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♪The world decays, in gloom I stray♪

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♪Right and wrong, in frost engraved♪

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♪On dreams of love, blades clash and sway♪

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♪Alone I ride, blood still unswayed♪

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♪Through heaven's mirth and earth's despair♪

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♪Toasting the moon, I drink the chill air♪

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♪Though hearts like battlefields may be♪

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♪Let fate write its uncertainty♪

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♪From this life to the great unknown♪

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♪Who'll stand with me, on thrones unknown?♪

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♪I'll wander through this life to guard you♪

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♪Through mortal realms, serene I roam♪

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♪With you, the world becomes my home♪

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♪Unbroken, bold, as I have sworn♪

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♪I'll roam this life, and feel no torn♪

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♪Our souls embraced, no regret born♪

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♪By twilight's lamp, though night be worn♪

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♪Through deepest dark, I'll find the morn♪

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=Fight For Love=

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=Episode 37=

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I volunteer

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to lead

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the delegation to North Qi

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and fulfill your wish.

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If the peace talks succeed

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and I return safely,

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I hope you

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can rescind the decree

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and allow me and Wei Yun to be together.

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If I fail,

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I will accept any punishment.

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To rid Great Sui

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of the danger posed by North Qi,

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someone must

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take this risk.

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If this person

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must be chosen from among us,

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let it begin with me.

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This journey will be dangerous.

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Are you truly willing to go?

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Yes.

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To defend Fengling, my father died,

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and my brother was wounded.

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Though I am a woman,

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as their daughter and sister,

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I share their duty.

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For Great Sui and you,

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I'm willing

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to travel far to North Qi

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to complete the peace talks.

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Thus,

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I approve.

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Chancellor Gu,

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tell North Qi at once

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that our envoys will set out now,

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and they should be prepared
for the peace talks.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Court is dismissed.

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Farewell, Your Majesty.

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Thank you for your reminder yesterday.

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You're not mad at me

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for what I did to Yu?

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I understand your intention.

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Because of you,

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Yu and I survived a desperate situation.

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Everything before this

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no longer matters.

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Yu,

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let's go.

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(Huajing City)

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Go back now.

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Everyone else has returned.

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Take care of the family.

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My Lady,

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you're traveling alone,

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with no one at your side.

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Take good care of yourself.

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(Sui)

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My Lady...

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My Lady, can't I just go

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with you this time?

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If you go,

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I'll have to look after you.

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Don't worry.

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I will surely return

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in triumph.

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(Sui)

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But His Lordship

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is still locked up
in the Arsenal Bureau.

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We don't even know
when he'll be released.

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It's all right.

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When we meet again,

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we can see each other every day.

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There's no need to rush.

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All right.

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I'm leaving.

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Yu,

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we're here.

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Who said Ms. Chu

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is going alone?

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With me around,

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you'll have an extra army.

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Why are you here?

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I had no choice.

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Young Marquis Wei

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begged me so pitifully.

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My greatest flaw

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is a soft heart.

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Fine.

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I'll accompany you on this trip.

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You're so good

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at flattering yourself.

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As soon as Yun mentioned it,

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we rushed over.

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Yu, don't worry.

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With me by your side,

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you'll surely come back

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unscathed.

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With you two by my side,

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things will surely be smoother.

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Goodbye.

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(Huajing City)

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In Year 6 of Yuanle,

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- (the war paused.)
- Let's go.

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(Emperor Chunde of Great Sui)

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(appointed Chu Yu
as an envoy to North Qi)

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Take care of my lady!

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(to conduct peace talks in Qizhou,)

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(Sui)
(capital of North Qi.)

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(Gu Mansion)

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Chusheng,

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this inkstone looks a bit worn.

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I'll buy you a new one someday.

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This inkstone

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was a gift from Chu Yu.

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I've used it for years.

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It's time to replace it.

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Chu Yu set out for North Qi today.

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Aren't you going to see her off?

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She may not want to see me.

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Why should I impose myself?

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This journey is dangerous.

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I hope she returns soon

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and achieves what she wishes.

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It was you who let Young Marquis Wei

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appear in court, right?

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Aren't you afraid the Emperor

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will be angry with you?

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The Emperor wished

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to temper his sharpness.

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Your recommendation

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that I be the one to imprison

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Young Marquis Wei

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was also intentional, wasn't it?

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If someone else handled it,

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they'd follow orders strictly

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and might hurt him.

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Great Sui is in need of generals.

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He's brave and skilled,

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a rare talent in war.

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I do not wish to see him fall.

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During my days off,

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I'll buy a new inkstone

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for you.

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Thank you, Shilan.

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(Sui)

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How far have we come?

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Over 20 li from Huajing by now.

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What's wrong?

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I miss Jin.

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Yun is really ruthless.

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This journey might take
a very long time,

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yet he didn't even come to see Yu off.

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He has things he needs to do.

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Everyone, listen up.

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Turn around.

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I thought I wouldn't see you.

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Looks like the Bureau

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can't trap you.

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In this world,

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no one can stop me

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from seeing you.

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Yu,

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I know all your planning

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is to roam free under this vast sky

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without being bound.

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But now, for our future,

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you willingly accept restraints.

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Yu,

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I won't always be locked

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in the Bureau.

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I know.

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Even if

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my hands are tied,

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I can still come and go with ease.

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Do you know why?

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Because I know

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that whenever I look back,

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you will always be there.

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Restrain yourself.

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You might get beaten.

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They won't notice me.

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I'm sure.

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Do you remember what I told you?

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As long as I like you,

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I will do everything I can

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to clear all obstacles to return to you.

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So, Wei Yun,

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wait for me to come back.

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Yu,

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be extremely careful this time.

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Just as you said,

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whenever you look back,

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I will always be here.

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Everyone,

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the peace talks in North Qi

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will be full of hardships.

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Zhao Yue is cunning;

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things are unpredictable.

