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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 27=

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(Hospitality)

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Come on.

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Come on.

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A few rogues almost ruined the mood,

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thanks to you

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stepping in to help.

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Those vile thugs

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bully the weak,

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only preying on defenseless commoners.

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We who practice martial arts

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have a duty to uphold justice
and eliminate evil.

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That is my...

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That is

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the true spirit

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of righteousness among us.

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Well said.

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A heroine like you

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is rare in my life.

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I didn't expect

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to meet a man of such sincerity
in the capital.

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It is truly my fortune

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to know you today.

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- Come on.
- Come on.

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Don't mess around.

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It seems

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that the thing in your box
is no ordinary item.

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It resonates with the Qi force
of my spear.

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You have a sharp eye.

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As they say,

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"A heroic sword in a jade box"

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"is tempered by a hundred times."

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This treasured sword

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has remained in its box for ten years.

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To nurture its sword energy?

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Exactly.

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For these ten years,

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the sword hasn't left its scabbard
in the box,

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and the box hasn't left my hand.

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I nourish it with my Qi Force every day

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awaiting the day when it can break free

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with full sword energy.

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Why go through such trouble?

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Convenience matters
when wandering the martial world.

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Does this box

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hold some

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hidden mystery?

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To prevent dust.

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Extraordinary indeed.

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You've nurtured this sword
for ten years.

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It must be extraordinary once drawn,

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radiating with brilliance.

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One day, it will surely serve
a great purpose.

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I have a duel with someone,

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and this sword

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is meant for that person.

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That person must be a vile villain.

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Then I wish you

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success in avenging

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your grievances.

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Your spear

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also seems extraordinary.

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You have a keen eye.

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This spear was forged
from the Tianyu divine iron.

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It's razor-sharp

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and indestructible.

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Even a 4th Rank Fighter

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cannot easily damage it.

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To be honest,

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I am also diligently training my skills

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for the day I can battle my enemy.

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With such determination,

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you will surely

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kill your enemy.

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Thank you for your blessing.

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I wonder whose is stronger,

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your sword or my spear.

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That's easy to settle.

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After I defeat my foe,

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perhaps you and I

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can have a friendly duel.

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It's a deal.

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It's a deal.

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Cijiu,

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isn't this too exaggerated?

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The wind is strong tonight.

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It's better to be safe than sorry.

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Ningyan, hold the fuse tight.

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Don't let go. I'll finish soon.

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When have I ever let you down?

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You're the one I trust least.

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In that case, go to your father.

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Xu Qi'an.

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Your Highness?

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Why are you here?

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♪In spring, I dreamed of your shadow♪

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♪The sky is clear now;
the clouds are gone♪

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♪No more cold starts at night♪

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♪Quietly waiting
for the flowers to bloom♪

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♪Chasing the south wind
through a quiet garden♪

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♪Among all the worldly sights♪

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♪Only you are the hardest to find♪

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♪Thousands of words♪

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♪For you, I can become Li Bai♪

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♪Thousands of thoughts as the preface♪

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♪Half a poem still depicts my feelings♪

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♪Thousands of simple words make a poem♪

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♪To express my devotion to you♪

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♪All the scenes in this world♪

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♪Are beautiful because of you♪

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♪Clouds and stars♪
♪I study extensive classics♪

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♪I wander with wind♪
♪Only your level stands out♪

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♪Perfectly matched love and you♪
♪If I were to fly or move♪

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♪In the smallest of dust♪
♪My dear, I'll do anything for you♪

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♪Thousands of words♪

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♪To express my devotion to you♪

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♪All the scenes in this world♪

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♪Are beautiful because of you♪

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♪Thousands of words♪
♪How to express my longing poetically♪

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♪For you, I can become Li Bai♪
♪I once read poems♪

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♪All the scenes in this world♪
♪I'd use the rivers as ink♪

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♪Are beautiful because of you♪
♪To write about my longing for you♪

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Your Highness?

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Your Highness?

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My Lady.

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(Wang Simu, Wang Zhenwen's daughter)
So many lanterns!

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Lanterns?

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Is it Xu?

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My Lady, hurry up.

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But such extravagance

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isn't like him.

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My Lady,

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(See you at Meixi Bridge)
There are words.

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It's him, My Lady.

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Meixi Bridge.

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It's where you and Mr. Xu fell in love.

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So many lanterns.

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My Lady,

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he must miss you deeply,

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wishing to make up
for all the lost time.

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Stop it.

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You rascal.

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Don't tease me.

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Xu Qi...

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Gang?

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Gang?

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Why is it you?

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Your Highness,

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who did you think it was?

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Lake Villa.

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How am I back here?

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How did I return?

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I remember...

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I seemed to have gone to Xu Mansion,

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and I think

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I saw Xu Qi'an.

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Indeed, Mr. Xu brought you back.

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Really? He's alive?

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Yes.

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Mr. Xu took the Elixir of Life
from the Astronomical Bureau,

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so he survived,

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narrowly escaping death.

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Didn't I write to you?

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That's wonderful.

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That's wonderful.

