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[Episode 12]

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This girl wasn't killed by Hanshui Palace.

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Don't waste your time fighting with us.

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He Bo already knows how you
get to the embroidery shop.

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Protect those

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you're sworn to keep safe.

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Search!

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Are you all right?

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I'm fine.

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- Faster.
- Let's go.

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Keep still.

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What's wrong?

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Water...

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Give me some water too.

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Please.

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Water...

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Thank you.

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About Yu Lian...

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I failed you.

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Failed me?

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You've failed

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every innocent girl you trafficked

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and their families.

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A few days ago at Zhongxiao Pavilion,

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I ran into Yu Lian.

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What?

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She was talking about her elder brother.

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What did she say?

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She said...

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I've realized it now.

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Neither side wants me to live.

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Fine. I leave.

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Let's see where you can find me then.

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- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- Watch where you're going!

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Please, don't kill me.

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

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I beg you.

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Go.

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I shouldn't have left you here alone.

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It wasn't me. They found there on their own.
None of this is on me.

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Lies. There's no way they found this place.

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You escaped and ran into them.

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To save your own life, you brought them here.

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You didn't think they'd still come for you,
even after killing Fan and Fang.

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No, no, no!

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Let go! I must avenge Brother Fan!

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Don't be impulsive.

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Hua Chong deserves to die.

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But not now.

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His crimes must be judged in court
and made known to the world.

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Let him breathe,

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and Brother Fan died for nothing.

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He knows about Zhongxiao Pavilion well.
Keeping him alive will help us save Yu Lian.

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I have my own ways to save Yu Lian.

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Hua Chong must die today.

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You're injured. Stop using your inner energy.

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Zhan Zhao.

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Do you really think

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that taking a case to court

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can bring justice to those girls?

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Unfortunately, in this world,

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there is only one Kaifeng Court.

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In Xiangzhou,

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right and wrong have long been reversed.

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If the government cared about justice,

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so many girls wouldn't be trapped
in Zhongxiao Pavilion.

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Instead of trusting the government,

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I'd rather trust the sword in my hand.

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Brother Bai.

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Bai Yu Tang.

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I know you're grieving.

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I know you're angry.

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So am I.

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You don't trust the Xiangzhou authorities.

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But can you trust me just this once?

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Bai!

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Put her down.

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You'd rather die

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than confess a single word.

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Zhongxiao Pavilion

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usually has no room for such stubborn girls.

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But with that face,

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killing you would be a waste.

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Luck was on your side.

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Don't be afraid. You're safe now.

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Don't you understand yet?

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The fact that you're alive

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means we have succeeded.

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Chief.

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I just heard that
Zhan Zhao met a clerk of Yicheng County.

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He must have told Zhan Zhao
everything about Liu Hong Yi's case.

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Now that the clerk is dead,

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the magistrate of Yicheng County

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is the only witness to the case.

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Yes.

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Si Ming's men also sent word

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that Prince Hui

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wants to summon the magistrate to the capital.

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Then what are we waiting for?

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Zhan.

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It all happened too fast.

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Don't blame yourself.

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No one could have predicted
that Hua Chong would escape,

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and ran into people from Zhongxiao Pavilion.

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Miss Huo.

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Please look after him for a moment.

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Are you going out?

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There is an urgent matter

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that must be handled now.

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Lord Zhan.

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You arrived before they did.

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It seems I've gained a few more days of life.

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You moved your family to safety,

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because you already knew

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people from Zhongxiao Pavilion
would silence you.

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To be honest, Lord Zhan,

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from the day they ordered me frame
you and Liu Hong Yi,

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I knew it all along.

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Win or lose,

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I would not walk away alive.

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You chose this path yourself.

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You brought this upon yourself.

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Can't blame anyone else.

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Are you saying that

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I sought my own doom?

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Yes.

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From the day I entered Zhongxiao Pavilion,

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my fate was sealed.

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But Lord Zhan,

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death is death.

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But the path I chose...

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I'd say

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it's worth more

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than the one your friend took.

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The gold, silver, and beauties I got,

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and the wealth I left for my family,

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can ensure they never worry about
the rest of their lives.

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That's what Liu Hong Yi's path

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will never give him.

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Lord Zhan,

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don't you want to know how your dear friend

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ended up seeking his own doom,

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step by step?

