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

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

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

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

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

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♫Being afraid I will entirely doubt myself.♫

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

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♫Are not real and true.♫

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

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

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

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

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♫I'm truly waiting for you.♫

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

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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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♫ they are all real. ♫

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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 17

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What do you want?

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You father.

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Who is your father?

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How dare you know nothing of my father?

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Did you know my father?

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My father is Minister of Finance, Mr. Ye.

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Don't touch me. Stop it.

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Yuan'an, you're wearing the mask to fool us again.

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What're you doing? It hurts.

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- It's not the fake.

- Tell me about it.

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Who are you? I'm acquainted with the family of Mr. Ye.

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I've never heard of you before.

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- An acquaintance doesn't know me?

- Have some drinks.

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- I'm the oldest son.

- Let's go to drink something. Drink.

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Tomorrow I'd ask my father not to pay you wages.

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Let's have drinks. Come on.

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He's out of mind.

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A lot of people wheels and deals around here.

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Earlier when I investigated a case, I met a man saying he's the nephew of Empress.

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Luoyang is such a big city. Whoever can make a living here.

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But he does look like someone, but it's not Mr. Ye.

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And I can't tell who it is.

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- Good morning.

- Good morning, Sir.

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My head hurts.

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I drunk a lot last night.

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A city like Luoyang is the paradise for the rich

and the prison for the poor.

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Sit down, have a drink.

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It's enough.

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Damn it.

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I tried so hard to get the money,

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she took it all away.

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But they're so pretty, so no pay means no company for drinks.

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I should get more money.

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I got it!

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It must be gold.

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This must worth a lot.

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It has the scorpion.

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Where's it? Dad wants me to find it.

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Perhaps there?

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Idiot, do you think I can't see you hiding there?

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Wait and see.

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- Who's there?

- What're you doing?

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- It's me.

- What're you doing here?

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What're you doing here?

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I'm looking for something. But the board suddenly fell down.

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What's it?

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What's it? I don't know what it is.

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You took it?

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How can I take it? I didn't do it.

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It's wired, brother.

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It's father's treasure.

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Why do you have it?

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I see.

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- You stole it in our trusts. You stole it didn't you?

- No, I didn't.

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- Follow me, I'll tell father.

- No.

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Please wait, listen to me.

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I'll return all the money back to you.

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It's... just a coincidence.

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Look. I put it back.

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It's not the coincidence.

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I can tell you like this.

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But you should see the bigger picture.

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Listen, there's something better at somewhere else.

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Where's it?

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If I tell you, I think you're afraid to take it.

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I'm afraid? I am a man now. There's nothing I'm afraid of.

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Tell me about it, brother.

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At the basement of backyard.

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Father hides all his treasures there?

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It's not dad, it's Yuan'an.

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She's been through a lot with the Empress.

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So Empress rewarded her a lot.

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But she's too mean to share all of them with others.

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Unless... unless you dare not.

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I dare not?

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I'm the oldest son of this family. Nothing I dare not to do.

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That's it.

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This time, let this bastard deal with Yuan'an. Let's see who'll win.

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Yuan'an did it so secretly.

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Now we'll know what she hid underground.

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We'll wait and see.

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The enemy is scary.

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But if you defend them properly,

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They can merely hurt you physically, not psychologically.

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Our spirit lives, then there's a chance to fight back.

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But those who you trust betray you,

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then you'll feel pain.

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It'll be more difficult to be healed than the physical wound.

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Master, master.

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We don't have the key.

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You don't have keys, but have the shovel. knock it out.

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- Go get it.

- Master.

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- Hurry up.

- Master. Master.

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- Master. You can't do it. I...

- What is it.

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- What's the problem?

- It's the place...

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It's the place for our lady to put her personal possessions.

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Even our lord and lady wouldn't touch here.

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If you do it, she'll be in great anger.

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That's enough, go away. I don't care she's angry or not.

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Now I'm calling the tune here. I want to open it.

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I want to find out what she is hiding.

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It seems that it's hard to stay here.

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Well, I don't believe that you can get in here.

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- Come here.

- Yes.

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- Do it.

