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[The Vendetta of An]

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Many years ago,

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on the land of the Tiemo people,

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a woman from Chang'an was captured.

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The Tiemo believed

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she was a shadow guard.

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A shadow guard captured,

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and more shadow guards would come for her.

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Every shadow guard

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carries invaluable military intelligence,

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immeasurable in worth.

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She was hung upon a turning pole,

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used as bait.

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Under sun and rain,

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for seven days in full.

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No one came to save her.

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Even the Tiemo people

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eventually lost interest in her.

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Except for one patient man.

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On the seventh night,

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the soldiers guarding her abandoned her,

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thinking she was dead.

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And that man

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had waited

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for this very moment.

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He loved to gamble

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and was skilled in disguise.

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He saw she was still alive

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and knew a woman

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who survived seven days

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could not be a common shadow guard.

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She might be of the Huben Army.

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He helped her when her will

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was weakest.

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He drew out key intelligence

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and after he got what he needed,

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he then

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killed her completely.

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That man

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was calm

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and cruel.

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That man,

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back then in Tiemo,

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was known as a brilliant conspirator.

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The intelligence he obtained

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turned the war in their favor.

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And so,

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he was awarded great military merit.

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After that,

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he rose to become the new King of Tiemo.

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[Episode 23]

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Wu Zhongheng.

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I never truly knew the man.

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He deceived my father,

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and he deceived me as well.

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The Huben elites who came to save her that year

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had already advanced deep into Chen Valley.

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I used the intel I coaxed out

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of that woman,

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I led a hundred Huben elites

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straight into a granary,

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and left them to slaughter each other inside.

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What I never foresaw

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was that one Huben elite

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would make it out alive,

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and return to Chang'an.

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He grew in power afterward,

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overtook me,

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and killed your father, Liu Ziwen.

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Then he reshaped the balance in Tiemo,

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forcing my plans

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to be delayed for fifteen more years.

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Yan Fengshan.

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A name one remembers

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even at the brink of death.

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Perhaps

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this is simply karma.

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White Hair.

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Back then, when I lived under the name Wu Zhongheng,

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I moved among your father's generation.

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All those years,

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not once did I hear

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anyone mention your mother.

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Where was she, I wonder?

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A woman

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for whom a hundred Huben elites would give their lives

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must have held

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a noble and rare status.

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What a pity.

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I cut her down from that pole,

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yet she left not a single word behind.

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Had she spoken even once,

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it might have eased the longing

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of a family somewhere in Chang'an.

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My mother is in the north.

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When all this ends,

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she will return.

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Is that so?

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I hope you are right.

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Truth is,

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I never killed for pleasure.

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I killed only to reach

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my goal.

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Nothing more.

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The deposed emperor is in your grasp,

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and so are my friends.

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These past days,

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you have been waiting for me.

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Speak.

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What do you want of me?

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Kill Xiao Wuyang for me.

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Why do you not do it yourself?

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You endured fifteen years to stay alive,

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playing the long game for vengeance.

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And I endured twenty-five years.

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Of course I will leave the greatest chance

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for myself.

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Very well.

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Then tell me,

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why choose me?

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Because you plotted the death of Yan Fengshan,

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which means you can

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do it again

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and bring me Xiao Wuyang's head.

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You truly are my mentor.

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I know one thing.

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On that throne in Chang'an,

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there will never be room for two.

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As it stands,

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Tiemo is at our gates.

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I will help you kill him.

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But after it is done,

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you will release my friends.

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Do not worry.

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I

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do not kill for pleasure.

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I kill only to achieve a goal.

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I took your friends only to force your hand.

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I made a promise to Gu Yu.

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He wished to die in his homeland,

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and I granted him that.

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If you kill Xiao Wuyang for me,

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I will grant you the same,

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your friends will be safe.

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Everything's nearly done.

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Dinner is ready.

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Thank you, my dear.

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Food is ready.

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Father, Mother, let's eat.

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Grandfather.

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Qinghe,

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Come eat.

