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♪I'm just a common man
under the sky♪

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♪Among all living beings,
they speak of my recklessness♪

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♪Above the sky, my heart yearns♪

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♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

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♪The justice gavel strikes
and releases countless burdens♪

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♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

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♪Time and space brought me
to another yellowed page♪

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♪Curious about the greed in the world♪

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♪I tore the sky's curtain apart♪

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♪The powerful words♪

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♪Spilled this golden soup♪

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♪It is not very firm♪

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♪Standing here♪

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♪I set the rules that shackle me♪

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♪Learn to cure♪

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♪Eradicating the diseases of this land♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪I wanted to take things step by step♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪Never want to be a confused fool♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪Listening to the songs without dispute♪

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♪Yet I always see the lonely souls♪

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♪But I always rush ahead♪

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♪Leaving my scribbles behind
for future generations to study♪

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♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

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♪The justice gavel strikes
and releases countless burdens♪

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♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

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♪Time and space brought me
to another yellowed page♪

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♪Sunlight pierces through♪

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♪One comes and goes as one pleases♪

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♪My Go board holds both sides♪

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♪When I set the game, learn to see♪

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♪Don't be a sore loser♪

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♪So many lies and deceits♪

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♪I can see through every play♪

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♪May I live and die
with the sun♪

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=Guardians of the Dafeng=

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=Episode 18=

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Wait.

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Unlock it.

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He's dead.

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What?

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He died?

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The Governor of Taikang was
involved in the Sangbo Case.

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I was one step too late when I

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went to question him earlier.

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He had been killed.

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Lord Wei said he was important.

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What's the cause of death?

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It's unknown yet.

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The coroner is doing an autopsy.

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The prime suspect in the case
died in our prison,

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but I have nothing to do with his death.

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Sir,

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our office will assist you with the case.

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You can command

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the Three Branches and Six Boards.

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The Governor of Taikang's death in jail

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is an accident.

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It's not your fault.

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Thank you, sir.

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You're welcome.

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Caiwei said yesterday,

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you also did me a huge favor

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in the Ministry of Justice.

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That was nothing.

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So is this now.

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Alright then.

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I shall

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take my leave.

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Thank you for coming.

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Sorry for troubling you.

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I'll walk you out.

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(Noble Character)

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Thanks for coming all the way here.

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No need.

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I barely did anything.

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So, the poems...

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You'll receive them as promised.

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When you cast the Heart Spell,

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I saw you burn a page.

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Forgive my ignorance.

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I've never seen such a divine spell before.

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How does it work?

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Our academy made this spell book.

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It records the spells unique to the Academy.

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It's a rarity.

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Burn it

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and you can use

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the spell on each page.

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I see.

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I didn't know there was such a thing.

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I'm sorry,

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but I can't give you the poems anytime soon.

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I have a case to solve,

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and my rank is low.

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I'm afraid I can't write poems

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for a long while.

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How about I make you a spell book

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to help you

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improve your skills?

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That'd be perfect.

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And

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the poems?

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No problem.

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Of course.

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Take care, Master.

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Chief.

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I heard the Governor of Taikang died in jail.

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What did Chen Hanguang say?

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Read the autopsy report.

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No trauma or poison.

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He died quietly and mysteriously.

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Caiwei questioned those
guarding the jail at night.

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All of them are clean.

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It further confirmed

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that the Governor did die

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in his sleep that night.

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He was killed in sleep.

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What's on your mind?

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I heard the Yin Spirit

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of the Three Sects could do that.

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The Three Sects?

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(If they did it,)

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(Mr. Jinlian would've been tipped off.)

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Or

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only that race could do so.

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Wizards.

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Wizards?

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Follow me.

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Do you know The Witcher's Sect?

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Uncle Pingzhi told me about it,

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saying The Witcher was beyond all ranks.

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Did he

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build this sect?

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The Witcher is worshiped
by all the northern states.

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His sect holds supreme power in the North,

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just like the Tianyu Sect in the West.

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15 years ago,

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scuffles broke out
between General Zhenxi and that sect.

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2,000 elite troops

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died quietly in the barracks overnight.

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No wounds were found on them.

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They all died in their sleep,

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including General Zhenxi.

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Since then,

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Yunzhou has become no-man's land.

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Bandits are everywhere.

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Disasters never end.

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According to the information from our scouts,

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it's likely to have become

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that sect's stronghold in the Dafeng.

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If Yunzhou is also involved in this case,

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the situation will be more complicated.

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I have a feeling.

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The end of the Gengzi Year

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will be the start of chaos!

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Alright. That's enough.

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You're making me confused.

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Our job is to solve cases.

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Don't be so dramatic.

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Where are you going, Ningyan?

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Seize Zhou Chixiong.

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(Yunzhou, Command Office)

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Yang Gong is in town.

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I see.

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What to do?

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(Yang Chuannan, Commander of Yunzhou)

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What do you mean?

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(Li Miaozhen)
You know that.

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(No. 2 of Realm Sect)

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(4th Rank of Heaven)
He'll take away your power.

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The rule is the rule.

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I'll follow it.

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Can't you see

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the Emperor appointed him
Commissioner of Qingzhou

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in case you take all power into your hands?

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Qingzhou and Yunzhou are governed together.

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The Commissioner of Qingzhou
manages Yunzhou, too.

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Yang Gong,

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well, I heard he was

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from the Yunlu Academy.

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He took his student's poem before leaving.

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I bet he's also of the greedy sort,

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coming here for merits and power.

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The Dafeng is

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full of such pests.

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What's your plan then?

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Just say the word.

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I'll finish him.

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We can't act rashly.

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I'm sick of your cowardice!

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Emperor Yuanjing should die!

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Miaozhen!

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What's wrong?

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I'm not his official.

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Miss Winged Woman,

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your actions

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of suppressing bandits

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and exterminating evil

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have made Yunzhou safe.

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I thank you on behalf of the locals.

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However,

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rules are rules.

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I'm a court official after all.

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I shall

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abide by them.

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Where are you going?

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This room reeks of bureaucracy.

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I need fresh air.

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(Just and Stern)

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- General Li.
- Yes?

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Another chief is rising

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in the 80-li Bandits' Lair.

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They're looting and robbing

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even more rampantly.

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Keep gathering information.

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Once the time's ripe,

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gather our troops to wipe them out.

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Yes!

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- Go.
- Let's go.

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You're out so soon, Master.

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(Su Su, Heaven Sect)

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I'm mad.

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Look at you

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coughing again.

