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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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I promise, but I have one condition.

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I want to stay behind to accompany him.

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Leave.

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I have kept my promise now.

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I have made the greatest concession.

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I hope that you will not disappoint me.

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Is is considered as taking me as the credit for your achievement?

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Can Gong Zi still wield your life energy?

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I can. But I may not regain consciousness after that.

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Do you trust me?

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This is at the same time your stupidest and your most valuable quality.

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If I didn't trust you, then why did I let you make the decision on my behalf?

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Leave him here. You can go.

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You said just now. I want to stay to accompany him.

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You are already with him for a long time.

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You will only see his death if you continue to stay with him.

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I promised Master Mei that

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I will protect Gong Zi completely and thoroughly

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The promises that you have to keep are more than those you made to her.

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Come, take him away.

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Stop.

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We want to capture them alive.

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-I'll go chase them.

-Wait.

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I will go after them here. You will go after the people from the Guihua City.

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Since they did not keep to the rules,

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we don't have to behave like men of honor. When you have caught up with them,

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- kill all of them.

- I understand.

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Your Majesty. The Grand Tutor is certainly being bold in mobilizing the Imperial Guards privately.

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But taking this opportunity to destroy Prince Ning in one fell swoop

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would mean that all future troubles would forever be eliminated, wouldn't it?

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Prince Ning does not have any power to command the Army.

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Those female killers under him specialize in assassinations. They are

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unable to command the soldiers to rebel.

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The Grand Tutor has become independent and dominant now.

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As it is, I (lit My Lonesome Self) have few means of restricting him.

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If Prince Ning is gone too,

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isn't it giving him the opportunity to exploit further?

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Your Majesty is wise.

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In addition, based just on my hand written orders alone,

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the Imperial Guards may not believe that girl.

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If Prince Ning can be saved, it will of course be a great joy.

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If he can't be saved,

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that is the will of Heaven, and also a human disaster.

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I (lit My Lonesome Self) will definitely punish the Grand Tutor for his crimes.

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Why are all of you here?

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We were guarding the Bi'an Chamber with our lives, but we were unsuccessful.

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In the end, Chang An was engaged in a dialogue with the other side.

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Gong Zi was used in exchange for our safety.

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We have obtained the Emperor's hand written orders.

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There is hope for the Guihua City. Come with me to the city.

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Let's go.

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Since you will not let up in your chase, let us settle our score once and for all.

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You? You dare to come back?

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You've got a lot of guts.

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I have brought back the Emperor's hand written orders from the palace.

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You are to recall the troops post haste. Withdraw from the Guihua City immediately.

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Show me the written orders.

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Just that one word?

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Yes.

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You're just writing any word on your hand

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and passing that off as the Emperor's written order.

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You've got guts.

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Take them down.

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- Commander sir. Can you answer these two questions of mine?

- Speak.

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Whose orders are you following to attack Guihua City?

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By order of the Grand Tutor, which is also the Emperor's order.

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Very well. Then where is your written order?

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The Grand Tutor is executing the Emperor's order given orally.

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We only have the Grand Tutor's secret message.

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That means there is not even one word in writting.

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In all fairness, who is the one engaging in a scare campaign (lit mislead the public with rumors)?

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You enchantress. How dare you doubt the Emperor's order.

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Emperor's order. The Emperor's order is on my hand.

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It is written on my hand by the Emperor himself, a stroke by a stroke.

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Who dares to act rashly and doubt the Emperor's order?

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Come out now.

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Do not forget whose Imperial Guards you are. To oppose the imperial degree and non-compliance is a crime

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you can't afford to bear.

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Why are you being so serious? Commander sir, think of it this way.

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If the hand written order is a fake, the Guihua City will be unable to escape being punished for its crime too.

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Prince Ning will also not get away with it. The Emperor will likewise mete out the punishment to him too.

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And the Imperial Guards are just being misled.

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It's just a case of oversight. But if the hand written order is real..

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Should Prince Ning dies, all of you will have to be buried alive with him.

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Your humble minister obeys the order to retreat.

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I will take care of the situation here after. Go and look for Chang An and Gong Zi quickly.

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Okay

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The Guihua City is totally destroyed. Why do you still want to be so stubborn.

