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(Respect copyright)

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♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

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♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

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♪Endings only mark new routes♪

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♪It's all part of the scenery♪

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♪To the horizon's call♪

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♪Your journey hasn't started♪

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♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

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♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

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♪Put every twist behind you♪

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♪Drift leisurely through time♪

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♪Make headway against the wind♪

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♪Let mountains bow to your pace♪

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♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

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♪Let your nature burst free♪

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=The First Jasmine=

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=Episode 3=

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(Gongshu Yang,
Magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture)

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Magistrate Gongshu.

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(Yuan Fang, Military Governor of Huaixi)

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Yes.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty.

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I deserve death.

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I picked up Military Governor Yuan
in the capital outskirts some days ago.

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But unexpectedly,

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assassins followed immediately after.

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(Gao Wenhuan)

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They abducted Military Governor Yuan.

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I sent men searching tirelessly
for two days,

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and finally found him

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in a rundown shack

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in the capital outskirts.

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But

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h-he is dead.

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You...

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I have already reported this
to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

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Your Majesty,

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with Military Governor Yuan dead,

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Huaixi has become paramount.

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The Huaixi weaponry case
is critical to me.

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I am about the age to reign the nation,

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but the Marquis Muyang
and his faction obstruct me.

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Mother's stance remains ambiguous.

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He's highly trusted by Mother,

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quite influential at court.

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Only a major offense
can shake his foundation.

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The Marquis Muyang smuggles
our nation's blades and crossbows

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to Cangbei for personal profit.

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Even the Empress Dowager
could not pardon such a crime.

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Indeed.

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Thus, she hasn't hindered
the investigation,

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but I need concrete evidence.

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But with Military Governor Yuan dead,

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the evidence is also likely gone.

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The urgent task now

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is to prevent the Marquis Muyang's men
from infiltrating Huaixi.

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Otherwise, the weaponry case
could never be solved.

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As long as Marquis Muyang
isn't eliminated,

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my path to reigning the nation
will only be fraught with difficulties.

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Your Majesty,

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you must plan early.

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(Yuan Fang is dead now.)

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(Huaixi needs a capable replacement.)

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Today is the birthday
of Emperor Immortal.

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Master said

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to enhance the fortune
of your lamp today.

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Mrs. Lv was offering her lamp just now?

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Exactly.

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Yesterday, she made a scene
about the size of her lamp.

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Just now, she insisted on placing hers
on the highest tier.

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What kind of place is this?

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The highest tier is only for royalty.

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How dare she do so?

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What happened in the end?

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Her lamp is put
in the center of the second tier.

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(Tianqiong Hall)
God of Literature shines upon destiny.

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They say this Master Ye
is very efficacious.

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Gold palace and platform.

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Vermilion steps...

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- Master, it's our turn.
- Master, it's our turn.

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- Our turn.
- Our turn.

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Master Ye.

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You're here.

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Come on. You can pick one lamp

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from what we have here.

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We have the Seven Stars Lamp

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and Jiuyao Everlasting Lamp.

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What's the difference?

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The Jiuyao Everlasting Lamp

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resembles an eternal lamp.

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Primarily, it wards off calamities.

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The Seven Stars Lamp
is for making wishes to the gods.

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How to make wishes?

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Write your wish on the lamp,

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then place it on my wooden stand

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and consecrate it for eighty-one days.

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Then cast it into the Han River,

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and it will float up to the sky
along with the current.

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Once Emperor Immortal sees it
and he will grant your wish.

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That sounds quite fascinating.

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Master, I wish for my son

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to have a smooth official career.

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Okay. Please wait a moment.

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Come on.

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It's my turn now.

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Master.

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Hurry up.

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Okay.

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I can't wait.

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Come on.

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Ready now.

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Your Highness,
the brush, ink, and paper are here.

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Please write the name
of the blessed person

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on the bottom of the lamp.

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Then select a position to place it.

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Does it have to be the real name?

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Of course.

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What if there are two names?

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Then use the name given at birth

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and kept in the ancestral temple.

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(Jingzhao Prefecture)
Make way!

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Please don't make it difficult for me.

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General Lu.

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- No way!
- Stop it!

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(Lu Changfu,
General of the Imperial Guard)

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Magistrate Gongshu.

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Why are you here?

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If Yuan Fang is alive,
he belongs to Huaixi.

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If dead, the Imperial Guard
should take charge.

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Do you guys in Jingzhao Prefecture
have nothing to do?

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Do not force me to use force.

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Bring out Yuan Fang's body!

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Lord Lv, you intend to meddle in this?

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I wouldn't dare.

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I merely happened upon General Lu

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and came to supervise.

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Enough talk with him.

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Military Governor Yuan had received
the imperial decree to inspect Huaixi,

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but he died suddenly while returning.

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While, Marquis Muyang

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bears a blood relation
to the prominent Zhou family in Huaixi.

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In the court,

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everyone knows
you are his right-hand man.

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If the Imperial Guard handles this case,

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how can you avoid suspicion?

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I refuse to hand over his body.

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Outrageous!

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Marquis Muyang is the one
who quelled the Jing'an rebellion.

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The rebels' heads he took are numerous.

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How dare you wag your tongue

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and make accusations?

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Are you intending to use force
here in the capital?

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So what?

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I must take Yuan Fang's body today.

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How dare you!

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You're so lawless, causing trouble here!

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I will petition His Majesty today
to censure you.

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Magistrate Gongshu.

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Having worked together
for years, why are you so stern?

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General Lu,

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both you and Magistrate Gongshu

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were cultivated by the Empress Dowager.

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Let's talk this matter out.

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Petition me then! I don't even care.

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You think I wouldn't dare?

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That's a lamp newly offered?

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Yeah, it's the one
Mrs. Lv offered just now.

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The Prince Ding is of noble status.

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You may place the lamp
at the most noble position,

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so the Emperor Immortal
may see it easily.

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No need.

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The moderate position is sufficient.

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Neither His Highness nor I
seek the highest rank here.

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Master,

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I wish my mother

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longevity and live healthily.

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Life's essence came from
the Southern Dipper.

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(Mo Xiuyao)

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May him peace and safety.

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Lord Lv?

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Lord Lv Boying?

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What did you call him?

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Lord Lv Boying, don't you recognize me?

