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♫ One flower, one world; One leaf, one enlightenment ♫

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♫ The raindrops pattering against the banana leaves last night awoke me gently and gracefully. ♫

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♫ Continuously and closely, continuously and closely, intoxicated within the aromatic air ♫

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♫ Closely touching you, closely touching you. ♫

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♫ So many poetic lines were left behind inside of dreams ♫

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♫ The raindrops in front of the house drenched the spring clothing ♫

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♫ Pitter-pattering raindrops, pitter-pattering raindrops, sprinkling and trickling over the memories ♫

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♫ Entirely about you. Entirely about you. ♫

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♫ I desire to ride a fair wind to separate, but my heart can't escape ♫

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♫ Wanted us to be intertwined trees growing as one, wanted to enjoy the world together ♫

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♫ I'm having fun in the mortal world, a cherry blossom free against the sky horizon ♫

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♫ Playing you as a flute song, holding you prisoner within my embrace ♫

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Untouchable Lovers

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Episode 23

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Good wine!

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Shen Yu, why are you here?

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Just right, it's too boring to just drink wine.

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Do some sword dancing for me.

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Liu Chuyu.

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I came to Great Wei alone.

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Other than Qingyue, I have no one.

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Just pity me, okay?

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My patience has a limit.

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Immediately go back with me. Stop using wine to pretend to be crazy.

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Since that's the case, if you don't do it, I won't go home.

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If you don't perform a sword dance, I'm not going back.

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Not going?

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Yes, not leaving.

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If you don't go back with me, I'll knock you unconscious and carry you back.

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Afraid now?

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If you're now scared, then immediately go back with me. Immediately.

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How come I am always alone wherever I go?

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It was in Song. It is also the same here in Wei!

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- Chuyu...Chuyu...Enough!

- You all...all of you Wei people are bullying me!

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- Chuyu! Liu Chuyu!

- Such huge basin of dog's blood being thrown onto me! I'm so aggrieved! (T/N lies)

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I'm not going home!

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I don't want to stay here anymore!

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I don't want to stay here anymore!

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Good!

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Can we go now?

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What are you trying to do? Hey.

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Hey!

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Hey...

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Hey!

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Rong Zhi...

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How come you keep making me have this warm feeling?

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But how come you also keep bullying me?

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I hate you.

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What are you saying?

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Hey...

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Chuyu!

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Get up!

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Hey.

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Chuyu!

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Liu Chuyu, once you're awake, see how I'll make you—ouch!

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Hurry and move. Cut your nonsense.

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Shen Yu, think of a way to make her unconscious!

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Your Highness, I can't do that. The Princess Consort's status is high and noble. I dare not touch her.

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Then let Qingyue carry her!

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No...

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You bullied me! I traveled far to come here to Wei.

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No one cares about me. I'm so pitiful!

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Your Highness, you must endure this moment of anger. You must give way.

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G-Get on

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Hurry up.

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Hurry up. Hurry up. Why do you walk so slowly?

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Run.

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Be careful.

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Lightly.

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This... How come there's only one shoe?

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- It flew away.

- W-What?

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It flew away.

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Princess Consort.

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- Is he gone?

- Are you asking about His Highness.

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- Yes.

- He left after bringing you back here.

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So funny!

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Princess Consort, you're not drunk?

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How could I be drunk? I just drank a little bit.

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Then...His Highness carried you back home earlier and you even vomited on his clothes.

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His Highness usually is a serious person. When he left earlier,

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he was so mad that he couldn't even say a word.

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He deserved it!

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You still shouldn't use wine to bully others.

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Of course.

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You tell me, who told him to help Ma Xueyun in bullying me?

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Let me tell you all that for a person that loves to put up appearances like he does,

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when he came home here, his clothes were full of vomit.

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However, he couldn't push me down in front of everyone!

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Let me tell you, that face of his was distorted.

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It was pulled down as long as a donkey!

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Your Highness.

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Your Highness.

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Your Highness, the donkey has come back.

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You...

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Your Highness, because of what the Princess Consort did earlier, I almost forgot to tell you of an official matter.

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What is it?