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Everyone has something that he needs to do himself.

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What I want to do now is to keep my promise.

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Protect Gong Zi.

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There no use talking so much. Come on.

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Ruan Niang. Don't talk nonsense with him anymore. Leave it to me.

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Wait a moment, Commander Li. Retreat ten steps with the troops.

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Back off.

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Back off!

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All the archers

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aim your arrows at Prince Ning. Take the mark from my hand signal.

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The moment my hand moves, shoot at Prince Ning till he becomes a pile of arrows.

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Can you do it?

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We can.

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You can let all the people of the Guihua City off.

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Why can't you let him off too?

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He sent someone to kill Lan Luo.

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Cut off one of the Grand Tutor's arms.

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The Grand Tutor wants him to pay for the life with a life.

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Since you insist on killing him, then go ahead and kill me first.

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Xie Huan

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You are the owner of the Imperial Order Without Words.

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The Royal Highness of the Great Tang. We have bled so much and given our death oath to pursue you.

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You're now betraying me because of that one woman,

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betraying who you are.

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If a man does not have honor, he is unable to establish himself in life.

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Whether I'm Chang An, Xie Huan, or whom you call Your Highness,

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I must do what I've promised.

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He must die today.

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You are already poisoned by my dart. You can't bear it much longer.

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Give it up. Between the two of us,

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there is no need for us to be at the situation we are in today.

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If I promise you that I'll leave, follow you and be Your Highness,

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can you let him go?

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Your original intention was to make use of the Grand Tutor's power.

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I will kill Cha Luo for you.

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Get the Imperial Order Without Words. Leave with you.

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You don't need to answer to him anymore.

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Okay. Leave Prince Ning here.

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The Imperial Order Without Words and you in exchange for his life. You must do as you have promised.

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It's a deal.

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You have already lied to me once just now. This is for in the event of.

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Commander Li, take Prince Ning away.

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Yes. Men, come.

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Retreat.

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Chang An!

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Wan Mei

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You are a coward who ingratiate yourself to your enemy. I have misjudged you.

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Wan Mei, it's not what you think.

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I made a pact with Ruan Niang. As long as I complete a certain task, it will be used to exchange for Gong Zi.

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I will prove it.

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You can go, but leave him here.

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Although the Guihua City has been hit, but its people must surely be around here now.

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I bring him along with us just for our self-preservation.

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Once I get the thing I want, I'll release him.

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Who'd believe you?

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This is the Emperor's hand written order. You are to recall your army post haste.

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Withdraw from the Guihua City immediately.

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Reporting.

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The hand written order of the Emperor is real. The Emperor orders us to withdraw from the Guihua City immediately.

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Yes.

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The Imperial Order Without Words is really empty with a single word.

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Who is that?

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Chang An?

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Why are you here?

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Chang An has promised that he will take no account of life and death, and protect Gong Zi's safety.

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I will prove it.

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You're here.

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Miss Yue Ying

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Gong Zi, he . . . how's he doing?

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He is resting. You have something for us.

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I was just worried, so I came over to see how he's doing.

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Since Gong Zi is fine,

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then I'll just go back.

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Yue Ying, is that Wan Mei?

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-Yes.

-Let her come in.

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Yes

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Gong Zi

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How is the situation outside now?

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Everything in the city is scattered few and far between. But with repairs and improvements, it will be able to recover.

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Much thanks to you for obtaining the hand written order in time,

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my life was kept, and I can see the morning sun rising in the eastern sky again, and the faint shadows of the bamboo.

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It is Gong Zi who is a good man whom the Heaven will protect.

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I have a question.

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Will you answer it?

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Gong Zi, please speak.

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Last night, you risked going to the palace. Was it because of me

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or because of Guihua City?

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Before going forth, Wen Mei was really worried about Gong Zi's safety.

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But after I came back,

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seeing how the Guihua City was devastated, I begin to understand

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actually Wan Mei has no other place to go to.

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Although the are many things in the Guihua City that are unbearable,

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it is still half my home.

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Therefore, instead of saying I did it because of Gong Zi's safety,

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or the survival of the Guihua City,

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why not say that I did it for myself?

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As long as Gong Zi is around, Guihua City will continue to exist.