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Leave your grandpa alone.

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You little kid.

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Alright, Qinghe, no more fussing.

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Let's eat first.

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Here.

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Sit down first.

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Grandfather, I want meat.

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Meat? Meat it is, have some.

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Tasty.

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Grandmother, I'll feed you meat.

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Sit down first.

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- Sit and eat. - Come on, have some soup.

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What a handful.

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I don't pay what I owe.

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I'm shameless even when given face.

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I'm shameless even when given face.

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I'm no better than a beast.

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I borrow and never repay.

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I'm shameless even when given face.

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I'm no better than a beast.

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I owe and never repay.

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Truly penniless.

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So poor.

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Then why gamble?

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A poor man only gambles to rise again.

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But alive and useless, what's the point?

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Tomorrow,

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go fish with Liang.

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He's an honest man.

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You'll be paid daily.

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Thank you, Master Lu.

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Thank you, Master Lu.

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Master Lu,

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you're like a second father to me.

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Thank you, Master Lu.

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I just worry you'll skip out,

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and ruin my reputation.

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You'll see me every day after work.

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I'll take half your wages

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until every debt is paid.

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If you slack off,

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I'll cut your flesh to settle the debt.

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Your Majesty.

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You're back.

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The food is still warm.

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Good.

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Your Majesty.

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You're still badly injured.

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Why go out again?

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You...

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And those people, they…

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They failed to kill me once.

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They'll try again.

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I need to be ready.

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Enough.

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It's alright now.

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Let's eat.

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Come.

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Come.

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Sit and eat with me.

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I have plenty.

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Here, there is no emperor.

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Only the shopkeeper

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and the one he shelters.

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Sit, eat.

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Alright.

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Yan Fengshan is dead.

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Aside from that news,

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is there anything good to hear?

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The armies surrounding the city have withdrawn.

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The forces of the regional commanders

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are already returning to their feudal towns.

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Many people went out recently,

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they saw it themselves.

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These days,

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I walked along Cangshui River,

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heard many talking

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about the troop movements.

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It matches what you said.

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Why aren't you eating?

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Eat.

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Sir.

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Come.

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Sit here. Talk with me for a while.

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Have you heard anything

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about the Tiemo lately?

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The Tiemo?

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Your Majesty, we're in Chang'an.

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How could Tiemo people get in?

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The ones who ambushed me that night

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were Tiemo.

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I thought

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they were sent by Yan Fengshan.

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Huben guards kill with precision,

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nothing like

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the sweeping blade work

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of open battle.

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I fought in the northern front for years.

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I know their ways well.

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Those attackers that night

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were Tiemo without a doubt.

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Enough.

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I met someone in Cangshui River today,

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a young debt collector

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named Lu Xiaobing.

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Do you know of him?

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I do.

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Cruel, ruthless man.

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Your Majesty, a life like gold,

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must never deal with someone like him.

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Sir.

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You are a little late.

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In your name,

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I borrowed money from him.

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I expect he will

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come looking for you soon.

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He will come here?

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Your Majesty,

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that exposes your location.

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What should we do?

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How do we handle this?

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Enough, sir.

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Do not worry.

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I have my own way.

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Several of my employers said the same.

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The salt-shop keeper borrowed gold.

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All added up,

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it's about four liang now.

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Old man,

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think carefully.

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Nine out, thirteen back.

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If you can't repay,

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I'll burn your shop down.

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I will repay.

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And this one,

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the worn-out looking fellow here.

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What's your story?

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I look worn-out?

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A little.

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I'm the one who borrowed the gold.

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Here.

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00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:42,980
Borrow so much money,

295
00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:45,380
planning a business?

296
00:19:46,110 --> 00:19:47,290
Or planning

297
00:19:47,290 --> 00:19:48,050
to flee with it?

298
00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,130
I want to pay you for your help.

299
00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:52,570
For you.

300
00:19:53,750 --> 00:19:54,760
Handle something for me.

