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

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

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

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

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

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

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♫Being afraid I will entirely doubt myself.♫

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

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♫Are not real and true.♫

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

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

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

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

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♫I'm truly waiting for you.♫

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

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

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

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♫All real and true.♫

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

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

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

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An Oriental Odyssey

♫I am truly moved.♫

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Episode 01

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The Age of Mythology has come to an end.

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The Mother Goddess Nuwa molded mankind from dirt, giving them the wisdom to survive.

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Mankind was divided into Nine Tribes, each with different talent, to take charge of the world.

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Yet with division came war.

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The Nine Tribes were plunged into an endless war for their ever-growing desires.

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Out of pity for all living creatures, Nuwa sealed the desires and superpowers of the Nine Tribes

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into crystal stones that were leftovers when the sky was patched,

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converting them into Nine Divine Beads, and temporarily achieving peace.

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But...what about the future?

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The world has changed.

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You were born in the realm of mankind,

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so should you go back there.

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Master...

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Master...has passed away!

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Let Monk Tianqiao of Ci'en Temple enter to have an audience with the emperor!

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Respectfully greeting the Emperor and Empress.

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Monk Tianqiao of Ci'en Temple is credited for offering advice that contributed to our victory on the front line.

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He also gained merit with his effort of protecting the Relics of Master Sanzang.

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He is being conferred the title, "State Preceptor".

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You're also in charge of the betterment of Ci'en Temple.

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Thank you for Your Majesty's grace.

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Love live the Emperor.

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Hurry up! Stop dawdling! Move!

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Keep up!

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What's that?

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It's a man.

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Li Gui, get some water and wake him up.

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Quick! Move!

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Hurry up!

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Move!

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Move! Quicker! What are you doing?

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What are you doing? You want to die!

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Seeking trouble!

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Do you want to end here?

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Stop looking!

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Work! Hurry!

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Go!

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Stop looking! Hurry!

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Be nimble!

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Alright, quickly.

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Be nimble, you two!

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Quickly! Do a nice job.

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Load it securely!

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Move!

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Move it!

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What's wrong? Are you hungry or what?

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Boss, the anchor seems to be stuck among the reefs.

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Then get some help! Stop delaying us!

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Bring him here!

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Great strength!

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How about selling him to me as well.

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Boss, they are constables from Luoyang.

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Move! Move!

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What can I help you with, sir?

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Tell me your name, origin, and your destination.

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Sir, please look. This is our official document.

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I'm Shen Da, a grain merchant. I'm here for rice.

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The boat is registered at Yuhang.

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I just loaded the rice and am readying it to go back.

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You look terrible. Are you sick?

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I was born in the south. It's really dry here in Luoyang.

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I cannot get used to the food here, so my health is not balanced. That's why I'm like this.

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Please do take good care after getting home.

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Sure, thank you, Officer, for your concerns.

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Everything is normal.

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Sorry for bothering you.

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I wish you a happy voyage.

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Thanks.

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Search!

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Yes!

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Brothers, listen to my order: capture them alive!

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Who are you? What great strength you have!

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Go.

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Sir.

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It's exactly what I expected.

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It's opium.

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I was careless. They would have escaped, were it not for your meticulousness.

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Detain them first.

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- Take them away!

- Yes, sir.

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Move! Hurry up!

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Quickly! Keep up! Move forward!

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- Hurry!

- Keep up!

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Quickly!

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How did you notice it?

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I once served as a garrison guard under the Protectorate General of Annan.

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That area is surrounded with forests and swamps, as well as barbaric tribes.

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Although the local tribes live an uncivilized life,

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they manufacture a huge amount of toxic goods.

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Opiates are toxic, yet can be used for relieving pain.

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As a result, military medics often offer grain to the tribes in exchange for it.

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It was used to cure the badly injured soldiers.

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But the medic also said that it could be lethal once overdosed.

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It should never be allowed freely in our country, or it will destroy the country and ruin the people.

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The yellow mark of xanthine on Shen Da's hands were very similar to the hands of people from those tribes.

