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IT WON'T BE LONG
UNTIL WE RETURN TO CHANG'AN
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In the 28th year of Qiansheng,
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the founding emperor fell ill suddenly
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and passed away unexpectedly.
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General of the Huben Army, Yan Fengshan,took control of the imperial court
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and threw the government into chaos.
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He helped the late emperor's youngest son,Xiao Wenjing, ascend the throne
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and killed the feudal lords,
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causing imperial authority to decline.
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In the 4th year of Wencheng,
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the late emperor's eldest son,a feudal lord, Xiao Wuyang,
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mobilized troops from the north
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to overthrow the tyranny.
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They traveled 1,300 li southward.
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With strict military disciplinealong the way,
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all sides submitted to him.
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He arrived in Chang'an,
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eliminated the treacherous officials,
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and took control of the imperial court.
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TAIQING PALACE
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XIAO WUYANG, NEW EMPEROR
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Unable to bear the defeat,the deposed emperor, Xiao Wenjing,
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burned himself inside Taiji Hall.
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Your Highness,
there were five dead bodies.
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None of them were the deposed emperor.
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GU YU, MARQUIS OF NORTHGUARD
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Have you verified all of them?
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The deposed emperor fell
on a Hanbaiyu staircase as a child.
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Because of that,
his upper left molar was chipped.
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He also fractured his left leg.
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All of this is recorded
in the palace archives.
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These dead bodies might be unrecognizable,
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but it is not difficult
to verify these injuries.
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Your Highness, we just pulled this
from one of the corpses.
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It finally turned up.
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It was set up on purpose.
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They are waging war against Xiao Wuyang.
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All subordinates
of the city-guarding general,
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Li Longjing, have surrendered.
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There might still be
skirmishes in the city,
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but it's nothing to worry about.
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We've captured
all 12 gates of the Capital.
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We will set up camps
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in the south and southwest.
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Moreover, the north side of the city
is under our army's control.
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The north is secure.
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What about Yan Fengshan and his army?
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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WISDOM AND DEPTH
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The scene at Taiji Hall has been examined.
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The deposed emperor, Xiao Wenjing,
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did not die in the fire.
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This was recovered from the stomach
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of one of the dead bodies in Taiji Hall.
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I'm sure Your Majesty
recognizes the token.
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A Huben Token.
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Does it mean
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he has abducted
that useless brother of mine?
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Yes.
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Xiao Wenjing might be useless,
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but one can rule the world
simply by abducting the emperor.
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Perhaps this battle is far from over.
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Perhaps it is just the beginning.
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Yan Fengshan and the Huben Army
have decided to stay hidden
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because they do not want
to face Your Majesty directly.
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But as long as
the deposed emperor is in his hands,
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he will surely rise again.
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A hidden battle will soon begin.
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I am old.
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I was careless.
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When you are facing Yan Fengshan,
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no one can win in one move.
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I do recommend one particular person
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if you plan to face the Huben Army.
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He understands the army better
than anyone in this world.
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His father, Liu Ziwen,
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is the founder of the Huben Army.
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Fifteen years ago,
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Yan Fengshan led the Huben Armyand betrayed Liu Ziwen.
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The Liu clan was annihilated.
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He was fortunate enough to survive.
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He is an exceptional talent.
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Moreover, he carries a grudge.
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After 15 years, he is now fully prepared.
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Many former retainers of the Liu clan
are also helping him secretly.
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An exceptional talent?
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How does he compare to you?
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I am old.
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I'm inferior to him.
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In that case, bring him to me.
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I will test him myself.
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Understood.
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HUAINAN
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Be careful with that.
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There's more over here.
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Have some water.
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In times of turmoil,
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the government stalls
and the people suffer.
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Extraordinary individuals will arise
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like leopards and magpies.
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With the momentum of soaring eagles,
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they achieve remarkable feats.
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Therefore, extraordinary accomplishments
require extraordinary people.
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How extraordinary.
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As extraordinary as I am ignorant.
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No need for you to understand.
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As long as I
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and the officials above me understand it.
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Just listen to these sentences.
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Divide and reclaim the land
to rebuild the realm.
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With Heaven's mandate to crush the rebels,
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no rebellion can stand.
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With righteous deeds to attain merit,
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all great feats may be accomplished.
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The sentences are magnificent
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and every word is exquisite.
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All of you are bumpkins.
