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(After being a substitute for so long,)

(will I forget)

(who I truly am?)

(They call me He Rufei.)

Kneel.

(The eldest son of the He family.)

(Since childhood,)

(I was disguised as a boy.)

(Visionary Foresight)

(I've always had to wear a mask.)

(They said,)

("live")

("without recognition")

("and die")

("without a trace.")

(I hated it.)

Remember.

(Yet found solace too.)

(This cold mask)

(smothered my identity)

(yet forged my purpose.)

(Amidst the smoke of war)

(and seas of blood,)

(I forgot life and death)

(and stopped wondering)

(who I am)

(beneath the mask.)

(From a nameless foot soldier,)

(I fought)

(to become the invincible General Feihong.)

(But in the end,)

(who is General Feihong?)

(Who)

(am I?)

♪Shrugging off past burdens♪

♪Beneath the mask, who am I?♪

♪Release and find wider shores♪

♪Love's a riddle, and rain pours heavy♪

♪Crossed paths, now downward fall♪

♪From dust arises starlight's spark♪

♪Tearing through the night's dense blockade♪

♪Heart's flame illuminates all solitude♪

♪Let time's sails drift endlessly♪

♪Through wandering exile♪

♪Breaking free from the cocoon, I start anew♪

♪Moon as song, life as flame♪

♪Nameless heart clings fiercely♪

♪Let me♪

♪Charge toward the next raging river♪

♪Moon darts, snow falls♪

♪We tread rugged paths to reunite♪

♪Hands held tight♪

♪We forever live for love's sake♪

♪Shadow's spear burns fiercely♪

=Legend of The Female General=

=Episode 1=

(In the 20th year of Wei's Qingyuan era,)

(Battlefield of Mingshui) (Wutuo invaded Wei again.)

(Emperor Chengping)

(ordered General Xiao Zhongwu,)

(Xiao Army's commander)

(who beat Wutuo five years ago,)

(Xiao Zhongwu, Xiao Army's Commander) (to march to battle.)

(But at Mingshui's final battle,)

(30,000 Xiao troops)

(fell into an ambush.)

Xiao Zhongwu,

He Rufei's Fuyue Army

won't be coming.

Surrender,

and we'll spare you.

He Rufei

will come without fail!

Wei soldiers

choose death over surrender.

Charge!

General Xiao!

General Xiao!

General Xiao!

Father!

(Xiao Jue, styled Huaijin, General Fengyun)

He Rufei,

(General Feihong of Wei)

Huayuan is less than a hundred li from Mingshui.

Why has your reinforcement arrived so late?

A rope saws wood.

Water penetrates stones.

One day,

you two will become

Wei's Twin Stars.

With joint forces,

you shall wield the swords to guard our land

and its people.

You are unworthy

of the Qinglang Sword my father entrusted to you.

(Yaojing City) General Feihong's returned triumphantly!

General Feihong!

Welcome, General Feihong!

(General Feihong's Mansion)

Young Master,

the Master awaits you in his study.

Ermao.

Madam,

now that you're here,

visit the Young Lady.

Watch your tongue.

There is only the Young Master.

The Young Lady...

(Tang Jia, He Yan's mother)

She's recuperating at Yuhua Temple.

Sit.

Yan,

you've been away for years,

(He Yuansheng, He Yan's father) enduring military hardships.

It must have been hard.

Father,

it's not hard at all.

Honoring our family

fills me with joy.

Yan,

I'm glad you're home.

For a young lady,

to wield weapons

is improper.

Honoring the family

should be men's duty.

Now that you're back,

it's time to embrace your true identity

as a woman.

About our family's title,

you don't need to worry.

I have a solution.

A solution?

What solution?

You've sacrificed

for our family for years.

It's been tough for you.

From now on,

let me handle these matters.

This is

your brother you never met,

(He Rufei, He Yan's elder brother) He Rufei.

When you came

with your mother at three,

due to his congenital frailty,

he had been recuperating at Yuhua Temple.

That's why you had to replace him.

Now

your brother has fully recovered

and returned.

Both of you

should return to your proper places.

Our family's act

of replacing a son

with a daughter

can then be quietly erased.

Father,

is this your solution?

Yan,

you must consider our family's interests.

Our family

is a pillar of Confucian academia

and a leader in literary.

Now, abandoning culture for martial pursuits,

- we... - Father.

It was precisely to not disappoint you

and to guard

our family's honor

that I strove to achieve military glory.

I hoped that one day

I'd become a hero like General Xiao Zhongwu.

You wished to emulate Xiao Zhongwu?

Xiao Zhongwu was a traitor to Wei.

It was all due to his reckless ambition

and warmongering.

