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{\an8}[Episode 15]

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You really gave the pastries
that Prince Fuying gave you

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to Huo Xiangjiu?

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So what? Why not?

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To trade Huo Xiangjiu's life

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for your chance to escape the palace?

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Those pastries weren't poisoned.

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How can you be so sure?

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Huo Xiangjiu is Lord Feng's beloved.

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If the pastries I sent
had poisoned her to death,

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how could Prince Fuying possibly
escape responsibility?

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Prince Fuying isn't stupid.

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He wouldn't dig his own grave.

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Then why did he...

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To test me, probably.

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I never imagined

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you could see through his mind.

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There's even more you wouldn't guess.

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Do you know

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why Huo Xiangjiu entered the palace?

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I heard her mention it to
Princess Ningshuang.

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It seems she came to
look for her father.

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If Xiangjiu knew

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that her father's death
was connected to Prince Fuying,

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would she ever let him off?

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But with just her own strength,

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how could she stand against
Prince Fuying?

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How could she be alone?

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Don't forget,

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she has

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Lord Feng backing her.

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{\an8}[Eternal Love of the Fox]

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Take your medicine.

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You'll feel better after some sleep.

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I can't sleep.

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I want to hear a story.

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What kind of story?

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I want to hear

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a story about cultivation.

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Once upon a time,

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a little white fox

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was caught by a hunter.

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The hunter's daughter,

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named Qinghua,

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had a kind heart,

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so she set it free.

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She even

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got beaten by the hunter for that.

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Don't let my father catch you!

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Poor thing.

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The little white fox was grateful,

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so it found a cave near Qinghua's home

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and settled down.

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Qinghua loved dancing among the flowers,

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and the little white fox
would watch from afar.

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In order to be with her forever,

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the little white fox sought the help
of the mountain god

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to transform into a human.

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But the mountain god said

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only through cultivation
could it be possible.

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Years later,

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Qinghua got married.

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Shortly after the wedding,

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she was killed by her in-laws.

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The little white fox
was full of frustration,

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yet all it could do was
diligently cultivate,

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hoping for the chance to meet her again.

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After hundreds of years of cultivation,

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it finally gained the ability
to transform into a human

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and set out across the lands
in search of her.

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In the end,

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he found her.

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But by then, Qinghua

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had already become a formidable
female general,

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just setting out on a campaign.

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Xiangjiu!

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What's happening?

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Which organ spirit is acting up
inside her?

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It's the Stomach Spirit.

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Bring her out.

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Yu.

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You're here.

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You bastard!

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Even Old Fox couldn't do anything to me—

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what makes you think you can?

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What exactly do you want?

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To go to the underworld

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with her.

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You wouldn't dare!

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Try me.

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Let's talk.

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Don't waste your effort.

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She will

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die for sure.

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If she dies, you'll die too.

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Why put yourself through this?

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Look at my body.

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See what she's done to it.

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You're right.

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This body

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doesn't belong to her alone,

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but it doesn't belong to you
alone, either.

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If we summon the other organ spirits
to keep you in check,

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what will you do then?

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Heaven above,

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I pray that Xiangjiu stays safe and sound.

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As long as she remains safe,

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I'd gladly sacrifice years of my own life.

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Pah, pah, pah.

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Miss Le Ning,

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you shouldn't make such reckless wishes.

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I'm not being reckless.

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I truly mean it.

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All my family is gone.

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To me,

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Xiangjiu is my only family now.

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As long as my family is safe,

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even if I have to sacrifice myself,

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it's worth it.

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Then...

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Then please take...

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Then please take years from my life,

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Heavenly Lord.

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Why...

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Why would you say that?

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I...

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I also want to become

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your family, Miss Le Ning.

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You want to be my family too?

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Yes.

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To be able to become your family

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must be a truly happy thing, Miss Le Ning.

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Mao Jin,

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there's something I've wanted to ask you.

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What is it?

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Why do you treat me so well?

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Because you

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deserve it.

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Yellow,

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you should eat quickly.

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Or, do you want me to feed you?

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I like you so much.

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You're just too adorable.

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People like us

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are nothing but stray dogs.

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Not being tortured or beaten

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is already a blessing.

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If we meet someone who treats us kindly,

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then it's a blessing bestowed by Heaven.

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Miss Le Ning,

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please allow me to become your family.

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We are already family.

