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=The Road to Splendor=

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(Adapted from China Literature author
Zhizhi's novel of the same name)

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=Episode 13=

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(Admonitions for Women Hall)

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(Admonitions for Women Hall)

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Open the door!

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Open the door!

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Open the door now!

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Open the door!

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Open the door!

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Move.

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What do you think you're doing?

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Move.

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All this commotion...

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What exactly are you looking for,
Miss Xie?

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Something went missing.

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What?

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A Buddhist scripture.

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Looks like there's

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no avoiding this today.

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Enough talk.

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Search the place.

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Go!

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Move!

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Ninth Young Lady,
you've finally learned

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where to stick the knife
so it hurts the most.

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I learned from the best.

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Madam,

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nothing here.

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Madam,

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nothing in the back room either.

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What's this?

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A man's socks?

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I'm not trying to give you a hard time.

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But what you've done

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has put the ladies here at risk.

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Everyone here today
is one of their family members.

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Ms. Zuo,

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you pride yourself on your chastity.

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So why did we find

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a man's belongings in your room?

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Whoever's in there, listen up!

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We've surrounded

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the entire hall, front and back.

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You're not getting away today.

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We won't make trouble for the widow.

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Come out on your own,

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and we'll settle this with you.

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Who's there?

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Check over there.

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Who's there?

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Come out, now.

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Madam Mo.

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Madam Mo.

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No one.

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Madam.

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Madam.

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No one.

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Madam.

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We couldn't find him.

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I knew this wouldn't end quietly.

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So I'll give you what you came for.

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Wait here.

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I'll bring out the man

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you're looking for.

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There really is a man!

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Who is he?

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How can there be a man
in the Admonitions for Women Hall?

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Exactly!

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Get up!

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Who is this man?

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I've run out of money for drinks.

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I'll just take Mr. Yu's things

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and pawn them.

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Move.

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Take a good look.

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This is the man you were looking for.

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Wake up.

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I know I shouldn't have done this,

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but he's my younger brother.

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I couldn't leave him out there alone.

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Even if he's your brother,

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you can't bring him
into the Admonitions for Women Hall!

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Exactly! He's still a man!

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This is where ladies come to study!

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What are you doing?

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What...

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You...

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I shall take monastic vows
to atone for my sins.

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Will that be enough?

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Ms. Zuo,

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stop making a scene.

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Hiding a man
in the Admonitions for Women Hall

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is already a serious offense.

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You'll answer for it.

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Ninth Young Lady,

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you've finally had your revenge.

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Satisfied now?

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You still don't understand.

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The reason you're facing
consequences today

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isn't what you did to me.

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It's because you put
your selfish desires

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above the safety of your students.

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You have no right

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to call yourself their instructor.

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Guards.

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Get this drunk out of here.

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Get up.

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Move.

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Go.

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We didn't flush out Advisor Li,

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but Zuo Junjie was caught.

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That's enough to bring Madam Zuo down.

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Hiding a man
in the Admonitions for Women Hall

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was already a serious breach
of the rules.

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Now that she's lost her position
as instructor,

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and with things so tense right now,

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Advisor Li, at the very least,

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can't openly protect her anymore.

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Zuo has lost her protection.

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Miss Xie.

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Mr. Zhao.

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Madam Zuo

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was taken to Dadong Temple.

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She's living there as a lay devotee.

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Someone stepped in to save her.

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(Regional Commander's Residence)

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Madam.

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Take a seat.

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Why did you protect Madam Zuo?

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She hid a man
in the Admonitions for Women Hall.

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That's a serious offense.

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So you know

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who she was hiding.

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I thought you were different.

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But I suppose those in power

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all bow to influence and self-interest.

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Instead of wasting your anger
on petty people,

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why not make something better
for yourself?

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The magnolia tree you planted
in Desheng Ward,

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everyone who passes now
gives it a ladle of water.

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That alone shows the sincerity
of your intentions

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and your gift for winning
people's hearts.

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Why not take over
the Admonitions for Women Hall?

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For one,

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those girls would finally have

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an instructor who can teach them
something useful.

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And for another,

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it would help you put down roots here.

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Before long, the women of Ganlin

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will treat you like one of their own.

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If you're willing to let this matter
rest for now,

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I can

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see that Zhao Ling gets
his company commander post.

