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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 16=

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This bamboo scroll

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is a farewell letter I restored,

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written by a young soldier
to his mother.

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"The beacon fires of the border
have not yet died down.

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My father and brother
have all fallen on the battlefield.

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I fear I too

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will follow them.

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Mother, do not grieve.

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My spirit

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will forever guard this land.

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It will become the winds
along the border,

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year after year,

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by your side."

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Their experiences,

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and even their lives,

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will be buried by time.

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But future generations
will remember them

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through these words.

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Future generations

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seeing us today

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is the same as

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us today

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seeing the ancients.

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That is the meaning

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of writing and recording.

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The value of written words...

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If that's the case...

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doesn't depend on who writes them...

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even I can't claim
to be a true lover of books.

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Young Master.

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It's late.

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The Book of Songs
speaks of virtue in a gentle maiden.

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The Songs of Chu express deep feelings
through fragrant plants.

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Even Ananda in the Surangama Sutra

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could not escape the snare
of the maiden Matangi.

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It seems the snare of love is deep,

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inescapable for sage or mortal alike.

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But tell me,

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why would a man

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be drawn to a woman?

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Perhaps

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because she is beautiful?

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Are there not plenty of beautiful women
in this world?

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Then

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is it her gentle nature?

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Which maid in the household
isn't gentle?

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Because she is well-read?

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All the noble ladies I have known

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have been well-versed in the classics.

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But none of these

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can truly be called love.

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Could it be

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that she once saved you?

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If it were only to show gratitude,

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a thousand pieces of gold would suffice.

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It is because she is

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one of a kind.

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When calamity struck Huaying,

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she should have withered.

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Once,

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I loved the narcissus,

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not the magnolia.

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But now, the magnolia
has wandered to the Gobi,

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and grows more like a poplar.

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The fiercer the wind,

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the stronger it stands.

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And the narcissus?

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It got its wish
and entered the greenhouse,

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yet grows more like a reed,

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lost among the masses.

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Tell me.

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Did I choose wrong?

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(Zhao Residence)

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Please inform the Ninth Young Lady

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that regarding the old matters
in Huaying,

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today

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I have come to give her an explanation.

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Back then, I was arrogant and proud.

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I wronged you.

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All these years,

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whenever I think of it,

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my conscience has troubled me.

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Is it not too late, Mr. Yu,

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to be saying this now?

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Indeed, it is too late.

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But I came today

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precisely to put the past

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to rest.

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I have already signed
a written confession for you.

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It clears your name.

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Are you so confident

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that even with that confession,

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I cannot bring you down?

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If you insist on doing this,

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I have nothing to say.

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It's just that

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more than empty fame,

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what I truly value

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is not making an enemy of you.

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(Declarant)

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(Yu Jingxiu)

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(intended to break the engagement
with Fu Tingyun)

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(and framed her for infidelity.)

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(Yu Jingxiu, Secret Letter)
(He gave Zuo a wicked scheme,)

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(stating)

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(if her brother Zuo Junjie)

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(Written Confession)
(falsely accused Fu of lost virtue)

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(and forced the engagement to end,)

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(he'd secure her brother
a future in office.)

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(Lest there be no proof later,)

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(Declarant: Yu Jingxiu)
(this confession is thus made.)

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(Yu Jingxiu)

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Is this over just like that?

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Miss Xie.

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This dress

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must have been paid for by that Yu.

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Last time you bandaged his wound,

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yours got torn.

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Look at the pattern and style.

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He bought an exact match.

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And he left this too.

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(The eastern chamber's swing
sways high in the wind.)

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(Summer's end,
yet joy still feels too brief.)

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(The east chamber)

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A pedantic scholar's trick.

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Young Master.

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The Ninth Young Lady

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sent the things back.

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(Zhao Residence)

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Young Master.

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Mr. Yu.

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My young lady said

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she will not see you again.

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Please go back.

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What if I insist on opening this door?

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Mr. Zhao, you're back.

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(She was born a lady of a noble house.)

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(Now she wears rough clothes
and eats plain food.)

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(Why)

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(would you let a jewel like her
be buried in the dust?)

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You're back.

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Suppose...

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Just suppose.

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If Fan and Zuo Junjie

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hadn't interfered back in Huaying,

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with his talent and virtue,

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and you in the prime of your youth,

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might you have been drawn to each other?

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Would you have been a perfect match?

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Why would you think that?

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He signed the written confession.

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That counts as seeing the error
of his ways.

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I don't think he feels guilty at all.

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Then what trick do you think
he's playing?

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Probably

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retreating in order to advance.

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Who knows what he'll do next?

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In any case,

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we need to stay on guard.

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Look.

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That's the Big Dipper.

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See how those seven stars together

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really do look like a ladle.

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The ancients called it

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Xuanji Yuheng.

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When the handle points east,

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spring has come.

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When the handle points west,

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autumn arrives.

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Tonight's breeze

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feels nice.

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Very cool.

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♪I turn away, afraid goodbye
will fill my eyes with tears♪

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♪Etched deep within my heart,
yet buried without a word♪

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♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

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♪Still makes us want to believe♪

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♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

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(Advisory Hall)
My Lords,

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Ganlin Town

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has a tradition
of the Yellow River Lantern Formation.

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As the season approaches,

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we should use this grand event

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to boost the morale
of both soldiers and civilians.

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By custom,

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the winner of the lantern formation

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may ascend the city wall

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to light the lanterns and offer prayers.

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Now that the women's hall is thriving,

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we might bend the rules

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and select

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a virtuous and talented woman.

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Young Lord Yu, you've seen a lot.

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May I ask

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what you would suggest?

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In my view,

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Ms. Xie would be most suitable.

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However,

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this lantern festival

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requires a considerable sum.

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I fear it may be beyond our means.

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I...

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Commander Wang.

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It's only a lantern festival.

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How much could it possibly cost?

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Indeed, Commander Wang.

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Sharing joy with the people

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is also good governance.

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Don't you agree?

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I take my leave.

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I take my leave.

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Commander Wang, please stay.

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If I may be so bold,

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the match between a scholar
and a lady

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has always been beloved by the people.

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So this time, we must ensure Ms. Xie

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and the winner of the lantern formation

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ascend the stage together.

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This will surely give Ganlin Town

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a story for the ages.