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- That's wonderful.
- Your Highness.

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Please calm down.

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The physician said you were exhausted,

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and strong emotions

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might cause you to faint again

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like last night.

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I fainted last night?

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Mr. Xu, this...

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What's wrong with the princess?

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It's nothing. She's seen a physician.

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The princess is simply exhausted.

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She just needs to rest for a few days.

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Mr. Xu kept

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lifting you and putting you down.

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Lifting you and putting you down.

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He did this over and over again.

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- Get to the point.
- Lifting...

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The point is

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you refused to let go

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no matter what.

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Fortunately, at that moment,

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Mr. Xu came up with a clever idea,

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replacing himself with me,

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and only then could he escape.

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That's because I was

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too exhausted from traveling,

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trapped in a nightmare.

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There's no other reason.

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Your Highness,

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you're awake.

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Pull the curtain down.

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Why is he still here?

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Mr. Xu said he'd wait until you woke up.

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He stayed in the guest room last night.

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How embarrassing.

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I heard the princess just now.

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Mr. Xu, you must have misheard it.

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The princess has been asleep

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and hasn't woken up.

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Fine.

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I recently upgraded
the chicken powder recipe.

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Keep this food for now.

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After such a long sleep,

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the princess will be starving
when she wakes up.

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What's that sound?

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There's no sound.

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Mr. Xu, are you hearing things?

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Mr. Xu,

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you're so busy with official duties,

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but you still need to rest.

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Thank you for your concern.

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By the way, Gang,

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are you free right now?

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I have something to ask you.

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Yes.

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No, I'm not free.

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I mean...

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If you have something to say,
say it here.

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Alright.

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Didn't the princess go on a long trip?

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When did she return?

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The princess returned yesterday...

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No, the princess

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came back a few days ago.

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Then why didn't the princess summon me?

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Also,

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I thought about it all night
and couldn't figure it out.

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Why was the princess
so disheveled last night,

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with her clothes in tatters

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and no attendants by her side?

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That's because the princess...

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That's because...

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Because

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the princess got lost

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and ran into a gang of bandits.

280
00:12:34,790 --> 00:12:36,080
Bandits?

281
00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:36,920
Yes.

282
00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:39,630
Those bandits were ferocious

283
00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,550
and persistent.

284
00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,760
They chased the princess
for three whole streets.

285
00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,120
Fortunately, the princess,

286
00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:48,240
blessed and courageous,

287
00:12:49,270 --> 00:12:50,550
managed to escape unscathed

288
00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,080
and found your home.

289
00:12:54,030 --> 00:12:54,910
No wonder

290
00:12:55,550 --> 00:12:57,720
that she cried and ran toward me
as soon as she saw me.

291
00:12:59,390 --> 00:13:01,600
Were those bandits caught?

292
00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:02,790
Rest assured, Mr. Xu.

293
00:13:02,790 --> 00:13:04,910
The bandits have all been apprehended.

294
00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:08,320
That's good.

295
00:13:10,430 --> 00:13:12,000
I thought...

296
00:13:15,510 --> 00:13:16,670
The princess

297
00:13:16,670 --> 00:13:17,840
must have been frightened.

298
00:13:18,670 --> 00:13:20,310
Mr. Xu,

299
00:13:20,510 --> 00:13:21,550
what were you thinking?

300
00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:23,800
Nothing.

301
00:13:24,510 --> 00:13:25,880
I'm glad the princess is fine.

302
00:13:26,310 --> 00:13:27,450
I have to go now.

303
00:13:27,470 --> 00:13:28,550
When the princess wakes up,

304
00:13:28,550 --> 00:13:29,390
tell her I came.

305
00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:31,480
Take care, Mr. Xu.

306
00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,430
Your Highness, Mr. Xu has left.

307
00:13:43,510 --> 00:13:44,910
Why did you let him leave?

308
00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:46,630
Did you...

309
00:13:46,630 --> 00:13:49,150
You were just getting to the point.

310
00:13:49,430 --> 00:13:50,360
The point?

311
00:13:50,670 --> 00:13:52,550
Shall I go and bring him back?

312
00:13:52,550 --> 00:13:53,390
Forget it.

313
00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:55,120
He's already gone.

314
00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:02,040
The princess has woken up?

315
00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,390
Mr. Xu, what else do you need?

316
00:14:06,380 --> 00:14:08,720
I just heard her voice again.

317
00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:12,790
The princess...

318
00:14:13,270 --> 00:14:15,150
The princess hasn't woken up.

319
00:14:17,550 --> 00:14:18,390
Alright.

320
00:14:18,430 --> 00:14:19,550
I forgot to mention earlier

321
00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,510
that this chicken powder is made
from natural ingredients.

322
00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:23,840
It has a shelf life,

323
00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,060
so she should consume it soon.

324
00:14:25,150 --> 00:14:26,200
Please let her know.

325
00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,000
Understood, Mr. Xu.

326
00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:29,920
Goodbye.

327
00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:38,440
Your Highness,

328
00:14:38,510 --> 00:14:40,000
since Mr. Xu was back,

329
00:14:40,310 --> 00:14:41,630
why didn't you ask him?

