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“No to piracy, support the originals”

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"Adapted from the novel Queen of Chu"
By the writer (Shi Xing) on the apparent website"

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Military mail correspondents badge.

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This is how border forces restrict their captives.

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Could it be internal betrayal?

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We are war mail correspondents from Wangcheng.

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The bandits wore our clothes

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They went to the "Petsau" station.

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This station leads directly
To Yunchong Prefecture.

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Due to your elegance and appearance

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I am not a member of the common people.

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How did you end up in this predicament?

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My mother spoils me a lot

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And you want me to look polite

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To get more respect

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Once I got married and moved to another family.

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The wilderness is not a suitable place

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For a lady to walk around.

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If we encounter bandits

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The messages you carry
Its value is much greater than mine.

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The roads are bumpy at night, and you are here alone.

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If you encounter outlaws,

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You will find yourself abandoned to your fate.

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If something really happens to you,

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It will be too late to regret.

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You are a woman too

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If you are not afraid

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Why should I?

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When you speak, the Adam's apple does not protrude in your throat

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The angle of your radius bone is smooth.

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Your armor dangles on your shoulders
Ten centimeters lower than necessary

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Which means your shoulders
Narrower than the average soldier's shoulders.

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And your knees turn inward

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When you get off the horse,
Your toes touch the ground first

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Instead of the soles of your feet.

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It is an inherent instinct of a woman
To raise the hem of her dress to avoid dirt.

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Your fault is not in your disguise, but in your habits.

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Your disguise is flawless, my lady

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But your old habits cannot be hidden.

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Did you know all along that we are not mail correspondents?

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I grew up in the army.

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No one knows soldiers better than me.

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Moreover

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You are not acting like mail correspondents

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Rather, like bandits.

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Since you revealed our matter

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Why did you choose to accompany us?

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Don't you do the same thing?

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Her promise that “my life is worth” exposing us.

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I found out a long time ago

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But you allowed me to follow you...

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Because you wanted something from me.

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You are smart.

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But it's unfortunate

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That the smart ones

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They don't live long.

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What?

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Are you going to try to kill me?

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At the station

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I revealed the play that you and that woman had planned.

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However, I took you with me

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To see exactly what you hope to gain

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From this neat trick.

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Put down your weapon.

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I said

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Put him down.

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“Geo.”

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Who are you exactly?

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You disguised yourself as mail reporters
To intercept intelligence information

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It belongs to the Northern Desert Army.

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Guard General Ling Chu is absolutely invincible.

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Impossible for a band from the northern desert
Exploiting a loophole like this

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Unless someone leaked the message.

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How do you know that?

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But if you do not have a close relationship with them

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Why are you making all this effort?

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Unless

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You were from the northern desert.

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They would never have crossed Yunchong Prefecture.

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We are from Cangmu Fort.

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We suspected too

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That someone leaked the message.

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That's why we targeted mail reporters.

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We wanted to know who was at court

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He colludes with the northern desert
To threaten Yunchong Prefecture.

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Cangmu Fort has always been a secret

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Only a few know about it.

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Otherwise, it is not your habit
Interference in court affairs.

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Why are you interfering now?

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I heard that during General Zhou's campaign
Against bandits

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Your former leader, Mianhong Mu, was killed.

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Shouldn't you be upset with him?

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Why are you helping him now?

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We may be nothing but bandits

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But we know that home
More important than personal grudges.

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General Zhou guarded Yunchong for 20 years

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Maintaining the peace of the state of Chu.

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If someone is in the court

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He colludes with the northern desert to trap him

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The country will be in danger.

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As well as Cangmu Fort.

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Honestly, I am Ling Chu's daughter.

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I heard that my father is very sick
I was rushing to Yunchong Prefecture.

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I ran into some trouble on the way.

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I had no choice but to disguise myself
And join the mail correspondents.

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If you have been in trouble
They need a place to hide

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Would you like to accompany me to the fort?

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Sir, will you stop?
For a snack or to stay the night?

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Did you see any women heading?
To Yunchong Prefecture today?

