1 00:00:18,390 --> 00:00:20,590 I didn't expect this war to last so long. 2 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,510 Does His Highness really plan to enter peace talks? 3 00:00:23,510 --> 00:00:25,570 Will there really be peace from now on? 4 00:00:25,570 --> 00:00:26,870 Why aren't we fighting? 5 00:00:26,870 --> 00:00:28,280 The Monument of Loyalty was just erected. 6 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:29,230 In the battle of Jiuzhang Plain, 7 00:00:29,230 --> 00:00:29,920 we clearly won. 8 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:30,670 Runheng? 9 00:00:32,750 --> 00:00:33,280 Yuanji. 10 00:00:33,670 --> 00:00:34,530 Here they come. 11 00:00:37,110 --> 00:00:37,970 Here they come. 12 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:39,680 They're here. 13 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,170 Young Lord Xiao. 14 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:49,710 I hope you have been well 15 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,830 [Mu Lianyu, Eagle King] 16 00:00:50,030 --> 00:00:52,090 since our parting at Jiuzhang Plain. 17 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,030 Eagle King, you have come a long way for the peace talks. 18 00:00:55,030 --> 00:00:56,830 It must have been a hard journey. 19 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:58,520 This is... 20 00:00:59,790 --> 00:01:01,600 This is the current Regent of Southern Ye, 21 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:02,710 Prince Qi. 22 00:01:03,110 --> 00:01:03,920 Prince Qi? 23 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:05,820 Never heard of him. 24 00:01:06,150 --> 00:01:08,920 Northern Qin cavalry has fought Southern Ye for years. 25 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,520 We only know Young Lord Xiao. 26 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:12,270 It's fine. 27 00:01:12,890 --> 00:01:14,150 After the peace talks, 28 00:01:14,350 --> 00:01:16,120 you will naturally come to know me. 29 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:16,640 Please. 30 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:17,640 Hold on. 31 00:01:18,010 --> 00:01:20,830 Northern Qin and Southern Ye have been at war for so many years. 32 00:01:20,830 --> 00:01:22,830 Since we are having peace talks now, 33 00:01:22,870 --> 00:01:24,310 we, Northern Qin, must also show 34 00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:25,640 our sincerity for them. 35 00:01:26,039 --> 00:01:27,840 I have specially prepared a gift 36 00:01:28,230 --> 00:01:29,230 for Southern Ye. 37 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,600 23 years ago, we captured your Capital, 38 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,440 forcing the Southern Ye royal family to flee south to Jiankang. 39 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:39,479 These are the royal descendants 40 00:01:39,479 --> 00:01:42,009 of Southern Ye who couldn't escape back then. 41 00:01:42,039 --> 00:01:43,150 For all these years, Qin 42 00:01:43,150 --> 00:01:45,680 has been feeding and providing for them well. 43 00:01:45,940 --> 00:01:47,440 Since we are having peace talks, 44 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:48,640 we're sending them back 45 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,039 to reunite their family. 46 00:01:50,070 --> 00:01:51,870 Wuyi, they are going too far. 47 00:01:53,110 --> 00:01:56,509 Northern Qin is also divided into pro-war and pro-peace factions. 48 00:01:56,509 --> 00:01:59,509 The young Emperor wants peace, but the Eagle King favors war. 49 00:01:59,509 --> 00:02:01,970 With the Eagle King leading the delegation, 50 00:02:02,610 --> 00:02:04,400 the peace talks will definitely not be easy. 51 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:05,330 Young Lord Xiao. 52 00:02:07,590 --> 00:02:09,250 Your Highness, the Prince Qi. 53 00:02:09,310 --> 00:02:11,870 Can you see my sincerity? 54 00:02:14,070 --> 00:02:16,000 The Northern Qin people are going too far! 55 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:16,800 Stop them! 56 00:02:17,079 --> 00:02:18,240 Stop them! Hurry, stop them! 57 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:19,680 Stop them! 58 00:02:20,470 --> 00:02:21,400 This is too much! 59 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:22,840 Humiliating our people! 60 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:23,630 Stop them! 61 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:24,710 Yuanji. 62 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:27,570 You animals! 63 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:28,520 Eagle King. 64 00:02:31,370 --> 00:02:32,120 Please. 65 00:02:32,390 --> 00:02:33,190 Stop them! 66 00:03:59,270 --> 00:04:03,270 [Key to the Phoenix Heart] 67 00:04:03,620 --> 00:04:06,170 [Episode 8] 68 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:07,590 The Northern Qin barbarians 69 00:04:06,310 --> 00:04:08,530 [Honglu Temple] 70 00:04:07,590 --> 00:04:08,960 humiliated our nation. 71 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,400 No peace talks! 72 00:04:10,590 --> 00:04:12,080 The Northern Qin barbarians 73 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,410 humiliated our nation. 74 00:04:13,630 --> 00:04:15,080 No peace talks! 75 00:04:17,510 --> 00:04:18,140 Come on. 76 00:04:18,510 --> 00:04:19,190 Let's go. 77 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:24,600 My Lady. 78 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:26,630 This is Honglu Temple. 79 00:04:26,950 --> 00:04:28,480 We should probably go back. 80 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:30,830 The Eagle King humiliated our royal family. 81 00:04:30,830 --> 00:04:32,110 This is outrageous! 82 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:33,560 Didn't you hear what Yan Yue just said? 83 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:34,870 The students are filled with righteous indignation 84 00:04:34,870 --> 00:04:36,450 and have completely surrounded the Honglu Temple, 85 00:04:36,450 --> 00:04:38,000 just waiting to charge in and hack down the Eagle King. 86 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,130 Even Mao went there. 87 00:04:40,250 --> 00:04:41,210 But Xiao Wuyi 88 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,190 keeps the Beifu soldiers confined to the camp, 89 00:04:43,190 --> 00:04:44,850 not letting any news leak out. 90 00:04:44,870 --> 00:04:46,880 What "bloodthirsty Yama Xiao" are they talking about? 91 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:47,990 If something really happens, 92 00:04:47,990 --> 00:04:49,650 he'd only act tough around us. 93 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:51,720 So we must hurry in and help Mao. 94 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,500 We can't let him be bullied by the Eagle King. 95 00:04:58,600 --> 00:04:59,310 This... 96 00:05:00,430 --> 00:05:02,160 What's wrong with your throat? 97 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,420 You secretly take the fire thunderstone. 98 00:05:09,420 --> 00:05:12,720 Do you want to go to the Honglu Temple and blow up the Eagle King? 99 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:13,390 No, no. 100 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:15,050 I really didn't. 101 00:05:15,950 --> 00:05:17,430 Stop. I'll tell you. 102 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,630 I heard that the Eagle King coming for the peace talks 103 00:05:20,630 --> 00:05:21,870 has a Longque Blade. 104 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:23,600 I want to see it. 105 00:05:23,950 --> 00:05:24,800 I also want to see 106 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,240 how the legendary number one blade in the world 107 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:27,360 is forged. 108 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:28,480 Know yourself and your enemy, right? 109 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:29,920 If only I could also forge 110 00:05:30,310 --> 00:05:32,640 such a world-renowned, peerless weapon. 111 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:35,830 Do I look stupid and easy to fool? 112 00:05:36,950 --> 00:05:37,750 Really. 113 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,360 If I can actually forge it, 114 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:40,000 I'll give the first one to you. 115 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,000 The peace talks concern the lifeblood of Ye. 116 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,430 If you dare to mess around... 117 00:05:43,430 --> 00:05:44,630 Forget it if you don't believe me. 118 00:05:44,630 --> 00:05:45,510 So naggy. 119 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,070 You might as well tie me to your belt. 120 00:05:47,070 --> 00:05:47,510 Okay. 121 00:05:58,159 --> 00:05:59,190 Why did you skip the front door 122 00:05:59,190 --> 00:05:59,830 and fly up here? 123 00:05:59,830 --> 00:06:01,600 If you're worried, go see for yourself. 124 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,120 The Northern Qin barbarians 125 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,450 humiliated our nation. 126 00:06:04,510 --> 00:06:06,000 No peace talks! 127 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:07,360 They humiliated our nation. 