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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 35=

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Attendants in blue.

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Die without regrets.

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Let me ask you.

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When was this place unsealed?

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My Lord,

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Xikou Province was never sealed.

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Why did you ask about unsealing?

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(Chuzhou)

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Good.

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The Chuzhou Records

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of the Dafeng Geography Records state:

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The city walls of Chuzhou

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are inscribed with formations,

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making them sturdy enough

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to withstand attacks
from 3rd Rank masters.

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Well.

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Seeing is believing.

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With Duke Zhenbei overseeing the region,

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Chuzhou

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is as secure as an iron fortress.

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(Chuzhou City)
It seems

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the Chuzhou people have been spared
much of the suffering from wars.

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(Zheng Xinghuai,
Commissioner of Chuzhou)

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Mr. Zheng,

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it's been three years

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since we parted in the capital.

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General Li,

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the Kui intruded the northern Jiangzhou.

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Please rest for a while

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and march with the army tomorrow.

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No need. I will depart at once.

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Go.

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Frequent warfare in Chuzhou

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has become normal.

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My Lords,

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how can I assist you?

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I need the Chuzhou border army's
dispatch records

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and correspondence
among the local yamens.

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Who is this?

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This is a Gold Gong of the Guardians,

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Mr. Nangong.

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His Majesty and the ministers

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heard of the bloodshed in Chuzhou.

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They sent us to investigate this.

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Mr. Zheng, please cooperate.

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It's said that the Lead Investigator
is missing.

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We were ambushed on the way.

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Without the Lead Investigator,

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the authority to act...

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Of course.

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The correspondence between local yamens

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is available for your review.

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However, the dispatch records

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are only accessible
to the Lead Investigator.

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However,

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I can report this to Duke Zhenbei,

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though I cannot guarantee

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he will allow it.

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Thank you, Mr. Zheng.

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In that case,

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I'll take my leave.

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How is Mr. Zheng

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as the Commissioner?

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Rest assured, Mr. Nangong.

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He has served as Commissioner
here for years.

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He's a clean official

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with an excellent reputation.

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With such a person in charge,

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if something had truly happened here,

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how could it go unreported?

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Is it

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the bloodshed real?

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The bloodshed is real.

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Just now, Zheng Xinghuai

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wanted to kill us.

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(Has she run again?)

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(Tracing Spell)

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Here, have some buns first.

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I can't move around freely right now.

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Once my friend returns,

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he can help me retrieve my pouch,

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and I'll give you some money.

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Come on.

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Have some snacks.

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Take one.

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Eat.

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Xu Qi'an.

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You're back.

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Where's my pouch?

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How are you so sure
your pouch is with me?

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It's definitely with you.

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Give it to me.

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Don't flaunt your wealth.
Don't give away too much.

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I know.

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Here.

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Take it.

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One gold sunflower seed is worth
two liang of silver.

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One liang of silver equals

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200 wen?

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20,000 wen.

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20,000 wen?

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I just gave him
a handful of gold sunflower seeds.

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Is it enough?

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For his family of three generations,

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and all his relatives and friends,

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it's enough to eat
dragon meat every day.

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They have no relatives
or friends anymore.

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They fled all the way here
from the North.

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The Kui slaughtered their village,

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killing all their friends and family.

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That old beggar, with the young one,

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that is, his grandson,

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fled here together.

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Xu Qi'an,

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when will you take me to Chuzhou?

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You've seen the journey.

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It's peaceful,

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with no sign of bloodshed.

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The Kui.

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Do you want to see
something fun?

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No, no.

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Then I'm leaving. Take care of yourself.

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Don't leave me here alone!

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Xu Qi'an!

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What a jerk. How dare you abandon me?

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Be quiet. Look over there.

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That's Duke Huai's spy.

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Obviously,

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this was a targeted ambush.

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The Kui attacked Duke Zhenbei's spy.

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So,

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why aren't we leaving?

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Why should we leave?

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It's you.

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Return to Xikou immediately for help.

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At your speed,

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you'll be back
in half an incense stick of time.

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You go deal with those two.

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Let's go.

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Stay here.

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(Gazing Spell)
Thank you for your help.

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The situation was urgent,

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and I had no choice.

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I hope you can forgive me.

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No choice?

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I am Xu Qi'an,

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appointed to investigate

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the Bloodshed Case in Chuzhou.

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Xu Qi'an?

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Weren't you injured

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and sent back to the capital?

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(Who could have injured him?)

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(He's indeed going north alone
to investigate.)

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(But why is there a woman with him?)

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(Could it be the Duchess?)

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She

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is your Duchess.

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Thank you for retrieving the Duchess.

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Duke Huai will surely
reward you generously.

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How about this?

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I'll ask you a few questions.

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Answer truthfully,

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and I'll the Duchess hand over.

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Please go ahead, Mr. Xu.

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What is the truth

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behind the Bloodshed Case?

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The bloodshed?

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I know nothing about it.

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Why don't you

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come back with me to the military camp?

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We'll settle the Duchess there.