330
00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,240
You fool.

331
00:14:44,790 --> 00:14:46,270
The timing is off.

332
00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,030
Such matters shouldn't be chased after.

333
00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:09,510
Ningyan, can you be quiet?

334
00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:11,830
You've been humming
four songs in a row.

335
00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,270
Don't mind me.

336
00:15:15,630 --> 00:15:17,510
Will your friend
stand you up again today?

337
00:15:19,030 --> 00:15:20,200
She'll definitely come.

338
00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:18,360
Xu.

339
00:17:11,590 --> 00:17:12,870
Simu.

340
00:17:15,110 --> 00:17:16,240
Xu.

341
00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,400
We're on different bridges.

342
00:17:24,870 --> 00:17:28,160
If only Meixi weren't so far apart,

343
00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:29,870
I could hold the hand

344
00:17:30,310 --> 00:17:31,680
of my beloved.

345
00:18:05,830 --> 00:18:06,670
Where is he?

346
00:18:07,590 --> 00:18:08,870
Simu.

347
00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:12,920
Xu.

348
00:18:13,350 --> 00:18:15,590
We're on different bridges again.

349
00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,590
Gazing from afar on the bridge,

350
00:18:23,030 --> 00:18:25,790
my beloved is not there anymore.

351
00:18:28,510 --> 00:18:29,550
Simu,

352
00:18:30,510 --> 00:18:31,550
don't move.

353
00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,110
I'll go find you.

354
00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:06,760
Alright.

355
00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:08,510
Mr. Xu.

356
00:19:10,030 --> 00:19:11,640
Mr. Xu, what do you need from me?

357
00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:12,840
Nothing.

358
00:19:15,310 --> 00:19:17,110
(You asked me out
for two days straight.)

359
00:19:17,270 --> 00:19:18,640
(You must have something to say.)

360
00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:20,440
(Let's see if you'll ask me to stay.)

361
00:19:22,350 --> 00:19:23,640
Since it's nothing,

362
00:19:23,870 --> 00:19:25,350
I'll take my leave.

363
00:19:25,870 --> 00:19:26,720
Mr. Xu,

364
00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,030
see you next time.

365
00:19:41,790 --> 00:19:43,000
(She says she's leaving,)

366
00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:44,870
(but her slow steps)

367
00:19:45,550 --> 00:19:47,200
(reveal her reluctance.)

368
00:19:48,310 --> 00:19:50,640
(Could she be waiting
for Cijiu to stop her?)

369
00:19:52,590 --> 00:19:53,590
(This girl)

370
00:19:53,870 --> 00:19:54,830
(is interesting.)

371
00:20:06,030 --> 00:20:07,270
(This useless fool.)

372
00:20:08,550 --> 00:20:09,590
Miss, please wait.

373
00:20:10,870 --> 00:20:11,960
Who are you?

374
00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:13,760
I am Xu Qi'an,

375
00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:14,780
Xu Cijiu's elder brother.

376
00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:16,790
(Xu Qi'an,)

377
00:20:17,110 --> 00:20:18,200
(Xu's elder brother.)

378
00:20:18,410 --> 00:20:20,190
(He grew up with Xu.)

379
00:20:20,310 --> 00:20:22,660
(They're like biological brothers.)

380
00:20:23,030 --> 00:20:24,450
(If I win him over,)

381
00:20:24,620 --> 00:20:26,540
(he might be my breakthrough.)

382
00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:28,680
Elder Xu,

383
00:20:29,030 --> 00:20:30,480
I've long heard of your reputation.

384
00:20:30,790 --> 00:20:33,870
They say you are the most promising

385
00:20:34,110 --> 00:20:35,030
and brilliant Guardian,

386
00:20:35,030 --> 00:20:36,270
and you're bound for greatness.

387
00:20:36,270 --> 00:20:37,550
Meeting you today confirms it.

388
00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,110
You truly are an extraordinary

389
00:20:39,110 --> 00:20:40,200
and talented young man.

390
00:20:41,870 --> 00:20:44,070
(A kind word warms the coldest winter.)

391
00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,160
(Xinnian,)

392
00:20:46,310 --> 00:20:47,790
(this girl is way)

393
00:20:47,830 --> 00:20:49,510
(out of your league.)

394
00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:52,270
Today, it's not Cijiu
who sought you out.

395
00:20:52,270 --> 00:20:53,680
I need a favor from you,

396
00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,830
so I asked Cijiu
to arrange this meeting.

397
00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:02,000
Elder Xu, please tell me.

398
00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:03,870
Since it concerns the Xu Family,

399
00:21:04,030 --> 00:21:05,350
I'll do my utmost

400
00:21:05,350 --> 00:21:06,400
to help.

401
00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:07,590
Thank you, Miss.

402
00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,160
For official matters,

403
00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,270
I need to access
the Personnel's Library.

404
00:21:11,350 --> 00:21:12,350
Cijiu said

405
00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:13,680
you might have a way.

406
00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:15,760
I see.

