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[Novoland: Eagle Flag]

[Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]

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[Episode 29]

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I can understand what you are thinking, Crown Prince.

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About those Heavenly Samurai,

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I feel just as sad as you do.

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My life was saved by you

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and by those Heavenly Samurai,

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but I don't think you should sacrifice your lives.

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When I go back, I will ask my brother that

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the deceased Heavenly Samurai to be honored as esteemed warriors.

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They have children and wives.

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If they can receive some condolence pension,

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it may be considered a token of the royal family's appreciation.

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I will

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thank you in their behalf.

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I've wanted to ask you a question, Crown Prince.

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Please ask, Princess.

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When I went to Lower Tang to pick you up to go to the capital city,

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why didn't you hesitate much and agreed readily?

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In Lower Tang, I was also a guest.

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So it's fine to change to a new place.

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You are Lower Tang's son-in-law,

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and South Huai City is your second home.

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How can you say that?

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That marriage accord

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is the reason why I was willing to leave with you for the capital.

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You probably don't know that

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marrying Yu Ran

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was not my idea.

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You are a true gentleman,

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but you don't have to say it like that.

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How you feel about the Prefecture Princess

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is easily noticed by anyone who pay attention.

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Yu Ran and Ji Ye

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are my best friends in South Huai City.

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I married Yu Ran only to save Ji Ye's life.

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So for me to temporarily leave South Huai City,

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it is the best choice

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to them and to me.

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I have another question to ask.

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When we return to the capital, will you still stay to help my older brother?

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I know that

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His Majesty and Your Highness

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are the kindest people who deserve help in the capital.

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But, Princess, you've seen it.

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Even though I'm Heavenly Samurai's Chief Leader,

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but I'm not so capable.

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Don't be harsh on yourself, Crown Prince.

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The battle at Yen Fan Lake

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has made me understand even more.

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My brother's empire is in turmoil.

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I don't understand affairs in the royal court.

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Perhaps politics is always accompanied by killing,

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but this is not the result that I want to see.

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I've been wanting to say

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you and my good friend, Ji Ye, are very much alike.

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To safeguard this capital city

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requires strong courage and firm determination.

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I actually admire you very much.

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Actually, I often wish that I'm not so courageous.

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Chief Leader,

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the capital city is straight ahead.

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I will take the Heavenly Samurai brothers

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to go back and get a rest. We'll say farewell here.

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Follow me.

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Let's go.

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Asule!

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Asule!

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Yu Ran?

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You even know to come back?

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I didn't know you'd be returning with Princess Little Zhou.

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It's my oversight.

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What are you doing?

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You didn't tell me at all before you left. As your boss, I'm quite upset.

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So, you are welcoming me back in this unusual manner?

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Right! Didn't you say you like the elephant when you were at South Huai City?

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I especially asked someone to bring one here.

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This is to welcome you back.

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Prefecture Princess, you and Crown Prince can chat. I will leave then.

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Come up and try. Hurry!

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Hurry!

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Yu Ran, thank you.

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Do you think I'm not upset still?

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You are not allowed to sneak away like you did anymore. You even went with Princess Little Zhou

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going to such a dangerous place by yourselves.

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Understood.

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If I go somewhere again, I'll tell you first, alright?

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I've heard about what happened at Yen Fan Lake.

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So many Heavenly Samurai were sacrificed. All those Celestial Ministry, Bare-Tooth, and whatever

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are really despicable.

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I hope those Heavenly Samurai's

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sacrifice is worth it.

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Speaking of danger, it was thanks to someone who showed up to save me,

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or I would have lost my life.

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Who?

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I wondered who was so arrogant.

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What?

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The weather is nice, so the Crown Prince and Crown Princess came out to have fun?

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Who has time to run around?

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I was welcoming the Chief Leader of Heavenly Samurai.

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Didn't you know your plaything has block the road traffic?

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Men, take this thing away.

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Yes.

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Don't step back. I think the elephant likes you.

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Come, come.

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Ji Ye.

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I haven't thanked you for what happened on the way.

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Let's go grab a drink. We haven't been drinking together for a long time.

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Asule, thank you for your kind thought.

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I still have duty to do.

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He is really thinking of himself as a Li national.

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Let's not invite him. We'll go drink by ourselves.

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Yu Ran, the person that saved my life is Ji Ye.

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Since the Crown Prince invites you to drink, why don't you go?

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I will go with you.

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Good, then we welcome Prefecture Princess Ying Yu to go with us.

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Come then.

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Let's go.

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Then let's drink a cup.

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Wait a minute.

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I don't want to go anymore.

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Ji Ye

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remember that you owe me a drink.

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Why stand here being silly?

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Let's go.

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Ji Ye, thank you for saving me for going to Yen Fan Lake.

