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♪Flower petals have fallen,
piling as high as mortal mercilessness♪

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♪Gone with the wind,
as if it has never existed♪

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♪I ask for more time♪

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♪To rewrite our stories♪

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♪We travel together in joys and woes♪

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♪Blood bathes this entangled destiny♪

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♪For the next reunion
in the troubled times♪

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♪We tread a treacherous path♪

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♪To find each other♪

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♪Wars and bleakness,
the bright moon shines upon the city♪

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♪I will offer my bravery♪

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♪Fighting relentlessly♪

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♪All for no regrets♪

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♪In this life-and-death battle,
I will not back down♪

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♪Withstand enduring time♪

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♪Someone at the end of the world
never leaves♪

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♪I brave the grim haze
to be with you once again♪

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=Love of Nirvana=
(Based on Xiao Lou's novel of the same name)

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=Episode 29=

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Shaojun, you're relentless, aren't you?

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Sanlang, do you show courtesy

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to your guests by turning them away?

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Shaojun, you aren't
being courteous yourself

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by showing up without an invitation.

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Ci was startled after
falling into the water.

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I need to bring her back
and take care of her.

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You've done your best

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during the incident at Liumen Floodgate.

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You don't need to trouble yourself

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to take care of Ci.

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Ci was heartbroken and wounded

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all because of you.

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You know you're walking
on the edge of a knife,

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barely able to protect yourself.

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Aren't you going
to consider her feelings?

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Shaojun, by considering her feelings,

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do you mean trapping her
in the Pei's Residence?

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That'll cause her both
emotional and physical harm instead.

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Ci.

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You must've suffered.

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Follow me back to Qingkang.

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I won't let this happen again.

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I'm fine.

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Your Lordship, you don't
need to worry about me.

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Our affinity ended long ago.

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There's no need to hold on
to our ties anymore.

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Ci, I know.

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You still blame me

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for not being able
to become the Lord you idolize.

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At this point,

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are you still going to choose him?

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I've already made up my mind

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during the ceremony in Yueluo.

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No matter if it's good or bad,

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I don't have any regrets.

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Your Lordship, please return.

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♪First encounter or the past♪

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♪We are drawn to each other♪

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♪Dangers and threats endured♪

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♪For a shared moment♪

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♪Predestined or chance encounter♪

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♪We are being drawn apart♪

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Although I've rejected His Lordship,

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that doesn't mean I'll forgive you.

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Jiang Ci.

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I'm sorry.

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♪All for a lifetime of deep affection♪

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♪Fortunate to walk together,
even for a moment♪

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♪When we first met♪

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♪Who could have known
how we'd arrive at today♪

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♪A wilted heart with
no one to depend on♪

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♪Is the reason I cannot bear to part♪

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♪Our last burning memory in my heart♪

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♪From then on, no more pain or regret♪

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The weather is dry!

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Beware of fire!

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The weather is dry!

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Beware of fire!

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Now, it seems like Miss Jiang

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only has eyes for Commander Wei.

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Your Lordship.

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I'll explain to Miss Jiang

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that I acted on my own initiative

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when we were at the Lu Army Camp.

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I'll plead with Miss Jiang as well.

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Forget it.

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At least she's safe now.

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Write a secret letter to the court.

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Report to His Majesty

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about Ci's identity
and Wei Zhao's participation

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in the battle of Liumen Floodgate.

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Your Lordship, do you intend

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to borrow His Majesty's power

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to bring Miss Jiang back to Qingkang?

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I failed to protect her.

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That's why her life was in danger
at the camp and Liumen Floodgate.

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Once we return to Qingkang,

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I'll find a way

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to make it up to her.

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Yifei.

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Tell Mr. Ping

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to bring the Yans to Liangzhou.

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But sir...

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She should at least see her once.

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Yes.

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You won't deceive me again, right?

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I've notified Mr. Ping.

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Today,

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I'll surely bring your master here.

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Jiang Ci,

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actually, I have another item...

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Master!

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Ci!

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Master.

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I'm sorry.

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I've made you worried.

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Let me take a good look at you.

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Are you wounded?

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You scum.

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Ci is injured all because of you!

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I'll kill you right now!

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Don't hurt my master!

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I have no intention of doing so.

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You and your master

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can rest in the chamber for now.

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Master.

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Let's go.

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Young Master,

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how should we deal with her after this?

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Young Master,

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for the sake of Yueluo,

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you can't afford to show mercy.

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She was the only witness

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to the unsolved case back then.

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She's our only hope

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in redressing Father's grievances

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and clearing Yueluo's name.

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Since I've made this promise,

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I'll risk my life to fulfill it.

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Nothing can stop me.

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Since they've already met each other,

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Mr. Ping,

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bring Yan Shuangqiao
back to Qingkang overnight.

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But,

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what should we do about Jiang Ci, then?

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I'll explain it to her in my own way.

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Yes, Young Master.

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I heard that you were married to him.

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That's not true.

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It was merely a temporary plan.

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Master, don't worry.

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We're not related at all.

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Ci,

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heed my advice.

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He's the only one you cannot marry.

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Master?

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Promise me this.

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Master,

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I promise you.

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Everything that happened
in the past was part of his plots.

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It'll never happen again.

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I've already made the arrangements.

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Mr. Ping will take good care of your master.

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My hometown

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also had a giant tree like this.

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Whenever it's winter,

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I'll sit on top of the tree
and admire the view from above.

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Do you like it?

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No matter how pretty the view is,

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this isn't the Jiang Village.