128 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:08,680 No peace talks! 129 00:06:09,390 --> 00:06:10,720 They humiliated our nation. 130 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:11,720 No peace talks! 131 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:13,510 This is Ye's territory. 132 00:06:13,830 --> 00:06:15,750 Northern Qin lost the war. 133 00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:17,560 They're the ones suing for peace now. 134 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,820 I don't believe he dares to kill people in the capital of Ye! 135 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:21,560 Move away! 136 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:22,410 Move away! 137 00:06:25,070 --> 00:06:25,720 Yizhi. 138 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:29,230 Your Highness Prince Qi. 139 00:06:29,230 --> 00:06:30,330 You're finally here. 140 00:06:30,330 --> 00:06:32,490 Northern Qin humiliated our royal family. 141 00:06:32,490 --> 00:06:34,000 We were extremely angry upon hearing this. 142 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,260 If this can be tolerated, what cannot be? 143 00:06:36,310 --> 00:06:39,070 If the Eagle King doesn't remove his crown and beg for forgiveness, 144 00:06:39,070 --> 00:06:40,920 we will never agree to these peace talks! 145 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,159 We'll never agree! 146 00:06:44,159 --> 00:06:45,480 What is this commotion? 147 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,140 Have you forgotten what your master taught you? 148 00:06:48,190 --> 00:06:50,040 Students should concentrate on their studies 149 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:51,630 and not discuss state affairs. 150 00:06:51,630 --> 00:06:52,870 Regarding this matter, 151 00:06:52,870 --> 00:06:55,360 I will discuss with Young Lord Xiao to find a resolution. 152 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:56,270 You all leave first. 153 00:06:56,270 --> 00:06:57,000 Your Highness. 154 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,870 Even the current regent hosting the peace talks 155 00:06:58,870 --> 00:07:00,130 is acting so cowardly. 156 00:07:00,310 --> 00:07:01,430 Those Northern Qin bastards 157 00:07:01,430 --> 00:07:02,600 have already walked all over us, 158 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:03,800 yet you still endure blindly. 159 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,630 Scholars neglect statecraft; warriors neglect warfare. 160 00:07:05,630 --> 00:07:06,750 Ye is doomed. 161 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:07,920 Nonsense! 162 00:07:08,110 --> 00:07:08,950 Throw! 163 00:07:10,630 --> 00:07:13,070 No peace talks! 164 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,340 You said you came to see the blade. 165 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,720 But we can't just stand here and watch. 166 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,190 Are you this cowardly on the battlefield, too? 167 00:07:33,190 --> 00:07:34,120 How did you win your battles? 168 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,270 Do you think fighting a war is just hacking at each other with blades? 169 00:07:37,270 --> 00:07:39,090 Let me tell you the first rule of the art of war. 170 00:07:39,090 --> 00:07:41,040 War is a matter of vital importance to the state. 171 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,070 It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. 172 00:07:43,070 --> 00:07:44,800 It must be thoroughly studied. 173 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:48,360 Stop! 174 00:07:48,450 --> 00:07:49,650 Move away! Move away! 175 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:57,370 Young Lord Xiao said 176 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,120 that peace talks are state policy 177 00:07:59,120 --> 00:07:59,920 and cannot be changed. 178 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:01,680 Considering that you are young and hot-blooded, 179 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,280 and the future pillars of Ye, 180 00:08:03,310 --> 00:08:04,830 you will be lightly punished today as a warning— 181 00:08:04,830 --> 00:08:06,090 20 strokes of the cane. 182 00:08:06,430 --> 00:08:07,360 General Yan Yue, 183 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:08,830 this is inappropriate. 184 00:08:08,830 --> 00:08:10,720 The students are acting out of patriotism. 185 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,870 It is exactly because His Highness considers their patriotism 186 00:08:12,870 --> 00:08:14,270 that they are only getting 20 strokes. 187 00:08:14,270 --> 00:08:15,400 Under military law, 188 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,950 those who violate orders die. 189 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:19,870 Anyone else who misleads the public 190 00:08:19,870 --> 00:08:21,310 and disrupts the peace talks 191 00:08:21,310 --> 00:08:22,600 will be executed without fail. 192 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:23,190 Hit! 193 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:25,190 What are you doing? 194 00:08:25,190 --> 00:08:25,950 How can you hit people? 195 00:08:25,950 --> 00:08:27,680 Let go of me! What are you doing? 196 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:29,660 Xiao Wuyi, this... 197 00:08:29,950 --> 00:08:32,030 Xiao Wuyi, how dare you hit me? 198 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,030 Yizhi, save me! 199 00:08:35,030 --> 00:08:36,440 He even dares to kill officials. 200 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,080 The Empress Dowager can't even deal with him. 201 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,320 Why wouldn't he? 202 00:08:39,750 --> 00:08:40,610 Your Highness, 203 00:08:41,270 --> 00:08:42,549 His Highness asks you to return to the Eastern Palace 204 00:08:42,549 --> 00:08:44,390 to continue drafting the peace treaty. 205 00:08:44,390 --> 00:08:45,850 Leave matters here to him. 206 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:47,550 Please. 207 00:08:53,510 --> 00:08:54,910 Execute the punishment one by one. 208 00:08:54,910 --> 00:08:55,510 Look, 209 00:08:56,270 --> 00:08:57,270 isn't it solved? 210 00:08:58,430 --> 00:08:58,860 Hey. 211 00:08:59,750 --> 00:09:01,390 Is this the solution you figured out? 212 00:09:01,390 --> 00:09:02,980 Those are Mao's classmates and friends, 213 00:09:02,980 --> 00:09:04,580 and you just had them beaten? 214 00:09:04,750 --> 00:09:07,410 Xiao Wuyi, are you that afraid of the Eagle King? 215 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:08,800 I really misjudged you. 216 00:09:12,870 --> 00:09:16,200 Young Lord Xiao, His Highness, the Eagle King, invites you. 217 00:09:19,270 --> 00:09:19,870 Xiao Wuyi! 218 00:09:19,910 --> 00:09:21,360 H-How do I get down? 219 00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:24,630 If you still want to play with fire in the future, 220 00:09:24,630 --> 00:09:26,120 you must first learn how to run away. 221 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:27,120 What about today? 222 00:09:27,750 --> 00:09:29,080 Figure it out yourself. 223 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:30,440 Figure... 224 00:09:31,670 --> 00:09:32,360 You... 225 00:09:32,470 --> 00:09:32,840 I— 226 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:34,440 I... 227 00:09:34,790 --> 00:09:35,360 I... 228 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaking of mutton, 229 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,480 it's still the best on Northern Qin grasslands. 230 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:45,910 It doesn't have any gamey smell. 231 00:09:45,910 --> 00:09:47,170 Your Highness, try it. 232 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:51,010 Mu Lianyu, 233 00:09:51,820 --> 00:09:53,680 you don't want peace talks at all. 234 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,000 Your Highness tramples on the people's will like this. 235 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,750 Aren't you afraid that the commoners will hate the Beifu Army 236 00:10:00,750 --> 00:10:01,600 and you? 237 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,660 The people's will can be used, 238 00:10:03,670 --> 00:10:05,240 but cannot be fully trusted. 239 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,400 You went to great lengths to provoke today's public anger. 240 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,100 You just hope that Ye will call off 241 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:11,360 the peace talks first, 242 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,640 so you can answer to your little emperor 243 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,300 without taking the blame. 244 00:10:17,750 --> 00:10:19,390 I really didn't expect 245 00:10:19,630 --> 00:10:22,030 that the decisive Young Lord Xiao on the battlefield 246 00:10:22,030 --> 00:10:24,870 would be so forbearing off the battlefield. 247 00:10:25,390 --> 00:10:28,510 It seems you're having a hard time in Jiankang. 248 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:30,700 The feeling is mutual. 249 00:10:32,670 --> 00:10:34,240 If it weren't for the heavy snow, 250 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:35,440 we wouldn't have lost 251 00:10:35,510 --> 00:10:37,170 the battle at Jiuzhang Plain. 