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I will toast you first with this drink.

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What's there to thank? It's only expected between brothers.

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What is there to be thankful for?

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Yes, it's what's expected.

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That... We haven't been drinking like this for a long time.

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Asule,

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- Let us toast to Yu Ran.

- Okay.

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You are so busy every day, busy following that whatchamacallit

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princess of Li. Do you have the time to care about us?

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Don't drink with him.

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Come.

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What are you dazed about? Don't you respect me?

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Ji Ye.

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Asule

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I think you need to be careful about that Great Yin princess.

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Are you talking about Princess Little Zhou?

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What should I be careful of?

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It's not that, I just think she's a bit weird.

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Right from the start, she kidnapped you to come to the capital.

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Then she went to Yen Fan Lake.

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Isn't that so dangerous? What if something happened to you?

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Anyways, I think she's just using you.

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You are worrying too much. I wanted to go to Yen Fan Lake myself.

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Besides, you don't know Princess Little Zhou.

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She is actually very kind.

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How long have you known her? Do you understand her?

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I'll tell you, you're an idiot.

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We are both women.

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Women understand other women.

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Understand?

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Why are you laughing? What's wrong with you?

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Why are you laughing? Am I not a woman? What did I say wrong?

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Now, with fish soup, wine,

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We three are finally sitting together again.

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Just like back then, each of us on a horse and

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going wherever we want.

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Why are you two not speaking?

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What do you mean?

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Do you still want to stay at the capital?

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You met some princess at the capital, and you don't recognize me as your boss?

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That's not it!

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A man's word has to count. Once I repay what I owe Prefecture Princess Yu,

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I will leave right away. I won't stay a single extra moment.

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It's a promise, right?

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That's more like it.

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What about you?

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I will definitely leave the capital.

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I want to return to the grasslands.

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I've been thinking. I've left home for such a long time,

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my father must miss me a lot.

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That's simple.

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I said you can go anywhere you want. I didn't say you have to go to South Huai City.

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You want to go to the grasslands, we can accompany you there.

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All right?

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- Yes.

- Come, come.

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It's a deal. We'll go to the grasslands together.

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- To the grasslands.

- To the grasslands.

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Brother.

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Little Sister is back.

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Come,

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drink with me.

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This time to Yen Fan Lake,

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you were willing to go for me.

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I am really touched.

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A toast for you.

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Older Brother, the person you should really thank

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is the crown prince.

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It seems that you

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are really falling for him.

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Tomorrow, I will issue a royal decree

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to make him the son-in-law of our Bai family.

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Older Brother, you've drunk too much. The crown prince is Lower Tang's son-in law.

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Prefecture Prince Yu Ran is still in the capital.

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Don't say such nonsense.

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What is a son-in-law to a vessel state?

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Whatever you want, I will get it for you.

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You have really drunk too much.

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Don't let others hear such a drunken talk.

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I do like the crown prince,

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but like many things in the world, just because you like something, you don't have to have it.

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Besides, when we are living in such turbulent world,

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there is nothing more important than for us to stay alive together.

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All these years, you have suffered because of me.

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I am not afraid of anything right now.

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From this day on,

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I want you to always make decisions for yourself.

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Older Brother, quit worrying about my affairs.

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The crown prince is the Chief Leader of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.

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He is staying in the capital now to lead the Heavenly Samurai to help us.

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Don't forget the most important matters.

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Tomorrow, tomorrow!

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I will discuss with the crown prince.

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We still have many things to do.

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I want those who have mocked me, blocked me,

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to submit to me one by one.

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The Bai family's future will be

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guarded by me, Bai Luyan!

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I've been waiting for this day

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for much too long.

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By taking this first step,

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I will pay such a high price.

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I shall not turn back.

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Your Majesty, the crown prince is here.

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Your Majesty.

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Great hero,

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you are my big benefactor.

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Older Brother, you've drunk too much!

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Your Majesty, I don't deserve the compliment.

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The success was all achieved by the princess.

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Furthermore, this matter was for the Heavenly Samurai Regiment,

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I could not avoid fulfilling my duty.

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It's just that...

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so many Heavenly Samurai died in front of me,

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but I couldn't help them.

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I have already ordered that

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the warriors that sacrificed at Yen Fan Lake

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will be buried by the standard of an officer.

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If they have dependents,

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they will get ten taels of silver every month to supplement household expenses.

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In the future, their male descendants can enter the royal academy without exams,

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to be taught by the best teachers,

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and to learn the best swordplay.

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I

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thank you, Your Majesty.

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There is one more thing that

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I need Chief Leader to help me finish.

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It's also for the sake of Great Yin's people.

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Kill Ying Wuyi.

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- Your Majesty!

- Older Brother!

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Chief Leader, do you disagree?