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Don't even dream of writing that,
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not in this life or the next.
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Sir, we specialize in repairing roofs
and catching chickens
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for the residents.
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You cannot compare us to them.
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Exactly, sir.
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Yes.
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That's right, sir.
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Sir! Sir!
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What is it?
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The imperial envoy is near the city gates.
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All of you, pull yourselves together.
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Come with me to meet the imperial envoy.
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Huai'an? Where is our beloved Huai'an?
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Huai'an!
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Huai'an!
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Huai'an! The imperial gazette is here!
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XIE HUAI'AN
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Be careful.
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I just got it.
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That's all you harvested after half a day?
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The weather is good today.
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I'm letting the paddy dry in the sun.
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Sure. If you say so.
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I've read the imperial gazette.
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The latest issue is from a month ago.
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It's fine even if it's late.
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At least, we know
what is happening out there.
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Huainan is remote and desolate.
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What happens outside
has nothing to do with this place.
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The weather is changing.
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Yes. Rain is coming
from behind the mountain.
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Ziya. Look at this article.
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It has been a month since Xiao Wuyang
attacked Xigu Mountain City.
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After passing Xigu Mountain City,
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it's only 300 li from Chang'an.
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There is no choke point in between
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to defend against any attack.
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I'm sure Chang'an
won't be captured so easily.
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The Imperial Guards
are in charge of Chang'an's defense.
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The soldiers are all from noble families.
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They have adequate military strength,
but look at General Li.
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His name is Li Longjing.
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He is a coward.
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Chang'an might have been captured already.
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That's impossible.
An imperial envoy has come from Chang'an.
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Zhou Mo is probably waiting at the gates
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with your proclamation against the rebels.
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What?
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HUAINAN
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Sir, what's taking them so long?
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Waiting on your wife?
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How fast do you want them?
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You are useless.
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HUAINAN DISTRICT OFFICE
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What is it? Is the imperial envoy here?
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I wrote a tribute for the new emperor.
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Help me find it, now.
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There's no congratulatory article here.
Didn't you write to condemn the rebels?
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Zhou Mo took it
to meet the imperial envoy.
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That article must not be submitted.
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One and a half months ago,
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Xiao Wuyang took Xigu Mountain City.
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The city is only 300 li away
from Chang'an.
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There's no choke point left to stop him.
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I'm sure Chang'an
won't be captured that easily.
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It has already been captured.
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The imperial envoy serves the new emperor.
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If Zhou Mo submits the article,
we'll all be dead.
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- That's…
- Enough.
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Look for it, quickly.
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When did you write it?
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Two years ago.
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Two years ago?
Are you some kind of prophet?
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Found it.
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They are here. Play the music!
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Quick, sound the drum.
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Why does he look like a eunuch?
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Look like a eunuch? He is a eunuch.
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It's my first time seeing one.
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Stop talking from now on.
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I, the Magistrate of Huainan District,
Zhou Mo,
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greet the imperial envoy.
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You may stand, Magistrate.
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Thank you, Imperial Envoy.
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Huainan District is so remote.
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I think I've traveled
70 li of mountainous roads
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to arrive here from the county.
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Sir, Huainan might be remote,
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but every land here
belongs to the emperor.
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The people of Huainan
are also blessed by His Majesty's grace.
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You have a silver tongue.
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Imperial Envoy,
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I've prepared the best inn
in the district town
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to give you a warm welcome.
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That's right. One more thing.
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We have prepared an article
for you to peruse
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when you arrive.
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Show me.
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Sorry, sir. Are you hurt?
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How absurd!
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Which…
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He's one of our own.
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Sorry, Imperial Envoy.
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I am the registrar here.
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I apologize for my reckless action.
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I'm very sorry.
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Sorry.
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Sir, this is
the congratulatory article you wrote.
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Please show it to the imperial envoy.
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Sir.
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What a good article. How impressive.
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I've traveled across the realm
and read 80 tributes
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celebrating His Majesty's ascension.
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This is the best one yet.
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Mr. Zhou,
your literary talent is remarkable.
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You shouldn't humble yourself
in this desolate place.
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When I return,
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I will put in a good word
to His Majesty for you.
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Thank you, sir.
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Oh. Beyond declaring the new emperor,
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I had one more task.
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I also traveled to your district
for one more purpose.
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Do tell, sir.
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Do you have someone called Xie Huai'an
in your district?