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I hope you can return in triumph.

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Delegation to North Qi,

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depart.

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(Sui)

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(I won't make you wait too long.)

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Your Lordship,

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I finally found you.

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Mr. Gongsun sent a message by pigeon.

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He said he finally has a chance

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to see the true face

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of your confidante,

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and he promised

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to give his full support

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to Ms. Chu.

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I'll reply to him
when I return to the Bureau.

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We need our own plan as well.

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We can't let Yu fight alone.

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I knew it.

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There's no way you'd let

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Ms. Chu face it alone.

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Of course not.

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After we're back,

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I need to see General Song.

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Did you see Ms. Chu today?

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Thank you for letting me out.

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Is this your token of gratitude?

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Next time at Spring Breeze House,

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everything will be on me.

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You always

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keep everything

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in your heart.

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The Emperor distrusts me.

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If you hadn't taken this position
in my stead,

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I might be in greater danger.

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You'd rather bear Wenchang's scolding

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than let this fall on me.

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To be honest,

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I owe you

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a drink for that.

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You still owe me

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one more drink.

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Thanks to you,

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I was able to see Yu off today.

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Thank you.

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Actually, the Emperor

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gave me the title of General of the West

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only to warn you.

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He didn't intend
to strip you of your troops.

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That day,

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Wenchang asked me

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why I had to accept it

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when I knew

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how dangerous

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this decree was.

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I said many noble reasons,

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but in truth,

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I wasn't without selfish motives.

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As a concubine's son,

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I must seize every opportunity

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to climb step by step.

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Only then

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can I realize my ideals

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and ambitions.

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If you were truly selfish,

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you wouldn't have helped me
time and again.

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I chose you to go to Qingzhou with me

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not only

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because of your adaptability,

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but because there is a bottom line

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in your adaptability.

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Your selfishness

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has never outweighed the greater good.

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00:15:37,660 --> 00:15:38,500
Shilan,

293
00:15:39,380 --> 00:15:40,740
you deserve to be

294
00:15:42,180 --> 00:15:43,120
the General of the West.

295
00:15:46,940 --> 00:15:48,460
When I can defeat you,

296
00:15:48,620 --> 00:15:49,700
you can say that again.

297
00:15:55,220 --> 00:15:56,060
Still,

298
00:15:56,580 --> 00:15:57,700
I didn't expect

299
00:15:58,020 --> 00:15:59,380
you'd send Wenchang to North Qi.

300
00:16:00,820 --> 00:16:01,660
Very well.

301
00:16:02,300 --> 00:16:03,500
He does need the experience.

302
00:16:06,860 --> 00:16:07,700
In that case,

303
00:16:09,580 --> 00:16:10,980
please work with me

304
00:16:13,180 --> 00:16:14,480
to accomplish another great task.

305
00:16:15,740 --> 00:16:18,740
(Zhonggong Gate)

306
00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:20,860
The delegation of Great Sui is coming.

307
00:16:21,620 --> 00:16:22,460
Yue,

308
00:16:22,740 --> 00:16:24,140
why did you quarrel so fiercely

309
00:16:24,540 --> 00:16:26,020
with the City Lord of Xuan

310
00:16:26,020 --> 00:16:27,300
in court today?

311
00:16:27,980 --> 00:16:28,740
Mother, you know

312
00:16:28,740 --> 00:16:30,320
that my ambition is to annex Great Sui.

313
00:16:30,660 --> 00:16:31,610
Why did you not speak

314
00:16:31,700 --> 00:16:32,670
a single word for me?

315
00:16:35,020 --> 00:16:37,020
I share governance with you

316
00:16:37,180 --> 00:16:38,740
to build up your influence.

317
00:16:39,180 --> 00:16:40,110
By remaining silent,

318
00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,310
I was trying to preserve your dignity

319
00:16:42,340 --> 00:16:43,460
before the officials.

320
00:16:44,380 --> 00:16:45,660
Though the City Lord of Xuan

321
00:16:45,980 --> 00:16:48,300
used to serve Su Can,

322
00:16:48,660 --> 00:16:49,580
you only secured

323
00:16:49,580 --> 00:16:51,500
your rule over North Qi

324
00:16:51,700 --> 00:16:53,300
because you married his daughter.

325
00:16:53,980 --> 00:16:55,660
So, you must not embarrass him.

326
00:17:11,860 --> 00:17:13,300
You are nowhere to be seen most days,

327
00:17:13,660 --> 00:17:15,020
yet today you're so attentive.

328
00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:16,620
Did you also hear

329
00:17:16,620 --> 00:17:18,100
that the delegation of Great Sui

330
00:17:18,110 --> 00:17:19,210
is coming?

331
00:17:20,140 --> 00:17:21,700
Missing one's homeland is normal.

332
00:17:22,060 --> 00:17:22,900
However,

333
00:17:23,220 --> 00:17:24,380
I have no intention

334
00:17:24,780 --> 00:17:26,380
of returning anytime soon.

335
00:17:28,100 --> 00:17:29,620
What if they insist on taking you away?

336
00:17:30,580 --> 00:17:31,420
Do you know

337
00:17:31,700 --> 00:17:33,620
that Chu Yu is part of the delegation?

338
00:17:37,860 --> 00:17:38,780
Do you not trust me?

339
00:17:39,980 --> 00:17:41,060
How could I not trust you?

340
00:17:41,460 --> 00:17:43,240
You are the only one
I trust in this world.

341
00:17:49,580 --> 00:17:50,850
My appetite

342
00:17:50,860 --> 00:17:51,900
has been peculiar lately.

343
00:17:52,340 --> 00:17:53,260
I find

344
00:17:58,620 --> 00:17:59,580
that grapes

345
00:18:00,140 --> 00:18:01,140
taste sweeter

346
00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:02,660
at night.

347
00:18:15,940 --> 00:18:16,940
I am tired.

348
00:18:17,580 --> 00:18:18,660
I'll go back to rest.