301
00:20:04,860 --> 00:20:08,380
[Warrant]

302
00:20:09,060 --> 00:20:09,910
Who is he?

303
00:20:11,110 --> 00:20:11,940
My brother.

304
00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:13,660
He's wanted.

305
00:20:14,510 --> 00:20:15,630
I believe

306
00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:16,880
he'll show up around here.

307
00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,050
I'm waiting to meet him again.

308
00:20:21,070 --> 00:20:22,730
Keep an eye out for me every day.

309
00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:24,420
If you hear anything,

310
00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:25,660
tell me at once,

311
00:20:26,270 --> 00:20:27,050
quietly.

312
00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:28,810
Do it well,

313
00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:30,700
and this gold

314
00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:32,460
will be your reward.

315
00:20:36,110 --> 00:20:36,940
Let me get this straight.

316
00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:38,810
You borrowed money from several

317
00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:39,660
of my employers,

318
00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,620
then you handed that money back to me.

319
00:20:44,060 --> 00:20:45,420
And when it's time to collect,

320
00:20:46,750 --> 00:20:48,250
I'll have to chase you for payment?

321
00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,090
We'll talk about repayment when it's due.

322
00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:54,460
But for now,

323
00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:56,530
I am your employer.

324
00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,140
Do the job well for me.

325
00:21:11,310 --> 00:21:12,170
Xiaobing is back.

326
00:21:12,170 --> 00:21:12,730
Yes.

327
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:17,570
Xiaoding.

328
00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:21,420
Xiaoding.

329
00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:22,530
You haven't eaten yet?

330
00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:23,730
Waiting for you.

331
00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:24,660
Alright.

332
00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:26,330
Perfect timing then.

333
00:21:26,830 --> 00:21:27,770
We'll have something extra today.

334
00:21:29,110 --> 00:21:29,770
Listen,

335
00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:31,140
I met a really

336
00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:32,180
strange fellow today.

337
00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:34,420
He gave me four liang of gold.

338
00:21:34,790 --> 00:21:35,620
That much?

339
00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:37,570
Yeah.

340
00:21:38,110 --> 00:21:39,010
Tell me, what brother

341
00:21:39,070 --> 00:21:40,140
is worth four liang of gold?

342
00:21:40,750 --> 00:21:41,570
Besides,

343
00:21:42,250 --> 00:21:43,760
where am I supposed to find him a brother?

344
00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:45,380
Xiaobing.

345
00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:48,250
I think maybe it's time.

346
00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:49,810
Time for what?

347
00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:51,730
Xiaobing, you're not young anymore.

348
00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:53,330
You should find a wife.

349
00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,600
But dragging me along like baggage

350
00:21:56,030 --> 00:21:56,570
won't help.

351
00:21:57,110 --> 00:21:58,770
If you knew some wealthy family,

352
00:21:59,510 --> 00:22:00,570
fix me up a bit,

353
00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:01,730
dress me like a boy,

354
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,330
send me over as their little brother.

355
00:22:04,310 --> 00:22:05,810
You're dreaming way too big.

356
00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:07,770
Have I raised you for nothing all these years?

357
00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:10,700
Besides,

358
00:22:11,350 --> 00:22:12,620
if such luck really existed,

359
00:22:12,750 --> 00:22:14,140
a rich family seeking a younger brother,

360
00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:16,490
I should go first.

361
00:22:16,790 --> 00:22:17,840
Do you even know...

362
00:22:18,790 --> 00:22:19,460
Eat.

363
00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:22,140
Come on, have more. More meat.

364
00:22:22,830 --> 00:22:23,860
This is good meat.

365
00:23:34,750 --> 00:23:35,290
Wuyang.

366
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,420
If I come back alive,

367
00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:41,250
I'll keep looking after you.

368
00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:46,810
If I die,

369
00:23:49,070 --> 00:23:50,460
then let it be a death for the realm.

370
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:53,900
At least I won't shame the Xiao family.

371
00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,140
Put this on later.