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This is a mountainous area.

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Don't catch a cold.

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(Cold Medicine)

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I know.

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Are you mad at Yang Chuannan again?

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Court officials are too cautious.

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You only serve under him as a Calvary General

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for your friendship.

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If he makes you mad,

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just quit.

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But in all of Yunzhou,

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he's the only official who supports us

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to exterminate bandits.

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It's all that stupid emperor's fault.

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Guys,

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more bad news from the capital.

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(No. 2)
What happened?

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Did Emperor Yuanjing die?

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When the Inner and Outer Cities

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were put on lockdown,

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I knew something bad happened.

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No. 1,

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did you hear anything?

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(Interesting.)

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(Mr. Jinlian)

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(isn't asking me, a Guardian,)

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(but asking No. 1 instead.)

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The explosion at Sangbo

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destroyed the Ancestral Temple.

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The thing sealed in the lake

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(No. 1)
is missing.

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No. 3,

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do you know anything?

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I do.

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The Academy got some leads

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via their private channels,

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enough to put together the situation.

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(No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, No. 1, No. 3)

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(No. 6, No. 7, No. 8, No. 1)

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(No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 5)

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Kui did it?

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No way.

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How did they blow up that place?

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Investigation shows

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Kui got Yanxiao from Mount Dahuang,

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turned it into gunpowder,

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and smuggled it into the Inner City
with Zhou Chixiong's help

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to explode Sangbo.

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After the explosion,

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Zhou fled with his family.

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(No. 1)
So that's a dead end.

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Not exactly.

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I believe

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the court will make him a wanted man soon.

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Either he'll leave the Dafeng,

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00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,600
or he'll hide in a safe place.

284
00:12:28,030 --> 00:12:30,030
Where do you think he'll go?

285
00:12:30,030 --> 00:12:31,200
Obviously,

286
00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:32,630
he'll go to Yunzhou.

287
00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:33,800
No. 2,

288
00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:35,840
(No. 1)
you're well-connected there.

289
00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,960
Can you help me find Zhou Chixiong?

290
00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:39,430
(Nice!)

291
00:12:39,630 --> 00:12:41,630
(Looks like No. 1 trusts No. 2)

292
00:12:41,630 --> 00:12:44,790
(more than the government.)

293
00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,080
I won't.

294
00:12:46,390 --> 00:12:47,550
I'll pay you.

295
00:12:47,790 --> 00:12:48,630
No.

296
00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,150
You serve the court.

297
00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:53,310
I will not help you.

298
00:12:53,310 --> 00:12:55,940
(No. 1)

299
00:12:58,030 --> 00:12:59,200
(This is bad.)

300
00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,720
(Without No. 2's help)

301
00:13:01,910 --> 00:13:03,200
(how can we)

302
00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,480
(find Zhou Chixiong in the vast Yunzhou?)

303
00:13:08,150 --> 00:13:08,990
No. 2,

304
00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,430
you owe me for helping No. 6 out.

305
00:13:11,430 --> 00:13:12,390
Does your promise stand?

306
00:13:12,390 --> 00:13:13,480
Of course.

307
00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,200
I, Li Miaozhen, is a woman of my word.

308
00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:16,040
Fine.

309
00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,080
Keep an eye on Zhou if he's in Yunzhou.

310
00:13:18,270 --> 00:13:19,840
Then we're even.

311
00:13:20,150 --> 00:13:21,080
As for No. 1,

312
00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:22,960
(No. 1)
you owe me now.

313
00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:24,310
What do you say?

314
00:13:25,430 --> 00:13:26,270
Deal.

315
00:13:26,390 --> 00:13:27,230
(No. 1)
Deal.

316
00:13:28,740 --> 00:13:31,260
(Haoqi Tower)

317
00:13:31,260 --> 00:13:35,340
(Rule With Virtue)

318
00:13:35,340 --> 00:13:38,300
(The Witcher's Sect...)

319
00:13:40,740 --> 00:13:43,420
(General Zhenxi died in his sleep, too.)

320
00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:51,720
Lord Wei, Xu Qi'an is here.

321
00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,360
Greetings, Lord Wei.

322
00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:05,150
Yesterday morning, in court,

323
00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,430
I caught sight of the progress you made.

324
00:14:11,430 --> 00:14:12,760
You're doing well in the case.

325
00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:18,550
You're too busy to be disturbed.

326
00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,000
I didn't want to trouble you.

327
00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,620
Zhou Chixiong is wanted by the court now.

328
00:14:26,620 --> 00:14:27,790
(Insignia Guard, Baihu)

329
00:14:27,790 --> 00:14:28,630
(Zhou Chixiong)
But

330
00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,270
it's hard to find him in 15 days.

331
00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,200
Do you have other ideas?

332
00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:38,550
I believe

333
00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,360
he's likely to flee to Yunzhou,

334
00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:42,200
so

335
00:14:42,210 --> 00:14:44,880
I've asked No. 2 there to seize him.

336
00:14:45,270 --> 00:14:46,310
Yunzhou?

337
00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:49,270
It's worth trying.

338
00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,240
But the water there is deeper than you think.

339
00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:56,430
It takes time to find him.

340
00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,310
You have a point, sir.

341
00:15:01,510 --> 00:15:02,880
Have you considered tracking down

342
00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:06,030
his weapon?

343
00:15:06,510 --> 00:15:07,510
His weapon?

344
00:15:08,670 --> 00:15:11,120
His energy was concealed.

345
00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,600
Even those of the Bureau didn't sense it.

346
00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:15,960
That means two things.

347
00:15:16,670 --> 00:15:17,510
First,

348
00:15:18,390 --> 00:15:20,270
the one who cast the spell is high-ranking.

349
00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:21,840
Second,

350
00:15:22,510 --> 00:15:23,880
Zhou must have

351
00:15:24,270 --> 00:15:26,270
an energy-concealing weapon.

352
00:15:34,790 --> 00:15:37,200
Check his household registration.

353
00:15:38,310 --> 00:15:39,840
He's merely 8th Rank.

354
00:15:46,270 --> 00:15:48,630
(Lord Wei's been helping me in secret.)

355
00:15:53,150 --> 00:15:55,790
♪The thoughts linger♪

356
00:15:56,290 --> 00:15:57,950
♪Watching with a smile and swaying sleeves♪

357
00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,370
♪I can't help but feel upset♪

358
00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:04,150
♪Light fur coats and shirts♪

359
00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,220
♪Have taken away♪

360
00:16:06,780 --> 00:16:09,730
♪A little warmth of me♪

361
00:16:09,730 --> 00:16:12,830
♪Brings whom to my side♪

362
00:16:13,430 --> 00:16:14,270
Lord Wei.