349
00:18:35,740 --> 00:18:36,880
These grapes are very sweet.

350
00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:38,460
Mother, why don't you try one?

351
00:18:41,540 --> 00:18:42,860
Do you want me

352
00:18:43,060 --> 00:18:44,260
to taste a grape,

353
00:18:44,780 --> 00:18:46,500
or are you trying to silence me?

354
00:18:48,020 --> 00:18:49,460
She relies on your favor

355
00:18:50,140 --> 00:18:51,820
and shows no respect for me.

356
00:18:52,540 --> 00:18:53,480
Please calm your anger.

357
00:18:53,820 --> 00:18:55,500
She only wanted a grape.

358
00:18:56,460 --> 00:18:57,380
As for the delegation

359
00:18:57,380 --> 00:18:58,220
that concerns you,

360
00:18:58,940 --> 00:18:59,780
I'll let

361
00:19:00,060 --> 00:19:01,820
Gongsun Lan receive them.

362
00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:12,660
(Qizhou Posthouse)

363
00:19:13,260 --> 00:19:15,100
Everyone, rest here for the night.

364
00:19:15,460 --> 00:19:16,960
Tomorrow, you'll go to meet the King.

365
00:19:19,060 --> 00:19:20,120
What kind of place is this?

366
00:19:20,530 --> 00:19:21,380
Is this how North Qi

367
00:19:21,380 --> 00:19:22,220
treats its guests?

368
00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:23,640
If you refuse to stay,

369
00:19:23,700 --> 00:19:24,640
you can sleep outside.

370
00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:25,700
We are at least

371
00:19:25,700 --> 00:19:27,140
the envoys sent for peace talks.

372
00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:28,540
In your eyes,

373
00:19:28,540 --> 00:19:29,620
are we so easy to bully?

374
00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:32,620
Great Sui is hardly a victor.

375
00:19:33,380 --> 00:19:35,140
You're gravely weakened.

376
00:19:35,540 --> 00:19:37,300
Otherwise, why would you come here?

377
00:19:37,980 --> 00:19:39,100
You brought yourselves here,

378
00:19:39,300 --> 00:19:40,940
yet you expect us to respect you?

379
00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:42,620
Good.

380
00:19:43,020 --> 00:19:44,820
Finally showing your true colors.

381
00:19:45,780 --> 00:19:47,900
Seize those two.

382
00:19:49,980 --> 00:19:51,360
We are officials of the posthouse.

383
00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:53,420
If you dare lay a hand on us,

384
00:19:53,740 --> 00:19:55,500
you will be openly opposing North Qi.

385
00:19:55,700 --> 00:19:56,540
Exactly.

386
00:19:58,140 --> 00:20:00,580
Look at you,

387
00:20:00,580 --> 00:20:01,520
arrogant and bullying.

388
00:20:01,980 --> 00:20:03,340
Who started this conflict first?

389
00:20:04,500 --> 00:20:05,460
Enough. So noisy.

390
00:20:05,950 --> 00:20:06,520
Gag them,

391
00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:07,960
tie them up, and throw them outside.

392
00:20:08,620 --> 00:20:10,220
(Qizhou Posthouse)

393
00:20:10,380 --> 00:20:11,220
Behave yourselves.

394
00:20:14,500 --> 00:20:15,340
Yu,

395
00:20:15,660 --> 00:20:17,420
we just arrived. Why provoke them?

396
00:20:19,940 --> 00:20:20,780
Before we left,

397
00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:22,060
the Emperor said

398
00:20:22,060 --> 00:20:23,120
that though we won greatly,

399
00:20:23,220 --> 00:20:24,220
North Qi

400
00:20:24,220 --> 00:20:25,550
was not completely defeated.

401
00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:26,700
So,

402
00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:27,780
on our first day here,

403
00:20:27,780 --> 00:20:29,380
we can see how they intend to negotiate.

404
00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:31,180
It's easy to meet the King

405
00:20:31,620 --> 00:20:33,000
yet hard to deal with his lackeys.

406
00:20:33,300 --> 00:20:34,640
If those below dare act like this,

407
00:20:34,820 --> 00:20:36,420
the order must have come from above.

408
00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:38,460
This is clearly

409
00:20:38,460 --> 00:20:39,580
a show of force.

410
00:20:39,940 --> 00:20:41,420
Tomorrow, we must make them pay.

411
00:20:42,580 --> 00:20:44,380
That's why I retaliated just now.

412
00:20:44,940 --> 00:20:46,660
If we get pushed around once we arrive,

413
00:20:46,660 --> 00:20:47,500
we'll be trampled

414
00:20:47,500 --> 00:20:48,820
all the way through.

415
00:20:50,540 --> 00:20:51,680
But judging from the attitude

416
00:20:51,860 --> 00:20:53,820
of those two underlings,

417
00:20:54,340 --> 00:20:55,220
I fear Zhao Yue

418
00:20:55,620 --> 00:20:56,660
has no intention

419
00:20:56,660 --> 00:20:57,860
of negotiating with us.

420
00:20:58,860 --> 00:21:00,110
He's just ascended the throne.

421
00:21:00,220 --> 00:21:01,660
With the uncertain domestic situation

422
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:04,020
and the foreign army at the border,

423
00:21:04,460 --> 00:21:05,300
if I were him,

424
00:21:05,820 --> 00:21:07,420
negotiation wouldn't be impossible.

425
00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:09,040
Of course, I would talk.

426
00:21:09,780 --> 00:21:10,620
But the key

427
00:21:10,820 --> 00:21:12,060
to peace talks is "talk".

428
00:21:12,580 --> 00:21:13,740
If they want a ceasefire,

429
00:21:13,980 --> 00:21:15,020
I could consider it.

430
00:21:15,700 --> 00:21:16,580
But if they propose

431
00:21:16,580 --> 00:21:17,820
any other unreasonable demands,

432
00:21:18,100 --> 00:21:18,940
not a chance.