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I've always seen you as an older brother.

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Xiangjiu.

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Why are all your internal organs

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in such a sorry state?

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Who

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are you guys?

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Staying up late frequently,

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{\an8}[Kidney Spirit]

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eating irregularly,

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and getting angry easily—

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how could I possibly be well?

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You wretched girl,

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always eating cold, spicy,

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{\an8}[Spleen Spirit]

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and fried stuff.

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I used to be

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as beautiful as a flower!

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Look,

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you've reduced me

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to this condition!

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{\an8}[Liver Spirit]

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Why are you so dark?

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You wretched girl,

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how...

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You wretched girl,

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how dare you ask me?

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You've got the nerve to criticize him?

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Not only have you fed him
until he's fat and bloated,

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{\an8}[Lung Spirit]

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but you also stay up all night a lot,

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wearing him down to this sorry state.

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Stay up all night?

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After my father passed away,

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I took it upon myself to care for
the poor people of Bronze County

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by cooking meals for them.

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I barely get any rest.

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Where is the Heart Spirit?

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As the head of all organ spirits,

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why isn't it here?

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{\an8}[Heart Spirit]

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Everything you've done—

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she's the one who ends up
paying the price.

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Dear organ spirits,

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I'm truly sorry.

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I always believed that

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since I was young,

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grave illnesses and death
were still far away from me.

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I never imagined that

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seemingly trivial habits in everyday life

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could sow the seeds of disaster.

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All these years,

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I've truly put you all through a lot.

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However,

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I don't want to die yet.

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If I were to leave like this,

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I truly couldn't accept it.

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Dear spirits,

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starting tomorrow,

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I'll definitely live a healthy life.

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I hope you all

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can give me another chance.

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{\an8}[Eastern Palace]

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You saw with your own eyes

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that she took the pastries inside?

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That's right.

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Huo Xiangjiu even ate some.

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By the way,

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there's one more thing.

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On her way back,

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she walked with Gongsun Hao.

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What's so strange about that?

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They walked one ahead of the other,

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a few steps apart.

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It's not like they don't know each other.

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Why keep such a deliberate distance?

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If you ask me,

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they must be up to something shady,

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which is why they were intentionally
keeping apart.

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You're back so soon, Honey.

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I chatted with her briefly.

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I noticed she was tired,

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so I came back.

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Your Highness, on your way back,

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did you meet anyone?

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Fucang Palace and the Eastern Palace
are quite far apart.

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How could I not meet anyone on the way?

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I don't know

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who you're referring to.

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Lord Gongsun's son,

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Gongsun Hao.

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Yes, I did meet him.

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Did you talk with him?

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I didn't.

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Then why was he following behind you?

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He and his father both serve His Highness.

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Since he ran into me,

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he escorted me to protect me.

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What's wrong with that?

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The palace is quite safe.

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What's there to protect against?

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If it's so safe,

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why do we need guards?

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Your Highness has quite
the silver tongue today.

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It's like you've become
a different person.

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I haven't changed.

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I just know who I am now.

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So who are you?

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The Princess Consort.

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So what?

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So I'm entitled to do this.

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Since you claim to have met me,

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why didn't you pay your respects to me?

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Your Highness,

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please stand up for me!

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She's my wife.
Isn't she entitled to discipline you?

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Get lost!

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Honey, you seem

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quite angry today.

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I was humiliated at Fucang Palace,

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and now I have to deal with
this maid's attitude—

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how could I not be angry?

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Did Huo Xiangjiu upset you?

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Not exactly.

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It's just she asked me for a favor,

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but it was one

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beyond my ability.

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Then she made some sarcastic remarks
about me,

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saying as the Princess Consort,

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I'm nothing more than a female figurehead
with no real power.

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What favor did she ask of you?

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She made me swear

284
00:17:12,130 --> 00:17:13,769
not to tell anyone else.

285
00:17:15,769 --> 00:17:17,130
What is it

286
00:17:17,150 --> 00:17:18,410
that's so mysterious?

287
00:17:20,118 --> 00:17:21,920
Why the need for a sworn vow?

288
00:17:25,618 --> 00:17:26,980
She wants me to help her

289
00:17:27,500 --> 00:17:28,269
find

290
00:17:28,299 --> 00:17:29,740
her missing father.

