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♫ I spur my horse, a whip in hand, to claim the land ♫

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♫ Little did I know, my boldness couldn’t
overcome the sorrow of parting ♫

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♫ I shed my armor and wear the brocade ♫

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♫ The man in the yellow light sighs alone ♫

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♫ But no grand ambition can fill this lonely night ♫

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♫ With all my courage, I'd hold a paper umbrella high ♫

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♫ To shield you from every storm in the sky ♫

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♫ On the lakeside of the mortal world ♫

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♫ I look back, a thousand ships have sailed by ♫

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♫ We drank to our joys and griefs in the endless sand ♫

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♫ But let slip the perfect life we had planned ♫

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♫ I owe you a lifetime I cannot repay ♫

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♫ Only in the next life can this debt be paid ♫

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♫ We drank to our joys and griefs in the desert vast ♫

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♫ But in love and hate, we stumbled till the last ♫

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♫ Though I might walk through history's proud song ♫

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♫ My heart still falters where love belongs ♫

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♫ I’d have no regrets at all,
if only you had asked me to stay ♫

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Braveness of the Ming

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Episode 03

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Greetings, my lord.

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- Commander Feng.
- Mr. Zhuo.

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You've arrived quite punctually.

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What are your orders, my lord?

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Prince Qi's birthday is approaching soon.

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Due to the court's tight budget this year,

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the funds from the Ministry of Revenue
intended for Prince Qi's mansion construction

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will be delayed for some time.

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You know Prince Qi loves to show off.

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[Zhuo Lun, Bai Yixia's confidant]
To ensure the mansion construction continues,

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you may instruct Yang Xu

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to offer three strategies to Prince Qi.

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Please elaborate.

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Land enclosure, smuggling, and mining.

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Yes, my lord.

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How did Zhang Shisan die?

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In my humble opinion,

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Yang Xu is not in a safe situation.

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Within just a few days,

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he has cheated death twice now.

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The first time,

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the assassin mistakenly killed his concubine.

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The second time,

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Zhang Shisan sacrificed his own life

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to protect him.

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All our plans hinge on Yang Xu.

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This person absolutely must not have any mishaps.

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Mr. Feng hasn't visited our mansion for three days.

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He's helping me handle Prince Qi's birthday gifts,

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so naturally, he won't come.

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Give me dried fish, give me dried fish.

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Give me dried fish.

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Little one.

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Give me dried fish, give me dried fish.

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(This old man walks quite fast.)

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Old man.

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Old man.

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Hey, wake up, wake up.

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Our young master is calling you.

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Old man,

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are these flowers raised by you?

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You're really amusing.

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If I didn't raise them, why would I put them here?

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If you like them, put more money in.

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Alright.

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We need someone to tend the garden.

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Young Master, could it be that you...

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Old man, your luck is about to turn around.

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[Yang's Residence]

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Old man, let go quickly! It hurts!

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Your martial arts haven't improved at all,

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and it's much worse than before.

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It seems you've been living quite comfortably,

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Young Master Yang.

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And you're gloating?

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Are you even my father?

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I was never your father to begin with.

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Where are you from?

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What about your parents?

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I don't know, I don't know any of it.

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Ever since I can remember,

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I've already been begging here.

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Then follow me.

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Do you have a name?

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My name is Xia Xun.

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But,

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starting today, you have to call me Dad.

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I have to tiptoe around others every day.

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Do you know how miserable I feel?

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Feeling miserable, huh?

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Then, come back with me now.

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Let's go home and continue fishing.

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Can I really leave?

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Of course.

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Leaving is easy.

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But,

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the Imperial Guards have spies everywhere.

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If you want to leave,

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you have to be prepared

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to spend your whole life as a fugitive.

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If that's the case, I'd rather not leave.

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I'll just keep playing this role of Yang Xu well.

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Once I've mastered it one day,

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I won't have to listen to Feng Xihui anymore.

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Then, the two of us will just live

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in this big mansion.

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I'll take care of you. How about that?

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If you covet the Yang family's wealth
and status, just say so.

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Don't drag me into it.

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I've seen plenty

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of your kind of tricks when I was young.

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I'm not impressed.

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Really?

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Let me tell you, now your son is

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an Imperial Guard.

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You're not impressed?

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What's so great about the Imperial Guards?

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Even if your current boss stood before me,

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he'd have to obediently

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and respectfully call me

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Senior.

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[Guard Division]
The Imperial Guards originated from the Guard Division.

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I was once the Commander there.

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So you're their senior!

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With you backing me up,

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why should I fear Feng Xihui?

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You brat, stop always thinking about promotion.

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Do you have any idea what the Imperial Guards are?

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That place is hell.

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When they point their blades at others,

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there are also countless invisible blades

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pointing at themselves.

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Once you're there, you're no longer a person.

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You become a killing tool in the Emperor's hands.