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It was his to begin with.

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Madam Zuo was the one holding it up

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all this time.

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Miss Xie,

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you have a choice to make.

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Do you want the satisfaction
of winning this fight,

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or do you want

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a future you can actually build on?

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So you're

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trying to buy me off.

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I'm asking you to be practical.

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Some roads,

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even when they lead the right way,

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can't be rushed.

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Why are you sweating so much?

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Did Madam Wang give you trouble?

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It's good news.

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Madam Wang

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approved your promotion
to company commander.

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What did she want from you in return?

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For me to let Madam Zuo go.

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She's taking advantage of you,

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using my promotion to pressure you.

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Once you're company commander,

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we'll have more resources

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at our disposal.

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Madam Wang

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also put me in charge
of the Admonitions for Women Hall.

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What I can't stand

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is that Madam Zuo gets to walk away
from all this.

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When I was falsely accused,

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at least I knew the accusations
were lies.

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But those girls...

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if they ever learn

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that a man really was spying on them...

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in a world like this,

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that could hurt worse

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than a knife through the heart.

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Let's go.

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Madam Wang, you're here.

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Have some tea.

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The terms you asked for...

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I've agreed to all of them.

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Now,

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right here in front of me,

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burn every piece

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of those girls' undergarments.

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Hanyan.

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Bring them out.

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You're a smart woman, Madam.

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You know what's truly at stake.

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You all know

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I've been involved with a man.

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And now

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I've been keeping
these young ladies' undergarments too.

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If word gets out,

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none of us comes out of this unscathed.

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If you don't protect me,

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I'll drag every one of these girls down
with me

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and ruin their reputations too.

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That's what they mean when they say

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gossip can destroy lives.

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If I ever catch you doing this again,

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you won't walk away alive.

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What's this?

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What's this?

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Why do we have to learn this?

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And what's this?

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I've never seen any of this before.

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What is Essentials of Arithmetic?

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And what is Five-Animal Exercises?

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I don't know either.

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Ms. Zuo never taught us any of this.

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Instead of Lessons in Female Virtue
and Admonitions for Women,

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we're learning all this random stuff?

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When we're meeting
prospective husbands someday,

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are we supposed to perform
the Five-Animal Exercises

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to entertain them?

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Exactly.

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What good is any of this?

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If one day

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you're forced to leave the protection
of your families

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and end up far from home,

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how will you survive?

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Lessons in Female Virtue?

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Or Admonitions for Women?

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Not every plant in this world

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gets to grow

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inside a warm greenhouse,

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carefully sheltered and tended.

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People are no different.

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I teach you to check accounts
and figures

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so no one

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can fool you with false books

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and cheat you out of the money
you depend on.

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I teach you herbs and farming

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so you'll know the plants around you

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and be able, even in rocky soil,

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to grow enough food
to fill your stomachs.

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I teach you history

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so you can see beyond this tiny corner
of the world

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and not live in ignorance.

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I teach you the Five-Animal Exercises

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to make your bodies strong,

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so you can travel far

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and face childbirth without fear.

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I teach you to navigate by the stars

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so even if you're lost
in the wilderness,

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you can find your way.

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The desert poplar

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lives for a thousand years,

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stands tall for a thousand after death,

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and endures another thousand
once fallen.

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Not because it's beautiful,

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but because its roots

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run deep

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and strong.

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I hope you all live
peaceful, fortunate lives

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and never need any of these skills.

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But if hardship ever comes
without warning,

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I hope

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you'll be like the desert poplar,

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able to endure drought

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and weather the fiercest sandstorms.

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Even when all hope seems lost,

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may you find

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your own way to survive

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and stand tall on your own.

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Thank you, Ms. Xie.

284
00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:23,200
Zhang Huaimin.

285
00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:24,160
Here.

286
00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:24,720
Li Cheng.

287
00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:26,040
Next.

288
00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,040
Mr. Zhao, you've been promoted
to company commander,

289
00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:31,160
and your pay just doubled.

290
00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:32,000
Tonight,

291
00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,480
you've got to treat us all
to a good drink.

292
00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:34,040
Right?

293
00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:35,080
Yeah, Mr. Zhao.

294
00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:36,120
Not tonight.

295
00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:37,960
I need the money

296
00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:39,920
for something.