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His Majesty has decided on the choice for Jingzhou's provincial governor.

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Also, he ordered Palace Attendant Zhao to give rewards to the military.

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Looks like His Majesty still doesn't fully trust Huo Xuan.

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General Huo's actions are too wildly arrogant. The whole court is full of complaints against her.

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If not because of your help, she would have invited His Majesty's wrath already.

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Palace Attendant Zhao's going there now is on the outside to reward them, but the real purpose to remind her of her place.

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His Majesty hopes that General Huo can behave appropriately,

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stop acting so willfully.

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Really?

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If His Majesty really wants to punish her,

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the person he'll send won't be Palace Attendant Zhao.

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That may be right, but since time immemorial, there are so many examples of rulers looking down on women joining in battles.

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I fear that this conflict will escalate.

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Your Highness, don't worry. After all, he owed you a favor.

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Palace Attendant Zhao won't make things excessively difficult for General Huo.

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You're wrong. I'm more afraid of Huo Xuan making things difficult for him.

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Tomorrow morning, I'll go visit Palace Attendant Zhao.

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Your Highness, you really are always thinking for General Huo's sake.

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What a pity that she doesn't understand your intentions, and keeps acting in an arbitrary and reckless manner.

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Although Huo Xuan is very headstrong, her actions are always reasonable.

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She looks like a person without any literary knowledge at all, but is actually in control in the usage of every word.

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As they say, "if there's no breaking, there's no making."

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As a woman, she is more daring and resolute than a man.

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Your Highness must be the only man in this world who knows General Huo the best.

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It is exactly because we know each other so well, that's why we trust each other.

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She entrusted her life to me.

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How can I then make her a target for others to attack?

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Okay already. You can leave now.

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You still want to say something?

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I feel that the Princess Consort traveled far to be married off to Great Wei.

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Even if you don't like her, you should treat her better.

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Do you think I'm too loathsome?

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I married the Liu Song princess, but treat her badly?

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- Your Highness, please forgive me.

- Only by treating her badly can she live longer.

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Your Highness, I'm getting more and more confused.

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Just continue being confused. It's enough that I clearly know it in my heart.

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That troublemaker. I keep feeling that I'm still dirty even now...

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General, although Xue Xian is dead,

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his cousin, Xue Zhao, was able to escape.

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He's currently recruiting men and horses, making alliances with local tyrants and rich clans.

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He was able to come up with an army of tens of thousands that's going forward with great strength and vigor.

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Now, they are already charging toward Jingzhou.

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He even said...

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Said what?

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He even said that he will catch you alive.

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Skin you, and pull out all your tendons. Parade you to the public for three days.

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Isn't that great?

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What's great about that?

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This is the last battle. Once we're done, we can return to Pingcheng.

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I already am impatient to play hide and seek with them.

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The enemy coming up out of their lair in full force is our best chance to annihilate them.

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Wang Ze, let's fight a good battle. Let them all see it.

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Yes.

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General.

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The new provincial governor has arrived in Jingzhou. With him is Zhao Qi.

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What should we do now?

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No need to worry. If His Majesty really wants to remove my power, he won't send Zhao Qi. Let's go.

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Go where?

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Attend Lord Zhao's welcoming banquet.

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Should we take more men?

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Choose one hundred elite soldiers to go with us into the city. As for the rest, just wait here and await orders.

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Yes.

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General Huo, because you defeated the rebel army of Xue Xian,

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that's why His Majesty was able to sleep peacefully without any worries.

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I'm toasting you this wine.

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It's my duty to do so. Palace Attendant Zhao, you're being too courteous.

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You and the Prince Regent have an intimate friendship.

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Before I came here, he repeatedly told me that I must support you.

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Looks like he is worrying too much.

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General Huo will be part of his family, sooner or later.

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You think I don't understand that?

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Am I right?

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Palace Attendant Zhao, you have traveled far. I'll drink this all first to show my respect.

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Okay. General Huo, you are indeed straightforward.

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- Provincial Governor Yang.

- Here.

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Offer her a toast too.

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If not because she caused a ruckus here in Jingzhou,

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you wouldn't be able to become this province's governor.

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Lord Zhao is wise.