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I will be able to continue being alive in these troubled times.

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Wan Mei also has a question.

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Will you give me a reply?

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Speak.

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Did Chang An protect Gong Zi with due diligence last night?

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During that time when I was unconscious.

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The situation was unclear.

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I only remembered that Chang An was beside me before I lost consciousness.

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He was dutiful and conscientious.

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But when I awoke, I was in the hands of the Imperial Guards. This is also the truth.

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Why are you kneeling down?

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Wan Mei asks for forgiveness on behalf of Chang An.

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He promised before that he will protect Gong Zi's safety with his life.

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But this morning, he gave Gong Zi into the hands of the Imperial Guards.

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Since you insist on killing him,

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then you have to kill me first.

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Leave Prince Ning here with us.

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The Imperial Order Without Words and you in exchange for his life. You must do as you have promised.

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Gong Zi

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Are you meaning to tell me that he betrayed me because he wanted to save his own life?

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I'm not sure.

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Although I witnessed this myself, I still have doubts in my heart.

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Wan Mei is kneeling becuase she hopes that Gong Zi will not probe into it.

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For the reason that you saved the Guihua City, I will not probe into this matter.

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However, because you have doubts in your heart,

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why don't you ask him personally once and for all? Wouldn't that be clearer?

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Forget it.

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It's your own choice.

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I will not forcibly make you do it against your wish.

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In any case, even if Chang An really betrayed me,

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you do not need to put the blame on him.

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After all, everyone wants to live, even if disgraced, instead of die (lit humble ant cling on to its life).

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There is no promise made that is more important than keeping one's life.

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Thank you, Gong Zi.

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What is this?

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The Imperial Order Without Words left behind by the Empress Wu.

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Wordless Decree?

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I always thought it was just a rumor.

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A great part of the rumors in this world is real.

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It's just that most people do not have a chance to authenticate them.

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The methods used by the Princess Tai Ping were very extreme. Perhaps the Empress Wu was hesitant

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whether she should pass the authority and power to command the whole world to her.

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So she had this imperial order without words made, and sealed it in black iron.

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The Princess is to look for signs from the Heaven.

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Will the all-powerful and all-able Empress Wu also look to the Heaven for signs?

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Princess Tai Ping is after all the daughter of the Empress Wu.

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Sometimes, no matter how resolved a person is,

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she can still be possibly controlled by emotions.

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There will also be times when she is undecided.

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Is it like the way Gong Zi is towards Wan Mei?

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Has Cha Luo returned?

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She just returned to the city.

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Very well.

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I have been to the Tingzhu Courtyard to plead for mercy on your behalf.

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Sorry to have troubled you.

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Do you want to know what Gong Zi said?

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He said he doesn't hold you responsible.

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He said that everyone wants to live, even if disgraced, instead of die (lit humble ant cling on to its life).

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He also said that any promise made will not be more important than keeping one's life.

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Do you have anything to explain?

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None.

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Okay.

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The swaying of the swing gives me a headache everyday.

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Please dismantle it. My heart will not be troubled when I don't see it.

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And this tree..

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I have my own grief that I'm unable to bring up.

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Please believe me.

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It's because I believe in you

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that time after time

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I allow myself to be coerced into a hopeless situation.

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Until now, when I finally understand that

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the problem between you and I

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is because I gave all of myself to you,

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but you have always concealed the truth from me,

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and refused to hand yourself over to me.

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Wan Mei

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Truly .. my conscience is clear.

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If truly your conscience is clear,

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then why not dig out your heart

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and let me have look at it.

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As long as you're willing,

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I'll do it.

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You don't understand what I really want!

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Chang An. I want to be with you in life and in death.

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I want to fight in wars beside you.

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I want to be the only one you see.

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Do you understand?

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You are really the only one in my eyes.

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But there are things that are beyond my control that I have to do.

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Right. So we can't be together ultimately.

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No matter when it is, I choose to believe in you.

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Believe in you without any reservations whatsoever

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But you have never wanted to share your secrets with me.

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Wan Mei

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Do you know that what hurts me most is

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the fact that of all the promises you made to me,

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you have not even kept one of them.

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Do you know that all these..

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.. all these really made me so sad..

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.. hurt me so much.