297
00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,320
Bet it's for Miss Xie.

298
00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:43,360
But she's generous.

299
00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,000
I'm sure she won't mind you
buying us a round.

300
00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:47,080
This time,

301
00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:50,560
I really do need it.

302
00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:56,040
We're moving.

303
00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:57,440
Mr. Zhao's a company commander now.

304
00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,520
The new place is big enough
for me to train!

305
00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,400
It's barely been any time,

306
00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:02,400
and you're already
a company commander's wife.

307
00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,520
You're rising faster than a spring tide.

308
00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,640
Kindness really does bring good fortune.

309
00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:07,720
Just like that,

310
00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:09,040
you've moved into a bigger house.

311
00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,120
(Company Commander's Residence)
Miss Xie has a surprise for Mr. Zhao.

312
00:17:13,120 --> 00:17:14,120
He's going to love it.

313
00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,280
Why isn't he back yet?

314
00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:25,840
Fireworks.

315
00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:27,160
They're beautiful!

316
00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:30,760
Who's setting off fireworks?

317
00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:44,520
Look!

318
00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:50,520
It's Mr. Zhao.

319
00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:02,921
Those fireworks are something else.

320
00:18:05,120 --> 00:18:07,560
Who has that kind of money to burn?

321
00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:09,240
It's next door,

322
00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:10,680
at Miss Xie's place.

323
00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:12,001
I heard

324
00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,880
Commander Zhao is celebrating
her birthday,

325
00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,400
and even chose today for their move.

326
00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:22,520
Fireworks this late at night?

327
00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,600
How is anyone supposed to sleep?

328
00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,080
So annoying!

329
00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:32,880
Today is your birthday,

330
00:18:34,360 --> 00:18:35,800
and the day we move into our new home.

331
00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:37,920
May you

332
00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:41,800
be safe and well, year after year.

333
00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:52,160
♪The past brushes by
like a falling leaf♪

334
00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:00,360
♪So light, yet my steps still pause
for you♪

335
00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:07,360
♪Through every rise and fall,
our memories remain without regret♪

336
00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:09,920
♪Carved into the rings of time♪

337
00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:16,280
♪How I wish I could stay
a little longer, but I can't♪

338
00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:18,120
Thank you, Mr. Zhao.

339
00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:25,840
♪I turn away, afraid goodbye
will fill my eyes with tears♪

340
00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:31,920
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

341
00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:33,720
So Mr. Zhao wouldn't buy us drinks

342
00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:35,600
because he spent it all on this!

343
00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:36,320
Mr. Zhao.

344
00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:36,760
Mr. Zhao.

345
00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,680
Well played!

346
00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:39,400
I...

347
00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:44,120
Miss Xie has another surprise!

348
00:19:44,120 --> 00:19:45,120
Look at all this food!

349
00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:45,840
Come on!

350
00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:46,480
- Let me have a bite!
- None for you!

351
00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:47,760
- We didn't set places for you!
- Just one bite!

352
00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:48,640
We didn't make enough for everyone!

353
00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:50,680
- Just a tiny bite!
- This is for Mr. Zhao!

354
00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:51,840
- Just let me try some!
- Get out of here!

355
00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:52,600
You two, stop fighting over it!

356
00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:53,520
Save some for me!

357
00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:56,960
I really didn't make any for you.

358
00:19:58,680 --> 00:19:59,800
All right.

359
00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,040
Dig in, everyone.

360
00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:02,560
I'll make

361
00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:03,680
another dish to go with the drinks.

362
00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:04,800
I'll get the fire going.

363
00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:06,000
Look at the state of you two.

364
00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:07,520
Miss Xie, don't trouble yourself.

365
00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:08,800
Let me handle all this.

366
00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:09,360
You go rest.

367
00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:10,160
It's all right, Sanniang.

368
00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:11,680
Today,

369
00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:13,240
let me do it.

370
00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:06,320
I'm sorry I put you through this.

371
00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,360
If you hadn't backed down then,

372
00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,600
I wouldn't have gotten this promotion.

373
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,520
You were raised in a prominent family.

374
00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:20,960
You shouldn't have to do
this kind of work.

375
00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:22,240
That's not true.

376
00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:24,720
Back at the Fu Residence,

377
00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:25,881
I cooked too.