407
00:21:16,350 --> 00:21:18,030
I do have a way into the Personnel,

408
00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:19,790
but...

409
00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,200
I'm afraid my limited knowledge

410
00:21:23,550 --> 00:21:25,760
couldn't help you find the files

411
00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:27,310
and might delay your work.

412
00:21:28,790 --> 00:21:30,690
(I was worrying
about having no excuse to act.)

413
00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:31,970
(Now you come seeking my help.)

414
00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:33,510
(But)

415
00:21:33,510 --> 00:21:34,720
(nothing is for free.)

416
00:21:35,030 --> 00:21:36,550
(Let's see if you know the rules.)

417
00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:37,830
(I surely know the rules.)

418
00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,240
What you said is indeed a problem.

419
00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:42,960
Though I'd prefer to handle it myself,

420
00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,640
as a Guardian,

421
00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,230
it's inappropriate for me
to trespass into the Personnel.

422
00:21:48,070 --> 00:21:49,440
What should we do?

423
00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:51,830
How about this?

424
00:21:52,030 --> 00:21:54,640
I'll trouble Xinnian to accompany you.

425
00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:00,080
Well.

426
00:22:00,270 --> 00:22:01,640
Seems it's our only choice.

427
00:22:02,350 --> 00:22:03,960
Thank you for your help, Miss.

428
00:22:04,070 --> 00:22:05,350
It's a mere trifle.

429
00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:07,000
How about this?

430
00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,270
I'll first scout the Personnel

431
00:22:09,550 --> 00:22:10,870
to avoid running into my father.

432
00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:12,600
Tomorrow,

433
00:22:13,030 --> 00:22:16,000
I'll wait under the tree
in front of the Personnel.

434
00:22:21,270 --> 00:22:22,110
Take care.

435
00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,070
Xi, let's go.

436
00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:34,870
Ningyan, where is she?

437
00:22:35,590 --> 00:22:36,430
Where is she?

438
00:22:36,550 --> 00:22:37,510
She's gone.

439
00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:39,520
You...

440
00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:04,480
What? Is he still following us?

441
00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,640
Of course, he's followed us
for three streets.

442
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:08,720
I knew it.

443
00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,640
Xu must have me in his heart.

444
00:23:14,870 --> 00:23:15,710
What's wrong?

445
00:23:15,870 --> 00:23:18,240
Mr. Xu took quite a tumble.

446
00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:20,870
Slow down.

447
00:23:20,870 --> 00:23:21,760
Slow down a bit.

448
00:23:21,830 --> 00:23:22,760
What are you doing?

449
00:23:23,510 --> 00:23:24,350
Sorry.

450
00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:25,310
Come on.

451
00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,270
Xinnian, that's enough.

452
00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:28,540
That's a bit much.

453
00:23:28,630 --> 00:23:30,790
Ningyan, you go home.
I have to go. Don't follow me.

454
00:23:30,790 --> 00:23:32,310
Enough already.

455
00:23:32,550 --> 00:23:33,440
They've left.

456
00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,510
Why are you stopping me?

457
00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,920
I just came to check on you
since I saw you fall.

458
00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:40,720
Why are you being ungrateful?

459
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:43,560
Sir.

460
00:23:43,830 --> 00:23:44,790
Sorry.

461
00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:50,790
What are you doing here?

462
00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:52,440
If you like her, just tell her.

463
00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:54,550
Your heart is burning like fire,

464
00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,140
but outwardly,
you keep her at arm's length.

465
00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,030
Are all scholars
this conflicted about this?

466
00:23:59,110 --> 00:24:00,790
Ningyan, what do you know?

467
00:24:01,270 --> 00:24:02,110
Between us,

468
00:24:02,510 --> 00:24:03,920
we are like the sky and the earth.

469
00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:05,200
Nothing can happen.

470
00:24:05,870 --> 00:24:07,310
Why belittle yourself?

471
00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,310
Even if you can't do this,

472
00:24:09,310 --> 00:24:11,760
I am a Silver Gong

473
00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,110
and also a guest advisor
of two princesses.

474
00:24:14,350 --> 00:24:15,270
I can help you.

475
00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:18,310
What can you do?

476
00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,590
Compared to her father,
you're just a pawn.

477
00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:21,920
That's too harsh.

478
00:24:23,350 --> 00:24:25,350
What kind of person is her father

479
00:24:25,350 --> 00:24:27,160
that you're so afraid of him?

480
00:24:27,270 --> 00:24:29,510
Where is your backbone as a scholar?

481
00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,590
Where is the spirit of a top student
of Yunlu Academy?

482
00:24:32,590 --> 00:24:34,270
He's Prime Minister Wang Zhenwen.

483
00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,790
Xinnian, you can still chase her.

484
00:24:45,020 --> 00:24:47,100
(Self-disciplined and Pure)

485
00:24:47,110 --> 00:24:49,820
Yuan Xiong impeaches you
for accepting bribes.

486
00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:56,270
State Duke Cao impeaches you
for embezzling military provisions.

487
00:24:56,790 --> 00:24:58,270
And this.