372
00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,430
When Xiao Wuyang dies,

373
00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:26,290
your friends will be safe.

374
00:25:49,540 --> 00:25:52,660
[Wontons]

375
00:25:54,860 --> 00:25:57,980
[Wontons]

376
00:25:57,980 --> 00:26:01,460
[Taiyiji Clinic]

377
00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:36,220
Morning, Mr. Sha.

378
00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:36,810
Morning.

379
00:26:38,350 --> 00:26:38,900
Mr. Sha.

380
00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:40,900
Morning, Mr. Sha.

381
00:27:55,790 --> 00:27:56,420
Grand Preceptor.

382
00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:58,200
There is no Grand Preceptor anymore.

383
00:27:58,590 --> 00:27:59,520
Here in Chang'an,

384
00:27:59,550 --> 00:28:01,220
there's only Cen Pickles.

385
00:28:35,870 --> 00:28:36,530
Your Majesty.

386
00:28:39,870 --> 00:28:40,980
Many years ago,

387
00:28:42,140 --> 00:28:42,650
Liu Ziwen

388
00:28:42,650 --> 00:28:44,560
and Grand Preceptor Cen Weizong were both here.

389
00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:46,430
I heard them speak once

390
00:28:47,970 --> 00:28:49,810
of their vision for Cangshui River.

391
00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:52,720
Had I not seen it myself,

392
00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:53,770
I would never believe

393
00:28:54,730 --> 00:28:55,520
it's true.

394
00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:57,330
They said

395
00:28:58,110 --> 00:29:00,370
it still isn't fully built.

396
00:29:01,390 --> 00:29:01,980
But still,

397
00:29:02,790 --> 00:29:04,700
it has sheltered many people.

398
00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,110
I suppose everyone here

399
00:29:11,110 --> 00:29:12,800
has some skills to survive.

400
00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:15,000
Out there,

401
00:29:15,790 --> 00:29:17,290
they could make a living too.

402
00:29:18,750 --> 00:29:19,920
I wonder

403
00:29:20,830 --> 00:29:21,980
why they choose to stay

404
00:29:22,150 --> 00:29:23,570
in a place with no daylight.

405
00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:28,090
Your Majesty.

406
00:29:29,630 --> 00:29:32,260
People here are like duckweed.

407
00:29:33,550 --> 00:29:34,660
When they first arrive,

408
00:29:35,310 --> 00:29:36,570
each has their own reason.

409
00:29:38,790 --> 00:29:40,740
Once duckweed takes root,

410
00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:42,900
it becomes home.

411
00:29:44,750 --> 00:29:45,250
Who

412
00:29:47,070 --> 00:29:48,180
would willingly leave

413
00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,970
their home again?

414
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:54,180
The boatman in charge said

415
00:29:54,230 --> 00:29:56,770
only his skiff can get outside.

416
00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:58,900
But that's not true.

417
00:30:00,270 --> 00:30:01,340
If one day

418
00:30:02,230 --> 00:30:03,770
Your Majesty decides to leave,

419
00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:06,380
you may find

420
00:30:07,030 --> 00:30:10,660
an unsealed tunnel on that cliffside.

421
00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:15,000
It leads out.

422
00:30:16,070 --> 00:30:17,000
Your Majesty,

423
00:30:17,990 --> 00:30:19,620
if that day comes,

424
00:30:21,710 --> 00:30:22,640
I

425
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:24,600
will guide Your Majesty through.

426
00:30:25,790 --> 00:30:26,290
Me?

427
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,490
I cannot leave yet.

428
00:30:30,310 --> 00:30:31,690
I must wait for Xie Huai'an.

429
00:30:37,990 --> 00:30:38,690
Your Majesty.

430
00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:47,140
You gave him four liang of gold

431
00:30:47,990 --> 00:30:49,140
just so he could

432
00:30:49,470 --> 00:30:51,820
wander around here every day?

433
00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,580
I'll think of him as my second pair of eyes.

434
00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:00,730
You saw it too, didn't you?