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I don't think this is a good idea.

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If we kill Lord of Li, the 30,000 Thunder Calvary stationed outside the city will definitely rebel.

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Revelation will be turned into a river of blood.

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I don't want to see the innocent die again.

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Chief Leader, is this

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your answer?

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Yes.

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Chief Leader, you just came back.

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You should not see bloodshed.

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I drank too much.

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I was talking nonsense.

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Don't mind me, alright?

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I am happy today.

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Drink a few more cups with me.

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Come!

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Crown Prince, Lord of Li has been waiting for you inside for a while.

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Crown Prince, are you back?

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Your Lordship.

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- Have you been waiting for me?

- Yes.

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I heard that you led Heavenly Samurai to defeat Celestial Ministry,

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and protected the lives of all the enjoys from the states.

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I am in admiration, and came here especially to welcome you back.

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I don't deserve the compliments.

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It's all because of the Heavenly Samurai who sacrificed their lives in exchange for safety.

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Anyone who is a valiant warrior is a hero in my mind.

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They say that in the royal court,

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Lord of Li is the one who is most against exonerating the Heavenly Samurai. It doesn't seem so.

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A few years ago, there were even people who claimed that I had a red face with ferocious teeth

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and slaughter people without concern. It's all rumors.

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I know that you don't want to befriend a country lord like me.

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But, I admire your courage

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in facing off all the lords despite the worst dangers.

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How can someone like you, Lord of Li, to call yourself a country lord?

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How many of those who dare to change the world

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were praised as heroes when they started?

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Since you want to change the world, then why do you care

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about any disparaging names? Just let them say whatever they want.

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But, in my eyes, you deserve to be called a hero

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who is able to hold up a prosperous world.

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I sure can hold up a prosperous world.

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But the prosperous world in my mind is not quite the same as that in the emperor's mind.

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What the emperor wants is to have the royal family be in charge in the center,

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with the states safeguarding around the empire. It would be the Bai family's prosperous world throughout millennium.

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But, in the prosperous world in my mind, it's not necessary to have an emperor.

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I don't understand

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When the emperor loses his seat, the vessel lords chase after the deer.

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How can the world still prosper?

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For hundreds of years, without the continued dead among the Li people,

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it would not be possible to have such a prosperous scene at the capital.

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This is what First Princess and His Majesty mean

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when they talk about the 700 years of prosperity under Great Yin.

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I understand now. In your view,

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under Greater Yin's prosperous rule, there is no peace and calm for the people of Li State.

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That's why in your prosperous world, there is no peace and calm for the royal family.

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Crown Prince, you are a straight talker.

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I just try to think in someone else's shoes.

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Actually, in Northland, we face even more dangers and hardship than in Eastland.

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My father is the emperor over the entire grasslands.

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So I know that

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it is never an easy task to secure peace among all the tribes.

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I heard that there hasn't been a war in Northland for a long time.

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It looks like your father has been good at resolving these conflicts and problems.

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It isn't that easy.

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My father sent me to Lower Tang, aside from learning military strategies,

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what's more important is

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using me to exchange for sufficient food for Qingyang's people.

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Even though you are young, you care about the people.

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You must be laughing at me.

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Therefore, may I ask what your next plan is?

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Whatever I promised, I will abide by it.

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Even though the night scene is pretty in the capital,

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I've gotten bored of looking at it.

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I would like to say a little more. You are not just a crown prince,

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what's important to the emperor is your identity as the Chief Leader of Heavenly Samurai.

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Therefore, if you really want to safely return to the north,

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you need to take extra good care.

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The battle at Yen Fan Lake

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was thanks to you.

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This finger shield is a gift from an Iron Royal to me.

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Its owner was also an Iron Royal,

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but he died on the execution platform set up by the late emperor.

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I will always keep it to remind myself

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to never allow the same mistake from happening again.

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Your Majesty is the one who exonerated the Heavenly Samurai.

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You can say whatever you want without beating around the bushes.

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You probably have something else to talk about by asking me here.

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This path is what Ying Wuyi takes when he leaves the royal court.

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He is a very direct person and always take the same pathway.

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So, Your Majesty wants the Heavenly Samurai to appear

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on the way that Ying Wuyi will take to return to his manor.

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But, in this vast Eastland, I have yet to find

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anyone who can make Ying Wuyi, a strong lion, surrender without fighting.

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Then send his spirit home.

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Your Majesty, Heavenly Samurai are not assassins for those in power.

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We only safeguard the peace and calm in the world.

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Ying Wuyi is the troublemaker that has disrupted the peaceful and calm situation.

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I know what you are concerned about. If Ying Wuyi dies, the Thunder Calvary will definitely rise up to rebel.

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I will personally lead the troops and the entire city's people to fight the enemy.