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What does Jiang Village look like?

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I have a row of Firefly Grass

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planted at my doorstep.

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They'll always lead me to my house

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no matter how late I return home.

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I also planted

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an entire row of plants by the window.

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I wonder if they're still alive.

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Did you plant them yourself?

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There were Chinese roses

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and rhododendrons.

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Whenever it's summer,

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my house gives off
a pleasant floral scent.

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Sometimes, it'll even attract the bees.

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I placed a pot of sandalwood

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at the wall corner.

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Master always kicks it by accident.

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She also told me off

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for planting too many plants
around the house.

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Although Master always tells me off,

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she defends me, and she's soft-hearted.

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She always argues with the villagers
in order to defend me.

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One time,

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she was so angry
that she split the door.

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The crack

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was this huge.

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Were the villagers

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mean to you?

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It doesn't matter.

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I'm not spending my life
with them anyway.

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It's fine as long as
Master treats me nicely.

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Master even made me a desk.

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She taught me how to read and write.

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But...

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But you get sleepy whenever you study.

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You keep trying

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to sneak outside and have some fun.

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I don't always do that.

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I do still study from time to time.

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Sometimes,

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I'll take a nap too.

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Maybe it's because
the cotton cushion I made

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was stuffed with too much cotton.

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I fell asleep naturally

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upon hearing the wind chime.

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Did you make the wind chime as well?

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I made it by stringing
a bunch of shells I found.

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I placed it beside the desk.

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It's my second favorite item

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after the clay cat.

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I don't know when I'll be able
to return to Jiang Village.

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Once everything is over,

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I'll return

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to Jiang Village with you.

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When I was young, I kept thinking

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that I wanted

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to admire beautiful views,

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enjoy delicacies,

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and enjoy the beauty
of natural scenery

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with my beloved.

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But now, I finally realized

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that such fantasies

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only meant

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that we had to go our separate ways

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and accept our fate.

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Since you lied to me once,

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I shall lie to you this time.

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Wei Zhao,

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farewell.

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May we never see each other again.

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Mr. Ping?

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Zizhu.

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Your Majesty?

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Prince Qi actually has a daughter?

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Your Majesty, please be appeased!

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I had no idea about this at all.

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This younger brother of mine

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truly did something surprising

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without making a sound.

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He kept this from me

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for 20 years.

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Your Majesty,

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I'm sure Prince Qi would've
told you everything

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if he wasn't abducted

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by the assassins of Wei State.

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Look at what Pei Yan is saying.

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Her master took her in and raised her.

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Her master had also appeared
at Liangzhou as well.

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She's in her forties,

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and she's a skilled martial artist.

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I remember that the Yan Sisters

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were hard to deal with as well.

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Even Zijing wasn't a match for them.

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About that...

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If she's truly
the daughter of Prince Qi,

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I'll take good care of her.

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Relay my order to Sanlang.

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Ensure that he brings back

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the master and her disciple.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Wei Zhao, Commander of Guangming Bureau,

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is to locate the orphan, Jiang,
and bring her back to court.

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The Imperial Guards are to escort her.

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Act immediately
upon receiving the order.

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No mistakes are allowed!

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Master,

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we were lucky that Mr. Ping
didn't realize the fruits were drugged.

278
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That's how I was able to rescue you.

279
00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:06,810
I wouldn't have let you
leave the mountain

280
00:20:07,310 --> 00:20:09,050
had I known this would happen.

281
00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,220
You suffered and were put in danger
for no reason at all.

282
00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:14,220
It was because
I didn't heed your advice.

283
00:20:14,620 --> 00:20:15,860
That's why I got into trouble.

284
00:20:16,120 --> 00:20:17,490
And, I've implicated you as well.

285
00:20:19,220 --> 00:20:20,270
It's all in the past now.

286
00:20:21,250 --> 00:20:22,290
Now that I'm around,

287
00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:24,770
no one can harm you.

288
00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:30,460
Master,

289
00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:33,570
I saw the letter hidden within
the clay cat.

290
00:20:35,460 --> 00:20:37,110
Is Prince Qi truly my father?

291
00:20:39,330 --> 00:20:40,330
When I was young,

292
00:20:41,310 --> 00:20:43,090
I thought I had no parents.

293
00:20:43,460 --> 00:20:44,900
I didn't dare to ask you about it.

294
00:20:45,290 --> 00:20:46,990
I was afraid that I might get emotional.

295
00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:48,770
But now,

296
00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,120
I wish to know about them.

297
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:03,570
Prince Qi, also known as Xie Chun,

298
00:21:05,770 --> 00:21:07,030
he's your father.

299
00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:12,030
Your mother's name is Yan Shuwan.

300
00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:14,830
She's my elder sister.

301
00:21:17,810 --> 00:21:19,120
I'm your aunt.

302
00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:27,120
My child!

303
00:21:29,120 --> 00:21:29,960
Aunt!

304
00:21:47,310 --> 00:21:48,590
Your mother and I were assassins

305
00:21:49,750 --> 00:21:51,200
from the imperial court of Wei State.

306
00:21:52,850 --> 00:21:53,790
Back then,

307
00:21:55,550 --> 00:21:57,570
(we were planted beside Xie Chun)

308
00:21:57,900 --> 00:21:58,960
(in order to acquire intel.)

309
00:22:00,940 --> 00:22:02,120
(However, your father)

310
00:22:03,310 --> 00:22:04,860
(was upright, kind, and friendly.)

311
00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,510
(He and my sister fell in love
with each other.)

