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{\an8}[Legend of the Magnate]

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{\an8}[Episode 21]

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You, come here.

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Come here. Come here.

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Look what I've got for you.

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Take it.

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This is for me?

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Yes, for you.

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Take it.

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A little gift for you.

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Thanks a lot.

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Weapons

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ready!

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Salute!

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One!

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Two!

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Weapons

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back!

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Nice!

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Nice. Excellent.

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Excellent!

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Nice.

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Nice.

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If you like it, come again!

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Sure.

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Are we sleeping in the cave tonight?

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We can't sleep in a cave
at this kind of time.

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The yin energy is too strong.

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You keep watch
for the first half of the night,

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and I'll take the second half.

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Just bear with it.

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Things will get better
once we reach the horse camp.

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Aren't we going back to Ningguta?

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Why are we going to the horse camp again?

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There's still a treasure
in that horse camp.

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Once we sell this cartload of
foreign weapons,

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what treasure can't we buy?

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My treasure can't be bought with money.

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Here.

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Take it.

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Tell me.

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After we hand over these guns,

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what kind of official position
do you think they'll give me?

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If you're lucky,

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they might reward you with
a general's rank.

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How long have you been taking this stuff?

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This is taboo for officials.

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Everyone in the official circle

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is secretly taking this stuff.

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I'll quit it once my cough is gone.

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I'm going to be a general, you know?

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A great general,

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mighty and imposing.

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Let's find a place sheltered from the wind
to hide for a bit!

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We can't hide!

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If the horses freeze to death,

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we'll never make it back!

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Just keep moving—

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we'll reach the horse camp before dark!

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There's still one more mountain to cross!

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Stop neighing!

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Are you trying to call the wolves over
or something?

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I've fought with them for years.

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They'd gather in packs trying to eat me,

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but didn't they end up as meat in my mouth

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and bedding for me to sleep on?

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We're leaving tomorrow.

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Let's bid them farewell.

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Look how cowardly you are.

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Come on.

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Go get some rest.

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I'll tie up the horses

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and give them some fodder.

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Bolt the door properly—

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don't let the wolves get you.

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There's wine in the pot.
Feel free to drink.

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We can't take it with us anyway.

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What are you doing?

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Do you know how to use a gun, boy?

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If they smell the scent of blood,

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they'll love it.

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You stole my bullets!

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Are you out of your mind?

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You planned to die all along!

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So why did you take me on

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such a long detour to get here?

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I want you to taste

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what I've been through—

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falling headfirst

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from the clouds.

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Fine.

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Now things are just the way you wanted.

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Go on then. Shoot me.

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Shoot me!

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In another 100 days,

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or even 200 days,

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no one will ever come here.

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The wolves will drag you away,

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leaving only a pool of blood
on the ground.

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When it heats up

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and after a few rainfalls,

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it'll be washed clean—

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like you were never here at all.

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I know you're out of opium.

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Come back to the Central Plains with me.

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I'll find you the best doctor.

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And also,

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that cartload of guns,

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I won't take a single penny
from selling them.

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It's all yours.

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My illness can't be cured!

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I've told you it can't be cured!

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I've been keeping myself alive
with this opium

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just to wait for you.

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You've ruined my life!

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I got sick right here

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because of the cold!

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Everything I ever had

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has been ruined by you!

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Look carefully.

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This is the Ice Hell,

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and I'm the King of Hell!

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Get up, come on.

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Go away!

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Go away!

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Here.

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Are there any bullets left?

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No, none left.

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How do I check?

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There's only one left.

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The wolves are banging on the door again.

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It won't be long
before they break it down.

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The two of us

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are going to die sooner or later—

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that's all there is to it.

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Open this for me.

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So this is your treasure?

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My treasure is gone.

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When that girl surnamed Su

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came last time,

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I was on the brink of death.

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She left two crates of this treasure,

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so I could stay alive and wait for you.

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Isn't she just like

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a living Bodhisattva
who can predict everything?

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Su Zixuan!

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If I were you,

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I'd use this thing

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to put a bullet in my own head.

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Being torn apart by wolves hurts a lot.

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Judging by the direction,

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they should be near the horse camp.