433
00:21:19,580 --> 00:21:20,420
Of course,

434
00:21:20,740 --> 00:21:21,580
I also expected

435
00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:22,780
that Zhao Yue would not

436
00:21:22,780 --> 00:21:23,740
agree so easily.

437
00:21:25,060 --> 00:21:26,620
Actually, before we left,

438
00:21:26,980 --> 00:21:28,700
the Emperor gave one more verbal decree.

439
00:21:29,380 --> 00:21:30,220
Wait.

440
00:21:32,140 --> 00:21:33,980
Don't tell me

441
00:21:34,740 --> 00:21:36,380
peace talks are just a pretense.

442
00:21:36,660 --> 00:21:37,820
Does the Emperor

443
00:21:37,980 --> 00:21:39,220
want us to assassinate Zhao Yue?

444
00:21:39,460 --> 00:21:40,500
How can we three do that?

445
00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:42,340
What are you thinking?

446
00:21:43,020 --> 00:21:44,460
The peace talks are a pretense

447
00:21:44,460 --> 00:21:45,700
so that we can approach

448
00:21:45,940 --> 00:21:47,120
the King of North Qi.

449
00:21:47,380 --> 00:21:48,460
But our primary mission

450
00:21:48,460 --> 00:21:49,880
is to bring back the Eldest Princess

451
00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:51,140
at all costs.

452
00:21:51,660 --> 00:21:53,140
I can give them money,

453
00:21:53,660 --> 00:21:55,460
horses, and even silk,

454
00:21:55,900 --> 00:21:58,140
if they want.

455
00:21:58,660 --> 00:21:59,540
But they can never

456
00:21:59,860 --> 00:22:00,700
take Changming away.

457
00:22:01,050 --> 00:22:01,900
Mother,

458
00:22:01,900 --> 00:22:03,300
Changming is my only bottom line.

459
00:22:03,940 --> 00:22:05,860
I can consider all other demands,

460
00:22:06,460 --> 00:22:07,300
but this one

461
00:22:08,020 --> 00:22:09,420
is non-negotiable.

462
00:22:09,940 --> 00:22:10,780
Yue,

463
00:22:11,140 --> 00:22:12,380
you are a ruler of a nation.

464
00:22:13,180 --> 00:22:15,180
Your bottom line should be your people.

465
00:22:15,860 --> 00:22:16,820
Are you willing

466
00:22:17,180 --> 00:22:18,660
to fight another battle for a woman?

467
00:22:20,340 --> 00:22:21,760
Why are you so afraid of Great Sui?

468
00:22:23,180 --> 00:22:24,740
In Great Sui,

469
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,580
how many capable generals are there now?

470
00:22:26,660 --> 00:22:27,620
If they really want

471
00:22:27,620 --> 00:22:28,460
to take Changming,

472
00:22:29,020 --> 00:22:30,340
I will not spare them.

473
00:22:30,820 --> 00:22:32,340
Even if Zhao Yue wants to kill us,

474
00:22:32,820 --> 00:22:33,860
we will still bring

475
00:22:33,860 --> 00:22:35,100
the Eldest Princess back.

476
00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:36,900
Of course,

477
00:22:36,900 --> 00:22:38,080
we must first enter the Palace

478
00:22:38,420 --> 00:22:39,540
to gauge Zhao Yue's attitude.

479
00:22:40,220 --> 00:22:41,980
The best outcome

480
00:22:42,140 --> 00:22:42,980
is....

481
00:22:42,980 --> 00:22:44,080
Rescue the Eldest Princess.

482
00:22:48,140 --> 00:22:49,120
Reclaim the three cities.

483
00:22:52,140 --> 00:22:53,180
Bring peace to the world.

484
00:23:23,740 --> 00:23:24,820
Chu Yu,

485
00:23:26,340 --> 00:23:27,580
it's really you.

486
00:23:28,660 --> 00:23:30,340
Truly a woman of Great Sui,

487
00:23:31,740 --> 00:23:33,180
not yielding to men.

488
00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:35,940
Don't worry.

489
00:23:37,220 --> 00:23:38,700
I'm safe.

490
00:23:39,580 --> 00:23:41,380
I will be waiting for you.

491
00:23:57,380 --> 00:23:58,620
You have covered my eyes

492
00:23:58,620 --> 00:23:59,620
for so long,

493
00:24:00,540 --> 00:24:01,540
saying you'd show me

494
00:24:01,540 --> 00:24:02,620
a wonder.

495
00:24:03,060 --> 00:24:03,940
What wonder?

496
00:24:05,820 --> 00:24:07,420
Today is your birthday, Your Highness.

497
00:24:07,700 --> 00:24:09,300
The King wants to give you a surprise.

498
00:24:15,300 --> 00:24:16,140
Your Highness.

499
00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:25,140
Your Highness.

500
00:24:25,620 --> 00:24:26,460
Your Highness.

501
00:25:10,140 --> 00:25:10,980
In the past,

502
00:25:11,860 --> 00:25:13,380
I couldn't afford a pearl

503
00:25:13,620 --> 00:25:14,660
you liked.

504
00:25:15,780 --> 00:25:16,620
Now,

505
00:25:16,620 --> 00:25:17,980
(Bright and Virtuous)

506
00:25:17,980 --> 00:25:19,420
I don't want that regret anymore.

507
00:25:21,740 --> 00:25:22,740
Unfortunately,

508
00:25:23,420 --> 00:25:25,260
I no longer like pearls.

509
00:25:31,260 --> 00:25:32,100
So,

510
00:25:33,060 --> 00:25:33,940
is this

511
00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:35,980
the birthday gift you give me?

512
00:25:36,900 --> 00:25:37,740
Do you like it?

513
00:25:39,540 --> 00:25:41,280
From the moment we arrived in North Qi,

514
00:25:41,700 --> 00:25:43,220
I began preparing all of this.