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I want the whole world to know that,

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after Fengyan Emperor, there is still an unbowed emperor from the Bai family.

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Your Majesty has bestowed grace to the Heavenly Samurai.

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We shall repay you with our lives.

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However, I am not the Chief Leader.

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So, Your Majesty probably need to ask the crown prince.

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I was going to invite the crown prince to discuss together.

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But last night he had a pleasant talk with Ying Wuyi. You know it too, Sir Iron Royal,

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the crown prince is easily influenced by others.

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I think it's not necessary to tell him.

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What is the matter?

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What's going on? The court is not in recess. Why isn't there anyone here?

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Did the emperor have too much at feast

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and decided not to hold court?

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He even compares himself to Qiangwei Emperor. More like the last emperor of a dynasty.

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Let's leave.

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Greetings, Your Majesty.

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This is the way that you take to go home. I sincerely hope that when you leave today,

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- you will never return.

- Why?

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Lord of Li, I remember you talked about why you came to Revelation City.

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You wanted money for military expenditure, but as you saw it,

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there is no money in the treasury, nor in my private treasury.

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You said you wanted to view the scenery from the Grand Qing Pavilion.

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You've see the scenery, can you return home now?

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I currently do not have plans to go home.

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Lord of Li, you are forcing me.

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Since you like Tianqi city so much, why don't you kill me?

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You can become the Emperor of this land.

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Why are you pressing me to commit regicide?

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I'll say it one more time. I will not do it.

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I planned to leave you a grand reputation,

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but I've changed my mind now.

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The world is about to fall into chaos again.

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In this day and age, is the armor still around?

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- The armor is still around.

- The armor is still around.

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As the Emperor of the Great Yin, I ask of you,

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for my sake, for Great Yin's sake,

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for the sake of doing something for the common people,

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since Duke Li is not willing to leave himself, send Duke Li back to where he came from.

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Stop!

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Your Majesty.

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The Heavenly Samurai's Chief Leader has come himself.

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You misunderstand.

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I know nothing about what happened today.

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It was I that prohibited Mister Yi from telling you.

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You shouldn't see so much bloodshed when you've just returned.

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I understand about Your Majesty's concerns.

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But today is not the day to fight in a battle.

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Then how long do we wait?

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The whole world sees Ying Wuyi's ambition. Why aren't you fighting yet?

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Don't move!

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As Chief Leader of the Heavenly Samurai, I command all of you!

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Put down your weapons!

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Since I am here,

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why don't I accompany you for a while?

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I am honored.

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Let's go.

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Since you've come this far, how about coming in for some tea?

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I am not on the same side as you in the royal court.

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I don't think I want to be your guest.

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Then we won't enter this door.

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You saved my life, so you should at least let me express my gratitude.

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We can drink right here.

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His Majesty today...

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I won't hold a grudge on what happened today.

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But I'm sure you won't be my enemy.

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I really would like to know why you saved me today.

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If you died, Your Lordship,

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tens of thousands of Thunder Calvary will begin a slaughter in Revelation City.

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I don't want to see the innocent die.

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I know you've been helping the young emperor.

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What does he have to deserve your allegiance?

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I believe in pure heart.

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The emperor is my friend.

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Hear a word of advice from me. The court is like a battlefield.

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Once you enter it, you will never come out.

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Do you really understand the Bai family, and the emperor?

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Perhaps I don't really understand.

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But I know what's in my heart.

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In this world, one person's ambition

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comes at the cost of millions of people.

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I'm tired of seeing bloodshed and slaughter.

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So I have to stop it.

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Crown Prince, Crown Prince.

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Sir, why are you bleeding?

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Bleeding is like crying.

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I am just a regular person. There is a winner between a lion and a sheep.

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But the hawk in the sky

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might never die. Not dying

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is one of the greatest miracles

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but also the most feared curse.

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Curse?

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Death?

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Sir, who are you crying for?

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The capital city will have a drastic change soon.

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I followed the Polaris star's path last night.

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I made a discovery.

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There were four signs from last night's constellation patterns.

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Eastland

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will enter chaos, and the four seas will be in turmoil. The first sign is,

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the fall of the King of Hawks. The second sign is,

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the rebirth of the phoenix. The third sign is,

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the ferocious lion breaks its own claws on a rock.

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The fourth sign,

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the wolves devour each other, and the dragon dies in the desolate sands.

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Thereafter, Your Highness will ascend to the summit of power.

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I'm sorry that I don't understand your prophesy.

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Your Highness may not understand it now, but when the right time comes,

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you will naturally understand.

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The lion becomes king by stepping upon the bones of a flock of sheep.

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As to how to determine the best timing to gain at others' losses,

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you just leave it to me.

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I will take my leave now.

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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 ♫