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Forget it. Let's just end it here.

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From this day on, I am your master.

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What I say is my command and you must listen.

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Do as I said. Destroy this swing and cut down that tree.

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Do not let me say it a second time.

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City Master. Wan Mei has returned with the Imerial Order.

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The Imperial Guards have withdrawn.

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That's good.

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Let's go back.

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Should we send someone to scout it out before we decide?

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What do you mean?

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By a fluke of luck, the power and prestige of Gong Zi and Wan Mei were increased when the Imperial Guards surrounded the city this time round.

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I'm afraid that when we return, Gong Zi will probe into your crime of fleeing before the battle.

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So what if he does probe?

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Is my, Cha Luo's, foundation to be shaken so easily?

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It's okay if the City Master wants to return now.

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But if Gong Zi starts to probe,

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I will say that I wanted to do it my way and coerced the City Master into leaving.

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When that time comes, I hope that you will not refute it.

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- But . . .

- I'm your shadow.

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The reason I live is to protect you.

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City Master

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-Liu Guang

-You're back.

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Right now, in the city . . .

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Acting on the order of the City Master of Guihua City, Yue Ying

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indicts the traitor Cha Luo of abandoning and escaping the city.

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What a joke. There isn't a second master to this city.

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I, the City Master Cha Luo, is here.

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On which city master's order are you acting on?

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When the Guihua City was in a crisis,

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you abandoned the city and escaped.

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How are you fit to be the city master? I advise you to accept the punishment to your crime without making any fuss.

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Perhaps then will there be a chance for you to keep your life.

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Just based on you, an incompetent Supreme Assassin?

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Chance, Yue Ying will only give once.

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Come if you dare!

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Torture Chamber Master.

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Here.

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Torture Chamber Master. You are in charge of meting out criminal punishment in the Guihua City.

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May I ask, if the City Master abandons and disregards the lives of all the people in that critical moment during a crisis,

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and flees before the battle, what crime should she be charged with?

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I did no such thing.

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If not for the fact that I had gone and come back again,

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how would it be possible for Wan Mei and Yue Ying to break the siege,

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and obtained the Emperor's hand written order to withdraw the troops?

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So it looks like the City Master is aware that you have indeed gone away and then returned again.

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What Gong Zi said is correct. But this has nothing to do with the City Master.

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When Xing Feng saw that the situation was not good then, I decided to act on my own

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and forcibly took the City Master away.

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But the City Master's heart is with the Guihua City.

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She rebuked Xing Feng because of this, turned back immediately.

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Oh, is that so?

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So from what you're saying, this has nothing to do with your master.

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It was my wrongdoing, mine alone.

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Chamber Master, then what should your punishment be?

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Punished with death for fleeing before the battle.

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Don't push us too far ( lit bully intolerably).

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Reporting to Gong Zi. Although the Torture Chamber Master has done wrong,

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but he returned here with the City Master,

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and assisted Yue Ying and Wan Mei to break the siege. This is also merit on his part.

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His criminal deed should be offset by his merit. By this reason, he should be dealt with leniency.

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Dealt with leniency.

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Torture Chamber Master. How does one deal leniently with criminal wrong doing?

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Flogged one hundred times publicly as a warning to the others (lit warn against following bad examples).

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That is well. Looks like the Torture Chamber Master has every intention to reflect on your own shortcomings.

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Tomorrow at noon time, we will meet at the Bi'an Chamber.

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Wan Mei

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You rendered meritorious service in protecting the city this time round. You will be in charge of meting out the flogging punishment.

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At the same time, this is to let the others know that there is a difference between loyalty and treachery, the good and the evil will receive their due payment.

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Xing Feng is my shadow. Only my whip can be used to touch his blood.

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Miss Wan Mei. May I trouble you to do it.

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Gong Zi. Xing Feng has already learnt his lesson. Please spare him ( lit let the rider go).

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Gong Zi, Chamber Master is loyal to Guihua City.

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Please spare him.

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Let's go.

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I'm fine.

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Xing Feng is unable to adapt to current circumstances ( lit shows no understanding of the times), is arrogant and does not regard his master.

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First he bullied and deceived his master, then he was arrogant and forgot his position. How is he to be pitied?

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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? ♫