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[Moonlit Reunion]

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[Episode 3]

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Mr. Mei, how about
I give you some advice?

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Rumor has it that Yuzhen Pavilion

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sells aphrodisiac incense.

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Why not buy some for yourself?

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How vulgar.

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These lowlifes

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always prey on the weak.

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Wu Zhen,

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what are you doing?

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I missed you after all these days,

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so I want you
to enjoy some incense.

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Since when is incense

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poured on people?

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It's Mr. Ling's new fragrance blend.

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It calms the mind when mixed with water.

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Perfect.

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Saved me a trip downstairs.

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Ms. Wu, you just humiliated me.

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Seems you still can't forget your ex.

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Nope.

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I just

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really wanted to humiliate you.

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You...!

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Mr. Xie, you fancy yourself
a cultured scholar,

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yet teach no students,

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serve no people,

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uphold no justice,

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and steal no riches for the poor.

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All day, you flaunt your family's fame

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while obsessing over bedroom gossip.

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I own

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my reckless reputation.

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But you, Xie the Hypocrite,
are all glitter, no gold.

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And that's pathetic.

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You...!

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What? What about me?

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Mr. Ling,

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put Mr. Xie's fragrance blend

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on my tab.

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Sure.

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I wouldn't want word getting out

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that Mr. Xie's allowance got cut,

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leaving him broke.

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I didn't ask you to pay!

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No?

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Then pay up yourself.

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Pay up yourself.

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Yeah.

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Don't take it to heart.

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Zhen often hires
male entertainers for fun.

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This isn't her first rodeo.

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Zhuyu,

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do you know why

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Zhen is such a rule-breaker

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and does outrageous things?

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It might trace back
to that incident 18 years ago.

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Do you know about
the Great Fire of Chang'an?

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Yeah.

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Zhen and her sister were out that night,

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but Zhen got lost.

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Later, she was found unconscious
and remained

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in a coma for three months.

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The Wu family even prepared her funeral.

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Then she just...

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Just woke up?

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Yeah.

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And after that?

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Her whole personality changed.

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Her family was overjoyed

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and spoiled her rotten.

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Now in Chang'an,

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only her sister dares to scold her.

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No one else would risk crossing her.

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So,

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my advice is

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that you should

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stay clear of Zhen.

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She's out of your league.

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Oh, there's something important.

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Ms. Liu's father,

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Mr. Liu, the new Minister,

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is hosting a promotion banquet soon.

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All the nobles

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will be there.

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Father wants you to go on our behalf

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to mingle at the banquet.

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Pass.

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I've got bigger fish to fry.

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Like what?

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I heard the bat demon chaos

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was caused by the Wight.

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Shu is tracking it down.

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We should have leads soon.

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Speak of the devil.

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[Jewelry Shop's eerie signs point
to the Wight. Investigate for truth.]

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And you are?

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I'm Mei Zhuyu from Xuanjian Division.

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I overheard your talk with Mr. Xu.

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Mind sharing details?

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Here's what happened.

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I was sleeping

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when I heard a voice.

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That demon only shows after sunset.

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Maybe come back tonight, Mr. Mei?

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Alright.

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It's late.

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I'm leaving.

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The sun's down. I gotta go.

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You've been a great host.

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Where'd that Wight vanish to?

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Mr. Mei, please go in.

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I'm scared.

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So, the Xuanjian Division
sent him to investigate?

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Who's there?

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You okay?

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I was ambushed by a demon

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and got hurt.

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Wait, was that a cat?

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A cat?

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Did the demon escape?

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I'm relieved.

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Oh no, Mr. Mei. My treasures!

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This whole room's priceless.

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Did you touch anything?

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No offense,

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but these are invaluable.

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You couldn't afford the damages.

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Check if anything's damaged.

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This lantern is for Mr. Liu's banquet.

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One scratch will ruin it.

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The promotion banquet?

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My lady, you got in a fight?

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Ugh, don't even ask.

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Not only did I fail
to track down the Wight,

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but I almost got busted, too.

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Here.

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Don't be in a rush.

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The Wight might be lifeless,

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but it's very cunning.

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It'll cause trouble sooner or later.

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We'll sniff it out eventually.

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Just keep a close eye on it.

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We will.

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What's this?

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A new formula.

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It's an ancient lost recipe

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and can help cleanse your body,

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making you a real demon.

