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♫ Still waiting, for news to be picked up like flying sand, ♫

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♫ Flourishing and falling like a burden, from the other side of the world. ♫

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♫ Seeing your silhouette, suffering and drowning in the dark, ♫

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♫ Memories rise of mistakes, being unable to hold onto your hand. ♫

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♫ Still as many times as I try to separate, to not openly mistake, ♫

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♫ Being afraid I will entirely doubt myself. ♫

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♫ Don't tell me that feelings engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones ♫

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♫ Are not real and true. ♫

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♫ Still how many words I've spoken haven't explained, ♫

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♫ I want to give you so many more experiences and things replaced. ♫

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♫ No matter how I act, no matter how many mistakes I make, ♫

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♫ All along, I have not departed and gone over, ♫

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♫ I'm truly waiting for you. ♫

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♫ Still as many times as I try to separate, to not openly mistake, ♫

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♫ Having never forgotten you, being dedicated to you. ♫

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♫ Possessing feelings engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones ♫

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♫ All real and true. ♫

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♫ Still how many words I've spoken haven't explained, ♫

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♫ Many thoughts I should untie love with you, being truly desolate. ♫

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♫ Wanting to know why don't I break free, demanding I bravely, quickly overcome, ♫

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An Oriental Odyssey

♫I am truly moved.♫

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Episode 13

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Thank you Tuotuo. You've been a major help!

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I would never believe it,

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had I not seen it with my own eyes.

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What are you doing here?

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And you, what did you just swallow?

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Tuotuo, kill her or she will expose my secrets!

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How dare you order him around?

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You think you're his master?

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Why were you at Lingdang Garden House?

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- Was it for her?

- I...

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Where is Miss Lingdang?

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She's missing?

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Both clueless?

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I only took the medicine. That was all.

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Tuotuo, hurry!

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You said that you'd do anything for me? Now is the time! Do it!

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Tuotuo?

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His name is Mu Le!

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What is it?

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Poison of course.

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I found it by accident.

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Within 30 minutes, without antidote,

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your body will freeze, blood coagulating, and you'll die of coldness.

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Stop it. Give me the antidote.

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No! Is she that important? More than me?

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Yuan'an!

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Tuotuo!

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This is poison, too.

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Swallow it, and I'll give her the antidote.

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She's lying.

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- You...

- The antidote.

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You went too far! She doesn't deserve it!

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Antidote! Now!

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Yuan'an.

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What're you doing?

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You promised to give me the antidote.

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Then what about your promise? Do you forget?

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There's only one antidote.

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Kill one, the other can survive.

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Or, just wait for me to die,

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and you can get the antidote.

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Nonsense.

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How're you now? Any better?

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Freezing.

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No amounts of quilts would work.

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No. You won't die.

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Yuan'an, kill me,

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then you can get the antidote.

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I want you to live.

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I, Ye Yuan'an, am by no way a coward.

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I'd never, ever trade your life for my own.

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Either we both live, or we die together.

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Okay.

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Either both live, or die together.

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Catch it! The antidote!

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You're counting on my feelings for you, aren't you?

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Is she really so good that you're willing to die for her?

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Thank you.

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I don't need your gratitude! You might as well kill me.

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Now that Ye Yuan'an knows everything, my secrets are exposed.

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I'll soon meet my death.

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Want to meet you death? I'd be glad to help.

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No, Yuan'an! Please don't!

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Do you forget what she just did to us? Look at your scars.

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No, I'm just saying she's not a bad person.

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If she truly wants us dead, why did she save us in the last minute?

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It was you who saved me.

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I'm telling you, she's not Shui Yue,

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but a poor girl.

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So you're saying that tonight, the real Shui Yue

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was also at Lingdang Garden House.

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Which means, the real Shui Yue kidnapped Miss Lingdang.

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Or else?

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All you've got are drugs, while she's got the drug-maker.

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Then what should we do?

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Once the drugs run out, I won't be able to hide myself no longer.