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You mistook me for another.

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Perhaps I did.

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My mistake.

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Your Highness.

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Are you worried about His Highness?

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Qingyu.

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Let me tell you a story.

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An official in the Bureau of Astronomy
of the previous dynasty

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excelled in flattery.

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To curry favor with the Empress,

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he claimed a tree placed at the west
in a concubine's palace

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would invite disaster
for overstepping her bounds.

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Then what?

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To be safe, the Empress
ordered the tree to be cut down.

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Then that official advised again.

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That concubine's palace faced west.

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That invited calamity.

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So no tree should be
planted in the palace.

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So her palace lost all tree shade.

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I wonder if this concubine was at odds

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with the Empress.

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You grow sharper by the day.

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But that official was short-sighted.

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He'd never imagined that concubine

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would become the Empress Dowager.

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Empress Dowager?

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The one who reigns now?

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Cowardly people like you
never rise high.

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Perhaps he found another way.

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Like, changing his name.

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(Lv Boying)

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I am Gongshu Yang.

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Greetings, Your Majesty.

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Rise.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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You look troubled. What is it?

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Your Majesty,

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Military Governor Yuan

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was assigned to investigate
the weaponry case in Huaixi.

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But

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he was found dead
in the capital outskirts.

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The evidence mentioned

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in his official report has disappeared.

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Marquis Muyang's
maternal clan is in Huaixi,

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where borders Cangbei.

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I believe the weaponry case
must be related to him.

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Today, Marquis Muyang

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dispatched General Lu Changfu

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to forcefully storm
the Jingzhao Prefecture,

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seizing the corpse
and snatching case files.

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Utter nonsense!

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Her Majesty had difficulty in eating.

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I

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barely managed
to interest Her Majesty in eating.

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Magistrate Gongshu,

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must you report matters now,

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ruining Her Majesty's mood?

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I deserve death.

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But this matter

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truly violates the law.

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I must report it.

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I know of this matter.

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Rise.

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You Majesty, you're wise.

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Anything else?

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I have an interesting tale

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to tell you.

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Recently,

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Jingzhao Prefecture
accepted a peculiar case.

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The imperial plaque of Family of Charity
for the Ye family

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has vanished.

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It's a dreadfully unlucky affair
that could cost life!

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And then?

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Then that plaque

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mysteriously emerged from the water.

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They claimed

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it was hauled from their pond.

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It might be the Dragon King

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borrowing it as a mirror

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and then returning it after use.

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Today,

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the Ye family sent someone bearing gifts

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to Jingzhao Prefecture to thank us.

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Unexpectedly, that person and Lord Lv
turned out to be old acquaintances.

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He even addressed Lord Lv

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by another name.

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What is it?

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00:14:20,136 --> 00:14:21,417
Lv Boying.

273
00:14:29,697 --> 00:14:30,896
Lv Boying?

274
00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:32,016
(Lv Residence)

275
00:14:48,937 --> 00:14:49,896
Let go!

276
00:14:49,896 --> 00:14:50,616
Move!

277
00:14:50,697 --> 00:14:51,577
Let go!

278
00:14:52,097 --> 00:14:53,256
Why arrest me?

279
00:14:54,416 --> 00:14:56,848
(Shunxi)

280
00:14:59,337 --> 00:15:00,240
A misunderstanding.

281
00:15:00,937 --> 00:15:03,656
Eunuch Shunxi! A misunderstanding.

282
00:15:06,656 --> 00:15:07,457
A misunderstanding?

283
00:15:09,536 --> 00:15:10,297
Take him away.

284
00:15:10,656 --> 00:15:11,376
- Yes!
- Yes!

285
00:15:11,376 --> 00:15:12,937
Eunuch Shunxi, a misunderstanding.

286
00:15:12,937 --> 00:15:14,616
Eunuch Shunxi, a misunderstanding!

287
00:15:14,616 --> 00:15:15,337
Eunuch Shunxi!

288
00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:19,120
(Pavilion under Moonlight)

289
00:15:22,896 --> 00:15:24,784
(Lv Cheng has fallen)

290
00:15:36,177 --> 00:15:37,516
(Zhou Jing, Marquis Muyang)
Marquis Muyang,

291
00:15:37,516 --> 00:15:38,856
(Minister of Imperial Court of Judicial Review)
Her Majesty lets you in.

292
00:15:42,577 --> 00:15:43,457
Your Majesty.

293
00:15:44,256 --> 00:15:45,656
I failed in oversight,

294
00:15:45,736 --> 00:15:47,256
ignorant of Lv Cheng's past deeds.

295
00:15:47,736 --> 00:15:49,817
I beg your forgiveness.

296
00:15:50,697 --> 00:15:52,977
Gongshu Yang came yesterday,

297
00:15:53,616 --> 00:15:55,217
wishing to resign and retire.

298
00:15:57,177 --> 00:15:58,457
To pressure a typically

299
00:15:58,577 --> 00:16:00,417
unhurried scholar

300
00:16:00,417 --> 00:16:01,896
to such extremity

301
00:16:02,177 --> 00:16:03,496
was no small feat.

302
00:16:05,536 --> 00:16:07,856
I wonder why Magistrate Gongshu

303
00:16:07,896 --> 00:16:09,057
acted so.

304
00:16:09,496 --> 00:16:10,417
Why?

305
00:16:11,297 --> 00:16:12,337
Don't you know?

306
00:16:12,736 --> 00:16:13,337
Don't tell me

307
00:16:14,217 --> 00:16:16,217
you truly killed Yuan Fang?

308
00:16:17,097 --> 00:16:20,016
Your Majesty, I have absolutely
nothing to do with this matter.

309
00:16:20,256 --> 00:16:22,016
I must be framed!

310
00:16:22,856 --> 00:16:24,736
Your Majesty, I implore
for clear discernment.

311
00:16:25,656 --> 00:16:28,784
Huaixi smuggled blades and crossbows
to enemy nation Cangbei,

312
00:16:28,784 --> 00:16:30,016
shocking court and populace!

313
00:16:30,457 --> 00:16:31,427
Yuan Fang's mission

314
00:16:31,427 --> 00:16:33,937
was to uncover the mastermind behind it.