435
00:31:01,990 --> 00:31:03,290
He's wearing the shoes I gave him.

436
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,660
Anyone observant will notice.

437
00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:09,820
Through him,

438
00:31:10,470 --> 00:31:12,190
news will find its way back to me.

439
00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,690
All for Xie Huai'an.

440
00:31:22,510 --> 00:31:23,180
Yes.

441
00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:25,810
The Tiemo assassins,

442
00:31:26,750 --> 00:31:28,740
and Yan Fengshan's death,

443
00:31:29,550 --> 00:31:31,500
all happened that same night.

444
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,290
Six days have passed since then.

445
00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:38,020
Xie Huai'an still hasn't appeared.

446
00:31:38,990 --> 00:31:40,810
He leaves no trace when he acts.

447
00:31:43,990 --> 00:31:44,850
If he is late,

448
00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:46,940
it means something went wrong.

449
00:31:49,470 --> 00:31:51,020
It seems even here,

450
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,260
meeting him may not be easy.

451
00:31:57,790 --> 00:31:58,770
That child

452
00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,050
has suffered too much.

453
00:32:01,550 --> 00:32:02,370
Child?

454
00:32:04,070 --> 00:32:04,940
Sir.

455
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:08,900
He even killed Yan Fengshan.

456
00:32:09,990 --> 00:32:11,050
This child may well be

457
00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,180
the most terrifying person

458
00:32:14,070 --> 00:32:15,290
in the empire.

459
00:32:17,550 --> 00:32:18,260
Your Majesty.

460
00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:21,500
When he was born,

461
00:32:21,990 --> 00:32:24,370
I was already working in the Liu household.

462
00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:28,810
I watched with my own eyes

463
00:32:30,470 --> 00:32:32,260
as his white hair turned black again.

464
00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:35,260
In my eyes,

465
00:32:37,510 --> 00:32:39,330
he is still just a child.

466
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:42,570
Do not worry.

467
00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:47,180
I will protect him well.

468
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:50,370
You may live to see

469
00:32:51,070 --> 00:32:53,810
his hair turn from black to white.

470
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:23,790
Xie Huai'an,

471
00:33:24,830 --> 00:33:26,440
you should be here by now.

472
00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:33,530
Have you ever thought about how you might die?

473
00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:36,850
Mr. Huai'an looks gentle and refined,

474
00:33:37,310 --> 00:33:38,370
but when you speak,

475
00:33:38,750 --> 00:33:39,700
your words could chill a man to the bone.

476
00:33:42,750 --> 00:33:43,810
Gentle and refined, am I?

477
00:33:46,710 --> 00:33:47,850
You are smart enough.

478
00:33:48,470 --> 00:33:50,260
You should know how this ends for you.

479
00:33:51,990 --> 00:33:52,740
I do not.

480
00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:54,660
Then please, enlighten me.

481
00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:57,090
You

482
00:33:58,640 --> 00:33:59,740
will die long before you reach the summit.

483
00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:03,090
Why not at the summit?

484
00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:08,340
Had it been thirty years earlier,

485
00:34:09,110 --> 00:34:10,020
you might have stood a chance.

486
00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:13,320
Back then, the founding emperor rose from nothing,

487
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:15,250
and my father

488
00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:17,610
was still studying in the countryside.

489
00:34:18,630 --> 00:34:19,980
The Grand Preceptor first made a living

490
00:34:20,510 --> 00:34:21,530
selling pickled vegetables.

491
00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:23,130
But in the end,

492
00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:24,860
they both reached the peak.

493
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:27,340
Envy.

494
00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:33,020
No need to envy them,

495
00:34:34,470 --> 00:34:35,650
you simply chose the wrong road.

496
00:34:38,150 --> 00:34:38,780
Did I?

497
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:42,820
Yan Fengshan, that great mountain, has already fallen.

498
00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:45,210
Xiao Wenjing is already in our hands.