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I heard you proposed to Commander Wang

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that a market be set up
during the Lantern Festival,

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with booth rentals

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covering the costs.

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If you pull this off,

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year after year,

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this tradition can carry on.

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Gradually,

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Ganlin Town
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That would be real political merit

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for Commander Wang,

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and for you as well.

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Who says you can only fight fire
with fire in the military?

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Mr. Zhao,

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with that flexibility,

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you're sure to build a bright future.

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When the time comes,

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I will ascend the tower to cheer you on.

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Do you

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know what ascending the tower entails?

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I do.

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I hear

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they'll have me hold the staff
and light the lantern.

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Then...

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Do you want to go?

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They say this year,

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as a special exception for me,

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it's meant
to encourage women's education.

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How could I refuse?

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Mr. Zhao,

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aren't you going to stop her?

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Yu Jingxiu is determined to win.

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If he lights the lantern with her

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in front of everyone,

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then...

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He's determined to win.

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Does that mean he will?

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(Chiyu Post Station)

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Young Master, I don't recall you
putting this much effort in,

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even back in the imperial exams.

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The imperial exams,
of course, I had to fight for.

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But this lantern formation,

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I cannot fall behind in that either.

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Mr. Zhao.

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Go. Hurry up!

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Let's go.

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What are you thinking about?

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In our future,

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will we be married?

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Some couples in this world

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share a bed but not a heart,

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yet play the part in public.

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Some treat each other with respect,

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yet remain worlds apart.

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Some weather the storms together,

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yet still lose to time.

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Some have run their course,

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yet are bound together all the same.

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Tingyun.

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I want to ask you something.

283
00:16:51,288 --> 00:16:52,647
When we're married someday...

284
00:16:52,723 --> 00:16:56,330
♪Let this fleeting world carry me
through a life adrift♪

285
00:16:56,367 --> 00:16:57,808
what kind of couple
do you hope we'll be?

286
00:16:58,903 --> 00:17:03,760
♪With wit and strategy,
I enter this game without regret♪

287
00:17:05,350 --> 00:17:08,057
♪Though each move is forced upon me♪

288
00:17:08,130 --> 00:17:12,530
♪May it buy the world
one moment's peace from the storm♪

289
00:17:12,837 --> 00:17:17,964
♪I crave no clarity
from outside my soul♪

290
00:17:19,323 --> 00:17:23,480
♪I crave no clarity♪

291
00:17:24,518 --> 00:17:26,879
♪from outside my soul♪

292
00:17:38,567 --> 00:17:39,487
Ladies and gentlemen, please.

293
00:17:39,888 --> 00:17:41,648
This year's
Yellow River Lantern Formation

294
00:17:41,888 --> 00:17:42,848
is set according to the Eight Trigrams,

295
00:17:42,928 --> 00:17:44,047
with a gate for each direction.

296
00:17:44,448 --> 00:17:45,168
Enter through the Life Gate,

297
00:17:45,247 --> 00:17:46,087
exit through the Rest Gate.

298
00:17:46,327 --> 00:17:47,527
If you mistakenly
step into the Death Gate,

299
00:17:47,648 --> 00:17:48,888
the formation will shift.

300
00:17:49,767 --> 00:17:50,888
Whoever emerges first

301
00:17:51,208 --> 00:17:52,448
will be the victor.

302
00:17:52,767 --> 00:17:53,688
Whether you can break it

303
00:17:54,047 --> 00:17:55,527
depends on your skill.

304
00:17:56,327 --> 00:17:57,567
With such a grand spectacle,

305
00:17:57,807 --> 00:17:58,807
Young Lord Yu,

306
00:17:59,527 --> 00:18:00,608
would you care to enter

307
00:18:00,727 --> 00:18:01,928
and show us what you've got?

308
00:18:02,247 --> 00:18:04,888
Young Lord Yu is a civil official
from the capital.

309
00:18:05,087 --> 00:18:06,408
He is of high status.

310
00:18:06,688 --> 00:18:08,888
Down there are all our soldiers.

311
00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:09,608
They are rough and reckless.

312
00:18:09,608 --> 00:18:10,888
If anything goes wrong,

313
00:18:10,888 --> 00:18:12,608
I cannot bear the responsibility.

314
00:18:12,727 --> 00:18:13,487
Commander Wang,

315
00:18:15,287 --> 00:18:16,848
this formation is based
on the Eight Trigrams.

316
00:18:16,848 --> 00:18:18,247
Though I am a civil official,

317
00:18:18,247 --> 00:18:19,688
I have studied
the Book of Changes since childhood.

318
00:18:19,848 --> 00:18:21,727
I am no stranger
to the Eight Trigrams formation.

319
00:18:22,448 --> 00:18:24,767
Since you're so inclined,

320
00:18:25,087 --> 00:18:26,608
I will not stand in your way.

321
00:19:47,727 --> 00:19:48,767
Something is definitely off.

322
00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:50,648
Something is wrong.

323
00:19:51,168 --> 00:19:51,928
Look at him.

324
00:19:52,047 --> 00:19:53,527
He doesn't even need
to check directions.

325
00:19:53,688 --> 00:19:54,848
He walks through these crossroads

326
00:19:54,848 --> 00:19:56,727
like he's strolling in his own backyard.

327
00:19:56,928 --> 00:19:57,648
Could it be

328
00:19:57,727 --> 00:19:58,767
he secretly studied the formation

329
00:19:59,208 --> 00:20:00,368
and knows all the tricks?

330
00:20:02,767 --> 00:20:03,767
(Go into the formation)

331
00:20:03,767 --> 00:20:05,168
(to set up some traps)

332
00:20:05,408 --> 00:20:07,327
(And place some of our own men inside.)

333
00:20:07,327 --> 00:20:08,487
(No matter what,)

334
00:20:08,688 --> 00:20:09,567
(make sure)

335
00:20:09,567 --> 00:20:11,128
(Young Master Yu)

336
00:20:11,247 --> 00:20:12,727
(emerges first.)

337
00:20:13,448 --> 00:20:14,168
That's not fair.

338
00:20:14,487 --> 00:20:15,608
Having a powerful father

339
00:20:15,608 --> 00:20:17,007
means he can ignore the rules?

340
00:20:17,007 --> 00:20:17,888
He must be beaten.