315
00:16:34,217 --> 00:16:36,256
Yet as a Military Governor of Huaixi,

316
00:16:36,376 --> 00:16:38,256
he was abducted by bandits

317
00:16:38,256 --> 00:16:39,856
and killed in the capital outskirts.

318
00:16:41,136 --> 00:16:44,057
Your Zhou family's roots
in Huaixi run deep.

319
00:16:44,736 --> 00:16:47,136
Then your men forcibly entered
the Jingzhao Prefecture,

320
00:16:47,217 --> 00:16:48,097
seizing case files.

321
00:16:48,536 --> 00:16:51,057
Gongshu Yang's suspicion
of you is justified.

322
00:16:52,256 --> 00:16:54,457
Your Majesty.
Gongshu Yang suspects me...

323
00:16:54,457 --> 00:16:54,977
Enough!

324
00:16:55,817 --> 00:16:59,336
The Imperial Court of Judicial Review
will no longer be involved in this case.

325
00:16:59,857 --> 00:17:00,657
Rise.

326
00:17:03,256 --> 00:17:03,857
Yes.

327
00:17:06,617 --> 00:17:07,657
As for Lv Cheng,

328
00:17:08,937 --> 00:17:10,417
such a vile scoundrel

329
00:17:10,897 --> 00:17:13,496
managed to infiltrate your faction,

330
00:17:13,857 --> 00:17:15,056
stirring up trouble.

331
00:17:15,296 --> 00:17:16,016
It shows

332
00:17:16,617 --> 00:17:17,584
most in your faction

333
00:17:17,897 --> 00:17:19,937
are vile and sinister people.

334
00:17:20,256 --> 00:17:23,657
Can you even tell good from bad?

335
00:17:24,857 --> 00:17:25,657
I am

336
00:17:26,736 --> 00:17:28,096
not discerning.

337
00:17:44,857 --> 00:17:45,897
When did you get here?

338
00:17:47,657 --> 00:17:48,857
While you were talking,

339
00:17:48,857 --> 00:17:51,177
I slipped inside to rest a bit.

340
00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,016
(Qin Zheng, Dowager Consort)

341
00:17:57,016 --> 00:17:58,256
It's the drumfish pancakes

342
00:17:58,256 --> 00:18:00,177
freshly bought
by the Imperial Kitchen, right?

343
00:18:00,256 --> 00:18:02,776
They look delicious. Have some?

344
00:18:04,256 --> 00:18:05,217
No appetite.

345
00:18:05,977 --> 00:18:06,857
Why?

346
00:18:07,977 --> 00:18:09,217
Is it because of Marquis Muyang

347
00:18:09,872 --> 00:18:11,056
or His Majesty?

348
00:18:18,536 --> 00:18:20,377
I heard you

349
00:18:20,657 --> 00:18:22,544
punished a servant
from the Imperial Study.

350
00:18:22,617 --> 00:18:23,697
Was it because of your son?

351
00:18:26,096 --> 00:18:28,256
He treated the Imperial Study
like a gambling den.

352
00:18:28,377 --> 00:18:29,617
And I caught him.

353
00:18:30,496 --> 00:18:32,137
He's barely reached adulthood,

354
00:18:32,417 --> 00:18:33,857
still immature, impulsive,

355
00:18:33,857 --> 00:18:35,377
and naughty.

356
00:18:36,096 --> 00:18:38,177
A boy of his age isn't young anymore.

357
00:18:39,096 --> 00:18:42,177
Soon, he'll reign the nation.

358
00:18:43,776 --> 00:18:46,137
Your excellent ability
reigns the nation well.

359
00:18:46,296 --> 00:18:47,956
You might as well

360
00:18:47,956 --> 00:18:49,417
reign for a few more years.

361
00:18:53,936 --> 00:18:56,998
(Prison of Imperial Court
of Judicial Review)

362
00:19:02,697 --> 00:19:03,856
I demand to see the Marquis Muyang!

363
00:19:04,337 --> 00:19:05,736
I demand to see the Marquis Muyang!

364
00:19:07,096 --> 00:19:08,336
I demand to see the Marquis Muyang!

365
00:19:08,496 --> 00:19:10,736
I demand to see the Marquis Muyang!

366
00:19:13,217 --> 00:19:14,336
I demand to see the Marquis Muyang!

367
00:19:16,657 --> 00:19:18,657
Marquis Muyang!

368
00:19:19,296 --> 00:19:20,897
Marquis Muyang, punish me!

369
00:19:21,177 --> 00:19:22,576
No. I deserve to die!

370
00:19:22,857 --> 00:19:25,016
I was so reckless years ago,

371
00:19:25,016 --> 00:19:26,417
and offended the Empress Dowager.

372
00:19:26,417 --> 00:19:28,256
Save me, Marquis Muyang!

373
00:19:32,256 --> 00:19:34,177
At least you remember whom you offended.

374
00:19:34,617 --> 00:19:35,496
For years,

375
00:19:35,736 --> 00:19:37,137
you've been hiding in my faction.

376
00:19:37,137 --> 00:19:38,417
Tell me, what are you plotting?

377
00:19:40,576 --> 00:19:42,377
Want to get me killed?

378
00:19:51,056 --> 00:19:52,137
Take him away.

379
00:19:52,496 --> 00:19:53,137
Yes.

380
00:19:53,137 --> 00:19:53,744
Marquis Muyang.

381
00:19:53,808 --> 00:19:54,496
Marquis Muyang.

382
00:19:54,496 --> 00:19:55,736
- Get up.
- Save me!

383
00:19:55,856 --> 00:19:56,496
Marquis Muyang!

384
00:19:56,496 --> 00:19:57,217
Let's go.

385
00:19:57,217 --> 00:19:58,296
Save me, Marquis Muyang!

386
00:19:58,296 --> 00:19:58,897
Hurry.

387
00:19:58,897 --> 00:19:59,657
Marquis Muyang!

388
00:20:00,177 --> 00:20:01,457
Save me, Marquis Muyang!

389
00:20:01,897 --> 00:20:02,697
Marquis Muyang!

390
00:20:03,657 --> 00:20:04,336
Yaoguang Palace.

391
00:20:04,697 --> 00:20:05,377
I won't go in.

392
00:20:05,377 --> 00:20:06,256
- Go.
- I won't!

393
00:20:06,256 --> 00:20:06,816
Go.

