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[Ever Night]

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[Episode 59]

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Tang Nation Grand Prince Li Peiyan.

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Fifteen years ago,

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I colluded with enemy nations and privately betrayed the nation.

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I am willing to accept punishment

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and ask to be exiled from court.

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[Xia Hou]

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Official Great Northern-Guarding General Xia Hou greets His Majesty.

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Rise.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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General Xia Hou has committed his life to the military and has distinguished war service.

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He has guarded the northern border for the Tang Nation for ten years.

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I, and the citizens of Tang Nation, will not forget your contributions.

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Now, you request to retire.

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I approve it.

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Many thanks for Your Majesty.

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General Xia Hou, I also have something else to ask you.

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Fifteen years ago, Power-Giving General Lin Guangyuan's case of betraying the nation, do you remember it?

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I remember it. That year, Lin Guangyuan

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betrayed the nation. It was I

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that personally killed him.

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Then how was he a traitor?

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Your Majesty,

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I am already not in the military. I don't want to bring up this matter again.

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Could it be that since you've retired, I don't even have the power to ask you a question?

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Your Majesty, you and I are very clear.

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The officials here also understand.

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The reason Your Majesty brings up this case today

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is just to let me

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bow my head and recognize my wrongs to a little boy who has barely stopped suckling.

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I, Xia Hou, am without wrong.

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Lin Guangyuan deserved to die.

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This is also Fu Zi's intention.

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If you are wrong, then you are wrong.

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Things must have a conclusion.

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Fu Zi.

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Why is it Fu Zi again?

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Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a nation.

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The emperor of Tang Nation.

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Why do you always talk about an old man from the Tang Academy?

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I request that Your Majesty remember

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that the ones who protect Tang Nation are Tang Nation's military.

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It's the upright old generals in the military.

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It is not some wretched failed academy always hiding in the capital.

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I, Xia Hou, spent half my life in the military for Tang Nation

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and earned countless merits.

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I let Tang Nation's northern border

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extend to Jin Tang.

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But for an old matter of the past,

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for a word of a teacher of the Tang Academy,

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the distinguished

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Your Majesty

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hasn't given the military an explanation yet.

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Now

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you want me to lower my head to a little boy and admit my wrongs.

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The merits of the Tang military I naturally remember in my heart.

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It is precisely because of these merits

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that if this really is an unjust case,

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regardless of how long ago it was, I still have to correct it for him.

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Xia Hou, don't forget, that dead general is also one of my Tang Nation's generals.

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In reality,

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did General Lin Guangyuan really betray the nation,

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or were there

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some other secret motives?

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This is the big wrong that you, Xia Hou, have committed.

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I, Xia Hou, did no wrong.

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The ones that are wrong are you. Fifteen years ago, a general died.

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What we received was peace and security in the land.

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The safety of you gentlemen!

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You wouldn't understand.

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None of you have the qualifications to judge me.

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Even if I agreed to

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this humiliating judgement,

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go ask the 10,000 soldiers on the border

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whether they agree.

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You! And all of you, and everyone beneath the skies.

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No one can put me on trial.

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Xia Hou retires.

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The court is dismissed.

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The court is dismissed!

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Thirteenth Teacher, what did you come here to do?

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If you want to kill me, a Tang general,

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in front of the entire Imperial Court,

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I will greatly applaud your courage.

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But I must tell you

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acting like this is stupid.

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Even if I have this kind of courage,

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I would not be that stupid.

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But since I came,

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I have to do something.

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Many people are guessing at what I am going to do. I trust that you are guessing too.

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In reality, even I am guessing at what I should do.

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Have you decided?

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The first year of Tianqi, the moment I escaped from the capital, I had already made my decision.

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For sixteen years, I only lived until now by holding on to determination and preservation of certain death.

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The only goal I have in continuing to live

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is to reinvestigate the case of Power-Giving General Manor.

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What do you want to do?

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I want to recognize your crime.

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But I know that, unless I defeat you,

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that is impossible.

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Do you have the opportunity to do so?

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According to Tang law, you can not kill

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a general that has risked his life for the Tang Nation, that has served plenty of meritorious service,

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So we only have one path. Battle to the death.

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Ning Que, are you crazy?!

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Sang Sang, you aren't going to stop him?

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Cutting the left palm means a decisive battle that will determine the living and dead!

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You plan to use your own life to exchange for an illusory result.

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Is it worth it?

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This matter involves Your Highness the Grand Prince.

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Could it be that you are afraid that the next one I challenge

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will be you?

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A proper, upright battle is the best choice.

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Because if I kill you, I don't need to take any responsibility.

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So you accept my challenge.

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You schemed for so many years. I can't let your effort go to waste.

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Acting like this is road to death for yourself.

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Whether or not it is a road to death is only known when one reaches the end.

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Since you are so anxious to die,

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then I will fulfill it.

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Time and place, you decide.

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Three days later, at Lake Yanming.

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As you wish.

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I guessed that you would definitely be this arrogant.

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When a hawk faces an ant, it doesn't need to be arrogant

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His Majesty is here.