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Well?

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How do you

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feel now?

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I kinda wanna...

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What do I do?

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They'll notice!

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Honestly? I think

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they look kinda cute.

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Got a tail?

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She's got it.

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My Lady.

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Thankfully, the ears are gone.

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Demon! Face death!

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You're an old fossil,

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just got back,

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and you're not even tired?

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Quit playing the Celestial Master.

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[Wu Chundao The Duke]
I'm an outer disciple of Changxi Palace.

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I told you

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Changxi Palace is gone.

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Shut down, kaput.

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Don't mind me.

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How about you and your sister lately?

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Haven't pissed her off again, have you?

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You know how it is.

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An unmarried spinster like me

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breathing at home

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is enough to offend her.

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True.

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She's harsh, yes,

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but I believe,

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but deep down, she cares about you.

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I can't fight her for you,

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but I'm always rooting for you.

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Gee, thanks.

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So, what do you want?

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Well, Liu Gongshen

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got promoted

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to Minister of Personnel.

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Attend his promotion banquet

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on my behalf.

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Why not go yourself?

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I'm retired, remember?

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Oh, this is a mosquito-repelling trinket

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I scored on my trip. It's for you.

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Father, I'm begging you.

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Stop bringing home junk stuff.

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Our house is a dump.

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These are rare treasures, I tell you.

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Zhen,

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please do this

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for your old man.

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Please?

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Please? Please?

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Fine, fine.

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I'll go.

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That's my girl.

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Miss, if you fancy this bracelet,

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feel free to try it on.

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Okay.

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Sir, take a look at these.

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Ah, Mr. Xie, you came.

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Mr. Xie.

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I brought an item for repairs
the other day.

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Is it done?

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Yeah.

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Done and dusted.

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Look.

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I don't think so.

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Look,

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there's still a piece missing.

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My apologies for the oversight.

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Mr. Xie,

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how about

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picking a trinket here?

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I'll have it inlaid for you.

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Smooth salesman, aren't you?

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Fine,

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I'll pick one

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and let you earn more.

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Thank you, Mr. Xie.

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This way, please.

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I see

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nothing special.

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I'll take this one.

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Since it caught your eye,

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I'll have it set right away.

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What do you say?

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Sure.

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This lantern is one-of-a-kind.

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Indeed.

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Light it up. Light it up.

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I wonder what kind of pigment

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makes the woman in this painting

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so lifelike.

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Yeah.

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Look,

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it's like she's about to

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step right off the wall.

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Exactly.

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If only she'd dance for us,

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or sing a song!

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Dance and sing?

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Yeah.

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It'll be better if she cooks me a meal

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and tidies up my place.

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True.

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She turned around!

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She...!

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She turned around!

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What do you mean?

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I just saw her! She turned!

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She turned...! She...

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She...

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Enough nonsense.

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Wrap up this lantern.

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But I...

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It's a gift for nobility.

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No delays.

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No, I...

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[Liu Mansion]

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Zhuyu,

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Father was thrilled

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you changed your mind

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and praised me for convincing you.

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Yes,

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you deserve that.

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I...

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The last time I came here

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was five years ago.

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That day,

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I waited outside all day

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just to see Ms. Liu step out.

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Then I proposed to her.

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I'll never forget

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how she smiled at me,

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just like when our families
betrothed us as kids.

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Then

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she said one word.

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Yes?

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Scram.

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Since then,

293
00:18:47,350 --> 00:18:50,480
every gift I sent was returned.

294
00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:51,240
She even said

295
00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,160
if I came near her home,

296
00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:55,550
she'd set the dogs on me.

297
00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,640
If not for Mr. Liu's banquet,

298
00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,110
I'd never have set foot here again.

299
00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,590
Mr. Mei, it's time.

300
00:19:03,590 --> 00:19:04,400
We should head in.

301
00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:05,350
Right, let's go.

302
00:19:05,550 --> 00:19:06,590
Let's go.

303
00:19:07,030 --> 00:19:08,070
Wait for me!

304
00:19:12,070 --> 00:19:13,960
Who is this young man?

305
00:19:15,590 --> 00:19:17,160
His donkey cart is shabby,

306
00:19:17,550 --> 00:19:19,750
yet he insists on riding
for appearances.

307
00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,790
That's Mr. Mei from Xuanjian Division.