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<i>Constable Liu, You've worked hard</i>

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<i>on Fan Yu Lian's case</i>

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<i>these past days.</i>

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<i>I've prepared a meal.</i>

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<i>I was hoping we could use this chance</i>

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<i>to clear the air between us.</i>

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<i>Here.</i>

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<i>It seems Constable Liu</i>

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<i>has quite a prejudice against me.</i>

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<i>You're overstating it.</i>

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<i>How would I dare to
have a prejudice against you?</i>

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<i>I just can't seem to make sense of the things</i>

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<i>happening in this court.</i>

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<i>I studied hard for years.</i>

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<i>Didn't I want to be a good official?</i>

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<i>It's just that for many things,</i>

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<i>like Fan Yu Lian's case,</i>

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<i>I want the truth too.</i>

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<i>But</i>

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<i>I have no choice.</i>

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<i>What makes you have no choice?</i>

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<i>Today,</i>

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<i>I asked you here today so that,</i>

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<i>once we're drunk,</i>

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<i>we might speak openly about this matter.</i>

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<i>I'm afraid there are many things</i>

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<i>that I'm only willing to say</i>

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<i>when I'm drunk.</i>

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<i>You are indeed an upright man.</i>

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<i>Quite similar to me.</i>

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<i>Reckless.</i>

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<i>In all the times you defied me before,</i>

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<i>I never once took it to heart.</i>

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<i>A pity.</i>

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<i>Your investigation</i>

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<i>led you to Zhongxiao Pavilion.</i>

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<i>That's where your death begins.</i>

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<i>Ever since you were transferred here,</i>

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<i>I've heard</i>

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<i>no end of complaints.</i>

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<i>You're too rigid, they say.</i>

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<i>You've cost them</i>

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<i>a great deal of money.</i>

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<i>Tell me,</i>

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<i>if I hand you over to them</i>

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<i>and say you stole something,</i>

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<i>will they use these torture devices</i>

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<i>on you incessantly?</i>

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<i>I see.</i>

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<i>You set a trap to capture me today</i>

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<i>just to retrieve that letter,</i>

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<i>so you can claim credit
in front of Zhongxiao Pavilion.</i>

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<i>That makes me even more curious.</i>

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<i>Who exactly is the big-shot patron</i>

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<i>behind Zhongxiao Pavilion,</i>

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<i>that even an official</i>

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<i>would suck up to them like this?</i>

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<i>You don't need to worry about
who is behind Zhongxiao Pavilion.</i>

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<i>You just need to remember</i>

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<i>that overestimating your own strength</i>

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<i>will not end well.</i>

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<i>How about this?</i>

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<i>Let's make a deal.</i>

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<i>Hand over the object,</i>

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<i>and I promise not to hand you over.</i>

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<i>Then,</i>

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<i>we can find a way together</i>

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<i>to gloss over this thing.</i>

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<i>That way,</i>

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<i>not only can I save your life,</i>

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<i>- but I can also promise you...
- Good.</i>

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<i>Do you think</i>

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<i>everyone is just like you,</i>

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<i>being an official</i>

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<i>only for wealth and honor?</i>

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<i>Good.</i>

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<i>I've already given you a chance.</i>

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<i>You can only blame yourself</i>

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<i>for making the wrong choice.</i>

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Lord Zhan,

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didn't I give him a chance?

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If he had made the right choice,

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he wouldn't have had to die,

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nor would he have been branded
a traitor after his death.

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He made his choices.

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Lord Zhan,

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don't be angry.

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I...

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I have more to tell you.

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Liu Hong Yi

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endured every torture device we had.

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But

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he wouldn't say a word until he died.

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He told me

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that he worked at the court

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solely for the sake of

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justice.

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What a complete joke.

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In this world,

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if justice really existed,

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how could someone like me

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become an official?

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How could a good man like Liu Hong Yi

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be subjected

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to every torture

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I could devise?

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It seems you are just like Liu Hong Yi,

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refusing to take the easy path

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and insisting on the difficult one.

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If you finish me off with one strike,

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you can avenge your friend right now.

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But you insist on taking me

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to the capital for trial.

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You insist on seeking

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justice.

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Lord Zhan,

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let me give you some advice.

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Don't end up like your poor dead friend.

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Realizing only at the end

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that his path was death all along.

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Stop trying to provoke me.

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I won't kill you.

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Dying by my sword

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would be doing you a favor.

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If you die,

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Liu Hong Yi's false treason charge

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may never be cleared.