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- What? You want to wear this skin forever?

- I don't...

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I'm telling you, do mind the room full of poisons,

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or maybe someday, you'll...

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Then what should I do?

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What's this?

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A feather of the crow.

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It's the smell of corrupt bodies.

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I know where she is.

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Who is it? Show yourself!

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fNow!

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So you've actually managed to find me.

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I'm impressed.

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Xiaoke, long time no see.

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Are those two your helpers?

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Do you really expect to subdue me with them?

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Miss Shui Yue, for self-interests,

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you've committed too many appalling crimes.

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Take my advice, turn yourself in,

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and meet your due punishment.

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Listen to yourself!

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Self-interests? Appalling crimes?

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Appalling crimes?

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Turn myself in?

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Mind you, you're the culprit.

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Me? That's not true!

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You can't believe her!

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That's merely words of mouth,

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while truth is in the evidence.

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Follow me if you want the truth.

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What? Got cold-feet?

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I thought you want to find Miss Lingdang.

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Watch out.

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You too.

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Yuan'an!

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I have warned you to watch your steps.

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The horseboy of Ye Yuan'an is an intractable opponent.

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I know the Divine Bead that you're after.

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Grandpa gave it to me when I was a little girl.

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The bead is so ordinary except

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some strange scriptures inscribed on it.

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I tend to be attracted by strange objects,

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so I wrote down those scriptures and studied them for years.

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Despite no significant progress,

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I did manage to make sense of a tiny part of it,

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which is skin-switching.

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I've only heard of skin-switching,

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but never actually seen it.

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Princess Minghui, it's not rocket science.

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Just see for yourself.

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Finally, Xiaoke, I can have my skin back.

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No wonder State Preceptor endeavors to get the Divine Beads back.

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Just a tiny part of a single one contains such delicate magic.

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Then with all parts of the nine,

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one is bound to be invincible.

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Great! I'm finally me again!

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Thanks, Princess Minghui.

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Had you not suggested to lead them here,

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I wouldn't get back my skin.

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Now I'll kill them all.

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Stupid.

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Kill them, then where would you find scapegoat?

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In the end, you'll be held responsible for all the murders.

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You are suggesting...

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Now Xiaoke is the culprit of the murders,

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and Ye Yuan'an and her slave are the accomplices.

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As for you, you can go back to Prince Nanjing's Mansion,

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and be Miss Shui Yue again.

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But they are not idiots,

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who would give in so easily.

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Do you forget about our witness?

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No more ado. Let's get out of here.

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Now, give me the knife.

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This is...

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Where is this place? Why am I here?

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Sir, is it really possible to find anything here?

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Crows aren't supposed to be in Luoyang county this season,

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so their whereabouts are the best guide.

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Sir,

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there's something odd about this grave.

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Don't kill me! Don't

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- Let go of me!

- Get her! Hurry!

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Let go! Let go of me!

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Yuan'an, wake up. Yuan'an.

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Take him.

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Are you alright?

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They are innocent.

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Innocent or not, we''ll know after we investigate.

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Now take them all!

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Miss Lingdang. Xiaohu, take her to the doctor.

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Yes sir. Come on.

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You did it!

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How ridiculous!

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I'm granddaughter of Prince Nanjing.

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Why would I do such a thing?

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Look at yourself, a skinless monster,

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who has every reason to kill and skin others.

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No, no I didn't!

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Sir, I'm telling you the truth! I'm not the murderer!

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Do you have any evidence to prove that?

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Sir, I...

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I'll take that as a No.

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Then we'll see other evidence.

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Somebody, bring the beggar.

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Sir.

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Beggar, now look around,

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do you see the murderer?

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Yes! It's her!

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She...she...she is the killer!

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Now what happened is clear.

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What do you have to say?

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No, it wasn't me, wasn't me!

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Sir, my grandfather is sick.

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Excuse me.

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Take care, your ladyship.

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This monster is guilty of killing and skinning people.