291
00:17:31,220 --> 00:17:32,140
His name is

292
00:17:32,420 --> 00:17:33,420
Huo...

293
00:17:35,299 --> 00:17:36,259
Huo Zhongren.

294
00:17:39,539 --> 00:17:40,940
She must be very worried.

295
00:17:43,420 --> 00:17:44,460
It's just a pity

296
00:17:45,299 --> 00:17:47,759
that since she ate
those poisoned pastries,

297
00:17:47,849 --> 00:17:48,980
she likely won't live

298
00:17:48,980 --> 00:17:50,599
to see that day.

299
00:17:52,630 --> 00:17:54,430
You feel guilty about it, Honey?

300
00:17:55,430 --> 00:17:56,559
She's a nice person.

301
00:17:57,740 --> 00:17:59,769
I ended up causing her death.

302
00:18:01,099 --> 00:18:02,630
How could I not feel guilty?

303
00:18:05,180 --> 00:18:06,599
If you knew it would come to this,

304
00:18:06,599 --> 00:18:08,200
why agree in the first place?

305
00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:11,799
As the saying goes,

306
00:18:12,319 --> 00:18:13,880
"a wife stands by her husband,

307
00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:15,079
for better or worse."

308
00:18:15,809 --> 00:18:18,609
From the moment I married into
the Eastern Palace,

309
00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,730
Your Highness, I became yours.

310
00:18:21,460 --> 00:18:23,240
How could I refuse anything

311
00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:24,819
Your Highness asked of me?

312
00:18:34,539 --> 00:18:35,539
Honey,

313
00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,900
you're like a completely
different person now.

314
00:18:41,599 --> 00:18:43,859
You've been so kind to me, Your Highness.

315
00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,759
Of course I should repay you properly.

316
00:18:55,569 --> 00:18:57,369
You needn't feel guilty, Honey.

317
00:18:57,369 --> 00:18:59,299
Those pastries weren't poisoned.

318
00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,700
Since Your Highness has
no intention of killing her,

319
00:19:01,700 --> 00:19:02,519
why not

320
00:19:02,539 --> 00:19:04,240
help her find her father?

321
00:19:04,980 --> 00:19:06,490
She misses her father dearly

322
00:19:06,490 --> 00:19:09,220
and is searching everywhere
like a headless fly.

323
00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,529
If she gets deceived

324
00:19:11,930 --> 00:19:13,849
or goes in the wrong direction,

325
00:19:14,210 --> 00:19:16,210
wouldn't all her efforts be in vain?

326
00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,240
If Your Highness

327
00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,359
could lend a hand

328
00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,420
and point her in the right direction,

329
00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:26,069
you could

330
00:19:26,279 --> 00:19:27,480
help her

331
00:19:27,569 --> 00:19:28,970
reunite with her father,

332
00:19:30,059 --> 00:19:31,190
and at the same time,

333
00:19:31,519 --> 00:19:33,589
earn a favor from Lord Feng.

334
00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,680
Wouldn't that be killing two birds
with one stone?

335
00:19:38,099 --> 00:19:39,779
If Father were to learn that

336
00:19:39,809 --> 00:19:41,809
Your Highness had done such a thing,

337
00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,730
he'd surely praise you
for your benevolence.

338
00:19:48,549 --> 00:19:49,970
I will consider it.

339
00:19:52,619 --> 00:19:53,710
I promised I'd take you

340
00:19:53,710 --> 00:19:56,140
out of the palace for two days
to have some fun.

341
00:19:56,140 --> 00:19:56,940
Honey,

342
00:19:59,829 --> 00:20:01,289
where would you like to go?

343
00:20:03,619 --> 00:20:05,019
That won't be necessary.

344
00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,269
Right now, I still find this place

345
00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:14,920
the most fun.

346
00:20:37,799 --> 00:20:40,450
Since I caused a scene at Fucang Palace
last month,

347
00:20:40,450 --> 00:20:41,509
Father has learned

348
00:20:41,539 --> 00:20:43,470
that Huo Xiangjiu and I are at odds.

349
00:20:45,259 --> 00:20:46,849
If she dies now,

350
00:20:48,869 --> 00:20:50,430
I'll be the prime suspect.

351
00:20:51,279 --> 00:20:52,559
Even so,

352
00:20:53,279 --> 00:20:54,809
there's no need to help her.

353
00:20:55,059 --> 00:20:56,859
What if it's traced back to us?