341
00:20:17,888 --> 00:20:19,168
This can't go on.

342
00:20:20,648 --> 00:20:21,727
The Rest Gate is hard to find.

343
00:20:21,727 --> 00:20:22,688
Do you know where the Death Gate is?

344
00:20:22,688 --> 00:20:23,527
Success is uncertain,

345
00:20:23,807 --> 00:20:25,087
but I've had plenty of

346
00:20:25,287 --> 00:20:26,007
experience with failure.

347
00:20:26,007 --> 00:20:26,287
Let's go.

348
00:20:30,567 --> 00:20:32,368
I thought he had some skill.

349
00:20:32,368 --> 00:20:33,527
But now it seems

350
00:20:34,087 --> 00:20:35,087
he's nothing special.

351
00:20:36,527 --> 00:20:37,688
(We hope you will go easy on us)

352
00:20:37,767 --> 00:20:39,648
(Lantern Formation)
(in the performance review.)

353
00:20:48,208 --> 00:20:48,727
Mr. Zhao.

354
00:20:48,727 --> 00:20:49,368
(Death)
Death Gate.

355
00:21:00,743 --> 00:21:02,003
(Death)

356
00:21:12,097 --> 00:21:13,417
(Death)

357
00:21:41,007 --> 00:21:42,688
Too easy!

358
00:21:43,527 --> 00:21:44,767
Is it that your garrison

359
00:21:45,007 --> 00:21:46,408
has been slacking off?

360
00:21:46,608 --> 00:21:48,408
Is this all you've got?

361
00:21:50,648 --> 00:21:51,928
Nonsense!

362
00:21:52,448 --> 00:21:54,487
I deliberately went easy on you.

363
00:21:54,487 --> 00:21:55,968
And now you're putting on airs?

364
00:21:56,168 --> 00:21:56,807
Fine.

365
00:21:57,007 --> 00:21:57,688
Bring it on!

366
00:21:58,047 --> 00:21:58,767
Change the formation!

367
00:22:10,208 --> 00:22:10,888
Mr. Zhao.

368
00:22:11,208 --> 00:22:12,807
Yu Jingxiu is truly stumped.

369
00:22:29,848 --> 00:22:31,047
(When the handle points east,)

370
00:22:31,408 --> 00:22:33,007
(spring has come.)

371
00:22:33,327 --> 00:22:34,688
(When the handle points west,)

372
00:22:34,928 --> 00:22:36,448
(autumn arrives.)

373
00:22:37,567 --> 00:22:38,327
I've got an idea.

374
00:22:41,727 --> 00:22:42,408
Sanniang.

375
00:22:42,807 --> 00:22:43,807
Go and find out

376
00:22:43,807 --> 00:22:44,807
what's really going on.

377
00:22:44,807 --> 00:22:45,487
Alright.

378
00:22:54,047 --> 00:22:55,128
(I don't know much about formations,)

379
00:22:55,448 --> 00:22:56,727
(but I do know a bit
about reading the stars.)

380
00:22:56,968 --> 00:22:57,567
(This central pole)

381
00:22:57,648 --> 00:22:58,688
(is the heart of the formation.)

382
00:22:59,168 --> 00:23:00,688
(According to the ancient design
of the Yellow River Formation,)

383
00:23:00,888 --> 00:23:02,087
(it must symbolize the North Star.)

384
00:23:02,408 --> 00:23:03,047
(At the Autumnal Equinox,)

385
00:23:03,168 --> 00:23:04,087
(the handle points west.)

386
00:23:04,087 --> 00:23:05,688
(So my left is west,
and my right is east.)

387
00:23:05,848 --> 00:23:07,767
(So this formation hides deadly traps.)

388
00:23:08,888 --> 00:23:09,727
(The Nine Stars of the Big Dipper.)

389
00:23:09,888 --> 00:23:10,888
(Seven visible, two hidden.)

390
00:23:11,168 --> 00:23:12,128
(The central pole marks the core.)

391
00:23:12,128 --> 00:23:13,168
(Alkaid points to the Rest Gate.)

392
00:23:13,608 --> 00:23:14,648
(And those two hidden stars)

393
00:23:14,928 --> 00:23:16,247
(are the true way out.)

394
00:23:16,807 --> 00:23:18,688
(The left assistant star aligns
with the Wei constellation.)

395
00:23:19,168 --> 00:23:20,928
(The right assistant aligns
with the Xu constellation.)

396
00:23:21,527 --> 00:23:22,928
(Where their paths cross)

397
00:23:23,888 --> 00:23:24,848
(is the Rest Gate.)

398
00:23:48,247 --> 00:23:49,007
Miss Xie.

399
00:23:50,408 --> 00:23:51,448
Miss Xie, I...

400
00:23:52,128 --> 00:23:53,168
There's something

401
00:23:53,807 --> 00:23:55,128
I've been thinking about,

402
00:23:55,487 --> 00:23:57,247
and I feel I should tell you.

403
00:23:57,727 --> 00:23:59,368
Today, the one
who wins the lantern formation

404
00:24:00,968 --> 00:24:02,448
will be the one to ascend the tower

405
00:24:03,168 --> 00:24:04,608
and light the lantern with you.

406
00:24:10,928 --> 00:24:12,648
So their proposal
to have me light the lantern

407
00:24:13,128 --> 00:24:14,888
was never about promoting
the women's hall.

408
00:24:16,767 --> 00:24:18,448
It was to please Yu Jingxiu.

409
00:24:20,448 --> 00:24:21,648
Does Mr. Zhao know about this?

410
00:24:22,648 --> 00:24:23,608
Mr. Zhao said

411
00:24:24,168 --> 00:24:25,327
he will definitely win.

412
00:24:25,327 --> 00:24:26,287
He told you to wait for him.

413
00:24:56,128 --> 00:24:57,047
Is that Mr. Zhao?

414
00:25:13,168 --> 00:25:14,168
It's Mr. Zhao.

415
00:25:15,608 --> 00:25:16,567
It really is Mr. Zhao.

416
00:25:17,087 --> 00:25:17,888
I announce

417
00:25:17,888 --> 00:25:19,128
the winner is Zhao Ling.

418
00:25:19,128 --> 00:25:19,767
Good!

419
00:25:19,767 --> 00:25:24,208
Good!