515
00:25:44,460 --> 00:25:46,380
Whether you are Hanmei or Zhao Yue,

516
00:25:47,340 --> 00:25:48,940
you always please me.

517
00:25:52,460 --> 00:25:53,700
Why would my followers

518
00:25:54,180 --> 00:25:56,260
agree to come to North Qi with you

519
00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:59,220
and follow your orders?

520
00:26:00,820 --> 00:26:02,000
Changming, have you forgotten?

521
00:26:02,260 --> 00:26:03,300
I know how to use poison.

522
00:26:05,140 --> 00:26:07,220
This is Farewell at Dawn.

523
00:26:08,180 --> 00:26:09,020
It leaves at dawn

524
00:26:09,340 --> 00:26:10,180
and returns at night.

525
00:26:11,020 --> 00:26:12,020
Half a pill

526
00:26:12,620 --> 00:26:13,460
is addictive.

527
00:26:13,780 --> 00:26:15,240
One must take another half each month

528
00:26:15,620 --> 00:26:17,460
to relieve the bone-deep itch.

529
00:26:19,340 --> 00:26:20,680
What if someone takes a full pill?

530
00:26:21,420 --> 00:26:22,260
There is no cure.

531
00:26:22,900 --> 00:26:23,740
They'll surely die.

532
00:26:26,180 --> 00:26:28,060
There is one pill left in this bottle.

533
00:26:29,980 --> 00:26:31,460
It's for you, Changming.

534
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:42,660
If you still want to leave me,

535
00:26:43,940 --> 00:26:45,380
I don't mind using it.

536
00:26:46,340 --> 00:26:47,500
But I hope

537
00:26:48,540 --> 00:26:50,020
that day will never come.

538
00:26:57,740 --> 00:26:58,740
I like this curtain

539
00:26:59,220 --> 00:27:00,180
of pearls,

540
00:27:01,780 --> 00:27:03,180
and I will accept

541
00:27:03,540 --> 00:27:04,580
your Farewell at Dawn.

542
00:27:05,060 --> 00:27:05,900
However,

543
00:27:06,220 --> 00:27:07,620
this is not what I truly want.

544
00:27:12,060 --> 00:27:12,900
The time has come.

545
00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,360
The reception of the delegation
cannot be delayed.

546
00:27:18,140 --> 00:27:18,980
Very well.

547
00:27:19,700 --> 00:27:20,660
I will wait

548
00:27:20,660 --> 00:27:21,540
for you in the hall.

549
00:28:21,580 --> 00:28:27,020
(Qi)

550
00:28:40,420 --> 00:28:43,300
The delegation from Great Sui is here.

551
00:29:08,620 --> 00:29:13,980
(Chengtian Hall)

552
00:29:44,060 --> 00:29:45,380
Is Great Sui without men?

553
00:29:45,900 --> 00:29:47,220
The envoy they sent

554
00:29:47,260 --> 00:29:48,660
is only a woman.

555
00:29:52,460 --> 00:29:53,580
Only a woman?

556
00:29:54,420 --> 00:29:55,820
Your Majesty, weren't you

557
00:29:55,820 --> 00:29:57,860
already defeated several times

558
00:29:58,020 --> 00:29:59,260
by this mere woman?

559
00:29:59,980 --> 00:30:01,020
Did your crossbow workshop

560
00:30:01,260 --> 00:30:03,300
blow itself up?

561
00:30:03,300 --> 00:30:04,140
Outrageous!

562
00:30:05,460 --> 00:30:06,300
Your Majesty,

563
00:30:07,380 --> 00:30:08,540
I have a question.

564
00:30:08,980 --> 00:30:10,460
Is North Qi without men?

565
00:30:11,020 --> 00:30:12,440
You even sent two snobbish officials

566
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:13,320
to receive us.

567
00:30:14,020 --> 00:30:15,140
The delegation of Great Sui

568
00:30:15,620 --> 00:30:17,300
is by no means an easy target.

569
00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:19,700
I will surely write a letter

570
00:30:19,700 --> 00:30:21,140
to inform the Emperor

571
00:30:21,380 --> 00:30:23,420
of our treatment in North Qi.

572
00:30:26,300 --> 00:30:27,500
No need for that.

573
00:30:28,380 --> 00:30:29,340
Our King

574
00:30:29,340 --> 00:30:30,860
would never deliberately mistreat you.

575
00:30:31,660 --> 00:30:34,620
I suppose it was those two officials

576
00:30:34,620 --> 00:30:35,660
being petty and snobbish.

577
00:30:39,540 --> 00:30:40,660
That's fine then.

578
00:30:41,180 --> 00:30:42,700
We've tied them up.

579
00:30:43,260 --> 00:30:45,180
You can handle them by law.

580
00:30:51,220 --> 00:30:52,060
Of course.

581
00:30:52,580 --> 00:30:53,420
Of course.

582
00:30:56,460 --> 00:30:58,540
Since you are here for peace talks,

583
00:30:58,820 --> 00:31:00,940
how do you wish to proceed?

584
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:07,100
Before peace talks,

585
00:31:08,220 --> 00:31:10,060
may we first see

586
00:31:10,060 --> 00:31:11,050
the Eldest Princess?

587
00:31:11,700 --> 00:31:13,380
After the hot spring villa,

588
00:31:13,700 --> 00:31:15,780
we have had no news of her.

589
00:31:16,460 --> 00:31:17,300
What?

590
00:31:17,580 --> 00:31:19,020
You want to take Changming back?

591
00:31:20,620 --> 00:31:22,380
The Emperor cares deeply for her

592
00:31:23,020 --> 00:31:24,420
and wishes us to first ensure

593
00:31:24,420 --> 00:31:25,340
her safety.

594
00:31:27,860 --> 00:31:29,380
We just want to see

595
00:31:29,380 --> 00:31:30,620
if the Eldest Princess is well.

