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[Novoland: Eagle Flag]

[Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]

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[Episode 16]

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What is that?

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Look carefully, that is the person you respect the most.

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The head of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment, You Changji.

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Your father

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The armor is still around.

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This is not true.

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Don't fool me with sorcery.

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Is it really only sorcery?

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Actually sorcery often reflects what's truly in your heart.

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Have you never suspected your identity?

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Sir,

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General Xi, you asked to meet here. Have you found where the sword is hidden?

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[The sword is hidden inside the ancestral tomb of the underground palace]

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In the past, I didn't dare to trust you.

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So I didn't tell you the secrets of the You Chang Ji Sword.

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Secret?

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Do you consider the origin of your birth and your father's death a secret?

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Did Baili Jinghong tell you that Chen Yue killed your father?

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Tianqu?

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Hard to believe, right?

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We have thought of killing him

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but we respected your father's enemy.

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The ones who ambushed him in Nan Huai City were those he called comrades.

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Those that call themselves to be just, the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.

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I don't believe it!

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Why would the Heavenly Samurai Regiment kill my father?

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They will never kill my father.

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- Chenyue was at the height of power thirteen years ago.

-Chenyue?

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Chenyue was a group of violence loving madmen.

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It was them that planned the split-up of the Tang State.

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Upper Tang and Lower Tang State's war harmed over one hundred thousand

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The Emperor of that time even appointed Chen Yue's leader as the State Counsellor.

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For a time, all the councillors and ministers in the empire state were turned into worshipers of Chen Yue.

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All the state policies had to be approved by the state preceptor.

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So your man became the Emperor-appointed State Counsellor?

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That's right. The Emporer might be the top of the world

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but he is only a mortal, it wasn't difficult to convince him.

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And he was always wary of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment .

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Think about it, if you were the Emperor of the Eastland

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would you allow the existence of a hard to control group like the Heavenly Samurai Regiment ?

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The emperor issued the proclamation as we wished. The Heavenly Samurai Regiment sensed the crisis.

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but your father was the only one who wanted to take action.

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So he brought the sword to the palace to behead the State Counsellor.

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You Changji ventured into the palace to kill the State Counsellor for this reason?

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Yes.

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The Heavenly Samurai Regiment was supposed to be the secret protective guards to the Emperor,

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The imperial family granted the Lead Samurai the status similar to a Chancellor.

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Every Heavenly Samurai and Iron Chopping sward are inherited by bloodline.

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But, at that time when You Changji proposed to barge into the palace to kill people,

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only a small number of people had supported him,

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and at the end, he died alone.

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Your father went into the palace by himself, but unexpectedly,

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the Cangyun Guchi sword was stained with the emperor's blood.

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Your father was labeled the assassin.

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Ultimately, You Chang Ji became the emperor's assassin.

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He escaped, running all the way toward the south to seek shelter.

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He sounds like a hero who went against the Heavens.

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You Chang Ji was a big hero,

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but he was also too impulsive.

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At that time, the Chenyue's power was deep-rooted and strong in the imperial court.

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He thought that if he killed the State Counsellor, he would be able to break up the chaos in the court.

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He didn't anticipate Chenyue would be provoked to fight back in a crazy counterattack.

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They used the court's power and almost eliminated

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the Heavenly Samurai Regiment in its entirety.

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Your father was the strongest warrior of his time

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He carried the Heavenly Samurai's divine sword, crossed mountains and rivers,

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and finally arrived at South Huai City.

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He thought this place would be a safe harbor for him.

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He didn't realize the most dangerous ambush would be arranged here.

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I don't believe it!

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These are fabrications.

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They are not true!

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Still don't get it?

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He carries the reputation of regicide. If the Heavenly Samurai Regiment did not kill him,

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they would be considered the enemies of the royal family. Ultimately the Leaders' Group made the decision.

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The leaders at the time were faced with a tremendous pressure. They split into two factions.

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One faction advocated war with Chen Yue.

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The other proposed seeking peace with the imperial family.

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The price was...

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You Changji's head.

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Sir, you were part of the conservative faction back then.

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Yes.

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No one knew what would happen if we had fought with Chen Yue under those circumstances.

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It might have led Eastland into a total chaos.