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When I was young,

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the Commander often ordered us to fight each other.

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If anyone showed mercy, they were never spared.

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So the slightest mistake could cost you your life.

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You corrupt officials!

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Let me go!

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Let me go, let me go!

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Later in the prison,

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I witnessed many of their ruthless methods.

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Even now, thinking about it sends shivers down my spine.

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This is also

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the reason I ultimately chose to leave the Guard Division.

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Each new emperor brings his own ministers.

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I've been away from the Guard Division for so long now,

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where would I still have any say?

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What, not convinced?

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What does their fighting and killing have to do with me?

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I was originally playing the role of Yang Xu.

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I was a spy planted beside Prince Qi.

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If I was good to Prince Qi, wasn't that enough?

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I wouldn't involve myself in those Imperial Guard matters.

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It seems you

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really are determined to be Yang Xu,

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aren't you?

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To be honest,

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I saw Feng Xihui was indiscriminately killing innocents.

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He harbors sinister intentions.

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I didn't want to just let him off.

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Young folks just don't know how the world really works.

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I finally managed to get a couple of days of peace.

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Now it seems

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I have to get these old bones moving again.

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The Imperial Guards usually use code words.

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For example,

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they call a wine cup "lian mi"
and government soldiers "meng feng".

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Under specific circumstances,

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the placement of a wine cup or a pair of chopsticks

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can represent different meanings.

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You need to learn a set of

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secret code words to distinguish friend from foe.

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Between you and the colleagues you trust,

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you must have a set of

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code words only you yourselves know.

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The Thousand Character Classic.

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Do you still remember this book?

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This is the codebook for the Imperial Guards.

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To ordinary people, the codes

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are just a few numbers.

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But to you,

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that's your entire life and fortune.

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Based on the serial number of the code words,

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look up the corresponding content in the book,

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and you can know its meaning.

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I wondered why you made me
memorize this since I was little.

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I can recite it backwards and forwards.

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Kid, now you understand, right?

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So, you're agreeing to help me?

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Well, I'm the one who brought you up.

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You're the best.

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You kid.

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Feng Xihui is basically out of people he can use now.

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That strange girl in the residence

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doesn't seem to be on his side.

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But I'm with that girl

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under the same roof every day.

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What if I accidentally get killed by her?

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Retreat in order to advance.

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Have her follow you closely.

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It would be harder for her to take action.

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That's a solution.

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Really.

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Every night at midnight,

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I can hear someone's footsteps,

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and see shadows outside the window.

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They won't come looking for me

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and try to kill me again, will they?

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Really?

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Aren't pyou just confused from sleep?

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Look, look at my dark circles.

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I haven't been able to sleep all night.

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Luckily, that maid has been keeping me company.

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Only with her by my side can I feel a bit at ease.

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How about this?

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Since Mr. Liu has nothing going on lately,

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could you ask him to come and accompany me?

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That's one more layer of protection, right?

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Alright.

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Tonight, I'll have Liu Xu come along.

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If an assassin really appears,
it might not be a bad thing.

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[Yang's Residence]

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Such fine hands.

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Why pick up a knife of all things?

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Who are you?

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Who sent you? Speak!

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She's dead.

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So well-trained.

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Don't you think it's a bit like...

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Like the style of the Imperial Guards?

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How could it be her?

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My lord.

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How could she possibly be an assassin?

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My lord, think about it quickly.

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If she is an assassin,

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then there will be a second

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and a third person coming to assassinate me.

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My death is of little consequence,

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but who will deliver Prince Qi's gift?

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Shut up, and go back to your room.

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We'll handle the rest.

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Find a place to bury the body.

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Yes.

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[Guard Command Division]

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I heard

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the Yang's Residence in Qingzhou has been bustling,

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and people have been dying one after another.

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You know me.

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I can't stand the sight of blood.

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It's not that I'm not doing my best.

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It's just that

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the enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light.

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I really can't spare any manpower to protect Yang Xu.

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Feng Xihui.

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How important is Yang Xu?

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You've been in Qingzhou for many years.

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Can't you think of a proper way

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to ensure his safety?

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Tell me all the details

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truthfully.

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Don't think about playing any tricks.

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I can naturally tell

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whether you're telling the truth.

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For example, after Yang Xu was assassinated,

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why didn't you return to Qingzhou immediately

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but found another place to stay?

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And why,

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after Yang Xu returned to Qingzhou,

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did rumors spread throughout the city?

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I dare not hide anything from you.

273
00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:49,280
The truth is exactly as I said.

274
00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,760
I... I was truly at the end of my rope,

275
00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:53,960
and couldn't think of any other way.

276
00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,120
If Xia Xun ends up like Yang Xu,

277
00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,040
dying at the hands of some mysterious person,

278
00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:01,840
Feng Xihui,

279
00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,080
then I'll have to see

280
00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,480
if there's anyone new who can take your place.