312
00:22:08,330 --> 00:22:09,310
(It's a shame)

313
00:22:10,540 --> 00:22:12,250
(that he was born
into the imperial family.)

314
00:22:12,900 --> 00:22:15,270
(To him, the normal life
that a commoner leads)

315
00:22:17,250 --> 00:22:18,380
was actually

316
00:22:19,900 --> 00:22:21,110
a fantasy.

317
00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:23,570
After that,

318
00:22:23,980 --> 00:22:25,510
the late emperor was terminally ill.

319
00:22:26,660 --> 00:22:28,070
There was turmoil in the palace.

320
00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:31,960
He was placed under house arrest
within the palace.

321
00:22:34,830 --> 00:22:35,380
No.

322
00:22:35,660 --> 00:22:36,400
I disagree.

323
00:22:36,500 --> 00:22:38,550
(Young Yan Shuangqiao)
If I can be alive by pretending

324
00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:39,750
(Wei State)
that you had abducted me,

325
00:22:39,750 --> 00:22:41,680
I'll be putting you guys
in a place of no return.

326
00:22:42,530 --> 00:22:43,990
I don't care if you're willing

327
00:22:43,990 --> 00:22:45,110
to be imprisoned here forever.

328
00:22:45,110 --> 00:22:46,900
(Young Yan Shuwan)
But you just let my sister and her child

329
00:22:46,900 --> 00:22:48,580
(Wei State)
wait for their demise with you?

330
00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:55,440
I'm not afraid of anything

331
00:22:56,290 --> 00:22:57,620
as long as you're by my side.

332
00:22:59,310 --> 00:23:00,110
Let's go.

333
00:23:05,510 --> 00:23:06,110
Okay.

334
00:23:07,110 --> 00:23:08,270
We'll head to Yueluo for now.

335
00:23:16,530 --> 00:23:17,440
Over here!

336
00:23:17,450 --> 00:23:18,090
Come!

337
00:23:23,180 --> 00:23:24,880
Xiao Haitian kept it a secret.

338
00:23:25,300 --> 00:23:27,880
He took us in and helped us
settle down at Zhaixing Pavilion.

339
00:23:28,750 --> 00:23:29,700
Not long after that,

340
00:23:31,140 --> 00:23:32,960
Lu Yu and his army attacked Yueluo.

341
00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,770
(Your father didn't want
the civilians to be implicated.)

342
00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,020
(He decided to return
to the imperial court with Lu Yu.)

343
00:23:43,810 --> 00:23:45,360
(I was supposed to escort my sister.)

344
00:23:47,530 --> 00:23:48,660
(Before his departure,)

345
00:23:51,070 --> 00:23:53,420
(he left you with the clay cat.)

346
00:23:57,220 --> 00:23:58,440
After that,

347
00:23:59,490 --> 00:24:01,120
we received a piece of tragic news.

348
00:24:32,310 --> 00:24:34,590
(He was killed in Zhaixing Pavilion.)

349
00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:38,940
Shuwan,

350
00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:41,490
I know you're heartbroken.

351
00:24:42,590 --> 00:24:43,940
But you must pull yourself together.

352
00:24:44,810 --> 00:24:46,310
Ci is still young.

353
00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:48,920
She already lost her father.

354
00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,640
She can't afford to lose you.

355
00:25:05,350 --> 00:25:06,330
Ci,

356
00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:09,250
you must grow up healthily.

357
00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,860
Your father and I will be
watching over you from above.

358
00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,830
We'll always love you.

359
00:25:33,660 --> 00:25:34,310
Shuwan?

360
00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:37,380
Shuwan?

361
00:25:37,940 --> 00:25:38,620
Shuwan?

362
00:25:40,330 --> 00:25:43,110
Shuwan!

363
00:25:51,420 --> 00:25:52,360
Ci,

364
00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:55,070
I'm sorry.

365
00:25:57,120 --> 00:25:59,110
I shouldn't have hidden it
from you all these years.

366
00:26:03,210 --> 00:26:05,190
You didn't want me
to leave the mountains

367
00:26:05,860 --> 00:26:08,340
because you didn't want me
to get caught up in the conflict.

368
00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,440
Only now do I understand why you did so.

369
00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,120
I only wanted you
to lead a peaceful life.

370
00:26:17,610 --> 00:26:19,270
I only wanted you to live well.

371
00:26:20,330 --> 00:26:21,180
I know.

372
00:26:21,510 --> 00:26:22,350
I know.

373
00:26:28,460 --> 00:26:29,550
Do you still remember

374
00:26:30,070 --> 00:26:32,590
the quote I always taught you?

375
00:26:36,790 --> 00:26:38,330
The goodness of human nature

376
00:26:39,070 --> 00:26:40,750
is like water flowing downwards.

377
00:26:41,510 --> 00:26:43,200
Just as there is no one
who is not good,

378
00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:44,940
there is no water
that does not flow down.

379
00:26:45,810 --> 00:26:46,750
That quote

380
00:26:47,810 --> 00:26:49,960
actually came from your father.

381
00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:52,400
He hoped

382
00:26:53,310 --> 00:26:54,510
that he wouldn't be born

383
00:26:55,690 --> 00:26:57,700
into the imperial family
if the afterlife did exist.

384
00:26:59,030 --> 00:27:01,420
He also hoped that the people he loved

385
00:27:03,750 --> 00:27:06,530
wouldn't be bound
by hatred and sins forever.

386
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,720
He hoped that all of us

387
00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:13,960
could let bygones be bygones one day.