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Yu'er,

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don't rush.

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The wind is strong and the snow is heavy.

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Let's find a local to guide us there.

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Isn't there a path right in front of us?

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Yu'er!

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Yu'er!

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Yu'er.

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Yu'er.

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Mr. Chang.

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My friend.

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We traveled day and night here.

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Thank heavens

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that you're safe and unharmed.

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What does the Empress Dowager look like?

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Just a nose and two eyes—

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like any normal person.

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I don't believe you.

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You're lying.

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I'm not.

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When I met her,

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I didn't even know
she was the Empress Dowager.

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She's not as pretty as you.

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What about Yimei?

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Who of us is prettier?

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I'm sorry, Gu.

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I couldn't help but ask.

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It's okay.

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Whether she's pretty or not

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has nothing to do with me.

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She chose her own path.

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But sometimes when I think about it,

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I'm quite envious of her.

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Why?

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She believed that path was right,

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so she just took it.

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In life,

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if you never go a little wild,
you're letting yourself down.

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Gu,

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that's something
only a true hero would say.

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I've been messed up like this—

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how could I still be called a hero?

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What about you?

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Still traveling with the horse caravan
alongside Mr. Chang?

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I didn't expect that

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upon arriving in the capital,
I'd hear that you're also here.

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Li Qin asked me to tell you

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not to go to the capital,

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saying people there
wouldn't treat you well.

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If I don't go to the capital,

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who am I supposed to
sell all these guns to?

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In this world,

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aside from you and Mr. Chang,

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hardly anyone truly cares about me.

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After you left,

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we made two more trips to Horqin.

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On the way out of the city,
it occurred to me

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that you had once
taken this very road.

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When I got to the grasslands,

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my mind went back

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to that battle where we'd been

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surrounded by cavalry.

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You said...

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You said that you'd never imagined

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the two of us

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would end up dying there.

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If we had died then,

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wouldn't that have actually been
a blessing?

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Up ahead is Ningguta.

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Shall we revisit our old haunt?

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Who's revisiting old haunts with you?

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Once we enter the city,

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we'll get two new horses,

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buy some food, and continue on our way.

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What were you two talking about?

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You've cried so much that
your eyes are all red and puffy.

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It's too late to wipe your tears.

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I'm hungry.

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I'll go on ahead.

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Mr. Gu.

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Yu'er and I

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won't be going to the capital.

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This road leads straight into Shanxi—

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it's very fast and convenient.

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Mr. Chang, have you forgotten?

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I've traveled this way with you before.

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That's right. That's right.

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All good things must come to an end.

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Let's part ways here.

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Mr. Chang.

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What is this about?

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Get up! Get up! I cannot accept this.

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Listen to me.

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You came from afar to save me—

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such noble kindness

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cannot be repaid

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with a mere "thank you."

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Get up now. Get up.

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Come on, get up!

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You're a good person in every way,

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but occasionally

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when you say those refined things,

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I really can't take it.

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My daughter and I
have benefited from your kindness,

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and this time, we've just repaid
a little of it.

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Actually, we're the ones

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who should be thanking you.

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All right.

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Young fellows grow old
in this world of strife—

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who knows when we'll meet again?

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Father.

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You've picked up quite a few of

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these pretentious phrases too.

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After knowing Mr. Gu for so long,

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isn't it only natural that
I picked up a thing or two?

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You two say your goodbyes properly.

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I'll wait for you up ahead.

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Yu'er.

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I'll be thinking of you all the time.

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You...

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Don't make me cry,

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or Father will just laugh at me later.

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How about

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I escort you back to Shanxi?

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Forget it.

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Even if

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we get to Shanxi,

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you're still going to leave, aren't you?

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I don't want to live
this kind of life anymore,

282
00:28:27,029 --> 00:28:29,029
always begging the sun and the moon.

283
00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,900
What do you mean,
"begging the sun and the moon?"

284
00:28:38,549 --> 00:28:39,400
I...

285
00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,640
I beg the sun to set later,

286
00:28:46,829 --> 00:28:48,640
so I can stay with you longer.