281
00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:10,360
My lord,

282
00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:11,960
based on my observations,

283
00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:13,400
Yang Xu definitely did not die

284
00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,000
at the hands of some mysterious person.

285
00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,800
It's highly likely, highly likely that...

286
00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,000
Who would be so bold?

287
00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:20,960
One of our own.

288
00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:28,920
Someone daring to sabotage my great cause.

289
00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,080
I suspect it could only be him.

290
00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:34,560
Feng Xihui,

291
00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,720
since you already know who he is,

292
00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:39,400
I don't need to tell you

293
00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,480
what you should do, right?

294
00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:43,160
Yes.

295
00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,080
I will guard Xia Xun closely, never leaving his side.

296
00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:48,680
Get up.

297
00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:49,520
Thank you, my lord.

298
00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:57,920
Feng Xihui,

299
00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,880
you have truly disappointed me.

300
00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:03,800
You have no one at your disposal.

301
00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,000
Why couldn't you leverage the situation to your advantage?

302
00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,520
Yang Xu now has three identities,

303
00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:14,920
an Imperial Guard, a Qingzhou gentry,
and a retainer of Prince Qi.

304
00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,600
Why couldn't you use Prince Qi's influence

305
00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:19,040
to achieve your own goals?

306
00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:20,920
Although Prince Qi relies on him,

307
00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,480
he wouldn't go so far as to send troops to protect him.

308
00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:27,960
Yang Xu doesn't hold that much weight in Prince Qi's heart.

309
00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,960
You and I both know this.

310
00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,320
But the officials at the prefectural
and county offices don't know that.

311
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,040
When you can leverage influence, do so.

312
00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,840
When you can't, create the appearance of it.

313
00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,760
Creating something out of nothing,

314
00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,800
turning falsehoods into truths,

315
00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,320
these are the usual tactics of us Imperial Guards.

316
00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,080
How is it that after just four years
away from Yingtian Prefecture,

317
00:17:56,120 --> 00:17:59,360
you've forgotten all these methods completely?

318
00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:00,920
Thank you for your guidance.

319
00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:02,560
I know what to do now.

320
00:18:09,180 --> 00:18:11,860
[Peng's Residence]

321
00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:31,320
Inspector, please.

322
00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:35,480
Peng,

323
00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,400
we've known each other for more than a day or two.

324
00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,520
I won't beat around the bush with you.

325
00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,720
[Peng Wanli, Deputy Master of Peng's Manor]
A few days ago, Yang Xu, a gentry from Qingzhou,

326
00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,320
was assassinated in broad daylight in his own residence.

327
00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:50,480
Are you aware of this?

328
00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:52,600
What does this have to do with our Peng family?

329
00:18:54,360 --> 00:18:56,040
You're in the carriage and shipping business,

330
00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,280
dealing with both the legitimate and underworld circles.

331
00:18:58,880 --> 00:18:59,960
Can you guarantee

332
00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:02,080
that there are no evildoers among them?

333
00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,600
If your Peng family wants to clear any suspicion,

334
00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,200
you should assist the authorities

335
00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:08,840
in investigating suspicious individuals.

336
00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,640
We'll do our best to help.

337
00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:12,640
Again!

338
00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:33,160
Come on!

339
00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:03,000
Stop pretending!

340
00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:04,320
Again!

341
00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,040
This is utterly absurd.

342
00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:09,760
It seems this Inspector Feng

343
00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,000
is truly desperate because of the assassin.

344
00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:17,240
[Peng Taigong, Grand Elder of the Jiang Family]
Fine then, I'll send a few people.

345
00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:19,320
Who among us truly masters the Peng family's legacy?

346
00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:20,720
The old are too old, the young are too young.

347
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:22,520
It might be better

348
00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:24,520
if I go myself.

349
00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:32,080
No, no, no.

350
00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,200
Who in Qingzhou doesn't know you?

351
00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,000
Having the Deputy Master
of the Peng family running around

352
00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,280
just to protect that young man named Yang?

353
00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:44,880
If word gets out,

354
00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:47,880
wouldn't it completely disgrace our family?

355
00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,440
Taigong, what about sending Ziqi?

356
00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,800
Ziqi? Nonsense!

357
00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:55,640
She's a young lady.

358
00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,640
And Yang Xu is notoriously lecherous.

359
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,000
Wouldn't that be like throwing a fish into a cat's mouth?

360
00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:04,200
Why not?

361
00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:05,320
Great-grandfather,

362
00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,960
just because the authorities are backing Yang Xu,

363
00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:10,560
he doesn't even take our family seriously,

364
00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:12,520
demanding people as he pleases.

365
00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:14,720
Leave this matter to me.

366
00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:16,960
I will definitely not disgrace our family

367
00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,840
and I'll also let that playboy know

368
00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,720
what it means to invite a wolf into his house.