388
00:27:28,310 --> 00:27:28,990
Don't move!

389
00:27:30,270 --> 00:27:31,200
So, you lied to me?

390
00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:32,290
That's right.

391
00:27:32,470 --> 00:27:34,620
It's time for you to have
a taste of your own medicine.

392
00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:36,200
Everything was fake.

393
00:27:36,330 --> 00:27:38,220
How could I ever
develop any feelings for you?

394
00:27:42,810 --> 00:27:43,680
Let go of me.

395
00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:45,700
I told you this long ago.

396
00:27:46,090 --> 00:27:47,350
We're even now.

397
00:27:47,350 --> 00:27:48,350
We're unrelated now.

398
00:27:48,700 --> 00:27:49,530
Let go of me!

399
00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:52,850
Let go of me!

400
00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:53,880
Let go of me!

401
00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:58,220
What? Do you want to capture us

402
00:27:58,220 --> 00:27:59,400
with your Dawn Guards?

403
00:28:00,540 --> 00:28:02,330
You're a member of the Guangming Bureau.

404
00:28:05,530 --> 00:28:07,320
Wei Zhao, Commander
of Guangming Bureau,

405
00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,090
is just the identity I use
in Liang State.

406
00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:10,850
Xiao Haitian is something else.

407
00:28:11,850 --> 00:28:14,660
He exchanged Prince Qi's life
for the Xiao Family's riches and honor.

408
00:28:15,090 --> 00:28:17,010
In the end, not only was he killed,

409
00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:19,140
but the Yueluo Tribe
was also sacrificed because of it.

410
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:20,940
What goes around comes around indeed.

411
00:28:21,790 --> 00:28:22,880
Shut your nonsense!

412
00:28:23,850 --> 00:28:25,350
Just look at you and your sister.

413
00:28:25,530 --> 00:28:26,720
One of you is a noble consort

414
00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:28,360
while the other is
a high-ranking official.

415
00:28:28,460 --> 00:28:29,750
Both of you are serving Xie Che.

416
00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,200
Did I say anything wrong?

417
00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:33,560
What has this got to do with my sister?

418
00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:34,900
Why would she pay respect
to Prince Qi's grave

419
00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:36,370
if she didn't have a guilty conscience?

420
00:28:36,790 --> 00:28:40,750
(Prince Qi's Mausoleum, Liang State)

421
00:28:44,590 --> 00:28:45,920
(Young Jiang Ci)

422
00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:46,750
Master,

423
00:28:47,810 --> 00:28:48,750
whose grave is this?

424
00:28:55,140 --> 00:28:56,610
Ci, I'll tell you about it

425
00:28:57,070 --> 00:28:58,330
when you grow up.

426
00:29:00,860 --> 00:29:01,490
Let's go.

427
00:29:19,860 --> 00:29:21,090
Throughout the imperial harem,

428
00:29:21,090 --> 00:29:23,610
Your Highness, His Majesty
only allowed you to mourn with him.

429
00:29:23,810 --> 00:29:25,460
It's clear that His Majesty
cherishes you.

430
00:29:26,390 --> 00:29:27,360
Do not speak out of turn.

431
00:29:27,980 --> 00:29:29,060
Get me my cloak.

432
00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:29,960
Yes, Your Highness.

433
00:29:31,530 --> 00:29:32,530
Xiao Yujia?

434
00:29:37,250 --> 00:29:38,090
Prince Qi.

435
00:29:39,260 --> 00:29:40,010
Please.

436
00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:55,300
How did she end up
becoming Xie Che's consort?

437
00:29:58,070 --> 00:30:00,360
Did you think she would be able
to become a noble consort

438
00:30:00,410 --> 00:30:02,650
if Xiao Haitian didn't betray
his tribe for personal gains?

439
00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:05,360
How could you become
the commander of Guangming Bureau?

440
00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:08,750
Do not slander my sister.

441
00:30:10,310 --> 00:30:11,550
I confronted her back then.

442
00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,270
She didn't explain herself at all.

443
00:30:13,790 --> 00:30:15,140
She knew the truth,

444
00:30:15,220 --> 00:30:16,680
but she didn't tell you a single word.

445
00:30:16,740 --> 00:30:18,500
Doesn't that mean
she has a guilty conscience?

446
00:30:22,150 --> 00:30:24,420
You said my father betrayed
my tribe for personal gains?

447
00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,420
Who could my father ask
for personal gains?

448
00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,470
Who was powerful enough
to make her a noble consort?

449
00:30:28,830 --> 00:30:30,310
It was the current emperor.

450
00:30:30,820 --> 00:30:31,810
If so, why did you guys

451
00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:34,120
pretend to abduct Prince Qi

452
00:30:34,380 --> 00:30:35,250
and escape to Yueluo?

453
00:30:41,310 --> 00:30:42,090
Back then,

454
00:30:42,140 --> 00:30:44,060
the late emperor of Liang State
was seriously ill.

455
00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:45,420
There was turmoil in the palace.

456
00:30:45,830 --> 00:30:48,030
Xie Chun was placed under
house arrest upon his return.

457
00:30:48,410 --> 00:30:50,160
We could only do so
to protect ourselves.

458
00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:52,830
So, His Majesty

459
00:30:53,290 --> 00:30:54,860
placed Prince Qi under house arrest?

460
00:30:55,490 --> 00:30:59,460
Xiao Haitian saw that Prince Qi
was losing his power and influence.

461
00:30:59,530 --> 00:31:02,020
He was unable to hold a peace talk
between Liang State and Yueluo.