- Master I...

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I said do it.

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I... Young master.

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Don't you do it?

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Get off.

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I'll do it.

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Young master, please, please don't.

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Mu Le is such a good brother.

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Mu Le, how dare you hit young Master?

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You asshole, I forgave you once, but you are outrageous.

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You can't get in.

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- Go away.

- No way.

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You go away now.

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No.

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You deserve it.

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- Master.

- Master.

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My lady, I...

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- Master.

- Master.

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Get off.

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Go away. I'll never do it. I'm done.

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What do you want?

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I...

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I..

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What did you call him?

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I... said nothing.

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I said nothing.

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Listen to me. He's mine.

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In our family, no one can say that to him.

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I'll never do it.

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What if I didn't come here?

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What're you going to do?

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- Nothing.

- Into the basement?

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Nothing, I did nothing.

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Has anyone told you that I'm in charge of here?

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I'm wondering that you lived such a cozy life recently.

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Open the door.

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- No, it's okay.

- Open the door.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm wrong.

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- Take it. Do it.

- No.

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- Open it.

- No, I...

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- If you don't open it today, I'll torture you to death.

- Please don't.

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She is so violent.

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But I like her.

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- Please Don't

- Stop.

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- Dad.

- Stand up, come here.

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Dad, she beat me so hard.

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What are you doing? If I don't come here in time, you'll kick him to death, right?

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You're ridiculous.

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He is courting death.

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But he is your brother.

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I don't have a brother like him.

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Dad, did you think I'm wrong?

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You asked me to be in charge of the properties.

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I want to account them in all.

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I want to open it. But I stand out of her line.

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I'm lucky not to open it.

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Even if I opened it, should you beat me like this?

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Well, it's over. i'm here.

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- Why she did that to me?

- I'm here.

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Your sister has a bad temper since she's a little girl.

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Rude sometimes. But she didn't mean it.

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She means it.

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I want to open it.

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You want to be kicked again?

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That's enough.

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Father, I'm fed up with him.

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He's your son. But I'm your daughter.

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He doesn't have mother. Either me.

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Why do you love him so much?

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Yuan'an. You grew up with me till now.

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Lived a happy and comfortable life with our love.

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But he didn't.

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Son, the basement is the place for you sister to store her personal belongings.

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Nothing precious, no expensive properties.

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- Then why she didn't let me...

- OK OK

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What are you looking at?

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- Find a doctor for him.

- Yes.

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Hurry up.

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Let's find the doctor, now.

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I'll talk to you later.

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Son, let's go.

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You beat him so brutally. Didn't you get yourself hurt?

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I'm fine. Dare he bully you.

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If he did it again, give him a lesson. Don't wait for my permission.

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I think your father intended to protect him.

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Since he moved in, father became silly.

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If you didn't come back here, there would've been more troubles out of him.

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Mother, you're right.

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We've lived a peaceful life in this house for so many years.

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And although a lot of people don't like you and Ningyuan,

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nothing ever happened to us. Is that right?

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So it is.

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Every time I look at him, I feel he doesn't look like your father's son.

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You and Ningyuan have different mothers.

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But your noses and eyes are the same as your father's.

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But look at that man, his personality and appearance

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are totally different from your father's.

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But what if he looks like his mother?

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Maybe he looks like his real father.

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I'm suspicious of it, too.

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Don't forget. He asked to do the paternity test by blood.

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I think... we should dig his secrets out.

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He said that His mother is the puppeteer in the palace, named Xiu.

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When father was a junior official, they met each other.

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This may help to find something.

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Perhaps his mother have meddled with someone else.

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If it is true, we will have the evidence to kick him out of here, don't we?

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I think...

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I know someone can help me.

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Who're you talking about?

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So Mr. Ye did find his real son.

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Congratulations, Yuan'an. Now you have an elder son

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I'm serious about it.

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But you think it's funny.

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He's so annoying that he made my family a mess since he moved in.

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And nothing bad happened in the city,

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investigate his background for me.

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If you find out something,

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great bonus,

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great rewards.

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If nothing can be found, just stop it.

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I can calm my family down.