378
00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,200
That's hardly the same.

379
00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:29,680
At the Fu Residence,

380
00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:31,320
you made cherry pastries

381
00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:32,520
and sophora noodles,

382
00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:34,520
not these huge pots of food for a crowd.

383
00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:18,480
Candied apricots.

384
00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:23,680
The last bag.

385
00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:25,200
Don't tell anyone.

386
00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,360
Thinking about Miss Xie, Mr. Zhao?

387
00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:13,240
Forgive me for saying this,

388
00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:15,440
but you and Miss Xie

389
00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:16,881
clearly care for each other.

390
00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:18,960
Why not just get married?

391
00:23:20,120 --> 00:23:21,640
You met Miss Xie later than I did.

392
00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,840
You never saw what she was like
back in Huaying,

393
00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:27,800
or what her parents were like.

394
00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:31,640
I think

395
00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,000
perhaps her parents' marriage was empty,

396
00:23:36,360 --> 00:23:37,800
and that's why she thinks marriage

397
00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:40,360
is just two people sharing a life
out of convenience.

398
00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,640
You're afraid Miss Xie

399
00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,120
doesn't truly love you.

400
00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:47,000
But from what I can see,

401
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,680
the way she treats you

402
00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:50,600
is unlike anyone else.

403
00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,480
She's still young.

404
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:55,440
She just

405
00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,640
hasn't figured out her own feelings yet.

406
00:23:58,280 --> 00:23:58,880
I know.

407
00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:01,840
But that's all right.

408
00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:03,720
Knowing

409
00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:07,320
there's a place for me in her heart

410
00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:10,720
is enough.

411
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:13,880
Once I've earned greater merit in battle

412
00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,680
and can give her the life she deserves,
then we'll talk about marriage.

413
00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,120
Be careful with that, Miss Xie.

414
00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:47,720
That lamp oil

415
00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,280
was brought back specially for you
by Mr. Zhao.

416
00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,400
It costs more than three times
the usual kind.

417
00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:55,240
The oil he uses at camp

418
00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:57,240
is cheap stuff cut with tung oil.

419
00:24:58,400 --> 00:24:59,720
Mr. Zhao treats you

420
00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:00,960
very differently

421
00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:02,880
from everyone else.

422
00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:09,440
General.

423
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,000
I've been waiting forever for you.

424
00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:13,600
I got tied up with work.

425
00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:15,560
This looks nice.

426
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,280
You're finally here, General.

427
00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:19,720
I made all these dishes myself,

428
00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,280
especially for you.

429
00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:23,000
Alright.

430
00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,000
I also learned

431
00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,040
a Jiangnan song.

432
00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:27,360
I'll sing it for you later.

433
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:29,160
Now that I like.

434
00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:30,440
Sounds good.

435
00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:34,320
The other night,

436
00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,560
there were fireworks next door.

437
00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:36,920
I heard

438
00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:38,320
Commander Zhao set them off

439
00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:39,960
for Miss Xie's birthday.

440
00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:45,520
General...

441
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,280
In a couple of days,

442
00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,641
it'll be my birthday too.

443
00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:53,560
That's right.

444
00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,360
But let's skip the fireworks.

445
00:25:58,360 --> 00:26:00,401
All that banging gives me a headache.

446
00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:01,640
I don't see the appeal.

447
00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:04,960
True.

448
00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:06,440
They're so noisy.

449
00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:07,160
Come on.

450
00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:08,560
Have a drink with me.

451
00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:10,960
Cheers.

452
00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:17,080
I'm off.

453
00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:19,920
Bye, General.

454
00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:25,800
Ugh!

455
00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:27,800
What a blockhead.

456
00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:29,240
No wonder that shrew

457
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:30,360
walks all over you!

458
00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,360
What's wrong with wanting fireworks
for my birthday?

459
00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,760
That shrew Xie next door gets fireworks,

460
00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,080
but I don't?

461
00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:37,480
Don't act like you're above it all!

462
00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:39,080
Fireworks are too noisy?

463
00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:40,840
Unbelievable!

464
00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:43,080
Hey.

465
00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:45,120
- You...
- You scared me to death!

466
00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:47,960
Quite a spread.

467
00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:48,720
Let me have some.

468
00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:51,480
All you think about is food.