308
00:19:24,070 --> 00:19:27,480
Recently, he offended
the Princess of Qinghe County.

309
00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:30,960
So it's him.

310
00:19:54,550 --> 00:19:55,790
My apologies.

311
00:19:56,510 --> 00:19:58,070
Are you gentlemen alright?

312
00:20:02,270 --> 00:20:04,160
Thanks for your concern, Princess.

313
00:20:05,110 --> 00:20:06,790
We're fine.

314
00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:08,880
Yeah, we're fine.

315
00:20:09,550 --> 00:20:11,750
The imperial carriage is such a hassle.

316
00:20:12,110 --> 00:20:13,790
It needs two horses to pull it.

317
00:20:14,510 --> 00:20:16,440
I prefer that little donkey cart.

318
00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,480
It's quaint and charming.

319
00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,720
Seems you're in high spirits today.

320
00:20:40,510 --> 00:20:41,960
How disappointing.

321
00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:44,030
Relax.

322
00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:45,160
As long as I'm here,

323
00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,110
I won't let their dogs bite you.

324
00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:59,860
[Liu Gongshen Minister of Personnel]

325
00:21:03,310 --> 00:21:05,440
My father's away in Chang'an,

326
00:21:05,550 --> 00:21:06,680
but he sent gifts

327
00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:08,590
for you to collect, Mr. Liu.

328
00:21:09,270 --> 00:21:11,440
These are from his personal collection.

329
00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:30,350
Is this from his collection, too?

330
00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:31,270
Yes.

331
00:21:57,310 --> 00:21:58,640
Maybe a gentleman

332
00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,720
fancies Ms. Liu

333
00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,790
and mixed up the gifts?

334
00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,160
Though the craftsmanship lacks finesse.

335
00:22:06,550 --> 00:22:07,350
Right.

336
00:22:07,510 --> 00:22:10,110
I'd better fix that later.

337
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:13,400
Is it Mr. Mei...

338
00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,750
It's obviously a gift from Ms. Wu to me.

339
00:22:21,270 --> 00:22:23,270
Rumor has it you two are always at odds,

340
00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,510
but it seems Ms. Wu is extending
an olive branch.

341
00:22:27,510 --> 00:22:28,830
Congratulations.

342
00:22:30,310 --> 00:22:31,680
Enough chatter.

343
00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:33,830
I'll gift my belongings

344
00:22:33,830 --> 00:22:36,110
or toss them as I please.

345
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,200
No one else gets a say.

346
00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:43,510
Roll it up.

347
00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:58,510
Whose gift is this?

348
00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,070
Mr. Liu, I'm Mei Zhuyu.
Nice to meet you.

349
00:23:03,510 --> 00:23:07,160
Ah, it's from Mr. Mei,
who just returned to Chang'an.

350
00:23:07,750 --> 00:23:09,160
I've little to offer.

351
00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,480
I hope you like my gift.

352
00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:14,920
Thank you, Mr. Mei.

353
00:23:15,030 --> 00:23:18,640
This inkstone is smooth to the touch.

354
00:23:19,790 --> 00:23:21,920
Though the work is unrefined,

355
00:23:22,070 --> 00:23:24,480
the material is durable.

356
00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,680
It's just like you.

357
00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,310
You're young, yet full of promise.

358
00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,240
Your future is bright.

359
00:23:31,550 --> 00:23:33,590
Thank you, Mr. Liu.

360
00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,160
Mr. Liu, you're gracious and wise.

361
00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:38,110
You're right.

362
00:23:40,750 --> 00:23:43,240
May Mr. Mei soon leave
his sorrows behind

363
00:23:43,310 --> 00:23:44,550
and achieve greatness.

364
00:23:48,790 --> 00:23:51,640
Mr. Xie, you're disrespecting Ms. Wu.

365
00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,110
Mr. Mei, what did you say?

366
00:23:53,310 --> 00:23:55,400
Did you not hear Ms. Wu's words?

367
00:23:56,310 --> 00:23:57,590
Her belongings,

368
00:23:57,830 --> 00:23:59,200
even if discarded,

369
00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,110
are not for others to judge.

370
00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,240
So next time you guys see me,

371
00:24:06,110 --> 00:24:07,750
keep your opinions to yourselves.

372
00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,110
Mr. Xie, enough nonsense.