488
00:24:58,590 --> 00:24:59,740
They all are impeaching you.

489
00:25:00,350 --> 00:25:02,480
There are so many impeachment memorials

490
00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,790
that I can't even
finish reading them today.

491
00:25:05,070 --> 00:25:06,790
Wang Zhenwen,

492
00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,830
you've been the Prime Minister
of the Cabinet for years.

493
00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,400
How many things have you done

494
00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:14,870
that I don't know about?

495
00:25:16,220 --> 00:25:18,860
(Memorial: From Song Shanchang,
State Duke Cao)

496
00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:23,760
Father,

497
00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,680
I heard the State Duke Cao
has impeached him again.

498
00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,000
It seems that even if the Wang faction
doesn't fall,

499
00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,560
they will lose half of their strength.

500
00:25:31,830 --> 00:25:32,720
However,

501
00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,640
we Guardians knew nothing
of this evidence.

502
00:25:36,030 --> 00:25:36,920
How interesting.

503
00:25:38,070 --> 00:25:39,720
In recent years, Prime Minister Wang

504
00:25:40,030 --> 00:25:41,270
has enjoyed his prestige.

505
00:25:41,270 --> 00:25:43,720
A few days ago, due to delivery corvee,

506
00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:45,070
he clashed with His Majesty.

507
00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:47,510
It's only reasonable
that His Majesty took the chance

508
00:25:47,570 --> 00:25:48,590
to reprimand him.

509
00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:50,930
Since it's His Majesty's will,

510
00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,560
why don't you just go along with it?

511
00:25:52,630 --> 00:25:53,830
Once the Wang faction falls,

512
00:25:53,830 --> 00:25:55,070
no one will be in your way.

513
00:25:55,070 --> 00:25:56,030
It seems

514
00:25:56,350 --> 00:25:58,680
you think their downfall is best.

515
00:25:58,790 --> 00:25:59,680
Of course.

516
00:26:06,830 --> 00:26:07,670
Rou,

517
00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:09,510
remember.

518
00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,350
A familiar opponent

519
00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:13,240
is always better

520
00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:14,790
than an unknown enemy.

521
00:26:16,030 --> 00:26:16,870
Take it.

522
00:26:24,100 --> 00:26:26,500
(IV)

523
00:26:45,820 --> 00:26:49,500
(Left Censor Yuan Xiong's
brother-in-law seized land.)

524
00:26:54,070 --> 00:26:55,450
I left the Palace out of impulse.

525
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,440
I went against the princess's code

526
00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:59,640
and worried Mother.

527
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,070
Now, I came to apologize.

528
00:27:02,870 --> 00:27:04,160
Mother, please punish me.

529
00:27:07,110 --> 00:27:08,250
Mother, please don't be mad.

530
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,510
Pingyang's death hit Lin'an hard,

531
00:27:10,510 --> 00:27:11,780
so she left to clear her mind.

532
00:27:12,250 --> 00:27:13,640
She left a letter before leaving.

533
00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:14,480
Now...

534
00:27:15,070 --> 00:27:16,510
Now, she's returned safely.

535
00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:17,520
Get out.

536
00:27:17,790 --> 00:27:19,440
- Mother.
- Get out!

537
00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:40,270
I've realized my mistake.

538
00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:41,720
I'm willing to be punished.

539
00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:42,960
You should be punished.

540
00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:15,550
You're thinner

541
00:28:16,510 --> 00:28:17,440
and darker,

542
00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,790
but luckily,

543
00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:22,270
you're safe and sound.

544
00:28:29,270 --> 00:28:30,110
Get up.

545
00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:50,400
Sit down.

546
00:29:06,030 --> 00:29:07,680
The Imperial Kitchen made this.

547
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:08,840
Have a try.

548
00:29:20,870 --> 00:29:21,760
It's salty.

549
00:29:31,830 --> 00:29:33,200
I'm ashamed to say

550
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,590
that as a mother,

551
00:29:37,790 --> 00:29:41,270
I didn't even know
whether you prefer sweet or salty.

552
00:29:43,790 --> 00:29:45,200
You left without saying a word.

553
00:29:46,310 --> 00:29:48,760
That's really upsetting.

554
00:29:51,300 --> 00:29:53,070
I was angry that you left
without permission

555
00:29:53,070 --> 00:29:55,070
and that you didn't understand
what was important.

556
00:29:58,790 --> 00:30:00,550
But after a few days,

557
00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,000
that anger slowly faded.

558
00:30:09,270 --> 00:30:10,640
What replaced it

559
00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:14,350
was fear.

560
00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:20,030
I'm afraid you might leave

561
00:30:20,870 --> 00:30:22,170
and never return like Pingyang.

562
00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:29,960
All these years,

563
00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:32,830
I've been uneasy.

564
00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,960
I've been busy
building your brother's power

565
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:42,480
and blaming you for your faults.

566
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:44,720
In the end,

567
00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,400
I realized I lost
the most important thing.

568
00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:01,720
No.

569
00:31:05,310 --> 00:31:06,760
Mother, you're the best.

570
00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:08,790
It's me who isn't good enough.