499
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:47,900
Looking at the situation now,

500
00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:49,570
only the Tiemo people

501
00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:51,300
still have a chance to reach the summit.

502
00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:53,500
As for me,

503
00:34:57,190 --> 00:34:58,690
I was born a Tiemo man.

504
00:35:07,380 --> 00:35:08,340
You are mistaken.

505
00:35:09,810 --> 00:35:11,900
Yan Fengshan never reached the peak,

506
00:35:13,470 --> 00:35:14,730
and the Tiemo never will.

507
00:36:39,580 --> 00:36:42,340
[Warrant]

508
00:37:55,190 --> 00:37:55,940
The wanted man is back.

509
00:37:59,550 --> 00:38:00,250
He must have seen

510
00:38:00,250 --> 00:38:01,090
the shoes you gave me,

511
00:38:01,630 --> 00:38:02,650
so he left that umbrella there on purpose.

512
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:06,690
What is that supposed to mean?

513
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:11,050
This umbrella

514
00:38:11,550 --> 00:38:12,730
once appeared

515
00:38:12,730 --> 00:38:14,090
in a very large plot.

516
00:38:14,670 --> 00:38:15,300
Back then,

517
00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:18,860
he lost his only family.

518
00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:23,210
This is a warning to me

519
00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:25,980
that there is a trap ahead.

520
00:38:29,030 --> 00:38:29,650
So

521
00:38:30,070 --> 00:38:31,020
what does it have to do with you?

522
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:32,780
Enough.

523
00:38:33,470 --> 00:38:34,470
You did what I asked.

524
00:38:34,470 --> 00:38:35,170
You may go.

525
00:38:35,670 --> 00:38:37,090
The four liang is yours.

526
00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,140
As for the rest,

527
00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:41,610
I will repay the lenders gradually.

528
00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:44,050
Four liang for running an errand?

529
00:38:44,590 --> 00:38:46,650
It was not just an errand, it was risky.

530
00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:48,780
Four liang, well deserved.

531
00:38:49,990 --> 00:38:51,250
I am not blind either.

532
00:38:51,990 --> 00:38:53,050
Your younger brother is no ordinary man.

533
00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:54,650
Someone is watching him.

534
00:38:55,510 --> 00:38:56,380
And you are even less ordinary.

535
00:38:58,070 --> 00:38:58,980
You want someone dead, do you not?

536
00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:05,050
I, Lu Xiaobing, collect debts in Cangshui River.

537
00:39:06,070 --> 00:39:07,340
Everyone knows I keep my word.

538
00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:09,130
Not a coin short,

539
00:39:09,470 --> 00:39:10,340
not a credit stolen.

540
00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:12,380
You paid me four liang,

541
00:39:13,190 --> 00:39:14,250
I can do a little more for you.

542
00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:15,340
No need.

543
00:39:19,070 --> 00:39:20,340
I know you have family.

544
00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,020
When young men try to be fearless,

545
00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:25,050
they should think of home.

546
00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:27,780
Live well.

547
00:39:28,470 --> 00:39:28,900
Go on.

548
00:41:01,030 --> 00:41:02,730
The King of Tiemo is in the open now.

549
00:41:03,540 --> 00:41:05,270
We will face him this way.

550
00:41:34,590 --> 00:41:35,500
This blade of yours,

551
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,300
can it kill Xiao Wuyang?

552
00:41:37,460 --> 00:41:38,380
Of course not.

553
00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:40,860
Mr. Huai'an must know that already.

554
00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:42,820
No need to pry from me.

555
00:41:44,030 --> 00:41:45,460
As for others like me who hold blades,

556
00:41:46,110 --> 00:41:46,980
how many there are,

557
00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:48,300
or where they stand,

558
00:41:48,810 --> 00:41:49,940
I know nothing of it.

559
00:41:51,190 --> 00:41:52,130
So you do not know

560
00:41:52,150 --> 00:41:53,340
the final killing move.

561
00:41:54,240 --> 00:41:56,210
You are not at the core of this.