469
00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,120
You think this is a restaurant?

470
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:55,840
Listen.

471
00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:56,960
I'm a little short on cash.

472
00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:58,480
I still need more kills.

473
00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:00,080
Lend me some money.

474
00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:02,240
All the money I have

475
00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:04,800
goes straight into that bottomless pit
of yours.

476
00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:07,640
If you really care about me,

477
00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:08,600
go next door

478
00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:10,160
and teach that rotten pair a lesson!

479
00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:11,880
They're always looking down their noses
at me!

480
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,680
Enough.

481
00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:15,120
I don't want to hear

482
00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:16,880
about all your petty little problems.

483
00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:19,720
Fine. I'll tell you the truth.

484
00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:22,120
That Zhao

485
00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:24,640
keeps telling people

486
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,320
you stole credit for his achievements.

487
00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:28,600
He's been bad-mouthing you everywhere.

488
00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:32,680
He also said

489
00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:34,240
the only reason you have your rank today

490
00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:36,360
is that well-connected brother-in-law
of yours.

491
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,080
And your pathetic fighting skills

492
00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,400
aren't even worth his time.

493
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:41,160
Nonsense.

494
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:43,040
If anyone helped me get ahead,

495
00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:43,961
it was Commander Wang.

496
00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:45,600
What the heck does Mo have
to do with it?

497
00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,280
I'll show him

498
00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:55,520
exactly

499
00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,560
who he's messing with.

500
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,200
(Shaqiong Town Border)

501
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:20,760
Did you hear?

502
00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:23,320
Shaqiong is fighting
the Wangur tribe again.

503
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:24,560
Their grain supply was cut off,

504
00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:25,600
so the higher-ups want us

505
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:26,880
to send two thousand dan of grain.

506
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:29,080
Another lousy assignment.

507
00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:30,400
We'll probably have to

508
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:31,320
go through Yelang Valley.

509
00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:33,120
It's all desert along the way.

510
00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:34,120
Extremely dangerous.

511
00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:38,480
Commander.

512
00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:40,920
As for the grain shipment to Shaqiong,

513
00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:42,960
I'd like to lead the troops there.

514
00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:44,400
Company Commander Zhao,

515
00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,040
eager, aren't you?

516
00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:49,520
You promised

517
00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:51,360
that when the time came,

518
00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:53,760
merit would be rewarded.

519
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:54,920
Unfortunately,

520
00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:56,600
I've already assigned

521
00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,200
this mission to Lu Dahu.

522
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:02,360
Company Commander Zhao,

523
00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,000
if you really want to go,

524
00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,320
you'll have to go as his second.

525
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:14,480
Yes, Commander.

526
00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:20,760
Zhao's currying favor with the brass
and dragging us into it.

527
00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:21,760
Fine. Let him come.

528
00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:23,280
I'll make his life miserable.

529
00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:25,640
I can collect the rest of the heads
on the way.

530
00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:27,440
Thirty-six in all.

531
00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:30,120
I was twenty-four short.

532
00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:32,720
I've got four now.

533
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:35,080
Twenty more,

534
00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,080
and I'll be a battalion commander.

535
00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:41,120
Battalion commander...

536
00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:45,720
Zhao Ling.

537
00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:50,960
I've been looking for you.

538
00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:53,360
Sen

539
00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:54,640
submitted an enlistment request.

540
00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:56,440
He's way too young.

541
00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:57,441
How could you

542
00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,080
stamp his application?

543
00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:01,600
What?

544
00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:04,080
You didn't know?

545
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:07,040
You two.

546
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,480
Has Sen said anything about enlisting?

547
00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:11,320
No, Mr. Zhao.

548
00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:12,520
Never heard a word.

549
00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:15,240
It wasn't me.

550
00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:39,240
As for joining the army...

551
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:41,320
forget it.

552
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:43,440
I've had Mo Yi
withdraw your application.

553
00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:44,920
And you stole my seal?

554
00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:46,200
You've got some nerve!

555
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:47,600
Who are you to tell me what to do?

556
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:49,000
I'm the one putting food on your table!

557
00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,240
Miss Xie makes the food!

558
00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:53,640
Not you!

559
00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:55,480
Then I just won't eat here anymore!

560
00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:56,840
I don't need you bossing me around!