571
00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:12,110
My studies are sloppy,

572
00:31:13,110 --> 00:31:14,640
and I don't do things seriously.

573
00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:20,590
This time, I even ran away
and made you worry.

574
00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:26,400
Mother, I know your life in the Palace

575
00:31:27,550 --> 00:31:28,790
is not easy.

576
00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:32,260
I also know
Brother's life in the East Palace

577
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,870
is not easy.

578
00:31:41,590 --> 00:31:43,680
I understand everything.

579
00:31:45,590 --> 00:31:46,870
Before I knew it,

580
00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:49,920
Lin'an had grown up

581
00:31:50,550 --> 00:31:51,680
and become sensible.

582
00:31:56,350 --> 00:31:57,480
Mother, you don't know.

583
00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,480
I've traveled
through mountains and waters,

584
00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:00,590
making do with everything,

585
00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:02,200
going to many places,

586
00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:03,830
and experiencing
many interesting things.

587
00:32:04,070 --> 00:32:05,070
I went to the Desert,

588
00:32:05,350 --> 00:32:08,440
where I saw Crescent Bay
under the night sky

589
00:32:08,550 --> 00:32:11,140
and the ice waterfall that had been
silent for a thousand years.

590
00:32:11,310 --> 00:32:12,920
There were many dangers,

591
00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,310
but luckily, I met many kind people

592
00:32:15,550 --> 00:32:16,870
who helped me overcome them.

593
00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:19,350
Duchess Yu said

594
00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,160
I was born lucky,

595
00:32:21,830 --> 00:32:24,240
but I think it's Pingyang
who's been watching over me.

596
00:32:29,110 --> 00:32:30,270
(Xu Qi'an said)

597
00:32:30,510 --> 00:32:33,500
(it was better to travel ten thousand li
than to read ten thousand books.)

598
00:32:33,830 --> 00:32:35,310
(My journey this time,)

599
00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:37,410
(though I haven't traveled
the whole world,)

600
00:32:37,790 --> 00:32:39,680
(has made me feel much clearer.)

601
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,270
(My life is not only
about the Dafeng capital)

602
00:32:43,870 --> 00:32:45,440
(but also the vast world.)

603
00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,160
(The things I've been so obsessed with)

604
00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,480
(are just fleeting human concerns,)

605
00:32:50,830 --> 00:32:52,110
(like a speck of dust.)

606
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,970
(If I hadn't heard the news
of Xu Qi'an's death)

607
00:32:55,350 --> 00:32:57,200
(and rushed back in a hurry...)

608
00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,000
Xu Qi'an.

609
00:33:13,110 --> 00:33:16,830
(Justice and Balance)
Let's proceed as discussed earlier.

610
00:33:18,070 --> 00:33:18,920
It's still

611
00:33:19,110 --> 00:33:21,070
up to His Majesty's attitude.

612
00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:22,480
Based on His Majesty's actions,

613
00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:23,400
it won't be long

614
00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:24,640
before it's our turn.

615
00:33:26,350 --> 00:33:27,590
Prime Minister, goodbye.

616
00:33:27,590 --> 00:33:28,790
Thank you, everyone.

617
00:33:41,550 --> 00:33:42,760
Simu is here?

618
00:33:43,590 --> 00:33:44,430
Yes.

619
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:45,870
Miss Simu has gone to the Library.

620
00:33:55,380 --> 00:33:57,740
(Work Without Regrets)

621
00:34:20,390 --> 00:34:21,310
Xu,

622
00:34:21,720 --> 00:34:23,080
are you cold?

623
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,080
Do you want an extra coat?

624
00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:26,680
I'm not cold.

625
00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:31,560
Then are you hot?

626
00:34:31,990 --> 00:34:33,520
I'll open the window for you.

627
00:34:33,710 --> 00:34:34,840
I'm not hot.

628
00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:44,950
Miss,

629
00:34:48,310 --> 00:34:49,780
this is the dessert from Moon Resto.

630
00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:50,880
Leave.

631
00:35:00,430 --> 00:35:01,270
Xu,

632
00:35:01,870 --> 00:35:03,470
these are cakes I made myself.

633
00:35:03,830 --> 00:35:04,670
Try it.

634
00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:05,560
I'm not eating.

635
00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:08,080
I'm...

636
00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:09,520
I'm not hungry.

637
00:35:12,870 --> 00:35:13,720
Miss Wang,

638
00:35:14,910 --> 00:35:16,240
we talked about this before.

639
00:35:16,240 --> 00:35:17,830
- We are just...
- Understood.

640
00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:19,350
This is inappropriate.

641
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:21,160
Mr. Xu.

642
00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:26,680
(How clueless about romance.)

643
00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:28,870
(What a nerd.)

644
00:35:33,310 --> 00:35:34,310
Mr. Xu,

645
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,040
there are too many files.

646
00:35:36,870 --> 00:35:38,830
Would you like to rest a bit
before continuing?

647
00:35:48,390 --> 00:35:49,230
I...

648
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:05,310
Xu...

649
00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:06,950
You...