369
00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:24,480
What?

370
00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:26,800
You hired a bodyguard for me without telling me?

371
00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:29,880
Do I need your permission to do things?

372
00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:31,880
Young Master Peng, please come in.

373
00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:43,240
Who is this?

374
00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:45,560
This is Peng Ziqi.

375
00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:46,640
Young Master Peng,

376
00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,080
this is the person we are asking you to protect,

377
00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:50,680
Young Master Yang.

378
00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:54,360
You must have heard of the Peng family.

379
00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,240
This time, for your safety,

380
00:21:57,120 --> 00:22:00,360
we specially went there to request someone to protect you.

381
00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,840
Their Five Tigers Gate-Severing Saber
technique is highly renowned.

382
00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,640
It is generally not taught to outsiders.

383
00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,960
Only direct lineage members can learn it.

384
00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,880
Young Master Peng is a direct
descendant of the Peng family.

385
00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:12,720
He has inherited the true teachings.

386
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,360
Five Tigers Gate-Severing Saber?

387
00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:20,200
With him here, you can rest assured, right?

388
00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,640
I'll be in your care from now on.

389
00:22:33,260 --> 00:22:34,500
[Yang's Residence]

390
00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:52,320
What are you looking at?

391
00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,320
Are you planning to fool around again,

392
00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:56,120
and get yourself killed?

393
00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:58,320
Young Master Peng.

394
00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:00,880
Have we met before?

395
00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,560
Young Master Yang Xu is known

396
00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,640
far and wide in Qingzhou

397
00:23:08,360 --> 00:23:11,520
for being a philanderer who frequented brothels.

398
00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:15,880
I've always heard

399
00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,280
that the Peng family's saber techniques are fierce.

400
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:21,680
I never expected the Pengs to be so sharp-tongued.

401
00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,560
Maybe you should change careers
and become a matchmaker.

402
00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,240
For the next few days, you should just stay at home

403
00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,440
and act like a spineless coward.

404
00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:00,600
Did you see that? What do you think?

405
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:03,360
Did Feng Xihui

406
00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:04,600
send him to keep an eye on me?

407
00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:06,800
No.

408
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,040
The Peng family's boxing skills are even better.

409
00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,720
But it looked like her strength was insufficient.

410
00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,880
She compensated entirely with agility and flexibility.

411
00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:20,880
It seems like,

412
00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,560
but not entirely like, the Peng family's style.

413
00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,920
I observed her physique and understood completely.

414
00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,240
She is not Young Master Peng, but Miss Peng.

415
00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,440
You're quite something, still sharp as ever.

416
00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:37,840
You little brat.

417
00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:40,960
Young Master Peng.

418
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,600
I'm just going to the teahouse to relax.

419
00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:44,120
You don't need to be so dedicated to your duty.

420
00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:47,400
What kind of shady business are you up to

421
00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:49,240
that you have to avoid people?

422
00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:52,760
If I go to the bathhouse, will you follow me there too?

423
00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:54,520
Naturally, I will follow you there.

424
00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:55,600
That's great then.

425
00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,200
We are life-and-death friends.

426
00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:58,960
We should be completely open with each other.

427
00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:00,120
You!

428
00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:03,880
Move aside!

429
00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:05,440
Get out of the way!

430
00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:08,400
Move aside!

431
00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:10,560
Be careful!

432
00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,120
Miss, are you alright?

433
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:14,080
I'm fine.

434
00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:18,360
Get down here!

435
00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:21,480
What are you doing?

436
00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,560
You injured someone and still act so rudely?

437
00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:25,560
I injured someone?

438
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:28,080
Who saw me injure anyone?

439
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,800
She ran in front of my horse to block it.

440
00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:33,560
How can you be so unreasonable?

441
00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,000
Stop it. So what if he's unreasonable?

442
00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:36,640
This man is the tyrant of this place.

443
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:38,000
We can't afford to provoke him.

444
00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:38,880
Alright, hurry up and leave.

445
00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:39,600
Let's go, let's go.

446
00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,160
What's there to be afraid of?

447
00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:42,400
Let's go to the authorities now

448
00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:43,440
- to reason this out.
- Are you okay?

449
00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:44,280
To the authorities?

450
00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:46,880
Let me put it this way.

451
00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:49,320
Even if I had broken her bones today,

452
00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,240
I can still swagger out as long as my father

453
00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:53,960
sends a document to the prefect's office.

454
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:54,440
You...

455
00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,080
May I ask your father's honorable name?

456
00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:01,680
Don't take it the wrong way.

457
00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:03,560
It's just that I happen to have some connections

458
00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:05,400
with Qingzhou's prefect.

459
00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:09,080
So, you are...

460
00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:10,000
Not me.

461
00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:13,360
It's this young lady.