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After that,

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whatever help you need,

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just tell me.

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I will fully cooperate.

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Once I'm in the camp,

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I'll be like fish
on your chopping block,

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won't I?

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Why say that, Mr. Xu?

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You are the imperial appointee.

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I can only treat you
with my utmost respect.

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But you keep lying to me.

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My Gazing Spell has seen through you.

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Gazing Spell?

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Mr. Xu, I advise you
not to act impulsively.

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You're investigating the bloodshed,

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yet you're afraid
of offending Duke Huai.

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I understand that.

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But there are things

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you should know.

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Let me hear it.

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First,

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the Duchess wasn't kidnapped by the Kui.

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This can't be hidden.

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A simple investigation afterward

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will show that your separation
from the mission

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coincides with the Duchess's kidnapping.

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Duke Huai doesn't need evidence

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to act against someone.

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He only needs to see them as an enemy.

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Second,

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rescuing the Duchess is of great merit.

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Having commanded troops for years,

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Duke Huai values fairness
in rewards and punishments.

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Handing over the Duchess voluntarily

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will ensure your bright future.

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Wei Yuan can only promote
your official rank,

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but Duke Huai is a duke.

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He can grant you a nobler title.

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Go on.

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Third,

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this is just an investigation.

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Failing this case

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won't diminish your reputation
as a case-solver.

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Why risk everything

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for a case unrelated to you

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or a woman unrelated to you?

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Your future is what matters most,

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isn't it?

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According to you,

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if I stop investigating

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and hand over the Duchess,

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Duke Huai will pardon everything

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and guarantee my future?

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Of course.

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But Duke Huai has never met her,

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yet she's so important to him?

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It doesn't make any sense.

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I might as well tell you the truth.

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Duke Huai doesn't value her.

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He values the spiritual essence
within her.

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Spiritual essence?

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Exactly.

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Duke Huai needs her spiritual essence

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to advance to 2nd Rank.

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So the Kui was also after the Duchess

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because of this spiritual essence?

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Correct.

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If the spiritual essence is taken,

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what will happen to me?

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You're merely a vessel.

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00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:07,720
Once it's extracted,

282
00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,240
you will lose all value.

283
00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:23,840
Hello?

284
00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:24,880
Xu Qi'an.

285
00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:26,240
I've discovered something.

286
00:14:26,310 --> 00:14:27,610
Aside from the spiritual essence,

287
00:14:27,670 --> 00:14:30,720
there's another way
to quickly increase power.

288
00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,000
It's refining Qi energy.

289
00:14:33,910 --> 00:14:34,880
Qi energy?

290
00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:36,670
The Witcher's Sect has a secret method

291
00:14:36,790 --> 00:14:39,030
to extract a person's soul and breath

292
00:14:39,390 --> 00:14:40,480
and refine them into a pill.

293
00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,000
Consuming it can break
through to a higher rank.

294
00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:45,080
The Witcher's Sect?

295
00:14:46,390 --> 00:14:47,870
Did you just say the Witcher's Sect?

296
00:14:47,910 --> 00:14:48,750
Yes.

297
00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:50,430
Except for them,

298
00:14:50,550 --> 00:14:52,200
who else could be so malicious?

299
00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,480
But it's too early to draw conclusions.

300
00:14:55,150 --> 00:14:56,720
To refine enough Qi energy

301
00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,670
and to help a 3rd Rank Fighter
advance,

302
00:14:59,630 --> 00:15:01,080
the lives slaughtered

303
00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:03,630
would be immeasurable.

304
00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:20,840
Can the spiritual essence in me

305
00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,200
help you advance?

306
00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,000
Then why haven't you taken it yet?

307
00:15:38,390 --> 00:15:39,790
How long was I

308
00:15:40,270 --> 00:15:41,120
by the river just now?

309
00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:44,760
A few hours, perhaps.

310
00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:53,510
So,

311
00:15:54,510 --> 00:15:55,910
why didn't you run this time?

312
00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,390
You left Qi force on me.

313
00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:00,960
I couldn't escape.

314
00:16:02,270 --> 00:16:03,310
I've taken it back

315
00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:05,360
after questioning the spy.

316
00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:07,150
Taking you north

317
00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,000
was originally to use you

318
00:16:09,270 --> 00:16:10,550
to hold Duke Zhenbei at bay

319
00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:12,670
to buy time for investigation.

320
00:16:13,390 --> 00:16:14,760
Now that the case is clear,

321
00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:18,440
you're free to go.

322
00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:09,870
Actually,

323
00:17:12,110 --> 00:17:14,240
I don't know where to go.

324
00:17:29,270 --> 00:17:30,680
This orange is so sour.

325
00:17:32,110 --> 00:17:34,000
I only had one like it
when I was a child.

326
00:17:35,790 --> 00:17:37,400
I was born in the streets.

327
00:17:37,790 --> 00:17:39,440
As a child, I was strikingly pretty.

328
00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:41,640
When I was nine,

329
00:17:42,270 --> 00:17:45,030
I went with my parents
to Jade Buddha Temple.