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With witness and evidence, she is to be executed in two days.

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No! I was set up by her!

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The case is settled.

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Take her into the prison.

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Sir! Please!

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- I'm wronged! It wasn't me!

- Move!

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Lady Shui Yue did all of it!

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Not me! Not me!

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Everyone! Do you know

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that the loathsome monster has been arrested at the mass grave?

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How come?

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It's a skinless monster who targets at young maids.

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And she's not alone,

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but with two helpers.

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Who? Tell us! Who're they?

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Daughter of Mr. Ye, Minister of Finance,

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Ye Yuan'an, and her slave.

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Really? They're the accomplices?

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Fair without, foul within.

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Now, the county court has announced the monster's death penalty,

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but did nothing about the two accomplices.

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True that dog doesn't eat dog.

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Yeah, that's unfair!

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They should pay for what they did!

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I've said everything as you ordered.

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Well done.

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I'm wondering that what happened between you and Ye Yuan'an

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make you want to destroy her so badly.

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It's none of your business. So drop it.

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I've done everything you asked.

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When can I have the Divine Bead?

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Be patient.

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The minute they are dead, I'll give the bead to you.

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You'd better keep your words,

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or you shall be very sorry.

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Miss! Miss!

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What's the rush?

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The Prince...

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the Prince has...passed away!

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What?

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Careful.

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Seems that's the end of her days.

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- Open the door.

- Open it.

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Are we free to go?

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Now every evidence is against Xiaoke,

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who has been sentenced to death.

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And you two are accused of being accomplices.

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Do you know what people are asking for?

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They ask for a severe punishment of you three,

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and justice from the county court which should rule according to the lawf.

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Do you understand?

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And you think so, too?

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Why can't you see that my opinion doesn't count?

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It's all about evidence.

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The monster almost killed Lingdang, which we both saw with our eyes.

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Plus, we found the skin of the dead people there.

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You were there too.

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But if you release me, I can prove our innocence in a minute.

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You still think you did nothing wrong, do you?

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Where did I do wrong?

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I've told you before to mind your own business, but you ignored it.

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And you got yourself involved at last.

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Yuan'an, I know you'd never harm a single soul.

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I can let you go.

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But you have to promise that from now on,

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you'll learn from this and never act so recklessly.

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- Admit I made a mistake, I can go, right?

- Right!

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What about them?

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His footprints were in Lingdang Garden House, which is hard evidence.

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And a witness has identified Xiaoke.

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Please leave.

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fClose the door.

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Why didn't you go?

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I don't want to.

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Is it because of me?

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If I can't even protect my own slave, then what else can I do?

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But if I recall correctly, you did leave me with others.

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Leave? I fulfilled your wish, Okay?

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Time for dinner.

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Close the door.

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Time for dinner.

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Meat.

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You are crying.

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I miss my mom.

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If she was alive, she'd never let me suffer like this.

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But maybe it's a good thing she's not.

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Idling about everyday, doing nothing important,

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getting myself into prison, I would certainly make her suffer a lot.

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Meat.

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What's wrong?

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Mu Le!

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Mu Le! What is it? Mu Le?

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What happened? Mu Le! Mu Le!

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Mu Le! Mu Le!

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Are you okay?

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Huole De Tuotuo. Huole De Tuotuo.

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You're not Tuotuo. You're Mu Le.

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Mu Le, are you Okay?

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Huole De Tuotuo.

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I'll sing for you. Mom used to sing this to put me to sleep.

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♫ Good Mu Le, good baby,

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♫ Clap your hands, sing a song.

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♫ Catch the bug, eat your meal.

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♫ Good baby, clap your hands.

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♫ Sing a song, catch a bug.

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♫ Eat your meal, have a good laugh.

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♫ Now go to sleep.

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♫ Good baby, clap your hands.

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♫ Sing a song, catch a bug.

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♫ Eat your meal, have a good laugh.

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♫ Now go to sleep, go to sleep.