252 00:10:37,270 --> 00:10:38,360 In terms of archery and horsemanship, 253 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,550 our Northern Qin is far superior to your Southern Ye. 254 00:10:40,550 --> 00:10:41,790 But you lost. 255 00:10:43,630 --> 00:10:45,030 Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to eat 256 00:10:45,030 --> 00:10:46,950 Northern Qin's roasted mutton in Jiankang. 257 00:10:46,950 --> 00:10:47,550 Mu Lianyu. 258 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,120 Now your little emperor also wants peace talks. 259 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:51,920 That's why you are sitting here. 260 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:53,510 Please stop your tricks. 261 00:10:53,510 --> 00:10:54,710 Don't try to anger me. 262 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:58,200 I can bear 263 00:10:59,110 --> 00:11:00,240 the people's anger. 264 00:11:08,510 --> 00:11:10,720 Today, I have finally seen 265 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,360 your sincerity in the peace talks. 266 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,440 The most difficult part of the peace talks 267 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,040 is the ownership of the three northern prefectures. 268 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,040 In that case, 269 00:11:19,830 --> 00:11:21,920 why don't our countries 270 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,750 compete in public to determine 271 00:11:24,990 --> 00:11:25,990 their ownership? 272 00:11:28,150 --> 00:11:31,210 I wonder if Southern Ye dares to accept this challenge. 273 00:11:32,030 --> 00:11:33,030 How do we compete? 274 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,780 Very simple. Shoot the willow on horseback— 275 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:37,570 a game of life and death. 276 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:39,560 Do you dare to accept? 277 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,970 Shoot the willow on horseback. 278 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:50,960 Each country will send three people and three horses, 279 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,200 with three arrows per person. 280 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:53,600 When all arrows are shot, 281 00:11:53,730 --> 00:11:56,150 whichever country has more arrows left on the target 282 00:11:56,150 --> 00:11:58,280 gets the three northern prefectures. 283 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,240 Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, these three prefectures 284 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,790 were originally the territory of Ye. 285 00:12:02,790 --> 00:12:05,320 It's the Qin people who have been invading us. 286 00:12:05,390 --> 00:12:07,150 How can we use such a child's play 287 00:12:07,150 --> 00:12:09,680 to determine the ownership of our territory? 288 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,360 Young Lord Xiao, what do you think? 289 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,550 He proposed this competition 290 00:12:19,550 --> 00:12:20,870 simply because he doesn't want peace talks 291 00:12:20,870 --> 00:12:22,600 and wants to force us to refuse. 292 00:12:22,670 --> 00:12:23,720 Even if we agree, 293 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,960 he just wants to use this competition to win back their pride. 294 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:27,840 In that case, 295 00:12:28,670 --> 00:12:29,960 we shall fight again 296 00:12:30,630 --> 00:12:32,470 and make him admit defeat. 297 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:36,670 Can you guarantee a sure win, Your Highness? 298 00:12:36,670 --> 00:12:38,200 Matters on the battlefield 299 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:39,720 can never be guaranteed. 300 00:12:41,910 --> 00:12:43,510 Even you can't guarantee it. 301 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:45,240 If we win this battle, 302 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:46,990 we might finally hold our heads high. 303 00:12:46,990 --> 00:12:48,050 But what if we lose? 304 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,320 Your Highness and the Beifu Army will be ruined. 305 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,480 The three northern prefectures will fall into the hands of the Qin. 306 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:53,870 The advantage of our peace talks with Northern Qin 307 00:12:53,870 --> 00:12:55,080 will also be gone. 308 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,380 Have you considered this, Young Lord Xiao? 309 00:12:56,380 --> 00:12:58,180 If every battle were a sure win, 310 00:12:58,570 --> 00:13:00,500 there would be no war in this world. 311 00:13:03,370 --> 00:13:04,290 Let us fight. 312 00:13:05,390 --> 00:13:06,150 Let the people and scholars 313 00:13:06,150 --> 00:13:08,000 who are criticizing me see 314 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:09,600 that the peace talks I led 315 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,120 were for the future of Ye, 316 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:13,640 not because I feared war. 317 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,240 I am willing to fight Northern Qin! 318 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:31,560 Wuyi. 319 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:34,120 Wuyi. 320 00:13:35,010 --> 00:13:36,200 Northern Qin was founded on military might. 321 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:37,240 Their people excel in archery and horsemanship. 322 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:38,150 Are you really confident? 323 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:39,910 Yizhi, why not think about it the other way around? 324 00:13:39,910 --> 00:13:41,750 If Northern Qin loses even the horse archery 325 00:13:41,750 --> 00:13:42,910 they are most proud of to us, 326 00:13:42,910 --> 00:13:44,840 and loses three prefectures because of it, 327 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:46,050 what will happen within Northern Qin? 328 00:13:46,050 --> 00:13:47,080 Their morale will plummet. 329 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:48,630 But that's easier said than done. 330 00:13:48,630 --> 00:13:49,510 In this archery competition, 331 00:13:49,510 --> 00:13:50,630 arrows can not only shoot targets, 332 00:13:50,630 --> 00:13:51,960 but also people and horses. 333 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:52,720 In the arena, 334 00:13:53,270 --> 00:13:54,630 the Eagle King will definitely use lethal moves against you. 335 00:13:54,630 --> 00:13:55,600 Then let's see if he has 336 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,200 what it takes to take my life. 337 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:01,790 Yizhi. 338 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,020 I'm sorry about what happened 339 00:14:09,820 --> 00:14:11,620 at the Honglu Temple yesterday. 340 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:13,440 I had no choice. 341 00:14:15,030 --> 00:14:16,560 You don't need to say this to me. 342 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:17,820 I believe in you, Wuyi. 343 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,150 But for the peace talks, 344 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:22,840 what is your bottom line? 345 00:14:24,390 --> 00:14:25,120 Time. 346 00:14:25,870 --> 00:14:26,510 Time? 347 00:14:26,630 --> 00:14:28,030 Conditions are not important, 348 00:14:28,030 --> 00:14:30,480 but the reform of the Beifu needs at least three years of peace. 349 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,030 I am confident that after the reform, 350 00:14:32,030 --> 00:14:33,720 I can increase the Beifu Army's combat power by 80%. 351 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:34,720 As long as I have time, 352 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,030 the Northern Expedition will definitely succeed. 353 00:14:37,030 --> 00:14:38,490 So no matter what happens, 354 00:14:38,630 --> 00:14:40,000 no matter what tricks the Eagle King 355 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:40,870 has waiting for me, 356 00:14:40,870 --> 00:14:42,930 I must make the peace talks a success. 357 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:44,000 Wuyi, 358 00:14:44,510 --> 00:14:46,910 I really envy your boldness and determination. 359 00:14:46,910 --> 00:14:47,960 Ye can lose three prefectures, 360 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,150 but we absolutely cannot lose you, Xiao Wuyi. 361 00:14:50,150 --> 00:14:51,600 Losing three prefectures is a temporary loss. 362 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,260 Losing Wuyi means losing the nation's destiny. 363 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:55,270 In the arena, 364 00:14:55,550 --> 00:14:56,550 you must be very careful. 365 00:14:56,550 --> 00:14:57,480 Li Yizhi, 366 00:14:58,050 --> 00:14:59,890 since when did you become so good at flattering? 367 00:14:59,890 --> 00:15:02,150 I'm speaking from the bottom of my heart. 368 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,000 You don't know how much I envy you 369 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,530 for building your career with your own hands. 