330
00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:47,790
The abbot saw me

331
00:17:48,350 --> 00:17:49,400
and wrote a poem about me.

332
00:17:50,790 --> 00:17:52,240
That's how I became famous.

333
00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:54,310
I've heard about that.

334
00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,920
But my parents and elders
protected me very well.

335
00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,030
It wasn't until I grew up

336
00:18:02,510 --> 00:18:04,310
that I realized
they didn't truly love me.

337
00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,130
They were just afraid
that their precious commodity

338
00:18:08,830 --> 00:18:10,510
might get flawed.

339
00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,000
Finally,

340
00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,070
when I was thirteen,

341
00:18:14,550 --> 00:18:16,000
the Emperor sent people to our house

342
00:18:16,110 --> 00:18:17,160
to bring me to the Palace.

343
00:18:18,420 --> 00:18:19,920
After entering the Palace,

344
00:18:20,570 --> 00:18:22,110
I only met the Emperor once.

345
00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,640
Afterward, I was neglected.

346
00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,160
Later, for an unknown reason,

347
00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,200
I was gifted to Duke Huai

348
00:18:31,790 --> 00:18:33,350
and became his Duchess.

349
00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:35,920
I've always been a commodity,

350
00:18:36,030 --> 00:18:37,590
passed around by others.

351
00:18:38,790 --> 00:18:40,760
If one day I lose my value,

352
00:18:40,870 --> 00:18:41,760
I will be discarded

353
00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:43,640
without hesitation.

354
00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,110
So, I don't blame you at all

355
00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,440
for using me as a bargaining chip

356
00:18:50,870 --> 00:18:52,440
to restrain Duke Zhenbei.

357
00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,240
What do you plan to do
with Duke Zhenbei?

358
00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,760
If he's truly behind this,

359
00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:09,440
the nature of his crime

360
00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,480
is far worse
than falsifying military reports.

361
00:19:17,350 --> 00:19:19,400
I'll find the site of the bloodshed,

362
00:19:20,590 --> 00:19:21,510
stop him,

363
00:19:22,350 --> 00:19:23,350
and punish him.

364
00:19:25,350 --> 00:19:26,830
If possible,

365
00:19:28,350 --> 00:19:29,400
I'll kill him.

366
00:19:47,530 --> 00:19:48,390
Hello?

367
00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:49,250
Xu Qi'an.

368
00:19:49,250 --> 00:19:51,030
I've made a major discovery.

369
00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:52,960
You won't believe it.

370
00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,830
Do you know who the real culprit
behind the bloodshed is?

371
00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:57,590
It's Duke Zhenbei.

372
00:19:58,830 --> 00:19:59,830
How do you know?

373
00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,480
How are you always a step ahead?

374
00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,110
How exactly do you investigate cases?

375
00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:07,760
Master.

376
00:20:07,870 --> 00:20:09,000
That's not the point.

377
00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:12,800
Xu Qi'an,

378
00:20:13,350 --> 00:20:15,160
there's a warrior here.

379
00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,350
He says his lord knows

380
00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:20,160
the true location of the bloodshed.

381
00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:25,360
Tell me.

382
00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:26,680
Tell you about what?

383
00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:27,920
That man is highly vigilant.

384
00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,590
I couldn't even use
my Empathy Spell on him.

385
00:20:31,510 --> 00:20:32,350
In fact,

386
00:20:32,350 --> 00:20:34,830
the moment I approached him,
he threatened suicide,

387
00:20:35,110 --> 00:20:37,270
refusing to take me to his lord.

388
00:20:37,510 --> 00:20:38,870
Did he state any conditions?

389
00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,260
Yes. It's you.

390
00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,010
- Me?
- Yes.

391
00:20:43,070 --> 00:20:46,350
He said he must meet
the case's Lead Investigator.

392
00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,640
Until then, he won't say a word.

393
00:20:49,650 --> 00:20:50,760
Alright, I understand.

394
00:20:51,700 --> 00:20:52,540
What's wrong?

395
00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:56,280
I have to go.

396
00:20:56,510 --> 00:20:57,480
Where are you going?

397
00:20:57,620 --> 00:20:58,460
To meet your husband.

398
00:20:59,590 --> 00:21:00,430
By the way,

399
00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:03,440
go to Zuihong House in Xikou Province.

400
00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:04,720
Find a girl named Xing.

401
00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:05,640
She'll protect you.

402
00:21:05,850 --> 00:21:07,310
Can you defeat Duke Zhenbei?

403
00:21:08,930 --> 00:21:10,250
If not,

404
00:21:10,580 --> 00:21:12,020
I'll wish you two a happy marriage.

405
00:21:12,190 --> 00:21:13,030
I'm off.

406
00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,000
Even if you can't defeat him,

407
00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,160
make sure to survive.

408
00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:36,270
Ningyan.

409
00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,040
My Lord.

410
00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,240
He seems to be nearing the truth.

411
00:21:41,070 --> 00:21:42,310
Should I intervene?

412
00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:43,550
No need.