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I've got a memorial here impeaching Mr. Ye.

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I deserve to die ten thousand deaths.

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According to this memorial,

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Mr. Ye's daughter is the accomplice in the skinning case,

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and Mr. Ye should be dismissed from his post.

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Mr. Ye, do you have anything to say?

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Yes, Your Highness. I'm too busy to discipline my daughter.

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Thus she hung out with wrong friends, and became a suspect.

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But the Luoyang county court is still investigating the case,

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and my daughter remains a suspect, not an accomplice.

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As for me, I knew nothing about it beforehand.

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Everyone, hear it?

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Although the suspect is Mr. Ye's daughter,

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but that's an open case,

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and has nothing to do with Mr. Ye.

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I always encourage mutual supervision among officials,

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but impeachment without evidence can never fool me.

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Mr. Ye, please arise.

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Despite what had happened,

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I wish you can perform your duties.

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Do keep in mind that you are not only father of Ye Yuan'an,

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but also Minister of Finance of the state.

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Now arise.

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Thanks, Your Highness.

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You may go.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Your Highness.

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Lanzhi, how's the case going?

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We've had the suspect, as well as witness and evidence.

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But in my opinion, many parts of the case just don't fit in.

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Does Yuan'an really have anything to do with it?

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It'll be good for her to learn a lesson.

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Lanzhi, I understand that you're looking out for her,

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but what you think is right might appear wrong to her.

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Your Highness...

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You may leave.

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Yes.

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Hurry!

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Master, where are you heading to?

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Yuan'an is in prison now.

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I'm bringing her some clothes and food.

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Master, you're not thinking straight.

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I've heard that Yuan'an has caused great trouble,

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and someone impeached you before the Empress.

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The Empress not only stood by you, but asked you to carry on your work.

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So now you should do everything to stay out of it, instead of acting so unwisely.

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What're you talking about! No matter what, Yuan'an is my daughter.

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I must go and visit her!

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Master, you are an official,

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which means you can't risk making such a mistake.

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You want to visit Yuan'an?

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- I'll go on your behalf. Okay?

>- But...

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Master, Minister Zhao is here to see you.

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Then...Madam, please...

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Rest assured, Master.

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Minister Zhao!

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Mr. Ye, to what do I owe your presence?

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Please, this way.

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Madam, didn't you just offer to visit Miss?

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Apple of everybody's eye yesterday, suspect of a murder now.

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God works in a mysterious way.

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I don't have the leisure to visit her. And she'd better starve in there.

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Go mind your own business.

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Yes.

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Where's the food I've saved?

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What're you doing here?

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- My bad.

- Come on, on your feet.

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I'm sorry.

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I've been so fully occupied lately that I hardly visited you. Hungry?

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What on earth happened to this mansion?

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Where's your cheeky Miss? And the horse boy?

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I haven't seen them in days.

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Don't mention it. Miss got involved in a lawsuit.

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Somehow she was accused

of being an accomplice in the skinning case.

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Now she's kept in the Luoyang county prison, as well as Mu Le.

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Good, for they did like making fun of me.

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What have you got?

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That's a horrible thing to say. I don't like it.

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Miss is always looking out for you.

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You know that as well as I do.

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Where're you going with this empty basket?

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To the prison, to visit Miss. I'll buy some food on my way.

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Wait.

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It's not food that she needs the most now.

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Then what is it?

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- Let's go again next time!

- - Sir.

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Okay. Where's the Miss?

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Your Miss? Over there.

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Thanks a lot.

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- She has quite a lot of visitors.

- Indeed.

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Miss.

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Xia!

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Why are you here?

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I...

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The Master and Madam are worried about you,

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so they sent me here with some food.

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Look.

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There's more.

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More?

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Miss, look here.

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And this.

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The man living in the basement

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Who would have thought a lot could happen in...

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How can we get over such a high wall?

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Poor me.

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I just didn't want to be a servant.