370 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:11,750 Wuyi. 371 00:15:13,390 --> 00:15:14,590 Do you want me to stay? 372 00:15:20,150 --> 00:15:21,480 Do you think I, Li Yizhi, 373 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,460 am worthy of being the Crown Prince of Ye? 374 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,120 I didn't expect you, Xiao Wuyi, 375 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:34,120 to be speechless. 376 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,260 Never mind. I was just asking. 377 00:15:36,290 --> 00:15:37,600 Don't take it seriously. 378 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:38,910 Jiayu doesn't like the palace. 379 00:15:38,910 --> 00:15:39,720 Even for her sake, 380 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:40,630 I can't stay. 381 00:15:41,130 --> 00:15:41,730 By the way, 382 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:43,360 the hawthorn cakes she made last time 383 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:44,490 tasted really good. 384 00:15:44,630 --> 00:15:45,790 I am not used to the food in the palace. 385 00:15:45,790 --> 00:15:47,240 I rely entirely on them to whet my appetite. 386 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:48,390 Could I trouble you 387 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,980 to ask her to make some more for me? 388 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:52,750 I got it. 389 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,670 Later, let's give all the medicinal herbs 390 00:16:07,670 --> 00:16:09,070 we brought today to them. 391 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,620 I'll go take a look over there. 392 00:16:18,630 --> 00:16:23,810 Master. Master. Master. 393 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,960 I told you to study behind closed doors 394 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,670 and not discuss state affairs. 395 00:16:27,670 --> 00:16:28,580 What about you? 396 00:16:28,850 --> 00:16:30,850 Did you even listen to me? 397 00:16:32,150 --> 00:16:34,280 Do not get involved in the peace talks. 398 00:16:35,150 --> 00:16:36,670 I am getting old 399 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,660 and don't have many days left to protect you. 400 00:16:39,990 --> 00:16:41,160 Please don't 401 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,550 cause any more trouble blindly, 402 00:16:43,550 --> 00:16:44,440 okay? 403 00:16:44,630 --> 00:16:45,320 Master. 404 00:16:46,670 --> 00:16:48,670 It's not that we are acting blindly. 405 00:16:49,030 --> 00:16:51,360 The Northern Qin people have gone too far. 406 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,030 We study the books of the sages. 407 00:16:53,030 --> 00:16:54,240 How could we just sit by and watch? 408 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:55,040 Today's blood 409 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:56,510 is not to cause trouble, 410 00:16:56,510 --> 00:16:57,600 but to wake the people. 411 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:58,750 And Xiao Wuyi, 412 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:00,720 as the commander of the Beifu Army, 413 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:01,480 to fear the enemy 414 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,030 and abandon the people like this just for peace talks 415 00:17:03,030 --> 00:17:04,400 is an absolute disgrace! 416 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,240 Exactly. 417 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:06,680 Enough. 418 00:17:12,829 --> 00:17:14,960 Has your mother sent you any messages? 419 00:17:17,210 --> 00:17:19,170 Shouldn't she be at home? 420 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:22,750 Yaoyao, 421 00:17:24,349 --> 00:17:26,790 I am your father. 422 00:17:29,070 --> 00:17:31,200 You've never been good at lying. 423 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,680 Your mother divorced me. 424 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,620 She wouldn't keep it from you. 425 00:17:38,030 --> 00:17:39,350 She did leave a letter. 426 00:17:40,030 --> 00:17:41,030 She said all these years, 427 00:17:41,030 --> 00:17:43,510 trapped in Jiankang Palace and the Grand Tutor's Mansion, 428 00:17:43,510 --> 00:17:44,710 she was very unhappy. 429 00:17:44,830 --> 00:17:46,030 Now that I'm married, 430 00:17:46,830 --> 00:17:48,630 she can finally follow her heart 431 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:50,490 and live the life she wants. 432 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,200 She also said 433 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,200 the divorce is between you two. 434 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:55,460 She is still my mother, 435 00:17:58,420 --> 00:17:59,950 and you are still my father. 436 00:18:00,790 --> 00:18:02,030 That's all she said. 437 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,480 Even if I knew where she went, 438 00:18:04,750 --> 00:18:05,880 I wouldn't tell you. 439 00:18:09,150 --> 00:18:10,550 If there's nothing else, 440 00:18:11,070 --> 00:18:12,070 I will leave now. 441 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:15,960 For this round of peace talks, 442 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:17,820 a Northern Qin official proposed 443 00:18:18,270 --> 00:18:21,030 to send a royal daughter to marry into Northern Qin. 444 00:18:21,030 --> 00:18:22,590 Who do you think 445 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,790 is the most suitable among the Jiankang royals now? 446 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:29,240 Li Lejun. 447 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:32,550 You want to send Lejun away for a political marriage? 448 00:18:32,550 --> 00:18:33,750 It's not us. 449 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,070 It's Xiao Wuyi. 450 00:18:37,750 --> 00:18:39,070 Looking at his current actions, 451 00:18:39,070 --> 00:18:41,960 you can tell he will definitely make sure the peace talks succeed, 452 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:43,550 no matter what it takes. 453 00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:47,030 Everyone knows the miserable and maddened state 454 00:18:47,030 --> 00:18:48,270 of the Southern Ye royal clan 455 00:18:48,270 --> 00:18:51,200 inside the iron cage outside the city gates that day. 456 00:18:51,350 --> 00:18:55,280 You surely wouldn't want Princess Pingning to suffer such a disaster, 457 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:56,000 right? 458 00:18:57,510 --> 00:18:59,270 If you want to protect her... 459 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,160 I 460 00:19:06,070 --> 00:19:07,510 can help. 461 00:19:09,580 --> 00:19:10,580 What's the price? 462 00:19:11,250 --> 00:19:11,810 Father, 463 00:19:13,290 --> 00:19:15,020 what do you want me to do for you? 464 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,720 The peace talks may succeed, 465 00:19:18,490 --> 00:19:19,640 but Xiao Wuyi 466 00:19:22,380 --> 00:19:23,200 must lose. 467 00:19:28,890 --> 00:19:29,480 Lose? 468 00:19:32,790 --> 00:19:34,920 Coincidentally, the bone is injured. 469 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,100 You must give him the medicine on time, as I said. 470 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:45,310 Pei Runheng? 471 00:19:46,510 --> 00:19:48,070 Wake up. 472 00:19:48,750 --> 00:19:49,400 Doctor. 473 00:19:50,550 --> 00:19:51,410 Your Highness. 474 00:19:51,550 --> 00:19:52,440 Do you know him? 475 00:19:53,510 --> 00:19:55,070 He is badly injured. 476 00:19:55,550 --> 00:19:56,920 Doctor, come here. 477 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,400 Wake up. Wake up. 478 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,700 The noble clans are committing treason. 479 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:15,960 They are parasites of the state. 480 00:20:18,270 --> 00:20:18,920 Runheng. 481 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:20,420 -Who is Runheng? -You— 482 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:22,000 Go away. 483 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:23,860 Don't touch me. 484 00:20:31,110 --> 00:20:33,680 Do you know that scholar? 485 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:38,650 I mistook him for someone else. 486 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,110 He looks a lot like an old friend of mine. 487 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,270 Runheng would never look at me 488 00:20:45,750 --> 00:20:47,880 with such unfamiliarity and disgust. 489 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:48,550 Besides, 490 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:50,720 I saw Runheng's body. 491 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,550 Mr. Runheng was your sweetheart? 492 00:20:58,310 --> 00:20:59,920 On the day of the Double Ninth Ceremony, 493 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:01,030 I saw the prayer tablet you wrote 494 00:21:01,030 --> 00:21:02,480 on the prayer tree. 495 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,240 That name was on it. 496 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,860 But I didn't expect that he had already passed away. 497 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,640 The prayer tree on the Double Ninth Festival 498 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,400 is also called the Yin-Yang Tree. 499 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,400 It was originally meant to commemorate friendship with the deceased. 