596
00:31:30,900 --> 00:31:31,940
Is that not allowed?

597
00:31:32,460 --> 00:31:33,580
Who knows?

598
00:31:34,140 --> 00:31:35,180
If North Qi harmed

599
00:31:35,180 --> 00:31:36,180
the Eldest Princess,

600
00:31:36,380 --> 00:31:37,980
it's not impossible

601
00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:40,060
they wish to conceal it.

602
00:31:43,660 --> 00:31:44,500
Yue,

603
00:31:45,260 --> 00:31:47,340
the envoys' concerns are reasonable.

604
00:31:47,820 --> 00:31:48,680
We've never

605
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:50,260
mistreated Li Changming,

606
00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:51,700
so letting them see her

607
00:31:52,180 --> 00:31:53,220
would do no harm.

608
00:32:00,660 --> 00:32:02,460
Today happens to be
Changming's birthday.

609
00:32:02,900 --> 00:32:03,950
I had ordered preparations

610
00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:05,400
for a birthday banquet this morning.

611
00:32:06,140 --> 00:32:08,500
With envoys from Great Sui present,

612
00:32:09,300 --> 00:32:11,140
Changming will surely be happier.

613
00:32:13,180 --> 00:32:16,580
(Chengtian Hall, Qi)

614
00:32:43,860 --> 00:32:44,820
Everyone, rest assured.

615
00:32:45,180 --> 00:32:47,340
In peace talks, peace comes first.

616
00:32:48,180 --> 00:32:49,580
But for some matters,

617
00:32:49,900 --> 00:32:51,420
you should raise them carefully.

618
00:32:52,980 --> 00:32:54,380
I may not wish to discuss them.

619
00:32:59,660 --> 00:33:03,020
The Eldest Princess
of Great Sui is here.

620
00:33:22,900 --> 00:33:23,740
Your Highness.

621
00:33:26,940 --> 00:33:27,780
Your Highness,

622
00:33:28,460 --> 00:33:29,300
you have suffered.

623
00:33:30,940 --> 00:33:31,780
How could that be?

624
00:33:33,020 --> 00:33:33,860
With my temperament,

625
00:33:33,860 --> 00:33:35,300
how could I let myself suffer?

626
00:33:37,820 --> 00:33:38,660
Chu Yu,

627
00:33:39,620 --> 00:33:40,780
your visit

628
00:33:42,260 --> 00:33:43,340
has already made me happy.

629
00:33:45,620 --> 00:33:46,460
Your Highness,

630
00:33:50,700 --> 00:33:53,300
the Emperor is concerned about you.

631
00:33:57,460 --> 00:33:58,660
Tell my brother not to worry.

632
00:33:59,740 --> 00:34:01,060
I am not in any danger here.

633
00:34:13,060 --> 00:34:14,240
Weren't you going to give me

634
00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:16,120
a birthday gift I would like?

635
00:34:17,340 --> 00:34:19,180
I have just decided what I want.

636
00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:22,660
Could you present it
before my old friends?

637
00:34:23,540 --> 00:34:24,380
I will give you

638
00:34:24,980 --> 00:34:25,820
whatever you wish.

639
00:34:29,660 --> 00:34:30,500
I want

640
00:34:31,820 --> 00:34:32,700
to be your consort.

641
00:34:36,660 --> 00:34:37,500
What?

642
00:34:38,460 --> 00:34:39,420
Did I hear it right?

643
00:34:39,980 --> 00:34:41,220
This...

644
00:34:44,340 --> 00:34:45,180
Your Highness,

645
00:34:46,580 --> 00:34:48,360
the Emperor is waiting
for you in Great Sui.

646
00:34:48,940 --> 00:34:49,780
If so,

647
00:34:49,980 --> 00:34:51,340
you will never return.

648
00:34:51,900 --> 00:34:52,780
Your Highness,

649
00:34:52,780 --> 00:34:53,720
if the people find out,

650
00:34:54,060 --> 00:34:54,980
your reputation

651
00:34:54,980 --> 00:34:55,820
will be ruined.

652
00:34:56,420 --> 00:34:57,260
Changming,

653
00:34:57,460 --> 00:34:58,380
do you mean it?

654
00:35:00,900 --> 00:35:01,750
Even if I am

655
00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:03,500
in the North Qi harem,

656
00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:06,340
I want to be the most unique

657
00:35:06,660 --> 00:35:07,740
and most distinguished.

658
00:35:08,860 --> 00:35:09,980
I do not desire to be

659
00:35:10,820 --> 00:35:11,860
an ordinary consort;

660
00:35:12,740 --> 00:35:13,900
it is hardly worthy of me.

661
00:35:18,140 --> 00:35:18,980
Zhao Yue,

662
00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:20,780
do you dare to grant me that?

663
00:35:21,420 --> 00:35:23,980
This Great Sui woman is so bold.

664
00:35:23,980 --> 00:35:25,500
- Yes.
- Outrageous!

665
00:35:27,380 --> 00:35:28,460
You want to be

666
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:29,780
the Queen of North Qi?

667
00:35:32,660 --> 00:35:34,740
You are even unworthy

668
00:35:35,220 --> 00:35:36,260
to be an ordinary consort.

669
00:35:41,020 --> 00:35:41,860
Your Majesty,

670
00:35:42,620 --> 00:35:44,060
choose between the throne

671
00:35:44,220 --> 00:35:45,300
of North Qi and this woman.

672
00:35:46,380 --> 00:35:47,940
Mother, is this a threat?

673
00:35:49,060 --> 00:35:50,260
But you should understand

674
00:35:51,260 --> 00:35:52,100
that even if my queen

675
00:35:52,580 --> 00:35:53,820
is not her now,

676
00:35:54,340 --> 00:35:55,620
it'll be her in the future.

677
00:36:05,180 --> 00:36:06,260
The position of Queen

678
00:36:06,580 --> 00:36:07,980
is not something she can demand.

