it.

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Thanks a lot.

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Thank you.

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Zhengliang, let's go.

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What did I just tell you?

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Ge Laoliu,

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sober now?

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Open your eyes and look closely—

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do you know who I am?

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You're…

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that girl who restored
the lacquer-soot ink?

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That's right.

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That's me.

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I've never seen you

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at the Li's Ink Workshop before.

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Master,

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isn't interrogation

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our specialty?

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They're actually doing it themselves?

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You scared me—
I thought it was someone big.

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This is a rare opportunity.

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Let them have their fun first.

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I'm telling you—

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I'll go take another look.

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Don't you come at me

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with that "head of the house" attitude!

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A woman

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should stay at home,

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serve her man properly.

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Always running around in public—

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aren't you ashamed?

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Watch your mouth!

284
00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:38,390
I-I'll say it anyway.

285
00:13:39,870 --> 00:13:42,440
You still want to fight men for power?

286
00:13:43,230 --> 00:13:44,160
I'm telling you,

287
00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:45,240
I'll make you

288
00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,030
drop that idea sooner rather than later.

289
00:13:48,030 --> 00:13:50,390
Stop filling your head with nonsense.

290
00:13:52,330 --> 00:13:53,060
Hit him!

291
00:13:55,390 --> 00:13:57,670
Master, that guy's hitting him—

292
00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:00,510
he's got quite a bit of strength.

293
00:14:00,510 --> 00:14:02,370
Let him practice his skills a bit.

294
00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:08,200
Ge Laoliu,

295
00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,500
do you think saying things like that
will make me angry?

296
00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,240
I'm not angry at all.

297
00:14:15,790 --> 00:14:16,910
Your words

298
00:14:16,930 --> 00:14:19,840
have actually made things
a little clearer in my mind.

299
00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,120
Looks like your mole at the Li family

300
00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,120
hasn't stopped whispering

301
00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:24,960
in your ear.

302
00:14:25,670 --> 00:14:27,120
The more you insult me,

303
00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,200
the more it proves
how outstanding I am—

304
00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,080
you just can't compare to me.

305
00:14:31,870 --> 00:14:33,270
So if you know what's good for you,

306
00:14:33,270 --> 00:14:34,670
you'd better confess right now

307
00:14:34,670 --> 00:14:35,750
who your mole in the Li family is.

308
00:14:35,750 --> 00:14:37,360
I, Ge Laoliu,

309
00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,240
don't know what's good for me.

310
00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,240
Don't know what's good for you, huh?

311
00:14:42,390 --> 00:14:43,990
Alright, alright, alright.

312
00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:45,510
That mole of yours

313
00:14:45,630 --> 00:14:47,550
must have paid you a good sum of silver

314
00:14:47,550 --> 00:14:48,550
and promised you

315
00:14:48,630 --> 00:14:50,120
a bright future

316
00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,160
once this whole mess blows over.

317
00:14:52,390 --> 00:14:54,630
But now that everything's out
in the open,

318
00:14:54,630 --> 00:14:56,030
if you don't confess,

319
00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,000
I'll turn you over to the authorities.

320
00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,480
We'll see

321
00:14:59,630 --> 00:15:01,960
who dares to protect

322
00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,320
a useless pawn like you.

323
00:15:04,550 --> 00:15:05,610
Trying to scare me?

324
00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,320
You've got no proof.

325
00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:10,130
That ink recipe?

326
00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,600
I picked it up on the street—that's all.

327
00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,330
What can the officials do to me?

328
00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:16,360
Besides, once this blows over,

329
00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,780
I'll be perfectly fine
and come out unscathed.

330
00:15:18,780 --> 00:15:20,090
Perfectly fine?

331
00:15:24,030 --> 00:15:25,630
Sounds like your mole

332
00:15:25,630 --> 00:15:27,440
only told you half the truth.

333
00:15:27,910 --> 00:15:29,440
You haven't grasped the key secret

334
00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,640
of the ancient lacquer-soot ink at all.

335
00:15:40,630 --> 00:15:41,320
Master,

336
00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:43,380
she's drawn the blade.

337
00:15:47,150 --> 00:15:48,290
Take a look at this.

338
00:15:48,620 --> 00:15:51,530
[Qi]

339
00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,360
Qi… Qi… Qi…

340
00:15:56,390 --> 00:15:57,190
That's right.

341
00:15:58,270 --> 00:15:59,670
It stands for Marshal Qi.

342
00:16:00,550 --> 00:16:02,150
The owner of this blade

343
00:16:03,090 --> 00:16:05,210
is Qi Jiu,

344
00:16:05,630 --> 00:16:06,960
the master of Yihousheng.

345
00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:08,910
This technique is a bit crude.

346
00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:10,630
Very crude.

347
00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:11,910
This Qi Jiu—

348
00:16:12,750 --> 00:16:14,350
he's one of Marshal Qi's men.

349
00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:17,910
When Master Qi first came to Huizhou,

350
00:16:17,910 --> 00:16:19,710
his very first business venture

351
00:16:19,910 --> 00:16:23,030
was partnering with the Li family
on the ancient lacquer-soot ink.