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Here, General Huo, let me give you a toast.

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Who is this man?

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I am Wang Ze.

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I remember.

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You are that little boy from the household of the minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

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Why didn't you follow your father and study accounting,

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and instead came to the battlefield to become a deputy commander?

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I heard that just to follow Huo Xuan,

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you had an altercation with your family to the point of severing ties.

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This matter had spread all over Pingcheng at that time.

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You were that person, right?

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Yes. Lord, you have such good eyesight.

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That overbearing old man Wang Yang...

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Never thought he would have a son like you, who will gladly submit to someone.

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This is really unexpected.

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That stinky, bad habit of his of assuming an air of importance during court meetings

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luckily didn't get inherited by you.

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This must be because General Huo was able to teach you well.

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He's just an ordinary deputy commander. Palace Attendant Zhao need not give it much importance.

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Lord Zhao, General Huo, let's watch the dance performance.

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Men! Start the dance!

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Okay... Let's watch the dance.

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Drink.

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Come.

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Come.

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Sister! Sister! Sister, save me...

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Lord...Lord...Don't. My little sister is still too young.

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Just let me serve you instead.

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What I want is her. Get lost.

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She's too young! Lord!

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- Sister...

- I just like this kind of flavor.

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I'll go on ahead. Everyone won't mind, right?

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Lord, please do as you wish.

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- Sister!

- Lord...

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Lord, I beg you to let my little sister go...

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- You all just drink.

- Lord...

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- Lord, don't...

- Okay, Lord.

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- Sister!

- Lord, take care.

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- Lord! Lord!

- Sister!

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Lord...Lord...Lord...please let my sister go.

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She's too young. Let me replace her. I beg you to let her go!

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What status does Palace Attendant Zhao have?

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The fact that he likes your little sister is her good luck.

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You must know to appreciate when you're being given the honor.

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Lord, I beg you to let my little sister go.

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Men! Drag her out of here!

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Lord, let go of my little sister!

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Let go of my little sister, Lord! I beg you!

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Everyone, Palace Attendant Zhao has brought a lot of military supplies.

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With his support,

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eliminating the remaining rebels will surely happen soon.

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Come. Let us all drink this cup for our forthcoming victory!

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Okay! Okay!

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General Huo.

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General, you must not.

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General Huo, Palace Attendant Zhao is rewarding the army in name, but is actually here to supervise it.

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Previously, you have acted arbitrarily and recklessly.

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We still need him to mediate your situation to His Majesty.

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You must not forget your identity

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and do anything that you will regret forever.

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Regret forever?

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General Huo is an intelligent person.

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Come. Give General Huo some wine.

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General, you must not create trouble.

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Let go of me!

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Who has no eyes and dares to charge in here!

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Palace Attendant Zhao, sorry to disturb you.

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Huo Xuan, what do you want to do?

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This lady is unwilling to serve you. Let her go.

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She's a person that I've chosen, so she's mine.

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For the Prince Regent's sake, I won't make a fuss with you.

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Immediately get out.

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Palace Attendant Zhao, I never beg anyone.

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This time...

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I beg you to let this lady go.

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Get lost! Immediately get out!

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Or else, don't blame me for not giving you any considerations!

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Wang Ze, take her away.

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Who dares to! Who dares to take her away!

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Huo Xuan, you really think you're some important person?

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If not because the Prince Regent keeps defending you in front of His Majesty,

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don't know how many times you could have died already!

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Now, you even trespassed into my room?

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Have you really gone crazy?

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Take her away!

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Come. Don't be afraid.

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Huo Xuan, you actually are going to hurt me just because of a lowly prostitute?

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What is her status, and what is mine?

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You surely know how to discern the difference in weight, right? (T/N his words "weigh heavier" due to position)

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I indeed need you to put in good words for me to His Majesty.

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Even more, I need you to reward the exhausted soldiers well.

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But to get me to use an innocent young lady in exchange for my interest,

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sorry, I find it dirty.

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Huo Xuan, what really are you planning to do?

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Zhao Qi, you surely have heard about me.

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People who abuse and harass women right in front of me

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will surely not be able to see tomorrow's sun.

