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[Novoland: Eagle Flag]

[Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]

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[Episode 41]

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Why do they call you Gu Mo?

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Gu Mo is my name in the Feather Tribe. I almost forgot it myself.

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These past years, I've been known by many names.

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Iron Royal, Sir Yi, and so on,

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but I most want to hear someone call me Gu Mo.

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Who knew

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it would be someone who wanted to kill me to call me by that name.

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Then why is it that they want to kill you?

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King's killer.

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Just a sordid name.

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You asked me how your father died.

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You saw it too.

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They call me the king's killer. At this land of Qingzhou,

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this sordid name has accompanied me many years.

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Were you my father's guard?

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No.

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He was a great Feather tribesman, Feather Emperor, who was beloved by the entire tribe.

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I was just his Crane Snow leader. That day, he asked me to go to the palace.

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When I arrived, he was already dead.

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And then?

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Then, the guards appeared.

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At the scene where your father was assassinated,

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I was the only one there, and his chest was pierced with my feather arrow.

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After that, I broke my bow and arrows,

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escaped from Qingzhou. From then on, I was only a Heavenly Samurai.

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Do you have any proof to make me believe what you are saying?

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You just may be lying to me again.

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There is no proof.

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Furthermore, I will tell you another fact.

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Everything I've done at South Huai and the royal capital

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has been to control the Heavenly Samurai Regiment again,

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so that I can lead the regiment to fight my way back to Qingzhou.

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For this goal, if anyone opposes me, I will kill that person.

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It even would include Chief Leader.

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You killed Asule?

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I could have stopped what the Emperor did,

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but I didn't. I followed you all the way to the mountain village,

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it was also to kill Crown Prince.

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He has remembered too many things.

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Later,

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I discovered that you are Jiwu Goddess,

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so I conspired with Li Changgen and the village chief to kidnap you.

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Also, you asked me where you aunt is.

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I actually don't know where she is. I lied to you!

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I lied.

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You've been lying to me all this time.

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You're a liar! Despicable!

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You told me all this,

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do you still expect me to go to Qingzhou with you?

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I am very old now.

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When chaos started in the capital, I already decided

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that I will go back. With or without you, I will go back,

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because that's my homeland.

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It's true that you are a very important person.

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But at this moment, I don't want you to risk your life with me anymore.

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If you can live an ordinary person's life in another land,

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and can stay alive in peace, it's probably a good thing.

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Forget about Jiwu Goddess.

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I have no reason to make you follow me to that land.

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You talked so much and probably should have said nothing.

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Sleep on the saddle, keep your weapon with you.

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Sleep on the saddle, keep your weapon...

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Why aren't those rascals sleeping yet?

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What's the noise about?

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Strike the bell!

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Strike the bell!

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Strike the bell!

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Strike the bell!

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Come! Help!

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Come! Help!

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Crown Prince. What's going on?

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Guards, hurry!

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- What's going on?

- Teacher, those people

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have become the Bare-Tooth.

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Are you okay?

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Hurry!

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General, general.

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I saw bugs. The wounded have been infected.

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All the people inside have been infected.

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All of them have bugs.

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Everyone, remember his name!

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He is Xue Dayi.

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It's his alarm that has saved us.

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Yes, sir!

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Bugs. Bugs.

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It's an evil sorcery.

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I read about it in a journal. It comes from Yunzhou, so Eastlanders don't know about it.

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These bugs are very small and will enter any opening or orifice.

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Once they enter the human body, they will devour your spirit.

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If a wounded person is bit by this venomous bug,

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he will lose his senses and become a Bare-Tooth.

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Is there a solution?

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The Bare-Tooth formation is a formation of venomous bugs.

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There is a formation, then there is a formation master. Once the master dies, the sorcery is broken.

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You mean, we must find the formation master.

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He must be inside Shangyang Pass.

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How do we find him?

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Reporting! General Xi, the situation is urgent.

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Speak.

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Inside the Pass, ten camps of wounded soldiers are all infected.

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The Bare-Tooth are about to swarm out of there.