462
00:31:02,030 --> 00:31:03,270
Therefore, he killed him

463
00:31:03,300 --> 00:31:05,030
and presented his daughter
to the new ruler.

464
00:31:06,250 --> 00:31:06,960
Ci,

465
00:31:07,450 --> 00:31:08,960
your father died because of his father.

466
00:31:09,570 --> 00:31:11,360
Do not get involved with him again.

467
00:31:22,070 --> 00:31:22,830
Greetings,

468
00:31:23,620 --> 00:31:24,510
Your Majesty.

469
00:31:25,700 --> 00:31:26,990
You did great

470
00:31:27,620 --> 00:31:28,680
in quelling the rebellion.

471
00:31:29,030 --> 00:31:29,720
I'm ashamed.

472
00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:31,460
The people wouldn't
need to die or suffer

473
00:31:31,460 --> 00:31:33,220
if the military reforms
had been implemented earlier,

474
00:31:33,220 --> 00:31:34,980
reducing Lu Yu's military power
in the process.

475
00:31:36,330 --> 00:31:37,920
If Lu Yu intends to rebel,

476
00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:39,330
you can't do anything to stop him.

477
00:31:40,070 --> 00:31:40,900
Now,

478
00:31:41,420 --> 00:31:43,220
the rebellion in Liangzhou
has been quelled.

479
00:31:44,050 --> 00:31:46,660
The 100,000 Zhenyuan Army can
be integrated into the military bureau.

480
00:31:46,700 --> 00:31:48,090
They can be unified with our troops.

481
00:31:48,580 --> 00:31:50,070
I'm willing to atone for my mistake

482
00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:51,780
by establishing detailed
military regulations

483
00:31:51,790 --> 00:31:53,350
and proceeding with
the military reforms.

484
00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:55,810
You've just been through a huge battle.

485
00:31:56,070 --> 00:31:57,510
You should rest first.

486
00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,220
Since the rebellion of Lu Yu
happened not long ago,

487
00:32:00,310 --> 00:32:01,350
there's bound to be turmoil

488
00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,350
in the imperial court.

489
00:32:04,140 --> 00:32:05,590
Regarding the military reforms,

490
00:32:06,020 --> 00:32:07,350
you can put them aside for now.

491
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:11,440
Your Majesty is wise.

492
00:32:13,750 --> 00:32:14,250
And,

493
00:32:14,790 --> 00:32:18,010
regarding the daughter of Prince Qi,
which you stated in the letter,

494
00:32:19,310 --> 00:32:20,940
how did you manage to recognize her?

495
00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:23,030
I'm ashamed.

496
00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,090
Your Majesty, Prince Qi's daughter

497
00:32:25,250 --> 00:32:27,810
is actually Jiang,
who once served my residence

498
00:32:28,700 --> 00:32:29,350
as a maidservant.

499
00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,660
You mean the lass
who kept stirring up trouble?

500
00:32:35,610 --> 00:32:36,780
Your Majesty, I'm guilty.

501
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:38,490
Back then, I acted on impulse.

502
00:32:38,610 --> 00:32:40,110
I didn't know about her true identity.

503
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:41,350
Jiang also thought

504
00:32:41,700 --> 00:32:43,750
that she was an orphan.

505
00:32:43,830 --> 00:32:45,750
I've offended the imperial family
with my actions.

506
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,010
I deserve death.

507
00:32:50,630 --> 00:32:52,250
Although you didn't realize it before,

508
00:32:53,010 --> 00:32:53,660
you did

509
00:32:54,610 --> 00:32:56,120
report it to me in time.

510
00:32:56,350 --> 00:32:57,680
It's not too late.

511
00:32:58,310 --> 00:32:58,990
You may rise.

512
00:32:59,940 --> 00:33:00,860
Thank you, Your Majesty.

513
00:33:04,750 --> 00:33:07,110
I've ordered Wei Zhao to locate Jiang.

514
00:33:07,330 --> 00:33:08,350
Once she returns here,

515
00:33:08,790 --> 00:33:11,140
I'll take good care of her.

516
00:33:14,380 --> 00:33:15,460
Your Majesty is wise.

517
00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:17,990
Go now.

518
00:33:18,630 --> 00:33:19,590
I shall take my leave.

519
00:33:30,750 --> 00:33:32,330
Your Lordship, you returned safely.

520
00:33:32,490 --> 00:33:33,810
I can finally

521
00:33:34,420 --> 00:33:36,400
sleep in peace at night.

522
00:33:36,850 --> 00:33:38,310
Mother, I'm truly ashamed

523
00:33:39,220 --> 00:33:40,750
for making you worried.

524
00:33:45,530 --> 00:33:47,010
Your Lordship, you shouldn't be ashamed

525
00:33:47,990 --> 00:33:49,380
when you're serving the state.

526
00:33:53,850 --> 00:33:56,740
Although it's said that a good man
has lofty aspirations,

527
00:33:57,590 --> 00:33:59,390
it's time for you

528
00:34:00,090 --> 00:34:02,660
to think about your marriage as well.

529
00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:04,790
I haven't achieved
anything remarkable yet.

530
00:34:04,900 --> 00:34:06,870
I do not wish to talk about
my marriage for now.

531
00:34:09,030 --> 00:34:10,340
Pei Yan, do you think you can still

532
00:34:10,780 --> 00:34:11,949
achieve something remarkable?