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His Majesty has summoned Xie Huai'an
to the Capital.
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I am Xie Huai'an.
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The imperial envoy said
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your journey to the Capital
would be paid for by the district office.
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We must ensure a comfortable trip for you
in terms of food and accommodation.
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Thank you, sir.
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He also said
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that when you arrive in Chang'an,
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an academic named Li
from the Imperial Academy
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will be there to receive you.
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This man is famous in the Capital.
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He will welcome you in person.
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The imperial envoy also said…
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He said something else?
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His Majesty is going to meet Huai'an
in person
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and order him to do something huge.
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The imperial envoy
wants you to depart tomorrow
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without any delay.
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Huai'an,
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you said you'd be my registrar forever.
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Enough. Stop pouring.
He is completely drunk.
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It's fine.
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I'm going to leave anyway.
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Tonight, just let him drink
to his heart's content.
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00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:15,240
Zhou Mo,
268
00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:17,600
I used to tell you
269
00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,600
I'd either be your registrar forever,
270
00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:24,200
or head straight to the court.
271
00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,160
I won't choose any other path.
272
00:19:28,360 --> 00:19:29,640
Before today,
273
00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,320
I thought I'd stay in Huainan forever.
274
00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,760
You are a good superior
and a good friend of mine.
275
00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,600
Being your registrar isn't that bad.
276
00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,200
Sir, why are you crying?
277
00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,360
He sounds so devoted.
278
00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,560
My friend is loyal.
279
00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,520
What's wrong with me
crying just for a while?
280
00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:09,400
I believe you will complete
His Majesty's task dutifully.
281
00:20:10,120 --> 00:20:11,400
Right?
282
00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:16,880
The two of us will soon meet again.
283
00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,040
Right?
284
00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:22,640
That's right.
285
00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,640
But it might not be necessary
to return here just to reunite.
286
00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,600
This is a farewell gift.
287
00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,200
I don't know if your career as an official
will be smooth in the future.
288
00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:44,240
But if you are no longer an official
one day,
289
00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:46,840
open this letter.
290
00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,760
It'll be easier
for us to gather in the future.
291
00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:52,840
All right.
292
00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:55,480
Let's make a toast to Huai'an.
293
00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:56,640
- Sure!
- Drink up!
294
00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:58,760
Huai'an, may you soar to great heights.
295
00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,400
Huainan is good
296
00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,080
A safe haven
297
00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:09,760
The mountains and riversStretch on like our affection
298
00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:10,720
An affectionate person…
299
00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,040
When you were 17 years old,
300
00:21:12,120 --> 00:21:14,600
you carried a tattered pack
301
00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,200
and came to Huainan, a remote place,
302
00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,280
like a homeless man.
303
00:21:19,360 --> 00:21:21,120
You worked as a registrar for seven years,
304
00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,840
and served four magistrates.
305
00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,880
When they left, they wanted
to take you with them but you refused.
306
00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:30,120
All of us knew
you were destined for great things.
307
00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:34,760
We treated you well
not because we wanted you to help us out
308
00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:38,800
when you achieved success one day,
but we did so out of sincerity.
309
00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:44,200
However, you are also aloof.
310
00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:47,240
Yes.
311
00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,080
But that's who I am.
312
00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,240
Are you that happy?
313
00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,000
Lie here and count the stars
as your punishment.
314
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,240
Stars!
315
00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,880
Stars, why are you so far away?
316
00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,400
You are as far as Chang'an.
317
00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:18,560
Enough already.
318
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:28,640
Do you know
why I only have two paths to choose from?
319
00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:31,640
Why?
320
00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:42,520
I am a descendant of a condemned official.
321
00:22:44,360 --> 00:22:48,040
Fifteen years ago,
my family was wronged and annihilated.
322
00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:51,680
I was fortunate enough to survive.
323
00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,920
Since then, I've been living in hiding.
324
00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:57,560
I slept in the wilderness.
325
00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,640
I've lived in the reed swamps.
326
00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:07,360
Had I taken one wrong step
327
00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:10,960
back in those days,
328
00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,160
I would have been dead.
329
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,320
Did your family
offend some powerful figures?
330
00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,000
The dynasty's most powerful man.
331
00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:25,280
The leader of the Huben Army,
332
00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,120
Yan Fengshan.
333
00:23:29,120 --> 00:23:30,240
Yan Fengshan?
334
00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,280
His influence spreads
across the imperial court.