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I'm afraid we can't hold them back any longer.

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Block all the wounded camps!

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- Hurry!

- Yes, sir!

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What can we do to save them?

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Those wounded soldiers are already infected. If the gates are opened,

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the venomous bugs will spread even faster.

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That's over 10,000 people. They are our brothers.

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They are soldiers who have followed us.

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They should either go home or die in the battlefield.

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But we have no other choice.

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Archers, be ready!

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General Bai, there must be people inside who are not infected.

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It's too cruel to have them all killed.

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Crown Prince, we have see more cruelty in real wars.

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By doing so, we're letting more people live.

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- What if . . .?

- Crown Prince.

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We can't save them.

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General Bai, something big happening outside the fort.

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Take him to be treated. I'll go take a look.

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Of course it's Celestial Ministry. They have positioned so many Bare-Tooth soldiers outside the fort, too.

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But these Bare-Tooth have stopped at the foot of the fort.

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They don't seem to plan to attack.

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Even if they don't attack,

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with their number, it's still difficult for us to get through.

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The Celestial Ministry is showing off its dominance to the Heavenly Samurai.

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They are here for you!

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Does the world have to be the bet between Celestial Ministry and Heavenly Samurai?

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General Bai, when was the last time you fought the Celestial Ministry?

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This war and the dead are exactly what they want.

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This is their plan against the world.

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Do you think you can escape if you're not a Heavenly Samurai?

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Chenyue's Lei Bichen.

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Nice to meet you, Chief Leader of Heavenly Samurai.

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It's him.

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Why have you come here?

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The road is dangerous. I just want to show you the way and protect you.

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Crown Prince, you have the bloodline of the God of War.

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You will raise a bloody war in the future.

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I am someone who is on your side.

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Sir, you've done so much for me. What do you want me to do for Celestial Ministry?

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Come join us.

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Inherit everything from me. Lead the Celestials

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to start a brand new era.

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Of course you are the Chief Leader of Heavenly Samurai.

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You have remembered everything.

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Only if you ignite your savage blood, will you be able to kill me. Isn't that right?

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But your illness is worsening.

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Crown Prince's end date is about to arrive.

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There's no need to worry. You won't die.

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You are an immortal king.

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The awakening Crown Prince, go ignite the world.

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Asule!

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Princess, may I speak with you elsewhere?

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Does the Crown Prince feint frequently like this?

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No. He was always muddled in his mind,

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but at least he was conscious.

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Ultimately, it's the Celestials that resurrected Crown Prince.

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Whatever changes have occurred inside his body,

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None of us knows.

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Can't the Heavenly Samurai counter the Celestial Ministry?

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Even you guys don't have a way?

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Heavenly Samurai fight the Celestials with sheer willpower and no fear of death.

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To this kind of dirty, deplorable methods,

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Tianqu has no understanding of it.

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I have been afraid that,

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with someone like Lei Bicheng to resurrect Asule,

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there must be a bigger conspiracy.

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We just don't know how to find out.

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You are so afraid, but you still stay by his side.

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Asule is such a kind person. He must be afraid too.

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I want to stay and accompany him.

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Before Shangyang Pass's quagmire is resolved,

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we have to inconvenience you, Sir Ningqing.

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It's no inconvenience. With so many people guarding us,

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This is the safest place.

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It's a sea of blood inside the fort, but it's clean here.

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Sir Ningqing, it appears that you already knew this unforeseen obstacle would occur.

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Wounded soldiers get infected and turn into Bare-tooth

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that pick up weapons to fight humans.

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This kind of unforeseen obstacle has never occurred in history.

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I am not so talented to have guessed it.

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The person behind you must have guessed it.

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You must have all expected this.

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I do not dare to arbitrarily guess my superior's thinking.

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You want the acclaimed generals to all die here.

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We shall not retreat from Shangyang Pass. If First Princess still remembers you, Sir,

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please ask her to send 3,000 stones of provisions and medicine,

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to the fort. I will then personally escort you to leave.

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So you're the one that's called Ji Ye?