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Now I did escape from the destiny of a servant,

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but ended up a prisoner waiting for her death here.

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Had I known this early, I'd never have dragged Tuotuo and Miss Ye into this whole mess.

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Tuotuo!

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Come with me.

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Let's go.

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Sir, where're you going?

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Save it! As far as the boat can go.

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That's not up to you. It's up to the money with you.

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Sir, please please! On board!

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Go.

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Sir, be careful.

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Watch your steps.

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Yuan'an, come on!

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Just go.

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You're not coming with us?

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If I left with you, my whole family would be criminated.

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But...if you don't, the odds will be stacked against you.

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I'll manage. Just take good care of Xiaoke.

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She's been through a lot. Leave!

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Is he crazy? There...there're snakes in the water!

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Tuotuo!

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Boatman, now! Sail back, hurry!

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You can keep the money!

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It makes no sense.

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I never sail back.

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Never sail back?

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Then sail to hell with me!

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Please don't! I'll sail back right now!

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What do you think you're doing?

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Yuan'an, I'm not leaving without you.

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You live, I live. You die I die.

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From the day when you saved me at the Ghost Market,

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you had my life.

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Mind you, Mu Le, the fact that you're not my servant now doesn't mean you get to disobey me.

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Now get on the boat. Now!

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No, without you,

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I'm not leading a life of dishonor.

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I'm not leaving without you two either.

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Xiaoke. You two were sentenced to death.

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Nothing can change it. Stubbornness will...will kill us all!

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No! I murdered no one, and committed no wicked cruelty.

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Leaving like this would mean pleading guilty of something I didn't do.

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Xiaoke is right. She didn't murder anybody.

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The real murderer is Miss Shui Yue of Prince Nanjing's Mansion.

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Let's go there, get her, and hand her over to the court.

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Let's get her. Let's go now!

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She must pay for her sin.

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Hold on a second.

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They outsmarted us last time,

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and it seems that they've got some expert help,

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which we should get for ourselves.

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Shu Shu!

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- Hurry!

- Whose this?

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She needs help.Take a look and you'll see.

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Amazing.

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So the method of skin switching does exist.

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You know about it?

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Master mentioned it before.

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He said that some foreigners came up with it, inspired by skin sloughing snakes.

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However, I forgot about the details.

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All this time, I've thought it to be a legend which was fading away with time.

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I've never believed it.

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Think for yourself, how can we survive without our skin?

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But look at her,

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breathing perfectly.

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Take it off. Let me have a closer look.

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I didn't bring her here to amaze you.

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I need your help to catch a murderer.

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fBut what can I do?

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If you can't help us, nobody can.

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I've done you enough favor.

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you would be in prison now were it not for me!

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I am resourceful.

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But you see, Shui Yue has already succeeded in taking back her skin.

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Impossible for her to slough it now, unless she seeks for death.

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So you don't stand a chance at all.

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So according to you, she just gets away so easily?

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Unless...

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Unless what? What?

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Unless she has to switch skin again,

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and then, you can just catch her in the act.

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Timing and Translation provided by the Tang Yamen Team at viki.com

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♫ Tired of strategizing from lights out until dawn, ♫

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♫ Longing for you but remaining silent ♫

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♫ Constantly dreaming of exchanging knowing glances with you ♫

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♫ Knowing what to expect when the Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved. (time flown by) ♫

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♫ but the passion fades away with time. ♫

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♫ I'm stubborn and you're reluctant. ♫

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♫ Extremely antagonistic love is so absurd. ♫

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♫ Who is shouting in the middle of time passing by unreconciled?♫

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♫ Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain. ♫

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♫ That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫

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♫ That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫

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♫ Following the footprints left by you, ♫

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♫ Hoping to meet and be acknowledged again by you. ♫

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♫ Remembering and longing for the love and regret of the past, ♫

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♫ Reuniting with you, and not finding this life so empty. ♫

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♫ Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain ♫

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♫ That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫

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♫ Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain ♫

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♫ That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