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Huo Xuan, you surely know

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about my relationship with Empress Dowager Feng.

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If you kill me, Empress Dowager Feng won't forgive you.

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The Prince Regent will also not forgive you.

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Also, His Majesty will also kill you!

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If I want to kill you, no one can hinder me!

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I will let you go this time.

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But if you let me see it for the second time,

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I believe that Wei will lose an oppressive palace attendant,

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and the palace will have one more

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descendant-less Eunuch Zhao.

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Do you understand?

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- Don't let me say it one more time!

- I got it!

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I...understand!

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Huo Xuan! You will regret what you've done today!

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When you've made your move, there's no turning back. Lord Zhao had better remember my warning. (T/N chess etc.)

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Are you alright?

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Go and look for your older sister. I will send men to escort you home.

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Let's just end it here today. I'll go back now.

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General, please wait. I already sent someone to call Palace Attendant Zhao.

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I told him that you're leaving and if he can send you off.

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No need. Palace Attendant Zhao had a misunderstanding with me earlier.

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I fear that he might still be angry at me.

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I'll just go back first and will just apologize to him some other time.

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Okay then. Next time, I'll personally accompany Palace Attendant Zhao to the military camp and visit you.

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Oh, no, bad news, Lord! Palace Attendant Zhao is dead.

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What?

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How come this happened? When we left, he was still alright.

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General Huo, I think that you won't be able to return to the military camp anymore tonight.

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Provincial Governor Yang, what do you mean by that?

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I remember that General Huo was the last one who saw him alive, right?

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You still can't suspect our general. She didn't kill Palace Attendant Zhao!

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What then is the reason that I heard Palace Attendant Zhao's cry earlier?

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- That was because—

- Wang Ze, no need to explain further.

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Provincial Governor Yang, what do you really want to do?

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General Huo, I am not deliberately causing you trouble.

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It's just that the status of Palace Attendant Zhao is special,

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but he died here in an unexplained manner.

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No one can escape responsibility.

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Tonight, there are military personnel and guests gathered here. It's quite a complicated crowd.

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It's really hard to say who really did this.

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Before this matter is adequately investigated, everyone is a suspect. Of course...

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General Huo is a greater suspect than any of us.

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How preposterous!

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Sorry, General Huo.

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This matter is a grave case. I can't bear the responsibility of letting the suspect go.

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Okay. I'll stay.

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General.

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I've made my decision. No need to say more.

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Okay then.

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Immediately lock down the provincial governor office. Investigate all people that came in and out of here.

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Immediately send someone to Pingcheng to report this matter to His Majesty.

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General, how come things became like this?

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Huo Xuan really got forced to stay in Jingzhou?

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Yes.

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Pavilion Master is indeed good. You actually were able to get Huo Xuan detained in Jingzhou.

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You did great.

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Let's just lessen the praises, General Xue.

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This is your only chance to take revenge for your cousin.

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You have only one night. You must hurry.

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Don't worry.

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I've already sent out my orders.

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Tonight my people will be putting on mouth gags,

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our horses putting on hoof covers (to be very quiet for a sneak attack).

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I will catch them unaware and kill them all!

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That's still not enough.

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Not enough?

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Don't forget. The Huo Army is a stand-alone unit.

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They strictly follow their military law. Even if the Commander is not around, their defense is still tight.

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How then are you going to do your sneak attack?

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What you mean is...

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Take this...

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- and you'll be ever-victorious in your forward march.

- You...

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Don't forget. You must keep a close watch of Jingzhou.

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Let them not even send one letter out.

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Imperial Decree

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There are rebels! Help!

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There are rebels doing a sneak attack on us!

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Imperial Decree

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- Wang Ze! Wang Ze!

- General, what is it?

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Make preparations. I must immediately return to the military camp.

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Now?

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I kept feeling that something is not right. Immediately make preparations.

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General, the military camp suffered a sneak attack last night. We suffered great casualties.

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How did that happen?

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Even if I'm not around, they should have been able to guard it.

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Someone stole the Imperial decree of Palace Attendant Zhao,

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pretended to promulgate the Imperial decree and entered the military camp.