462
00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:18,080
Presumably, you've heard of

463
00:26:18,120 --> 00:26:19,680
Mr. Feng, the Inspector of Qingzhou, right?

464
00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:22,880
He has quite a connection with this young lady.

465
00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:28,720
It's just that it can't be mentioned in front of outsiders.

466
00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,880
And this young gentleman, though having a bad temper,

467
00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,520
practices the Peng Family's
Five Tigers Gate-Severing Saber.

468
00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:40,840
You must be aware of the Peng family's status

469
00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:42,560
in the martial world, right?

470
00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:45,960
My name is Yang Xu.

471
00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:48,000
If you don't believe me,

472
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,840
you can inquire whether what I say is true.

473
00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:52,440
I don't mean anything.

474
00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:54,000
I'm just reminding you

475
00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,360
not to cause trouble for yourself.

476
00:26:58,720 --> 00:26:59,720
Why should I believe you?

477
00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,280
Now let's talk about reason.

478
00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:05,000
Bumping into this young lady is no big deal,

479
00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:06,520
but offending Inspector Feng is a major problem.

480
00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:07,040
Think about it.

481
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:08,320
If Mr. Feng adds fuel to the fire

482
00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:09,560
in front of Prince Qi,

483
00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,800
then how will your father

484
00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,640
keep his dignity in the prefect's office?

485
00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:17,840
Just now, I was too rude.

486
00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,280
I apologize to this young lady. Is that acceptable?

487
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,040
Young lady, do you think it's acceptable?

488
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:26,520
I...

489
00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,760
You must also apologize to her sincerely.

490
00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:30,200
Right.

491
00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,680
Sincere. You must be sincere enough.

492
00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,920
Yes, apologize, sincerely!

493
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:38,280
Okay.

494
00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:40,200
Apologize, apologize!

495
00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:45,360
Young lady, just now I was unreasonable.

496
00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:47,960
Don't... Don't tell Mr. Feng.

497
00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:50,280
Alright.

498
00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:52,840
We are reasonable people.

499
00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:53,840
Young man,

500
00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:55,720
please.

501
00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,320
It's settled, you may go.

502
00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:04,760
Thank you both.

503
00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:09,960
Don't thank me at all.

504
00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:11,880
Who intended to thank you?

505
00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:13,520
This win was a total cheat.

506
00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:15,680
We righteous people

507
00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,400
emphasize acting with integrity.

508
00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:18,680
Acting with integrity?

509
00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:20,640
So what do you plan to do?

510
00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:22,080
Just beat him up directly?

511
00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,040
With the Peng family's backing, you'd naturally be fine,

512
00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:25,600
but what about that girl in the future?

513
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:26,400
Will they let her off?

514
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,840
Can you protect her for a lifetime?

515
00:28:36,120 --> 00:28:36,560
Fool.

516
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:47,280
My lord, please.

517
00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:00,680
What are your orders?

518
00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:03,480
Tomorrow is Prince Qi's birthday.

519
00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:05,080
I've prepared the congratulatory gift.

520
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:06,720
You can just take it over.

521
00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:09,120
I've troubled you, my lord.

522
00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:10,320
That's not the point.

523
00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:12,160
Listen carefully.

524
00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,240
In the past, two-thirds of the construction funds

525
00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:19,080
came from the Ministry of Revenue.

526
00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,000
But this year, the Ministry of Revenue
is having some cash flow difficulties.

527
00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:25,760
This allocation has been temporarily suspended.

528
00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:27,840
Given Prince Qi's temperament,

529
00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:30,240
he will absolutely not let this go.
He wants to get money,

530
00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,040
and it's very likely he will come to you.

531
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:34,240
Mr. Feng,

532
00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:37,280
what should I do then?

533
00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:38,880
I absolutely cannot come up

534
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:41,280
with such a large sum of money.

535
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:42,520
There are three methods

536
00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:46,080
for Prince Qi to rapidly accumulate vast wealth.

537
00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,480
You can also use this to become

538
00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:50,880
Prince Qi's trusted confidant.

539
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:52,800
Please enlighten me.

540
00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:55,440
As for the first method,

541
00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:59,240
the court allowed Prince Qi
to choose a site to rebuild his mansion,

542
00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:00,840
but did not delineate a specific scope.

543
00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:02,960
You can offer a plan to Prince Qi,

544
00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,280
advising him to expand the new mansion site.

545
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,120
This way, several hundred households
in the surrounding area

546
00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:09,400
would need to relocate.

547
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,160
That is to say,

548
00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,080
we should forcibly make them move?

549
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,720
How can it be forced?

550
00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:19,040
That leaves too many loose ends.

551
00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:21,040
You choose this new mansion site

552
00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,760
right in an area where
wealthy gentry and merchants gather.

553
00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,120
These rich people

554
00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,240
have racked their brains to arrange their homes,

555
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,040
and spent lots of wealth on them.