352
00:16:23,030 --> 00:16:24,120
But now,

353
00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,440
by spreading that ink recipe around,

354
00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,670
you've made it impossible to produce
the ancient lacquer-soot ink.

355
00:16:28,670 --> 00:16:29,910
This doesn't

356
00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:31,820
just affect the Li family—

357
00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,000
it also hits Master Qi's interests.

358
00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:36,630
And Master Qi?

359
00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:38,960
He's ruthless and cold-blooded,

360
00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,510
kills without mercy,

361
00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,840
and he's certainly not
as easy to deal with as I am.

362
00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:44,320
Right now, Master Qi

363
00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:45,930
is behind that door.

364
00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,480
If you stubbornly fall into his hands…

365
00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:49,790
there will be blood.

366
00:16:50,390 --> 00:16:52,440
there will be bloodshed.

367
00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,440
Sun Baiyi.

368
00:16:56,030 --> 00:16:56,890
Go on.

369
00:17:00,890 --> 00:17:03,600
It was Sun Baiyi
who gave me the ink recipe.

370
00:17:05,690 --> 00:17:08,250
I really didn't expect it—

371
00:17:08,550 --> 00:17:09,880
I could perform so well.

372
00:17:10,310 --> 00:17:12,640
He caved in immediately when questioned.

373
00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:13,589
Of course,

374
00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:14,920
Master Qi's blade

375
00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:16,069
helped me a lot.

376
00:17:16,750 --> 00:17:18,410
This blade is really amazing!

377
00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:19,790
This blade,

378
00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,200
in your hands,
was used with remarkable skill—

379
00:17:23,270 --> 00:17:24,589
and your story

380
00:17:24,589 --> 00:17:26,480
was told with equal brilliance.

381
00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,030
I had no choice.

382
00:17:31,070 --> 00:17:32,720
To make him tell the truth,

383
00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,200
I had to make things up.

384
00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:35,640
"Make things up"?

385
00:17:36,270 --> 00:17:37,270
This blade

386
00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,440
is a military saber from the Qi Army.

387
00:17:43,030 --> 00:17:43,920
So… you've actually

388
00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,830
killed people with it?

389
00:18:09,700 --> 00:18:10,830
He's teasing you.

390
00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,050
Ge Laoliu mentioned a guy named Sun Baiyi—

391
00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,600
Miss Li Zhen, do you know him?

392
00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,170
More than just knowing him—

393
00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:25,440
he's my sworn enemy

394
00:18:26,070 --> 00:18:27,800
and has always been against me.

395
00:18:27,830 --> 00:18:28,880
He's a cousin

396
00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,440
of my eldest aunt.

397
00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,240
I guess he's worried
that me staying long in the Li family

398
00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:34,440
will get in the way
of his family's attempt

399
00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,110
to use Zhengyou to climb higher.

400
00:18:36,110 --> 00:18:37,880
I'll keep Ge Laoliu in custody
for you for now.

401
00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,350
So, what's your plan next, Miss Li Zhen?

402
00:18:40,350 --> 00:18:41,400
What else can I do?

403
00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,160
Naturally, I'll clear my name

404
00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:44,420
openly and honorably.

405
00:18:45,310 --> 00:18:46,680
If you need help,

406
00:18:46,830 --> 00:18:48,960
don't hesitate to come to the two of us.

407
00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:53,680
Aunt Rujun,

408
00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,540
Baiyi grew up right under your watch.

409
00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,960
His father, Sun Dahe, has also been

410
00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,640
a long-time worker at Li Ink.

411
00:19:01,790 --> 00:19:03,200
I simply cannot believe

412
00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:04,930
he would be the one behind this.

413
00:19:06,750 --> 00:19:09,610
There's definitely
something fishy going on here.

414
00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,750
Maybe some outsiders

415
00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:13,620
are trying to stir up trouble.

416
00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:15,680
If witnesses aren't enough,

417
00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,540
I have physical evidence as well.

418
00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,200
Seventh Grandmother,

419
00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,310
this is the original draft
of the ink recipe

420
00:19:21,310 --> 00:19:22,970
that Sun Baiyi gave Ge Laoliu.

421
00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:27,960
Manager Shao.

422
00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,780
This is Sun Baiyi's handwriting.

423
00:19:39,070 --> 00:19:39,960
Go.

424
00:19:40,270 --> 00:19:42,000
Arrest him at the ink workshop!

425
00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:53,510
Wanyi.

426
00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:55,550
Jiangyue.

427
00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,000
After all,

428
00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,070
Sun Baiyi is your paternal cousin,

429
00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,270
and he has always been
quite close to Zhengyou.

430
00:20:02,270 --> 00:20:04,070
Right now Mother is so angry—

431
00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,170
if you, as the elder sister,
don't intervene,

432
00:20:07,590 --> 00:20:10,200
the punishment will probably be severe.

433
00:20:12,030 --> 00:20:13,760
He's really making me furious.