287
00:28:50,789 --> 00:28:51,789
I beg

288
00:28:53,109 --> 00:28:54,660
the moon to rise earlier,

289
00:28:54,789 --> 00:28:55,549
and I wish this road

290
00:28:55,549 --> 00:28:56,880
would never end.

291
00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:01,480
But doesn't every road in this world

292
00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,240
eventually come to an end?

293
00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:05,299
And when it does...

294
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:08,049
It means we have to part.

295
00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:10,480
Even if we go to Shanxi together,

296
00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,079
it's not the end of the world.

297
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:20,480
Yu'er.

298
00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:26,750
I know I owe you a lot.

299
00:29:28,349 --> 00:29:29,029
I'm sorry.

300
00:29:32,509 --> 00:29:34,240
What's there to apologize for?

301
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,039
O-On our way here,

302
00:29:36,269 --> 00:29:38,329
my father secretly came to me and said

303
00:29:38,509 --> 00:29:39,750
someone like you,
who could venture deep into foreign lands

304
00:29:39,750 --> 00:29:40,920
to buy weapons for the imperial court

305
00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:42,240
and still escape death,

306
00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:43,069
must be a person

307
00:29:43,069 --> 00:29:44,880
blessed with great fortune,

308
00:29:45,029 --> 00:29:46,559
with unlimited potential.

309
00:29:46,789 --> 00:29:47,480
I...

310
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:49,150
I agree with that.

311
00:29:50,589 --> 00:29:51,519
In the future...

312
00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:53,799
In the future,

313
00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:56,250
if you become a governor

314
00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:57,849
or a general someday,

315
00:29:58,440 --> 00:29:59,369
there will be...

316
00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:02,619
There will be many more people
who will like you.

317
00:30:07,069 --> 00:30:10,329
You can't possibly apologize to me
every day then, can you?

318
00:30:12,750 --> 00:30:14,210
You're really something.

319
00:30:14,269 --> 00:30:15,509
What governor or general?

320
00:30:15,509 --> 00:30:17,369
I've never imagined such things.

321
00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:18,599
Stop making fun of me.

322
00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:27,170
Things between men and women
in this world are always like this.

323
00:30:28,829 --> 00:30:30,369
Once we enter this world,

324
00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:32,609
we're destined for a hard life.

325
00:30:34,829 --> 00:30:37,000
If I could have a love
to be remembered for a lifetime,

326
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:38,859
that would already be a blessing.

327
00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,160
If I still don't know contentment,

328
00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,400
even Heaven would blame me

329
00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,329
for being unappreciative, right?

330
00:30:46,829 --> 00:30:47,480
Gu,

331
00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:56,880
please live well.

332
00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,039
Do...

333
00:31:03,069 --> 00:31:04,730
Do things that make you happy.

334
00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,640
That's my greatest wish.

335
00:31:41,750 --> 00:31:43,049
I want to tell you

336
00:31:46,829 --> 00:31:49,359
that when life finally
settles down someday,

337
00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:52,500
I want to come find you.

338
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:56,140
But I'm afraid that day

339
00:31:58,349 --> 00:32:00,349
might keep you waiting for too long.

340
00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:50,400
Well...

341
00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,329
Just like what my father just said,

342
00:32:55,509 --> 00:32:57,160
"young fellows grow old
in this world of strife."

343
00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:58,619
If you want to come find me,

344
00:32:59,390 --> 00:33:00,150
then hurry.

345
00:33:40,349 --> 00:33:41,589
By His Highness's command,

346
00:33:41,589 --> 00:33:43,720
please bring Mr. Gu in for an audience.

347
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:46,849
Mr. Gu.

348
00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:49,990
The entire capital
has been searching for you,

349
00:33:48,569 --> 00:33:50,279
{\an8}[Prince Gong's Mansion]

350
00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,069
making me worried sick.

351
00:33:52,309 --> 00:33:52,789
Come on,

352
00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:54,000
pay your respects to His Highness.

353
00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,789
Even for distinguished guests,

354
00:33:55,789 --> 00:33:56,680
His Highness has never

355
00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:58,480
come to the gate to welcome them.

356
00:33:59,109 --> 00:33:59,970
Your Highness.

357
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,109
Please rise.

358
00:34:03,589 --> 00:34:04,920
You're not an official,

359
00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,190
so let's treat each other as equals.