413
00:21:44,450 --> 00:21:45,680
Let him proceed.

414
00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,160
Ningyan.

415
00:21:58,980 --> 00:22:02,620
(Three days later, Shankou Province)

416
00:22:07,780 --> 00:22:09,220
(Beishan Inn)

417
00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:14,240
Xu Qi'an.

418
00:22:14,550 --> 00:22:15,440
What happened to you?

419
00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,120
I ran too fast and twisted on my neck.

420
00:22:22,270 --> 00:22:23,110
Where is he?

421
00:22:23,790 --> 00:22:24,790
To avoid suspicion,

422
00:22:24,790 --> 00:22:26,000
I told him to come after dark.

423
00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:26,840
Smart.

424
00:22:27,070 --> 00:22:27,920
Let's save time

425
00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,030
and figure it out now.

426
00:22:29,030 --> 00:22:29,870
Alright.

427
00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:31,110
So, the current problem is...

428
00:22:42,270 --> 00:22:43,200
Go on.

429
00:22:45,870 --> 00:22:47,110
The current problem is...

430
00:22:47,110 --> 00:22:48,000
What are you doing?

431
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:48,540
I'm too tired.

432
00:22:48,540 --> 00:22:49,790
I haven't slept for three days.

433
00:22:49,790 --> 00:22:50,870
I'll lie down for this.

434
00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:52,760
Fine.

435
00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:54,440
The problem now is

436
00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,270
whether we should meet that lord.

437
00:22:57,270 --> 00:22:58,110
Of course.

438
00:22:58,510 --> 00:23:00,140
If we go,

439
00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,240
aren't you afraid it's a trap?

440
00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:03,590
It's unlikely.

441
00:23:03,870 --> 00:23:04,710
How so?

442
00:23:10,030 --> 00:23:11,070
Xu Qi'an!

443
00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:15,510
I can't hold on anymore.

444
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,440
How about we wait until he arrives?

445
00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:20,080
By the way,

446
00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:21,400
send someone to Chuzhou

447
00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,720
to bring Nangong Qianrou here.

448
00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:24,000
Good night.

449
00:23:24,110 --> 00:23:24,950
You...

450
00:23:34,030 --> 00:23:35,160
Get up!

451
00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:36,200
(Beishan Inn)
He's here.

452
00:23:37,870 --> 00:23:39,770
Why did I get a stiff neck?

453
00:23:47,790 --> 00:23:48,630
Bro,

454
00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,030
are you Zhao Jin?

455
00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:52,480
Yes, I am.

456
00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,550
Who is your lord?

457
00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:57,160
Who are you?

458
00:24:04,070 --> 00:24:05,350
You're Xu Qi'an?

459
00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:09,870
Mr. Xu, why are you here?

460
00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,030
You know the mission's arrival
in Chuzhou, right?

461
00:24:13,370 --> 00:24:15,480
Mr. Xu secretly left the mission

462
00:24:15,690 --> 00:24:17,870
and infiltrated Chuzhou
to investigate the case.

463
00:24:19,110 --> 00:24:20,350
I see.

464
00:24:22,070 --> 00:24:22,910
Mr. Xu,

465
00:24:23,110 --> 00:24:24,720
I admire you the most.

466
00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:26,160
You defeated Tianyu

467
00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:27,640
and restored the court's dignity,

468
00:24:27,790 --> 00:24:29,600
which is widely praised
in the martial world.

469
00:24:30,030 --> 00:24:30,970
But what I respect most

470
00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,000
about you is your feat in Yunzhou,

471
00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,960
holding off 100,000 rebels by yourself.

472
00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:36,170
Every time I think of it,

473
00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:37,790
it stirs up my blood.

474
00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:39,270
A man should be like this.

475
00:24:39,550 --> 00:24:41,480
(Why did it turn into 100,000?)

476
00:24:41,590 --> 00:24:43,830
(Who is spreading these rumors?)

477
00:24:56,070 --> 00:24:57,070
Bro,

478
00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:58,240
get up.

479
00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:00,640
Let's cut the small talk.

480
00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,310
A true hero doesn't boast of past glory.

481
00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,350
Who is your lord?

482
00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:05,510
My lord

483
00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:06,960
is the Commissioner of Chuzhou,

484
00:25:07,370 --> 00:25:08,350
Zheng Xinghuai.

485
00:25:18,980 --> 00:25:22,300
(Clean and Diligent)

486
00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:27,800
My Lord,

487
00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:29,310
the Winged Woman acted.

488
00:25:40,740 --> 00:25:41,580
Impossible.

489
00:25:42,270 --> 00:25:44,310
Zheng Xinghuai is in Chuzhou City.

490
00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:45,960
How could he be your lord?

491
00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:46,800
Impossible.

492
00:25:47,070 --> 00:25:48,160
After we rescued him,

493
00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:49,380
we tried to leave Chuzhou,

494
00:25:49,380 --> 00:25:51,470
but Duke Zhenbei's spies
were secretly hunting us.

495
00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,640
We had no choice but to hide
in the wild mountains.