434
00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:16,960
How could he

435
00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,400
do something so utterly reckless?

436
00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:22,440
At this point,

437
00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:24,160
I'm afraid

438
00:20:24,350 --> 00:20:26,270
only Master Sun can save him.

439
00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:28,030
Whatever the case,

440
00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:30,240
Sun Baiyi is still Master Sun's

441
00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:31,480
only son.

442
00:20:32,110 --> 00:20:32,920
Yes.

443
00:20:34,550 --> 00:20:36,210
I'll go find Uncle right away.

444
00:20:50,270 --> 00:20:52,640
Go gather all of Master Sun's

445
00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,110
apprentices for me.

446
00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:02,890
Kneel properly.

447
00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:04,240
Old Madam.

448
00:21:09,750 --> 00:21:11,610
This is a duplicate key

449
00:21:11,630 --> 00:21:13,790
to the warehouse
that we found on Sun Baiyi.

450
00:21:13,790 --> 00:21:16,310
The witnesses and evidence
are all in order.

451
00:21:18,030 --> 00:21:18,510
I...

452
00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:24,860
I won't do it again, Old Madam!

453
00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:26,180
Old Madam, I was wrong!

454
00:21:26,270 --> 00:21:27,960
Old Madam, I'll never do it again!

455
00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:29,680
I know I was wrong, Old Madam!

456
00:21:30,030 --> 00:21:30,880
Old Madam! Old Madam!

457
00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:31,880
Silence.

458
00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,960
For centuries,
the Li Ink has always placed

459
00:21:37,510 --> 00:21:40,590
integrity and trust above all else,
both within and outside the family.

460
00:21:40,590 --> 00:21:42,790
You've committed such a grave offense—

461
00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,690
if we do not punish it severely,

462
00:21:45,790 --> 00:21:47,350
how can we uphold the principles

463
00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:49,480
of "upright and honorable"?

464
00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:54,350
Manager Shao,

465
00:21:54,790 --> 00:21:57,550
the ink workshop rules
are clearly written

466
00:21:58,110 --> 00:22:00,030
and laid out.

467
00:22:00,830 --> 00:22:02,310
What should be done—

468
00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:03,720
tell us.

469
00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,250
Reporting to Old Madam,

470
00:22:07,350 --> 00:22:10,480
ink recipes are
not only the foundation of our trade,

471
00:22:10,790 --> 00:22:13,400
but also affect the livelihood
and future of all ink-makers.

472
00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:14,720
Sun Baiyi's actions

473
00:22:14,830 --> 00:22:17,270
constitute grave disloyalty
and injustice.

474
00:22:17,270 --> 00:22:18,790
According to the rules
of the Li's Ink Workshop,

475
00:22:18,790 --> 00:22:20,200
all his earnings should be confiscated,

476
00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,160
both his hands severed,
and he should be expelled from

477
00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,160
the workshop as a warning to others.

478
00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:25,550
Take him away.

479
00:22:28,070 --> 00:22:29,070
Old Madam!

480
00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:33,310
Old Madam...

481
00:22:34,110 --> 00:22:37,270
I beg you—let me take my son's punishment.

482
00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:38,030
Old Madam.

483
00:22:38,030 --> 00:22:38,640
Father…

484
00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:40,960
I am unfilial...

485
00:22:42,070 --> 00:22:43,000
I am unfilial...

486
00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,580
When a son is not taught properly,
it is the father's fault.

487
00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,440
My son has committed a monstrous crime,

488
00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,590
and as his father,

489
00:22:55,590 --> 00:22:57,640
I cannot escape responsibility.

490
00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:00,790
I am

491
00:23:01,510 --> 00:23:03,160
willing to take the punishment

492
00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:06,400
of having my hands severed
in Baiyi's place.

493
00:23:09,070 --> 00:23:10,200
Master Sun,

494
00:23:11,270 --> 00:23:12,960
don't say such things.

495
00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,400
This has nothing to do with you.

496
00:23:16,590 --> 00:23:17,790
Old Madam,

497
00:23:18,830 --> 00:23:21,480
I only have one son…

498
00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,640
Though he is unworthy,

499
00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:27,350
how can a father

500
00:23:28,590 --> 00:23:32,270
bear to watch his son
have his hands severed?

501
00:23:33,590 --> 00:23:36,400
Please grant my request, Old Madam.

502
00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:39,550
Old Madam,

503
00:23:40,310 --> 00:23:41,110
Master Li Liu,

504
00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,960
we came here to speak up

505
00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:45,440
for Master Sun.

506
00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,720
He has worked diligently
for the Li family for decades

507
00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:50,440
and has made great contributions.

508
00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,030
Since old times, it has been a principle
that a father's debt is repaid by the son,

509
00:23:53,030 --> 00:23:54,790
and a father's kindness
is inherited by the son.

510
00:23:54,790 --> 00:23:57,720
Even nobles in the capital,
when they commit crimes,

511
00:23:57,750 --> 00:23:59,640
are often spared harsh punishment

512
00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:01,040
due to ancestral merits.

