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♫ In this elaborately written letter, ♫

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♫ all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

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♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

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♫ I perform the zither, as if you are standing behind me. ♫

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♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

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♫ Use these deep, shallow, near, and far distances ♫

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♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫

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♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫

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♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫

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♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

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♫ to trade for just one short instant when you can be with me. ♫

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♫ These words, sentences, sentiments, and intentions contain hopes ♫

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♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫

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[Bloody Romance]

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It seems that you’ve been thinking for a very long time. You’ve always moved slowly up until now.

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Has Gong Zi...gone to rest?

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It would be better if he did. He hasn’t.

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Go on in.

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Gong Zi

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You're finally here.

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Looks like you're still not feeling well.

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You'll need a lot of rest.

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I'm going to take my leave now.

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Wait.

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Last night, I was drunk.

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I know.

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But I was still a little conscious.

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I know what I did.

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Is it that hard to be my woman?

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Gong Zi, in your life,

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you'll have a lot of other women.

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I may have been the first one that's appeared before you,

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but I won't be the only one.

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So what you mean is?

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I’ll only treat you as an amusement?

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Then, if I tell you now

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that I'm sincere towards you,

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you probably won’t believe me either?

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I only believe in sharing delights, common hardships, and meager resources. (lit. to moisten with spittle)

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When both sides are equal in status, there will be mutual respect in a marriage. (lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level)

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Xie Huan, must you do this?

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I have no other choice.

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A bloody path must be paved with blood.

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If you insist on stopping it,

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then you should kill me first.

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Careful!

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Who incited all of you

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to actually come to Guihua City and behave atrociously?!

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We come under Grand Tutor's orders.

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Tonight we will annihilate Guihua City.

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You want to annihilate Guihua City? You wish!

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Shoot!

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-City Master, are you okay?

-I'm fine.

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Don’t bother with them. Retreat.

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After them!

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Gong Zi

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Help me take out the arrow.

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Never mind. Don’t hit the pressure point. It will affect the movement of my qi.

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But...

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It’s a minor arrow injury. It’s insignificant.

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These arrows are neat.

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All the lengths are standardized similarly. It doesn’t look like something used by the people of Jianghu.

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Black arrows with white feathers are used by the Imperial Guards.

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I underestimated the enemy. I thought if Yue Qingya is in Nan Jiang,

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there wouldn’t be any action.

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The Imperial Palace Guards.

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Yue Ying is outside stopping them now.

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In the meantime, they won’t come in and attack.

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I still need half a small tea cup time to regulate my breathing.

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Wait until I’ve regulated my breathing properly, we’ll charge out together.

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Cha Luo, are you okay?

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I'm fine.

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Every courtyard of Guihua City

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has already been annihilated by us now.

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There’s only a few of you left.

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How are you going to resist us?

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If whoever can help me capture Cha Luo alive,

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I’ll pardon that person from dying and reward thousands of gold.

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Who dares to betray me?

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Sisters, don’t be bewitched.

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Can an outsider have such good intentions?

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Everyone of you has already escaped death once during chaotic times.

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You should know that even if Guihua City has thousands of faults,

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it at least gave us

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a place to settle down!

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Fine. Fine. Since you want to die,

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then you can't blame me.

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Do you still remember

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how Guihua City was subdued by the Imperial Court that year?

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The Continuous Zhuge Crossbow.

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That’s right. If you still obstinately insist in doing things the wrong way,

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I’ll let you experience the ferocity of this Continuous Crossbow.

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Shoot the arrows!

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Follow me!

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Guihua City. What about Guihua City?

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It’s only a lowly group who’s afraid of dying.

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Your City Master has abandoned all of you now and left.

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What else are you hoping for?

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It would be better for you to give up the resistance. Then I’ll be merciful.

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I'll leave your bodies in one piece.

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Who says Guihua City is lowly?

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Retreat and defend Bi’an Chamber.

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- Grand Protector.

- Grand Protector. It's really him.

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I haven’t been the Grand Protector for a long time,

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but I’m still Prince Ning of the Imperial Court!

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Guihua City was bestowed by the late Emperor.

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Did all of you accept the orders of His Majesty to come and kill me?

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The Grand Tutor's order is the same as the Emperor's order.

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Prince Ning, kill him without mercy.

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Grand Tutor had never gotten along well with Prince Ning.

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If you act first and report later (lit. first decapitate then present your trophy) this time, who will assume responsibilities for the consequences?

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Let's go.

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This is Grand Tutor’s command badge right here. Besiege Bi’an Chamber.

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Who allowed you to do this?

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Your king gu insect has already started to rebel and bite inside your body.