Soldiers wield swords

to guard the land

and its people.

General Xiao taught me those words.

I refuse to believe

he was a warmonger.

Tomorrow, I'll attend court

and demand justice for General Xiao.

Even at the cost of my military honors,

I won't hesitate.

(Wei's Imperial Palace) (In Mingshui Battle,)

(Wei lost over 30,000 soldiers.)

Commander Xiao Zhongwu bears full responsibility.

(Emperor Chengping of Wei) The Xiaos shall bury him as a commoner

and be stripped of military command

as punishment.

Your Majesty,

my father

was no warmonger.

Our army had

ambushes set

throughout Mingshui.

Yet on the day of battle,

the Wutuo people

somehow destroyed all ambush points beforehand.

There must have been a leak of intelligence.

I implore Your Majesty to reopen this case

to clear my father's name

and restore justice

for Xiao Army soldiers.

By imperial decree,

summon General Feihong, He Rufei.

I, He Rufei, pay respects to Your Majesty.

Rise.

Thank you.

General He,

in Mingshui Battle,

was there more

to Xiao Army's defeat?

Your Majesty,

there was no more story

to Mingshui Battle.

If not for General Xiao's

reckless pursuit of glory

and direct confrontation with Wutuo,

coupled with his refusal

to request aid from our Fuyue Army,

how could the battle have turned so tragic?

He Rufei!

General Fengyun,

I tried to reason with you.

Yet, to absolve your father's sins,

you twisted the truth

and made baseless accusations.

I mobilized troops immediately

upon receiving the distress message

without a moment's hesitation.

He Rufei,

after all these years apart,

why did you become so wretched?

You dare attempt

to plead for a sinner?

You're

dragging our entire family to graves.

- Father. - (I've meticulously imitated)

(your handwriting and behavioral patterns.)

(Imitating?)

(Since you're unwilling to swap identities, we'll talk about it later.)

(You've sacrificed a lot for your brother.)

(It's been tough.)

(Let your brother express his gratitude to you)

(and have this cup of tea.)

General Fengyun breached court etiquette.

But His Majesty acknowledges the Xiao family's military merits.

As a warning, he shall be punished

with 20 strokes

and kneel outside the hall till dawn

to reflect on his transgressions.

(Memorial Tablet of Mother, Song Wan; Memorial Tablet of Father, Xiao Zhongwu)

(People's Guardian of Loyalty and Valor)

(People's Guardian of Loyalty and Valor)

Punishment carried out.

Your Majesty,

I admit fault.

I request to lead troops to Que City

to reclaim our lost territory

and atone for my sins.

Your Majesty,

I'll sign a military pledge.

If Que City isn't reclaimed,

I vow never to return.

General Fengyun,

(Xu Jingfu, Prime Minister of Wei) His Majesty has granted your request.

Gratitude to Your Majesty.

However, Wei's soldiers

shall not be sent to futile deaths.

Xiao Jue,

the court won't provide any troops.

Recover the territory

through your own means.

I

accept the decree.

Thanks, Your Majesty.

(Even if at the cost of all,)

(I will clear my father's name.)

(Several days later)

(Yuhua Temple)

Miss.

Miss.

Take a walk with me by the roses.

Okay.

Be careful.

There are steps ahead.

(59, 60,)

(61...)

You're so straightforward,

unlike the delicate noble ladies

visiting the temple.

Yixin,

if I turn right

and go forward,

will it lead

to the rear courtyard wall?

Yes, it'll be the rear wall.

Beyond lies the hidden path I use

to leave here.

Past the canyon crevice,

it'll be beyond Yuhua Temple.

Show me around.

Okay.

(Ding Yi, He Rufei's guard)

Father showed mercy and spared her life

due to family ties.

But even blinded by poison,

she remains a threat.

I'll send her to Yuhua Temple first.

Watch her closely.

Spread that word

that Miss He's condition has suddenly worsened.

Then...

I will handle it impeccably.

(From meditation room to bridge,)

(it takes 61 steps.)

(After the bridge)

(and seven more steps,)

(I'll reach the roses by the pond.)

(Then bypass the roses and turn right.)

(Did I miscalculate my stride today?)

(Or did I miscount?)

Who are you?

Forgive me, miss.

I am merely

a devotee visiting this temple.

No offense.

Yuhua Temple's back courtyard lies in the northwest corner.

Devotees' meditation rooms

are in the eastern part.

It seems you think

that I harbor ill intentions.

If you truly wish to die,

why care about my potential harm?

(Wishing to die?)

Our parents gave us

our physical forms.

One more step and you'd enter the pond.

If you disrespect life so casually

and disregard your parents' nurturing grace,

then proceed as you will.

I won't stop you.

Nurturing grace?