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Tell me about the great bonus.

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Recently, I learn a new way to roll my eyes.

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I'll show it to you. Is it good?

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Fine.

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I do it.

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It's very delicious.

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Mr. Zhao.

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There is the workplace for the puppeteers.

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These puppeteers are the talents

of making and manipulating the puppets.

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They are the best.

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Besides the making and performing of clothing puppets,

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they're also in charge of making dolls for princes and princesses.

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Their works are so ingenious.

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Sure it is.

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Dolls for princes and princesses must be of top quality.

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Sir, would you please tell me the name of the puppeteer

you're looking for?

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My great thanks to you.

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She is named Xiu.

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Called Xiao Xiu.

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She worked here around 18 years ago.

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Xiao Xiu.

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Under usual conditions,

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a person once stepped into the Palace,

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he or she will get old and has to die here,

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such as eunuchs, maids and puppeteers.

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We are all the same.

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But there're exceptions.

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That's is the gift from the Gods, freedom.

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Or be punished to get the head off.

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Sir.

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I've looked through so many volumes of past years.

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I found nothing of a puppeteer with "Xiu" in the name.

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Is it possible that you remembered it wrong?

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It's weird.

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Eunuch.

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Ling.

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Please wait for a while.

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Ling, why are you here?

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Eunuch, I told you before to bring some spices back for me.

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Do you still remember?

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How can I forget what you told me?

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Sir...

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What I wanted you to take is for Ling.

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Thanks for your help.

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Then I have to leave.

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Take care.

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Did you sigh slightly?

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That's true.

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The blind can hear anything.

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Don't look down upon me.

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More than ten years ago,

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I have the world's most bright and sharp eyes.

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But I lost my time here,

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got blind here,

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and will die here sooner or later.

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Not like that person,

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she left here,

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then lived a happy life.

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The one you said... is called Xiao Xiu?

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How?

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How could you know her?

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She came here two years earlier than me.

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She is so beautiful.

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Good at sewing and breeding silkworms.

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She's the most outstanding puppeteer among us at such a young age.

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The masters have different duties to focus on.

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Only she,

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she is the best one.

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The puppet she made,

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the performance she presented,

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are extremely vivid.

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Excellent!

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I don't believe that I can't sew it.

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Xiao Xiu.

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The puppets are in a pair.

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Who will you send them to?

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I'll keep it for myself.

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Tell me.

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Tell me about it.

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Tell me.

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To the one in my heart.

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Eunuch Zhao?

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What're you talking about?

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It's not about him.

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- Not him.

- Stop your nonsense.

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I know, it's not him.

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Then she met a man.

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Thank you, sir.

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There're so many people around,

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why are you here?

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I have to...

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tell you something.

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I think it's better not to.

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Xiao Xiu, I fell for you.

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I want to marry you.

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My lord.

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I belong to Emperor and Empress.

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It's impossible between us.

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Why can she refuse such a warm and honest young man?

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But at that time,

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Xiu met someone else.

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Are you the puppeteer in the palace?

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He is a young man, brave and valiant.

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He served for the Emperor.

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She've fallen in love with him.

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She sometimes went to see him secretly.

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Good.

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We all worked in the palace.

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Loving is forbidden.

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But she can't stop it.

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And Xiu...

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She is in a more complexed situation.

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These two boys actually are best friends.

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You know that I'm cautious with everything.

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We're good pals.

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You must encourage me to move forward today.

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Help me, I want her to say yes.

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Fucheng.

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You read a lot. You know that,

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forced love doesn't last.

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Forced? No.

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I know she loved me, too.

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Xiu, here you came.

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You...

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What...

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What is...

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That's it.

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I want my best friend to witness for us.

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I, Ye Fucheng, swear that I only marry Xiu.

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He...

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He's right.

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What he said is all from the bottom of his heart.

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Please trust him.

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Fine.

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I know.

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Then would you please be the witness for us?

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Mr. Ye.

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I made this puppet elaborately.

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It is for you.

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Take it for our love token.

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She blamed for the military officer to defend his friend.

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And just let her go.

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She was so sad.