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If I didn't take you away, you'd be in danger.

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So what? I would’ve killed her.

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For what reason do I have to run?

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You've seen the power of the Continuous Zhuge Crossbow.

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Besides, it's not a good method to firmly risk our lives like this either.

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Guihua City can't do without you.

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She dared to attack my Guiha City. I will take her down with me!

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Cha Luo lived until today. She drinks people's blood

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and peels their skin, but I won't run away!

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You've followed me for 20 years.

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When have you ever seen me afraid of to die?

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If you're afraid to die, then you can save yourself.

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Ten years ago, Cha Ru wanted to kill you.

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You said the same thing too. You obviously knew I wouldn’t leave.

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Why do you have to say such angry words?

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Then go back with me.

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I'm your shadow. Wherever you go,

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I go.

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Bi'an Chamber.

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The Rebirth Pool has gu (demonic) poison and the passageway is narrow.

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Even if they really break in, it’ll be hard for them to attack.

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Open the door.

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Everyone, go to Bi'an Chamber.

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Ruan Niang, I did a headcount.

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We lost 130 soldiers

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and 170 archers. Over 200 soldiers are injured.

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-That many?

-Yes.

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What should we do now?

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Order people to knock down the door. Even if we can’t annihilate Guihua City today,

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we must kill Prince Ning and Cha Luo.

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Yes. First squadron. Go!

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Although it didn’t take long to build Bi’an Chamber,

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these hanging lanterns

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and the red umbrellas outside

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were all left behind by the previous City Masters and assassins.

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That’s why Bi’an Chamber is precisely the soul of Guiha City.

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To defend Bi'an Chamber is to defend Guihua City.

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Just a moment ago, everyone must’ve surely heard

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that I, Gong Zi of Tingzhu Courtyard,

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is Prince Ning of the Imperial Court, Li Siyuan.

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I know that everyone usually discuss in private,

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saying that I’m

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only the Master of Guihua City in name

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and withdraw inside Guihua City to only listen to the wind all day.

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But I want to tell everyone today that as long as I, Li Siyuan,

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am the Master of Guihua City,

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I will share life or death with Guihua City.

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Guihua City previously belonged to Emperor Wu’s secret ministry

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and was well-known in Jianghu.

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Regardless of whether it’s the Imperial Court or the martial arts circles,

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whenever people hear of the words, “Guihua”, they would be respectful.

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But the dynasty has changed now.

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The morals of the time has deteriorated. It seems like they’ve forgotten the power of my Guihua City.

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Furthermore, they have the impertinence to come to our door and attack us!

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That’s fine, too. Since that’s the case,

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I’ll let them experience

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what Guihua City is really made of!

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Today, I hereby promise to everyone.

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Within three months, I’ll definitely restore Guihua City to its former glory!

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I'm at your command.

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I’m willing to fight alongside with you.

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We’re willing to fight alongside with you.

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Everyone, please get up quickly.

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Take advantage of the fact that there still isn’t any movement outside. Everyone recoup quickly

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and prepare to meet the enemy head-on.

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Wan Mei, Yue Ying, and Chang An

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follow me.

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Gong Zi

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Get the medicine for me.

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All the medicine are at Tingzhu Courtyard.

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If I force the qi movement, it would be a bit difficult.

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Based on our position, it seems the battle in a moment will be unavoidable.

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If I suddenly collapse in a moment, does everyone have any good countermeasures?

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If I use poison, we should be able to endure for another hour.

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Seeing Ruan Niang’s reaction a moment ago,

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Grand Tutor must really be acting without permission (act first, report later).

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He's hoping to exterminate (lit. to kill to the last one) us in one move and extricate himself later.

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Since that’s the case, going to the palace to request His Majesty for an order to withdraw the army

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is the only way.

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That's right.

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Okay

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Then, who’s willing to risk his life to try it?

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Chang An and I will go.

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That won’t do.

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There are too many people outside. There's no way you and Chang An can get out.

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Yue Ying is an expert in using poison. If she cooperates with Wan Mei,

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there might be a small chance to live.

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I won't leave your side.

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I know you're loyal to me,

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but you absolutely can’t let this loyalty

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influence your own judgment.

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You’re my only determination.

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No one can stop me from protecting you.

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If something bad happens to you, I won’t live alone either.

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I'll stay and protect Gong Zi.

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I vow

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to risk my life to keep Gong Zi safe.

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All right. Set off immediately. From here to the palace,

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it won’t take more than two to three hours roundtrip. Don’t worry.

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I won't die so easily, not just yet.

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The escapee just before the battle still has the audacity to come back?