363
00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:16,800
Yes?

364
00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:19,640
♪I sigh alone, with my eyes lowered♪

365
00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:20,560
I...

366
00:16:20,630 --> 00:16:22,430
meant to tell you everything

367
00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:26,000
at once

368
00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:26,840
but...

369
00:16:29,270 --> 00:16:30,110
It's fine.

370
00:16:30,810 --> 00:16:33,640
♪With you, what is there to fear♪

371
00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,600
I'd also doubt the person

372
00:16:38,550 --> 00:16:40,240
who gave the order to kill me.

373
00:16:42,300 --> 00:16:45,480
♪Though this world is bitterly cold♪

374
00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,610
♪I only wish for Xu's safety♪

375
00:16:47,610 --> 00:16:51,400
♪Neither joy nor sorrow lingers♪

376
00:16:51,700 --> 00:16:55,500
♪Flowers fall; their fragrance fades♪

377
00:16:55,830 --> 00:17:00,990
♪I pledge my life to you♪

378
00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:02,920
Father, the carriage is outside.

379
00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:05,790
I'm going to the Palace.

380
00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,040
Xu Qi'an,

381
00:17:10,070 --> 00:17:11,240
come along.

382
00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,070
Leave the court

383
00:17:38,350 --> 00:17:39,400
for the outside world?

384
00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:40,560
Yes.

385
00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,960
You don't belong to the court

386
00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,270
but to the outside world.

387
00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,160
Hadn't it been for the Sangbo Case,

388
00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:52,760
you would've

389
00:17:52,870 --> 00:17:55,480
left the capital by now as I planned.

390
00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,830
If you fail to solve this case,

391
00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:00,520
you

392
00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,200
can be the Guardians' informer

393
00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,200
and my weapon

394
00:18:07,870 --> 00:18:09,400
in the shadow.

395
00:18:10,270 --> 00:18:11,110
How about that?

396
00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:13,790
Do you find it unfair?

397
00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,830
As long as I can live on,

398
00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:19,240
I'll be a slave,

399
00:18:19,310 --> 00:18:20,760
not to mention a weapon.

400
00:18:23,870 --> 00:18:25,200
Being in the shadow is tough.

401
00:18:27,030 --> 00:18:29,640
Informers have to hide their identities

402
00:18:30,590 --> 00:18:31,830
and leave their families.

403
00:18:33,550 --> 00:18:34,480
Even if

404
00:18:35,590 --> 00:18:36,790
they die,

405
00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,480
no one will know.

406
00:18:45,590 --> 00:18:47,240
I don't want to leave yet.

407
00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,440
I'll do my utmost

408
00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:50,640
to find out the truth.

409
00:18:56,030 --> 00:18:57,270
You're

410
00:18:57,590 --> 00:18:59,790
sophisticated yet upright.

411
00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:02,440
You can be stubborn sometimes.

412
00:19:04,510 --> 00:19:06,790
I like and dislike

413
00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:08,870
all those sides of yours.

414
00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:15,200
I know

415
00:19:16,830 --> 00:19:18,310
the Guardian Yamen has

416
00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,400
long-standing issues.

417
00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,510
I'm well aware of that.

418
00:19:23,110 --> 00:19:25,240
But this is human nature,

419
00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:27,680
partly bright, partly dark.

420
00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,550
How many people are like Li Yuchun?

421
00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:33,680
Were all the Guardians

422
00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:35,240
like him,

423
00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,590
how could we hold court officials down?

424
00:19:41,270 --> 00:19:42,550
I understand that.

425
00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:44,680
But when I see

426
00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:45,960
what's unjust,

427
00:19:46,310 --> 00:19:47,510
I can't turn a blind eye to it.

428
00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:51,440
Long-standing issues

429
00:19:52,350 --> 00:19:53,440
can't be solved overnight.

430
00:19:55,070 --> 00:19:57,480
In the world of politics,

431
00:19:58,240 --> 00:19:59,760
you must tread carefully.

432
00:20:00,870 --> 00:20:01,960
Remember,

433
00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,720
clear water has few fish.

434
00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,400
Haste makes waste.

435
00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:10,270
It's better

436
00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,760
to take one step at a time

437
00:20:13,830 --> 00:20:14,830
to divide

438
00:20:15,270 --> 00:20:16,200
and conquer.

439
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:20,400
I understand.

440
00:20:23,380 --> 00:20:26,860
(Palace of the Dafeng)

441
00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,640
Greetings, Lord Wei.

442
00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:30,920
Greetings.

443
00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:32,680
This is

444
00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,200
the handler of the Sangbo Case, Xu Qi'an.

445
00:20:36,550 --> 00:20:37,590
I have to trouble you

446
00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:39,870
to take him to greet the Grand Princess.

447
00:20:40,350 --> 00:20:41,590
No trouble at all.

448
00:20:43,030 --> 00:20:44,000
Grand Princess?

449
00:20:46,510 --> 00:20:48,000
The Imperial Library in the Palace

450
00:20:48,350 --> 00:20:50,440
keeps records of various weapons.

451
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,160
Grand Princess can

452
00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:53,920
grant you access to them.

453
00:20:54,550 --> 00:20:55,390
Yes.

454
00:20:58,590 --> 00:20:59,480
The contest is today.

455
00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,070
Did you sleep well last night, Princess?

456
00:21:01,110 --> 00:21:02,110
I slept soundly.

457
00:21:03,590 --> 00:21:05,030
When we came to the lake before,

458
00:21:05,030 --> 00:21:07,240
the Loong would surface to play with us.

459
00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:08,440
Where is it now?

460
00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,160
I've been watching the lake for a while.

461
00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,240
It's been utterly quiet.

462
00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:13,480
You probably don't know.

463
00:21:13,550 --> 00:21:14,960
Since the Sangbo Ceremony,

464
00:21:15,110 --> 00:21:16,830
the Loong has been uneasy.

465
00:21:16,830 --> 00:21:17,790
That day,

466
00:21:17,830 --> 00:21:19,400
it surfaced and roared

467
00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,000
and then dived into the water.

468
00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:22,680
However hard Father tried,

469
00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:23,640
it refused to resurface

470
00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,350
or go anywhere near royalty again.

471
00:21:25,510 --> 00:21:26,920
Without the Loong,

472
00:21:27,030 --> 00:21:29,590
why hold the contest here?