496
00:25:53,790 --> 00:25:54,630
Since then,

497
00:25:54,790 --> 00:25:56,550
we've never returned to Chuzhou City.

498
00:26:06,830 --> 00:26:08,920
Could it be that there are

499
00:26:09,510 --> 00:26:10,920
two Zheng Xinghuai in Chuzhou?

500
00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,920
The Witcher's Sect's Hypnotizer

501
00:26:15,310 --> 00:26:17,270
is skilled in illusion spells.

502
00:26:17,270 --> 00:26:18,920
The Witcher's Sect is involved as well?

503
00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:21,240
Zhao Jin,

504
00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,680
please take us to meet
the real Mr. Zheng.

505
00:26:23,870 --> 00:26:24,920
Yes, Mr. Xu.

506
00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:26,080
Let's go.

507
00:26:34,310 --> 00:26:35,150
Wait a moment.

508
00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:44,110
Su Su, come in.

509
00:26:47,270 --> 00:26:48,240
Leave it to me.

510
00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:49,350
You go first.

511
00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,430
Mr. Zhao, follow me.

512
00:26:53,510 --> 00:26:54,350
Yes.

513
00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:27,830
Rou,

514
00:27:28,270 --> 00:27:29,480
during my absence,

515
00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,110
your martial arts have regressed.

516
00:27:31,350 --> 00:27:32,480
So have yours.

517
00:27:33,350 --> 00:27:34,830
Didn't you poke it wrong earlier?

518
00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:36,960
Then let's try again.

519
00:27:43,510 --> 00:27:44,640
Let's give it a try.

520
00:28:20,510 --> 00:28:21,350
It's right here.

521
00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:37,040
Mr. Zhao,

522
00:28:37,110 --> 00:28:37,950
you're finally back.

523
00:28:38,030 --> 00:28:38,870
Yes.

524
00:28:39,270 --> 00:28:41,310
That is the Winged Woman, Li Miaozhen.

525
00:28:41,830 --> 00:28:42,670
And this is

526
00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:45,070
the famous Silver Gong Xu Qi'an.

527
00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:46,800
Mr. Xu.

528
00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:52,550
Give this to Zheng Xinghuai,

529
00:28:52,830 --> 00:28:54,310
and he will know my identity.

530
00:28:54,550 --> 00:28:55,480
Please wait a moment.

531
00:29:15,550 --> 00:29:17,270
You are Silver Gong Xu?

532
00:29:18,310 --> 00:29:19,150
Yes.

533
00:29:19,510 --> 00:29:20,400
I am

534
00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,160
Zheng Xinghuai, Commissioner of Chuzhou.

535
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,440
This is not a place to talk.

536
00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:30,550
Please come inside.

537
00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:51,720
They are all my guest advisers.

538
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,110
When we escaped,

539
00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,240
there were over 20 people,

540
00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:58,920
but now only these few are left.

541
00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:02,110
If not for some heroes who saved us,

542
00:30:02,110 --> 00:30:03,350
I'd be dead by now.

543
00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,310
After escaping Chuzhou,

544
00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,760
we asked several heroes
to send messages

545
00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,790
to reveal Duke Zhenbei's atrocities

546
00:30:17,030 --> 00:30:19,270
to my old friends in the capital.

547
00:30:20,110 --> 00:30:21,760
I once met a man.

548
00:30:22,590 --> 00:30:23,870
Before he died,

549
00:30:23,870 --> 00:30:26,270
he told me about the bloodshed.

550
00:30:26,510 --> 00:30:27,350
He...

551
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,000
He had a birthmark on his face.

552
00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,870
Blood shall be shed for 3,000 li.

553
00:30:39,110 --> 00:30:40,920
His name was Qian Youyi.

554
00:30:53,790 --> 00:30:55,960
Why not directly expose Duke Zhenbei

555
00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,030
in the Chuzhou officialdom?

556
00:30:58,110 --> 00:30:59,070
It wouldn't have worked.

557
00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,110
That would only harm them.

558
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:04,870
Once the news spread,

559
00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:08,160
they'd be killed
by Duke Zhenbei's spies.

560
00:31:09,590 --> 00:31:11,200
And as you've seen,

561
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,030
Chuzhou City is still fine.

562
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:15,680
Who would believe it?

563
00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:17,960
But you should know

564
00:31:18,030 --> 00:31:20,200
that the court sent a mission
to investigate it.

565
00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:22,320
Mr. Xu,

566
00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,310
we've heard this from Mr. Zhao.

567
00:31:24,870 --> 00:31:26,400
He regularly sends letters back.

568
00:31:26,790 --> 00:31:28,310
But we dare not seek out the mission.

569
00:31:31,110 --> 00:31:32,270
With just a few of us,

570
00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:35,160
we fear being silenced.

571
00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:48,070
Please, Mr. Xu,

572
00:31:48,350 --> 00:31:50,960
stand up for the Chuzhou people.

573
00:31:52,590 --> 00:31:53,430
Mr. Zheng.

574
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:54,990
Mr. Zheng, please don't do this.