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Since I’m the City Master,

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I won’t watch Guihua City be destroyed in one day.

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- How is the situation inside?

- We’re preparing to go inside the palace

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and request the King to withdraw the troops.

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There’s Torture Chamber Master and me here. All of you go quickly and hurry back soon.

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Bi’an Chamber’s door is made from a strong wooden plow. It’s hard and durable.

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It should be able to hold for two hours.

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If Wan Mei can’t come back later, what do you plan to do?

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Master Mei will definitely return.

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Even if she can’t come back, at least she won’t die in here, too.

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You suggested for her to go inside the palace. Was this intentional, too?

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That’s right.

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You and Ruan Niang are also old acquaintances. Right?

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I don’t know what you’re talking about.

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Oh? Then previously at Zhaixing Tower,

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why did Wan Mei fall into Yongyue lake?

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Why did she hate you to the bone afterwards?

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It’s because I didn’t protect her well.

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So many things had happened.

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Do you really think that I’m stupid like Cha Luo

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and don’t care about anything? (lit. not to hear, not to question)

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Ruan Niang surname is Xie. Her real name is Xie Ying. She’s the daughter of Xie Tingyun.

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You call her, “Young Madam”.

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However, I’m very curious. The Xie family obviously treated you so well.

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Why aren’t you choosing to stand on her side?

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The person who killed my whole Xie family

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is Cha Luo.

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Other than her, no one else should die.

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- What about me then?

- I promised Master Mei

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that I would thoroughly protect you.

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So what you're saying is that I really have to put my life

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into your hands?

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Help me to take a seat in the main chamber.

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Don’t let them see that I’m not well.

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Go check the number of casualties again.

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Yes.

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It’s rumored that the City Master Cha Luo is cold-hearted.

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Even if the assassins enter the city together,

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all of them will die.

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But everyone has a weak point.

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The City Master’s weak point

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is precisely Torture Chamber Master, Xing Feng.

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Anyway, there’s a rumor that the Torture Chamber Master’s methods are dreadful.

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He could peel off a person’s skin while joking

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and not touch a drop of blood. This method must require extraordinary skills.

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I presume I won’t be able to learn it in a short amount of time.

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What a pity.

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Wait for me to conquer Guihua City.

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I’ll peel off Torture Chamber Master’s face at once.

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Then, it’ll definitely be badly mangled or mutilated.

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It’ll be a tragic sight. (lit. spectacle too horrible to endure)

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Enough of the useless talk.

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Just who are you?

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Of course, I'm Ruan Niang.

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But I have another name . . . Xie Yin.

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Do you still remember the Xie clan of Jiang Nan?

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Xie Tingyun? Of course I remember.

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I chopped off his head and broke his heavenly spirit top.

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There’s a rumor that’s a person’s forehead has a third eye.

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Once it’s destroyed,

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he wouldn’t even be able to find the path to reincarnation.

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What a pity. What a pity. Even if you're his daughter

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He can't rest in peace even if you avenge him.

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How he treated me in those days.

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I returned it to him a hundred times!

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I don't regret it one bit.

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If you have the ability, just come at me.

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Don’t involve other people.

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You're so intense.

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Apparently, the rumors aren’t false.

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Just what do you want?

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Where is the Xia family's Wordless Decree?

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Wordless Decree, Wordless Decree. The Wordless Decree again!

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Let me tell you. The only thing I took

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was the accessory box.

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Because my mother wanted to leave it behind for me as a remembrance.

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I took nothing else.

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That's right. The Wordless Decree is in that accessory box.

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Where did you hide it?

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It can't be.

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You were sealed by two major acupuncture points.

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The countercurrent of the qi and blood flushed open the acupuncture points.

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It’ll be fine as long as you’re not afraid of pain and death.

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For a shadow of Guihua City, this is simply the first step to enter the city.

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Let's go.

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The capital is so big. How can there be only a few singers and dancers?

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You aren’t aware that every single dancer who’s been offered to dance in the palace,

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half of them were stabbed by His Majesty out of anger.

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Now those dancers who can hide have hidden

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and who can run away have ran away. Isn’t it only right that there’s no one left?

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How can we make it better then?

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In our line of work, our brain is at stake. See what our fate holds for us.

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Chang An

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Bring everyone and go guard at the doors.

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You shall command how to guard them.

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Yes.

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All of you guard the doors.

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Get lost!

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A beautiful dance is ruined by your performance.

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- Lord Liu, let me (lit My Lonesome Self) ask you.

- Your humble servant is here.

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Are all the dancing girls in the capital city dead?