420
00:25:51,807 --> 00:25:52,527
Mr. Zhao.

421
00:25:56,807 --> 00:25:57,608
Mr. Zhao.

422
00:26:04,688 --> 00:26:07,047
Good!

423
00:26:07,047 --> 00:26:07,648
How are you feeling?

424
00:26:08,168 --> 00:26:09,208
Are you hurt anywhere?

425
00:26:09,208 --> 00:26:10,047
Are you alright?

426
00:26:37,208 --> 00:26:38,888
I'm just glad you're okay.

427
00:26:44,608 --> 00:26:46,368
Good!

428
00:26:57,047 --> 00:26:58,648
Good!

429
00:27:05,848 --> 00:27:07,807
A match made in heaven.

430
00:27:08,208 --> 00:27:09,128
If only I could

431
00:27:09,128 --> 00:27:11,128
have a man like Mr. Zhao,

432
00:27:11,128 --> 00:27:12,327
how wonderful that would be.

433
00:27:13,247 --> 00:27:14,648
Only Ms. Xie

434
00:27:14,648 --> 00:27:16,408
deserves such a fine man.

435
00:27:16,928 --> 00:27:18,047
A perfect union!

436
00:27:18,047 --> 00:27:19,448
A perfect union!

437
00:27:19,448 --> 00:27:26,007
Good!

438
00:27:32,007 --> 00:27:32,688
Miss Xie.

439
00:28:06,727 --> 00:28:12,297
Good!

440
00:28:12,297 --> 00:28:17,868
Good!

441
00:28:17,868 --> 00:28:23,439
Good!

442
00:28:23,439 --> 00:28:29,007
Good!

443
00:28:52,807 --> 00:28:53,767
What if

444
00:28:54,368 --> 00:28:55,648
you hadn't broken the formation,

445
00:28:56,727 --> 00:28:58,968
and Yu Jingxiu had reached the end
before you?

446
00:29:00,087 --> 00:29:01,688
If I had lit the lantern with him

447
00:29:01,968 --> 00:29:03,168
and enjoyed the view together,

448
00:29:04,807 --> 00:29:06,527
would that have been a tale to tell?

449
00:29:12,247 --> 00:29:13,448
Do you care about me?

450
00:29:16,408 --> 00:29:17,408
I didn't tell you

451
00:29:20,007 --> 00:29:21,567
because
I didn't want to spoil your mood.

452
00:29:21,848 --> 00:29:23,527
For the sake of my whim,

453
00:29:24,247 --> 00:29:25,208
did you just go ahead

454
00:29:25,208 --> 00:29:27,047
and do everything all by yourself?

455
00:29:27,247 --> 00:29:28,767
If you had been badly hurt

456
00:29:28,968 --> 00:29:30,047
while breaking the formation,

457
00:29:30,247 --> 00:29:31,807
do you think I wouldn't feel guilty?

458
00:29:32,247 --> 00:29:33,888
If Yu Jingxiu had used every trick

459
00:29:33,888 --> 00:29:34,767
and won the formation,

460
00:29:35,247 --> 00:29:37,247
and rumors about us started to spread,

461
00:29:38,087 --> 00:29:39,648
do you think I wouldn't be humiliated?

462
00:29:44,567 --> 00:29:45,327
I'm sorry.

463
00:29:51,368 --> 00:29:52,767
I'm the one who should be sorry.

464
00:29:55,368 --> 00:29:58,408
You asked me before
what kind of couple I wanted us to be.

465
00:29:59,608 --> 00:30:00,608
Just now,

466
00:30:00,928 --> 00:30:01,968
I figured it out.

467
00:30:03,567 --> 00:30:05,327
I didn't make myself clear.

468
00:30:07,047 --> 00:30:08,807
I want to pledge my life to you,

469
00:30:10,368 --> 00:30:12,567
not just to find a suitable partner

470
00:30:12,567 --> 00:30:13,567
to walk the road to splendor together.

471
00:30:14,688 --> 00:30:16,448
I also want to find someone
I truly love,

472
00:30:17,208 --> 00:30:18,408
to quietly watch our days bloom.

473
00:30:21,888 --> 00:30:24,128
You've carried my ideals and my dignity.

474
00:30:25,208 --> 00:30:26,128
Yet you have never

475
00:30:26,128 --> 00:30:27,727
asked anything of me.

476
00:30:29,327 --> 00:30:29,968
Mr. Zhao,

477
00:30:30,567 --> 00:30:32,087
I don't just want someone

478
00:30:32,087 --> 00:30:33,327
to run a household with.

479
00:30:35,807 --> 00:30:37,287
I want to cherish you

480
00:30:38,848 --> 00:30:39,648
and love you.

481
00:30:42,087 --> 00:30:42,727
Zhao Ling,

482
00:30:44,608 --> 00:30:46,327
are we in love with each other?

483
00:30:46,375 --> 00:30:51,652
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

484
00:30:58,247 --> 00:30:59,807
(Mr. Zhao, will you marry me?)

485
00:31:02,208 --> 00:31:03,087
(What if)

486
00:31:03,888 --> 00:31:05,688
(we got married here in Ganlin Town?)

487
00:31:08,527 --> 00:31:09,608
Close your eyes.

488
00:31:10,116 --> 00:31:16,869
♪I turn away, afraid
no one will ever come home to me again♪

489
00:31:18,019 --> 00:31:24,413
♪If we can build our future together,
no storm can chill my heart♪

490
00:31:25,239 --> 00:31:28,546
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

491
00:31:29,214 --> 00:31:33,320
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

492
00:31:33,821 --> 00:31:38,968
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

493
00:32:08,128 --> 00:32:10,168
Did I ever tell you to harm Zhao Ling?

494
00:32:10,968 --> 00:32:11,968
It's my fault.

495
00:32:12,767 --> 00:32:13,968
I should not have acted on my own.

496
00:32:15,928 --> 00:32:17,247
Since it's already done,

497
00:32:18,807 --> 00:32:19,727
then why

498
00:32:21,087 --> 00:32:22,807
not make it permanent?

499
00:32:24,888 --> 00:32:26,848
Please enlighten me, Young Lord Yu.

500
00:32:27,807 --> 00:32:29,208
If I want to have her,

501
00:32:31,527 --> 00:32:33,848
what good is it to just wound Zhao Ling?