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The world falling apart is exactly what Chen Yue wanted to see.

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The final decision was jointly made by the other six leaders, under the charge of traitor to expel your father.

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The Heavenly Samurai Regiment sacrificed him. But, not long after,

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the new emperor still declared the Heavenly Samurai as rebels.

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That agreement of expulsion was also an execution order.

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In the end, I was the one that stamped the eagle seal on the document to pursue You Changji.

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A great number of Heavenly Samurai went southward

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and intercepted You Changji in South Huai City.

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My father is a true hero!

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No one said he wasn't.

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But within the Heavenly Samurai Regiment, he is known as a traitor and someone who tried to commit treason.

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We killed You Changji but it did not gain the mercy of the Emperor.

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Till now, we are still hated like rats by everyone. If our identity is exposed,

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we cannot escape the capital punishment of being skinned alive.

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Hence, you are urgently looking for that sword

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to raise the eagle flag again?

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But please don't forget. The Shangyun Guoshi Sword

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is not a sword that anyone can wield.

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If I wasn't confident, I would not have come to the Lower Tang State.

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So, what you told me today,

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frankly, it's to make use of me.

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You want me to be Chengye's pawn.

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If you already wanted to do it,

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why would it matter that you're being used?

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Your life itself is like a huge lie.

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The door out of that is right in front of your eyes.

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You can walk away from this huge lie

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but this is something if you have to do yourself.

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This is where the sacred sword is located in.

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Go and hold it.

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This armored arm was left to me by my ancestors.

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It was a gift bestowed by the previous Emperor of the Eastlands.

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It is the same as the Cangyun Guchi sword.

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It is a weapon sealed with a spirit.

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I hope it can help me

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to counter the power of the Cangyun Guchi sword.

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Master.

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You have planned thoroughly.

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I hope you'll succeed as you wish.

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When it's full moon tonight,

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let's embark on our journey.

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Yin'er. I'm writing this letter to bid you farewell.

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I want to leave Southern Huai.

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I'm not taking you with me

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because I don't think you would that kind of life that is boring like plain water.

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I will take the sword and your father's finger guard with me.

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I hope you know that the Chancellor encourages you to inherit the sword

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only so that you will become his pawn to suppress the lands.

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As your mother, I only wish that you will live safely.

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Smile more.

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After some years, if you find peace in your heart,

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you can come find me.

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We can live together in a place where no one knows us.

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Maybe you think I take care of you only because of your father.

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It was like that in the beginning.

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But now I want to say

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I feel glad to have a child like you.

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Who is that?

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It's so late, what are you...

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Let me go!

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Let me go!

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Let me go!

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Is it pretty? Then this ringing is our agreed-upon sound.

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Whenever you hear it, you must come right out. Do you hear?

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At the heart of the Eastern Palace River. The Baili ancestral tomb.

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You and Ji Ye will come alone. If there are others, she dies.

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Baili Yin.

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Ji Ye. The Baili ancestral tomb is right ahead.

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Hurry.

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Careful.

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Let me go!

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Let me go!

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What is this place?

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This is the Baili Clan's ancestral tomb.

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Ancestral cemetery?

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Isn't it a grave then?

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What did Baili Yin bring Yu Ran here for?

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I don't know.

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But this place feels weird. We must find Yu Ran quickly.

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Ji Ye. These bodies had their heads split open.

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Look at their weapons.

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They were broken when they were in a blocking stance.

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I wonder what weapons were used by their opponents.

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Let's go.

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Yu Ran!

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Yu Ran!

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State Preceptor.

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Lord.

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The sword has awoken?

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Take my written orders to Daliu barracks.

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Tell them to send the troops.

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Guard all the gates of South Huai City.

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Hurry, what are you waiting for?

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Yes.

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The sword has awoken.

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Don't be afraid.

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They won't really hurt you.

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They will only stop anyone who wants to go near the sword.

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Bai Liyin, what exactly are you planning?

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Yu Ran!

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Calm down.

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Very soon you will witness the Eastland's greatest secret and glory.

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My father was once the master of the Cangyun Guchi sword.

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But when he died,

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the spirit sealed in the sword began to swallow up anyone who approached it

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until the new owner appears.

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My father used his own body as a sacrifice

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to seal this great and evil sword.