360
00:34:07,789 --> 00:34:10,000
I heard about it
as soon as you entered the city.

361
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:12,280
So, this cart is loaded with foreign guns?

362
00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:13,610
Indeed, Your Highness.

363
00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:15,110
Let me see.

364
00:34:16,750 --> 00:34:18,440
{\an8}[Prince Gong's Mansion]

365
00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:19,670
Mr. Gu.

366
00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:22,150
You've had a long and tiring journey.

367
00:34:22,150 --> 00:34:22,920
Thank you for your efforts.

368
00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:23,710
Thank you, Your Highness.

369
00:34:23,710 --> 00:34:24,710
It was no trouble.

370
00:34:48,070 --> 00:34:48,760
Nice stuff.

371
00:34:50,530 --> 00:34:50,860
Here.

372
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:54,250
Mr. Gu.

373
00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:55,960
I truly never expected

374
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,440
that you'd be able to
travel such a great distance

375
00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,539
to purchase these guns
from the foreigners.

376
00:34:59,539 --> 00:35:00,019
This...

377
00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,849
How can I ever repay this favor?

378
00:35:04,070 --> 00:35:04,679
Mr. Qiao,

379
00:35:04,710 --> 00:35:06,150
please don't say such things.

380
00:35:06,150 --> 00:35:07,360
If you could truly help our country

381
00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:08,400
reclaim lost territory,

382
00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:09,280
all the common people

383
00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:11,280
would be eternally grateful to you.

384
00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:14,480
Come here.

385
00:35:14,590 --> 00:35:15,190
Mr. Gu.

386
00:35:15,190 --> 00:35:15,550
Stamp this batch of guns

387
00:35:15,550 --> 00:35:17,150
with the imperial court's wax seal

388
00:35:17,150 --> 00:35:18,769
and first send them to
the Northwest Military Supply Station.

389
00:35:18,769 --> 00:35:20,150
-Have our men keep a close watch.
-Mr. Gu.

390
00:35:20,150 --> 00:35:21,880
Don't let anyone take them away.

391
00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:22,920
The Empress Dowager

392
00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:24,030
has praised your insight

393
00:35:24,030 --> 00:35:25,510
in front of me several times.

394
00:35:25,510 --> 00:35:26,659
Do me a favor—

395
00:35:27,070 --> 00:35:28,800
would you be willing to serve as

396
00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:29,630
a Pacification Commissioner
for the imperial court?

397
00:35:29,630 --> 00:35:30,489
Your Highness.

398
00:35:31,190 --> 00:35:32,510
I've never been an official,

399
00:35:32,510 --> 00:35:33,789
nor do I know how to be one.

400
00:35:33,789 --> 00:35:35,320
A Pacification Commissioner
isn't an official,

401
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:36,320
but a bridge between the imperial court

402
00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:37,349
and the rebels.

403
00:35:37,710 --> 00:35:40,000
Once the war breaks out,
casualties are inevitable.

404
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,320
Besides, not everyone in Hefei

405
00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:42,670
is in collusion with the bandits.

406
00:35:42,670 --> 00:35:43,760
We need someone to enter the city

407
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,389
and evacuate the civilians.

408
00:35:45,550 --> 00:35:46,630
This person should be

409
00:35:46,630 --> 00:35:47,880
a well‑known local figure—

410
00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,070
a gentry trusted by both sides
would be ideal.

411
00:35:50,070 --> 00:35:51,929
Besides, Anhui is your hometown.

412
00:35:52,190 --> 00:35:53,039
Mr. Gu,

413
00:35:53,510 --> 00:35:54,969
you're obligated to help.

414
00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:57,659
If you manage to accomplish this,

415
00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:58,800
I will personally

416
00:35:59,150 --> 00:36:00,949
grant you an official position.

417
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:02,090
How does that sound?

418
00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,690
Since Your Highness has said that,

419
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:07,070
for the people of my hometown,

420
00:36:07,070 --> 00:36:07,929
I, Gu Pingyuan,

421
00:36:08,550 --> 00:36:10,590
will dedicate myself to it
even at the risk of my life.