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Draft of these boats are too high. It doesn't seem to be loaded with rice. (T/N Vertical distance from waterline down to the keel of the hull. Riding high like this is "lightly loaded" and not a heavy grain cargo)

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That's why I hesitated.

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I see.

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Why is that boat so luxurious, as if like a palace?

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That is the famous Qianduan Brothel.

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It's the place where dignitaries spend their money.

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You are quite knowledgeable about its background.

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I have only heard of it. How would I dare go inside such a place?

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I heard there is a girl called Ru Yue in there, known for her dance skills.

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Want to have a look?

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It's impossible now. Ru Yue died a few days ago.

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Master is in charge of the case. The judgement was made quickly for the evidence is clear.

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Is that for real?

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Exactly.

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Who knows how many truths and lies, how many schemes and secrets,

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lie hidden inside that splendor.

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[ Ye Mansion ]

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Miss! Miss!

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- The bridle is broken! It's not repaired!

- Shi Tou! Shi Tou! Shi Tou!

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Go... Go after her!

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Miss!

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Good! Good!

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Excuse me, have you seen someone with this tattoo on his arm?

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Excuse me. Have you met someone with this tattoo on his arm?

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No.

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- Thank you.

- You're welcome. Come again.

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Are you hungry?

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Dawdling? Get back and go to work!

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What's wrong with you?

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Aren't you a man? Why can't you do the work by yourself?

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Why must you keep hitting others?

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Have you eaten too much salt that you're so idle? (T/N" Salt" and "idle" are both read as 'xian' - homophones)

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It's my slave. I can order him to do whatever I want.

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This is none of your business.

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Even a slave is not born to be hit.

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What? You're more like a slave in my eyes.

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Do you even deserve one? Are you kidding me?

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Why would I?

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Now that you said he's your slave,

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if he was born a slave, can you tell me which big family are you from?

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I know well enough about the families inside Luoyang City.

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If he's bought by you, where's your certification?

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What's wrong with you? Why would I give it to you?

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Stop talking nonsense if you can't show it.

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Is he from the black market?

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Let him show the certification, right?

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Right! Show us the certification!

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Stop shouting!

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We've been searching the whole morning, yet there isn't even a clue.

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Seems he is a cautious man.

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He's an expert at martial arts and moves around secretly.

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I have an intuition that he's related to the case of opium.

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Someone's fighting!

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There is a fight! Move!

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My horse!

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Move!

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Move away!

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Sir!

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Chase him!

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Miss! New bridle! The old one is broken.

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Stop yelling.

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Make way.

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Move!

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We lost him again.

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Never mind. Let's go back to the office.

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Let me tell you, if not because of that slave and that officer,

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my life and the lives of the people on that street would have been lost today. Do you know that?

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What's wrong with your hand?

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It got cut when chopping forage this morning.

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Is this your first day working? You chopped your hand?

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He's been stupefied the whole day, like he's out of his mind.

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Please punish me for once and for all!

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Let Uncle Xia behead me with that chopper.

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I...I was merely criticizing you.

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I've never punished you.

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Miss, there is something you don't know. One of his fellow villagers was sentenced to death.

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She will be executed tomorrow.

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I also don't want to live.

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Is it that the girl who gifted you shoes during the Dragon Boat festival, who was three years older than you?

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Who else could it be other than Duan Xiaoyu?

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Why?

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The lady she served suddenly died.

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She was caught wearing a bracelet that she claimed to be given by her mistress, but no one believed her.

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It's you! You're the murderer!

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Ru Yue treated you well, but you hated her for sending you to the kitchen!

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You're so vicious!

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Look! This is a bracelet you stole from Ru Yue!

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Commoner Xiaoyu from the Duan family murdered Ru Yue for money.

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The evidence is clear.

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You're sentenced to death, to be executed in three days.

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No! I'm wronged! I didn't kill anyone!

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I know she's innocent!

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I will follow her if she dies.

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I'm terribly sorry for causing your shock earlier. I apologize!