473
00:21:29,590 --> 00:21:31,000
It's far from my place.

474
00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,160
What a bummer!

475
00:21:32,270 --> 00:21:33,760
Have you memorized them all?

476
00:21:34,070 --> 00:21:34,910
Don't worry.

477
00:21:35,870 --> 00:21:37,000
I've memorized the poems

478
00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,510
and the stories behind them.

479
00:21:40,030 --> 00:21:41,790
I can't wait to shine at the contest

480
00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:43,200
and bring Huaiqing down...

481
00:21:56,030 --> 00:21:58,350
Greetings, Princes.

482
00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:00,040
Your Highness.

483
00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,440
The Poetry Contest is coming.

484
00:22:03,550 --> 00:22:05,680
We're having a rehearsal today.

485
00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:09,110
Thanks for coming from the Directorate
of Education to host it.

486
00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:10,080
It's my honor.

487
00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:11,240
My pleasure.

488
00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:16,030
I'm eager to see the elegant Dafeng royalty.

489
00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:19,160
So

490
00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,110
you're Princess Huaiqing's private eunuch.

491
00:22:22,270 --> 00:22:23,550
Why have I never seen you before?

492
00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,310
I've always been in the Palace,

493
00:22:26,310 --> 00:22:27,920
and I seldom go out.

494
00:22:28,110 --> 00:22:28,950
Well,

495
00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,310
I manage the affairs for Her Highness

496
00:22:31,310 --> 00:22:33,510
in the Palace.

497
00:22:33,510 --> 00:22:34,350
Forgive me

498
00:22:34,350 --> 00:22:36,400
if I overstep the line

499
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,760
by asking you this.

500
00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,760
Aren't you Princess Lin'an's kept...?

501
00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:48,320
What?

502
00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,000
I mean

503
00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,550
as Princess Lin'an's trusted man,

504
00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:55,440
you remain

505
00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,070
close to Princess Huaiqing.

506
00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,040
What if

507
00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,870
Princess Lin'an finds out?

508
00:23:02,030 --> 00:23:03,640
So what if she knows?

509
00:23:06,590 --> 00:23:07,510
Ningyan,

510
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,920
you really are bold.

511
00:23:10,510 --> 00:23:14,400
But how are you going to explain to her?

512
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:15,590
Explain what?

513
00:23:15,830 --> 00:23:16,960
Come on!

514
00:23:17,350 --> 00:23:18,590
Why should I explain to her?

515
00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,070
I knew she meant to recruit me,

516
00:23:22,310 --> 00:23:24,000
but I'm a man of loyalty.

517
00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,760
I only serve Princess Huaiqing.

518
00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:26,870
Lin'an

519
00:23:27,110 --> 00:23:28,830
should know that.

520
00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:31,280
Please.

521
00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,790
You really are extraordinary.

522
00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,110
Thanks. I'm flattered.

523
00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:39,240
"Moon".

524
00:23:41,790 --> 00:23:42,630
Round one,

525
00:23:43,070 --> 00:23:44,240
a relay.

526
00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,310
Say lines with the word "moon"

527
00:23:46,590 --> 00:23:48,310
in turn.

528
00:23:48,590 --> 00:23:49,760
Whoever fails

529
00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,510
has to drink one cup.

530
00:23:52,030 --> 00:23:53,200
Who'd like

531
00:23:54,550 --> 00:23:55,680
to go first?

532
00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:58,350
I'll start

533
00:23:58,790 --> 00:24:00,000
with my humble lines.

534
00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:02,400
"The moon sets, rooks caw,

535
00:24:03,030 --> 00:24:04,510
frost fills the sky.

536
00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:07,350
Maples and fishing boat lights

537
00:24:08,830 --> 00:24:10,720
make me too sad to sleep."

538
00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:23,840
Good!

539
00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:25,040
Nice!

540
00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:26,570
- Beautiful!
- Good!

541
00:24:26,790 --> 00:24:28,070
Spot on!

542
00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,110
Excellent indeed!

543
00:24:33,830 --> 00:24:34,830
Princess Lin'an,

544
00:24:35,070 --> 00:24:36,510
long time no see.

545
00:24:36,870 --> 00:24:38,070
I should

546
00:24:38,270 --> 00:24:40,760
look at you with new eyes.

547
00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:43,520
May I ask

548
00:24:44,030 --> 00:24:45,350
what they're...?

549
00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,440
You probably don't know.

550
00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,960
The Princes and Princesses

551
00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:51,790
are discussing poems

552
00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:55,830
to prepare for the upcoming Poetry Contest.

553
00:24:56,110 --> 00:24:58,310
Grand Princess has been working hard for it.

554
00:24:58,590 --> 00:24:59,960
If all that I've done

555
00:24:59,960 --> 00:25:01,240
can be of some help,

556
00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:02,790
I'll be content.

557
00:25:04,030 --> 00:25:05,270
Is he that kept man?

558
00:25:07,030 --> 00:25:08,920
Please hold on, sir.

559
00:25:13,350 --> 00:25:14,720
Do you want to die?

560
00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,030
Don't you know the rules?

561
00:25:16,030 --> 00:25:17,830
We're really sorry.

562
00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:19,960
This is the first time we've seen Mr. Xu.

563
00:25:20,070 --> 00:25:21,720
We can't help but look at him.

564
00:25:22,550 --> 00:25:25,790
(Even those in the Palace know me.)

565
00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:27,960
What's there to look at?

566
00:25:28,110 --> 00:25:30,200
Have you never seen a man?

567
00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,270
We've seen men,

568
00:25:31,270 --> 00:25:32,110
but not

569
00:25:32,340 --> 00:25:33,280
a kept man.

570
00:25:33,310 --> 00:25:34,160
Yes.

571
00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,000
He's Princess Lin'an's kept man, no less.

572
00:25:36,310 --> 00:25:39,030
(Lin'an's telling everyone I'm her kept man.)

573
00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,960
(Is that to sow discord
between me and Grand Princess?)

574
00:25:42,290 --> 00:25:45,590
(Grand Princess must've
heard such rumors, too.)

575
00:25:45,750 --> 00:25:46,650
(It's bad.)

576
00:25:46,930 --> 00:25:49,230
(I must make her give up today.)

577
00:25:52,030 --> 00:25:55,310
The shore is shrouded in mist in spring.

578
00:25:55,590 --> 00:25:58,590
The cloudy sky is reflected in waves.