513
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,550
We beg you, Old Madam, to show mercy

514
00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:04,720
and spare

515
00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:06,830
the hand-severing punishment.

516
00:24:06,830 --> 00:24:09,590
We beg Old Madam for mercy.

517
00:24:11,590 --> 00:24:14,960
Everyone in the Li's Ink Workshop

518
00:24:16,310 --> 00:24:19,000
must always keep the words
"Upright and Honorable"

519
00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,680
engraved in their hearts.

520
00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:21,960
Rujun,

521
00:24:23,030 --> 00:24:25,400
they do have a point.

522
00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,200
After the Tribute Ink case back then,

523
00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:31,720
many ink workshops offered Master Sun

524
00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,070
large sums to hire him away,

525
00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,000
but he refused them all.

526
00:24:37,750 --> 00:24:38,880
And all these years,

527
00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,860
it's thanks to him
keeping the glue room running

528
00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,530
that Li Ink's production was maintained.

529
00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,880
Mother, Baiyi is my paternal cousin.

530
00:24:51,110 --> 00:24:52,770
He committed a grave mistake,

531
00:24:52,830 --> 00:24:54,880
and by all rights I should not interfere.

532
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,310
But I ask

533
00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:58,880
that you consider how Master Sun

534
00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,340
has devoted most of his life
to the Li family.

535
00:25:01,350 --> 00:25:03,010
He's already advanced in age.

536
00:25:03,110 --> 00:25:05,790
Mother, I hope you can show leniency.

537
00:25:10,070 --> 00:25:11,200
Wanyi,

538
00:25:12,030 --> 00:25:13,000
get up.

539
00:25:14,030 --> 00:25:14,640
Mother.

540
00:25:19,550 --> 00:25:20,550
Zhen,

541
00:25:21,790 --> 00:25:24,160
you've suffered the most because of this.

542
00:25:25,030 --> 00:25:28,350
What punishment do you think
is appropriate?

543
00:25:33,310 --> 00:25:35,000
Since the family and workshop rules

544
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,240
are clearly written,

545
00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,510
a father cannot
take the punishment for his son.

546
00:25:39,510 --> 00:25:41,720
But I will never forget
the kindness Eldest Aunt

547
00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:43,200
has shown me

548
00:25:43,830 --> 00:25:46,680
and the Eighth Branch.

549
00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,350
The hand-severing punishment
may be spared,

550
00:25:52,350 --> 00:25:54,680
but the rest of the punishment
cannot be avoided.

551
00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:56,240
I trust Seventh Grandmother

552
00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:57,970
will give me a fair resolution.

553
00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:02,160
Very well.

554
00:26:04,030 --> 00:26:06,550
The hand-severing punishment
will be reduced to flogging.

555
00:26:06,550 --> 00:26:09,790
From today onward, Baiyi and his father
are expelled from the ink workshop

556
00:26:09,790 --> 00:26:11,520
and shall never be hired again.

557
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,750
Thank you, Old Madam, for your mercy!

558
00:26:15,030 --> 00:26:17,270
Thank you, Old Madam, for your mercy!

559
00:26:17,270 --> 00:26:18,070
Disperse.

560
00:26:18,070 --> 00:26:18,720
Wait.

561
00:26:20,590 --> 00:26:23,720
Sun Baiyi caused a great disaster
and should be punished,

562
00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,480
but I believe the real culprit
is someone else.

563
00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,880
The person who most deserves
to be expelled from the ink workshop

564
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:29,920
is her,

565
00:26:30,070 --> 00:26:30,880
Li Zhen.

566
00:26:33,070 --> 00:26:34,070
Jiangyue,

567
00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:35,400
stop talking nonsense.

568
00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:36,680
I am not talking nonsense.

569
00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,200
This is ridiculous.

570
00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:39,680
Somehow, the victim

571
00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,110
has become the culprit in your eyes.

572
00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:44,030
Fourth Aunt,

573
00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:46,240
I really want to ask—

574
00:26:46,590 --> 00:26:47,850
what have I done wrong?

575
00:26:48,070 --> 00:26:50,270
You made one successful ink stick

576
00:26:50,270 --> 00:26:52,510
and suddenly started looking down
on everyone else.

577
00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:55,200
Rules and reason should still
leave room for human feeling.

578
00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:58,110
Today, so many people pleaded for Baiyi,

579
00:26:58,350 --> 00:27:00,720
yet you alone refused
to let the matter rest.

580
00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,590
In front of everyone,

581
00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:04,590
you pressured your seventh grandmother

582
00:27:04,590 --> 00:27:06,750
into ruling in your favor,
disregarding the bigger picture entirely.

583
00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:09,210
You are truly cold-hearted and ungrateful.

584
00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:11,750
The very first lesson I learned
at the Li's Ink Workshop

585
00:27:11,750 --> 00:27:13,920
was that without rules,
there can be no order.

586
00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:15,310
A wrong is still a wrong.