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Many convoys passed

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And women too.

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What are you referring to specifically?

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A runaway maid stole from her master.

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It is white and thin
She does not appear to be tired.

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Few maids dare
To travel this lonely road.

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As well as a smooth-skinned lady, as you mentioned.

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- I didn't see anyone.
- A liar.

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-I saw her.
- Officer, calm down, please!

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Where is she?

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Let me think.

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I remembered now. There was a girl like that.

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I stayed here a few days ago

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Claiming that she is visiting her relatives
In Yunchong Prefecture.

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Later, she left with the mail reporters.

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I don't know where I went after that.

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But I know where her mother is.

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- Her mother?
- Yes.

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Her mother rented a cart
She returned to the village herself.

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From that horse stable
One and a half kilometers north of here.

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- Come back here!
- No, I won't...

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- Officer.
-You vile bastard!

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You owe me a fortune!

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You...

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A few days ago

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Did a girl named "Fu" pass by?

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Officer, what do you mean?

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A lot of girls pass through here

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How can I remember every name?

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Don't act stupid.

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I paid you to act in this play
Then she left with the mail reporters

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- Isn't it?
- Yes.

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You fooled those mailers
They headed to Yunchong.

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Good.

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It seems that death is your destiny.

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This forest smells suspicious.

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There must be more than a hundred traps and mechanisms.

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This is very complicated
For just a fort for bandits.

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Are they really trustworthy?

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I'm not sure.

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Why did you insist on coming?

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Mrs. Guy wasn't lying.

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Her story matches exactly what I know about the past.

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It seems that Cangmu Fort was not permanent

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At odds with my father

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Despite what the rumors say.

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Ying Ti is not a fool.

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My tricks will not deceive him
For more than half a day at most.

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Because they outnumber us

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Direct confrontation is not the ideal solution.

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We'd better take refuge in Cangmu Fort.

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We are planning our next step after discovering the truth.

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So,

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You still prefer to take risks.

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I only dared to risk it because you stood by my side.

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Don't be tempted by yourself.

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Last night
You were completely unable to defend yourself

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However, you chose to provoke the bandits.

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Do you realize that if I am a moment late?

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Would you be a dead body now?

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If they wanted to kill me

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They would have attacked me
When Mrs. Guy's disguise was revealed.

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Is that why you risked your life?

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She sought help from men in disguise
Like mail correspondents to steal the letter

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It wasn't to hurt my father

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But to reveal the truth.

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That is, it actually helps him.

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Don't be afraid

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That you might have escaped
From the sand to fall into the fire?

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Isn't this what we do every day?

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{\an8}"Cangmu Fortress"

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{\an8}- Guy is back.
- Guy is back.

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- “Guy.”
- Madam.

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Our Lady has returned.
- “Guy.”

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- “Guy.”
- Welcome back.

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“Guy.”

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Let me take this.

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“Guy.”

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My aunt.

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- Lausanne, we have guests.
- Coming.

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This is my younger brother, Laosan Guy,
Leader of Cangmo Fortress.

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Greetings, Mr. Guy.

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"Laosan-gi, Cangmu Fortress"

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“Xiaoman.”

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"Xiaoman, Cangmu Fort"

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Please sit down.

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Why did you bring two strangers here?

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We need a place to hide for a while.

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To hide?

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How should I call you both?

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He is "Gyu", and I am "Fu".

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“Fu.”

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Beautiful name.

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Indicates good luck.

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Mrs. Guy, there's something I'd like to ask.

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I know what it is.

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Don't worry.

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You saw it for yourselves on your way here.

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We are known as Cangmu Fort.

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But we are hidden deep in this forest.

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There is a saying at the bottom of the mountain that says,

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Once you penetrate into the Cangmu Forest,
There is no way out."

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This forest is vast and deep

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Thus, it is a fortress built by nature itself.

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We have all these hidden mechanisms and traps.

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With bamboo netting on top

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And chrome traps underfoot

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It is forbidden for any living creature to enter

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Whether it's a human or a monster.