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I'll repay your kindness in my next life! I'll give you a kowtow.

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You're a man! Now that you know she's wronged, you are not thinking of a way to save her,

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and instead thinking of committing suicide here. What are you doing?! Stand up!

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Stand up!

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Shame on you. Wait for me!

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Shu Shu.

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Shu Shu!

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Come out and entertain your guest!

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Shu Shu, where are you?

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I'm leaving if you don't come out!

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I'm counting to three.

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Three, two...

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One!

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Girl, it's been a while. You're falling behind!

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I made a mistake on purpose!

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Release me!

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What's this?

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That's a good stuff.

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It can bring you whatever it catches,

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whether it's an item or a person.

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That powerful?

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This is it then.

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I'm here for your good stuff.

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Good. That's exactly what I expected.

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Satisfied?

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- Come on, Heroine. Have your last meal and be on your way.

- I won't eat it!

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Won't? Then there will be nothing for you left!

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Officer!

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I am wronged, officer!

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Please let go of me, officer!

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Release me, officer!

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- Officer!

- Let us go.

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- Sir.

- Sir.

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- Sir, that's Xiaoyu.

- Officer!

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Officer, I'm wronged!

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I didn't kill anyone!

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Please believe me!

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Please, I'm begging you! I was wronged!

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Release me...

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I don't know the details of your case.

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But the same words I've heard so many times before.

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Almost every criminal who gets put in here says the same thing.

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God's mill grinds slowly but surely.

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Why didn't you think about your ending when you committed the crime?

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Officer, I...

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I am wronged. Officer!

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Officer, I am wronged! Officer!

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Officer!

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Playing such tricks with me?

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Let me tell you, I don't care!

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Right, I did smuggle opium.

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I earned money from it.

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I made more money in one day than your salary for a year!

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Wanting to know my boss?

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I can't tell you.

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I'm afraid you'll get terrified!

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I am thirsty.

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Give me some water!

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You... How come it's salty?

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Better than nothing!

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Sir.

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Sir.

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Father, Mother. I'm sorry to leave you behind.

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Shi Tou, let's get married in the next life.

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- That's... that's a ghost!

- A ghost for real!

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Sir, we have a problem! Someone has broken into the jail!

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- Someone broke in.

- Where is he?

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Up there!

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Let's go!

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Here!

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Sir, they're gone.

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They haven't ran far.

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What about now?

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I've got an idea. Come with me.

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Sir, they're good at running.

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It's you who needs to train.

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Where are they?

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They won't be far.

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Are they hidden underwater? I'll dive in.

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Wait.

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I know you're right here!

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The one you took is awaiting execution!

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The city is cordoned off.

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You can't escape!

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Xiaohu, let's get back.

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Xiaoyu!

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Shi Tou!

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It's you, Xiaoyu!

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I thought I could only meet you in the netherworld!

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Thanks to this hero,

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he rescued me from prison!

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That's not a hero, but our Eldest Miss Yuan'an.

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You're now in the mansion of Assistant Minister Ye of Finance.

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Thank you for saving my life, Eldest Miss.

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I don't deserve it. We're about the same age.

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I've got no talent except some interest in martial arts

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and meddling with other people's business.

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I did rescue you today.

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However, the constables are pursuing closely.

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You are a criminal sentenced to death.

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Just hide here first. I'll send you two out when it's less dangerous. Be at ease.

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Thank you, Eldest Miss!

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Don't mention it.

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So close!

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Father went to work early today. I almost got seen by him.

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Sister!

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Do you want to die? Why are you sneaking around so early in the morning?

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You're the one who's sneaking around.

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Why are you wearing all black?

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It's the fashion!

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Do you know anything about trends, bookworm?

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Yesterday, I heard some noises in the cellar in the garden.

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Are you hiding someone there?

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You heard something too?

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I went to check the garden last night.

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Do you know what I saw?

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What?

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A mouse!

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A mouse as large as you!

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- Yuanning.

- Mother.

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- Mother.

- Are you annoying your sister again?