502
00:32:35,968 --> 00:32:37,727
You need Zhao Ling dead.

503
00:32:39,408 --> 00:32:40,408
Sun Desheng.

504
00:32:40,767 --> 00:32:41,168
Yes.

505
00:32:41,688 --> 00:32:43,408
For capturing six warhorses,

506
00:32:44,327 --> 00:32:45,567
you'll be made a banner commander.

507
00:32:45,888 --> 00:32:46,567
Thank you, Commander.

508
00:32:49,688 --> 00:32:51,168
And finally,

509
00:32:58,007 --> 00:32:59,928
the post of garrison commander

510
00:32:59,928 --> 00:33:01,567
has been reviewed by the Ministry of War

511
00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:05,087
and will still be held by Mo Yi.

512
00:33:13,608 --> 00:33:14,448
Thank you, Commander.

513
00:33:15,608 --> 00:33:17,608
How many times must I say this?

514
00:33:17,767 --> 00:33:19,247
We are not forgetting your merits.

515
00:33:20,007 --> 00:33:21,208
But the court

516
00:33:21,208 --> 00:33:22,888
has its own considerations.

517
00:33:23,408 --> 00:33:24,527
Wait a few more days,

518
00:33:24,527 --> 00:33:25,487
and the rewards will come.

519
00:33:25,767 --> 00:33:26,408
Commander,

520
00:33:27,168 --> 00:33:29,487
you only come once
every five or six years.

521
00:33:29,727 --> 00:33:31,128
You want us to wait?

522
00:33:31,527 --> 00:33:33,007
Are we supposed to wait
five or six years?

523
00:33:35,128 --> 00:33:37,168
You may be low-ranking,
but your temper is anything but.

524
00:33:38,448 --> 00:33:39,688
You new recruits

525
00:33:39,688 --> 00:33:41,047
are all quite capable, aren't you?

526
00:33:41,208 --> 00:33:42,208
If you're so capable,

527
00:33:42,208 --> 00:33:43,648
why are you in such a hurry?

528
00:33:44,128 --> 00:33:45,767
You're not like Lu Dahu.

529
00:33:45,767 --> 00:33:46,888
Not destined for an early grave.

530
00:33:47,688 --> 00:33:48,087
Oh, right.

531
00:33:48,567 --> 00:33:49,608
He did have one

532
00:33:49,608 --> 00:33:51,327
major merit that was never recorded.

533
00:33:52,487 --> 00:33:53,608
So eager for promotion?

534
00:33:54,688 --> 00:33:56,087
Then follow his lead.

535
00:33:56,087 --> 00:33:57,888
Go earn yourself a big merit
and show us.

536
00:33:58,608 --> 00:33:59,287
Enough.

537
00:33:59,688 --> 00:34:00,888
Do you want to hit me?

538
00:34:09,368 --> 00:34:10,928
That deputy battalion commander post
is gone?

539
00:34:11,207 --> 00:34:12,607
All the merits our brothers fought for

540
00:34:12,607 --> 00:34:13,527
with our lives,

541
00:34:14,167 --> 00:34:15,167
now they go to someone else.

542
00:34:15,607 --> 00:34:16,728
It's infuriating.

543
00:34:17,087 --> 00:34:19,288
We owe this all to Commander Wang's
wisdom and integrity.

544
00:34:37,903 --> 00:34:40,723
(Mo Residence)

545
00:34:43,087 --> 00:34:43,928
Brothers,

546
00:34:45,167 --> 00:34:46,288
drink up.

547
00:34:46,288 --> 00:34:47,448
There's plenty of wine.

548
00:34:47,567 --> 00:34:49,328
Cheers!

549
00:34:49,328 --> 00:34:51,248
- Commander Wang.
- (Congratulations, General Mo.)

550
00:34:51,808 --> 00:34:53,527
Congratulations!

551
00:34:53,607 --> 00:34:54,207
Everyone,

552
00:34:55,448 --> 00:34:56,248
today,

553
00:34:56,567 --> 00:34:58,728
my husband
has been restored to his post.

554
00:34:59,487 --> 00:35:00,768
So all you brothers,

555
00:35:00,768 --> 00:35:01,968
eat and drink to your hearts' content.

556
00:35:02,248 --> 00:35:03,888
There's plenty of wine and mutton.

557
00:35:03,888 --> 00:35:04,647
Great!

558
00:35:04,647 --> 00:35:05,408
Look at that.

559
00:35:05,408 --> 00:35:07,567
General Mo is finally
holding his head high.

560
00:35:07,808 --> 00:35:09,167
But what about the Zhao family?

561
00:35:09,167 --> 00:35:10,888
Mr. Zhao was stripped
of his military merits.

562
00:35:11,007 --> 00:35:13,007
Miss Xie must be feeling bad inside.

563
00:35:14,368 --> 00:35:15,888
It's always the same.

564
00:35:15,888 --> 00:35:17,888
Some celebrate while others grieve.

565
00:35:18,127 --> 00:35:20,087
Otherwise, look at Miss Xie.

566
00:35:20,408 --> 00:35:21,408
She, of all people,

567
00:35:21,408 --> 00:35:22,888
knows how to read the room.

568
00:35:23,647 --> 00:35:24,288
Today,

569
00:35:24,328 --> 00:35:25,448
why didn't she show up?

570
00:35:34,527 --> 00:35:35,328
Ninth Young Lady.

571
00:35:38,087 --> 00:35:38,647
Please sit.

572
00:35:40,487 --> 00:35:42,167
Please be brief, Lord Yu.

573
00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:44,007
I have another banquet
to attend shortly.

574
00:35:47,167 --> 00:35:48,527
Company Commander Zhao has been wronged.

575
00:35:49,167 --> 00:35:50,408
I wish to help.

576
00:35:51,047 --> 00:35:52,167
You need not be on guard,
Ninth Young Lady.

577
00:35:53,288 --> 00:35:54,768
Back then, for my own selfish gain,

578
00:35:55,527 --> 00:35:56,768
I ruined your reputation,

579
00:35:57,207 --> 00:35:58,647
and thus altered your fate.

580
00:35:59,127 --> 00:36:00,087
Now, looking back,

581
00:36:00,928 --> 00:36:01,888
I am filled with regret.