587
00:27:15,750 --> 00:27:17,010
No amount of sentiment

588
00:27:17,070 --> 00:27:18,790
should blur the line
between right and wrong.

589
00:27:18,790 --> 00:27:19,550
Otherwise,

590
00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:22,240
what is the point of having family rules
and workshop rules at all?

591
00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:23,110
If we were truly
following the family rules,

592
00:27:23,110 --> 00:27:24,750
you shouldn't even be here.

593
00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,310
You were expelled
from the clan in disgrace,

594
00:27:27,310 --> 00:27:28,440
yet instead of staying in line,

595
00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,500
you're scheming with wild ambition.

596
00:27:30,510 --> 00:27:32,750
Why do you think Sun Baiyi
stole the recipe?

597
00:27:32,750 --> 00:27:35,160
If you hadn't been coveting
the Li Ink business

598
00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,490
and scheming to seize power and property,

599
00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:38,750
why would he risk committing such a crime

600
00:27:38,750 --> 00:27:40,830
just to protect Zhengyou's position

601
00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,960
as heir?

602
00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:45,520
To seize power and property?

603
00:27:45,830 --> 00:27:47,240
If you want to go after me,

604
00:27:47,350 --> 00:27:49,610
then go ahead—no need to throw dirt on me.

605
00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:51,350
Anyone with eyes can see clearly.

606
00:27:51,350 --> 00:27:52,240
I believe

607
00:27:52,350 --> 00:27:54,160
justice lives in people's hearts.

608
00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,480
If you truly had no intention
of seizing power and property,

609
00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,440
then after restoring
the ancient lacquer-soot ink,

610
00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,110
why insist on shamelessly
staying at the Li's Ink Workshop?

611
00:28:01,110 --> 00:28:03,640
Weren't you trying to take over Li Ink

612
00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:04,590
and become the head of the Li family?

613
00:28:04,590 --> 00:28:05,450
Tian Jiangyue,

614
00:28:05,830 --> 00:28:07,720
stop trying to drive a wedge
between people.

615
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,960
Never once have I had such intentions.

616
00:28:10,030 --> 00:28:11,880
Right now, you haven't
secured your footing yet,

617
00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,680
so naturally you wouldn't
reveal your ambitions.

618
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,270
But what about a year from now?

619
00:28:16,270 --> 00:28:17,310
And Two years?

620
00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,200
And Three years?

621
00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:21,680
Wanyi,

622
00:28:22,270 --> 00:28:23,640
Li Zhen is refusing to leave.

623
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:24,640
Even if you don't say it out loud,

624
00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,270
you must feel upset inside.

625
00:28:27,030 --> 00:28:28,750
Open your eyes and see clearly.

626
00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:31,110
Don't let this villain trick you.

627
00:28:31,110 --> 00:28:33,480
Tian Jiangyue, stop talking nonsense.

628
00:28:33,590 --> 00:28:35,310
I have never once
thought that way about Zhen.

629
00:28:35,310 --> 00:28:37,680
Wanyi, since you refuse to say it,

630
00:28:38,070 --> 00:28:40,920
let me be the villain

631
00:28:41,070 --> 00:28:42,480
for you and Zhengyou.

632
00:28:41,340 --> 00:28:43,990
[Seventh Branch's Legitimate Grandson:
Li Zhengyou, Son of Sun Wanyi]

633
00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,000
Believe it or not,

634
00:28:46,270 --> 00:28:48,240
if Li Zhen stays today,

635
00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:50,720
then once she gains power
and takes control of the family assets,

636
00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:54,350
the ones driven out in the future
will be Wanyi and Zhengyou.

637
00:28:54,350 --> 00:28:55,240
Tian Jiangyue,

638
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:57,310
stop spewing nonsense.

639
00:28:57,790 --> 00:28:58,550
Eldest Aunt.

640
00:28:58,550 --> 00:28:59,200
Zhen.

641
00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:00,240
Zhengyou,

642
00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:02,680
how could you hit your sister?

643
00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:04,030
She's not my sister.

644
00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:06,400
Mother, this is our home.

645
00:29:06,510 --> 00:29:08,030
No one gets to drive us out.

646
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:09,400
Bastard!

647
00:29:10,070 --> 00:29:11,420
How could you speak like that?

648
00:29:11,420 --> 00:29:13,280
Who taught you to speak like that?

649
00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:14,340
Go back inside.

650
00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:16,400
Take him away.

651
00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:19,830
Mother.

652
00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,110
For the harmony of the Li family,

653
00:29:22,110 --> 00:29:23,590
and for the preservation of Li Ink,

654
00:29:23,590 --> 00:29:24,310
Li Zhen

655
00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,920
must not remain at the Li's Ink Workshop.

656
00:29:27,070 --> 00:29:28,440
Wherever she came from,

657
00:29:28,750 --> 00:29:30,680
send her back there.

658
00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:31,830
Old Madam,

659
00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:34,030
please expel Li Zhen
from the Li's Ink Workshop.

660
00:29:34,030 --> 00:29:37,440
That's right! Throw her out!
Get her out of here!