562
00:41:59,630 --> 00:42:01,170
Does Mr. Huai'an know it then?

563
00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:03,380
Think a little more,

564
00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:04,730
and the answer comes naturally.

565
00:42:18,990 --> 00:42:20,610
Set head against head,

566
00:42:20,990 --> 00:42:22,170
we can never match Xiao Wuyang.

567
00:42:26,110 --> 00:42:27,020
According to the plan,

568
00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:29,780
there is a teahouse by the mudflat ahead.

569
00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:31,690
That's the best spot for us to wait

570
00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:32,820
for Xiao Wuyang.

571
00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:39,210
Even if shadow guards crowd the area,

572
00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:40,730
he will not win

573
00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:41,940
by ambush alone.

574
00:42:42,030 --> 00:42:43,070
As for my mentor,

575
00:42:43,070 --> 00:42:44,650
he wants to take down the King of Death.

576
00:42:45,030 --> 00:42:46,300
I find myself truly curious

577
00:42:46,670 --> 00:42:48,340
about what move he plans to use.

578
00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:22,360
"Play the prey first.

579
00:45:22,820 --> 00:45:26,140
[Play the prey first. Then kill the hunter.]

580
00:45:26,210 --> 00:45:28,090
Then kill the hunter."

581
00:45:35,580 --> 00:45:38,220
♪Who pulls our strings♪

582
00:45:39,980 --> 00:45:44,180
♪To stage the pain of parting?♪

583
00:45:45,100 --> 00:45:48,180
♪Love and hate once surged between us♪

584
00:45:49,540 --> 00:45:54,220
♪But time has turned it all to nothing♪

585
00:45:54,660 --> 00:45:57,740
♪Perhaps I should forget♪

586
00:45:59,140 --> 00:46:03,820
♪Forget our mingled breaths♪

587
00:46:04,300 --> 00:46:07,180
♪And forget your eyes♪

588
00:46:08,820 --> 00:46:13,580
♪A beauty beyond imagining♪

589
00:46:14,020 --> 00:46:17,860
♪Love is a long journey♪

590
00:46:18,540 --> 00:46:22,660
♪Marked by wounds that stir the hand of fate♪

591
00:46:23,660 --> 00:46:27,540
♪At every perilous pass♪

592
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:34,180
♪What forces lie in wait?♪

593
00:46:34,460 --> 00:46:38,300
♪We once made a vow in the wind♪

594
00:46:38,900 --> 00:46:43,100
♪To seek each other in the sea of faces♪

595
00:46:44,020 --> 00:46:48,140
♪If fate allows, though far apart, we will meet again♪

596
00:46:48,860 --> 00:46:53,220
♪In life and death, our promise stands♪

597
00:46:53,660 --> 00:46:57,780
♪Through the harsh years that remain♪

598
00:46:58,020 --> 00:47:02,900
♪You are my warmest obsession♪

599
00:47:03,300 --> 00:47:07,180
♪When all things face destruction♪

600
00:47:08,060 --> 00:47:10,180
♪I take your hand♪

601
00:47:10,420 --> 00:47:16,940
♪Without fear or regret, we face it together♪

602
00:47:17,300 --> 00:47:21,020
♪Meetings and partings♪

603
00:47:21,500 --> 00:47:25,900
♪Are written by fate♪

604
00:47:26,300 --> 00:47:28,220
♪After countless voyages♪

605
00:47:28,580 --> 00:47:30,820
♪When seas run dry and stones decay♪

606
00:47:31,340 --> 00:47:34,260
♪I ask only that you stay by my side♪

607
00:47:34,260 --> 00:47:38,420
♪We once made a vow in the wind♪

608
00:47:38,820 --> 00:47:43,180
♪To seek each other in the sea of faces♪

609
00:47:43,940 --> 00:47:48,060
♪When all things face destruction♪

610
00:47:48,780 --> 00:47:50,660
♪I take your hand♪

611
00:47:51,140 --> 00:47:59,780
♪Without fear or regret, we face it together♪