533
00:34:12,889 --> 00:34:13,969
According to what I know,

534
00:34:14,469 --> 00:34:17,590
the person in charge of Liangzhou
is Lu Yu's former subordinate.

535
00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,300
The military reforms
you painstakingly drafted

536
00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,070
are merely a means to consolidate
His Majesty's military power.

537
00:34:25,139 --> 00:34:26,639
I'm afraid all of your efforts

538
00:34:27,199 --> 00:34:28,870
were for nothing.

539
00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:33,179
I didn't merely bring up
the notion of military reforms

540
00:34:33,699 --> 00:34:35,590
to be reinstated.

541
00:34:35,969 --> 00:34:38,679
My main objective was to
get rid of the Zhenyuan Army,

542
00:34:38,679 --> 00:34:41,400
a long-standing threat at the borders
by paying the lowest price possible.

543
00:34:41,429 --> 00:34:42,969
With that, I can suppress Wei State

544
00:34:42,980 --> 00:34:44,370
and conquer the north with our forces.

545
00:34:44,380 --> 00:34:45,030
In 20 years,

546
00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:46,820
Liang State

547
00:34:47,449 --> 00:34:49,090
will surely rule the world.

548
00:34:52,300 --> 00:34:53,179
20 years?

549
00:34:57,210 --> 00:34:59,720
Do you still intend to help
the Xie Family expand their influence

550
00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,490
for another 20 years?

551
00:35:03,260 --> 00:35:03,930
Mother,

552
00:35:04,910 --> 00:35:06,160
I hope you can remember

553
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:07,740
what I said today

554
00:35:09,030 --> 00:35:10,640
before you make any decisions

555
00:35:12,370 --> 00:35:13,610
in the future.

556
00:35:17,740 --> 00:35:18,680
I shall take my leave.

557
00:35:30,090 --> 00:35:31,950
I went through the trouble
of killing Lu Dalang,

558
00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:33,780
the shackles that have been
trapping us here.

559
00:35:34,780 --> 00:35:36,390
But now,
he's not doing anything about it.

560
00:35:38,490 --> 00:35:40,780
He wasted such a good move.

561
00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:44,260
His Majesty has gotten rid of Lu Yu

562
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:46,120
and marginalized His Lordship.

563
00:35:46,410 --> 00:35:48,970
He's the biggest winner of them all.

564
00:35:49,340 --> 00:35:50,610
It won't be easy

565
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:52,090
for him to stabilize his rule

566
00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:54,510
on that throne.

567
00:35:56,490 --> 00:35:58,610
He can enjoy himself
for a few more days.

568
00:36:05,660 --> 00:36:06,840
If Prince Qi's case

569
00:36:06,990 --> 00:36:08,640
was related
to the emperor of Liang State,

570
00:36:08,820 --> 00:36:09,620
the road ahead

571
00:36:09,910 --> 00:36:11,200
would only become more difficult.

572
00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:14,120
We have to investigate the case first.

573
00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:16,470
Take Yan Shuangqiao
back to Qingkang for now.

574
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:18,930
As for Jiang Ci...

575
00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:24,940
Mr. Ping.

576
00:36:30,740 --> 00:36:31,300
Commander,

577
00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:32,890
(Chen Mo, Deputy Commander)
under His Majesty's order,

578
00:36:32,930 --> 00:36:34,910
I'm here to escort you
back to the palace.

579
00:36:37,650 --> 00:36:41,330
(Wei Zhao will seek out Jiang,
and escort her back with respect.)

580
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:45,510
Deputy Commander Chen,
it must've been tough.

581
00:36:45,660 --> 00:36:46,740
You can tell your troops

582
00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:48,530
to take a break for now.

583
00:36:49,260 --> 00:36:49,890
Commander, since

584
00:36:49,910 --> 00:36:51,280
His Majesty has issued an order,

585
00:36:51,430 --> 00:36:53,410
I will escort you back
as soon as possible.

586
00:36:55,620 --> 00:36:57,450
We can't afford to miss
the appointed time.

587
00:36:57,910 --> 00:36:58,590
Don't worry.

588
00:36:58,870 --> 00:36:59,930
That won't happen.

589
00:37:04,990 --> 00:37:06,240
His Majesty issued a sudden order

590
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:07,530
and dispatched the Imperial Guards.

591
00:37:07,580 --> 00:37:09,280
I rushed here upon receiving the news.

592
00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:11,090
It's a shame that I was too late.

593
00:37:12,950 --> 00:37:15,240
His Majesty ordered me
and the Imperial Guards

594
00:37:15,620 --> 00:37:17,070
to escort Jiang Ci back to the palace.

595
00:37:22,470 --> 00:37:25,050
How did His Majesty find out
about Miss Jiang's identity?

596
00:37:26,260 --> 00:37:27,160
It's Pei Yan.

597
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,090
He told His Majesty about her identity

598
00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:33,030
to bring Jiang Ci back to Qingkang.

599
00:37:40,300 --> 00:37:40,990
Ci,

600
00:37:42,910 --> 00:37:44,110
it's not too late

601
00:37:44,180 --> 00:37:45,240
if you wish to leave now.

602
00:37:45,930 --> 00:37:48,490
I will fight them to the death
and carve out a path for you.

603
00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:49,740
Master,

604
00:37:50,610 --> 00:37:51,990
I won't leave you

605
00:37:51,990 --> 00:37:52,800
in the lurch again.

606
00:37:53,450 --> 00:37:54,180
Don't worry.

607
00:37:54,780 --> 00:37:55,890
Once I arrive at the palace,

608
00:37:56,220 --> 00:37:58,590
I'll surely find a chance
to rendezvous with you.