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But they actually were colluding from inside and out, causing grave damage to our army.

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General, we can't go out now.

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Only one soldier risked his life to charge out of the enclosure and come here to inform us.

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Now, the whole Jingzhou City has been surrounded by the rebel army.

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We already lost contact with the military camp. The rebel army even demanded that we hand over General Huo within three days. Or...

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Or what?

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Or else, they will turn Jingzhou into a blood-bath.

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Your Majesty, we suddenly lost contact with Jingzhou. This matter is serious.

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May Your Majesty immediately send someone to investigate it.

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Prince Regent, Jingzhou now is unlike before.

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For the political official, you have Palace Attendant Zhao leading them.

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For military power, you have General Huo protecting them.

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What is there to worry about?

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The rebel army is bearing down on us menacingly. I am just worried...

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Prince Regent, for the Jingzhou matter, just let others worry about it.

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Since you are sick, you should go home and rest.

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But Jingzhou usually sends a report every three days. But now, it's been five days.

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There must be something fishy going on there.

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May Your Majesty allow me to go to Jingzhou to investigate it.

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Prince Regent, Jingzhou is, after all, a remote region.

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The army rebel only has several tens of thousands of men.

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General Huo is well-versed in military strategy. Everything is in the palm of her hands.

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You should just let go and let her show her might. How can you personally go to the front line?

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Aren't you just exaggerating things?

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Your Majesty...

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Prince Regent, you are sick, so you shouldn't get overly-worried.

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Hurry and go home to recuperate.

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Your Majesty...

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Prince Regent! This...

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Princess Consort.

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What's wrong, Lanruo?

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You have something to tell me?

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His Highness is sick.

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Hurry and call a doctor then.

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His Highness got sick because of you.

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What does this have to do with me?

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I heard from General Shen that His Highness did a sword dance for you, in the middle of strong winds.

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He even carried you all the way back, and therefore caught a cold.

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He clearly was working all night to handle official matters, that's why he got sick. Don't accuse me wrongly.

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No matter what the reason is, you should go to his side and take care of him.

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I also think that you should go.

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Go... I'll immediately go.

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You're already coughing like this, and you're still managing official matters?

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Before His Majesty make any decision, I must take care of all possible matters first.

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Princess Consort, hurry and urge His Highness.

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The doctor said that he's too exhausted, and should lie in bed to recuperate.

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- But His Highness, he—

- Enough!

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- Stop looking.

- What are you doing?

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When I saw Royal Uncle looking at memorials before, he would just draw circles and that's considered read already.

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But how come you are exhausting your thoughts and ingenuity when doing this?

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- Give it back to me!

- I won't.

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Aren't you going to pour him tea yet?

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Move aside!

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Why are you being this stubborn?

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If that's the case, then fine. Don't blame me for using my power then.

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- Servant! Take away the memorials.

- You dare to?

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Why won't I dare? The health of the Prince Regent is not good.

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If Empress Dowager blames us for it, what will we do?

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- You two are still not going to hurry?

- Yes.

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You...

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Come over here.

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I order you to immediately sleep and rest.

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Or else, don't think of seeing a memorial again.

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Sleep! Or else, don't think of seeing you a memorial again forever.

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What are you doing?

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Who told you to make your own decision?

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Wasn't I just thinking for your own good?

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Your Highness, it's time for your medicine.

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You drink it yourself. I'm going now.

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Your Highness, what's wrong with the Princess Consort?

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Princess!

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What are you doing?

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Nothing. I just wanted to ask what you're thinking.

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Nothing.

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Why are you blushing then?

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- I'm not.

- You are.

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I'm not.

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I...

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I just feel hot.

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Is it hot?

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I even wanted to tell you earlier that it's windy outside, that you should wear more if you're coming out.

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It's time to eat!

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- Really?

- It's true.

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I'll just go take a look and I'll tell you about it when I return!

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I should stop having fantasies and imagining things.

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I had better clear my head.

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Your Highness, you are still unwell.

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Please do not worry yourself too much.

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I am fine.

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What is wrong?

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I heard that the Princess Consort especially took care of you.

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I was so surprised.