561
00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,680
You're not my father or my brother!

562
00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:04,720
I...

563
00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:07,520
Sen.

564
00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:08,240
Sen.

565
00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:09,760
Sen.

566
00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:12,840
Mr. Zhao.

567
00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:27,520
He's just a kid.

568
00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:28,720
Why get so worked up over him?

569
00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:30,800
I didn't.

570
00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:47,680
I came to say goodbye.

571
00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:50,080
I just received my orders.

572
00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:52,080
I'm escorting supplies
to Shaqiong Town tomorrow.

573
00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:55,160
Take care while you're in Ganlin Town.

574
00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:07,520
In the army,

575
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:08,560
one wrong move

576
00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:09,800
can get you killed.

577
00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:12,360
Study hard for a couple of years,

578
00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:14,240
then take the military exam.

579
00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:15,880
That's the right way to do it.

580
00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:18,680
Then you won't have to

581
00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:20,240
risk your life out here like us.

582
00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:25,200
Mr. Zhao is only looking out for you.

583
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:33,160
Fei!

584
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:35,560
Fei!

585
00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:46,880
Who knows how long

586
00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:48,080
they'll be gone this time.

587
00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:49,760
I don't even know if the food
and clothes I packed

588
00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:50,880
will be enough.

589
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:52,280
Yeah.

590
00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:53,840
Zhao Ling's fiancee

591
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:55,560
came to see him off with provisions.

592
00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,160
Zhao Ling is no match for me
in any respect.

593
00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,520
How'd he land a woman that pretty?

594
00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,160
If a man never comes back
from this trip,

595
00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:08,880
what happens

596
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:10,200
to his woman?

597
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,400
(Shaqiong Town)

598
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:16,880
Go on.

599
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:17,160
Move.

600
00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:18,160
Come rest over here.

601
00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:19,320
Give me one too.

602
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:20,520
Here.

603
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,000
Push.

604
00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:28,880
Come on.

605
00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:29,640
Push!

606
00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:30,400
Push!

607
00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,720
Come on!

608
00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:34,520
Push!

609
00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,600
One, two, three!

610
00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:37,840
Come on!

611
00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:39,760
One, two, three!

612
00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:49,600
Here, have some water.

613
00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:50,680
Drink up.

614
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:52,920
Mr. Zhao.

615
00:33:57,400 --> 00:33:58,520
Looks like contraband salt.

616
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:14,000
The army's salt

617
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:16,040
comes from Lu Dahu trading with bandits.

618
00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:19,720
The question is

619
00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:22,440
whether Commander Wang
is turning a blind eye to it.

620
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:24,760
Crooks dealing with crooks.

621
00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:26,120
They put on a respectable face,

622
00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:27,040
but behind closed doors,

623
00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:28,360
they're filthier than anyone.

624
00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:29,360
Come on!

625
00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:31,160
Look!

626
00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:31,720
Hurry!

627
00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:34,360
Hurry!

628
00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:35,560
They're bringing out the heads.

629
00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:37,560
Go!

630
00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:40,880
Those animals.

631
00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:42,440
They're using people
to fake military kills.

632
00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:43,760
Aren't they afraid
of what'll come back to them?

633
00:34:57,640 --> 00:34:58,880
- What are you doing?
- What are you doing? Zhao Ling!

634
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:00,400
Don't act so righteous.

635
00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:03,360
I need 36 heads to become
a battalion commander.

636
00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:06,480
Twelve heads can get a company commander
promoted to deputy battalion commander,

637
00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:08,280
or 24 warhorses.

638
00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:14,600
Here.

639
00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:16,280
Have one of your men finish him off.

640
00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,200
I'll let you claim the kill.

641
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:20,680
What are you doing?

642
00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:21,841
Mr. Zhao!

643
00:35:21,841 --> 00:35:22,240
Mr. Zhao!

644
00:35:22,240 --> 00:35:22,921
Mr. Zhao!

645
00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,040
Do you think I got where I am today

646
00:35:27,720 --> 00:35:28,680
because of

647
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:30,560
my brother-in-law?

648
00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:32,520
It's because

649
00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:35,000
I am better

650
00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,120
than all you useless scum.

651
00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:40,720
Even if my brother-in-law
were standing right here,

652
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:45,000
on this mission,

653
00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:49,080
I, Lu Dahu, give the orders.