661
00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:38,110
Enough!

662
00:29:40,310 --> 00:29:41,550
Silence, all of you!

663
00:29:53,750 --> 00:29:55,010
Seventh Grandmother,

664
00:29:55,590 --> 00:29:57,520
you needn't feel upset for my sake.

665
00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,650
Since things have come to this,

666
00:30:00,350 --> 00:30:01,400
I may

667
00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:03,880
as well

668
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,660
say everything clearly once and for all.

669
00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,550
From the day I began
restoring ancient lacquer-soot ink

670
00:30:12,550 --> 00:30:15,750
to the truth behind
the leaked ink recipe coming to light,

671
00:30:16,110 --> 00:30:19,310
I, Li Zhen, have never done anything
to betray the Li family.

672
00:30:19,310 --> 00:30:20,830
I came here for the craft of ink-making,

673
00:30:20,830 --> 00:30:22,090
openly and honorably.

674
00:30:22,790 --> 00:30:23,830
Never once did I intend

675
00:30:23,830 --> 00:30:26,000
to fight any of you for power or profit.

676
00:30:26,830 --> 00:30:27,720
Yet you all

677
00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,640
feared I would
seize the main family estate

678
00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,110
and overshadow Li Zhengyou,
the legitimate heir of the main line,

679
00:30:34,110 --> 00:30:36,400
so you kept forcing me
into a corner time and again.

680
00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,130
I've endured this long enough.

681
00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:39,800
I won't endure it any longer.

682
00:30:43,750 --> 00:30:45,010
Seventh Grandmother,

683
00:30:45,790 --> 00:30:47,200
thanks to your kindness,

684
00:30:47,990 --> 00:30:50,390
I was able to study
at the Li's Ink Workshop,

685
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:52,780
and I will always be deeply grateful.

686
00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:57,840
I told them off one by one.

687
00:30:58,400 --> 00:30:59,400
I'm afraid

688
00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:01,680
I cannot sign it.

689
00:31:10,310 --> 00:31:11,570
Seventh Grandmother,

690
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,340
please take care of yourself.

691
00:31:27,070 --> 00:31:28,400
Listen well, all of you.

692
00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,270
You are not driving me away today—

693
00:31:31,790 --> 00:31:33,070
I, Li Zhen,

694
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:35,550
simply refuse to keep company
with the likes of you,

695
00:31:35,550 --> 00:31:37,640
want no part in your filthy schemes,

696
00:31:38,290 --> 00:31:40,460
nor wish to remain among people

697
00:31:40,490 --> 00:31:41,950
who twist right and wrong.

698
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:43,740
From this day forward,

699
00:31:44,110 --> 00:31:46,160
I, Li Zhen, will have nothing whatsoever

700
00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:47,830
to do with the Li family.

701
00:32:17,860 --> 00:32:19,710
[He Garden]

702
00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:47,960
I'm back.

703
00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:49,070
Zhen is back.

704
00:32:49,550 --> 00:32:50,200
Look,

705
00:32:50,530 --> 00:32:52,860
I've made all your favorite dishes today.

706
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:54,680
Mother,

707
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:56,690
how is the mandarin fish so big?

708
00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:58,400
Your grandfather

709
00:32:58,480 --> 00:32:59,750
bought it especially for you.

710
00:32:59,750 --> 00:33:00,790
It's still fresh.

711
00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:02,400
Go rest for a bit—

712
00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:03,550
dinner will be ready soon.

713
00:33:03,550 --> 00:33:04,350
Go ahead.

714
00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:11,070
What's the occasion today?

715
00:33:11,070 --> 00:33:12,800
Why did you cook so many dishes?

716
00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,790
Your grandfather said you've been working
so hard these past few months,

717
00:33:15,790 --> 00:33:17,270
and you've really lost weight.

718
00:33:17,270 --> 00:33:18,680
So he didn't just buy the fish—

719
00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,590
he also had us prepare this meal

720
00:33:20,590 --> 00:33:23,050
to help you recover
and build your strength.

721
00:33:25,070 --> 00:33:26,330
Thanks, Grandfather.

722
00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:29,640
Zhen, eat more of this fish.

723
00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,000
Your grandfather bought it
especially for you.

724
00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:32,240
Come on, eat more.

725
00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:34,780
Have some more.

726
00:33:38,830 --> 00:33:40,160
Everyone already knows

727
00:33:40,510 --> 00:33:42,240
about the ink recipe incident.

728
00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:46,590
It's all over the streets.

729
00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:48,850
You'd have to be deaf
not to hear it.

730
00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:51,220
Those Li family people

731
00:33:51,510 --> 00:33:52,770
are truly despicable.

732
00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:55,880
Mother, don't worry.

733
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:57,260
Today at the Li family,

734
00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:59,030
I gave them
a piece of my mind one by one.

735
00:33:59,030 --> 00:34:00,400
I didn't suffer any loss.

736
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:01,240
Good.