422
00:36:10,590 --> 00:36:11,320
It's just

423
00:36:11,670 --> 00:36:13,070
I have one humble request

424
00:36:13,420 --> 00:36:15,480
that I hope Your Highness will grant.

425
00:36:15,550 --> 00:36:16,150
Go ahead.

426
00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:18,670
Years ago, my father came to the capital
for the imperial examination

427
00:36:18,670 --> 00:36:19,880
and never returned.

428
00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:21,760
He remains missing to this day.

429
00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:23,400
Later, when I went to take
the imperial examination,

430
00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:24,840
someone at the examination hall

431
00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,710
falsely claimed my mother was gravely ill,

432
00:36:26,710 --> 00:36:29,230
which made me cause a scene
at the examination hall

433
00:36:29,230 --> 00:36:31,400
and got exiled to Ningguta subsequently.

434
00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:34,400
To this day, I still don't know
whether my father is alive or dead,

435
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:35,800
nor who has been scheming against me

436
00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:37,130
from behind the scenes.

437
00:36:38,070 --> 00:36:39,329
I'm merely a commoner

438
00:36:39,550 --> 00:36:41,190
with no authority to investigate
such matters.

439
00:36:41,190 --> 00:36:42,030
If Your Highness

440
00:36:42,030 --> 00:36:43,230
could give the order,

441
00:36:43,550 --> 00:36:45,360
perhaps the truth could finally
come to light

442
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,960
and resolve the greatest confusion
of my life.

443
00:36:51,070 --> 00:36:52,280
As a filial son,

444
00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,510
causing a scene at the examination hall
for your ill mother

445
00:36:55,510 --> 00:36:56,960
is understandable.

446
00:36:58,070 --> 00:36:59,929
But your father's disappearance

447
00:37:00,630 --> 00:37:02,230
is indeed somewhat strange.

448
00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:03,880
Here's what we do.

449
00:37:04,510 --> 00:37:05,639
Later tonight,

450
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,920
write a petition
and have it delivered to my residence.

451
00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:09,070
I'll have
the Nine Gates Infantry Commander's men

452
00:37:09,070 --> 00:37:09,920
investigate for you.

453
00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,050
If there's any news,

454
00:37:11,150 --> 00:37:13,150
I'll have them
send word to you immediately.

455
00:37:13,150 --> 00:37:14,280
How does that sound?

456
00:37:15,150 --> 00:37:16,610
Thank you, Your Highness.

457
00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:25,480
The Hefei Garrison General,
Li Cheng, is really fierce.

458
00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:27,190
Even though the situation
has become hopeless for him,

459
00:37:27,190 --> 00:37:29,650
he's still putting up stubborn resistance.

460
00:37:30,590 --> 00:37:32,050
Let me show you something.

461
00:37:33,510 --> 00:37:34,840
Do you know what this is?

462
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:39,190
This is...

463
00:37:39,230 --> 00:37:40,800
This is Hefei city.

464
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:44,480
Those two mountains outside the city

465
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:45,840
were taken by the Green Standard Army

466
00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:46,710
at the cost of countless lives.

467
00:37:46,710 --> 00:37:47,480
I've already sent men

468
00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:49,880
to transport the Western cannons
to the mountaintops.

469
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:50,590
If he still refuses to surrender,

470
00:37:50,590 --> 00:37:51,829
we'll fire from above

471
00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:53,510
directly at his mansion.

472
00:37:55,630 --> 00:37:57,280
But if we keep fighting like that,

473
00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:58,070
won't all the civilians in the city

474
00:37:58,070 --> 00:37:59,070
be blown to death?

475
00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:01,880
Mr. Gu, you truly have
a compassionate heart.

476
00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:03,150
No one has ever cared about

477
00:38:03,150 --> 00:38:05,030
these civilians anyway.

478
00:38:06,070 --> 00:38:06,960
Mr. Gu, look.

479
00:38:07,030 --> 00:38:08,670
I've only encircled the city
on three sides,

480
00:38:08,670 --> 00:38:10,030
leaving one side open.

481
00:38:10,510 --> 00:38:12,840
We've been digging tunnels under the city
for nearly half a year,

482
00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:15,070
and we've secretly placed
30,000 catties of explosives

483
00:38:15,070 --> 00:38:16,400
beneath the city walls.