500 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:15,110 What? 501 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:17,180 Then Ruisheng also... 502 00:21:20,110 --> 00:21:23,030 So you married Xiao Wuyi 503 00:21:23,270 --> 00:21:25,200 because your sweetheart was gone? 504 00:21:27,030 --> 00:21:28,880 It was because I was going to marry Xiao Wuyi 505 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:29,960 I beg Your Majesty, Empress Dowager for mercy, 506 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:30,960 that he was gone. 507 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,160 I'm already engaged. 508 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,830 His Majesty has just ascended the throne, 509 00:21:38,830 --> 00:21:40,310 and his position is still unstable. 510 00:21:40,310 --> 00:21:42,370 And the Beifu Army needs provisions. 511 00:21:43,030 --> 00:21:45,550 Now is a good time for the He family and the Xiao family 512 00:21:45,550 --> 00:21:47,150 to form a marriage alliance. 513 00:21:48,110 --> 00:21:50,570 If you weren't the only eligible in the clan, 514 00:21:50,790 --> 00:21:52,120 I would never force you. 515 00:21:53,350 --> 00:21:53,960 Aunt. 516 00:21:55,070 --> 00:21:55,830 Aunt. 517 00:21:59,250 --> 00:22:01,510 And I made the most regrettable decision 518 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:02,750 in my life. 519 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,110 What was it? 520 00:22:08,270 --> 00:22:10,110 I told my parents and the Empress Dowager 521 00:22:10,110 --> 00:22:11,880 that I already had a sweetheart, 522 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:13,740 letting them know about Runheng. 523 00:22:14,310 --> 00:22:16,640 Runheng was the son of the academy's headmaster 524 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:19,170 and a distant relative of my mother's family. 525 00:22:19,270 --> 00:22:21,200 I thought my parents would help me. 526 00:22:21,590 --> 00:22:22,720 But not long after, 527 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:24,070 what I received 528 00:22:25,550 --> 00:22:27,480 was actually the news of his death. 529 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:30,310 Later, I found out 530 00:22:30,310 --> 00:22:32,750 that the border military situation was urgent at that time, 531 00:22:32,750 --> 00:22:35,200 and the Beifu Army urgently needed the He family's provision of support. 532 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,550 Because I kept refusing to agree to the marriage, 533 00:22:37,550 --> 00:22:39,720 the forces of the Empress Dowager and the Heir 534 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,320 had both gone to look for him. 535 00:22:41,370 --> 00:22:44,760 So someone murdered your sweetheart? 536 00:22:46,510 --> 00:22:47,830 It might be Xiao Wuyi? 537 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,550 Or it might be the Empress Dowager. 538 00:22:52,550 --> 00:22:54,210 But if Xiao Wuyi really did it, 539 00:22:54,830 --> 00:22:57,240 don't you hate him? 540 00:22:57,790 --> 00:22:58,650 In that battle, 541 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:00,730 Xiao Wuyi won beautifully. 542 00:23:01,550 --> 00:23:02,310 He completely recaptured 543 00:23:02,310 --> 00:23:04,310 the Yushan Pass, which was lost for nearly 20 years, 544 00:23:04,310 --> 00:23:05,910 and is my family's hometown. 545 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,090 Tens of thousands of people returned to their homeland. 546 00:23:10,930 --> 00:23:13,890 You tell me, how am I supposed to hate him? 547 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,160 Since then, I told myself 548 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:17,710 to stop investigating. 549 00:23:17,710 --> 00:23:19,440 Even if it really was Xiao Wuyi, 550 00:23:20,750 --> 00:23:22,920 I would still be Heir's Consort. 551 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:26,120 But that's all. 552 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:27,740 The Heir only cares 553 00:23:27,790 --> 00:23:29,510 about his own goals. 554 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:32,820 He doesn't care about anyone. 555 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:34,030 Yes. 556 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,020 So he will definitely make the peace talks succeed, 557 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:39,860 no matter what the cost is. 558 00:23:49,790 --> 00:23:52,030 Lady Xie won't be staying in the manor for much longer. 559 00:23:52,030 --> 00:23:53,070 Once the peace talks are over, 560 00:23:53,070 --> 00:23:54,730 she will leave with Prince Qi. 561 00:23:54,830 --> 00:23:57,270 Your Highness's efforts are all in vain. 562 00:23:58,110 --> 00:24:00,170 Who told you I made them for Xie Jiayu? 563 00:24:01,510 --> 00:24:03,550 Your Highness, is your appetite poor lately? 564 00:24:03,550 --> 00:24:05,750 Why do you love eating hawthorn so much? 565 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:07,420 They are for Prince Qi. 566 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,000 He wants to eat 567 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,550 the hawthorn cake made by Lady Xie. 568 00:24:10,550 --> 00:24:12,080 Yet you let me do it instead. 569 00:24:14,310 --> 00:24:15,440 Where is my brother? 570 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:17,550 Did he go to the racecourse to find me again? 571 00:24:17,550 --> 00:24:20,030 Yes, he went to the racecourse to find you again. 572 00:24:20,030 --> 00:24:21,490 He still wants to compete. 573 00:24:21,750 --> 00:24:23,110 You can't just keep dodging— 574 00:24:23,110 --> 00:24:24,510 it won't solve anything. 575 00:24:25,790 --> 00:24:27,510 Your Highness, the racecourse reported 576 00:24:27,510 --> 00:24:31,040 that Lady Xie secretly replaced all the stirrups in the stable. 577 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,330 The stirrup is so loose. 578 00:24:33,350 --> 00:24:35,350 Anyone riding it will fall off soon. 579 00:24:35,790 --> 00:24:36,960 If His Highness gets injured, 580 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:37,830 he won't be able to compete. 581 00:24:37,830 --> 00:24:38,590 Could it be 582 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,350 that Lady Xie was really persuaded by the Grand Tutor, 583 00:24:41,350 --> 00:24:43,680 and is making a move against His Highness? 584 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:47,680 Anmin. 585 00:24:49,350 --> 00:24:49,960 Don't. 586 00:25:00,830 --> 00:25:02,550 Young Master Yao, there's something wrong with the stirrups. 587 00:25:02,550 --> 00:25:03,370 They were replaced. 588 00:25:03,370 --> 00:25:04,430 You can't use them. 589 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:06,120 I replaced the stirrups. 590 00:25:06,790 --> 00:25:08,070 Yao's left leg is seriously injured. 591 00:25:08,070 --> 00:25:10,110 A standard stirrup does not suit his archery on horseback. 592 00:25:10,110 --> 00:25:12,000 So I specially replaced them with more stable ones. 593 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,720 Then, after he goes to the battlefield, 594 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:16,180 he will be no different from a normal person. 595 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:17,720 If you don't believe it, 596 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:18,920 let him try it. 597 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:21,600 I asked Lady Xie for help. 598 00:25:22,550 --> 00:25:24,750 Anmin, no. 599 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:28,000 Are the stirrups not good enough, 600 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:29,860 or am I, Xiao Yao, not good enough? 601 00:25:32,060 --> 00:25:33,920 This is the warhorse that will accompany me in archery. 602 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:34,880 Because of this, 603 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:36,510 I have to try it. 604 00:25:37,310 --> 00:25:40,510 Over the years, I've never given up on horseback archery. 605 00:25:40,510 --> 00:25:43,480 Nor have I forgotten that I am a soldier of the Beifu Army. 606 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:44,680 I never abandoned myself to despair. 607 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,540 If it's just upper body strength, 608 00:25:46,590 --> 00:25:47,650 I am second to none. 609 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,410 If it's really as Lady Xie said, 610 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,640 I will compete in this match. 611 00:25:54,020 --> 00:25:54,550 It's no use hiding from me. 612 00:25:54,550 --> 00:25:55,350 Impossible. 613 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,350 Xiao Wuyi, make a move. 614 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,320 I don't need you to hold back. 615 00:26:05,350 --> 00:26:06,590 Test me yourself and see 616 00:26:06,590 --> 00:26:07,790 if I'm fit to compete. 617 00:26:12,270 --> 00:26:13,270 Now you won't even 618 00:26:13,270 --> 00:26:14,510 fight me? 619 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:15,880 Anmin. 