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If you die by my sword,

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people will think

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you were a good official who died

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for exposing treason.

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You would leave a good reputation.

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Then how would the justice you owe Liu Hong Yi

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be repaid?

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You know very well this case

279
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wouldn't hold up under a real inquiry.

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The truth will come out sooner or later.

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At that time,

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the people of Yicheng will see

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what kind of official you really were.

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Your children who are away will also know

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what kind of father you were.

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I won't kill you.

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I will send you to Kaifeng Court,

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so you can see

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whether or not this world

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has the justice Liu Hong Yi believed in.

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I'll make sure you see for yourself

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whether the path of justice outside Xiangzhou

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leads to death!

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Let me ask you.

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Those who enter Zhongxiao Pavilion
from the back of the embroidery shop...

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Who are they?

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Good men have rules.

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That doesn't mean bad men rule.

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Those who enter Zhongxiao Pavilion
from the back of the embroidery shop...

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They are all officials, aren't they?

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So you know everything.

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He Bo dares to run rampant in Xiangzhou

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for one reason alone.

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Officials like you shield him.

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Officials are strictly forbidden

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from gambling and whoring.

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That's why Zhongxiao Pavilion

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orders visitors to wear masks and robes.

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It's to hide your identities.

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Hide our identities?

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When I first went to Zhongxiao Pavilion,

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I also thought

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that those masks and robes

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could hide our identities.

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But later...

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Later, you found out

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that the so-called cover-up

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was all a lie.

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Step inside just once,

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He Bo will know every last detail about you.

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Completely under his control.

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00:28:32,899 --> 00:28:34,535
Yes.

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I only realized later

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that Zhongxiao Pavilion

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identifies people by tokens

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and uses ledgers

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to record our every visit

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to Zhongxiao Pavilion.

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So,

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you knew framing Liu Hong Yi and me
would lead to a dead end.

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You had no choice but to follow He Bo's orders.

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Since you knew details

333
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about Zhongxiao Pavilion,

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you must have investigated there.

335
00:29:12,179 --> 00:29:13,580
You should have seen

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how many officials come and go there.

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You should also know

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whether you have the ability

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and the courage

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00:29:23,939 --> 00:29:27,548
to uproot the rotten officialdom of Xiangzhou

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00:29:27,548 --> 00:29:30,060
completely.

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Lord Zhan.

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Have you ever seen the auction ceremony
at Zhongxiao Pavilion?

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Do you know how much a girl

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is worth?

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00:29:45,899 --> 00:29:47,659
Have you ever thought about it?

347
00:29:47,659 --> 00:29:51,379
Why would a magistrate like me

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00:29:51,379 --> 00:29:55,500
possess so much wealth?

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Behind it all,

350
00:29:57,219 --> 00:30:01,020
how many wrongful rulings?

351
00:30:01,020 --> 00:30:03,557
How many lives thrown away?

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A case can be overturned,

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but those who have died

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will never know

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that you, Lord Zhan,

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have sought justice for them.

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Justice that arrives this late

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is no longer justice.

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It is merely a show

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put on by the living

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to seek solace for themselves.

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Lord Zhan,

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I'm afraid there is still a tough battle ahead.

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You must guard me well.

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00:30:52,179 --> 00:30:53,820
Only then

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can you protect

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the justice you seek.

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[Yanling]

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Zhan,

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00:34:50,853 --> 00:34:53,042
are you done with your errand?

371
00:35:05,300 --> 00:35:08,044
I found this among Brother Fan's things.

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00:35:10,940 --> 00:35:14,300
He had very few belongings. They are all here.

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It's in the shape of a lotus.

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It must be a gift for Yu Lian.

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Keep his belongings safe.

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Once we rescue Yu Lian,

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we will return them to her.

378
00:35:38,699 --> 00:35:40,858
Brother Bai is awake.

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00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:43,865
Tomorrow morning,

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I will go and buy some supplies.

381
00:36:46,019 --> 00:36:49,557
Let's lay Brother Fan to rest first.

382
00:37:01,660 --> 00:37:04,008
Take another Linglong Honey.

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00:37:18,260 --> 00:37:20,266
It's too stuffy in the room.

384
00:37:20,979 --> 00:37:22,883
I'm going out for a walk.

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Brother Bai hasn't said anything,

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but I know he feels very guilty.

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00:37:50,180 --> 00:37:52,960
He feels he failed to look after Brother Fan.