579
00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:00,550
Gang.

580
00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:15,440
Good work.

581
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:18,240
It sounds

582
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,920
great and majestic.

583
00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:24,640
Agreed.

584
00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:25,680
- Good.
- Great.

585
00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:26,640
Well done.

586
00:26:27,110 --> 00:26:27,950
Carry on.

587
00:26:28,030 --> 00:26:31,400
The long march of time never ends.

588
00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:33,830
The clear flow of water runs ceaselessly.

589
00:26:33,830 --> 00:26:34,670
What's going on?

590
00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,030
Shall I kneel to you, too?

591
00:26:36,270 --> 00:26:37,110
No.

592
00:26:37,270 --> 00:26:38,110
Copper Gong Xu,

593
00:26:38,110 --> 00:26:39,070
what brings you here?

594
00:26:39,070 --> 00:26:40,310
I came with Lord Wei

595
00:26:40,310 --> 00:26:41,520
to see Grand Princess for work.

596
00:26:42,830 --> 00:26:44,160
Is that so?

597
00:26:44,350 --> 00:26:45,550
Never mind.

598
00:26:45,550 --> 00:26:46,870
How's Her Highness doing?

599
00:26:47,790 --> 00:26:49,830
So far, so good.

600
00:26:50,310 --> 00:26:51,400
All thanks to your poems.

601
00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:53,110
I'm not asking about the contest.

602
00:26:53,110 --> 00:26:54,000
Do you not know

603
00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:55,040
right now,

604
00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:58,550
rumors are spreading in the Palace

605
00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:00,110
that I'm Princess Lin'an's...

606
00:27:01,790 --> 00:27:04,160
I'm Princess Lin'an's kept man?

607
00:27:05,270 --> 00:27:06,720
But that's a sheer lie.

608
00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,380
I'd never go so low.

609
00:27:08,380 --> 00:27:09,240
It must be Princess...

610
00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,680
It must be Princess Lin'an's trick

611
00:27:11,870 --> 00:27:13,030
to sow discord.

612
00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,720
Grand Princess wouldn't believe it.

613
00:27:16,030 --> 00:27:16,870
I'm relieved.

614
00:27:17,110 --> 00:27:18,160
I thought...

615
00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:19,200
Don't worry.

616
00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:21,070
Her Highness didn't blame you.

617
00:27:21,070 --> 00:27:23,000
She felt bad for you, actually.

618
00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,550
She knows you're faithful

619
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:26,920
and trustworthy.

620
00:27:27,790 --> 00:27:30,160
It's so wise of her!

621
00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:34,280
Your Highness!

622
00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:35,760
Your turn.

623
00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:37,200
I'll give it a try.

624
00:27:39,410 --> 00:27:40,250
Your Highness, I...

625
00:27:40,260 --> 00:27:43,400
Passing crows wade into the water to drink.

626
00:27:43,830 --> 00:27:46,640
Returned swallows find wrong families.

627
00:27:48,070 --> 00:27:49,030
What's that attitude?

628
00:27:49,030 --> 00:27:50,160
Is she avoiding me?

629
00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:51,400
She's far away from you.

630
00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:52,480
She can't see you.

631
00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:53,440
She did see me.

632
00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:54,760
- She didn't.
- Our eyes met.

633
00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:55,960
I said she didn't!

634
00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,270
Gang, explain it for me.

635
00:27:57,330 --> 00:27:58,640
Get him out of here. Go!

636
00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:00,100
- Wait. I just came...
- Go!

637
00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,680
Did she believe the rumors?

638
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:03,640
- Gang!
- She'll summon you another day!

639
00:28:04,590 --> 00:28:06,110
Explain it for me!

640
00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:15,760
Why did he come?

641
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,680
He said it was for some work.

642
00:28:17,870 --> 00:28:18,960
Don't worry.

643
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:20,310
I've let him go.

644
00:28:21,110 --> 00:28:22,270
Luckily, you acted in time.

645
00:28:24,350 --> 00:28:27,000
Xu Qi'an is a strong rival.

646
00:28:28,870 --> 00:28:29,720
Don't you think

647
00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,310
Father favors him too much?

648
00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:35,700
How long did it take you
to get in his carriage?

649
00:28:36,070 --> 00:28:36,920
Three years.

650
00:28:37,110 --> 00:28:39,680
Even I had to wait one year and four months.

651
00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,960
But it's only been three months

652
00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,200
since he joined us.

653
00:28:46,510 --> 00:28:48,070
He's to Lord Wei's taste.

654
00:28:48,350 --> 00:28:49,240
I'm not surprised.

655
00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:51,110
So is Li Yuchun.

656
00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:52,560
No.

657
00:28:53,310 --> 00:28:54,590
There must be other reasons.

658
00:28:56,590 --> 00:28:58,270
Where's Xu Qi'an from?

659
00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:06,320
Why ask?

660
00:29:06,330 --> 00:29:08,110
Do you still want to be Lord Wei's relative?

661
00:29:09,310 --> 00:29:10,400
Tell me now.

662
00:29:11,110 --> 00:29:12,030
Say it.

663
00:29:13,030 --> 00:29:14,510
Xu's from the capital,

664
00:29:14,510 --> 00:29:15,920
far away from Lord Wei's hometown.

665
00:29:16,110 --> 00:29:18,030
They aren't fellow townsmen.

666
00:29:18,550 --> 00:29:19,830
Are you sure they aren't?

667
00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:21,550
Yes, I'm sure.

668
00:29:24,030 --> 00:29:24,920
Are you tired?

669
00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:26,000
Here comes the golden boy.

670
00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:27,000
Yan?

671
00:29:27,350 --> 00:29:28,760
Guys, my friend is here.

672
00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:29,680
Let me down, please.

673
00:29:30,030 --> 00:29:30,870
Come on.

674
00:29:32,510 --> 00:29:34,000
Thank you.

675
00:29:34,110 --> 00:29:35,110
Thanks a lot.

676
00:29:35,110 --> 00:29:36,640
You may leave.

677
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:38,760
Go back. It's fine.

678
00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:39,870
Xu Qi'an,

679
00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:42,350
you're from the capital, right?

680
00:29:43,510 --> 00:29:44,590
Yes or no?

681
00:29:46,830 --> 00:29:47,920
Yes, I guess.

682
00:29:53,250 --> 00:29:54,610
Did you go to the Imperial Library?

683
00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,000
Not yet.

684
00:29:56,030 --> 00:29:57,440
Did you see the Grand Princess?