354
00:20:57,420 --> 00:20:59,150
If she's to investigate on her own,

355
00:20:59,150 --> 00:21:01,279
she'll definitely trace it back to us.

356
00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:03,559
But if we help her investigate

357
00:21:03,819 --> 00:21:06,480
and send her chasing
in the opposite direction,

358
00:21:07,509 --> 00:21:09,369
she'll only get further from the truth

359
00:21:09,369 --> 00:21:11,029
and eventually hit a dead end,

360
00:21:11,740 --> 00:21:13,539
from which she'll never escape.

361
00:21:13,750 --> 00:21:15,660
Your Highness is so clever.

362
00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:17,500
That's indeed a good plan.

363
00:21:17,660 --> 00:21:19,710
Getting involved in this mess
for no reason.

364
00:21:19,710 --> 00:21:21,859
We didn't kill her father,

365
00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,769
yet we have to go through all this trouble
to lead her in circles.

366
00:21:24,769 --> 00:21:26,099
What concerns me is that

367
00:21:28,690 --> 00:21:31,420
it might really have been one of us
who killed him.

368
00:21:33,309 --> 00:21:34,710
Your Highness,

369
00:21:35,869 --> 00:21:37,829
are you suspecting me?

370
00:21:39,099 --> 00:21:40,740
Whether I am or not

371
00:21:40,740 --> 00:21:41,920
doesn't matter.

372
00:21:45,130 --> 00:21:47,069
As long as I'm not implicated.

373
00:21:48,059 --> 00:21:49,619
Since she wants to find her father,

374
00:21:49,619 --> 00:21:50,880
Lord Gongsun,

375
00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,039
please arrange a father for her.

376
00:21:58,980 --> 00:22:00,970
It's all my fault for being useless.

377
00:22:00,970 --> 00:22:02,470
Father has been missing for so long,

378
00:22:02,470 --> 00:22:04,470
and I've gotten myself sick as well.

379
00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:08,170
You've done very well.

380
00:22:09,769 --> 00:22:11,369
If it weren't for your persistence,

381
00:22:11,369 --> 00:22:12,089
Qiaoru

382
00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,859
would have left with regrets,

383
00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,130
Princess Ningshuang and Old Madam

384
00:22:16,329 --> 00:22:18,759
wouldn't have reunited
as mother and daughter,

385
00:22:18,759 --> 00:22:20,339
and the maids of
the Imperial Servants Bureau

386
00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:22,799
wouldn't have received what they deserved.

387
00:22:23,759 --> 00:22:24,559
Besides,

388
00:22:24,900 --> 00:22:26,109
Lady Zhao's position

389
00:22:26,349 --> 00:22:28,079
has been filled by someone new.

390
00:22:28,869 --> 00:22:30,190
The overdue wages

391
00:22:30,849 --> 00:22:32,230
have all been paid back to the maids,

392
00:22:32,230 --> 00:22:34,890
and no one will make them
work overtime anymore.

393
00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,150
Now

394
00:22:43,039 --> 00:22:45,369
there's only my father's situation left.

395
00:22:47,519 --> 00:22:48,519
Where do you think

396
00:22:49,769 --> 00:22:52,150
my father could be right now?

397
00:22:59,220 --> 00:23:00,019
Master.

398
00:23:00,779 --> 00:23:03,779
Have you found the dogs I asked you
to look for outside the palace?

399
00:23:03,779 --> 00:23:05,220
I was just about to tell you about this.

400
00:23:05,220 --> 00:23:06,140
All 20 dogs

401
00:23:06,140 --> 00:23:07,160
have been brought in the palace

402
00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:08,559
and assigned positions.

403
00:23:11,980 --> 00:23:14,440
I've also let them smell
the datura flowers.

404
00:23:14,700 --> 00:23:16,660
Lord Howling Celestial Dog
is watching from above.

405
00:23:16,660 --> 00:23:17,660
Please rest assured, Master.

406
00:23:17,660 --> 00:23:18,500
I will handle this matter

407
00:23:18,500 --> 00:23:20,339
perfectly.

408
00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,099
Working inside the palace

409
00:23:22,099 --> 00:23:23,119
is different from outside.

410
00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:24,490
You must be extra careful.

411
00:23:24,490 --> 00:23:25,089
Go on.

412
00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:25,880
Yes.