394
00:20:06,816 --> 00:20:07,657
- Go.
- I won't!

395
00:20:08,336 --> 00:20:09,056
Marquis Muyang!

396
00:20:09,056 --> 00:20:09,576
Go!

397
00:20:09,576 --> 00:20:10,857
Save me, Marquis Muyang!

398
00:20:11,096 --> 00:20:12,016
I won't go in!

399
00:20:12,496 --> 00:20:13,256
Marquis Muyang!

400
00:20:13,697 --> 00:20:14,536
Marquis Muyang!

401
00:20:14,536 --> 00:20:15,016
(Yaoguang Palace)

402
00:20:15,016 --> 00:20:16,296
Marquis Muyang!

403
00:20:24,336 --> 00:20:26,776
I wonder why you summon me,
Marquis Muyang?

404
00:20:28,937 --> 00:20:30,096
He broke the law.

405
00:20:30,736 --> 00:20:32,977
I intend to punish him.

406
00:20:34,496 --> 00:20:36,617
So I need you as witness.

407
00:20:37,617 --> 00:20:39,617
I-I was so blind.

408
00:20:39,977 --> 00:20:41,857
Please spare me, Empress Dowager!

409
00:20:43,217 --> 00:20:43,857
Eunuch Shunxi!

410
00:20:45,377 --> 00:20:46,897
Please save me.

411
00:20:47,096 --> 00:20:48,336
Plead for me.

412
00:20:48,336 --> 00:20:49,576
Please save me.

413
00:20:52,897 --> 00:20:54,536
Now you fear?

414
00:20:54,697 --> 00:20:56,977
When you cut down the ancient cedar
at Yaoguang Palace,

415
00:20:57,377 --> 00:20:58,857
you scried the stars

416
00:20:58,977 --> 00:21:00,377
and claimed divine mandate.

417
00:21:03,897 --> 00:21:06,377
The Yaoguang Palace is two gates
and three corridors away

418
00:21:06,576 --> 00:21:09,056
from the Zichen Palace.

419
00:21:10,417 --> 00:21:12,256
Back then,
the Empress Dowager lived here.

420
00:21:12,736 --> 00:21:14,776
Only fetching water took one hour.

421
00:21:15,617 --> 00:21:16,576
The oil for lamps

422
00:21:16,897 --> 00:21:19,256
collected drop by drop
from the Palace Domestic Service.

423
00:21:19,736 --> 00:21:21,977
The Empress Dowager is compassionate.

424
00:21:23,016 --> 00:21:25,617
She always copied sutras
beneath the ancient tree,

425
00:21:25,937 --> 00:21:27,457
blessing the people.

426
00:21:27,897 --> 00:21:29,496
It is truly a blessing for our dynasty.

427
00:21:32,417 --> 00:21:33,657
Who would've thought

428
00:21:34,897 --> 00:21:37,016
such an auspicious tree
in Yaoguang Palace

429
00:21:37,496 --> 00:21:39,736
would be destroyed by you?

430
00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:40,464
Tree!

431
00:21:40,576 --> 00:21:41,096
Tree!

432
00:21:41,617 --> 00:21:42,137
Tree!

433
00:21:42,256 --> 00:21:43,016
Tree!

434
00:21:43,016 --> 00:21:44,417
I'll plant a new tree!

435
00:21:45,016 --> 00:21:47,576
J-Just plant one exactly like before.

436
00:21:48,056 --> 00:21:48,857
I...

437
00:21:48,857 --> 00:21:49,576
No.

438
00:21:49,697 --> 00:21:51,336
One more lush than the previous one.

439
00:21:51,417 --> 00:21:52,857
More lush than the previous one.

440
00:21:58,377 --> 00:21:59,496
In that case,

441
00:22:00,697 --> 00:22:01,576
go ahead and plant it.

442
00:22:03,217 --> 00:22:05,457
Make sure it's more lush
than the previous one.

443
00:22:06,576 --> 00:22:07,256
Marquis Muyang.

444
00:22:07,457 --> 00:22:08,137
Marquis Muyang.

445
00:22:08,576 --> 00:22:09,296
Marquis Muyang.

446
00:22:09,417 --> 00:22:10,096
Marquis Muyang.

447
00:22:10,217 --> 00:22:11,536
Marquis Muyang!

448
00:23:10,256 --> 00:23:10,857
Who's there?

449
00:24:24,417 --> 00:24:26,377
Your Highness, what are you looking at?

450
00:24:27,657 --> 00:24:29,177
Nothing. Let's head back.

451
00:24:29,392 --> 00:24:29,977
Okay.

452
00:24:57,296 --> 00:24:58,160
What are you doing?

453
00:24:59,256 --> 00:25:00,144
Delivering a letter.

454
00:25:03,016 --> 00:25:04,144
What are you looking at?

455
00:25:04,417 --> 00:25:06,096
Go get me a cloth to wipe this off.

456
00:25:18,217 --> 00:25:19,137
If you love water,

457
00:25:19,736 --> 00:25:22,016
I'll have someone
build you a pond another day.

458
00:25:22,377 --> 00:25:23,336
(Feng Zhiyao)
No need.

459
00:25:23,377 --> 00:25:24,736
(Head of Qingfeng Mingyue Tower)
Your residence already has one.

460
00:25:24,776 --> 00:25:26,457
Well, blame your Princess Consort.

461
00:25:26,457 --> 00:25:28,897
Her eyes are too sharp.
She spotted me in an instant.

462
00:25:29,457 --> 00:25:32,217
Luckily, I know some tricks
to vanish into thin air.

463
00:25:32,256 --> 00:25:33,496
That's how I escaped.

464
00:25:34,576 --> 00:25:36,377
Alright, let's get down to business.

465
00:25:36,697 --> 00:25:38,776
Lv Cheng has fallen.

466
00:25:43,177 --> 00:25:44,577
The current Lv Boying

467
00:25:44,752 --> 00:25:46,217
becomes a small sapling.

468
00:25:46,937 --> 00:25:48,457
Take your hand off.

469
00:25:51,977 --> 00:25:53,016
So, Your Highness,

470
00:25:53,417 --> 00:25:55,977
you see how adept
he is at playing both sides?