685
00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:01,960
Yes, sort of.

686
00:30:03,830 --> 00:30:06,640
You saw her but didn't go to the Library.

687
00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,270
Why did you come out?

688
00:30:09,270 --> 00:30:11,870
I have no idea either.

689
00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:13,720
As soon as I saw her

690
00:30:13,790 --> 00:30:15,510
and said a few words,

691
00:30:15,870 --> 00:30:16,920
they carried me out

692
00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:18,830
as you saw.

693
00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:24,720
I'll tell you what's this.

694
00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,790
It's called karma.

695
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:30,200
Don't think you're a golden boy

696
00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:31,640
that everyone likes.

697
00:30:32,110 --> 00:30:32,950
Hey,

698
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:34,640
why the sarcasm?

699
00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,010
Ningyan!

700
00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:39,280
Greetings.

701
00:30:40,790 --> 00:30:41,630
Ningyan,

702
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,160
Grand Princess asked to see you.

703
00:30:57,830 --> 00:30:58,670
Lead the way.

704
00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:10,840
Your Highness,

705
00:31:11,030 --> 00:31:12,000
it's your turn.

706
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,400
The last word of the line should

707
00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:15,870
be "water".

708
00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:17,820
It can be a bit tricky.

709
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:20,300
What's wrong, Your Highness?

710
00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,070
None of the lines from Xu Qi'an

711
00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,550
end with the word "water".

712
00:31:25,350 --> 00:31:26,190
Then

713
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:27,080
what to do?

714
00:31:27,590 --> 00:31:28,430
Brother,

715
00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,030
I think she'll

716
00:31:30,030 --> 00:31:31,310
have to drink up.

717
00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:32,680
Among all of us,

718
00:31:32,870 --> 00:31:35,070
only Huaiqing hasn't had to drink.

719
00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:37,550
No wonder she's the wisest lady in our state.

720
00:31:37,830 --> 00:31:38,960
Fill her cup!

721
00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:39,930
- Drink.
- Fill it.

722
00:31:39,940 --> 00:31:41,160
Lin'an is still waiting.

723
00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:42,000
Right, Brother?

724
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:42,960
Drink. Drink up!

725
00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:43,800
Drink.

726
00:31:43,910 --> 00:31:45,010
Yes, she has to drink.

727
00:31:47,030 --> 00:31:48,960
"Drunk, I can't see the sky in the water.

728
00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:52,270
Sweet dreams weigh down the Milky Way."

729
00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:53,480
You...

730
00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,110
"Drunk, I can't see the sky in the water.

731
00:31:59,510 --> 00:32:01,000
Sweet dreams weigh down

732
00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:02,550
the Milky Way."

733
00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:04,080
Brilliant!

734
00:32:04,310 --> 00:32:06,870
The lines are ethereal and vivid

735
00:32:07,110 --> 00:32:09,790
with perfectly matching words.

736
00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:12,160
May I ask you're...?

737
00:32:12,590 --> 00:32:14,590
I'm Xu Qi'an,

738
00:32:14,590 --> 00:32:16,240
Princess Huaiqing's guest advisor.

739
00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,240
Xu Qi'an? That name sounds familiar.

740
00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:19,870
Isn't he Lin'an's kept man?

741
00:32:23,030 --> 00:32:25,590
I came to see you, Your Highness.

742
00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:28,590
I'm confused.

743
00:32:28,830 --> 00:32:29,830
Which princess

744
00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:32,590
do you serve as a guest advisor?

745
00:32:32,590 --> 00:32:33,960
Sir, sir.

746
00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:35,680
Over here.

747
00:32:36,350 --> 00:32:38,640
A bosom friend is rare to find in life.

748
00:32:39,030 --> 00:32:41,070
A confidant is hard to meet in all times.

749
00:32:41,870 --> 00:32:43,240
I don't deserve

750
00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,070
two princesses' appreciation.

751
00:32:46,070 --> 00:32:47,440
I'm feeling both scared

752
00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:48,550
and more than grateful.

753
00:32:48,870 --> 00:32:49,710
However,

754
00:32:49,790 --> 00:32:51,480
a horse doesn't carry two saddles.

755
00:32:51,590 --> 00:32:53,240
The loyal don't serve two masters.

756
00:32:53,310 --> 00:32:54,920
As humble as I am,

757
00:32:55,070 --> 00:32:56,830
I have my own principles.

758
00:32:58,640 --> 00:32:59,510
Princess Huaiqing,

759
00:32:59,790 --> 00:33:01,310
you appreciate my ability.

760
00:33:01,310 --> 00:33:02,310
Without your help,

761
00:33:02,510 --> 00:33:04,680
who knows where I'd end up?

762
00:33:05,070 --> 00:33:06,200
I could be the meat

763
00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:07,550
on others' chopping block.

764
00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:12,680
Princess Lin'an,

765
00:33:13,070 --> 00:33:14,480
as a princess of our state,

766
00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:16,590
you should be able to understand

767
00:33:16,590 --> 00:33:19,200
my eagerness to repay others' kindness.

768
00:33:19,510 --> 00:33:21,830
I'm extremely flattered and grateful

769
00:33:21,830 --> 00:33:23,270
for your offer,

770
00:33:23,510 --> 00:33:25,550
but I have to turn it down.

771
00:33:25,830 --> 00:33:27,110
Please let me go

772
00:33:27,110 --> 00:33:28,350
and respect my decision.

773
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:33,840
Princess Huaiqing,

774
00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:35,590
I'm not a kept man.

775
00:33:35,830 --> 00:33:37,640
Could you let go of the rumors

776
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,480
and trust me again?

777
00:33:39,790 --> 00:33:40,960
I...

778
00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:42,520
I...

779
00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,200
Are you still doubting me?

780
00:33:46,590 --> 00:33:48,870
I, Xu Qi'an, swear solemnly

781
00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:50,900
that I'll devote my life to you

782
00:33:50,900 --> 00:33:52,110
and spare no effort in my duty.

783
00:33:52,110 --> 00:33:53,070
I'll only

784
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,240
serve Princess Huaiqing to the end!

785
00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:57,550
H-H-He...

786
00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,070
Did he make a mistake?

787
00:34:02,510 --> 00:34:03,640
You made a mistake.

788
00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,160
- There...
- That's enough.

789
00:34:05,430 --> 00:34:07,430
Princess Huaiqing is over there.

790
00:34:07,430 --> 00:34:08,270
Princess Lin'an,

791
00:34:08,270 --> 00:34:10,350
can you stop playing such silly games?