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Then she realized later that...

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it was not that the military officer didn't love her.

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He's about to fight in a war.

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Xiu,

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why are you here?

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Xiaotian,

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are you leaving for war?

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Yes.

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Can you stay?

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A man should defend the country and die at the battle.

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This is the responsibility.

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This is the honor.

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So...

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So you want me marry to others.

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Xiu,

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Fucheng is a nice man.

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His father worked at the palace.

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He can ask permission from the Emperor.

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- He can...

- But I only love you.

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I can only give him the puppet.

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My heart is merely for you.

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The puppet is the promise of love.

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It must belong to them.

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So Xiu asked it back,

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which is sent not at her will.

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It hurt another one's heart.

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And buried herself in limitless darkness.

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Xiu.

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Then what happened later is that,

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the relationship between Xiu

and the military officer was exposed,

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she's kicked out of the palace.

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Because it is a shame.

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So it is not recorded.

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You're right.

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But not that right.

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She is forced to leave here.

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Not only because of her affairs,

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but also because she's guilty.

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For what?

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Voodoo Sorcery.

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Search it.

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Xiao Xiu,

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how dare you hide such a demon puppet.

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Confess.

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Who are you cursing?

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Eunuch, it is just a puppet I made.

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It's not for curse.

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You are lying.

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It's made for curse.

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Xiao Xiu, if someone didn't tell me about it,

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how can I come here?

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Eunuch, eunuch.

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Eunuch, listen to me.

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Take her out of here.

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Yes.

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Please don't. It's not true.

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- Eunuch. Please forgive me.

- Leave.

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Eunuch, I'm innocent.

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Eunuch, please spare me.

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Eunuch, I beg your pardon.

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Who reported it to the eunuch?

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Who reported it to the eunuch?

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She was Xiu's best friend.

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Took the money and framed Xiu up.

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She knew everything about Xiu.

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The man who served at the Ministry of Finance,

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Xiu thanked him for his loyal love,

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then she slept with him and left discreetly.

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Xiu should've been sentenced to death for the puppet.

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But at that year when the Emperor was ill,

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so he pardoned all the guilty maids.

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Then the eunuch reported it to the upper officials,

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she was pardoned and kicked out of the palace.

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My... my kid.

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My baby.

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I can't die here.

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I have to live for him.

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That's what all I know about Xiu.

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Since she left,

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no one can breed the silkworm here.

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The splendid silk can never be made,

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only can be bought from the weaving mills in Jiangnan and Sichuan.

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No one can make a perfect work like her.

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Two young men in the story,

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where are they?

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They both lived a good life.

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One became a high-ranking civil official.

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The other was promoted to the general of the nation.

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They married the ladies from the great families.

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They live a good life.

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You mean that

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one is Mr. Ye from Ministry of Finance.

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Yes, you know that.

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It is him.

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But he is not the father of the son.

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He's not.

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Who is the military officer?

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The other is the General.

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General Guo.

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Thank you, Ling.

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I've got the information I want.

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It's my pleasure.

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Thank you for listening to the past stories.

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I'm afraid that people would feel me so wordy.

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I'm leaving.

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Take care.

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Ling.

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The one you mentioned,

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the best friend of Xiao Xiu, she knew everything.

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And she framed her up.

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How's she now?

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That woman

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became the most valued puppeteer for a period.

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But people will get paid for they've done.

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Then she got her punishment.

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She became blind.

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Now she lived like a dog,

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and lived on her nose.

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Xiu,

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it's I who made you live such a pathetic life.

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But I think you may live happily

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since you left here.

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I know that's what happened.

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What are you laughing at?

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By reason and emotion, it can't be a lie.

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When I saw your brother last time,

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I felt that he looked like someone.

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That is General Jiang.

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I can feel that he's not my brother.

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But I feel sorry for my dad.

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He took back a son who is not his own.

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Now I can kick him out of my family.

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If you want him to leave,

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you must have the evidence.

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Then let him meet his real father.

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I'll go to see General Guo to see what I can find.

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And, Yuan'an.

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This thing matters a lot about the royal clan.