471
00:25:56,217 --> 00:25:57,816
To curry favor with the Empress,

472
00:25:57,977 --> 00:25:59,496
he cut down Consort Guo's shade tree.

473
00:26:00,177 --> 00:26:01,536
When Consort Guo gained power,

474
00:26:01,617 --> 00:26:03,217
he then fled far away to Lianzhou.

475
00:26:03,296 --> 00:26:05,657
Serving in Lianzhou,
he changed his name.

476
00:26:05,816 --> 00:26:07,697
Later, during
a report-back to the capital,

477
00:26:07,816 --> 00:26:10,096
he found a way
to latch onto Marquis Muyang.

478
00:26:10,177 --> 00:26:11,657
This man is utterly heartless,

479
00:26:11,736 --> 00:26:12,897
arrogant and overbearing.

480
00:26:13,457 --> 00:26:16,016
Who'd have thought
he'd stumble over a guard?

481
00:26:17,936 --> 00:26:18,672
Right.

482
00:26:21,296 --> 00:26:23,617
Earlier, while coming over,
I scraped against your wall.

483
00:26:24,217 --> 00:26:25,016
Pay for that.

484
00:26:28,457 --> 00:26:28,977
No.

485
00:26:30,697 --> 00:26:31,496
What a stingy man.

486
00:26:31,857 --> 00:26:33,336
What a stingy man you are.

487
00:26:33,457 --> 00:26:36,137
You should act more mature now.
Come through the door.

488
00:26:36,496 --> 00:26:37,137
No way.

489
00:26:37,617 --> 00:26:38,776
If a secret agent

490
00:26:39,377 --> 00:26:41,816
isn't using the walls,
it is not mysterious enough.

491
00:26:54,217 --> 00:26:56,176
(I heard it's a guard of Ye Mansion
who exposed)

492
00:26:56,697 --> 00:26:58,336
(Lv Cheng's real name.)

493
00:27:11,016 --> 00:27:11,657
Your Highness.

494
00:27:18,776 --> 00:27:19,736
Perfect timing.

495
00:27:20,937 --> 00:27:23,296
The kitchen made lotus cakes for me,
and they're still warm.

496
00:27:23,617 --> 00:27:24,336
Want a bite?

497
00:27:27,857 --> 00:27:28,697
What did you step on?

498
00:27:28,977 --> 00:27:29,617
Nothing.

499
00:27:30,576 --> 00:27:31,457
Eat some cakes.

500
00:27:34,296 --> 00:27:36,576
Lift your foot up and let me see.

501
00:27:38,336 --> 00:27:39,296
It really is nothing.

502
00:27:41,736 --> 00:27:42,536
Lift your foot up.

503
00:27:52,176 --> 00:27:53,680
(Lv Cheng)

504
00:27:57,937 --> 00:27:58,736
Lv Cheng?

505
00:28:01,496 --> 00:28:04,056
He's not a good man. I hate him.

506
00:28:04,816 --> 00:28:06,177
But I can't do anything about him,

507
00:28:06,697 --> 00:28:09,217
so I can only use
this folk trick against him.

508
00:28:10,096 --> 00:28:11,096
It's called Stepping On Villains.

509
00:28:11,776 --> 00:28:14,496
Just step on the name
of the person you resent,

510
00:28:14,857 --> 00:28:15,937
and it'll make him unlucky.

511
00:28:16,897 --> 00:28:19,776
I know it's harmful to harmony.

512
00:28:20,256 --> 00:28:21,056
I shouldn't do it.

513
00:28:22,016 --> 00:28:23,776
But Lv Cheng is truly detestable!

514
00:28:26,816 --> 00:28:27,977
Why do so?

515
00:28:29,857 --> 00:28:32,736
This scoundrel dares to bully you.

516
00:28:33,256 --> 00:28:34,857
As your Princess Consort,

517
00:28:34,977 --> 00:28:36,536
I have to get revenge for you.

518
00:28:42,217 --> 00:28:43,137
By using this trick?

519
00:28:46,016 --> 00:28:47,736
Don't underestimate it.

520
00:28:48,177 --> 00:28:50,336
I learned this from an ancient book.

521
00:28:50,496 --> 00:28:51,857
They say it's very efficacious.

522
00:28:52,256 --> 00:28:53,697
Back when Duke Zheng attacked Xu,

523
00:28:53,697 --> 00:28:55,897
to punish the one
who assassinated Ying Kaoshu,

524
00:28:56,056 --> 00:28:58,937
they used this very method against him.

525
00:28:59,657 --> 00:29:00,736
Rest assured.

526
00:29:00,816 --> 00:29:03,217
Within three days,
he will surely fall gravely ill.

527
00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:05,096
(Lv Cheng)

528
00:29:05,096 --> 00:29:06,336
Don't do such things anymore.

529
00:29:13,096 --> 00:29:15,496
Seems the Princess Consort
really isn't simple.

530
00:29:16,536 --> 00:29:17,657
How?

531
00:29:18,056 --> 00:29:20,096
She's quite studied in such tricks.

532
00:29:21,137 --> 00:29:22,617
She even read my fortune for me.

533
00:29:23,217 --> 00:29:23,776
Really?

534
00:29:27,897 --> 00:29:29,296
I understand, Your Highness.

535
00:29:30,697 --> 00:29:31,897
Lv Cheng's falling

536
00:29:31,977 --> 00:29:33,816
must be because of this trick!

537
00:29:42,296 --> 00:29:44,617
Where's your brain?
Did you leave it in her room?

538
00:29:46,897 --> 00:29:49,657
Your Highness, do you think

539
00:29:49,776 --> 00:29:52,016
that Lv Cheng's death is related
to the Princess Consort?

540
00:29:53,977 --> 00:29:55,177
But to me,

541
00:29:55,496 --> 00:29:57,296
the Princess Consort seems very innocent

542
00:29:57,736 --> 00:29:58,736
and genuinely kind.

543
00:30:00,857 --> 00:30:02,672
Your Highness, this is the congee
improved by Princess Consort

544
00:30:02,672 --> 00:30:04,937
and she told me to deliver to you daily.

545
00:30:05,256 --> 00:30:06,256
Will you take it now?

546
00:30:12,304 --> 00:30:15,472
(Marquis Muyang's Residence)

547
00:30:16,697 --> 00:30:17,527
All these years,

548
00:30:18,096 --> 00:30:19,736
you've received my support.