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00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,820
It would be better if he spoke out.

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00:37:55,820 --> 00:37:57,860
I'm just afraid he's bottling it up.

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00:37:57,860 --> 00:37:59,800
It's a good thing

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00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,786
that he's willing to go for a walk.

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00:38:02,820 --> 00:38:04,175
What about you, Brother Zhan?

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00:38:04,175 --> 00:38:05,898
You seem troubled too.

394
00:38:05,898 --> 00:38:08,139
Want to talk about it?

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00:38:10,780 --> 00:38:12,531
I'm fine.

396
00:38:27,980 --> 00:38:29,672
<i>Young Master Bai.</i>

397
00:38:29,672 --> 00:38:31,260
<i>Are you bored</i>

398
00:38:31,260 --> 00:38:33,146
<i>staying here with me?</i>

399
00:38:33,146 --> 00:38:35,000
<i>Not at all.</i>

400
00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:38,063
<i>I've encountered some issues.</i>

401
00:38:38,063 --> 00:38:39,424
<i>No wonder.</i>

402
00:38:39,424 --> 00:38:42,660
<i>You haven't looked well since you got back.</i>

403
00:38:42,660 --> 00:38:43,900
<i>You should talk about it</i>

404
00:38:43,900 --> 00:38:46,140
<i>with Lord Zhan and Miss Huo.</i>

405
00:38:46,140 --> 00:38:48,404
<i>Don't keep it all inside.</i>

406
00:38:49,300 --> 00:38:51,459
<i>I'm afraid it'll delay his investigation.</i>

407
00:38:51,459 --> 00:38:52,580
<i>I don't want to be a burden.</i>

408
00:38:52,580 --> 00:38:55,660
<i>Burden?
A strange word between the three of you.</i>

409
00:38:55,660 --> 00:38:57,059
<i>If you keep it from them,</i>

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00:38:57,059 --> 00:39:00,639
<i>they'll be upset.</i>

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00:39:03,059 --> 00:39:05,379
<i>Go find them. Quick.</i>

412
00:39:05,379 --> 00:39:07,456
<i>I'll keep an eye on things here.</i>

413
00:39:08,939 --> 00:39:11,740
<i>Look, they're all tied up anyway.</i>

414
00:39:11,740 --> 00:39:12,740
<i>Don't worry.</i>

415
00:39:12,740 --> 00:39:15,900
<i>The medicine will be ready when you return.</i>

416
00:39:17,140 --> 00:39:18,654
<i>All right.</i>

417
00:39:22,939 --> 00:39:24,654
<i>Go.</i>

418
00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:12,272
<i>Tomorrow at this hour. Come to Fenglai Pavilion</i>

419
00:40:12,272 --> 00:40:14,019
<i>and tell me</i>

420
00:40:14,019 --> 00:40:17,242
<i>whether you accept my terms.</i>

421
00:40:41,220 --> 00:40:42,738
<i>Get it</i>

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00:40:42,738 --> 00:40:43,860
<i>to the capital.</i>

423
00:40:43,860 --> 00:40:45,729
<i>By any means</i>

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00:40:47,580 --> 00:40:49,775
<i>necessary.</i>

425
00:41:43,240 --> 00:41:47,840
[Tomb of Fan Zhong Yu, The Song Hermit]

426
00:41:48,933 --> 00:41:50,100
Brother Fan.

427
00:41:50,100 --> 00:41:53,260
I'm sorry to bury you here for the time being.

428
00:41:53,260 --> 00:41:55,539
Once I rescue Yu Lian,

429
00:41:55,539 --> 00:41:57,139
I will help her

430
00:41:57,139 --> 00:41:59,539
take your remains back home

431
00:41:59,539 --> 00:42:02,139
for a proper burial.

432
00:42:02,139 --> 00:42:03,459
I'm sorry.

433
00:42:03,459 --> 00:42:05,153
Brother Fan.

434
00:42:05,780 --> 00:42:08,388
I failed to look after you.

435
00:42:09,979 --> 00:42:11,786
Perhaps,

436
00:42:12,740 --> 00:42:15,561
I shouldn't have brought you to Xiangzhou.

437
00:42:54,220 --> 00:42:56,023
Brother Fan.

438
00:42:59,099 --> 00:43:01,433
Has right and wrong

439
00:43:01,433 --> 00:43:03,600
really swapped places?