620 00:26:17,830 --> 00:26:19,430 Why won't you let me compete? 621 00:26:19,550 --> 00:26:20,590 I don't accept this! 622 00:26:20,590 --> 00:26:22,920 This concerns the three northern prefectures. 623 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,120 I can't take the risk. 624 00:26:24,550 --> 00:26:25,550 Say what you will, 625 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:27,640 you still don't trust me. 626 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:28,640 Xiao Wuyi, 627 00:26:28,830 --> 00:26:30,760 -I told you my horse can help. -You— 628 00:26:30,780 --> 00:26:31,780 I trust even less. 629 00:26:32,310 --> 00:26:32,960 Xie Jiayu. 630 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:35,750 I know you met Grand Tutor Xie in the clinic. 631 00:26:35,750 --> 00:26:37,180 And I know what he talked to you about 632 00:26:37,180 --> 00:26:38,240 and what deal he made with you. 633 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:39,350 You had me spied on? 634 00:26:40,470 --> 00:26:43,730 Burn all the stirrups and saddles that Xie Jiayu replaced. 635 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:47,230 Escort Anmin back to the manor. 636 00:26:47,230 --> 00:26:47,680 Yes. 637 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,270 Xiao Wuyi, let go of me! 638 00:26:52,030 --> 00:26:52,750 Xiao Wuyi! 639 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,200 Let go of me! 640 00:26:55,830 --> 00:26:57,270 Xiao Wuyi, let go of me! 641 00:26:57,550 --> 00:26:58,590 Let me go! 642 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:00,030 Put me down! 643 00:27:00,030 --> 00:27:00,640 My Lady! 644 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:04,030 -Xiao Wuyi. -My Lady! 645 00:27:06,510 --> 00:27:07,240 Xiao Wuyi! 646 00:27:10,270 --> 00:27:10,830 My Lady! 647 00:27:12,660 --> 00:27:13,180 Get out. 648 00:27:23,190 --> 00:27:23,880 Save it. 649 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:25,450 Stop acting. 650 00:27:31,660 --> 00:27:32,520 Then Xiao Wuyi, 651 00:27:33,030 --> 00:27:35,830 who are you trying to make an example of by using me? 652 00:27:36,070 --> 00:27:37,600 You needn't put it that way. 653 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:44,830 You have been in the army for so many years. 654 00:27:44,830 --> 00:27:45,480 Whether the stirrups I made 655 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:47,070 are harmful or helpful— 656 00:27:47,090 --> 00:27:48,640 you should know it very well. 657 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:49,680 Even if you don't know, 658 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,480 you would know if you let Yao try. 659 00:27:51,870 --> 00:27:53,440 But you were in such a hurry to let Yan Yue burn them. 660 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:54,310 Actually, you just 661 00:27:54,310 --> 00:27:55,770 don't want him to compete. 662 00:27:57,350 --> 00:27:59,160 Since you sent someone to watch me, 663 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:00,720 you know very well 664 00:28:00,740 --> 00:28:01,720 whether I promised my father 665 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:02,960 to sabotage your competition. 666 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,550 Why did you put such a big blame on me? 667 00:28:04,550 --> 00:28:06,680 Why didn't you agree with your father? 668 00:28:07,350 --> 00:28:08,950 His words seemed like a deal, 669 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:11,170 but were actually a threat. 670 00:28:11,310 --> 00:28:12,880 If you don't do as he asks, 671 00:28:13,350 --> 00:28:14,960 Li Lejun might really be pushed into a political marriage 672 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:15,830 by the noble families. 673 00:28:15,830 --> 00:28:17,350 And Yizhi won't be able to leave. 674 00:28:17,350 --> 00:28:18,410 Aren't you afraid? 675 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,750 There are other ways to stop the political marriage. 676 00:28:20,750 --> 00:28:23,240 But I will not trade three provinces and their people for it, 677 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,680 nor will I sacrifice the honor of the Beifu soldiers. 678 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,920 Xiao Wuyi, don't look down on me. 679 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:43,680 As for you, Xiao Wuyi, 680 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:44,240 you just 681 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:45,920 don't want Yao to compete, right? 682 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:47,480 You are afraid his military merits will surpass yours 683 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:48,810 and steal your thunder. 684 00:28:49,550 --> 00:28:50,830 I heard your horseback archery 685 00:28:50,830 --> 00:28:51,890 were taught by him. 686 00:28:53,550 --> 00:28:55,150 Xie Jiayu, don't provoke me. 687 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:57,880 If you really want to leave Jingan Mansion 688 00:28:57,880 --> 00:28:58,960 in one piece 689 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:00,980 and live the carefree life you and Yizhi dream of, 690 00:29:00,980 --> 00:29:02,240 mind your own business 691 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:03,400 and stay away from me. 692 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,130 Otherwise, I'm not sure if I... 693 00:29:14,030 --> 00:29:15,550 I can let you leave alive. 694 00:29:17,030 --> 00:29:18,200 You should be glad 695 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:21,680 that I don't want to lose my best friend. 696 00:29:23,030 --> 00:29:23,680 Scared? 697 00:29:25,350 --> 00:29:26,270 You should be. 698 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:41,000 My Lady. 699 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:43,000 My Lady. 700 00:29:43,750 --> 00:29:44,510 Are you okay? 701 00:29:44,550 --> 00:29:46,080 Did His Highness bully you? 702 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,640 It was just helping Yao out. 703 00:29:50,230 --> 00:29:51,760 Why was he acting like that? 704 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:55,880 Before the competition, 705 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,030 Xie Jiayu is not allowed to set a single foot out of Wensheng Courtyard. 706 00:29:58,030 --> 00:29:58,630 Xiao Wuyi. 707 00:30:05,910 --> 00:30:06,550 Anmin? 708 00:30:07,510 --> 00:30:08,840 Did you ground Xie Jiayu 709 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,680 because she helped me improve the stirrups and saddles? 710 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:12,740 You worry too much. 711 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:14,750 Xie Jiayu is from a noble family. 712 00:30:14,750 --> 00:30:16,160 I was afraid she would ruin the competition 713 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:17,110 and ruin the Beifu Army's reputation. 714 00:30:17,110 --> 00:30:17,920 Nonsense. 715 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:19,920 When I suspected her, 716 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:21,240 you believed her. 717 00:30:21,380 --> 00:30:23,110 Now I am willing to believe her. 718 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,110 Yet you're suspecting her because she's from a noble family? 719 00:30:26,110 --> 00:30:27,670 You simply want to use Xie Jiayu as an example 720 00:30:27,670 --> 00:30:28,880 to show everyone 721 00:30:29,010 --> 00:30:30,870 that absolutely no one is allowed 722 00:30:31,590 --> 00:30:33,790 to help me get a spot in the competition. 723 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,200 You have prepared for the Beifu Army's reform for so long, 724 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,160 but you never told me a word about it. 725 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:39,000 In your eyes, 726 00:30:40,110 --> 00:30:41,240 am I just a piece of trash 727 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,100 that the Beifu Army doesn't want? 728 00:31:18,350 --> 00:31:19,410 Lock this place up. 729 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:22,050 I'm going out for a walk. 730 00:31:22,550 --> 00:31:23,480 Don't follow me. 731 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:37,030 ♪ The past is dust, we're passing through ♪ 732 00:31:37,950 --> 00:31:43,530 ♪ No regrets for what we've lost and won ♪ 733 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,240 Why won't you let me compete? 734 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:42,570 I don't accept this! 735 00:31:44,190 --> 00:31:50,490 ♪ The shape of time begins to fade ♪ 736 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:46,270 In your eyes, 737 00:31:46,790 --> 00:31:48,000 am I just a piece of trash 738 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,860 that the Beifu Army doesn't want? 739 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:57,240 ♪ Half by choice, half washed away ♪ 740 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:03,180 ♪ If fate is fragile, what is right or wrong ♪ 741 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,160 Anmin! 742 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:04,510 Anmin! 