582
00:36:02,728 --> 00:36:03,328
I only wish

583
00:36:04,527 --> 00:36:05,408
to make amends.

584
00:36:05,527 --> 00:36:06,127
No need.

585
00:36:08,127 --> 00:36:09,687
Losing the match with the Yu family

586
00:36:10,728 --> 00:36:11,928
was a misfortune back then,

587
00:36:12,408 --> 00:36:14,248
but now I see it as a blessing.

588
00:36:16,567 --> 00:36:19,167
I have decided to marry Mr. Zhao
once we return to the capital.

589
00:36:19,888 --> 00:36:20,527
From now on,

590
00:36:20,928 --> 00:36:23,167
I hope you and I
will go our separate ways.

591
00:36:23,888 --> 00:36:25,248
Do not disturb me again.

592
00:36:26,127 --> 00:36:27,527
Why are you so cold, Ninth Young Lady?

593
00:36:28,928 --> 00:36:29,567
In all my life,

594
00:36:30,728 --> 00:36:32,288
I have never bowed to anyone.

595
00:36:32,288 --> 00:36:32,928
Never bent my knee.

596
00:36:34,368 --> 00:36:35,167
All I ask is

597
00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:37,968
that you turn and look at me.

598
00:36:39,207 --> 00:36:40,248
Hear me out.

599
00:36:40,768 --> 00:36:42,167
Why are you always so unmoved?

600
00:36:43,087 --> 00:36:44,848
How could Zhao Ling
ever understand your talent?

601
00:36:46,968 --> 00:36:48,687
I only want to be your kindred spirit.

602
00:36:51,047 --> 00:36:52,127
Is it too much to ask

603
00:36:52,848 --> 00:36:53,687
that someone understand me?

604
00:36:57,527 --> 00:36:58,687
I was framed.

605
00:36:59,968 --> 00:37:00,968
My reputation was ruined.

606
00:37:02,368 --> 00:37:03,607
I was nearly poisoned

607
00:37:03,607 --> 00:37:04,607
to death in Biyun Nunnery.

608
00:37:05,888 --> 00:37:07,288
You destroyed my future,

609
00:37:08,047 --> 00:37:09,888
yet you think a simple apology

610
00:37:09,888 --> 00:37:10,888
would earn my forgiveness?

611
00:37:11,207 --> 00:37:12,607
And then I would see you again

612
00:37:12,607 --> 00:37:13,968
as an honorable and virtuous man?

613
00:37:15,288 --> 00:37:15,928
Lord Yu,

614
00:37:17,127 --> 00:37:19,127
why does forgiveness
come so cheap for you?

615
00:37:19,928 --> 00:37:21,248
Is it because
you come from a noble family,

616
00:37:21,248 --> 00:37:22,728
born to stand above the rest?

617
00:37:25,248 --> 00:37:26,928
They say a prodigal's return
is worth more than gold.

618
00:37:27,567 --> 00:37:29,768
But if a beggar or a bandit
were to turn over a new leaf,

619
00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:31,888
would it be worth just as much?

620
00:37:33,368 --> 00:37:34,928
So it's not that I'm unforgiving,

621
00:37:35,728 --> 00:37:37,687
clinging to one person's past wrongs.

622
00:37:38,888 --> 00:37:40,047
It is you, Lord Yu,

623
00:37:40,207 --> 00:37:42,167
who has never understood
the heart of the matter.

624
00:37:44,087 --> 00:37:45,728
You were born into privilege.

625
00:37:46,607 --> 00:37:48,448
So what you consider precious,

626
00:37:49,888 --> 00:37:51,647
your affection, your dignity,

627
00:37:52,888 --> 00:37:54,368
you offer them to me as a kindness.

628
00:37:55,007 --> 00:37:55,808
But I do not find

629
00:37:55,808 --> 00:37:57,087
those things precious at all.

630
00:38:07,167 --> 00:38:08,448
Why are you hiding in here?

631
00:38:09,248 --> 00:38:10,007
Come on.

632
00:38:10,448 --> 00:38:11,527
Your colleagues are all here.

633
00:38:12,288 --> 00:38:14,087
Quite a few brothers are already drunk.

634
00:38:16,288 --> 00:38:17,968
I don't deserve

635
00:38:17,968 --> 00:38:19,487
this reinstatement.

636
00:38:20,167 --> 00:38:21,207
I've let Zhao down,

637
00:38:21,207 --> 00:38:22,127
and Miss Xie, too.

638
00:38:22,448 --> 00:38:22,968
And you?

639
00:38:22,968 --> 00:38:24,087
You're out there throwing a big party.

640
00:38:24,087 --> 00:38:25,167
How can I show my face?

641
00:38:26,567 --> 00:38:28,047
You want to be true to your brothers?

642
00:38:28,647 --> 00:38:30,127
Then what about your family?

643
00:38:30,848 --> 00:38:32,087
Three children at home,

644
00:38:32,087 --> 00:38:33,167
three mouths

645
00:38:33,728 --> 00:38:34,647
to feed,

646
00:38:34,647 --> 00:38:36,127
all depending on your pay.

647
00:38:36,288 --> 00:38:36,728
Fine.

648
00:38:37,368 --> 00:38:38,248
If you've got the spine,

649
00:38:38,328 --> 00:38:39,087
go ahead

650
00:38:39,487 --> 00:38:40,808
and tell Commander Wang

651
00:38:40,808 --> 00:38:41,968
to take back your merits,

652
00:38:41,968 --> 00:38:43,127
start all over from scratch.

653
00:38:43,607 --> 00:38:44,808
Let's see then

654
00:38:44,888 --> 00:38:46,248
where you'll find the provisions

655
00:38:46,248 --> 00:38:47,408
to feed these children.

656
00:38:47,408 --> 00:38:49,408
Why do you always go on

657
00:38:49,408 --> 00:38:51,047
about merits and pay?

658
00:38:51,848 --> 00:38:54,007
Have I ever shortchanged you
on food or clothing?

659
00:38:54,687 --> 00:38:56,248
Without that pay, without those merits,

660
00:38:56,248 --> 00:38:56,647
what then?

661
00:38:56,647 --> 00:38:57,728
Would our family starve?

662
00:38:59,047 --> 00:38:59,768
Our eldest

663
00:39:00,448 --> 00:39:01,408
is a girl.