650
00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:08,920
I...

651
00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:10,480
Simu.

652
00:36:18,830 --> 00:36:20,720
Father, why are you here?

653
00:36:24,310 --> 00:36:25,270
Who

654
00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:26,960
is this?

655
00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:28,920
This is

656
00:36:30,390 --> 00:36:32,870
my new coachman.

657
00:36:36,350 --> 00:36:37,430
Greetings, My Lord.

658
00:36:40,310 --> 00:36:42,310
I heard you called yourself a gentleman,

659
00:36:43,790 --> 00:36:45,390
but it seems you're still reckless.

660
00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,120
Am I right?

661
00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:51,040
Xu Xinnian.

662
00:36:54,580 --> 00:36:56,620
(Ministry of Personnel)

663
00:36:58,430 --> 00:36:59,270
This place

664
00:36:59,720 --> 00:37:01,160
is not for rogues.

665
00:37:01,270 --> 00:37:03,520
Don't come back here.

666
00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:05,350
Take the young lady back.

667
00:37:05,350 --> 00:37:06,470
Miss, let's go back.

668
00:37:06,660 --> 00:37:08,300
(Ministry of Personnel)

669
00:37:15,390 --> 00:37:17,160
Whose foolish child is this?

670
00:37:17,270 --> 00:37:18,560
Ningyan.

671
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,040
Ningyan,

672
00:37:24,470 --> 00:37:26,990
am I your darling?

673
00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,600
Why ask this all of a sudden?

674
00:37:30,790 --> 00:37:35,310
Yesterday, I heard
Father call Mother darling,

675
00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,870
but no one ever calls me that.

676
00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:44,990
Because you're not a darling.

677
00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,520
Then what am I?

678
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:48,600
You are

679
00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:49,950
a fatty liver.

680
00:37:50,310 --> 00:37:52,520
What's fatty liver?

681
00:37:52,720 --> 00:37:53,560
Can I eat it?

682
00:37:54,310 --> 00:37:55,680
Probably not.

683
00:37:56,390 --> 00:37:58,120
By the way, have you seen Xinnian?

684
00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,560
Let me see.

685
00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:05,560
He's back now.

686
00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:08,040
What happened, Xinnian?

687
00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:09,270
Did you go to the Personnel?

688
00:38:14,350 --> 00:38:16,350
- Miss Wang.
- Where is Xu?

689
00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:17,480
He's inside.

690
00:38:18,120 --> 00:38:19,870
What happened? Is something wrong?

691
00:38:21,910 --> 00:38:22,750
He was

692
00:38:22,790 --> 00:38:24,600
humiliated today.

693
00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:26,470
He said

694
00:38:26,950 --> 00:38:29,560
he'd never step
into the Personnel again.

695
00:38:30,390 --> 00:38:32,120
It's nothing. I'll go check on him.

696
00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:33,520
Xu is thoughtful and sensitive.

697
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:34,990
I'm really worried about him.

698
00:38:35,270 --> 00:38:36,430
Sorry to trouble you.

699
00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:37,440
It's no trouble.

700
00:38:37,870 --> 00:38:38,720
Go play by yourself.

701
00:38:42,430 --> 00:38:44,160
Miss Pretty.

702
00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:45,040
Good girl.

703
00:38:45,270 --> 00:38:47,080
Can you tell me

704
00:38:47,310 --> 00:38:48,910
where your parents are?

705
00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:50,160
I have delicious food here.

706
00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:51,080
It's all for you.

707
00:38:52,910 --> 00:38:54,040
They're over there.

708
00:38:55,240 --> 00:38:56,470
Let's go find them.

709
00:39:09,390 --> 00:39:10,230
Cijiu.

710
00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:11,640
Xu Qi'an.

711
00:39:12,390 --> 00:39:13,310
It's all your fault.

712
00:39:13,990 --> 00:39:15,790
How can you blame me?

713
00:39:15,790 --> 00:39:17,310
It was you who asked me to go.

714
00:39:17,720 --> 00:39:19,720
As a scholar, I was humiliated,

715
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:21,790
my future ruined,

716
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:24,760
and my reputation shattered.

717
00:39:25,060 --> 00:39:27,200
I've become a rat in the street.

718
00:39:28,430 --> 00:39:29,560
If you ask me,

719
00:39:29,990 --> 00:39:31,950
it's not that serious.

720
00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:34,910
You were just kicked out
of the Personnel.

721
00:39:34,910 --> 00:39:35,870
In a few days,

722
00:39:35,870 --> 00:39:37,760
everyone will forget about it.

723
00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:39,080
Just kicked out?

724
00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:42,160
I was kicked out!

725
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:46,830
I believe in you.

726
00:39:46,910 --> 00:39:49,350
Though you were kicked out today,

727
00:39:49,470 --> 00:39:50,520
in the future,

728
00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,870
you will surely return to the Personnel

729
00:39:52,870 --> 00:39:55,350
with your own ability.

730
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:57,340
Then you'll clear your name

731
00:39:57,640 --> 00:39:59,120
and hold your head high.