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You are safer here than anywhere outside.

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If this place is top secret

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How did you trust us enough to let us in?

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Aren't you afraid?

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We value fate above all else.

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I trusted you both, so I won't question it.

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Xiaoman, take care of our guests.

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Once things calm down outside

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You can resume your journey.

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Thank you, ma'am.

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We apologize for the intrusion.

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No problem at all.

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From here, please.

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I wish you both a good rest.

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Is it...

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Mr. T!

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Mr. T.

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Mr. T. Something's wrong.

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The mail reporters we were after
Along with the Grand Princess

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They disappeared without a trace near Cangmu Fort.

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And the men we sent after them

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They were all killed by fort bandits.

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Cangmu Fort?

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His Highness promised to bring Gao Zhou's head.

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Listen to my command.

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They doubled their speed and advanced towards the Cangmu Forest.

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Don't leave anyone alive.

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I would like to see what these remnants think
What he can do to protect her.

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They gave you shelter

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And now you're raiding their weapons depot?

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The Cangmu Forest is vast and deep.

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They seem hospitable enough

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But how can we truly rest without first investigating?

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I didn't realize

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Despite your recent experience in the world of Jianghu,
You will think beyond me.

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Look at this.

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Be careful.

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There are seven modifications to its mechanism.

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Thus, the range increased by 12 and a half metres

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With less recoil.

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These are modified crossbows
Used by border forces

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Against the Northern Desert Army.

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How do you know?

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When I was in the army

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I modified over 200 of these bows for the General.

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Mianhong Mu was killed by my father.

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So why does its fort have weapons from the border forces?

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Not only that.

267
00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,360
While searching for you

268
00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,120
I saved a mail correspondent
Who was kidnapped by Mrs. Guy.

269
00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,640
The nodes used to restrict it

270
00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,600
They were the standard knots for the Frontier Forces.

271
00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:39,880
You mean...

272
00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,080
Maybe

273
00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,280
Your father was not here to suppress bandits.

274
00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:45,880
What are you alluding to?

275
00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,680
Are you suggesting that my father...
-Wait for me.

276
00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:58,760
I won't be late.

277
00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:56,720
Your Highness,

278
00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,160
This seems a little personal.

279
00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:02,920
When I left the capital

280
00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,400
Who swore?
To guard the imperial city for me?

281
00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,200
I know it's because you care about me.

282
00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:21,920
But Yanfang Xie won't release you
Without expecting anything in return.

283
00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:24,680
What is the situation in the tiles?

284
00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,920
He will take care of Yu.

285
00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,120
But he needs the Grand Princess's seal
To keep Yi Ding under control.

286
00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:35,960
So I handed it to him.

287
00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:44,600
Okay.

288
00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,160
Your brother

289
00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,760
He would never reveal his cards without a guaranteed victory.

290
00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:52,520
If you are not in the capital

291
00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,120
He is the only one who can keep Yuu safe.

292
00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:02,880
Your wounds have not healed yet.

293
00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,000
You need proper rest.

294
00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:08,920
Sleep a little.

295
00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,080
Do you?

296
00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:28,840
They gave us only one room?

297
00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:34,920
I insisted on this.

298
00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,000
With these severe injuries

299
00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,000
You need to stay close to me.

300
00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:44,440
Otherwise, how am I supposed to protect you?

301
00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:01,800
How will you protect me specifically?

302
00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,040
It's a cold night.

303
00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:27,320
Your wounds will not heal if you freeze.

304
00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:33,640
Stay warm.

305
00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,680
Have you lost your mind?

306
00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,920
I knew who she was and yet you brought her here?

307
00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:09,800
They cannot be underestimated.

308
00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,240
Xun Xiao's ambushes

309
00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,640
Always hiding a deeper knockout.

310
00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:17,960
The guard at the gate sent a message
In the language of the white wolf

311
00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:20,640
Meaning that all pursuers have been eliminated.

312
00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,160
If they are with Xun Xiao

313
00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,280
Why do they kill their men?