609
00:37:59,460 --> 00:38:00,800
We'll head home together by then.

610
00:38:07,220 --> 00:38:08,760
Ci, you're all grown up.

611
00:38:10,820 --> 00:38:12,090
You're no longer

612
00:38:13,090 --> 00:38:14,590
the little girl who can only sleep

613
00:38:14,590 --> 00:38:16,260
if she sleeps beside me.

614
00:38:25,510 --> 00:38:26,640
The Imperial Guards are here.

615
00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:28,840
Miss Jiang and her master cannot escape.

616
00:38:29,260 --> 00:38:31,430
If we don't bring them back,

617
00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:32,890
sir, you'll definitely be reproached.

618
00:38:33,470 --> 00:38:35,680
If so, all those years of infiltration
will be in vain.

619
00:38:37,410 --> 00:38:38,840
There's no escape right now.

620
00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:40,820
Order our men at Qingkang
to get ready in advance.

621
00:38:40,830 --> 00:38:42,100
We'll act accordingly after that.

622
00:38:53,130 --> 00:38:55,090
His Majesty didn't mention
your master's name.

623
00:38:55,350 --> 00:38:57,140
He only ordered you
to return to the palace.

624
00:38:57,930 --> 00:38:59,590
Your master will be safe for now

625
00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:01,820
as the situation is still unclear.

626
00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,590
I will tell Mr. Ping to help
your master to settle down.

627
00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:09,050
If you dare to hurt my master,

628
00:39:09,510 --> 00:39:11,180
I'll make sure you pay it back twice.

629
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:25,910
Let us depart.

630
00:39:26,450 --> 00:39:26,970
Yes, sir.

631
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:32,610
Wait for me.

632
00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:37,050
Don't worry about me.

633
00:39:43,210 --> 00:39:47,070
(Qingkang)

634
00:39:49,410 --> 00:39:51,260
Commander Wei, you're finally back.

635
00:39:51,340 --> 00:39:53,590
His Majesty is waiting for you.

636
00:39:53,740 --> 00:39:55,530
Chief Steward Tao,
sorry for the trouble.

637
00:40:15,140 --> 00:40:15,840
Your Majesty.

638
00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:16,800
They've arrived.

639
00:40:18,590 --> 00:40:20,030
Greetings, Your Majesty.

640
00:40:21,550 --> 00:40:23,530
Sanlang, it must've been tough.

641
00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:25,590
Greetings, Your Majesty.

642
00:40:38,340 --> 00:40:41,050
You do resemble your father somewhat.

643
00:40:41,550 --> 00:40:42,970
It's no wonder

644
00:40:43,240 --> 00:40:44,870
you felt endearing to me

645
00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:46,640
when I first saw you.

646
00:40:47,460 --> 00:40:48,970
Your Majesty, do you still remember me?

647
00:40:50,050 --> 00:40:50,800
I do.

648
00:40:50,930 --> 00:40:52,470
Back then, you and Pei Yan

649
00:40:53,090 --> 00:40:54,430
caused a huge commotion

650
00:40:54,620 --> 00:40:56,430
in his residence.

651
00:40:57,430 --> 00:40:58,970
That was a misunderstanding.

652
00:40:59,740 --> 00:41:01,200
I've already left his residence.

653
00:41:02,370 --> 00:41:04,120
Why did you head to Yueluo?

654
00:41:04,970 --> 00:41:06,640
I read a book called

655
00:41:06,740 --> 00:41:07,970
Yueluo Guide before this.

656
00:41:08,340 --> 00:41:10,620
According to it, Yueluo
is practically Heaven on Earth.

657
00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:11,970
Therefore, I wanted to visit it.

658
00:41:12,570 --> 00:41:13,530
But I never expected

659
00:41:13,720 --> 00:41:14,590
a war to erupt

660
00:41:14,740 --> 00:41:16,300
right after my arrival.

661
00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,590
If so, why did you head
to the Zhenyuan Army's camp?

662
00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:24,300
In order to attack Yueluo,

663
00:41:24,310 --> 00:41:26,140
Lu Yu came up with a plot
to spread dysentery.

664
00:41:26,340 --> 00:41:28,590
I was treating the patients in the city.

665
00:41:28,660 --> 00:41:30,620
Later they captured me
and brought me to the camp.

666
00:41:30,700 --> 00:41:32,620
Why did you tell them
about your identity, then?

667
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:35,410
I would have no idea about it
had I not accidentally read

668
00:41:35,610 --> 00:41:37,410
the letter my father
had left behind for me.

669
00:41:40,820 --> 00:41:42,240
It's all in the past now.

670
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,490
Now that I'm here,
no one dares to hurt you.

671
00:41:47,260 --> 00:41:48,240
Where's the letter, then?

672
00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:04,610
How did this letter get stained?

673
00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:10,630
I fell into the water by accident
when I was at Liumen Floodgate.

674
00:42:16,010 --> 00:42:16,910
If you're a girl,

675
00:42:17,470 --> 00:42:18,590
your name shall be Ci.

676
00:42:19,090 --> 00:42:20,910
This is my brother's handwriting.

677
00:42:22,450 --> 00:42:24,320
Do you still remember its content?

678
00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:27,840
The world

679
00:42:28,410 --> 00:42:29,530
is not perfect.

680
00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:31,200
I share my wealth and woes

681
00:42:31,530 --> 00:42:32,760
with my brother.

682
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:34,840
We are as close as siblings should be.