413
00:23:32,130 --> 00:23:32,859
I'm leaving.

414
00:23:34,809 --> 00:23:35,940
No need to see me out.

415
00:23:45,940 --> 00:23:48,140
You can set your mind at ease now, right?

416
00:23:48,259 --> 00:23:49,829
Focus on getting well first.

417
00:23:49,829 --> 00:23:51,029
Only then will your father be happy

418
00:23:51,029 --> 00:23:51,990
when he sees you.

419
00:24:22,859 --> 00:24:24,460
Why did you ask Prince Fuying

420
00:24:24,500 --> 00:24:25,700
to help Huo Xiangjiu?

421
00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,759
Now that Prince Fuying has a way
to mislead Xiangjiu,

422
00:24:29,759 --> 00:24:31,599
he won't feel the need to kill her,

423
00:24:31,599 --> 00:24:32,599
so she'll be safe.

424
00:24:32,730 --> 00:24:33,809
But if she finds out

425
00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:35,279
that her father's disappearance

426
00:24:35,279 --> 00:24:36,640
is connected to Prince Fuying,

427
00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,769
wouldn't that put her in danger again?

428
00:24:38,799 --> 00:24:40,519
If her father's disappearance

429
00:24:40,519 --> 00:24:42,319
is truly connected to Prince Fuying

430
00:24:42,319 --> 00:24:44,049
and she knows nothing about it,

431
00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,039
then Prince Fuying
operates from the shadows

432
00:24:46,039 --> 00:24:47,569
while she remains exposed.

433
00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,319
If she knows her father's disappearance
is connected to Prince Fuying

434
00:24:51,319 --> 00:24:52,319
but Prince Fuying

435
00:24:52,579 --> 00:24:54,390
doesn't know she knows,

436
00:24:54,559 --> 00:24:56,039
then she operates from the shadows

437
00:24:56,039 --> 00:24:57,960
while Prince Fuying remains exposed.

438
00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,420
The exposed are in danger,

439
00:24:59,529 --> 00:25:01,660
while the ones in the shadows are safe.

440
00:25:04,700 --> 00:25:05,500
Lian.

441
00:25:06,170 --> 00:25:07,690
You're playing with fire.

442
00:25:08,519 --> 00:25:09,319
Come with me.

443
00:25:09,410 --> 00:25:11,269
Let's leave this place together.

444
00:25:12,779 --> 00:25:14,380
Unless Prince Fuying falls,

445
00:25:14,450 --> 00:25:15,809
we'll never have peace.

446
00:25:16,710 --> 00:25:18,039
No matter where we flee,

447
00:25:18,049 --> 00:25:19,529
he'll never let us go,

448
00:25:20,279 --> 00:25:21,539
nor will he spare our families.

449
00:25:21,539 --> 00:25:22,700
But have you considered

450
00:25:22,700 --> 00:25:24,400
what Prince Fuying would do to you
if he finds out

451
00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,759
you're the one who told Huo Xiangjiu

452
00:25:27,210 --> 00:25:29,210
about her father's disappearance?

453
00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:31,240
You're right.

454
00:25:32,079 --> 00:25:33,480
This kind of information

455
00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,319
obviously can't come from me directly.

456
00:25:54,349 --> 00:25:55,960
What do you want?

457
00:25:57,289 --> 00:25:59,710
Why are you capturing me again?

458
00:26:06,700 --> 00:26:07,700
Today,

459
00:26:07,700 --> 00:26:09,579
what kind of joke will you tell me?

460
00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,619
Why should I tell Your Highness any joke?

461
00:26:15,859 --> 00:26:16,599
Because

462
00:26:16,599 --> 00:26:17,559
I'm a princess,

463
00:26:17,670 --> 00:26:18,869
and you're a servant.

464
00:26:19,339 --> 00:26:20,140
That's right.

465
00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:22,180
You're a princess,

466
00:26:22,220 --> 00:26:23,220
and I'm a servant.

467
00:26:23,980 --> 00:26:27,839
It seems our fates have been determined
since the moment we were born.

468
00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:29,380
Someone like you—pampered from birth,

469
00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:30,380
living in luxury,

470
00:26:30,380 --> 00:26:31,960
utterly detached from real life—

471
00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,759
how could you ever  understand
others' hardships?

472
00:26:36,019 --> 00:26:37,549
What are you talking about?