737
00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:03,590
I've always told you—

738
00:34:03,660 --> 00:34:04,450
when you come home,

739
00:34:04,450 --> 00:34:06,530
I'll have hot food waiting for you.

740
00:34:07,110 --> 00:34:08,110
But out there,

741
00:34:08,110 --> 00:34:10,070
no matter what happens,
you must protect yourself.

742
00:34:10,070 --> 00:34:12,130
Don't ever let anyone push us around.

743
00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:21,560
Grandfather,

744
00:34:22,550 --> 00:34:23,760
I've returned the contract

745
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,400
Seventh Grandmother gave me.

746
00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:26,800
Since the Li family doesn't welcome me,

747
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,530
there's no point in me staying.

748
00:34:28,590 --> 00:34:29,440
Zhen,

749
00:34:30,230 --> 00:34:32,400
you've been working
on the ancient lacquer-soot ink

750
00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,929
these past few months—
you must be exhausted.

751
00:34:35,110 --> 00:34:35,920
Why not

752
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:37,510
take this chance

753
00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:39,250
to rest properly?

754
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:40,070
Yes,

755
00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:41,440
listen to your grandfather.

756
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:42,710
Get some good rest.

757
00:34:43,710 --> 00:34:45,070
I don't want to rest.

758
00:34:46,150 --> 00:34:48,070
Even though I've left the Li family,

759
00:34:48,070 --> 00:34:49,070
my determination to make ink

760
00:34:49,070 --> 00:34:50,330
hasn't changed at all.

761
00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:52,190
Rather than

762
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,150
working in someone else's ink workshop

763
00:34:54,150 --> 00:34:55,760
and living under their scrutiny

764
00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:56,920
and control,

765
00:34:58,320 --> 00:34:59,360
I'd rather

766
00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:01,070
be my own master.

767
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:02,530
I've made up my mind—

768
00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:04,920
I want to use
the hundred taels of prize money

769
00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:06,150
from Master Qi

770
00:35:06,670 --> 00:35:08,200
to open my own ink workshop.

771
00:35:14,710 --> 00:35:15,910
Open an ink workshop?

772
00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:18,320
Yes. One that belongs to us—

773
00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,380
the New Li's Ink Workshop.

774
00:35:30,190 --> 00:35:31,000
Zhen,

775
00:35:32,630 --> 00:35:34,070
opening a workshop

776
00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:36,550
It's not as easy as you think.

777
00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:39,230
Grandfather,

778
00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:41,630
I know it's difficult.

779
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:44,590
But where there's a will, there's a way.

780
00:35:44,590 --> 00:35:45,590
If I have the skill

781
00:35:45,590 --> 00:35:46,880
and give it my all,

782
00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:48,280
why wouldn't I succeed?

783
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,110
You've only been learning ink-making
for a few years,

784
00:35:50,110 --> 00:35:52,310
and you're already speaking so boldly?

785
00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:03,680
Grandfather,

786
00:36:05,510 --> 00:36:06,360
do you think I'm not capable

787
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,030
of opening this ink workshop?

788
00:36:09,550 --> 00:36:11,030
Or is it that, deep down,

789
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:14,860
you don't want me to open it at all?

790
00:36:57,110 --> 00:36:57,910
Grandfather,

791
00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,680
let's have a proper talk,
just the two of us.

792
00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,040
Please open the door.

793
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:08,000
It's alright—

794
00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:09,480
even if you don't,

795
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,730
I'll just stand here and say it.

796
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:16,670
In truth,

797
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:21,510
what you've always held onto in your heart
is still the main family.

798
00:37:21,510 --> 00:37:23,640
You still want me to go back, don't you?

799
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:25,760
I know

800
00:37:26,710 --> 00:37:29,670
you've always hoped I would return
to the orthodox Li Ink lineage.

801
00:37:29,670 --> 00:37:32,530
But during these past few months
in the main family,

802
00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:34,800
what I saw was nothing
but a house in disarray,

803
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,960
with everyone
harboring their own schemes.

804
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:38,000
A family

805
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,360
that should have worked together in unity

806
00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:41,440
has been

807
00:37:41,550 --> 00:37:43,750
reduced to suspicion and calculation.

808
00:37:44,110 --> 00:37:46,640
I don't want to be part
of such a Li Ink anymore.

809
00:37:47,710 --> 00:37:48,760
All these years,

810
00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:50,840
apart from Seventh Grandmother

811
00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:52,920
and Eldest Aunt,
who truly stood by me,

812
00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,280
The others are still the same.

813
00:37:57,150 --> 00:37:58,800
As long as I remain there,

814
00:37:59,960 --> 00:38:02,590
things like this—
being framed through ink recipe leaks,

815
00:38:02,590 --> 00:38:03,880
being hurt—

816
00:38:04,070 --> 00:38:05,630
will happen again.

817
00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,550
They never treated me as family,

818
00:38:08,670 --> 00:38:10,760
so why should I treat them as family?

819
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,150
That Li Ink is not worth holding onto.

820
00:38:15,670 --> 00:38:16,590
Grandfather,

821
00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:21,490
I only want to make
my own New Li's Ink Workshop well.