664
00:39:04,248 --> 00:39:05,647
Her prospects

665
00:39:05,808 --> 00:39:07,848
all depend on your rank.

666
00:39:08,728 --> 00:39:09,368
The second one

667
00:39:09,728 --> 00:39:11,007
has just started his schooling.

668
00:39:11,487 --> 00:39:14,888
Who knows if he's cut out for the books?

669
00:39:16,087 --> 00:39:16,647
The third...

670
00:39:18,328 --> 00:39:19,408
The third...

671
00:39:19,607 --> 00:39:21,768
Why are you crying?

672
00:39:23,127 --> 00:39:23,808
Here, wipe your face.

673
00:39:24,007 --> 00:39:24,728
Stop crying.

674
00:39:26,567 --> 00:39:27,888
Stop crying.

675
00:39:27,888 --> 00:39:28,607
Wipe your face.

676
00:39:30,408 --> 00:39:30,808
Come.

677
00:39:33,087 --> 00:39:33,768
So stinky!

678
00:39:36,248 --> 00:39:37,888
Get out there now.

679
00:39:38,368 --> 00:39:39,928
If you don't finish that wine

680
00:39:39,928 --> 00:39:41,127
and get it right today,

681
00:39:41,527 --> 00:39:43,448
you'll see if I don't come after you.

682
00:39:43,567 --> 00:39:44,448
Alright.

683
00:39:44,448 --> 00:39:45,567
Stop crying. Here, come on.

684
00:39:45,567 --> 00:39:46,448
Are you going or not?

685
00:39:47,047 --> 00:39:48,328
If you stop crying, I'll go.

686
00:39:53,647 --> 00:39:54,207
Fine.

687
00:39:55,047 --> 00:39:55,888
I'll drink.

688
00:40:09,808 --> 00:40:10,968
Drinking is forbidden in the army.

689
00:40:10,968 --> 00:40:11,968
I got this for you.

690
00:40:12,127 --> 00:40:13,288
I know you're not feeling good inside.

691
00:40:13,928 --> 00:40:14,487
Have a drink.

692
00:40:15,288 --> 00:40:16,527
Don't tell Zhao Ling.

693
00:40:17,127 --> 00:40:18,328
Who do you think I am?

694
00:40:18,607 --> 00:40:20,448
Lu Dahu was a bully.

695
00:40:20,448 --> 00:40:21,647
He was never a good man.

696
00:40:22,047 --> 00:40:23,328
But the military merits under his name

697
00:40:23,328 --> 00:40:24,368
are valuable.

698
00:40:24,368 --> 00:40:25,848
Thirty-six heads.

699
00:40:26,007 --> 00:40:27,768
Most soldiers serve their whole lives

700
00:40:27,768 --> 00:40:28,728
and never earn that many.

701
00:40:31,768 --> 00:40:32,888
He's dead.

702
00:40:32,888 --> 00:40:33,808
His military registration is void.

703
00:40:33,808 --> 00:40:35,368
But those merits would just go to waste.

704
00:40:35,888 --> 00:40:37,567
But what if we transferred those merits

705
00:40:37,567 --> 00:40:39,207
to your brothers' names?

706
00:40:40,487 --> 00:40:42,487
You are a banner commander
under Commander Zhao.

707
00:40:42,487 --> 00:40:43,288
As long as you claim them,

708
00:40:43,487 --> 00:40:45,288
those merits belong to your brothers.

709
00:40:45,848 --> 00:40:48,248
Commander Zhao
could leap to the fifth rank

710
00:40:48,248 --> 00:40:49,288
and return to the capital in glory.

711
00:40:49,288 --> 00:40:50,928
And you'd get promoted
right along with him.

712
00:40:50,928 --> 00:40:51,487
Nonsense.

713
00:40:52,408 --> 00:40:53,527
That's fraud.

714
00:40:54,687 --> 00:40:56,687
Plenty of people in the army
have done this already.

715
00:40:57,127 --> 00:40:59,408
Once Commander Zhao
is transferred back to the capital,

716
00:40:59,607 --> 00:41:00,647
no one will ever

717
00:41:00,647 --> 00:41:02,127
come looking into this business
in Ganlin Town.

718
00:41:02,127 --> 00:41:02,527
Get lost.

719
00:41:06,196 --> 00:41:07,310
Commander Zhao.

720
00:41:08,636 --> 00:41:13,969
(Noodles)

721
00:41:14,888 --> 00:41:15,768
Banner Commander Yang.

722
00:41:16,968 --> 00:41:17,647
Go on about your business.

723
00:41:22,687 --> 00:41:24,007
How wonderful.

724
00:41:24,127 --> 00:41:25,007
My son

725
00:41:25,127 --> 00:41:27,928
is a proper sixth-rank official now.

726
00:41:28,167 --> 00:41:29,527
Monthly grain supplies,

727
00:41:29,527 --> 00:41:30,968
yearly pay and provisions,

728
00:41:31,248 --> 00:41:33,288
steady and honorable.

729
00:41:33,687 --> 00:41:34,928
It's a pity, though,

730
00:41:34,928 --> 00:41:35,487
I

731
00:41:36,007 --> 00:41:36,968
cannot see

732
00:41:37,408 --> 00:41:39,408
you in your military uniform.

733
00:41:40,127 --> 00:41:40,607
Mother.

734
00:41:42,808 --> 00:41:43,487
Feel it.

735
00:41:43,808 --> 00:41:44,567
Can you feel it?

736
00:41:44,567 --> 00:41:45,408
I can.

737
00:41:45,888 --> 00:41:46,768
When

738
00:41:46,768 --> 00:41:47,687
I meet

739
00:41:47,687 --> 00:41:49,007
your father

740
00:41:49,007 --> 00:41:50,248
in the afterlife,

741
00:41:50,567 --> 00:41:51,368
I'll be able

742
00:41:51,368 --> 00:41:52,808
to hold my head up high.

743
00:41:53,127 --> 00:41:54,167
Darling,

744
00:41:55,087 --> 00:41:56,527
Yucheng

745
00:41:57,007 --> 00:41:58,768
is a general now.

746
00:41:59,007 --> 00:42:01,647
See how well I've raised him.

747
00:42:02,127 --> 00:42:02,607
Mother.

748
00:42:05,567 --> 00:42:06,047
Mother.