335
00:23:33,360 --> 00:23:35,720
But times have changed.
336
00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,640
Xiao Wuyang ascended
to the throne as a general.
337
00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,360
He won't have Yan Fengshan around.
338
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,000
I don't know what he wants me to do,
339
00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,120
and I don't know who recommends me.
340
00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:52,640
But this is my opportunity.
341
00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,240
I must grasp it.
342
00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:05,840
Huai'an.
343
00:24:06,360 --> 00:24:09,240
Are you trying
to clear your family's name?
344
00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,240
Everyone is dead.
345
00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,600
There's no use clearing their name.
346
00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,480
I'm going to take revenge.
347
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,000
All right. Go back and rest.
348
00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:46,160
Sleep for six hours.
349
00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:47,800
We'll send you off
at the city gates in the morning.
350
00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:49,360
Sure.
351
00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:50,680
You all should rest too.
352
00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:51,840
Sure.
353
00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,040
Enough. Don't be sad.
354
00:25:00,120 --> 00:25:01,280
I'm leaving.
355
00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:02,160
Father!
356
00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,440
- Go!
- Father!
357
00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,480
Father!
358
00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:09,560
Go!
359
00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:27,080
Go!
360
00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:48,560
Move a little.
361
00:26:53,120 --> 00:26:55,640
You came back late
and you're still not sleeping?
362
00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:57,400
- The sun is coming up.
- I'm not sleeping.
363
00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:00,120
Why are you taking eggs?
364
00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:01,960
Huai'an leaves for the Capital tomorrow.
365
00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:03,200
I want to give him some eggs.
366
00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:06,320
Here, cook the eggs
so he can take them with him on his way.
367
00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:08,320
The journey to the Capital is long.
368
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,200
Cooked eggs go rotten in a few days.
369
00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:11,840
What should we do?
370
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,440
Just give him some fresh eggs.
371
00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:14,800
When he feels like eating them,
372
00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,720
he just needs to start a fire,
boil some water, and cook them.
373
00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:19,240
You are right.
374
00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:20,960
As expected of my wife.
375
00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:22,320
- Move.
- What's wrong?
376
00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:23,720
You have no idea, do you?
377
00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,640
The chickens will lay eggs in a while.
378
00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,120
We can give Huai'an more.
379
00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:04,440
{\an8}CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR MAJESTY'S ASCENSION
380
00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:16,120
{\an8}CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR MAJESTY'S ASCENSION
381
00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:01,280
What?
382
00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:03,880
Are you sad to see me go
383
00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:06,920
and want me dead instead?
384
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:12,960
Go inside.
385
00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:25,400
Sit down.
386
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:44,800
You've read it?
387
00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,600
News is hard to come by in Huainan.
388
00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:55,600
I deduced what happened in Chang'an
by using old imperial gazettes.
389
00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:58,560
But you already knew things had changed.
390
00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:01,520
And your name, Zhou Mo,
391
00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:06,480
must be a pseudonym.
392
00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:08,440
I am with the Huben Army.
393
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:13,880
Huai'an, I didn't lie to you.
394
00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:16,480
I didn't lie to Haoran or the rest.
395
00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:21,240
What I have been showing all of you
is my true character.
396
00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,000
However, I was a member of the Huben Army
before I met all of you.
397
00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,200
General Yan Fengshan saved me.
398
00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,200
I pledged my loyalty to him.
399
00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,040
When you were talking
about your background,
400
00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:36,760
I was shocked.
401
00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:39,560
I did not expect my friend
402
00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:42,640
to be a descendant of Liu Ziwen.
403
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,120
Is fate playing a joke on me?
404
00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:47,680
Huai'an.
405
00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:50,120
I might be one of the Huben Army's men,
406
00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:53,720
but I've never killed anyone until today.
407
00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:58,760
I did not expect the first person
I would kill to be my friend.
408
00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,520
This cruel fate.
409
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,440
The imperial court must be crawling
410
00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:07,880
with shadow agents.
411
00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,800
Indeed.
412
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:14,000
They are like a shapeless net
413
00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:17,320
that hangs above the imperial court.
414
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,680
You will never win against them.
415
00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,320
This is indeed a cruel joke.
416
00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:29,280
I thought I'd become a registrar
here forever,
417
00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:32,800
but to my surprise…
418
00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:37,120
Forget it.
419
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,000
Here.