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Your Majesty please do not be angry. We have already sent the young eunuchs out beyond the palace to search.

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They should be back very soon.

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Hurry and get out of here.

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These few couldn't dance as well as Lord Liu.

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Lord Liu. Perform a dance.

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- This..

- Haha..

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Report to Your Majesty. There is a dancing girl from beyond the palace begging for an audience for you.

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She says that she has an excellent dance to present to Your Majesty.

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- Announce..

- ..yes.

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Announcing for the dancing girl into the palace.

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Remove your veil.

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I have a suggestion that will benefit all of us.

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Come out here and talk about what we can do.

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Chang An. You will do the talking.

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You have only dozens of people here.

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You are now close to total defeat. And we have Imperial Guards in the thousands.

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Do you really think that you can continue to guard this place?

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Wen Mei has successfully broken the siege.

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She should have arrived at the palace now.

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The Imperial Guards can't be at your command all the time.

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What we are guarding

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is just time, that's all.

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I can press forth with a hundred fold troops to your side

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and destroy everything indiscriminately (lit burn both jade and stone). How are you able to guard it?

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It's an important matter that more than half the Imperial Guards are wounded.

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May I be so bold as to ask Ruan Niang, how is the Grand Tutor

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going to answer to the Emperor?

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I believe that you understands how to take stock of the situation, and knows that recklessly fighting is not the solution.

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That is why you want to negotiate the conditions.

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I can let everyone else leave.

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I only want Prince Ning.

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You can make the decision since I allow you to negotiate. There's no need to look at me.

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How can I believe you?

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Imperial Guards at the door, listen well to my order.

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In a while the people of Guihua City will leave.

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Do not hold any one of them back. Whosoever disobey my order will be beheaded.

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Yes!

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Don't think that I can't see that Gong Zi is injured.

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You are now a spent force.

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To exchange half of his life for the lives of the rest of you,

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you will not lose anything in this deal

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I promise you that, but I have a condition.

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I want to stay behind to accompany him.

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A dancing girl has such great strength in her waist. Are you one who practises martial arts?

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Your Majesty is discerning in your judgement.

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Indeed I ( lit woman from ordinary family) am not a dancing girl.

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I came from Guihua City.

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Guihua City? You're Prince Ning's person?

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Yes.

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So what did you come into the palace for? To kill me?

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If you thought I was an assassin, you wouldn't have asked everyone to leave.

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I ( lit woman from ordinary family) am here to beg for Your Majesty's personal hand written orders

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to deliver the Guihua City from calamity.

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To deliver the Guihua City from calamity.

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Prince Ning has always proclaim himself to be one who is slack and idle.

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Sending him to the Guihua City was to allow him to get rid of his cares and recover from his illness.

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Where did the calamity come from?

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Black arrow with white feathers. This belongs to the Imperial Guards.

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How did you get this?

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This was taken from Prince Ning's shoulder.

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Eunuch Yu.

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Eunuch Yu.

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Your Majesty.

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Announce for Commander Lee of the Imperial Guard to come and see me.

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Your Majesty, this..

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..reporting to Your Majesty.

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The Imperial Guards were already deployed by the Grand Tutor's warrant.

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I deserve to die.

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I have only just received this news.

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The Imperial Guards within the palace is meant for the protection of the emperor's safety.

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The Grand Tutor actually deployed the Imperial Guards privately to attack the Guihua City today.

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Then, perhaps there will be a need to deploy the garrison soldiers

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in a rebellion tomorrow.

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Your Majesty. Prince Ning has never ever strove with the world.

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The Guihua City was acturally bestowed by the late Emperor.

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I humble ask Your Majesty to save the lives of all those in the Guihua City.

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♫ I’ve never acted with proud indulgence. ♫

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♫ See how the fallen flowers look so ignorant. ♫

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♫ Your words “I will wait” prompt the racing of my heart. ♫

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♫ I will wait for the wind and rain to brew this fragrant wine into a gentle drift. ♫

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♫ I’ve never inexplicably fallen into disgrace. ♫

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♫ I sigh that time is an elegant swan goose in flight. ♫

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♫ I will use my lifetime of pain and loneliness ♫

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♫ to welcome the simultaneous ring from the zithers into the night. ♫

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♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

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♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

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♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

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♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

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♫ The zither music evokes feelings of desolation and cheerlessness. ♫

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♫ Of a lifetime, the moon is always high, the dew is always heavy. ♫

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♫ Alone, I foolishly sit among the blue ocean waters, ♫

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♫ while the conifer plants grow in exuberance. ♫

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♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

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♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

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♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

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♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

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♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫

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♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫

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♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫

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♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫

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♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