484
00:38:16,510 --> 00:38:18,280
Now that our forces
are strong and well-equipped,

485
00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:21,010
we can guarantee victory
in one decisive battle.

486
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,400
Will Li Cheng and his men
be willing to retreat?

487
00:38:26,510 --> 00:38:27,900
He's a fierce general.

488
00:38:28,630 --> 00:38:30,030
We've besieged them for so long

489
00:38:30,030 --> 00:38:32,070
that the citizens
have even started eating rats,

490
00:38:32,070 --> 00:38:33,510
yet they still stand firm

491
00:38:33,590 --> 00:38:35,119
with undiminished morale.

492
00:38:36,110 --> 00:38:36,920
I wonder

493
00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:39,070
what kind of dark magic he's been using.

494
00:38:39,070 --> 00:38:41,199
They've already started eating rats?

495
00:38:42,670 --> 00:38:44,840
Mercy has no place in commanding troops.

496
00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:46,039
For someone like him,

497
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,110
even if 100,000 people

498
00:38:48,110 --> 00:38:49,480
died right before his eyes,

499
00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:50,440
he wouldn't care.

500
00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:52,070
He was just granted the title of prince—

501
00:38:52,070 --> 00:38:53,920
if he doesn't hold on to the city
for a few more days,

502
00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:54,550
he'd be unworthy of

503
00:38:54,550 --> 00:38:56,679
the official's hat bestowed upon him.

504
00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:01,510
This is the number one rule
of being an official:

505
00:39:02,190 --> 00:39:03,510
every feather and bead
on an official's hat

506
00:39:03,510 --> 00:39:06,389
is stained with the common people's blood.

507
00:39:20,460 --> 00:39:22,409
{\an8}[Public-Welfare Clinic]

508
00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,920
Didn't I tell you to set up a stall
to distribute porridge?

509
00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:38,780
Your Highness.

510
00:39:39,230 --> 00:39:40,400
In a little while,

511
00:39:40,710 --> 00:39:41,670
we won't even be able to run

512
00:39:41,670 --> 00:39:42,510
our troops' soup kitchen,

513
00:39:42,510 --> 00:39:43,480
let alone have anything left

514
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,280
to distribute to the civilians.

515
00:39:57,480 --> 00:39:58,000
Mr. Gu?

516
00:40:05,110 --> 00:40:05,969
Your Highness.

517
00:40:06,230 --> 00:40:07,110
This is Orchid Snow tea.

518
00:40:07,110 --> 00:40:08,440
It's grown by my family.

519
00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:09,880
Look.

520
00:40:10,110 --> 00:40:10,969
He's startled.

521
00:40:12,710 --> 00:40:15,119
The Empress Dowager herself named it

522
00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:16,760
the Top Tea Under Heaven.

523
00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:18,920
How could it be anything but the best?

524
00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:20,110
Mr. Gu, all the tea grown by your family

525
00:40:20,110 --> 00:40:20,920
has been collected

526
00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:22,920
and delivered to the capital,
not a leaf less.

527
00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:24,920
But most of it ended up in the palace.

528
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,110
We brothers

529
00:40:26,110 --> 00:40:27,510
only got a few taels.

530
00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:29,030
When the Anhui tea merchants left,

531
00:40:29,030 --> 00:40:29,590
you don't know

532
00:40:29,590 --> 00:40:31,030
how many people with money

533
00:40:31,030 --> 00:40:31,840
wanted to buy

534
00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:34,099
the Orchid Snow tea seedlings from them.

535
00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:35,800
Not just those from Anhui,

536
00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:38,150
even tea merchants
from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian

537
00:40:38,150 --> 00:40:38,880
wanted to destroy

538
00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:40,010
their own tea plants

539
00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:42,179
and grow Orchid Snow tea instead.

540
00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:43,590
That seems unnecessary.

541
00:40:43,590 --> 00:40:45,070
There are various exceptional teas
in this world.

542
00:40:45,070 --> 00:40:45,670
And there are so many excellent teas

543
00:40:45,670 --> 00:40:46,760
in Fujian and Zhejiang.