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She deliberately pretended to be drunk last time to fool me, so she's now feeling guilty.

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At least she still has a conscience.

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Your Highness.

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Why are you looking at me like that?

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You have always been detached and reserved, unwilling to share your concerns.

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Only recently after meeting the Princess Consort has there been a certain degree of balance in your personality.

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It is the first time for me to see you like this.

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Shen Yu, you've spoken too much.

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I admit my mistake.

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Any news from Jingzhou?

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None at all.

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Just what exactly happened?

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Even if there is no news from Huo Xuan,

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it's illogical that Personal Attendant Zhao also didn't submit a memorial.

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Memorial

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General, allow me to report.

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The officials in Jingzhou want to use Huo Xuan's life in exchange for peace.

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You see. I told you they would not hold out three days.

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By sunset today

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you will be able to see Huo Xuan's head!

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I think it is not that simple.

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Huo Xuan is indeed intelligent.

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But without the Huo Army, she is like a tiger without teeth.

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What way is there left for her?

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Don't even mention defeating enemies, it will be difficult for her to keep her life.

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I also would like to know

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just what ideas will she have to escape?

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I will not give her that chance.

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- Men!

- Here.

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Convey my order, go to the city gates

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and tell them to immediately give us Huo Xuan.

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If not, I will attack!

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Yes.

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Wang Ze, immediately tell Huo Xuan to come out.

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The General is resting now, no one is allowed to disturb her.

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Do you know what kind of situation is happening outside?

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Huo Xuan killed Xue Xian.

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She has angered the rebel army, now they are coming for her!

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As the commander of an army, she is instead hiding here within Jingzhou City. That's being afraid to fight!

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You're talking nonsense!

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What do you people want to do here?

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You want to force the General out to be killed by the enemies?

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Our leader has already said, as long as you hand over Huo Xuan,

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he will not attack the city.

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You just want to use her life in exchange for your own safety?

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You cannot say that. Huo Xuan is an army commander,

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she has a duty to protect the common people.

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Now the thousands of citizens of Jingzhou City have become meat on a chopping block. (T/N implied sure death)

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Sacrificing her life in exchange for a whole city full of lives,

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Deputy Commander Wang, don't you understand the decision?

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As long as we wait another two days, reinforcements will arrive.

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Reinforcements?

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Your entire army has already met the rebel army and been defeated!

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Right now, no one knows where they are trying to regroup.

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At the moment, you also are a group without a leader.

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Right now, fundamentally you have absolutely no idea what action to take! Even if we ourselves are willing to wait,

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will the rebel army outside the city be willing to, they may not permit it!

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Provincial Governor Yang, are you going to force General too?

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No matter what, just let Huo Xuan come out first.

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Alright, let's stop talking nonsense with him.

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Ask Huo Xuan to hurry--

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Whoever dares to take another step, do not blame me for being rude!

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Wang Ze! What do you think you're doing? Are you planning to rebel?

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All of you, stop! You people too!

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General, why did you come out?

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You are all making so much noise. I am not deaf, how could I not hear all this?

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General Huo, Xue Zhao is waiting for you outside.

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For all of the common people of Jingzhou, would you please make this sacrifice?

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Oh? Provincial Governor Yang, do you think this way too?

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General Huo, for everyone in this city, I also have no choice.

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Is this how everyone thinks?

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I know you look down on me, you look down on women.

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You have already decided that I relied on my family to get to where I am today.

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Even if I've won so many battles,

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even if my whole body is drenched in blood,

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you all feel that I relied on the Prince Regent's help

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so that I could sit above your heads to boss you around?

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General Huo, that is not what we meant.

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Right now, aren't we forced by circumstance?

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Lord Provincial Governor..!

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Huo Xuan, you have gone too far!

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I have gone too far?

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On one hand you keep calling me a weak woman,

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on the other hand, you're thinking of letting me block those thousands of soldiers and horses?

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How are you being worried about the citizens of Jingzhou?

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Look at all your cowardice and frightened looks.

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- The enemies have clearly scared you all out of your wits!

- I..!

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Handing me over?

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If you hand me over, you all can survive?

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Stupid.