549
00:30:20,496 --> 00:30:23,857
Have I ever mistreated
any of you in the slightest?

550
00:30:25,736 --> 00:30:28,336
If anyone dares
to hide something from me again,

551
00:30:29,336 --> 00:30:31,336
do not blame me for showing no mercy.

552
00:30:32,857 --> 00:30:35,496
We dare not forget your great kindness.

553
00:30:35,617 --> 00:30:36,736
- Never dare to forget.
- Never dare to forget.

554
00:30:38,417 --> 00:30:40,937
Marquis Muyang,
you visited the palace yesterday.

555
00:30:40,937 --> 00:30:41,177
(Zhang Hengyuan, Maritime Trade Officer)

556
00:30:41,177 --> 00:30:42,977
May I know what the Empress Dowager say?

557
00:30:45,697 --> 00:30:46,736
Lv Cheng doesn't matter.

558
00:30:47,496 --> 00:30:48,336
What matters is

559
00:30:48,897 --> 00:30:51,816
that the case of Yuan Fang is now
handled by the Jingzhao Prefecture.

560
00:30:51,977 --> 00:30:53,657
It must be Gongshu Yang's scheme.

561
00:30:54,617 --> 00:30:55,776
Then, Marquis Muyang,

562
00:30:55,897 --> 00:30:57,857
what should we do now?

563
00:30:58,016 --> 00:31:00,736
Yuan Fang's death
was not our doing regardless.

564
00:31:01,816 --> 00:31:04,096
Gongshu Yang is an upright minister,

565
00:31:04,736 --> 00:31:06,256
and he wouldn't stoop to framing.

566
00:31:07,736 --> 00:31:08,897
The important matter now

567
00:31:09,937 --> 00:31:11,137
is Huaixi.

568
00:31:11,576 --> 00:31:13,617
You are right.

569
00:31:14,137 --> 00:31:16,177
Yuan Fang died just at the right time.

570
00:31:16,576 --> 00:31:18,377
The Huaixi affair has alarmed the court.

571
00:31:18,377 --> 00:31:20,857
We must not let the Imperial Court
place their people again.

572
00:31:20,897 --> 00:31:23,816
We must have our own people in control.

573
00:31:24,857 --> 00:31:25,937
I have my plan.

574
00:31:26,977 --> 00:31:28,016
Everyone, leave.

575
00:31:28,377 --> 00:31:29,177
Yes.

576
00:31:34,977 --> 00:31:35,576
Changfu.

577
00:31:39,496 --> 00:31:40,056
You stay.

578
00:32:17,377 --> 00:32:18,417
Your Highness, what brings you here?

579
00:32:21,256 --> 00:32:22,137
Just passing by.

580
00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:25,657
Writing a letter?

581
00:32:29,616 --> 00:32:30,256
Yes.

582
00:32:30,657 --> 00:32:31,937
I'm writing to my grandfather,

583
00:32:32,417 --> 00:32:34,816
my teachers, and the senior brothers
from Lishan Mountain.

584
00:32:37,016 --> 00:32:38,776
It's been a long while since I saw them.

585
00:32:39,576 --> 00:32:41,697
They all must be missing me.

586
00:32:43,217 --> 00:32:45,657
Your Highnesses, the congee is ready.

587
00:33:11,417 --> 00:33:13,377
Why did you add honey to the congee?

588
00:33:13,816 --> 00:33:15,256
Shouldn't it be savory?

589
00:33:15,617 --> 00:33:17,977
Savory or sweet one,
each has its merits.

590
00:33:19,377 --> 00:33:22,377
On the mountain, there wasn't much
to eat. Every meal was millet congee.

591
00:33:23,096 --> 00:33:25,377
Teachers preferred savory congee,

592
00:33:25,816 --> 00:33:28,137
with pickles for flavor.

593
00:33:29,256 --> 00:33:32,137
But Master Zhu was different.
He liked it sweet,

594
00:33:33,056 --> 00:33:35,137
and would secretly add honey,

595
00:33:35,617 --> 00:33:37,937
then tell us it was just salt water.

596
00:33:38,496 --> 00:33:39,697
I learned it from him.

597
00:33:40,457 --> 00:33:41,457
You seem

598
00:33:42,256 --> 00:33:43,857
to miss the life on the mountain.

599
00:33:47,736 --> 00:33:49,336
Are you going to send me away again?

600
00:34:04,897 --> 00:34:06,937
But Prince Ding

601
00:34:07,777 --> 00:34:11,536
is quite...

602
00:34:16,176 --> 00:34:17,737
How could you peek at my letter?

603
00:34:17,977 --> 00:34:19,576
Your letter is right there.

604
00:34:20,216 --> 00:34:21,656
I just take a look.

605
00:34:23,337 --> 00:34:24,576
Anyway, you can't read it.

606
00:34:25,257 --> 00:34:27,656
Qingyu, prepare some congee
for His Highness as well.

607
00:34:28,056 --> 00:34:28,752
Yes.

608
00:34:28,897 --> 00:34:31,016
Then I'll go help.

609
00:34:39,216 --> 00:34:41,817
You look quite comfortable here,

610
00:34:41,977 --> 00:34:43,777
coming and going freely.

611
00:34:43,937 --> 00:34:46,337
Of course, here is my home.

612
00:34:52,616 --> 00:34:53,897
Since I married you,

613
00:34:54,777 --> 00:34:56,656
I wish to build a good life with you.

614
00:34:57,176 --> 00:35:00,056
You just don't
understand me very well yet.

615
00:35:01,016 --> 00:35:01,897
It's alright.

616
00:35:02,257 --> 00:35:04,897
Over time, we'll naturally become close.

617
00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:08,216
I haven't consummated
the marriage with you,

618
00:35:08,536 --> 00:35:11,257
and perhaps it suits your wishes.

619
00:35:23,457 --> 00:35:23,977
Look,

620
00:35:24,656 --> 00:35:27,056
this little spider
is good at weaving webs.

621
00:35:27,737 --> 00:35:29,737
Because the shape of its web

622
00:35:30,216 --> 00:35:32,096
resembles eight trigrams of I Ching,

623
00:35:32,696 --> 00:35:34,337
and it likes to eat harmful insects.