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Eldest Miss, you're making progress on your martial arts.

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Do you have to seize him by his throat as a punishment?

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From afar, I thought you're choking him to death.

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I'm sorry, Mother.

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Sorry for bothering you with such scene.

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I surely won't let you me choking him next time.

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Eldest Miss, Husband instructed me last night to supervise you in copying the "Examples for Women".

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Time to sleep.

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What sin did I do in the last life

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that I must live with that kind of arch-enemy in the same house?

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What? Someone broke into our prison?

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And it's right under your nose?

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Reporting to the Lord Magistrate, the perpetrator is gifted at martial arts

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and used strange equipment.

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We were caught by surprise and he succeeded.

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I am sorry.

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Gifted at martial arts?

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Zhao Lanzhi, Zhao Lanzhi, they said you're a veteran of the borders, intelligent and courageous.

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You are one of the top swordsman in the world. You should be the one who's great at martial arts.

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How could you have let him escape?

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I'd say that's an unearned reputation.

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Sir, you have my word. I will capture the criminal.

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Stop wasting time! Go after them!

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Yes.

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Sir, I have news on the matter you asked me to investigate.

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[ Ye Mansion ]

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[ High Pavilion Approaching the Clouds ]

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Young Master, the officer here asks to see you.

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- It's him?

- It's him.

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Ye Yuan'an, eldest son of Ye Mansion.

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Zhao Lanzhi, head constable of Luoyang City.

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This is my subordinate, Xiaohu.

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Nice seeing you again, Young Master Ye.

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She's a woman!

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Thank you for saving me at the market yesterday.

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I might have lost my life from falling off the horse if not because of you.

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What's your purpose here today?

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I'll be honest with you.

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Someone took a death sentenced prisoner last night out from the prison.

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Have you heard about it?

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Not at all. Does that criminal have anything to do with me

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that you would come here?

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The woman is from Shandong Province.

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Her social relationship here in Luoyang is very simple.

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We found that she's got a co-villager named Shi Tou, who's a servant at your place.

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We want to ask him a few questions.

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No wonder he didn't expose me last night.

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He immediately guessed the right place.

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He won't quit easily until he meets Shi Tou.

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Officer Zhao, your manner of doing things seems inappropriate.

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My father is the Assistant Minister of Finance anyhow.

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You're just a tiny constable.

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It's beyond your position to question us.

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But I can understand that you're here on duty.

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We should cooperate with you.

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Uncle Xia, summon Shi Tou.

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Yes.

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Want some tea?

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Don't bother.

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Young Master, Shi Tou is here.

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You're looking for me?

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These officers said you broke into the prison last night and even took a criminal with you.

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Is that true?

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I'm warning you, you had better tell the truth.

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Or else, I will skin you alive.

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I don't have the guts for such things. I swear, I didn't do it.

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Brother, are you telling the truth?

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Sir, I don't have that much brainpower to lie to you.

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Officer Zhao, I can back him up about that.

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This lad is very honest.

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If you still don't believe it, you may search the yard as you like.

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See if you can find any sign of Duan Xiaoyu.

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When did I tell you the name of that criminal?

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It's Shi Tou who told me that.

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A few days ago, he told me about his fellow villager Duan Xiaoyu, who was sentenced with death.

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- Is that her?

- Very well.

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You do share a lot of information.

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I let it slip!

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Exactly.

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Alright, that's all I want. We're finished here.

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Sorry for bothering you.

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I've got a few words to say.

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It's a severe crime to help a prisoner sentenced to death escape.

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If someone thinks that he can escape because of

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his talent in martial arts or his status, then he's wrong.

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The government will issue a warrant of arrest with rewards for her capture.

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In other words, when a condemned criminal escapes, it won't be just the two of us here chasing her down.

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She will be watched everywhere she goes.

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As for that person who broke into prison, he also can't escape the law.

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Uncle Xia! See them off!

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This way please.

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Young Master Ye.

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I take my leave.

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Sir, could it be Shi Tou?