314
00:21:26,120 --> 00:21:27,600
I didn't know you spoke that language.

315
00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,240
My father taught me it when we were in the desert.

316
00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:34,640
No one

317
00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,000
He knows that

318
00:21:38,120 --> 00:21:39,280
Other than him.

319
00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,800
But what if all this was just an act?

320
00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,680
Xun Xiao's men have no reason to slaughter each other.

321
00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:46,440
Because of how careful you are

322
00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,560
"Yi Ding"

323
00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,960
He would never trust a gang of bandits
They are still following the orders of their old master.

324
00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:53,120
He won't trust them.

325
00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,520
And "Yanfang Xie"? This is less likely.

326
00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,360
Whether it was Mrs. Guy and the others
They respect or fear my father

327
00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:04,080
At the very least

328
00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,000
My father never carried them

329
00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,200
Any grudge.

330
00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:11,880
I still find it difficult to believe

331
00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,480
They suddenly turned into saints.

332
00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:16,320
Are you ready?

333
00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,240
To risk being honest with me?

334
00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:21,680
What if we lose?

335
00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,040
At least on the way to the afterlife

336
00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:35,560
You will comfort my loneliness.

337
00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:42,800
"Taiji Hall"

338
00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,120
Recently, our reporters were ambushed
Close to Betsau station.

339
00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,800
Investigations confirm
This was the work of Cangmu Fort.

340
00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,800
This is absolutely outrageous.

341
00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,200
-Very ridiculous.
- Indeed.

342
00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,880
Ling Chu's indulgence.
These thieves were allowed to flourish.

343
00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,720
Now, the remnants of that fortress have the audacity

344
00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,720
To disguise themselves as mail reporters
To steal vital military intelligence information.

345
00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:03,760
Your Majesty, I beg you

346
00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:05,480
To issue a decree to conduct a comprehensive investigation

347
00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,080
It ensures that justice is achieved.

348
00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,520
General Chu's march
Against bandits by imperial order.

349
00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,560
When the bandit leader finished
Mianhong Mo, her life by jumping off the cliff

350
00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:14,840
He refused to harm even women and children

351
00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:16,240
Those remaining in the fort.

352
00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,120
To take advantage of such charity

353
00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,680
Against him now?

354
00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:21,920
Well...

355
00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:24,960
Your Majesty, an urgent report has just arrived.

356
00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:26,760
Sent by the Northern Desert
Envoy to Yunchong

357
00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:28,720
General Zhou executed him immediately.

358
00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,920
Tensions between the two countries are already high.

359
00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:33,560
What should we do now?

360
00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,720
Even in war, messengers are not killed.

361
00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:40,040
This act will inevitably incite them to take up arms.

362
00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:42,280
The charge of leniency towards bandits may be overlooked

363
00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:45,520
But starting a war is unforgivable.

364
00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:48,960
First, they breached our borders.

365
00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,600
Then their envoy sneaked into the general's tent

366
00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,680
With a secret message at night.

367
00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,080
If this isn't espionage, what is?

368
00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:57,880
Mr. Deng is right.

369
00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,600
The general led the border forces for decades

370
00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:01,720
Its defenses are impenetrable.

371
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,640
If it almost collapsed last time

372
00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,480
A spy must have leaked our locations.

373
00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:07,640
Difficult times

374
00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:09,680
It requires desperate measures.

375
00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:11,280
According to our laws

376
00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:13,120
When the threat is imminent and ambiguous

377
00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:14,520
It is permissible to act first and report later.

378
00:24:15,360 --> 00:24:17,080
How can we blame General Zhou?

379
00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,880
Your Majesty, General Zhou is old.

380
00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,520
Since the border defenses witnessed repeated breaches

381
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,760
I beg Your Majesty to appoint another worthy general.

382
00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,840
These fears are not unfounded.

383
00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,120
With the escalation of the ambitions of the northern desert,
We must fortify the borders

384
00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,000
In anticipation of conflict.

385
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,360
As for choosing the caliph

386
00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:46,680
The matter remains at the discretion of His Majesty.