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And I will become the new master of this sword!

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Father,

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you can give me the sword now.

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That is the rage of the sword's spirit.

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Every new owner of the sword must go through this step.

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But you are protected by the sword now.

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Don't be afraid.

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Go.

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God of the North Star. Emperor of the Heavens.

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Shine with brilliance forevermore!

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Ji Ye.

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Are you all right?

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Baili Yin.

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Look at his eyes.

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This is bad.

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Baili Yin is going to be corrupted by the sword.

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Let's leave quickly.

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I have inherited father's glory.

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I have also inherited father's hatred.

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My father was the leader of the Heavenly Samurai.

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But in the end, it was also the Heavenly Samurai that killed him!

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All of you have weapons from the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.

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So you must be related to the Heavenly Samurai.

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Today,

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you will become the first sacrifices on my road to revenge!

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Lady Su.

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Yin'er. Put down that sword.

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Prince, tell everyone to leave.

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Lady Su, be careful! Don't approach him.

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Prince.

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Wield it. It belongs to you.

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Father.

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Am I not the one who should hold the sword?

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Tell me.

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Tell me, why?

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You tell me.

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Yin'er.

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Do you want to see your father?

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I will take you there.

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Yin'er.

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This is the only thing I can do for you now.

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Yin'er. Yin'er.

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It's all right. I'm here.

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Yin'er. Yin'er. Yin'er.

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Yin'er.

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Don't be afraid.

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Don't be afraid. Yin'er.

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Don't be afraid. I'm right here.

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Mother.

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Mother.

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Yin'er. Yin'er. Yin'er.

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Prince. Prince.

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The armor...is still around.

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Yu Ran.

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Ji Ye. Ji Ye.

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Shunqing.

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Shunqing.

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Shunqing.

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General Xi.

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It's so good to see you again.

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I thought I would never see you again.

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I am taking you away now.

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We will leave Lower Tang State.

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Find a place where no one knows us.

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We will never come back.

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General Xi.

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You leave.

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You leave.

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I will not leave.

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If you don't leave, I won't leave.

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I've been keeping you company for over ten years.

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I can keep staying by your side.

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Until the end.

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General Xi.

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I will leave with you.

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I will leave with you.

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Let's go.

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Let's go.

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Let's go.

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General Xi.

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Shunqing.

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General Xi.

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I have loved you.

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Shunqing.

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I went to check again just now.

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The ancestral cemetery is completely destroyed.

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The three kids are luckily alive.

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I have ordered escorts to take them back to the palace.

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I wonder how much they'll remember what happened inside the cemetery.

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It's probably difficult to accept for these youngsters.

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What they should know, they'll know sooner or later.

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I think it's too dangerous to keep the divine sword here. I will keep it forward.

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I will discuss with you further in a few days.

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My Lord.

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How are things?

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The ancestral tomb collapsed. The closed stone door is damaged and so far no one has entered.

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They have collected all the complete swords that they could find.

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But there doesn't seem to be a sword that resembled what you want.

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You must be busy with other things.

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I will stay here with the Lord.

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Yes.

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What happened inside the ancestral cemetery must stay with it.

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Understand?

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Understood.

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My Lord.

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The sword has been stolen.

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The sword has already been taken away. Maybe we should seek other plans.

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Many years ago, when I was just an unfulfilled prince.

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And you were a strategist who hopelessly tried to restore your nation.

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We found out the secret to the sword,

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and thought it was an opportunity.

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To obtain the sword,

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By all means, I disclosed the whereabouts of You Changji.

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Now the sword and the empire,

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will leave me afar.

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My Lord, many people spent their lifetime in administering a country.

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we only wasted 13 years.

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There will be another chance.

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Blockade the entire Lower Tang State.

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Do not allow the sword to leave my nation.

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”Feed the Horse” by Ayanga

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♫ The scars in the world number one person's life burn the armor in the sunset ♫

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♫ There is no more worry in my heart ♫

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♫ What should I sacrifice my precious life to? ♫

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♫ I want to defend for your strength of character and revere our luxuriant homeland ♫

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♫ I want to defend for your smooth future ♫

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♫ We are brothers in life or death ♫

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♫ I want to defend for your tears and dance with you in this mundane world ♫