743 00:32:03,780 --> 00:32:09,150 ♪ We only live for what we can't let go ♪ 744 00:32:08,830 --> 00:32:09,480 Yao. 745 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,290 It's fine. 746 00:32:09,940 --> 00:32:13,590 ♪ Love and hate fade like the shifting sand ♪ 747 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:13,310 Don't scare me. 748 00:32:13,630 --> 00:32:14,110 Anmin! 749 00:32:13,690 --> 00:32:16,150 ♪ What's right or wrong is better left unsaid ♪ 750 00:32:16,270 --> 00:32:17,270 What are you doing here? 751 00:32:16,370 --> 00:32:22,400 ♪ Every soul is bound by cause and fate ♪ 752 00:32:19,590 --> 00:32:21,590 Are you here to see if my son is dead? 753 00:32:21,590 --> 00:32:22,160 Darling. 754 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:22,960 Darling. 755 00:32:22,670 --> 00:32:26,220 ♪ The past is gone, so let it slip away ♪ 756 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:24,350 You Lis 757 00:32:24,830 --> 00:32:26,880 took the life of one of my sons, 758 00:32:26,250 --> 00:32:29,220 ♪ The heart's a cage, but peace will break the chains ♪ 759 00:32:27,550 --> 00:32:29,350 yet you're still living under his name. 760 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:34,720 ♪ No need to speak, just leave it all to fate ♪ 761 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,110 Now, do you want the life of my other son, too? 762 00:32:34,980 --> 00:32:38,720 ♪ Love and hate fade like the shifting sand ♪ 763 00:32:38,740 --> 00:32:41,530 ♪ What's right or wrong is better left unsaid ♪ 764 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:42,200 Father. 765 00:32:41,550 --> 00:32:47,350 ♪ Every soul is bound by cause and fate ♪ 766 00:32:43,550 --> 00:32:44,510 Who am I? 767 00:32:47,790 --> 00:32:51,350 ♪ The past is gone, so let it slip away ♪ 768 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:52,070 When the Phoenix Heart Token appears, peace shall be restored in the world. 769 00:32:51,620 --> 00:32:54,350 ♪ The heart's a cage, but peace will break the chains ♪ 770 00:32:53,070 --> 00:32:53,930 Your Highness. 771 00:32:54,570 --> 00:33:01,120 ♪ No need to speak, just leave it all to fate ♪ 772 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,560 You are the son of the late Emperor and Empress. 773 00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:01,510 You are the true heir of Ye. 774 00:33:02,030 --> 00:33:03,960 Now, the remaining Shadow Envoys 775 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:05,920 are willing to follow you 776 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:06,920 to restore order, 777 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:08,290 reclaim the throne, 778 00:33:08,310 --> 00:33:09,590 trample Northern Qin, 779 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:11,790 and return to the old capital! 780 00:33:11,790 --> 00:33:13,070 Trample Northern Qin! 781 00:33:13,310 --> 00:33:14,510 Return to the old capital! 782 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:17,120 ♪ Love and hate fade like the shifting sand ♪ 783 00:33:16,110 --> 00:33:16,880 Father. 784 00:33:17,140 --> 00:33:20,110 ♪ What's right or wrong is better left unsaid ♪ 785 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:18,640 I, Xiao Ju, 786 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:20,510 am willing to follow you, Your Highness. 787 00:33:20,220 --> 00:33:25,870 ♪ Every soul is bound by cause and fate ♪ 788 00:33:26,290 --> 00:33:29,870 ♪ The past is gone, so let it slip away ♪ 789 00:33:29,950 --> 00:33:32,790 ♪ The heart's a cage, but peace will break the chains ♪ 790 00:33:32,810 --> 00:33:38,860 ♪ No need to speak, just leave it all to fate ♪ 791 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:54,880 It's so late. 792 00:33:55,270 --> 00:33:56,880 Why isn't Wuyi back yet? 793 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:57,960 Judging by the noise, 794 00:33:57,960 --> 00:33:59,890 he must still be at the racecourse. 795 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:00,750 In Jiuzhang Plain, 796 00:34:00,750 --> 00:34:03,080 he suffered life-threatening injuries. 797 00:34:03,350 --> 00:34:05,880 He can't afford to exhaust himself like this. 798 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:09,360 Darling. 799 00:34:10,030 --> 00:34:12,090 How long are you going to punish Wuyi? 800 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:15,150 I didn't punish him. 801 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,440 But don't you think you two 802 00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:21,400 are too polite 803 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,000 and distant with each other? 804 00:34:23,030 --> 00:34:25,130 You are closer to Yuanji, to Ruisheng, 805 00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:27,510 and even to that newlywed from the Xie family 806 00:34:27,510 --> 00:34:29,150 than you are to Wuyi. 807 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,480 When Wuyi came back injured, 808 00:34:32,510 --> 00:34:34,510 did you even ask about his injuries? 809 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:38,190 I know. 810 00:34:39,150 --> 00:34:40,150 It's about Sheng. 811 00:34:41,630 --> 00:34:44,280 But Wuyi was just a baby then. 812 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:46,409 If you want to blame someone, blame me. 813 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:48,949 I don't blame him. 814 00:34:51,550 --> 00:34:54,550 Ever since he found out who he really was, 815 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:57,360 he has been fighting at the border 816 00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:58,760 and refused to come back. 817 00:34:59,990 --> 00:35:02,850 That's because he is afraid you'll be sad to see him. 818 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:05,510 And Anmin, 819 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:07,030 he still doesn't know 820 00:35:07,740 --> 00:35:10,230 that it's you who doesn't want him to return to the Northern Border 821 00:35:10,230 --> 00:35:11,890 and on the battlefield again. 822 00:35:13,550 --> 00:35:15,960 So he has taken all his resentment over the years 823 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:17,070 out on Wuyi. 824 00:35:18,230 --> 00:35:20,840 Fortunately, they are both tough on the outside but warm on the inside. 825 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,170 But if this misunderstanding continues, 826 00:35:24,060 --> 00:35:26,790 it will sooner or later turn into real animosity. 827 00:35:36,030 --> 00:35:36,760 Darling, 828 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,550 do you really want to see 829 00:35:41,550 --> 00:35:43,810 the two brothers at odds with each other? 830 00:35:59,550 --> 00:36:01,320 Anmin wants to return to the Northern Border. 831 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:02,050 That's good. 832 00:36:02,630 --> 00:36:04,630 Currently, the Beifu camps are still short of organization. 833 00:36:04,630 --> 00:36:06,430 He has the talent to lead troops. 834 00:36:06,710 --> 00:36:08,170 If he is willing to return, 835 00:36:08,230 --> 00:36:11,690 your pressure on the western front next year will be lessened. 836 00:36:12,590 --> 00:36:14,050 You are absolutely right. 837 00:36:16,180 --> 00:36:20,240 Quickly write to your mother and tell Anmin to return to the battlefield. 838 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:28,760 Young Master Yao. 839 00:36:29,150 --> 00:36:29,950 Don't help me. 840 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:35,790 Stop practicing. 841 00:36:36,110 --> 00:36:38,370 Your leg can't take this kind of torment. 842 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:40,510 Do you also think I'm useless? 843 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,240 Even though I can't ride a horse, 844 00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:43,070 my archery 845 00:36:43,590 --> 00:36:44,920 and close combat skills 846 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:46,980 are no worse than Xiao Wuyi's. 847 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,070 He learned wrestling from me back then. 848 00:36:50,070 --> 00:36:52,230 On what grounds does he stop me from competing? 849 00:36:52,230 --> 00:36:53,830 I'm worried about your legs. 850 00:36:54,590 --> 00:36:56,190 My father doesn't care about me. 851 00:36:56,190 --> 00:36:57,920 My younger brother looks down on me. 852 00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:58,840 Do you also... 853 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,000 Prepare more medicine for bruises and injuries for Young Master Yao. 854 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:11,550 Yes. 855 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:52,840 Nanxing. 856 00:37:53,630 --> 00:37:55,840 Don't you think this room is very stuffy? 857 00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:56,840 It's like a prison. 858 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:57,960 It's only been two days, 859 00:37:57,960 --> 00:37:59,320 and you can't stay still anymore. 860 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:00,710 Just like at home before, 861 00:38:00,710 --> 00:38:02,030 you always want to run outside. 862 00:38:02,030 --> 00:38:03,880 Her Highness couldn't control you. 863 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:04,940 If this is a prison, 864 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:07,780 it's the most wonderful prison in the world. 