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No... If we hand you over,

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they might withdraw their army.

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Might?

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You rascals want to gamble the lives of thousands of people on a casual remark from the enemy.

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If I were he, after killing the army's commander, I surely will take the momentum and attack the city.

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Use one move to conquer the whole of Jingzhou. And by that time,

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your deaths are not really lamentable, but what about the citizens of Jingzhou?

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The whole of Jingzhou will become a hell on earth, while you all

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are the sinners who opened the doors to the rebels.

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I've been waiting to see if any of you will say,

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"General Huo, I will fight for the sake of the citizens."

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I might still have admiration for that person,

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and praise him as being a true hero. You all weren't thinking at all about how to fight the enemy,

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but instead came here to anger me!

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- You all totally don't want to live anymore!

- No...

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Let me tell you, even if I've only brought one hundred men with me,

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all of them are strong warriors that can fight against ten people (each).

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All have crawled back out from under a mountain of corpses with me. Do you want to test their strength?

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- No...

- No, impossible...

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What? Provincial Governor Yang wants to use his two thousand city guards to capture me?

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You think they are like you, having no guts?

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- That they will just allow the enemy army to be impudent and loud?

- No, no.

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Don't forget. I've taken care of Provincial Governor Liu. Adding you won't be too much.

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Yes...

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Don't be afraid. I'm not a killing demon.

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Now that the enemies are in front of us, I don't have the time to waste in talking with you all.

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Those that are willing to fight the enemies with me had better just be obedient, and follow my command.

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What if we are unwilling?

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Unwilling?

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Fine. I believe that Provincial Governor Liu is still at the Naihe Bridge, waiting for people to serve him.

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But Jingzhou only has two thousand guards. There are tens of thousands of enemy soldiers outside.

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How are we going to resist them?

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If you want to know, then come with me.

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Provincial Governor...are you alright?

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Come... Lord...

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Totally unruly.

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Provincial Governor...

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Let us out! I was accused wrongly!

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General Huo, there are enemies outside the city walls now.

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Why are you not making any strategy to drive them away, and instead you come here?

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I heard that Jingzhou has the largest prison in our empire. Is that right?

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Indeed. Since the creation of our empire,

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because Jingzhou's location is very remote and the people here are naturally valiant,

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there are always wicked citizens committing crimes. There are a lot of major crimes.

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Enough. I want to ask you how many people are locked up in here.

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Probably more than a hundred.

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How come there are that many?

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It was initially not that many.

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Have you forgotten? Since the Huo Army came,

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the bandits and thieves nearby all got arrested.

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And there are some who are rebels that support Xue Xian.

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Anyway, they are all very evil men

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that were sentenced to be executed.

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Let them all out.

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What? Let them out?

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These...are people who are used to committing crimes. You can't let them out!

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- Wang Ze!

- Here.

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Immediately let them out.

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General Huo, you must rethink it. If you let them out,

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trouble will surely arise! W-W-Who then will answer for it?

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Since I dare to do it, I surely will take responsibility for it until the end. No need for Provincial Governor Yang to worry.

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You..!

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Open the prisons and let everyone fall in line and come out.

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Yes.

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♫ If life is like first meetings ♫

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♫ It would be better to yearn more than meet ♫

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♫ The misty rain of Jiangnan is so short-lived (idiomatic phrase, literally "night-blooming cactus blooms once")

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♫Even while it's raining, it drizzles continuously ♫

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♫ If we will see each other often in life ♫

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♫ What must we do so we won't get fed-up with looking at each other? ♫

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♫ At this day last year, It's the same sky ♫

618

♫ But the faces are different ♫

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♫ I'd really like to see you again ♫

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♫ Confess to you all my regrets in parting with you ♫

621

♫ Drawing a circle in the air ♫

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♫ Praying that love will never change ♫

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♫ I so want to rub my face against yours ♫

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♫ Being greedy about your every moment ♫

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♫ Don't ask how many years was I in pain ♫

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♫ Turning back, it's all my tears...from my eyes ♫

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♫ Don't ask how many years was I in pain ♫

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♫ Turning back, it's all my tears...from my eyes ♫