749
00:42:07,808 --> 00:42:08,487
I

750
00:42:10,607 --> 00:42:11,368
will work hard

751
00:42:13,487 --> 00:42:14,288
and earn more military merits.

752
00:42:14,607 --> 00:42:15,647
I'll make sure

753
00:42:15,647 --> 00:42:16,768
you have good food at every meal.

754
00:42:17,968 --> 00:42:19,408
When the time comes, just like Mr. Zhao,

755
00:42:19,647 --> 00:42:20,808
I'll get you

756
00:42:20,808 --> 00:42:21,848
a three-courtyard house.

757
00:42:24,567 --> 00:42:26,527
When you earn more merits,

758
00:42:26,888 --> 00:42:28,328
it'll be time for you

759
00:42:28,968 --> 00:42:30,207
to buy me a grave plot.

760
00:42:33,248 --> 00:42:34,687
What are you saying?

761
00:42:35,968 --> 00:42:37,328
You'll live a long, happy life.

762
00:42:38,687 --> 00:42:39,328
Dig in.

763
00:42:40,127 --> 00:42:40,448
Here.

764
00:42:48,687 --> 00:42:49,527
I have come

765
00:42:50,487 --> 00:42:52,007
to apologize.

766
00:42:55,888 --> 00:42:57,047
That day, I offended you

767
00:42:57,288 --> 00:42:58,408
because Lu Dahu

768
00:42:58,408 --> 00:42:59,527
stole our military merits.

769
00:43:00,047 --> 00:43:01,567
I was filled with resentment,

770
00:43:02,087 --> 00:43:03,607
and that's why I talked back.

771
00:43:04,607 --> 00:43:05,408
I hope

772
00:43:07,087 --> 00:43:08,607
you will not hold it against me.

773
00:43:10,248 --> 00:43:11,647
Is what you say true?

774
00:43:12,968 --> 00:43:13,607
Of course.

775
00:43:15,207 --> 00:43:16,968
Those thirty-six Wangur heads

776
00:43:21,127 --> 00:43:22,207
were earned by the brothers

777
00:43:22,647 --> 00:43:24,007
with their very lives.

778
00:43:24,567 --> 00:43:25,368
Lu Dahu

779
00:43:25,368 --> 00:43:26,728
used his rank to crush us.

780
00:43:26,728 --> 00:43:28,007
He took those merits by force.

781
00:43:28,487 --> 00:43:29,167
The soldiers

782
00:43:29,288 --> 00:43:30,808
were all too afraid to speak up.

783
00:43:30,808 --> 00:43:32,487
Now that Lu Dahu is dead,

784
00:43:32,487 --> 00:43:33,808
I beg you to look into this.

785
00:43:33,968 --> 00:43:34,728
I hope

786
00:43:34,968 --> 00:43:36,207
you will return those merits

787
00:43:36,207 --> 00:43:37,408
to the brothers.

788
00:43:37,487 --> 00:43:38,328
I

789
00:43:40,047 --> 00:43:40,888
bow in gratitude.

790
00:43:51,728 --> 00:43:52,328
Mr. Zhao.

791
00:43:53,288 --> 00:43:54,328
What are you doing here?

792
00:43:57,368 --> 00:43:58,087
Yucheng.

793
00:43:58,968 --> 00:44:00,408
Why did you falsify the records?

794
00:44:01,968 --> 00:44:03,207
Why did you claim Lu Dahu's merits

795
00:44:03,567 --> 00:44:04,928
under the brothers' names?

796
00:44:09,408 --> 00:44:11,127
Yucheng, why did you do this?

797
00:44:18,283 --> 00:44:20,716
(Next Episode)

798
00:44:20,888 --> 00:44:22,567
(Official Document)
Commander Zhao has been arrested.

799
00:44:23,007 --> 00:44:24,007
Someone reported him

800
00:44:24,007 --> 00:44:25,207
for killing civilians
and claiming military credit.

801
00:44:25,408 --> 00:44:26,207
That is a crime

802
00:44:26,207 --> 00:44:27,888
punishable by death.

803
00:44:28,087 --> 00:44:29,127
(Yu Jingxiu!)

804
00:44:29,448 --> 00:44:30,527
(To go after me,)

805
00:44:30,728 --> 00:44:31,808
(you disregard the external threat.)

806
00:44:31,808 --> 00:44:33,567
(The Wangur attack on the pass
is a matter of national security.)

807
00:44:34,368 --> 00:44:36,127
(Aren't you afraid of delaying
critical military actions?)

808
00:44:38,408 --> 00:44:39,808
But a major battle is imminent.

809
00:44:40,047 --> 00:44:41,288
If Ganlin falls,

810
00:44:41,848 --> 00:44:44,127
it will descend into chaos instantly.

811
00:44:44,728 --> 00:44:45,768
Come back to the capital with me.

812
00:44:47,328 --> 00:44:48,368
(Shameless.)

813
00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:06,520
♪The past brushes by
like a falling leaf♪

814
00:45:10,120 --> 00:45:14,480
♪So light, yet my steps still pause
for you♪

815
00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:21,240
♪Through every rise and fall,
our memories remain without regret♪

816
00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:24,280
♪Carved into the rings of time♪

817
00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:30,080
♪How I wish I could stay
a little longer, but I can't♪

818
00:45:33,280 --> 00:45:40,120
♪I turn away, afraid goodbye will fill
my eyes with tears♪

819
00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:47,520
♪Etched deep within my heart,
yet buried without a word♪

820
00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:51,920
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

821
00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:56,640
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

822
00:45:56,920 --> 00:46:02,600
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

823
00:46:14,720 --> 00:46:18,600
♪For one fleeting moment, I found you
in the crowd♪

824
00:46:22,520 --> 00:46:26,520
♪Without a word, you lit up
half my life♪

825
00:46:28,240 --> 00:46:32,920
♪In silence, a love too deep for words♪

826
00:46:33,240 --> 00:46:35,920
♪Kept close within my heart♪

827
00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:41,840
♪From now on, no one else
is worth waiting for♪

828
00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:52,280
♪I turn away, afraid no one
will ever come home to me again♪

829
00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:59,640
♪If we can build our future together,
no storm can chill my heart♪

830
00:47:00,520 --> 00:47:04,040
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

831
00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:08,840
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

832
00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:14,760
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