373
00:24:20,350 --> 00:24:22,160
Why don't you present your gift

374
00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:23,350
and let us see

375
00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,070
how presentable it really is?

376
00:24:28,310 --> 00:24:30,640
I do have something to offer.

377
00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,240
It's also a gift for Ms. Liu.

378
00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,030
I know Mr. Liu values simplicity,

379
00:24:38,590 --> 00:24:40,590
so I thought to present this

380
00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,110
to his daughter instead.

381
00:24:42,790 --> 00:24:44,110
What's this?

382
00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:47,920
A glass lantern I specially crafted

383
00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:49,110
for Ms. Liu.

384
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:52,110
Light it up.

385
00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,680
Such exquisite craftsmanship.

386
00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,270
And gemstones are embedded in the base.

387
00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,960
This must have cost a fortune.

388
00:25:15,270 --> 00:25:16,240
No, it's nothing.

389
00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,550
The woman depicted on it

390
00:25:19,350 --> 00:25:20,720
is Ms. Liu.

391
00:25:21,750 --> 00:25:22,640
Ms. Liu, look,

392
00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,960
I've even inscribed a poem beside her.

393
00:25:26,590 --> 00:25:29,750
Dreams dwell in valley and hill,

394
00:25:30,790 --> 00:25:34,160
Yet grand carriages stir no thrill.

395
00:25:34,510 --> 00:25:36,880
Miles of willows broken by the desk,

396
00:25:37,750 --> 00:25:41,200
All worldly cares fade
for poetry's fame.

397
00:25:41,310 --> 00:25:43,640
Marvelous verse!

398
00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:46,270
You're Chang'an's literary talent.

399
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,310
It's romantic, profound,
and utterly moving.

400
00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,720
Mr. Mei, did you see that thing earlier?

401
00:26:27,070 --> 00:26:28,680
Ms. Wu, are you searching for it?

402
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:32,240
Oh?

403
00:26:33,030 --> 00:26:36,310
Since when are you curious about me?

404
00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:39,350
Supernatural occurrences are rare

405
00:26:40,030 --> 00:26:41,590
in Chang'an,

406
00:26:42,310 --> 00:26:44,720
yet you seem unfazed.

407
00:26:50,590 --> 00:26:51,880
Unfazed is overstating it.

408
00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:55,400
Rare doesn't mean nonexistent.

409
00:26:56,270 --> 00:26:58,830
Now that you work in Records Repository,

410
00:27:00,110 --> 00:27:03,750
surely you've read about me?

411
00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:13,920
Wu Zhen, Duke Wu's second daughter,

412
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,110
is aged 24.

413
00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:16,640
Years of matchmaking

414
00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,830
made her meet
eighty-some eligible bachelors,

415
00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,440
but she rejected them all.

416
00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,070
[Wu Zhen]
My father obsesses over celestial stuff.

417
00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,790
He's been searching for
Celestial Masters for twenty years,

418
00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,240
collecting treasures

419
00:27:33,070 --> 00:27:34,790
and losing fortunes to scams.

420
00:27:35,590 --> 00:27:39,310
With a father like that,
I come by it honestly.

421
00:27:41,350 --> 00:27:42,400
I see.

422
00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,070
They say some demons take human form,

423
00:27:49,070 --> 00:27:51,400
indistinguishable in temper and manner.

424
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,510
For all we know,

425
00:27:55,110 --> 00:27:57,160
some might be among us.

426
00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:58,720
As for tonight,

427
00:27:58,750 --> 00:28:00,110
if I'm not mistaken,

428
00:28:00,550 --> 00:28:02,000
there's a shadow demon here,

429
00:28:03,030 --> 00:28:05,160
likely born from
that glass lantern's reflection.

430
00:28:05,790 --> 00:28:06,960
Shadow demon?

431
00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:12,160
You're quite knowledgeable.

432
00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:14,790
How would you know

433
00:28:14,790 --> 00:28:15,920
such obscure lore?

434
00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,310
I grew up in the countryside.

435
00:28:20,790 --> 00:28:22,550
Tales of demons were my bedtime stories.

436
00:28:22,790 --> 00:28:25,720
Besides, as nobility, you should know

437
00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:28,720
why the Xuanjian Division
was established.

438
00:28:29,070 --> 00:28:30,070
It's all documented.

439
00:28:31,030 --> 00:28:32,000
Why are you surprised?