544
00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:47,670
If they were all destroyed

545
00:40:47,670 --> 00:40:49,199
to grow Silver Bud instead,

546
00:40:49,219 --> 00:40:50,750
it would be too great a pity.

547
00:40:51,070 --> 00:40:51,800
Mr. Gu.

548
00:40:52,630 --> 00:40:55,230
This is the second rule
of being an official:

549
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,110
the value of all things in this world

550
00:40:57,110 --> 00:40:59,510
is determined by a single word.

551
00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:02,000
This is somewhat different from

552
00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:03,599
your business acumen.

553
00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:09,280
I'm enlightened.

554
00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:10,449
Truly enlightened.

555
00:41:13,420 --> 00:41:15,619
{\an8}[Anhui Merchants' Hall]

556
00:41:18,829 --> 00:41:21,119
{\an8}[Niu's Fodder Shop]

557
00:41:20,550 --> 00:41:22,190
Welcome! Mr. Gu.

558
00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:24,800
I was totally lacking in perception.

559
00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:26,199
Please punish me, Mr. Gu.

560
00:41:26,219 --> 00:41:28,059
It's too late for that now.

561
00:41:28,150 --> 00:41:28,710
Shut up.

562
00:41:29,630 --> 00:41:30,360
Old Master Hu,

563
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:31,420
what's this about?

564
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:34,800
I was totally
lacking in perception before.

565
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:36,349
Please punish me, Mr. Gu.

566
00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:37,639
This is no empty talk.

567
00:41:38,550 --> 00:41:40,510
I've brought trouble upon everyone.

568
00:41:40,510 --> 00:41:41,710
I caused this trouble alone,

569
00:41:41,710 --> 00:41:43,150
so I should be the one
to bear the consequences.

570
00:41:43,150 --> 00:41:44,280
Even in front of His Highness,

571
00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:45,409
I would say the same.

572
00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:46,360
Everyone,

573
00:41:46,539 --> 00:41:47,829
{\an8}[Anhui Merchants' Hall]

574
00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:48,019
you are all my seniors.

575
00:41:48,150 --> 00:41:50,360
Please don't shorten my life
with such gestures.

576
00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:51,110
Mr. Gu,

577
00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:52,340
please come in.

578
00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:53,300
Please come in.

579
00:41:53,510 --> 00:41:54,360
Mr. Gu Pingwen,

580
00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:55,000
please come in.

581
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,150
Please, this way.

582
00:41:55,150 --> 00:41:56,809
{\an8}[Anhui Merchants' Hall]

583
00:41:59,360 --> 00:41:59,920
Please.

584
00:41:59,960 --> 00:42:00,420
Please.

585
00:42:01,789 --> 00:42:04,440
{\an8}[Grand Vision for Long-Lasting Prosperity]

586
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:04,800
Everyone in
the Anhui Tea Merchants' Association

587
00:42:05,150 --> 00:42:06,480
begs for your forgiveness.

588
00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:07,760
I cannot accept this, Old Master Hu.

589
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:08,619
I really can't.

590
00:42:09,070 --> 00:42:09,869
Please get up.

591
00:42:12,760 --> 00:42:14,619
You're even older than my mother.

592
00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:17,099
I cannot possibly accept such a gesture.

593
00:42:17,590 --> 00:42:18,190
Everyone,

594
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:19,840
if you truly

595
00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:21,099
wish to follow my lead,

596
00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:23,190
then please listen to what I have to say.

597
00:42:23,190 --> 00:42:24,789
Please, everyone be seated.

598
00:42:25,070 --> 00:42:25,869
Old Master Hu,

599
00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:28,019
please take the seat of honor.

600
00:42:36,550 --> 00:42:37,320
Bring it out.

601
00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:40,889
Don't play dumb.

602
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:51,110
Everyone,

603
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,730
I was arrogant and disrespectful in Anhui

604
00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:56,489
and offended Old Master Hu.

605
00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:58,510
Today, Old Master Hu

606
00:42:58,510 --> 00:42:59,800
wants to apologize to me,

607
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:00,400
and I'd also like to apologize

608
00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:01,699
to the entire

609
00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:02,510
Anhui Tea Merchants' Association.