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Greetings to Your Majesty.

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Announcing an imperial decree.

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Grand Prince Li Peiyan, because of old matters in the first year of Tianqi,

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is exiled from the court and is now a commoner.

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General Xia You loses his military power and is now a commoner.

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Imperial censor Zhang Yiqi,

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Lieutenant General Chen Zixian, and Yan Suqing

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will not be investigated because they have already passed away.

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His Majesty has already investigated and found that the case regarding the previous Power-Giving General Lin Guangyuan

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in which he was accused of betraying the nation was a deep grievance and a false accusation.

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Power-Giving General Lin Guangyuan, Lin Guangyuan's wife,

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Border General Sha Gang, Captain Cheng Xinzheng,

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Official Lin Hai, and Official Hu Hua

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were all unjustly treated and deserve an overturn for their case.

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Sixteenth Year of Tianqi, winter.

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That is all.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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His Majesty said

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that if you feel that this correction isn't enough,

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please bring up any requirements.

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Many thanks for Your Majesty's generosity.

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Hearing so many familiar names,

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I feel consoled, and I will thank Your Majesty in their place.

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It is only that there are still some names that have been left out.

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Who was left out?

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The entire family of the Power-Giving General is in it. It is impossible for anyone to be left out.

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You missed many names from in the manor.

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Such as the cart driver.

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Such as the cook.

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Such as the gardener.

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Such as the maids.

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And also

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my parents.

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The first ones His Majesty addressed were General Lin

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and General Lin's wife.

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The general and the general's wife

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were not my parents.

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Everyone, charge!

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I'll fight to the death!

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Mother!

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Let's go!

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- Let go of me!

- Don't go over there!

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Run!

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Let's go! Hurry up!

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Mother, come back!

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Mother!

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Isn't he Power-Giving General Lin Guangyuan's son?

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Who is he?

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His Majesty said, if you aren't Lin Guangyuan's son, then who are you?

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I really wish I was the general's son.

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But I really am not.

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My father wasn't the Power-Giving General,

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not a captain, not an official,

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not even

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a clerk.

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He was only the Power-Giving General's porter.

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His name

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was Ning Xian.

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- The general has returned.

- My mother

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was called Li Sanniang.

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She was only a maidservant born into a low class.

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She was Young Master's wet nurse. She was taken from Hebei and sold to the General's manor.

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Actually, she never had a name.

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Because she was the third in line in her family,

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from birth until her death she was named Li Sanniang.

(T/N: San means third, Niang means woman)

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I know the books all say

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that the prince that had his throne stolen left his home

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and returned to his nation to get revenge and ascend the throne once more.

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A young master escaped from a noble family ruined by the schemes of corrupt officials,

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and after many hardships sought to correct the false accusations.

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But why is it that the main character of every revenge story must be a prince?

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Is it that the son of a porter and a maid doesn't have the qualifications to get revenge?

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The child of the general can live.

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But the child of the porter must die.

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This is indeed the most foolish idea in the world.

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You aren't the general's son,

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but you have inherited General Lin's bravery.

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Your Majesty. I have another friend. His name

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is Zhuo Er. His hometown is on the border between Yan and Tang.

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Because of the case of Lin Guangyuan, his entire village was slaughtered.

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The survivors were only him and my maid,

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Grand Secretariat Zeng's lost daughter, Sang Sang.

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Zhuo Er is a villager. Like me, he is a son of someone from a lower class.

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Based on what is it that the son of a porter can't overturn a case for his own family and friends?

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Your Majesty.

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I know General Xia Hou has a gold medallion protecting his life.

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Even if this case is justly corrected, he won't die.

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This is something that I, and all those that died, can't accept.

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So

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I have to have a battle with him to the death. I ask that Your Majesty fulfills this wish.

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I permit you and Xia Hou to have a fair battle.

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His Majesty said he agrees for you and General Xia Hou to have a fair battle.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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- Return to the palace.

- We escort His Majesty.

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[Tang Empire]

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Take a look.

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Come, customers take a look. This just arrived.

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Come, customers, take a look. It's all new.

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State Preceptor. I came.

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If you insist on this battle,

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then you must hand over the item first.

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You know what I'm talking about.

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Why?

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This is your personal revenge. Since it's personal,

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how can you use the national weapon? If after the battle

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you can luckily continue living,

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I will return the item to you.

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When I left the royal palace, I already gave the item to His Majesty to protect.

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What did His Majesty say?

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His Majesty said to retrieve it upon returning.

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You already said this is personal revenge. I won't use a national weapon.

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But I don't plan on giving up.

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Does State Preceptor have any other matters?

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Ning Que bids his leave.

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[Princess Manor]

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Mother, this fish is one that Ning Que jumped into the pond to catch.

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The princess' birthday is a special day.

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What is past has already past.

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I hope Your Highness forever remembers the expectations your Emperor Father and Empress Mother have for you.

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The fisherman caught fish and he is contented.

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The woodcutter gathered firewood and he is happy.

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His Majesty already commanded Xu Chongsang to lead the Palace Guards

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to block all routes to Lake Yanming.