440
00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:34,920
I see.

441
00:28:36,270 --> 00:28:39,550
And what would you suggest?

442
00:28:39,830 --> 00:28:41,880
Having a demon around

443
00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,240
is rather unsettling.

444
00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,440
I recall reading

445
00:28:48,070 --> 00:28:51,070
that shadow demons lurk
in people's shadows.

446
00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,640
appearing as living darkness.

447
00:28:55,270 --> 00:28:57,000
With so many guests tonight

448
00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,750
and lanterns casting

449
00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,830
flickering shadows,

450
00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,590
there are plenty of hiding spots for it.

451
00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:03,200
What's this?

452
00:30:05,110 --> 00:30:06,920
A demon-repelling vessel

453
00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,590
my dad bought on his trip.

454
00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:10,960
Cost him a fortune.

455
00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:13,590
Maybe Mr. Wu got scammed again.

456
00:30:15,510 --> 00:30:16,310
Pretty cool, no?

457
00:30:19,270 --> 00:30:21,590
Got any great ideas?

458
00:30:23,510 --> 00:30:26,750
Did you play shadow tag
when you were little?

459
00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:28,480
What's that?

460
00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:30,590
Light candles in a room.

461
00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:32,400
Players scatter
while one gives chase.

462
00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,920
Stepping on shadows
counts as winning,

463
00:30:35,070 --> 00:30:37,440
and then the caught becomes the chaser.

464
00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,310
It was Ma...

465
00:30:42,590 --> 00:30:43,830
my favorite game.

466
00:30:45,550 --> 00:30:47,550
Later, I figured out
an unbeatable trick.

467
00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:49,960
First, blow out the candles,

468
00:30:50,310 --> 00:30:51,680
so no one has shadows.

469
00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:53,270
Move around in darkness,

470
00:30:53,310 --> 00:30:54,790
then relight them

471
00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,110
to easily tag others.

472
00:30:58,510 --> 00:31:02,310
Are you suggesting
we extinguish the lights

473
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,720
to lure the demon out,

474
00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,310
then corner it somewhere private

475
00:31:08,110 --> 00:31:09,830
to force its true form?

476
00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:13,720
And after we lure it out?

477
00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:15,030
That's

478
00:31:17,790 --> 00:31:19,440
where your precious treasure comes in.

479
00:31:48,790 --> 00:31:49,880
I'm only helping halfway.

480
00:33:28,510 --> 00:33:30,030
Why are the lights out?

481
00:33:30,310 --> 00:33:31,400
What happened?

482
00:33:32,030 --> 00:33:33,960
Relight them!

483
00:33:35,310 --> 00:33:36,350
Keep calm, everyone.

484
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:04,900
[Xie Loubai's Poetry Collection]

485
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,110
My boy.

486
00:35:19,070 --> 00:35:20,440
It escaped quite fast.

487
00:35:34,670 --> 00:35:37,480
Ghost! A ghost!

488
00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:44,670
Your friend here

489
00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:46,110
weighs a ton.

490
00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:47,880
What happened?

491
00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,150
The shadow demon struck hard

492
00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:52,440
near the study just now.

493
00:35:53,030 --> 00:35:53,760
What?

494
00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,190
My boy.

495
00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:34,880
My boy.

496
00:36:35,630 --> 00:36:39,030
None of us is your boy, demon.

497
00:38:02,630 --> 00:38:03,590
The Wight.

498
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:06,670
It was caused by the Wight.

499
00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:18,920
Disaster!

500
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,400
Mr. Liu, bad news!

501
00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:22,630
The mansion's haunted!

502
00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:23,840
It's haunted!

503
00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:29,510
There's a ghost!

504
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:32,480
There's a ghost!

505
00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:34,230
- What ghost?
- Nonsense!

506
00:38:34,230 --> 00:38:35,320
What are you talking about?

507
00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:41,360
How is that possible?

508
00:38:41,670 --> 00:38:43,480
- Over there!
- It's over there!

509
00:38:43,630 --> 00:38:44,800
I saw it!

510
00:38:52,070 --> 00:38:53,000
Are you okay?

511
00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:54,360
Why are you here?

512
00:38:56,110 --> 00:38:57,320
Did you find anything?

513
00:38:58,360 --> 00:38:59,030
Nothing.