792
00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:33,470
- Princess!
- Lin'an!

793
00:34:33,470 --> 00:34:35,240
- Call imperial physicians!
- Are you dizzy?

794
00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:36,200
Princess!

795
00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:37,830
Go get imperial physicians! Hurry!

796
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:40,310
No need.

797
00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:41,950
Go to the Bureau.

798
00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,600
Lin'an once fainted there.

799
00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,480
They have the right medicine.

800
00:34:47,620 --> 00:34:48,600
Yes. Right.

801
00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:50,390
Go to the Bureau.

802
00:34:50,590 --> 00:34:51,720
She'll be fine.

803
00:34:52,460 --> 00:34:53,530
Let's go to the Bureau.

804
00:34:53,780 --> 00:34:54,620
Sure.

805
00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,870
Call imperial physicians!

806
00:35:00,870 --> 00:35:01,710
Don't worry.

807
00:35:01,910 --> 00:35:03,270
He'll wake up in a minute.

808
00:35:04,110 --> 00:35:05,600
Let's go.

809
00:35:05,890 --> 00:35:07,390
- Go to my place.
- Join us, Master.

810
00:35:07,390 --> 00:35:08,950
- Let's go.
- Sure, let's go.

811
00:35:26,530 --> 00:35:28,560
Why are they talking so happily?

812
00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:31,910
Are they talking?

813
00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:34,790
I didn't know the truth until just now.

814
00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:38,830
That's about the whole thing.

815
00:35:39,240 --> 00:35:40,720
Sorry, I offended you repeatedly.

816
00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:41,990
Please forgive me.

817
00:35:50,990 --> 00:35:52,560
It's a clear day today.

818
00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:53,830
Let's take a walk.

819
00:35:54,350 --> 00:35:55,190
Yes.

820
00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:04,430
- Are they leaving?
- Don't know.

821
00:36:04,430 --> 00:36:05,870
- Where to?
- Don't know.

822
00:36:06,460 --> 00:36:09,380
(Cultivate the Mind)

823
00:36:25,010 --> 00:36:25,870
Yesterday,

824
00:36:25,870 --> 00:36:28,200
the Treasure Sect made new Golden Pills.

825
00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:29,950
I'll

826
00:36:30,430 --> 00:36:31,990
have them send one to you.

827
00:36:33,350 --> 00:36:34,520
Thank you, Your Majesty.

828
00:36:54,910 --> 00:36:56,080
One Golden Pill

829
00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:58,240
for one of your pawns.

830
00:36:58,600 --> 00:36:59,600
Fair enough, huh?

831
00:36:59,720 --> 00:37:00,600
Of course.

832
00:37:03,870 --> 00:37:06,160
Your side seems a bit messy.

833
00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:07,990
I'll clean house

834
00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:09,950
for you.

835
00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:15,160
How clever.

836
00:37:18,390 --> 00:37:19,350
Over the years,

837
00:37:19,910 --> 00:37:21,350
you've become

838
00:37:21,870 --> 00:37:23,390
my most trusted aide.

839
00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:25,520
I keep thinking

840
00:37:25,830 --> 00:37:26,910
hadn't you

841
00:37:27,830 --> 00:37:29,240
entered the Palace

842
00:37:29,830 --> 00:37:31,600
but taken the Imperial Examination,

843
00:37:32,350 --> 00:37:35,720
wouldn't our state have one more fixer,

844
00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:37,640
and I

845
00:37:37,870 --> 00:37:41,240
wouldn't be troubled by those trifles?

846
00:37:50,720 --> 00:37:51,560
Your Majesty,

847
00:37:52,950 --> 00:37:54,040
I'm still

848
00:37:54,430 --> 00:37:57,350
serving you, right?

849
00:37:58,640 --> 00:37:59,480
Wrong!

850
00:38:06,910 --> 00:38:08,520
Can't you see

851
00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:11,240
that's a trap?

852
00:38:14,240 --> 00:38:15,080
Sorry, Father.

853
00:38:15,430 --> 00:38:16,830
My skills are poor.

854
00:38:18,950 --> 00:38:19,990
If it stays,

855
00:38:20,990 --> 00:38:22,350
crisis will arise.

856
00:38:29,310 --> 00:38:31,120
Where are we on the Sangbo Case?

857
00:38:31,870 --> 00:38:35,350
Files from the Municipal Office
and Justice are a mess.

858
00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:37,160
As I recall,

859
00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:40,790
the handler of the case is a criminal,

860
00:38:41,790 --> 00:38:43,950
a Copper Gong Guardian named Xu.

861
00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:45,000
Yes.

862
00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:46,720
It's Xu Qi'an.

863
00:38:47,270 --> 00:38:48,910
He's quite skilled.

864
00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:51,680
He solved the Flag Officer's case

865
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:53,310
and Zhou Chixiong's case.

866
00:38:53,950 --> 00:38:55,350
He also found

867
00:38:55,910 --> 00:38:57,520
where the gunpowder came from.

868
00:39:00,830 --> 00:39:03,120
I heard of it.

869
00:39:03,830 --> 00:39:05,470
He has a clear mind

870
00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:08,270
and a great gift for investigation.

871
00:39:10,310 --> 00:39:11,640
Found anything so far?

872
00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:14,760
As a matter of fact, yes.

873
00:39:15,470 --> 00:39:17,160
Governor Zhao of Taikang

874
00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:18,760
was found dead in jail

875
00:39:19,430 --> 00:39:21,120
before dawn yesterday.

876
00:39:23,240 --> 00:39:26,720
Magistrate Chen has reported it to me.

877
00:39:26,720 --> 00:39:28,120
The cause of death

878
00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:30,310
isn't trauma,

879
00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:31,680
poison,

880
00:39:32,350 --> 00:39:35,600
suffocation, or other human causes.

881
00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:36,920
Either

882
00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:38,790
the Yin Spirit of the Three Sects

883
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:40,600
or

884
00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:42,950
the northern wizards did it.

885
00:39:58,600 --> 00:39:59,470
So

886
00:39:59,470 --> 00:40:00,560
what's the status now?

887
00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:03,920
Your Highness,

888
00:40:04,310 --> 00:40:05,990
Zhou Chixiong fooled the Gazing Spell

889
00:40:05,990 --> 00:40:07,080
and fled out of the capital.

890
00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:09,120
He must've used some kind of weapon.

891
00:40:09,390 --> 00:40:11,240
That's why I'm thinking

892
00:40:11,310 --> 00:40:12,870
by tracking down his weapon...