575
00:31:57,030 --> 00:31:57,960
Since I'm here,

576
00:31:58,400 --> 00:31:59,790
I'll surely give you

577
00:31:59,790 --> 00:32:01,920
and those who died an explanation.

578
00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,160
But before that,

579
00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,310
I need to know the details
of the Bloodshed Case.

580
00:32:09,730 --> 00:32:11,030
Miaozhen, the Empathy Spell.

581
00:32:11,500 --> 00:32:12,340
Understood.

582
00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:26,000
Mr. Zheng,

583
00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:27,160
close your eyes

584
00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,160
and recall the details
of the bloodshed that day.

585
00:32:36,030 --> 00:32:37,960
(They are Zheng Xinghuai's family.)

586
00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:41,270
(I am now viewing Zheng Xinghuai's
memories from his perspective.)

587
00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:42,480
Father,

588
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:43,920
I'm hungry too.

589
00:32:46,590 --> 00:32:48,200
Honey, calm down.

590
00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,510
(Mrs. Zheng)
He knows he's wrong.

591
00:32:49,510 --> 00:32:51,030
(Zheng Xinghuai's wife)
Let him eat.

592
00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:57,280
Son,

593
00:32:58,030 --> 00:33:01,000
you're over 20 now.
You're a husband and a father.

594
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:02,030
Grandpa.

595
00:33:02,270 --> 00:33:06,270
Why are you still idling away?

596
00:33:06,550 --> 00:33:08,550
Why can't you learn from your brother?

597
00:33:08,550 --> 00:33:11,620
(Zheng's second son)

598
00:33:13,070 --> 00:33:13,910
Father,

599
00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:15,110
I just went to drink.

600
00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:16,790
That man started the trouble,

601
00:33:16,790 --> 00:33:17,870
not me.

602
00:33:18,870 --> 00:33:19,870
Why is it my fault?

603
00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:21,830
Why are you fanning the flames?

604
00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,310
(Zheng's daughter-in-law)
Father.

605
00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:25,720
He knows he was wrong.

606
00:33:26,170 --> 00:33:27,030
Next month,

607
00:33:27,030 --> 00:33:28,480
my father's 60th birthday will come.

608
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:30,310
I want to go home and see him.

609
00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:31,800
Are you crazy?

610
00:33:32,180 --> 00:33:33,830
The Kui is causing trouble outside.

611
00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,830
Chuzhou City is so close to the border.

612
00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:36,960
If you leave the city,

613
00:33:37,070 --> 00:33:39,060
what if you encounter
the Kui Cavalry on the way?

614
00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,680
You cowardly fool.

615
00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:45,400
How did I end up
with such a useless son like you?

616
00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:46,920
- Father, I was wrong.
- My Lord.

617
00:33:47,110 --> 00:33:47,650
My Lord,

618
00:33:47,650 --> 00:33:49,110
the Garrison troop entered the city.

619
00:33:49,110 --> 00:33:50,270
They're gathering the people.

620
00:33:50,270 --> 00:33:52,200
Gathering the people?

621
00:33:52,590 --> 00:33:53,430
Where?

622
00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:54,380
Who is leading them?

623
00:33:54,390 --> 00:33:56,960
The people are being gathered
in all four directions.

624
00:33:57,070 --> 00:33:58,640
The leader is Que Yongxiu,

625
00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,160
State Duke of Protection and Commander.

626
00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:02,400
He should be at the South City now.

627
00:34:02,660 --> 00:34:04,390
(Gathering the people? Could it be...)

628
00:34:04,430 --> 00:34:05,270
Prepare the horses.

629
00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:06,640
I must go check.

630
00:34:06,830 --> 00:34:08,430
You two, come with me.

631
00:34:09,830 --> 00:34:11,590
Father, the chicken leg
is really delicious.

632
00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:22,390
Hurry inside.

633
00:34:22,390 --> 00:34:23,230
Move faster.

634
00:34:24,130 --> 00:34:24,970
Hurry, hurry.

635
00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:27,000
Go.

636
00:34:28,720 --> 00:34:29,560
Move over there.

637
00:34:34,740 --> 00:34:38,260
(Que Yongxiu, State Duke of Protection,
Duke Zhenbei's subordinates)

638
00:34:50,870 --> 00:34:51,910
What is this?

639
00:34:52,350 --> 00:34:53,190
Move.

640
00:34:55,390 --> 00:34:56,230
Mr. Zheng.

641
00:34:56,270 --> 00:34:57,830
Get out of the way.

642
00:34:57,830 --> 00:35:04,050
- Mr. Zheng.
- Mr. Zheng.

643
00:35:04,270 --> 00:35:05,970
- Mr. Zheng.
- Mr. Zheng.

644
00:35:05,970 --> 00:35:07,090
Save us.

645
00:35:08,330 --> 00:35:10,270
- Mr. Zheng.
- Mr. Zheng.

646
00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:14,400
Mr. Que,

647
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,040
what do you want to do?

648
00:35:16,270 --> 00:35:17,350
Mr. Zheng,

649
00:35:17,790 --> 00:35:19,240
you came at the right time.