556
00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:34,280
No one would be willing to leave.

557
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:35,720
So they'll just

558
00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:37,800
spend money to avoid moving.

559
00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:40,840
I understand.

560
00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,040
So we'll use their own money

561
00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:46,800
to buy back their own houses.

562
00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:50,160
(In this way,)

563
00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,720
(Prince Qi's reputation would be utterly ruined.)

564
00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:55,320
The second plan

565
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,880
is to ask the Prince to use his privileges

566
00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:02,480
to sell materials like cowhide,
animal sinew, and wrought iron.

567
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:03,680
These items

568
00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,040
are important supplies restricted by the court.

569
00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:08,960
Ordinary people wouldn't dare to deal in them.

570
00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:10,280
So the profits are enormous.

571
00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:12,920
But if we transport them under Prince Qi's name,

572
00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:14,120
who would dare to inspect?

573
00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:17,400
Of course,

574
00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,560
you can also seek some benefits for yourself

575
00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:21,480
with Prince Qi's influence.

576
00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,040
But these are all military supplies.

577
00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:25,240
As for the third plan,

578
00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:27,400
it's mining.

579
00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:28,560
That's even more lucrative.

580
00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:32,000
It's something commoners wouldn't dare to do.

581
00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:32,680
Therefore,

582
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,200
as long as Prince Qi is willing to take the lead,

583
00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,160
wealthy gentry and merchants
will be eager to cooperate.

584
00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,720
He can make a huge profit
without spending a single coin.

585
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,400
That's truly wise.

586
00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:46,320
But in doing so,

587
00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:48,040
won't it stir up public resentment?

588
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:50,840
We came here to capture the rebels.

589
00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,000
What if the court investigates?

590
00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:55,400
So that's what you're worried about.

591
00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:57,960
We are creating opportunities

592
00:31:58,400 --> 00:31:59,960
to make the rebels expose themselves.

593
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:01,960
All of the above

594
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,680
is to make you attract the attention of those rebels.

595
00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,320
You don't need to know the details.

596
00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:09,880
I'm going back.

597
00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,200
You get things prepared.

598
00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:26,240
Prepare for what?

599
00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:28,360
Play with fire?

600
00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:34,000
The three suggestions from Feng Xihui

601
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,240
seem problematic to me.

602
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:38,920
The matter of rebellion

603
00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:39,800
is not yet conclusive.

604
00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:41,800
Yet they're so eager to pin a label on him.

605
00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,320
What if he's innocent?

606
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:45,800
Let me ask you,

607
00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,120
how can a fallen Imperial Guard

608
00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:49,800
make himself

609
00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:53,440
reappear before the emperor?

610
00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:57,960
Unless the world is in chaos.

611
00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:03,840
I get it.

612
00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:09,120
The Imperial Guards are saving themselves.

613
00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,760
They are born for violence.

614
00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:12,760
In times of peace,

615
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:15,000
they have no use.

616
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:17,480
They also know

617
00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:21,880
that they're now a discarded pawn.

618
00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:23,960
Only by creating

619
00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,600
a rebellion case deliberately

620
00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,720
can they have a chance to be seen again.

621
00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,520
So they deliberately framed Prince Qi.

622
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:37,160
Old man,

623
00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:39,800
this time I must not listen to them.

624
00:33:39,940 --> 00:33:41,220
[Prince Qi's Mansion]

625
00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:42,200
Please come inside.

626
00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:43,120
Okay.

627
00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:46,680
Mr. Liu, thank you for coming.

628
00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:47,560
Please come inside.

629
00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:48,760
Please come in.

630
00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:52,120
Please come inside.

631
00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,320
Please, this way.

632
00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:55,480
Please come inside.

633
00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,280
They're judging people by their status.

634
00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:00,960
Is it because you didn't bring enough gifts?

635
00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:02,440
Don't worry about that.

636
00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:05,440
The congratulatory gifts prepared by Mr. Feng

637
00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:07,520
are absolutely appropriate.

638
00:34:09,240 --> 00:34:12,080
Young Master Yang, here you are.

639
00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:13,560
His Highness has been waiting for a long time.

640
00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:15,280
Please follow me inside.

641
00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:15,720
Okay.

642
00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:16,920
Please.

643
00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:19,640
Your attendants cannot follow.

644
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:23,800
Alright then.

645
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:24,280
Peng,

646
00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:26,960
go find a place to cool off for a while.

647
00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,080
After I catch up with His Highness,

648
00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:30,360
I'll come find you.

649
00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,000
Your Highness, Young Master Yang is here.

650
00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:54,720
Your Highness, greetings.

651
00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:55,800
Spare the formalities.

652
00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:58,920
Yang Xu, the reason I summoned you this time

653
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:00,400
is to have you think of a plan.

654
00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:02,280
How can I

655
00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:04,400
immediately earn a large sum of money?