679
00:36:08,580 --> 00:36:09,660
Your throne

680
00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:11,700
was not gained

681
00:36:11,700 --> 00:36:12,540
by your effort alone.

682
00:36:14,660 --> 00:36:15,500
Do you want

683
00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:16,460
to defy me

684
00:36:16,460 --> 00:36:17,420
in front

685
00:36:17,580 --> 00:36:18,780
of everyone here?

686
00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:27,260
I'll respect you

687
00:36:27,980 --> 00:36:28,900
as you want.

688
00:36:29,580 --> 00:36:30,820
But you can't stop

689
00:36:31,660 --> 00:36:33,100
what I want to do.

690
00:36:59,220 --> 00:37:01,020
Li Changming,
Eldest Princess of Great Sui,

691
00:37:01,340 --> 00:37:02,640
is willing to forsake her status

692
00:37:02,700 --> 00:37:04,060
to form a bond with me.

693
00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:06,440
She's diligent in inner affairs,

694
00:37:06,500 --> 00:37:07,620
graceful, and proper.

695
00:37:09,460 --> 00:37:10,700
I appoint you as my consort

696
00:37:11,300 --> 00:37:13,340
and grant you the title Mei

697
00:37:13,740 --> 00:37:15,100
to formalize your rank.

698
00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:28,740
Greet the Consort of Mei now.

699
00:37:51,900 --> 00:37:54,420
Greetings, Your Highness.

700
00:37:55,220 --> 00:37:56,360
If the Emperor were to know,

701
00:37:56,660 --> 00:37:57,900
he'd fall ill again.

702
00:38:04,980 --> 00:38:05,820
Chu Yu,

703
00:38:06,260 --> 00:38:07,100
I'm willing

704
00:38:07,820 --> 00:38:09,580
to be this consort.

705
00:38:10,740 --> 00:38:11,980
You must not overthink it.

706
00:38:24,660 --> 00:38:25,500
Changming.

707
00:38:25,700 --> 00:38:26,540
Changming!

708
00:38:27,860 --> 00:38:28,700
Changming!

709
00:38:31,300 --> 00:38:32,440
The Consort of Mei is unwell.

710
00:38:32,580 --> 00:38:33,620
Postpone the peace talks.

711
00:38:37,420 --> 00:38:38,260
Your Highness.

712
00:38:39,020 --> 00:38:39,860
Your Highness...

713
00:38:44,860 --> 00:38:45,940
I am weary.

714
00:38:47,860 --> 00:38:48,820
Mr. Gongsun,

715
00:38:51,340 --> 00:38:53,340
entertain these envoys on my behalf.

716
00:38:55,220 --> 00:38:56,060
Yes.

717
00:39:01,420 --> 00:39:04,220
(Chengtian Hall, Qi)

718
00:39:04,220 --> 00:39:05,060
Mr. Gongsun,

719
00:39:05,060 --> 00:39:05,900
what should we do?

720
00:39:06,260 --> 00:39:07,100
Follow me.

721
00:39:11,380 --> 00:39:12,420
It makes no sense, Yu.

722
00:39:13,180 --> 00:39:14,080
I don't understand

723
00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:16,360
why the Eldest Princess
would do such a shocking thing.

724
00:39:17,140 --> 00:39:17,980
To be honest,

725
00:39:18,700 --> 00:39:20,940
as a master in romance,

726
00:39:22,020 --> 00:39:24,700
her action seems sincere.

727
00:39:27,380 --> 00:39:28,520
I trust the Eldest Princess.

728
00:39:28,740 --> 00:39:29,920
She is devoted to Great Sui.

729
00:39:30,460 --> 00:39:32,500
There must be a reason for this.

730
00:39:32,860 --> 00:39:33,700
Did she pretend

731
00:39:36,420 --> 00:39:37,540
to pass out?

732
00:39:38,020 --> 00:39:38,860
Impossible.

733
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:43,340
What about this arrangement?

734
00:39:43,340 --> 00:39:44,680
Then prepare some more wine.

735
00:39:45,210 --> 00:39:46,160
How tricky.

736
00:39:46,810 --> 00:39:47,850
We'll do as you say.

737
00:39:50,460 --> 00:39:51,300
Mr. Gongsun.

738
00:39:54,580 --> 00:39:55,660
We have come from afar.

739
00:39:55,900 --> 00:39:57,740
Thank you for your hospitality today.

740
00:39:58,100 --> 00:39:58,940
To you.

741
00:40:01,380 --> 00:40:02,780
We'd never snub envoys.

742
00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:05,140
You'll surely have a good time.

743
00:40:05,460 --> 00:40:06,300
Cheers.

744
00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:07,180
- Cheers.
- Cheers.

745
00:40:12,980 --> 00:40:13,820
Changming.

746
00:40:15,300 --> 00:40:16,140
Changming.

747
00:40:23,380 --> 00:40:24,320
You are finally awake.

748
00:40:25,300 --> 00:40:26,460
Do you feel any discomfort?

749
00:40:32,660 --> 00:40:34,020
Now that you've become my consort,

750
00:40:34,780 --> 00:40:36,620
how could I allow Chu Yu
to take you away?

751
00:40:47,460 --> 00:40:48,380
Why did you stop?

752
00:40:48,980 --> 00:40:49,940
Mr. Gongsun.

753
00:40:50,740 --> 00:40:51,880
You can't hold your liquor.

754
00:40:52,020 --> 00:40:52,860
Move a little.

755
00:40:53,300 --> 00:40:54,540
Let me sit here with you.

756
00:40:55,980 --> 00:40:56,820
Gongsun Lan.

757
00:40:58,540 --> 00:41:00,260
The Consort of Mei is unwell,

758
00:41:01,500 --> 00:41:02,740
but peace talks are important.

759
00:41:03,340 --> 00:41:04,540
When shall we start?