650
00:35:20,270 --> 00:35:21,470
Let me ask you.

651
00:35:21,910 --> 00:35:23,910
The Kui has repeatedly invaded

652
00:35:23,910 --> 00:35:25,120
the borders,

653
00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:26,450
burning, killing, and pillaging.

654
00:35:26,830 --> 00:35:28,200
Do you know

655
00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:29,870
the reason?

656
00:35:31,070 --> 00:35:33,520
What does this have to do
with your gathering of the people?

657
00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:35,080
Of course, it does.

658
00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:37,350
As a subject of the Dafeng,

659
00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,390
for the peace of the Dafeng's borders,

660
00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:41,600
I will serve until death.

661
00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:44,160
Mr. Zheng,

662
00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,310
do you think what I'm saying

663
00:35:48,350 --> 00:35:49,600
makes sense?

664
00:35:53,310 --> 00:35:54,950
Ridiculous.

665
00:35:56,790 --> 00:35:58,760
Everyone, follow me. Let's go home.

666
00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:00,160
Alright.

667
00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:09,830
Someone got killed!

668
00:36:11,990 --> 00:36:13,160
Que Yongxiu,

669
00:36:14,350 --> 00:36:16,350
how dare you slaughter the people?

670
00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:18,520
Are you rebelling?

671
00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:20,680
Calm down, Mr. Zheng.

672
00:36:22,350 --> 00:36:23,240
Your turn

673
00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,080
is coming soon.

674
00:36:42,910 --> 00:36:43,870
Shoot!

675
00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:35,000
Li Han,

676
00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:36,200
take Mr. Zheng out first.

677
00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:37,790
Kill them all.

678
00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:39,950
Leave no one alive.

679
00:37:39,950 --> 00:37:40,790
Yes.

680
00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:56,000
My Lord.

681
00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:57,400
My Lord.

682
00:37:57,720 --> 00:37:58,720
My Lord, you're up.

683
00:38:03,830 --> 00:38:05,080
My Lord, you've woken up.

684
00:38:05,310 --> 00:38:06,990
Don't worry. We can break out.

685
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:09,360
Father.

686
00:38:09,370 --> 00:38:10,950
Did the Kui break in, Father?

687
00:38:11,270 --> 00:38:12,560
The soldiers have rebelled,

688
00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:13,830
massacring the people.

689
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:15,870
We need to leave the city quickly.

690
00:38:16,310 --> 00:38:17,150
Alright.

691
00:38:17,350 --> 00:38:18,240
They're catching up.

692
00:38:18,470 --> 00:38:19,310
You go!

693
00:38:35,830 --> 00:38:36,670
Li Han!

694
00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:41,990
Li Han!

695
00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:45,790
- Mother!
- Mother!

696
00:38:47,470 --> 00:38:48,720
- Mother!
- Mother!

697
00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:49,870
Dear!

698
00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:07,360
Dear!

699
00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:08,640
Mr. Zheng,

700
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:10,970
where are you going?

701
00:39:11,990 --> 00:39:13,520
Que Yongxiu,

702
00:39:16,910 --> 00:39:19,080
what exactly are you doing?

703
00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:22,470
Are you planning to rebel?

704
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:26,470
A few ants like you
don't need me to rebel.

705
00:39:26,950 --> 00:39:28,120
Que Yongxiu.

706
00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:29,520
Mr. Zheng,

707
00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:33,640
don't you boast about being upright
and intolerant of corruption?

708
00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:37,950
You humiliated Duke Zhenbei
for the Military Land Case

709
00:39:38,270 --> 00:39:40,540
and used the excuse
of military land occupation

710
00:39:40,540 --> 00:39:42,680
to kill three of my subordinates.

711
00:39:43,310 --> 00:39:44,470
Did you know

712
00:39:44,830 --> 00:39:45,950
you'd end up here today?

713
00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:50,830
This is all a matter of reciprocity.

714
00:39:51,830 --> 00:39:53,390
Catch this.

715
00:39:57,910 --> 00:39:58,760
Son!

716
00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:05,310
Son!

717
00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:07,920
Father,

718
00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:09,240
I'm scared.

719
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:12,080
You won't die.

720
00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:21,520
Que Yongxiu!

721
00:40:29,390 --> 00:40:31,460
Son!

722
00:40:34,050 --> 00:40:34,890
My Lord.

723
00:40:42,990 --> 00:40:43,990
He's broken down.

724
00:40:44,390 --> 00:40:45,640
The empathy has ended early.

725
00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:50,950
Son.

726
00:41:01,430 --> 00:41:02,270
Sorry.

727
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:05,040
Excuse me.

728
00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:14,760
My son.

729
00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:51,760
Is Chuzhou City

730
00:41:52,790 --> 00:41:54,200
where the bloodshed happened?

731
00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:56,960
Yes.

732
00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:05,080
Sorry.

733
00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:07,440
I lost composure.

734
00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:15,200
We need to go to Chuzhou City.