624
00:35:34,817 --> 00:35:36,216
Usually, wherever it appears,

625
00:35:36,297 --> 00:35:38,056
crops grow better.

626
00:35:38,417 --> 00:35:39,888
So villagers below the mountain

627
00:35:39,888 --> 00:35:41,777
usually call it a Lucky Spider,

628
00:35:42,096 --> 00:35:44,496
believing it'd bring someone good luck.

629
00:35:46,417 --> 00:35:48,576
Your Highness, you'll have good luck.

630
00:36:07,216 --> 00:36:10,016
Excuse me, could you let
this elder gentleman pass first?

631
00:36:10,536 --> 00:36:11,096
Alright.

632
00:36:11,536 --> 00:36:14,096
Sir, wrong way, this way.

633
00:36:14,937 --> 00:36:15,897
This way.

634
00:36:23,176 --> 00:36:24,056
My lady,

635
00:36:24,656 --> 00:36:26,737
Prince Ding seems displeased with us.

636
00:36:28,536 --> 00:36:30,257
But some things must be done.

637
00:36:31,056 --> 00:36:33,337
Do you miss the life on the mountain?

638
00:36:35,616 --> 00:36:36,417
I do,

639
00:36:37,536 --> 00:36:38,897
but I don't wish to return.

640
00:36:39,937 --> 00:36:41,377
The mountain is too quiet.

641
00:36:41,777 --> 00:36:43,377
It makes me feel terribly alone.

642
00:36:44,536 --> 00:36:45,937
But down here, it's different.

643
00:36:46,457 --> 00:36:49,457
It's vibrant, bustling,
and packed with people.

644
00:36:50,176 --> 00:36:51,344
Even if I do nothing,

645
00:36:51,696 --> 00:36:53,297
just sitting here

646
00:36:53,777 --> 00:36:56,136
and watching the pedestrians
rushing back and forth

647
00:36:56,457 --> 00:36:57,977
is fascinating.

648
00:36:58,777 --> 00:37:00,377
Why are you watching them?

649
00:37:00,737 --> 00:37:04,257
They all seem the same.

650
00:37:04,737 --> 00:37:05,696
Not at all.

651
00:37:06,777 --> 00:37:09,337
Each person
has their own distinct scent.

652
00:37:09,457 --> 00:37:11,457
By smelling their scent,

653
00:37:11,536 --> 00:37:13,056
I can see many things about them.

654
00:37:16,417 --> 00:37:18,616
Then, what's Prince Ding's scent?

655
00:37:22,897 --> 00:37:23,696
I don't know.

656
00:37:25,176 --> 00:37:26,536
He's like being in water,

657
00:37:27,096 --> 00:37:28,696
with his scent isolated.

658
00:37:29,457 --> 00:37:30,457
I can't smell it.

659
00:37:34,937 --> 00:37:36,016
(Cover the Young General!)

660
00:37:36,136 --> 00:37:37,897
(Go! Go now!)

661
00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:39,216
(Criminal official Mo Xiuwen)

662
00:37:39,737 --> 00:37:42,216
(returned to the capital
without imperial decree,)

663
00:37:42,777 --> 00:37:45,496
(causing the border defenses to fall,
and the land being seized by Cangbei.)

664
00:37:46,176 --> 00:37:48,496
(Tens of thousands of soldiers
and civilians perished,)

665
00:37:48,616 --> 00:37:49,737
(bringing disaster to the border.)

666
00:37:50,417 --> 00:37:52,112
(Therefore, charged with treason,)

667
00:37:52,656 --> 00:37:54,016
(he is beheaded as execution.)

668
00:37:54,737 --> 00:37:56,377
(My brother would never
return without an imperial decree.)

669
00:37:56,977 --> 00:37:59,257
(Imperial decree!
There must be an imperial decree!)

670
00:38:00,377 --> 00:38:03,297
(The imperial decree? I burned it.)

671
00:38:10,817 --> 00:38:12,937
The Empress Dowager
resents Marquis Muyang,

672
00:38:13,136 --> 00:38:14,656
but Lv Cheng is merely a small fry.

673
00:38:14,777 --> 00:38:15,937
She just wanted to vent her anger.

674
00:38:16,897 --> 00:38:18,576
Marquis Muyang has been
manipulating things for days.

675
00:38:18,576 --> 00:38:20,176
It is expected that in court today,

676
00:38:20,176 --> 00:38:22,777
he will nominate Lu Changfu
as the Military Governor of Huaixi.

677
00:38:22,937 --> 00:38:24,417
After that, dragging him down

678
00:38:24,417 --> 00:38:26,096
will be more difficult.

679
00:38:29,216 --> 00:38:31,857
Huaixi is the vital heartland
of our dynasty,

680
00:38:32,056 --> 00:38:33,777
the shield protecting
the Jianghuai region.

681
00:38:33,897 --> 00:38:35,496
The post of Military Governor of Huaixi

682
00:38:35,496 --> 00:38:37,616
is crucial and cannot remain vacant.

683
00:38:38,257 --> 00:38:39,737
I nominate

684
00:38:39,737 --> 00:38:43,016
General of the Imperial Guard,
Lu Changfu, for the position.

685
00:38:46,616 --> 00:38:47,897
What do you think,
Chief Imperial Secretary?

686
00:38:50,176 --> 00:38:52,616
Your Majesty, I find this improper.

687
00:38:53,056 --> 00:38:55,297
(Murong Shen, Chief Imperial Secretary)
General Lu could safeguard the palace,

688
00:38:55,656 --> 00:38:58,176
but the situation in Huaixi
might be too complex for him.

689
00:38:59,096 --> 00:38:59,897
Your Majesty.

690
00:39:00,897 --> 00:39:03,377
General Lu is meticulous and steady.

691
00:39:04,977 --> 00:39:07,176
If he's as Military Governor of Huaixi,

692
00:39:07,616 --> 00:39:10,696
he will be certain to handle
Huaixi's military affairs well.

693
00:39:11,176 --> 00:39:12,112
In five days,

694
00:39:12,496 --> 00:39:14,257
head to Huaixi to take up your post.

695
00:39:18,977 --> 00:39:20,136
Thank you, Your Majesty.

696
00:39:20,297 --> 00:39:23,897
I shall not fail your grace.