654
00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:57,960
Just one rank above you,

655
00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:00,480
and I can crush you.

656
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:22,120
Move!

657
00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:24,440
Take him away.

658
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:34,400
Run! Hurry!

659
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:35,240
Mr. Zhao!

660
00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:37,080
Stop!

661
00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:38,160
Stop!

662
00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:39,440
Get out!

663
00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:40,160
Mr. Zhao!

664
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:42,080
Mr. Zhao!

665
00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:43,160
Mr. Zhao.

666
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,600
Zhao Ling attacked a superior officer.

667
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:49,320
He defied military orders.

668
00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:50,880
Under military law,

669
00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:53,360
kill him on sight!

670
00:36:55,240 --> 00:36:55,880
Come on!

671
00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,200
Looks like I'll have four more heads
to claim.

672
00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:03,080
Killing the four of us
won't earn you much.

673
00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:06,600
I'll bring back
dozens of warhorses instead!

674
00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,320
When I return to camp with those horses,

675
00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,520
I'll outrank you, and then you'll answer
to me!

676
00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:23,040
Prepare a report.

677
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,040
Zhao Ling

678
00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:25,840
has deserted with his men.

679
00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:38,440
Mr. Zhao,

680
00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:39,920
where do we go now?

681
00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:41,800
We find those salt smugglers.

682
00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:43,440
They have salt

683
00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:45,400
and warhorses.

684
00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:46,600
That merit

685
00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:49,120
is as good as ours.

686
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:50,360
All right!

687
00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:54,680
Go tell Miss Xie for me.

688
00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:56,040
Tell her

689
00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:57,880
I've gone to find warhorses

690
00:37:58,720 --> 00:37:59,760
and I'll be back a little later
than planned.

691
00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:02,880
Tell her not to worry.

692
00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:03,840
Yes, Mr. Zhao.

693
00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:04,840
I won't forget.

694
00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:08,400
Mr. Zhao,

695
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:10,320
want me to pass along
a few words of concern?

696
00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:13,840
Just tell her

697
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:16,680
the wild apricots in the mountains
are ripe.

698
00:38:17,720 --> 00:38:19,200
I'm going to pick her a whole basket

699
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:21,600
so she can make candied apricots
when I get back.

700
00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:22,800
Got it!

701
00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:35,240
Sis.

702
00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:36,240
I'm back.

703
00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:37,440
I'm starving.

704
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:37,960
Let's eat.

705
00:38:38,240 --> 00:38:40,160
Always eating, aren't you?

706
00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:41,640
If you'd hurry up
and get yourself a wife,

707
00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:43,160
you wouldn't be pestering me
all the time.

708
00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:44,920
Every time you come around,
it's either money

709
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:45,720
or food.

710
00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:47,920
What am I, your personal charity

711
00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:48,840
and your personal cook?

712
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:50,000
Cut the nonsense!

713
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:51,680
I'm dead tired from this trip!

714
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,480
Zhao Ling

715
00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:02,360
deserted halfway through the mission.

716
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:04,600
I had to handle

717
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,080
the whole thing myself.

718
00:39:15,720 --> 00:39:16,440
Zhao Ling

719
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:17,680
deserted?

720
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:18,960
This trip

721
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:20,320
was well worth it.

722
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,520
I've finally got enough heads

723
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:25,960
to become a battalion commander.

724
00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:27,160
Dahu,

725
00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:30,600
doesn't that mean
you're getting promoted?

726
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:31,960
You bet.

727
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:32,880
Oh, right.

728
00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,960
Go pray for me
at Dadong Temple tomorrow.

729
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:37,720
Ask for...

730
00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:43,360
a promotion and plenty of money.

731
00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:46,920
Bodhisattva,

732
00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:49,400
(Health, Career, Marriage, Wealth)
please bless my brother

733
00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:50,761
with rank and riches.

734
00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:52,520
And while you're at it,

735
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:53,880
send me a sister-in-law

736
00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:55,760
who's easy to handle

737
00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:57,800
and does as she's told.

738
00:39:58,640 --> 00:39:59,880
Please grant my wish.

739
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:02,360
Madam.

740
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:05,960
Ms. Zuo?