735
00:42:15,470 --> 00:42:16,720
But before that,

736
00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:18,950
we need to organize our thoughts

737
00:42:19,240 --> 00:42:21,430
and review the Bloodshed Case again.

738
00:42:23,390 --> 00:42:24,960
Duke Zhenbei's massacre of the city

739
00:42:25,090 --> 00:42:26,520
was to refine a core,

740
00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:27,640
to reach the 2nd Rank.

741
00:42:28,470 --> 00:42:30,600
But refining Qi energy takes time,

742
00:42:30,910 --> 00:42:33,310
so he chose to slaughter Chuzhou City

743
00:42:33,790 --> 00:42:35,870
and hide it from everyone

744
00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:37,200
with a habitual mindset.

745
00:42:37,310 --> 00:42:39,990
But I met several soldiers
from Chuzhou City before,

746
00:42:39,990 --> 00:42:41,040
and I asked them.

747
00:42:41,830 --> 00:42:44,520
None of them knew
about Duke Zhenbei's massacre.

748
00:42:44,870 --> 00:42:47,120
Their memories might've been altered,

749
00:42:47,430 --> 00:42:48,530
or they might not even know

750
00:42:48,620 --> 00:42:50,870
what they did.

751
00:42:51,720 --> 00:42:52,790
But in any case,

752
00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:54,990
this is not something
a Fighter could do.

753
00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:56,040
So,

754
00:42:56,190 --> 00:42:57,910
Duke Zhenbei must have

755
00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:01,950
top-level powerhouses
from other factions helping him.

756
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:03,400
The Witcher's Sect.

757
00:43:03,430 --> 00:43:04,270
Yes.

758
00:43:14,010 --> 00:43:17,990
♪Heaven and earth gave birth to me♪

759
00:43:21,020 --> 00:43:25,300
♪With determination,
the wind can't sway the shadow♪

760
00:43:26,790 --> 00:43:30,140
♪Errant thoughts
entangle the dark world♪

761
00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:33,300
♪Out of fury, I wield my saber♪

762
00:43:34,180 --> 00:43:39,890
♪To cut down injustice
and triumph over evil♪

763
00:43:40,380 --> 00:43:43,170
♪Across eternity,
this realm feels like an endless night♪

764
00:43:43,170 --> 00:43:46,820
♪Only my steadfast heart
remains unchanged♪

765
00:43:47,510 --> 00:43:50,220
♪Stars and constellations
scattered like murky smoke♪

766
00:43:50,220 --> 00:43:53,720
♪Yet my resolute will shines
through to dispel the peril♪

767
00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:58,520
♪The tree longs for stillness,
but the wind will not cease♪

768
00:43:58,950 --> 00:44:01,970
♪Darkness disintegrates before me♪

769
00:44:02,540 --> 00:44:08,910
♪Entwined with injustices
again and again♪

770
00:44:24,610 --> 00:44:28,530
♪Heaven and earth gave birth to me♪

771
00:44:31,630 --> 00:44:35,910
♪With determination,
the wind can't sway the shadow♪

772
00:44:37,330 --> 00:44:40,930
♪Errant thoughts
entangle the dark world♪

773
00:44:41,380 --> 00:44:43,970
♪Out of fury, I wield my saber♪

774
00:44:44,810 --> 00:44:50,580
♪To cut down injustice
and triumph over evil♪

775
00:44:51,060 --> 00:44:53,780
♪Across eternity,
this realm feels like an endless night♪

776
00:44:53,780 --> 00:44:57,630
♪Only my steadfast heart
remains unchanged♪

777
00:44:58,070 --> 00:45:00,810
♪Stars and constellations
scattered like murky smoke♪

778
00:45:00,810 --> 00:45:04,800
♪Yet my resolute will shines
through to dispel the peril♪

779
00:45:05,120 --> 00:45:09,370
♪The tree longs for stillness,
but the wind will not cease♪

780
00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:12,770
♪Darkness disintegrates before me♪

781
00:45:13,100 --> 00:45:18,820
♪Entwined with injustices
again and again♪

782
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:21,970
♪Across eternity,
this realm feels like an endless night♪

783
00:45:21,970 --> 00:45:25,720
♪Only my steadfast heart
remains unchanged♪

784
00:45:26,330 --> 00:45:29,030
♪Stars and constellations
scattered like murky smoke♪

785
00:45:29,030 --> 00:45:32,850
♪One's arrogance deserves execution♪

786
00:45:33,410 --> 00:45:37,750
♪Slaughter all confusions♪

787
00:45:37,750 --> 00:45:40,900
♪The moonlight illuminates the sky♪

788
00:45:41,120 --> 00:45:47,010
♪Bringing justice back to the world♪

789
00:45:47,550 --> 00:45:50,840
♪Demons and spirits♪

790
00:45:51,010 --> 00:45:54,190
♪Born and perish as one♪

791
00:45:54,520 --> 00:45:59,210
♪A resolve hangs high in my heart♪

792
00:46:01,620 --> 00:46:06,220
♪Worlds apart,
yet sharing the same origin♪