760
00:41:05,180 --> 00:41:06,100
Why rush?

761
00:41:07,260 --> 00:41:08,700
When you outdrink me,

762
00:41:09,020 --> 00:41:10,420
we will discuss the peace talks.

763
00:41:10,420 --> 00:41:11,300
No problem.

764
00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:13,260
He's provoking you.

765
00:41:13,860 --> 00:41:15,380
Wenchang, I cannot tolerate it.

766
00:41:15,820 --> 00:41:16,700
Drink with him.

767
00:41:16,700 --> 00:41:18,380
We cannot lose at drinking.

768
00:41:18,740 --> 00:41:19,580
Cheers.

769
00:41:27,260 --> 00:41:28,500
You can really hold your liquor.

770
00:41:32,460 --> 00:41:33,300
Mr. Gongsun,

771
00:41:33,700 --> 00:41:34,640
I will drink with you.

772
00:41:35,780 --> 00:41:36,780
Don't use that cup.

773
00:41:36,780 --> 00:41:37,820
Let's drink from the pot.

774
00:41:39,240 --> 00:41:40,280
- No problem.
- Come on.

775
00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:41,340
Come on.

776
00:41:42,420 --> 00:41:43,560
The banquet is not over yet.

777
00:41:43,860 --> 00:41:44,820
Where are you going?

778
00:41:46,220 --> 00:41:47,700
I've drunk several pots of wine.

779
00:41:47,860 --> 00:41:49,020
What else could I do?

780
00:41:50,140 --> 00:41:51,620
I need to relieve myself.

781
00:41:53,740 --> 00:41:55,260
Haven't you heard her?

782
00:41:55,420 --> 00:41:56,260
Exactly.

783
00:41:56,340 --> 00:41:57,180
Let her go.

784
00:41:57,180 --> 00:41:58,020
Exactly.

785
00:42:00,220 --> 00:42:01,940
Her companion is even sleeping here.

786
00:42:01,940 --> 00:42:02,880
What are you afraid of?

787
00:42:03,500 --> 00:42:04,340
Ms. Chu,

788
00:42:05,900 --> 00:42:06,740
please go ahead.

789
00:42:08,300 --> 00:42:09,740
Thank you, Mr. Gongsun.

790
00:42:11,810 --> 00:42:12,660
Come on.

791
00:42:12,660 --> 00:42:13,500
Let's drink.

792
00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:15,480
- Come on.
- Hey, you guys.

793
00:42:15,820 --> 00:42:16,860
Let's drink together.

794
00:42:17,140 --> 00:42:17,980
Cheers.

795
00:42:46,020 --> 00:42:47,700
Your Highness, did you contract

796
00:42:47,700 --> 00:42:48,780
a cold toxin years ago,

797
00:42:49,140 --> 00:42:49,980
damaging your health?

798
00:42:50,740 --> 00:42:51,680
Your menstrual discharge

799
00:42:51,860 --> 00:42:52,920
is scant and irregular.

800
00:42:53,220 --> 00:42:54,060
That's correct.

801
00:42:55,220 --> 00:42:57,420
But earlier, I fainted

802
00:42:57,740 --> 00:42:59,060
because of a headache.

803
00:43:00,180 --> 00:43:01,100
Just prescribe me

804
00:43:01,460 --> 00:43:02,900
a few remedies.

805
00:43:08,540 --> 00:43:09,560
How is she really doing?

806
00:43:13,740 --> 00:43:14,700
Your Majesty,

807
00:43:14,700 --> 00:43:15,540
congratulations!

808
00:43:15,900 --> 00:43:17,780
The Consort of Mei is pregnant.

809
00:43:17,980 --> 00:43:18,820
Pregnant?

810
00:43:55,661 --> 00:43:59,111
♪If not for dreams by windswept flight♪

811
00:43:59,811 --> 00:44:02,961
♪How would my hand find yours tonight?♪

812
00:44:04,411 --> 00:44:07,831
♪This moonlit glow, in dusk's soft veil♪

813
00:44:08,211 --> 00:44:11,451
♪Hears heartbeats tell their secret tale♪

814
00:44:12,891 --> 00:44:16,641
♪Thoughts ablaze like beacon's fire♪

815
00:44:17,431 --> 00:44:20,881
♪Outline your form in golden lyre♪

816
00:44:21,741 --> 00:44:25,551
♪Through thorns we've trod and trials passed♪

817
00:44:25,961 --> 00:44:29,241
♪Each grief and joy forever cast♪

818
00:44:29,981 --> 00:44:33,321
♪Let the fierce warmth within your gaze♪

819
00:44:34,371 --> 00:44:37,931
♪Melt this war-torn world's cruel maze♪

820
00:44:38,661 --> 00:44:42,011
♪Still through the frost, I'll walk with you♪

821
00:44:42,321 --> 00:44:46,091
♪Our mountains and our streams anew♪

822
00:44:47,511 --> 00:44:49,651
♪Dawns greet the spring we longed to see♪

823
00:44:49,651 --> 00:44:51,601
♪Through meadows where wild larks soar free♪

824
00:44:51,771 --> 00:44:55,681
♪Let countless sails cross this worldly tide♪

825
00:44:56,201 --> 00:44:58,391
♪When lonely shadows turn to two♪

826
00:44:58,391 --> 00:45:02,211
♪Through countless turns and all we've borne♪

827
00:45:02,681 --> 00:45:04,711
♪No regret ever could be sworn♪

828
00:45:04,951 --> 00:45:07,181
♪Dawns greet the spring we longed to see♪

829
00:45:07,181 --> 00:45:09,171
♪Beneath heaven's vault, in harmony♪

830
00:45:09,361 --> 00:45:13,511
♪Let tears now fall for yesterday's strife♪

831
00:45:14,231 --> 00:45:20,071
♪We've reached this blossom-covered hill♪

832
00:45:21,241 --> 00:45:26,081
♪I'll follow you through every dream♪