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Xia Hou is the Empress' strongest support.

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If he loses this time, for the Third Royal Son and you,

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it is a good thing.

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But Xia You won't die that easily.

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Although Ning Que made his identity public and forced him to an impasse,

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he also forced himself to the edge of death at the same time.

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This battle to the death will be fierce.

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Is Princess worrying about Ning Que?

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Rather than saying I'm worrying about his survival, let's say

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I'm worrying about the outcome of this game of chess.

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Why must you say words so contradictory to your feelings?

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Wow, it's too beautiful! It's snowing!

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Young Master, look!

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Snow makes you so happy?

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This snow isn't easy.

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This snow isn't auspicious for Xia Hou.

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But regardless of whether it's snow or ice,

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Young Master will definitely win.

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Young Master will definitely win.

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I will definitely win.

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Xia You actually agreed to Ning Que's battle to the death.

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Because Xia You thinks he definitely won't lose.

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Never thought someone of the See-Through level

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wants to cross levels to challenge someone at the peak of the martial arts world.

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Do you mean that Ning Que will definitely lose?

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The people of the Tang Academy aren't that simple.

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- What is this?

- Food.

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Drinks.

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Sang Sang and I have a custom of drinking mutton soup on the winter solstice.

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Have a taste.

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♫ Could it be that you'll never see my crying face? ♫

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♫ It was snowing ♫

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♫ in my dream that night ♫

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How is it?

♫ My nostalgia grows all over ♫

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♫ the endless night ♫

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I want more.

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Ye Hongyu. You lived in my house for so long.

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Shouldn't you help Sang Sang with some chores?

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- Are you talking to me?

- Don't feel mistreated.

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In our home, fetching water and washing dishes, doing some household chores,

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if it gets out, it will be a widespread story praising my Ning household.

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There's still some buns heating up on the fire. Young Master knows you like to eat them.

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He waited for a long time in the winter cold to buy them.

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I'll go get them now.

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Hot buns with mutton soup.

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A flavor you won't forget for life.

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It is indeed a flavor that is hard to forget.

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Don't forget your promise to me.

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In this beautiful scenery,

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the thing we should do most is have a fight.

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Come.

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Let's go.

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Although this Xiling sword technique is a normal one,

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Ye Hongyu, when did you become so long winded?

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Just go for it.

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Not bad. You learn quite quickly.

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Ning Que, I must admit that although you are very shameless,

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you do indeed have some talent in cultivation.

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Whether or not I have talent I know.

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Whether or not I am shameless, everyone is clear on that.

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Stop wasting words. The battle is nigh.

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Sometimes attitude is more important than ability.

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No matter what, come back alive.

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Because your life is for me to take.

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You ate my food, and now you want to take my life?

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I won this time.

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Shameless.

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Junior Brother, what are you doing all mysteriously?

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You stinky brat, hurry up and go.

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Many thanks for Fourth Senior Brother.

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Many thanks for Sixth Senior Brother.

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Young Master, it's really pretty.

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Is it you or the hairpin that's pretty?

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Both are pretty.

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I wasn't going to say this originally.

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Even if you enter the Demon Sect, you can't kill Xia Hou.

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Although your double cultivation has great improvement-

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Xia Hou is not without weakness.

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He stepped on the battlefield I chose.

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This is the first mistake he made.

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I can help you. I can give you the Grand River Sword Force.

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I will remember your good intentions. Regarding this sword,

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I can bring it back to the Old Books Building and protect it.

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The sword force has already entered my heart. Do whatever with it.

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I represent the Tang Academy

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and everyone who can see the Grand River Sword Force in the future

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in thanking you.

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Come, let Young Master take a look.

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You're actually quite pretty, Sang Sang.

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If you dressed up a little you would be even prettier.

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Sang Sang.

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Trust me.

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[Ever Night]

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"Old Chang'an" by Jane Zhang

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♫ Hey, I can only say sorry ♫

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♫ You, who has forgotten time, look a little lost ♫

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♫ You seem so far away, but you're right in front of me. Time flies just in a wink of an eye ♫

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♫ Take it easy. Life is still the same ♫

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♫ Hey, let me change the ending

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♫ Even if I cover everything up, it'll just be a short time

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♫ No need to be too obsessive. No need to say sorry. Winning or losing only makes the loser treat the others to a meal

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♫ It's better to not see each other than to cry upon separation ♫

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♫ The night is very long and dark. Don't leave any regrets ♫

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♫ I've seen through every right, wrong, gratitude, grudge, word and act in this world ♫

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♫ I risk danger in desperation for you

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♫ An umbrella appears in old Chang'an. The night is approaching, supernatural talismans burn. ♫

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♫ Fight till everything is in chaos and darkness and everyone is gone ♫

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♫ See us breaking through the darkness, blazing and changing the heavens, the earth and the world ♫

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♫ Spur the horse to go forward all the time ♫

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♫ Swan geese fly south because it's going to snow. Get drunk at a warm coast. ♫

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♫ Under the slashes of the sword, we still love each other ♫

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♫ Under the slashes of the sword, we still love each other ♫