697
00:39:25,536 --> 00:39:27,297
Your Majesty, you are wise.

698
00:39:33,072 --> 00:39:35,440
(Duke Hua)

699
00:40:03,377 --> 00:40:05,096
Your Highness, everything is packed.

700
00:40:05,417 --> 00:40:06,216
Let's go.

701
00:40:12,616 --> 00:40:14,016
Your Highness, give it to me.

702
00:40:14,257 --> 00:40:15,457
Here. Thank you.

703
00:40:26,096 --> 00:40:26,897
Sister-in-law.

704
00:40:28,257 --> 00:40:29,377
Where have you gone?

705
00:40:31,737 --> 00:40:33,536
She has been unwell recently.

706
00:40:33,656 --> 00:40:36,576
Hearing that Zheng Jiuzhen returned
to the capital, she went to visit

707
00:40:36,616 --> 00:40:37,897
to take care of her health.

708
00:40:38,737 --> 00:40:39,897
What did the physician say?

709
00:40:40,297 --> 00:40:42,457
I know some acupuncture as well.

710
00:40:42,817 --> 00:40:45,576
I feel much better already.
Thank you for your concern.

711
00:41:03,656 --> 00:41:04,656
Your Highness.

712
00:41:04,817 --> 00:41:05,656
Where's His Highness?

713
00:41:06,056 --> 00:41:08,696
His Highness is still in the study.

714
00:41:09,257 --> 00:41:10,337
Hasn't he come out?

715
00:41:10,337 --> 00:41:11,016
No.

716
00:41:15,792 --> 00:41:21,360
(Mo Xiuwen, Mo Xiuyao,
Sentenced to the sword and imprisoned)

717
00:41:32,528 --> 00:41:33,977
(Vigilant From Dawn to Dusk)

718
00:41:33,977 --> 00:41:36,216
Your Highness, what brings you here?

719
00:41:37,056 --> 00:41:38,176
His Highness is inside?

720
00:41:40,136 --> 00:41:41,176
He hasn't eaten all day?

721
00:41:42,536 --> 00:41:43,337
He hasn't eaten.

722
00:41:44,616 --> 00:41:46,457
Don't you go in and check on him?

723
00:41:46,977 --> 00:41:49,136
We were forbidden to enter
while Lv Cheng was present.

724
00:41:49,136 --> 00:41:50,457
And now, what's the reason?

725
00:41:53,656 --> 00:41:54,457
Your Highness,

726
00:41:55,377 --> 00:41:58,056
His Highness ordered
that no one may enter.

727
00:41:59,136 --> 00:41:59,937
Move!

728
00:42:02,297 --> 00:42:03,096
Ding!

729
00:42:04,136 --> 00:42:04,977
Your Highness,

730
00:42:05,496 --> 00:42:08,377
His Highness did give orders.

731
00:42:08,857 --> 00:42:10,377
If you insist on barging in,

732
00:42:10,377 --> 00:42:11,897
His Highness will be furious.

733
00:42:13,536 --> 00:42:14,337
Your Highness.

734
00:42:14,576 --> 00:42:15,536
Move aside!

735
00:42:15,536 --> 00:42:17,377
If you don't move, I'll bite you.

736
00:42:17,536 --> 00:42:20,257
Please don't put me
in a difficult position.

737
00:42:22,737 --> 00:42:24,737
Mo Xiuyao, come out!

738
00:42:34,937 --> 00:42:36,216
Go prepare some food

739
00:42:36,897 --> 00:42:38,136
and send it in to His Highness.

740
00:42:38,737 --> 00:42:39,536
Yes.

741
00:42:40,912 --> 00:42:43,824
(Preview)

742
00:42:44,297 --> 00:42:46,696
(If Lu Changfu succeeds
as Military Governor of Huaixi,)

743
00:42:46,897 --> 00:42:48,777
(taking Marquis Muyang down
will be hard.)

744
00:42:48,777 --> 00:42:50,136
(Since His Majesty desires this,)

745
00:42:50,616 --> 00:42:52,777
(Li, let us proceed accordingly.)

746
00:42:53,737 --> 00:42:54,817
(One more thing.)

747
00:42:55,096 --> 00:42:58,056
(I found Wei Zhuang,
but I dared not reveal myself to him.)

748
00:43:01,536 --> 00:43:02,417
Mo Xiuyao,

749
00:43:03,536 --> 00:43:04,977
don't let your life

750
00:43:05,817 --> 00:43:07,817
become a show in their eyes.

751
00:43:15,577 --> 00:43:22,169
♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

752
00:43:25,753 --> 00:43:31,897
♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

753
00:43:34,105 --> 00:43:37,337
♪Endings only mark new routes♪

754
00:43:37,561 --> 00:43:43,577
♪It's all part of the scenery♪

755
00:43:43,897 --> 00:43:47,321
♪To the horizon's call♪

756
00:43:47,385 --> 00:43:53,945
♪Your journey hasn't started♪

757
00:43:55,001 --> 00:43:58,937
♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

758
00:43:58,937 --> 00:44:04,633
♪Both joy and grief
make the trip worthwhile♪

759
00:44:05,145 --> 00:44:13,753
♪Trying to catch up
to your own lost shadow♪

760
00:44:14,649 --> 00:44:20,153
♪Within the wilds, echoes thrive♪

761
00:44:20,153 --> 00:44:25,657
♪Clear mind leads to a clear path♪

762
00:44:25,721 --> 00:44:29,785
♪Be grateful to your losses♪

763
00:44:30,073 --> 00:44:35,297
♪Make your steps weightless♪

764
00:44:35,897 --> 00:44:39,609
♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

765
00:44:39,641 --> 00:44:45,305
♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

766
00:44:46,073 --> 00:44:54,041
♪Put every twist behind you,
drift leisurely through time♪

767
00:44:55,449 --> 00:45:00,697
♪Make headway against the wind,
let mountains bow to your pace♪

768
00:45:00,953 --> 00:45:06,857
♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

769
00:45:06,857 --> 00:45:10,977
♪Let your nature burst free♪

770
00:45:11,193 --> 00:45:15,929
♪Unbound by form♪

771
00:45:17,145 --> 00:45:21,417
♪Let your nature burst free♪

772
00:45:21,657 --> 00:45:27,097
♪Unbound by form♪