420
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:55,920
Drink this farewell wine.
421
00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:58,440
Forget that we've ever met.
422
00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:00,120
Live or die, we'll have no regrets.
423
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:01,720
A cup for life
424
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:04,240
and a cup for death.
425
00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:11,480
Come, Huai'an.
426
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:23,480
Life
427
00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:28,520
for you.
428
00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:02,680
When I was young,
429
00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,160
my mother died in the north.
430
00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:08,840
When I was ten years old,
431
00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:11,520
my father died as well.
432
00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:19,680
The whole Huben Army
defected and killed him.
433
00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:21,880
I can't die.
434
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,520
I must get revenge on the Huben Army.
435
00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,600
I'll kill any Huben soldiers I see
436
00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,240
until none of them are left.
437
00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:44,880
I collected the eggs for him.
438
00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:46,840
Are you sure?
439
00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:49,360
- I'm sure it was your wife who did that.
- I did it.
440
00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:51,600
Huai'an.
441
00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:52,600
- We are here to send you off.
- Huai'an.
442
00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:53,800
- Look what we brought.
- Huai'an!
443
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:05,520
What happened?
444
00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:15,960
Zhou Mo.
445
00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:18,159
- Sir!
- What happened?
446
00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:21,639
Don't ask.
447
00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:24,159
It's not his fault.
448
00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:27,800
Don't tell anyone.
449
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:30,600
Don't…
450
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,400
Don't trouble him.
451
00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:35,480
We all
452
00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:38,880
have our own reasons.
453
00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:41,560
Zhou Mo.
454
00:34:41,639 --> 00:34:42,639
- Zhou Mo.
- Sir!
455
00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:44,320
Zhou Mo!
456
00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:46,840
- Sir!
- Sir!
457
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,080
Sir!
458
00:34:58,040 --> 00:34:58,960
What have you done?
459
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:01,000
That's Zhou Mo!
460
00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:05,000
Stay away from me
461
00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,160
if you don't want to die.
462
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:13,560
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX:
THUNDER BEGINS TO SOFTEN
463
00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:15,600
INSECTS MAKE NESTS,
AND WATER BEGINS TO SOLIDIFY
464
00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:37,920
The river runs cold. The chill cuts deep.
465
00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,240
Travelers, move along.
466
00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:44,240
Those near the riverbank,
stay away from the shore.
467
00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:54,440
You truly surprise me.
468
00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:01,400
This place could cost you your life.
469
00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:03,400
Why did you come back?
470
00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:06,240
Only one person is buried here.
471
00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:08,280
It's not a dangerous place.
472
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:13,280
The real danger is Chang'an,
70 li away from us.
473
00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:15,800
It seems you truly are only passing by.
474
00:37:17,240 --> 00:37:20,800
I won't be sharing this fish
with you then.
475
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:25,880
I'm going back to Chang'an.
476
00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:29,320
I don't know if I'll leave alive.
477
00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,640
So, I came to see you
478
00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:35,280
before I enter Chang'an.
479
00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:46,800
Right.
480
00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:51,120
You are bound to return one day.
481
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:56,480
Yes.
482
00:37:57,720 --> 00:38:00,680
Your younger sister
went to Chang'an as well.
483
00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:02,880
She went to study.
484
00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:05,680
Perhaps she is an imperial scholar now.
485
00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:10,760
I know.
486
00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,320
Both of you are so far apart.
487
00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:15,000
How did you know?
488
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:18,040
She has been writing letters to me.
489
00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:20,040
I've been writing back too.
490
00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,080
Why wouldn't you reunite with her?
491
00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:29,800
I dare not.
492
00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,320
It is best that we never reunite.
493
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,040
None of my family
494
00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:39,880
ended up well.
495
00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:47,080
The people of the Liu clan
496
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:49,960
suffer a harsh fate.
497
00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:54,840
Her name has been changed.
498
00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:59,000
Hopefully, she can live her life in peace.
499
00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:01,480
You've changed your name as well.
500
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:04,840
You must be safe.
501
00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:07,800
Come.
502
00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:56,680
CHANG'AN
503
00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:08,200
Mr. Huai'an,
we are both here to pick you up.
504
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:12,040
Winter starts today. Snow is falling hard.
505
00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:13,600
Thank you, both.
506
00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,360
- Mister, let me carry it.
- Open the gates.
507
00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:20,120
This way.
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