They denied me even the chance

to speak.

They blinded me and abandoned me here.

In that case,

my life

is now mine to command.

In desperation,

death

becomes easier than living.

If you're truly tough,

blindness matters not.

Even blind,

aim to be

the most special of all.

Give me your hand.

This osmanthus candy

is the last piece left in the world.

Though inedible now,

it remains sweet.

I won't know

until I taste it.

Though bitter at first taste,

its core holds enduring sweetness.

Is the moon tonight

beautiful?

Bright moon like frost.

Gentle breeze like water.

The serene beauty is endless.

I moved the roses

to stage an accidental drowning

for Young Lady at Yuhua Temple.

But Young Lady

was pulled back by Xiao Jue

and avoided falling.

Why would Xiao Jue

appear there?

No matter who intervenes,

that woman cannot be saved.

Let her escape then

and die

on her way to appeal to the emperor.

(Beyond lies the hidden path I use)

(to leave here.)

(Past the canyon crevice, it'll be beyond Yuhua Temple.)

Young Lady, let me send you on your final journey.

In your next life, avoid being born a He.

Your continued existence remains a threat

to the He family.

A mere woman

daring to seek military glory?

Preposterous delusions!

(One month later)

(I can see again.)

(Where am I?)

(Didn't I die?)

With great effort,

I saved you

and restored your vision.

Why do you

keep moving?

Master.

(Liu Buwang, He Yan's master)

Last I saw you so weakened

was when I rescued you

from that mountain of corpses

on the battlefield.

Why ended up

like that again?

I thought

I could survive.

Unexpectedly,

I misjudged human nature.

They didn't just silence me

but sought to ensure

I'd never speak again.

Your family

has mastered the art

of deception to perfection.

Master,

news was scarce at Yuhua Temple.

Do you know

how the Xiao family fares now?

Has General Xiao's name

been cleared?

The entire court

condemned Xiao Zhongwu.

To stabilize the court, His Majesty

declared him guilty soon

and almost

took away Xiao Army's conscription rights.

How could this happen?

Didn't His Majesty investigate?

General Fengyun,

as fellow generals,

I deeply respect General Xiao.

But in matters of righteousness,

we must not speak falsely.

Righteousness?

Does your righteousness

mean delaying reinforcements

and letting my father,

along with 30,000 Xiao soldiers,

die in vain?

I immediately dispatched troops

upon receiving the distress call,

without any delay.

Had I not turned the tide,

Wutuo's cavalry

would have reached here long ago.

As a witness, General Feihong testified

before His Majesty

and firmly insisted

on Xiao Zhongwu's guilt.

With such crucial witnesses present,

they didn't look further.

He Rufei,

it was you

who delayed reinforcement

and caused my father

and the Xiao Army troops

to perish tragically!

Childhood classmates first,

and then

frontier commanders.

He Rufei,

after all these years apart,

why did you become so wretched?

(With my mask off)

(and my ties with the He family cut,)

(from now on,)

(I am simply He Yan.)

(In this vast world,)

(I'm no longer anyone's substitute.)

(He Rufei stole my title as General Feihong,)

(tried to kill me, and ruined my name.)

(I won't let him off.)

(I will return to the army)

(and honorably)

(reclaim everything that's mine.)

(Yezhou Garrison)

Thank you.

♪Light shines upon my heart♪

♪Unveiling scars, I choose to swim upstream♪

♪The resonance of courage rings loud and clear♪

♪It's the boldness that defines existence♪

♪I've seen the mountains♪

♪And trodden through ice♪

♪Day after day, I venture alone♪

♪Destiny is my creed♪

♪Ideals surge beneath the surface♪

♪Igniting the flame against the winds♪

♪A restless yearning in my soul♪

♪Gazing through the mire♪

♪Who cares about this boundless void♪

♪Charge ahead with blazing fervor♪

♪Stubbornly fighting with my life♪

♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

♪There must always be a longing♪

♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

♪Light shines upon my heart♪

♪Unveiling scars, I choose to swim upstream♪

♪The resonance of courage rings loud and clear♪

♪It's the boldness that defines existence♪

♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

♪Burying frailty, embracing life through death♪

♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

♪With our unwavering true love, brave the world with me♪

♪Soaring across the world's expanse♪

♪There must always be a longing♪

♪Disregard the wounds to seek the light♪

♪Light shines upon my heart♪

♪Unveiling scars, I choose to swim upstream♪

♪The resonance of courage rings loud and clear♪

♪It's the boldness that defines existence♪

♪Chasing the light within my heart♪

♪Burying frailty, embracing life through death♪

♪You'll meet gazes where storms brew♪

♪With our unwavering true love, brave the world with me♪