473
00:26:37,690 --> 00:26:39,950
Have you heard of swifts, Your Highness?

474
00:26:41,420 --> 00:26:43,279
It's a very peculiar kind of bird.

475
00:26:43,380 --> 00:26:44,660
It spends its entire life flying,

476
00:26:44,660 --> 00:26:45,740
until it dies.

477
00:26:46,099 --> 00:26:47,500
Just like people like us.

478
00:26:48,420 --> 00:26:49,539
From the moment we're born,

479
00:26:49,539 --> 00:26:51,569
we never stop struggling to survive,

480
00:26:51,569 --> 00:26:52,910
doing dirty, exhausting work,

481
00:26:52,910 --> 00:26:54,349
earning pitiful wages,

482
00:26:54,420 --> 00:26:57,420
and still being mocked by
privileged people like you.

483
00:26:57,569 --> 00:26:58,500
This kind of life

484
00:26:59,599 --> 00:27:00,660
goes on endlessly,

485
00:27:02,029 --> 00:27:03,490
until the end of our lives.

486
00:27:04,259 --> 00:27:05,059
Bai Yu,

487
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:08,930
what's going on with you today?

488
00:27:12,039 --> 00:27:12,880
Xiangjiu...

489
00:27:14,099 --> 00:27:15,759
Xiangjiu fell seriously ill.

490
00:27:22,619 --> 00:27:23,339
Mentor.

491
00:27:23,490 --> 00:27:25,420
This is a reward from Her Highness.

492
00:28:39,210 --> 00:28:41,440
It's called Purple Health-Restoring Flame.

493
00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:42,440
It signifies

494
00:28:42,460 --> 00:28:43,730
that you'll definitely recover

495
00:28:43,730 --> 00:28:45,190
and live on in good health.

496
00:29:55,940 --> 00:29:57,119
Of course the Death God

497
00:29:57,119 --> 00:29:58,460
is a god.

498
00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:00,369
Otherwise, he should be called

499
00:30:00,700 --> 00:30:02,750
the Death Ghost.

500
00:30:04,900 --> 00:30:05,759
Your Highness,

501
00:30:06,099 --> 00:30:07,470
you're so knowledgeable.

502
00:30:07,470 --> 00:30:08,750
Of course.

503
00:30:08,769 --> 00:30:10,769
It's because I'm smart.

504
00:30:10,789 --> 00:30:12,430
I know everything.

505
00:30:13,539 --> 00:30:13,900
Here.

506
00:30:13,900 --> 00:30:14,700
Listen.

507
00:30:15,539 --> 00:30:16,480
Cats

508
00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:17,339
meow,

509
00:30:17,579 --> 00:30:18,000
dogs

510
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:18,859
pant,

511
00:30:19,299 --> 00:30:19,900
and ducks

512
00:30:19,900 --> 00:30:21,180
quack.

513
00:30:21,180 --> 00:30:22,140
So chickens (pronounced as chances)...

514
00:30:22,140 --> 00:30:24,400
Are reserved for those who are prepared?

515
00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,059
Another one. Let me do another one.

516
00:30:28,059 --> 00:30:29,859
Before the Foolish Old Man died,

517
00:30:29,859 --> 00:30:30,940
he said to his son,

518
00:30:31,890 --> 00:30:32,869
"move the mountain (twinkle),

519
00:30:32,869 --> 00:30:34,539
move the mountain (twinkle)."

520
00:30:34,539 --> 00:30:35,599
And his son said...

521
00:30:35,740 --> 00:30:37,390
"Little star?"

522
00:30:55,559 --> 00:30:56,359
What a pity—

523
00:30:57,099 --> 00:31:00,259
such beautiful scenery turns out to be
just an illusion.

524
00:31:01,299 --> 00:31:02,519
It once existed.

525
00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,390
You recreated it with an illusion.

526
00:31:07,079 --> 00:31:08,049
I suppose

527
00:31:08,279 --> 00:31:10,079
it must be very important to you.

528
00:31:10,509 --> 00:31:11,259
It is

529
00:31:11,619 --> 00:31:12,940
very important to us.

530
00:31:14,140 --> 00:31:15,059
Us?

531
00:31:17,460 --> 00:31:18,259
What's wrong?

532
00:31:19,069 --> 00:31:21,700
I saw myself in your eyes.