656
00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:06,640
Your shops have always been doing very well,

657
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:08,920
especially these overseas trade routes

658
00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:10,560
with two annual voyages to Korea and Luzon.

659
00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:12,000
The profit generated...

660
00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:15,360
What you're saying is all too slow.

661
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:17,440
I need a very large sum of silver

662
00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:19,280
to rebuild my mansion.

663
00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:22,960
But your annual stipend

664
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:24,960
plus the profits from these shops

665
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,280
and the annual allocation from the court

666
00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:27,800
should be sufficient to support it.

667
00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:29,640
Support my foot!

668
00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:30,720
- Your Highness, please calm down.
- Get lost.

669
00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:32,600
Haven't you understood yet?

670
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:34,960
I need a large sum of money!

671
00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:36,960
My mansion has already started construction.

672
00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:38,240
The Ministry of Revenue's silver

673
00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,200
hasn't been allocated at all so far.

674
00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:41,800
[Zhu Fu, Prince Qi]
What should I do? Leave it there?

675
00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:43,520
I can't afford to lose face like that!

676
00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:45,720
Prince Qi's Mansion can't afford to lose face!

677
00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:48,320
I understand.

678
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,680
The court's allocation is indeed a bit slow.

679
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,400
But your mansion

680
00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:55,200
was only built a few years ago,

681
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:57,640
so moving shouldn't be urgent, right?

682
00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:59,080
How dare you! How dare you!

683
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:01,960
When we became feudal princes,

684
00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,200
my mansion was the shabbiest and worst.

685
00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:06,080
My fourth brother's mansion was the most magnificent.

686
00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:07,080
I have finally

687
00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:08,920
obtained this chance to rebuild the mansion.

688
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:11,720
What, should I just let it sit idle now?

689
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:13,160
I cannot afford to lose face!

690
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:16,040
Think of a solution for me, immediately!

691
00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:21,480
But I truly have no perfect plan at the moment.

692
00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:23,200
How dare you, Yang Xu!

693
00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:26,160
Don't forget

694
00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:28,720
who gave you your current status and position?

695
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,720
You think you can dismiss me like that?

696
00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:31,480
Dream on!

697
00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:33,200
Think of a solution right now!

698
00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:34,680
Or I will kill you!

699
00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:38,480
There are three methods

700
00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:42,040
for Prince Qi to rapidly accumulate vast wealth.

701
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,040
There's no other choice. I'll tell one first.

702
00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:48,680
Speak!

703
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,640
I do have a plan.

704
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:57,360
But if this method were to spread,

705
00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,080
it would be detrimental to you, Your Highness.

706
00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,480
Stop dawdling, speak, speak!

707
00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:04,680
Your Highness,

708
00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:06,360
cowhide and wrought iron

709
00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:07,960
are items prohibited for private trade.

710
00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:09,560
Many people cannot buy them even with money.

711
00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:11,960
You can imagine

712
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:14,520
how much profit lies within.

713
00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,680
Your Highness, why not use your privilege

714
00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:19,640
to transport these goods?

715
00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:22,520
Even if the inspectors find the carts,

716
00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:23,720
upon hearing they belong to you,

717
00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:26,880
who would dare open them to see what's inside?

718
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:29,920
Your Highness, with this single move,

719
00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,120
wealth will flow in endlessly.

720
00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:37,840
Good idea, good idea!

721
00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:42,160
Draft a plan for me,

722
00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:44,720
include where to purchase from, where to sell to,

723
00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:46,440
and when I need to make arrangement.

724
00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:47,960
Write it all out clearly for me.

725
00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:49,680
Go get it done.

726
00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:50,720
Yes.

727
00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:01,960
Why didn't you present all the three methods

728
00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,400
I told you about to Prince Qi?

729
00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:06,680
I don't understand, my lord.

730
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:08,920
What do you mean?

731
00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:10,720
Land enclosure, smuggling, mining.

732
00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:12,320
You have quite the nerve!

733
00:38:12,720 --> 00:38:14,080
You deliberately forgot them?

734
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:25,680
(Are there his spies in Prince Qi's mansion?)

735
00:38:27,720 --> 00:38:30,280
My lord, forgive me, I only...

736
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:31,120
Only what?

737
00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:33,680
I only thought that this mining method

738
00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:35,320
is not as good as smuggling,

739
00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:37,440
although the profits are great.

740
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:39,360
I just hoped to accumulate enough capital

741
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,080
before proposing it to Prince Qi.

742
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:42,560
You do know how to seize opportunities.

743
00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,040
It's not necessarily unacceptable
for you to skim some benefits.

744
00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:49,840
But you must raise funds quickly.

745
00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:50,800
Make it quick.

746
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:54,720
Present the mining method as soon as possible.

747
00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:55,720
Otherwise,

748
00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,720
I won't be able to explain it to my superiors.