387
00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,640
The general held out at Yunchong for 20 years.

388
00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,520
Every time the enemy dared to invade,
His attacks were repulsed with a disgraceful defeat.

389
00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,800
On your list of candidates

390
00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,440
How many people can truly compete with his glorious record?

391
00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,800
A leader of this stature is not created overnight.

392
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:06,320
However, border security cannot be tied to one person.

393
00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,280
Mr. Xie, please rest assured.

394
00:25:09,360 --> 00:25:12,440
I will consult with the ministers

395
00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,680
To choose the most suitable candidate for Yunchong Prefecture.

396
00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,520
To ease the general's burdens.

397
00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:29,000
What a brilliant move he played!

398
00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:48,000
This is...

399
00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,040
Sand fox whistle.

400
00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:51,400
This is true.

401
00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,080
This is a warning from the border forces
Cavalry raids.

402
00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:57,840
Stubborn, right?

403
00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:58,920
“Comrades in arms, wise in action.”

404
00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,120
Speak.

405
00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:01,760
If you don't,

406
00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:05,600
I will cut you into pieces and feed you to the wolves in the hills.

407
00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,200
- Throw power to the wolves!
- Throw power to the wolves!

408
00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:09,320
Should I talk or not?

409
00:26:12,120 --> 00:26:13,240
What are you doing here?

410
00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,480
I'm busy with something. Don't care about me.

411
00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:18,400
Leave it to me.

412
00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,520
- This is very brutal.
- Indeed.

413
00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,280
-Listen to his screams!
- True.

414
00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:33,360
What does he do?

415
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,280
This is brutal.

416
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,760
That's right!

417
00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,640
Brutal...

418
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,160
I didn't expect that. He's brilliant.

419
00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,880
- What happened?
- He spoke.

420
00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:53,800
They entered the Cangmu Forest yesterday

421
00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:55,960
They determined the location of Cangmu Fort.

422
00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,040
Their men will arrive tonight.

423
00:26:58,120 --> 00:26:59,120
We must prepare in advance.

424
00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:01,360
I have to tell my sister.

425
00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:34,840
Did I learn those interrogation tricks from my father's army?

426
00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:37,680
Not quite.

427
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,240
He called for humane treatment of prisoners.

428
00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,000
He would never use torture against them.

429
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,080
Aren't you afraid anymore?

430
00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:52,120
Why am I afraid?

431
00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:54,560
I grew up in military camps.

432
00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,360
I've seen my share

433
00:27:57,120 --> 00:27:58,520
Of massacres and bloodshed.

434
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:08,640
This is not a blessing.

435
00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:11,280
It's better to never see that again.

436
00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:20,640
But in this life, who really has a choice?

437
00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:23,400
I have no desire to kill

438
00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:25,080
And yet they come to take my life.

439
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:27,880
I told you

440
00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:30,040
That I kill

441
00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:32,880
Just to stay alive.

442
00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,280
I want to live to see my father again.

443
00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:40,520
I will do the killing for you.

444
00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:48,320
Wait. Who are they chasing?

445
00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:51,520
They follow Xun Xiao, the heir to Lord Xiaonan.

446
00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:53,960
A modest meal

447
00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:56,760
In a humble place.

448
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:00,760
I hope your highness will forgive me.

449
00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,680
Are you the grand princess?

450
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,760
No. It was supposed
To marry the heir of Lord Xiaonan.

451
00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:29,840
So you ran away with this guy?

452
00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:40,480
Xun Xiao tricked me.

453
00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:42,880
Everything he wanted

454
00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:46,040
From the beginning, he was in command of my father's army.

455
00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:48,640
But I won't let him do that.

456
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:52,120
Absolutely.

457
00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,760
You are Ling Chu's daughter.

458
00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,000
Did he ever tell you who your mother is?

459
00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,200
Mr. Guy, you care a lot
Yunchong Prefecture.

460
00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,480
You even know all the details of my engagement.

461
00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:16,360
No wonder this fort is marked

462
00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:18,480
Border forces.