732
00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:00,270
At that time,

733
00:40:00,390 --> 00:40:02,950
even Wang Zhenwen
will look at you differently.

734
00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:04,520
Really?

735
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:07,520
You must not lose your ambition
because of this.

736
00:40:07,990 --> 00:40:10,120
If anything happens to you,

737
00:40:10,350 --> 00:40:11,430
Uncle and Aunt

738
00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:12,950
will be heartbroken.

739
00:40:16,300 --> 00:40:17,580
(Harmonious and Happy)

740
00:40:19,870 --> 00:40:21,240
I thought

741
00:40:21,240 --> 00:40:23,080
Xinnian was handsome enough,

742
00:40:23,240 --> 00:40:25,080
but today I realized

743
00:40:25,390 --> 00:40:28,200
he only inherited 50% of your grace

744
00:40:28,390 --> 00:40:30,040
and 30% of Mrs. Xu's beauty.

745
00:40:32,790 --> 00:40:33,640
This girl

746
00:40:33,830 --> 00:40:35,680
is always so honest.

747
00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:37,040
You're so sweet to say that.

748
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:38,720
Didn't you say they'd be heartbroken?

749
00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:44,160
They don't know about this,

750
00:40:44,270 --> 00:40:45,390
so you can't blame them.

751
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:47,910
Miss Wang.

752
00:40:48,310 --> 00:40:49,680
Miss Wang admires you.

753
00:40:49,830 --> 00:40:50,910
Seeing you down,

754
00:40:50,910 --> 00:40:53,240
she was so upset just now.

755
00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:54,920
I understand.

756
00:40:55,390 --> 00:40:57,760
May I ask what your name is?

757
00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:00,200
How did you

758
00:41:00,310 --> 00:41:02,120
meet our Cijiu?

759
00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:03,790
I am a poet friend of Cijiu.

760
00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:06,310
Mrs. Xu, you can just call me Simu.

761
00:41:06,950 --> 00:41:07,910
Simu.

762
00:41:08,350 --> 00:41:09,600
What a nice name.

763
00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:11,720
(They may be a small household,)

764
00:41:11,990 --> 00:41:14,040
(but their wealth is
not to be underestimated.)

765
00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:16,160
(They even have antique porcelain.)

766
00:41:16,580 --> 00:41:18,680
(It seems they are hiding
their true strength.)

767
00:41:18,820 --> 00:41:20,530
(Luckily, I was prepared.)

768
00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:22,720
I almost forgot.

769
00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:23,990
As this is my first visit,

770
00:41:23,990 --> 00:41:25,270
I've brought a small gift.

771
00:41:25,270 --> 00:41:26,520
I hope you'll like it.

772
00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:28,720
You're too polite.

773
00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:29,830
You don't have to do this.

774
00:41:29,830 --> 00:41:30,760
Right.

775
00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:33,000
Mrs. Xu,

776
00:41:33,270 --> 00:41:34,200
this set

777
00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:35,950
is for you.

778
00:41:42,910 --> 00:41:43,750
This...

779
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:45,390
This is too precious.

780
00:41:45,390 --> 00:41:46,640
I can't accept it.

781
00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:49,080
Compared to your identity and grace,

782
00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:50,660
how could this be considered precious?

783
00:41:51,390 --> 00:41:53,680
I painted this for you

784
00:41:53,830 --> 00:41:55,600
and entrusted it to a craftsman.

785
00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:56,950
I hope you like it.

786
00:41:57,790 --> 00:41:59,910
You painted this yourself?

787
00:42:02,310 --> 00:42:04,600
Wow, it's too beautiful.

788
00:42:06,350 --> 00:42:07,190
(Very good.)

789
00:42:07,240 --> 00:42:10,390
(It seems the mistress
is a simple-hearted woman.)

790
00:42:12,240 --> 00:42:14,240
Miss Wang, this is our first meeting.

791
00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:17,080
How can we accept
such a valuable gift from you?

792
00:42:20,870 --> 00:42:21,710
My Lord,

793
00:42:21,740 --> 00:42:24,950
this saber was made
by the Sabersmith Gu Huanzhen.

794
00:42:25,600 --> 00:42:26,680
Gu Huanzhen?

795
00:42:27,950 --> 00:42:30,520
Isn't he living in seclusion
in the mountains?

796
00:42:30,830 --> 00:42:31,670
Yes.

797
00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:33,560
I visited him three times

798
00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:35,430
before he was finally moved
by my sincerity

799
00:42:35,870 --> 00:42:36,990
and agreed

800
00:42:36,990 --> 00:42:38,080
to forge this saber.

801
00:42:38,390 --> 00:42:39,950
It must've cost you a lot of money.

802
00:42:39,990 --> 00:42:40,830
(As expected.)

803
00:42:40,870 --> 00:42:43,910
(My future father-in-law is a Fighter
obsessed with martial arts.)

804
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:45,830
(He shouldn't be hard
to get along with.)

805
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:48,640
A hero deserves a treasured saber.

806
00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:50,950
How can it be measured by money?

807
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:52,990
Thank you, Miss.