822
00:38:22,070 --> 00:38:23,150
From now on,

823
00:38:23,510 --> 00:38:25,770
our family will live properly together,

824
00:38:26,150 --> 00:38:26,840
steadily and peacefully—

825
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:29,000
that will be enough.

826
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:33,110
I know

827
00:38:35,190 --> 00:38:37,150
you may not understand this yet,

828
00:38:38,990 --> 00:38:40,110
but no matter what,

829
00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:42,880
whether you accept it or not,

830
00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:45,140
whether you forgive me or not,

831
00:38:46,230 --> 00:38:47,510
I am going to open

832
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:50,530
this New Li's Ink Workshop.

833
00:38:55,350 --> 00:38:58,830
[Deep as the sea, kinship entwined]

834
00:39:44,670 --> 00:39:45,440
Xiao Qi,

835
00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:46,880
what are you looking at?

836
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:47,630
Master,

837
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,550
I just saw Miss Li Zhen
walking past over there.

838
00:39:50,550 --> 00:39:53,280
It looked like she was asking
about shop rentals.

839
00:39:53,670 --> 00:39:56,730
Don't tell me she's planning
to start her own business?

840
00:39:58,440 --> 00:39:59,880
Miss Li Zhen…

841
00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:03,670
Master,

842
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:07,190
you've been paying quite
a lot of attention to her lately.

843
00:40:07,190 --> 00:40:09,320
Why don't we be generous this time

844
00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:10,940
and invest in her venture?

845
00:40:12,190 --> 00:40:12,710
Fine.

846
00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:14,650
I'll use your salary to invest.

847
00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:17,880
Master, that won't do!

848
00:40:19,630 --> 00:40:20,760
Zhen, you're back.

849
00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:24,590
-Father.
-Grandfather.

850
00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:25,760
You don't need to leave in such a hurry—

851
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:27,590
we can wait until Zhen returns
and discuss it properly,

852
00:40:27,590 --> 00:40:28,590
-Okay?
-Mother.

853
00:40:29,230 --> 00:40:30,030
Grandfather.

854
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:31,130
Zhengliang.

855
00:40:37,190 --> 00:40:37,840
Mother.

856
00:40:38,850 --> 00:40:42,110
I've already rented the shop
for the New Li's Ink Workshop.

857
00:40:55,590 --> 00:40:56,440
Grandfather,

858
00:40:57,550 --> 00:40:59,880
where are you going with your bags packed?

859
00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:01,710
Zhengliang,

860
00:41:02,070 --> 00:41:03,280
hurry and pack.

861
00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:04,710
We're leaving right away.

862
00:41:04,710 --> 00:41:05,550
Grandfather...

863
00:41:05,550 --> 00:41:06,320
Hurry.

864
00:41:15,590 --> 00:41:17,150
A few days ago,
didn't your uncle in Wuyuan

865
00:41:17,150 --> 00:41:18,230
say he wanted to take your eldest brother

866
00:41:18,230 --> 00:41:19,630
to do inkstone business?

867
00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:21,670
When your grandfather
heard your brother wanted to go,

868
00:41:21,670 --> 00:41:23,070
he immediately packed up

869
00:41:23,150 --> 00:41:24,960
and insisted on going with him.

870
00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:26,550
Your brother, his wife, and I

871
00:41:26,550 --> 00:41:27,920
have tried persuading him all morning,

872
00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:29,480
but he won't listen at all.

873
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:32,490
Please, say something to him quickly.

874
00:41:37,150 --> 00:41:38,920
Father, look,

875
00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:41,360
if you want to go,
there's no need to rush.

876
00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:43,070
Wait a few days
until I've arranged everything properly,

877
00:41:43,070 --> 00:41:45,000
then you can set off. Alright?

878
00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:51,760
Grandfather…

879
00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:52,590
Zhengliang.

880
00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:54,510
Hurry up.

881
00:42:01,150 --> 00:42:01,960
Zhen,

882
00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:03,070
you know

883
00:42:03,070 --> 00:42:03,880
what your grandfather is like.

884
00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:05,680
Don't dig in your heels with him—

885
00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:08,480
his health can't handle a long trip.

886
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:10,550
This is for Grandfather.

887
00:42:10,550 --> 00:42:11,750
Make sure he takes it.

888
00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:19,210
Mother, we're leaving.

889
00:42:19,490 --> 00:42:20,320
Zhengliang! Zhengliang!

890
00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:21,000
Take this. Take this.

891
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:22,480
Zhen got this for Grandfather.

892
00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:22,960
Okay.

893
00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:24,220
Be careful on the road.

894
00:42:35,150 --> 00:42:36,480
Zhengliang, Qiu'e,

895
00:42:36,510 --> 00:42:37,710
take good care of your grandfather.

896
00:42:37,710 --> 00:42:38,590
We will, Mother.

897
00:42:38,590 --> 00:42:40,520
Mother, take care of yourself too.

898
00:42:41,320 --> 00:42:41,920
Let's go.