683
00:42:35,610 --> 00:42:36,720
My brother has taken

684
00:42:37,030 --> 00:42:38,640
great care of me since young.

685
00:42:39,470 --> 00:42:40,700
My child, remember this.

686
00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:42,700
The goodness of human nature

687
00:42:43,140 --> 00:42:44,760
is like water flowing downwards.

688
00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:48,120
Just as there is no one
who is not good,

689
00:42:48,700 --> 00:42:50,610
there is no water
that does not flow down.

690
00:42:51,450 --> 00:42:52,470
Back then,

691
00:42:53,140 --> 00:42:55,820
your father often brought up this quote.

692
00:42:57,640 --> 00:42:58,910
Is that all?

693
00:43:00,530 --> 00:43:01,110
That's right.

694
00:43:04,820 --> 00:43:06,200
Did he leave anything behind

695
00:43:06,910 --> 00:43:07,910
for you

696
00:43:07,910 --> 00:43:09,140
besides this letter?

697
00:43:09,780 --> 00:43:11,260
This is the only thing he left behind.

698
00:43:11,530 --> 00:43:12,610
There was nothing else.

699
00:43:17,320 --> 00:43:18,660
I heard

700
00:43:19,390 --> 00:43:20,950
that you were brought up by your master.

701
00:43:21,910 --> 00:43:22,410
That's right.

702
00:43:22,590 --> 00:43:23,640
Did she treat you well?

703
00:43:23,910 --> 00:43:25,200
She treated me very well.

704
00:43:26,910 --> 00:43:29,160
Has she never mentioned your parents
in front of you?

705
00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:32,820
Master said she found me somewhere.

706
00:43:33,090 --> 00:43:34,910
She never told me anything
about my background.

707
00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:36,680
I see.

708
00:43:37,430 --> 00:43:38,300
You must've suffered

709
00:43:40,070 --> 00:43:41,390
all these years.

710
00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:44,590
Your Majesty,
thank you for your concern.

711
00:43:45,390 --> 00:43:47,240
I grew up in the countryside
since young.

712
00:43:47,640 --> 00:43:49,280
I led a great life as well.

713
00:43:49,950 --> 00:43:51,590
I just wish to return to my hometown

714
00:43:52,010 --> 00:43:52,870
and lead a simple life.

715
00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:55,840
You're still young.

716
00:43:56,590 --> 00:43:59,090
You don't understand
your parents' intention.

717
00:43:59,510 --> 00:44:01,720
I'm sure your father

718
00:44:01,970 --> 00:44:03,820
cannot rest in peace

719
00:44:03,850 --> 00:44:05,800
if he knows
that you're leading a wanderer's life.

720
00:44:08,590 --> 00:44:09,610
Return to the palace.

721
00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:13,470
I'll take care of you
on your father's behalf.

722
00:44:16,700 --> 00:44:17,410
Your Majesty,

723
00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:18,970
this concerns the imperial bloodline.

724
00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:21,390
I think you should
consider this carefully.

725
00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:22,730
Although the imperial palace

726
00:44:23,530 --> 00:44:25,200
is filled with rigid rules,

727
00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:27,320
it's not devoid of kinship.

728
00:44:31,950 --> 00:44:34,090
I have arranged accommodations for you.

729
00:44:34,340 --> 00:44:35,820
You can stay here with peace of mind.

730
00:45:07,420 --> 00:45:11,770
♪The slanting sunray refuses to leave♪

731
00:45:12,030 --> 00:45:15,380
♪The moon is fading off♪

732
00:45:16,350 --> 00:45:20,610
♪Frost on the sword, string of the bow♪

733
00:45:20,910 --> 00:45:24,790
♪Bond people together♪

734
00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:29,580
♪The wind heading north and
the wild geese returning from the south♪

735
00:45:29,580 --> 00:45:33,590
♪Who can meet again?♪

736
00:45:34,150 --> 00:45:38,100
♪Looking at the mountains far away
and seeing everything red♪

737
00:45:38,100 --> 00:45:42,340
♪Immersed in the passing years♪

738
00:45:42,570 --> 00:45:46,990
♪Back then, the road seemed ordinary♪

739
00:45:46,990 --> 00:45:50,880
♪Yet now I am left wandering
in this life♪

740
00:45:51,450 --> 00:45:55,570
♪Faint memories of the past♪

741
00:45:55,790 --> 00:45:59,640
♪All tell of parting sorrows♪

742
00:46:00,320 --> 00:46:04,560
♪Back then, the road seemed ordinary♪

743
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:08,730
♪Amidst the wind, I suddenly look back♪

744
00:46:09,180 --> 00:46:13,170
♪The face that feels so dear to me♪

745
00:46:13,550 --> 00:46:16,990
♪Where are you now?♪

746
00:46:22,520 --> 00:46:26,910
♪Back then, the road seemed ordinary♪

747
00:46:26,910 --> 00:46:30,750
♪Looking back, it seems like a dream♪

748
00:46:31,270 --> 00:46:35,520
♪Don't forget each other
even if we're far apart♪

749
00:46:35,900 --> 00:46:39,580
♪Don't waste time♪

750
00:46:40,270 --> 00:46:44,460
♪Back then, the road seemed ordinary♪

751
00:46:44,730 --> 00:46:48,600
♪Taste all the vicissitudes of life
in a flash♪

752
00:46:49,210 --> 00:46:53,350
♪Though nothing is permanent♪

753
00:46:53,930 --> 00:46:57,380
♪I wish you well♪