749
00:38:59,720 --> 00:39:00,160
Yes.

750
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:09,640
All I need is someone who can work for me

751
00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:10,880
in front of Prince Qi.

752
00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:16,160
Whether he is Yang Xu or Xia Xun,

753
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,160
or even a beggar on the roadside,

754
00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,200
as long as he can get the job done for me,

755
00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:23,960
his identity doesn't matter at all.

756
00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:27,280
He must have his plans to conceal

757
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:28,880
our plan from Prince Qi.

758
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:33,480
However, being overly cunning is not true wisdom.

759
00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:36,400
If this lowly commoner named Xia Xun

760
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:37,480
tries to ruin our plans,

761
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,200
you can just kill him.

762
00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:41,160
Yes.

763
00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:43,380
[Yang's Residence]

764
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:49,040
Mr. Feng.

765
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:51,160
Young Master Yang.

766
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:52,920
I just received

767
00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:55,520
a secret order from our commander.

768
00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:57,200
Come with me to see him now.

769
00:39:58,840 --> 00:39:59,560
So late?

770
00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:04,120
Mr. Feng, you're not tired, but I'm a bit sleepy.

771
00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:06,600
This is an order. Come with me now.

772
00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,600
Alright, I'll ask Young Master Peng to come along.

773
00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:11,720
No need.

774
00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,160
I'll get changed and come out right away.

775
00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:25,120
You didn't follow Feng Xihui's instructions.

776
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,480
Be careful he might harm you.

777
00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:47,040
Mr. Feng.

778
00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:48,720
Where are we going?

779
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:54,880
Mr. Feng, have you

780
00:40:56,480 --> 00:40:58,040
received a secret order from your superior?

781
00:40:58,200 --> 00:40:59,440
This is the secret order.

782
00:40:59,720 --> 00:41:00,480
But I've finally

783
00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:01,880
managed to get noticed by Prince Qi.

784
00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:03,080
If I die now,

785
00:41:04,720 --> 00:41:05,880
it won't be good for you

786
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:07,000
or the Imperial Guards.

787
00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:08,920
Actually, you've always been clever.

788
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:11,080
I underestimated you before.

789
00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:14,720
It's all thanks to your and Mr. Zhang's guidance.

790
00:41:14,720 --> 00:41:15,720
Don't play this game with me.

791
00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:19,160
You've successfully replaced Yang Xu.

792
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:23,040
In the future, the power in your hands will grow.

793
00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:25,080
Gradually,

794
00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,440
you'll start to ignore even my orders.

795
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:30,840
In fact, you're already doing that.

796
00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:33,160
But if you kill me now,

797
00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:36,920
aren't you afraid your superiors will blame you?

798
00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:39,720
What if this is exactly what the superiors intend?

799
00:41:39,720 --> 00:41:40,640
That's impossible.

800
00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:41,840
You have to believe it.

801
00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:55,960
We can't let Xia Xun escape.

802
00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:18,080
(How could there be steel wire?)

803
00:43:31,300 --> 00:43:36,900
♫ Evening lanterns glow, frost upon the moon ♫

804
00:43:36,900 --> 00:43:41,620
♫ Candlelight flickers red where only few stars gleam ♫

805
00:43:42,660 --> 00:43:48,380
♫ In her tower she sings, dreaming of home ♫

806
00:43:48,380 --> 00:43:52,700
♫ Through wind and night rain,
her gaze begins to roam ♫

807
00:43:54,100 --> 00:43:59,660
♫ Sorrow under moonlight, endless are the nights ♫

808
00:43:59,700 --> 00:44:04,580
♫ Dreaming of moments lost from sight ♫

809
00:44:05,460 --> 00:44:11,140
♫ A rising sandstorm veils your face from view ♫

810
00:44:11,140 --> 00:44:16,900
♫ Now worlds apart, with no path back to you ♫

811
00:44:16,900 --> 00:44:22,580
♫ Love and hate, awake then gone like sand ♫

812
00:44:22,580 --> 00:44:28,420
♫ We meet, forget, through lifetimes' shifting strand ♫

813
00:44:28,980 --> 00:44:33,980
♫ Right or wrong, the song ends, but feelings stay ♫

814
00:44:33,980 --> 00:44:38,340
♫ Two worlds apart, too far to see the way ♫

815
00:44:39,700 --> 00:44:45,220
♫ Who knows her silent love, who knows her tears? ♫

816
00:44:45,220 --> 00:44:50,460
♫ Who knows her heart, and whom it truly fears? ♫

817
00:44:51,100 --> 00:44:56,860
♫ Who knows her tender thoughts,
her hidden grief? ♫

818
00:44:56,860 --> 00:45:01,500
♫ A beauty's fleeting dream
for whom does life seem brief? ♫

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♫ I'd give my all, through all the joy and pain,
and never complain ♫