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No, it's Young Master Ye who did it.

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Sir, did you notice anything?

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Let's go.

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Hurry up.

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Where are you going?

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Miss, I'm leaving with Xiaoyu.

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Don't you know how tense the atmosphere is still? You're leaving now?

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We can't stay in this mansion anymore.

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That would trouble you, Master, and Madam.

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Once we leave, we'll just escape to wherever we can. If we can't, we'll just die together.

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Right. You would be relieved by dying together.

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And you could save us a lot of trouble, right?

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If you die together, saving her yesterday was not in vain, is that it?

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What are you thinking?

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I don't know what to do!

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Right. We still need to worry about tomorrow.

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It's a long night.

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Fine, I'll escort you two out.

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Thank you, Miss.

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It's about time.

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There will be a boat in a minute.

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They will take you away once they are paid.

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Good for you, there's a boat.

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Hurry up. Don't make any delays.

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Take the money.

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Find a place where no one knows you and do some farming.

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Don't worry about your mother.

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I will have Uncle Xia take care of her.

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It's so kind of you, Miss.

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You think I want to do this?!

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You took good care of my horses. I can't bear to let you go.

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But it's worth it to risk for such a good girl.

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Live your own good life.

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We will never forget your words.

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I will change my mind if you kneel down again!

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Alright, off you go.

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Go.

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This is my subordinate, Xiaohu.

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Young Master Ye, do you know the consequence of taking a prisoner without permisson?

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I don't. I am a man of my own will.

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Stop!

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What officer wants is do to take me back to prison so the execution can proceed.

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I won't bother you, Miss.

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My life isn't worth a penny,

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but I don't want to die being falsely accused.

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I will die preserving my dignity.

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Xiaoyu! Xiaoyu!

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They said you killed her for money.

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What did they find on you?

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They said I stole a bracelet from Miss Ru Yue.

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But that coral bracelet is a gift from Miss Ru Yue.

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She have countless goods that's more precious than that bracelet.

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Why would I take the cheap stuff if I was a thief?

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Why would I wait to be captured at Qianduan Brothel?

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Officer, I'm afraid that no one ever listened to her before she was sentenced, am I right?

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Officers are in charge of different affairs. I'm not in charge of this case.

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So you just capture her and get her executed.

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Sir, I do find Miss Ru Yue's death weird as well.

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What else do you know? Young Master risked his life to save you.

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Tell them what you know.

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You're a decent man.

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You won't know much about a place like Quanduan Brothel.

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Though she's the most popular courtesan,

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Miss Ru Yue was from a once rich family.

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But her family suffered a reversal of fortune and she ended up in a brothel. However, she stuck to her principles and just sold her talent, never her body.

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Brothel-keeper, that girl really knows how to dance.

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Ru Yue saw money as dirt.

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Other than performing dances,

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no one could enter her room.

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Open the door, Ru Yue!

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I'll do it myself!

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Leave!

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I used to work in the kitchen.

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I was punished a lot.

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Ru Yue asked me to help her out of sympathy.

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But I could only enter her room when permitted.

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Ru Yue never told me about her own affairs.

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I've never seen the face of a man they say has saved her before.

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Miss would sent me away every time he came.

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Dear, let's find a date,

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and marry in the next life.

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All I know is that he always come wearing informal clothes.

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He doesn't want to be recognized.

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Why didn't you say all that in court?

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I intended to, but no one would believe me.

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Officer, please give me some time,

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and some time for them as well.

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I surely will figure out the truth.

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

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♫Tired of strategizing from lights out until dawn, ♫

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♫ Longing for you but remaining silent♫

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♫ Constantly dreaming of exchanging knowing glances with you♫

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♫ Who does not wish for a full lifetime with someone entirely intimate,♫

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

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♫ I'm stubborn and you bear grudges, ♫

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♫ Extremely antagonistic love is so absurd. ♫

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

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

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

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♫Fluttering on the winds of this world, floating and drifting, ♫

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♫Following the footprints left by you, ♫

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

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

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

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

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

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

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