865 00:38:09,710 --> 00:38:12,280 These are the recent requests on Miraculous Craft. 866 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:13,110 Take a look 867 00:38:13,110 --> 00:38:14,150 and see if there are any mechanical gadgets 868 00:38:14,150 --> 00:38:15,550 that you're interested. 869 00:38:15,630 --> 00:38:17,440 You can make some to pass the time. 870 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:18,590 The competition is in a few days. 871 00:38:18,590 --> 00:38:19,840 It will pass. 872 00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:23,280 A wooden kite that can carry a person and fly. 873 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:24,960 An arrow that bends its path to pursue prey. 874 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,880 Fire oil that cannot be extinguished by water. 875 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:28,110 And the buyers' names... 876 00:38:28,110 --> 00:38:29,130 Red Dragon, Black Dragon, 877 00:38:29,130 --> 00:38:30,530 Black Dragon, Full Moon. 878 00:38:31,230 --> 00:38:33,320 Isn't it obvious they are Qing Long and Yan Yue? 879 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:37,050 This must be Xiao Wuyi sending them to make things difficult for me. 880 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:40,070 So boring. 881 00:38:42,670 --> 00:38:43,960 Someone! 882 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:44,960 Is anybody there? 883 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:56,850 Let's go! 884 00:39:01,150 --> 00:39:02,760 The fire thunderstone of the Beifu Army 885 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:04,360 is truly all bark and no bite. 886 00:39:04,590 --> 00:39:05,920 I don't know who designed them. 887 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,320 They just wasted my time. 888 00:39:07,860 --> 00:39:08,860 I have to use mine. 889 00:39:20,710 --> 00:39:21,590 I'm a genius. 890 00:39:30,030 --> 00:39:30,630 Ghost! 891 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:33,500 [Yuan Xiaole] 892 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:33,930 Are you really Li Yunzhao's daughter? 893 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,110 You don't look much like her. 894 00:39:37,550 --> 00:39:38,950 But you have some skills. 895 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:41,630 I have to say, 896 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:43,670 after you modified this fire thunderstone, 897 00:39:43,670 --> 00:39:45,270 its power actually increased quite a bit. 898 00:39:45,270 --> 00:39:47,000 How much saltpeter did you use? 899 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:48,440 Hey, who are you? 900 00:39:48,510 --> 00:39:49,440 Do I know you? 901 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:50,810 Move. I'm going out. 902 00:39:52,540 --> 00:39:53,340 Wait a minute. 903 00:39:54,590 --> 00:39:56,450 Xiao Wuyi really didn't lie to me. 904 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:58,090 You do have some talent. 905 00:39:58,330 --> 00:39:59,320 I'm definitely taking you 906 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:00,320 as my apprentice. 907 00:40:00,860 --> 00:40:03,050 Let me show you my fire thunderstone. 908 00:40:03,110 --> 00:40:04,840 Its power is no less than yours. 909 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:09,380 Let's exchange our thoughts on this. 910 00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:12,510 Who said I'm going to be your apprentice? 911 00:40:12,510 --> 00:40:14,310 Are you drunk in broad daylight? 912 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:18,180 Your temper is quite like your mother's. 913 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:20,570 How could you possibly know my mother? 914 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:22,920 Not only do I know her, 915 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:25,420 but we fought a lot when we were young. 916 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:26,810 Let me tell you a secret. 917 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,700 Your mother doesn't have much time left. 918 00:40:31,550 --> 00:40:33,030 What did you say? 919 00:40:33,030 --> 00:40:33,760 Listen. 920 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,310 Don't use seniority to boss me around. 921 00:40:35,310 --> 00:40:37,420 You designed this fire thunderstone? 922 00:40:37,420 --> 00:40:39,080 The design is truly terrible. 923 00:40:40,150 --> 00:40:41,810 What's wrong with it? Tell me. 924 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:42,960 It's too big. 925 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,420 Do you know what "all bark and no bite" means? 926 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:47,070 What do you know? 927 00:40:47,150 --> 00:40:47,800 Big? 928 00:40:48,510 --> 00:40:49,510 Its power is huge! 929 00:40:49,510 --> 00:40:52,110 The ones I design, even if they are only this small, 930 00:40:52,110 --> 00:40:53,770 are more powerful than yours. 931 00:40:55,260 --> 00:40:55,920 Okay, okay. 932 00:40:56,550 --> 00:40:58,280 W-We'll talk about this later. 933 00:40:58,660 --> 00:40:59,520 Let me tell you. 934 00:40:59,960 --> 00:41:02,710 I've never been wrong in fortune-telling. 935 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:06,070 Not only did I figure out that your mother doesn't have much time left, 936 00:41:06,070 --> 00:41:09,230 but I also figured out you will marry twice, 937 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:11,920 no, three times in your life. 938 00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:14,800 And your husband, he'll die young. 939 00:41:16,230 --> 00:41:16,880 Is that so? 940 00:41:18,670 --> 00:41:19,880 Nanxing, get him! 941 00:41:21,190 --> 00:41:23,000 Who are you saying doesn't have much time left? 942 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:26,260 -Watch out for the fire thunderstone -Who are you cursing? 943 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:38,630 Why are you glaring at me? 944 00:41:38,630 --> 00:41:39,760 I told you to watch out for the fire thunderstone. 945 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,820 Watch out for the fire thunderstone. 946 00:41:44,030 --> 00:41:45,560 Qing Long, long time no see. 947 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:46,740 Did you miss me? 948 00:41:53,310 --> 00:41:54,430 Give it back to me. 949 00:41:55,710 --> 00:41:57,630 You know how to make stirrups, too? 950 00:41:57,630 --> 00:41:58,280 At first glance, 951 00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:00,480 I knew this was designed for Xiao Yao. 952 00:42:01,070 --> 00:42:01,920 Xiao Wuyi 953 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:03,670 asked me to design one before, too. 954 00:42:03,670 --> 00:42:04,620 My design 955 00:42:06,070 --> 00:42:07,530 was much better than this. 956 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:10,840 You designed one for him, too? 957 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:11,630 When? 958 00:42:12,760 --> 00:42:13,760 A long time ago. 959 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:19,150 It was probably right after Xiao Yao got injured. 960 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:22,000 Xiao Wuyi was worried his brother 961 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:23,930 couldn't get over his disability. 962 00:42:25,150 --> 00:42:25,880 It was a pity. 963 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:28,970 He told me to stop when the blueprint was only half done. 964 00:42:28,970 --> 00:42:29,820 Why stop? 965 00:42:30,670 --> 00:42:32,070 Naturally, it's because someone 966 00:42:32,070 --> 00:42:35,600 didn't want Xiao Yao to ride a horse onto the battlefield again. 967 00:42:38,190 --> 00:42:38,840 Kiddo. 968 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:41,710 You are quite talented 969 00:42:41,710 --> 00:42:42,630 in alchemy and metalworking, 970 00:42:42,630 --> 00:42:45,440 but your structural design still lacks a bit. 971 00:42:47,410 --> 00:42:48,400 It's my blueprint. You... 972 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:49,280 Hold on. 973 00:42:52,510 --> 00:42:53,000 Look. 974 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:56,440 If it's connected like this, 975 00:42:56,630 --> 00:42:58,100 and then attached to the saddle, 976 00:42:58,100 --> 00:42:59,820 wouldn't it be much more flexible? 977 00:42:59,820 --> 00:43:00,850 The biggest problem with your design 978 00:43:00,850 --> 00:43:02,710 is that it's not flexible enough. 979 00:43:03,030 --> 00:43:04,150 It works fine with light pressure, 980 00:43:04,150 --> 00:43:06,360 but once too much force is applied, it creates drag 981 00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:08,150 and can throw the rider off, 982 00:43:08,150 --> 00:43:09,840 leaving them vulnerable to being trampled by their own horse. 983 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:10,840 Wait, wait, wait. 984 00:43:11,070 --> 00:43:13,480 Did you say applying force causes dragging? 985 00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:14,030 Oh, no. 986 00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:16,060 His Highness is testing the stirrups for Young Master Yao. 987 00:43:16,060 --> 00:43:16,710 What? 988 00:43:56,110 --> 00:43:57,590 Why is it blurry again?