514
00:38:59,510 --> 00:39:01,670
Just saw Xie Loubai's lantern.

515
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:20,440
Why did you gift Ms. Liu a portrait?

516
00:39:22,550 --> 00:39:23,630
It wasn't me.

517
00:39:23,710 --> 00:39:24,880
Someone slipped it

518
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,480
among my presents.

519
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:27,960
That person was

520
00:39:28,230 --> 00:39:29,400
- Si.
- Si.

521
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:34,150
Funny how anyone has someone

522
00:39:34,150 --> 00:39:35,510
to love them.

523
00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:37,280
Too bad

524
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,190
Si's feelings will get hurt.

525
00:39:49,630 --> 00:39:51,280
You're quite observant

526
00:39:51,630 --> 00:39:53,150
and handsome.

527
00:39:53,630 --> 00:39:55,190
How could you

528
00:39:55,510 --> 00:39:57,440
compare yourself to my castoffs?

529
00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,480
I was merely borrowing your prestige.

530
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,710
You're being too modest.

531
00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:08,840
You're nothing.

532
00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:10,280
Ms. Wu.

533
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:13,510
Are you angry?

534
00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:14,710
No need for insults.

535
00:40:17,110 --> 00:40:17,920
Boring.

536
00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:28,510
Xie Loubai's Poetry Collection.

537
00:40:31,070 --> 00:40:33,280
Miles of willows broken by the desk,

538
00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:36,480
All worldly cares fade
for poetry's fame.

539
00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:42,110
Wait.

540
00:40:42,710 --> 00:40:43,440
What's wrong?

541
00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:49,880
The lantern engraving differs

542
00:40:50,230 --> 00:40:51,880
from the written version.

543
00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:55,110
Both the collection

544
00:40:55,230 --> 00:40:57,320
and Xie Loubai's recital said

545
00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:59,320
"desk",

546
00:41:00,110 --> 00:41:02,800
but here it's "pleasure quarter".

547
00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:06,960
Why change this word?

548
00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:14,000
Unless the one who wrote it
isn't Xie Loubai at all.

549
00:41:15,590 --> 00:41:17,150
This reads like a woman's hand.

550
00:41:50,190 --> 00:41:53,030
♪A sigh for mortal dust♪

551
00:41:53,830 --> 00:41:57,230
♪As blossoms burn to dusk♪

552
00:41:57,810 --> 00:42:00,810
♪Memories tint the heart♪

553
00:42:01,330 --> 00:42:04,290
♪Carved in silence, fading unseen♪

554
00:42:04,970 --> 00:42:07,770
♪Candle shadows carve through grief♪

555
00:42:08,250 --> 00:42:11,970
♪Seasons turn in silent thief♪

556
00:42:12,410 --> 00:42:14,810
♪Night rain murmurs, faint and slow♪

557
00:42:15,250 --> 00:42:17,650
♪Tears fall quiet, lost below♪

558
00:42:19,170 --> 00:42:21,970
♪I drift away with scattered stars♪

559
00:42:22,610 --> 00:42:26,170
♪Glancing back at time's worn scars♪

560
00:42:26,930 --> 00:42:32,850
♪You're the longing
that defies the end of days♪

561
00:42:33,690 --> 00:42:36,570
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

562
00:42:37,330 --> 00:42:41,050
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

563
00:42:41,370 --> 00:42:44,330
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

564
00:42:44,810 --> 00:42:48,170
♪Never could I forget♪

565
00:42:48,490 --> 00:42:51,330
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

566
00:42:52,050 --> 00:42:55,490
♪Memory walks beside me,
ever close, forever clear♪

567
00:42:55,890 --> 00:42:57,650
♪A will that never falters♪

568
00:42:58,090 --> 00:43:03,090
♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪

569
00:43:17,730 --> 00:43:20,650
♪If the tale could turn anew,
and reshape the skies♪

570
00:43:21,490 --> 00:43:25,130
♪I would spend my life on you,
in patient sacrifice♪

571
00:43:25,490 --> 00:43:28,450
♪Let fate rise through the storm,
as love begins again♪

572
00:43:29,010 --> 00:43:32,250
♪Never could I forget♪

573
00:43:32,490 --> 00:43:35,450
♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

574
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♪When oaths dissolve into oceans,
drifting through the years♪

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♪A will that never falters♪

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♪Fading beneath time's quiet hush♪