893
00:40:12,870 --> 00:40:14,830
I know all that.

894
00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:17,400
What else?

895
00:40:17,470 --> 00:40:19,040
Is that all you've found?

896
00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:23,120
What would you like to know?

897
00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:26,080
I checked your investigation records.

898
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,830
You found the Bureau's seal in Sangbo.

899
00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,680
Tianyu Language was carved
on the pillar in it.

900
00:40:32,910 --> 00:40:35,200
Have you pursued that lead?

901
00:40:35,470 --> 00:40:36,350
Your Highness,

902
00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:38,240
Lord Wei told me specifically

903
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:40,120
not to dig into whatever that was in Sangbo.

904
00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:41,310
I wouldn't dare defy him.

905
00:40:41,990 --> 00:40:42,830
Also,

906
00:40:42,830 --> 00:40:45,430
why Kui blew up the Ancestral Temple

907
00:40:45,430 --> 00:40:46,600
remains unknown.

908
00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:48,430
Their motive might lead to the truth, too.

909
00:40:49,270 --> 00:40:50,760
Someone or something powerful

910
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,790
was sealed under the Ancestral Temple.

911
00:40:54,310 --> 00:40:55,430
However,

912
00:40:55,430 --> 00:40:57,040
only Father knows that secret.

913
00:40:57,270 --> 00:40:58,680
Lord Wei told you not to dig into it

914
00:40:58,790 --> 00:40:59,990
to protect you.

915
00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:02,270
(She knows that, too.)

916
00:41:06,790 --> 00:41:07,640
Go on

917
00:41:07,830 --> 00:41:08,760
with your theory.

918
00:41:10,270 --> 00:41:12,600
A mere 8th-Rank Fighter like Zhou

919
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:14,790
pulled off such a shocking scheme

920
00:41:14,950 --> 00:41:16,520
and ran away with his weapon.

921
00:41:17,310 --> 00:41:18,180
I believe

922
00:41:18,190 --> 00:41:20,950
someone in the court is covering for him.

923
00:41:21,050 --> 00:41:21,910
That person is

924
00:41:21,910 --> 00:41:23,830
likely to be involved in the Yanxiao Case

925
00:41:23,910 --> 00:41:26,310
and the Missing Tax Silver Case, too.

926
00:41:26,390 --> 00:41:28,390
Or a huge organization is behind Zhou.

927
00:41:28,870 --> 00:41:30,200
As for their goal...

928
00:41:30,390 --> 00:41:31,720
Do you mean...?

929
00:41:32,350 --> 00:41:33,470
I dare not make assumptions,

930
00:41:33,990 --> 00:41:35,910
but as Kui is involved,

931
00:41:35,990 --> 00:41:37,910
and they meant to lift the seal in the lake,

932
00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:41,160
the mastermind wants more than power.

933
00:41:42,870 --> 00:41:45,720
Among the powerful officials,

934
00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:49,990
those who could secretly collude with Kui...

935
00:42:31,290 --> 00:42:33,930
♪The thoughts linger♪

936
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:36,080
♪Watching with a smile and swaying sleeves♪

937
00:42:36,540 --> 00:42:39,510
♪I can't help but feel upset♪

938
00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,290
♪Light fur coats and shirts♪

939
00:42:42,820 --> 00:42:44,360
♪Have taken away♪

940
00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:47,870
♪A little warmth of me♪

941
00:42:47,870 --> 00:42:50,970
♪Brings whom to my side♪

942
00:42:51,780 --> 00:42:55,650
♪No need to cry to soothe me♪

943
00:42:55,980 --> 00:42:58,250
♪I sigh alone, with my eyes lowered♪

944
00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:02,330
♪The long dream came to a halt again♪

945
00:43:03,580 --> 00:43:06,720
♪Thankfully, you came as the autumn wind♪

946
00:43:06,720 --> 00:43:08,950
♪Turning my frown upside down♪

947
00:43:08,950 --> 00:43:11,780
♪With you, what is there to fear♪

948
00:43:12,100 --> 00:43:15,210
♪Let troubles come my way♪

949
00:43:15,210 --> 00:43:20,240
♪With you, I'll find peace♪

950
00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:23,620
♪Though this world is bitterly cold♪

951
00:43:23,620 --> 00:43:25,750
♪I only wish for Xu's safety♪

952
00:43:25,750 --> 00:43:29,540
♪Neither joy nor sorrow lingers♪

953
00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:33,640
♪Flowers fall; their fragrance fades♪

954
00:43:33,970 --> 00:43:37,250
♪I pledge my life to you♪

955
00:43:37,510 --> 00:43:40,410
♪To bloom brightly♪

956
00:43:41,070 --> 00:43:43,830
♪The thoughts linger♪

957
00:43:44,130 --> 00:43:45,920
♪Watching with a smile and swaying sleeves♪

958
00:43:46,220 --> 00:43:49,390
♪I can't help but feel upset♪

959
00:43:49,390 --> 00:43:52,160
♪Light fur coats and shirts♪

960
00:43:52,570 --> 00:43:54,330
♪Have taken away♪

961
00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:57,620
♪A little warmth of me♪

962
00:43:57,620 --> 00:44:00,710
♪Brings whom to my side♪

963
00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:05,600
♪No need to cry to soothe me♪

964
00:44:05,790 --> 00:44:07,930
♪I sigh alone, with my eyes lowered♪

965
00:44:08,270 --> 00:44:12,450
♪The long dream came to a halt again♪

966
00:44:13,360 --> 00:44:16,600
♪Thankfully, you came as the autumn wind♪

967
00:44:16,600 --> 00:44:18,730
♪Turning my frown upside down♪

968
00:44:18,730 --> 00:44:21,550
♪With you, what is there to fear♪

969
00:44:21,900 --> 00:44:25,060
♪Let troubles come my way♪

970
00:44:25,060 --> 00:44:30,020
♪With you, I'll find peace♪

971
00:44:30,250 --> 00:44:33,440
♪Though this world is bitterly cold♪

972
00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:35,470
♪I only wish for Xu's safety♪

973
00:44:35,470 --> 00:44:39,730
♪Neither joy nor sorrow lingers♪

974
00:44:39,730 --> 00:44:43,840
♪Petals fell; the fragrance lingers♪

975
00:44:43,840 --> 00:44:50,040
♪I pledge my life to you♪

976
00:44:51,260 --> 00:44:54,930
♪To bloom brightly♪