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Without any evidence,

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don't tell it to anyone.

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Of course.

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I do really want him to leave here.

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Come here. Come on.

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Follow me.

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How beautiful these lotuses are.

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But he said,

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he wanted to cut them down to plant water chestnut.

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Chestnut.

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Why do you laugh?

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You want eat it?

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My lady.

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Did you see the young master?

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Young master?

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Isn't he with you before?

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I forget it.

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I heard that General was a born shooter.

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Would you please show it to us?

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So it is. General Guo.

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General Guo, show is to us.

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We want to see the great wonder!

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Please.

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- Please.

- Please.

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Wait a moment.

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If people want to see shooting arrows,

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the General doesn't have to perform for us.

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I practiced shooting a lot.

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I may perform it for you all.

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I don't know if I can have this chance.

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You're too modest saying so. Please.

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Great! Great!

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I can perform like this,

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it's all because of General's instructions in the past.

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Huodu Hill has many bandits up there in great disorder.

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Empress wants me to lead soldiers to suppress them.

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I think it is a great chance to introduce more talents in.

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Everyone, do you know someone who can do it?

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I need your recommendation.

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We don't need somebody else.

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Mr. Zhao is the best choice.

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- That's right.

- I think so.

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Thank you for all your praises.

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I did serve in troops before.

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But now I worked for the court

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in charge of civilian cases.

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It's not qualified for me to serve in military.

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Empress appreciates Lanzhi a lot.

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He has a bright future waiting for him.

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How can I stand in the way?

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General, I can see you didn't feel good just then.

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Did your old wounds recur?

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Yes.

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It is because of the poisoned arrow years ago.

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The war is pressing. So I didn't get good treatment.

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Before it got healed, I went back to the battlefield.

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At that time, I thought I was young and strong.

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But when I get old now,

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the pain recurs.

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Lanzhi.

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Thanks for getting me out of trouble.

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General, you don't have to say so.

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Have you asked the doctor to have a check?

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Medicine can't cure my recurring injury now .

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I'm old now.

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Just wait for the days passing by.

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There were other people here,

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so I didn't want to force you to do it.

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But you know,

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military now needs the talents and outstanding soldiers like you.

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So...

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Didn't you ever think about helping me?

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I can lead the army if you want to.

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I can assist you in the military affairs,

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but what about your personal business?

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Yes.

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I only have one daughter, Xuelan.

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If I die one day,

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who will support my family?

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General, you don't have other sons or daughters?

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The doomed destiny.

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Wait.

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Why do you say so?

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Lanzhi worked with the folks.

615

I've seen many people and things.

616

I met someone recently.

617

He looks like the general.

618

And he has his story.

619

I'm thinking...

620

Is it possible that he was your son?

621

It's impossible.

622

You must make a mistake.

623

His mother is named Xiao Xiu,

624

once worked as a puppeteer in the palace.

625

General, General.

626

General Guo.

627

Are you alright?

628

Xiaotian, I'm pregnant.

629

You must come back for me.

630

Xiu.

631

Don't blame me for not coming for you.

632

When I was back, you weren't in the Palace.

633

I thought you've passed away.

634

Leave. I'll do it.

635

My lord, have a taste.

636

Put it there.

637

I have something to do. See you Later.

638

Take care.

639

A puppet?

640

Old and shabby.

641

Perhaps...

642

It's from his old lover?

643

What is it?

644

♫ Tired off and lights out, it's about to dawn. ♫

645

♫ I never speak out my love sickness. ♫

646

♫ In my dream, we are falling into sweet love. ♫

647

♫ Everyone wants a lifelong lover, ♫

648

♫ but the passion fades away with time. ♫

649

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

650

♫ Antagonistic love is so absurd. ♫

651

♫ We can't be reconciled to the past. ♫

652

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

653

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫

654

♫ I lead a wandering life in the world, ♫

655

♫ pursuing the traces left by you. ♫

656

♫ I hope to get acquaintance with you. ♫

657

♫ Recalling the previous love and hatred with you, ♫

658

♫ I think we live a worthwhile life. ♫

659

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

660

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫

661

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

662

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