463
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:29,960
Since we are speaking frankly

464
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,480
Madam, you better tell the truth.

465
00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,680
What really happened when my father came?

466
00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:38,960
To Cangmu Fort?

467
00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:41,360
Not much.

468
00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:43,760
That's it

469
00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:47,040
General Zhou killed our former leader.

470
00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:49,320
Why do you still care about him so much?

471
00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:51,880
Don't you want revenge?

472
00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:53,720
For your leader?

473
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:01,880
At that time

474
00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,960
There was news that we were changing the borders

475
00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:06,840
So General Chu came to eliminate us.

476
00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,560
But after killing the former leader

477
00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:10,720
I realize it was all a misunderstanding.

478
00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,920
He intervened to resettle the rest of us.

479
00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,000
Everything you see now

480
00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,120
It's just your father feeling guilty

481
00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:19,600
And his way of atonement for his mistakes.

482
00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:22,520
-But...
- Straighten the religion.

483
00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:25,360
There's no point in bringing it up again.

484
00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:30,520
You have come a long journey.

485
00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:31,640
Why don't you two try to get some rest?

486
00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:33,760
I'm here if you need anything.

487
00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,440
They are not like ordinary bandits.

488
00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:56,200
Their story about the general's campaign

489
00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:58,160
And how he supposedly killed innocent people

490
00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,400
Kinda flimsy.

491
00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,000
Pretty much just fiction, with a grain of truth.

492
00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,400
But I believe that my father
He really wanted to protect this place.

493
00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,000
And I'm confident

494
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,000
They do not intend us any harm.

495
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,080
As for the rest...

496
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,240
Everyone has secrets.

497
00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:21,720
When will it finally come to light?

498
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:23,920
This is just a matter of fate.

499
00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:32,080
Wangcheng is right in front of us.

500
00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:35,080
Then lies Yunchong Prefecture.

501
00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:38,680
Once we dealt with Xun Xiao's men...

502
00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:43,080
You will finally see your father.

503
00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:46,440
I know.

504
00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:49,120
I know this path

505
00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:52,400
Well.

506
00:32:58,880 --> 00:32:59,920
Then

507
00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:03,000
This was the same path I took

508
00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:05,840
To get away from my father

509
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:09,360
And Yunchong Prefecture

510
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:12,920
And everything that was dear to me

511
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,920
Just to fall

512
00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,480
In the swamp of eternal destruction.

513
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:44,200
“Geo.”

514
00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:48,640
If only we had a second chance at life

515
00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,360
Will anything really change?

516
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:02,760
A second chance

517
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:06,040
In life...

518
00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:06,760
"Favour and benevolence"

519
00:34:09,159 --> 00:34:11,800
Hey, Geo, from now on,
You can consider Xi Palace your home.

520
00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:14,639
My mother!

521
00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:36,239
Maybe nothing would have changed.

522
00:34:38,159 --> 00:34:39,440
But for me

523
00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:42,360
Things have really changed.

524
00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:46,880
Do you remember?

525
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:49,840
That dream I told you about?

526
00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:52,920
In the end, completely

527
00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:57,320
Someone killed Xun Xiao for me.

528
00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:01,680
Do you know who he was?

529
00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:05,200
It was you.

530
00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:15,720
I killed him

531
00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,120
And I avenged my family.

532
00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:23,600
But this time

533
00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:28,120
I have to do it myself.

534
00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:31,440
Although fear may echo in my chest

535
00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,760
And a crumbling cliff awaits me at my next step

536
00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:37,280
There is nothing in this world

537
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:41,840
It will hinder me.

538
00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:20,160
Whatever you fear in the coming days

539
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,360
And whether that was a dream

540
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:25,960
Real or not

541
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:28,920
So face him

542
00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:31,640
And understand it well

543
00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:34,280
To conquer him.

544
00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:42,520
And fear will leave you.

545
00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:44,920
I'm not afraid.

546
00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:48,760
Me and my father

547
00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:52,480
We will survive.

548
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:09,760
Translated by "Abdul Wahab Arafa"