741
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,001
I couldn't help overhearing

742
00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:11,000
that you're looking for an obedient wife
for your brother.

743
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:13,961
The perfect match

744
00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:16,080
is right under your nose.

745
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:18,200
I've heard

746
00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,200
Zhao Ling isn't coming back.

747
00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:21,680
That leaves Miss Xie

748
00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:24,040
all alone with no one to depend on.

749
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:25,920
A woman on her own,

750
00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:27,080
with no family to rely on.

751
00:40:27,240 --> 00:40:28,920
What choice would she have

752
00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:30,160
but to depend on her husband's family?

753
00:40:33,520 --> 00:40:35,320
Miss Xie knows how to run a household,

754
00:40:35,720 --> 00:40:37,520
and she has her land
to bring in an income.

755
00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:39,520
A wife like that

756
00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:42,160
would certainly treat
her sister-in-law well.

757
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:48,040
You have a point.

758
00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:50,600
Thank you for the suggestion, Ms. Zuo.

759
00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:53,720
Thank you, Bodhisattva,
for answering my prayer.

760
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:54,760
This way,

761
00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,040
I get everything I want at once.

762
00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:58,440
Being a widow is nothing.

763
00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:00,600
The worst thing for a woman

764
00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:03,120
is marrying a rotten man.

765
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:03,920
Drinking,

766
00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:05,080
gambling,

767
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:06,040
beating his wife...

768
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:09,880
my brother checks every box.

769
00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:14,000
Thank you, Bodhisattva,
for answering my prayer.

770
00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:15,720
Thank you, Bodhisattva.

771
00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,320
(Next Episode)

772
00:41:23,720 --> 00:41:25,280
(I thought Lu Dahu)

773
00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:26,720
(was just a shameless lecher.)

774
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:28,360
(I figured I could just stay
out of his way.)

775
00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:29,720
(Who would've thought)

776
00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:32,480
(he'd do something this vile,)

777
00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:33,720
(and even make
Mr. Zhao's life miserable.)

778
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:35,360
A monster like that

779
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:37,840
isn't worth dirtying our hands over.

780
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:40,880
Xie!

781
00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:43,640
You have to marry him

782
00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:45,280
right this second!

783
00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:51,200
Zhao Ling.

784
00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:52,680
Please don't kill me!

785
00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:54,520
Please don't kill me!

786
00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:55,961
Please! I'm begging you!

787
00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:57,880
Lu Dahu,

788
00:41:59,720 --> 00:42:01,600
you scumbag!

789
00:42:13,401 --> 00:42:17,721
♪The past brushes by
like a falling leaf♪

790
00:42:21,321 --> 00:42:25,681
♪So light, yet my steps still pause
for you♪

791
00:42:27,801 --> 00:42:32,441
♪Through every rise and fall,
our memories remain without regret♪

792
00:42:32,681 --> 00:42:35,481
♪Carved into the rings of time♪

793
00:42:36,641 --> 00:42:41,281
♪How I wish I could stay
a little longer, but I can't♪

794
00:42:44,481 --> 00:42:51,321
♪I turn away, afraid goodbye will fill
my eyes with tears♪

795
00:42:52,201 --> 00:42:58,721
♪Etched deep within my heart,
yet buried without a word♪

796
00:42:59,681 --> 00:43:03,121
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

797
00:43:03,641 --> 00:43:07,841
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

798
00:43:08,121 --> 00:43:13,801
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

799
00:43:25,921 --> 00:43:29,801
♪For one fleeting moment, I found you
in the crowd♪

800
00:43:33,721 --> 00:43:37,721
♪Without a word, you lit up
half my life♪

801
00:43:39,441 --> 00:43:44,121
♪In silence, a love too deep for words♪

802
00:43:44,441 --> 00:43:47,121
♪Kept close within my heart♪

803
00:43:48,201 --> 00:43:53,041
♪From now on, no one else
is worth waiting for♪

804
00:43:56,561 --> 00:44:03,481
♪I turn away, afraid no one
will ever come home to me again♪

805
00:44:04,361 --> 00:44:10,841
♪If we can build our future together,
no storm can chill my heart♪

806
00:44:11,721 --> 00:44:15,241
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

807
00:44:15,681 --> 00:44:20,041
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

808
00:44:20,241 --> 00:44:25,961
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