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- Yes

- Xi Yan has mentioned you before.

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A heroic youth from Lower Tang,

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countered Ying Wuyi's strong blade at the Gubeiko battle.

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I never thought that I'd meet you this way.

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I broke the rules, I willingly accept punishment.

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But after helping the Li army you still returned. You're a brave man.

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I came back because my friend is still here.

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We escaped to Shangyang Pass together. I don't want to abandon them.

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Compared to the world outside, your punishment is not just one.

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In this city, the rules and life and death have changed.

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Your friend is doing fine. You can go see him anytime.

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When you're done, I have an important mission for you.

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Harder.

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Come, put this inside.

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Alright.

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Don't break it.

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Hey! Search!

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Children of God, God loves you as if you are his eyes.

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If you even travel far, you but need to raise your head,

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God's kiss will come through the wind upon your forehead.

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Welcome home, Feather Tribesman.

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Please arrange a resting place

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- for me in the ship.

- Old Man.

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Why are you moving so slowly, I've been waiting for half a day!

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I've already paid the money for you.

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Yes, the money is already paid.

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Everyone move faster!

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You said all Feather people's final destination is the forest in the homeland.

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It's also my homeland. I want to go take a look.

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Anyhow, I've already sent a letter to Ji Ye and Asule.

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The two of them have four legs, they will find me eventually!

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It is my fault that you didn't get to say goodbye to those friends of yours.

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If we were to really meet again, I wouldn't know what to say.

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This is pretty good too.

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You're worried that you'll bring them trouble, right?

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I just want them to be happy everyday.

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We will still return, right?

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I cannot promise you anything.

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You are the daughter of the Feather Tribe's emperor, you are chosen by god.

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This has sealed your entire life's

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experiences of disasters, glory and sympathy.

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Even so, you still want to go back to Eastland?

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Qingzhou is a place that I must return to,

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but so is Eastland, and also Nan Huai.

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I will definitely return!

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From now on, regardless of the risks and obstacles,

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I, Yi Tianzhan, will hold the long spear

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as your guard on the journey home.

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Fine.

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Odd spectacle occurs, Bare-Tooth army rises.

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Shangyang Pass is surrounded?

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Your Lower Tang troops are inside, too. What do you plan to do?

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The most urgent is not to let the Bare-Tooth Army

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break through Shangyang Pass and head for the capital.

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I will ask Lord Baili order Xi Yan to strenuously protect Shangyang Pass,

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and not let even a single Bare-Tooth enter Revelation City.

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I'm afraid Baili Jinghong is not so loyal like you.

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Lord Baili has promised Your Highness, and he will fulfill it.

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Actually, His Lordship is already on the way by personally commanding the troops.

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Reporting!

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Your Highness, Lord Baili Jinghong of Lower Tang

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has arrived at Grand Qing Palace,

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and he would like to meet Your Highness.

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Greetings, First Princess, from Baili Jinghong of Lower Tang State.

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You may rise.

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Thank you, Grand Princess.

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It has been three years since I last saw First Princess.

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It appears that time has not left any change upon Your Highness.

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Lord Baili, you have taken a long journey to come to Revelation City.

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You're not here just to speak words of flattery, are you?

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Your Highness is wise. I've come here now

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to resolve the blockade around Revelation City.

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Blockade?

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I think 40,000 Bare-Tooths are surrounding Shangyang Pass, not Revelation City.

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May I ask Your Highness two questions.

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First, Revelation City erupted into chaos upon the late Emperor's death.

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How was the loss among the nobles and court officials during the catastrophe?

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Countless nobles were lost at Revelation City. The loss was particularly huge among the court officials.

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And now, the number of ministers attending the court is not half of what it used to be.

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My second question.

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Shangyang Pass is surrounded by Bare-Tooth Army now.

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Everyone has an instinct for survival. During the moment of life and death,

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what if Bai Yi allows the remaining 40,000 troops

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seek refuge in Revelation City, what will Your Highness do?

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What do you mean, Lord Baili?

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Will that include your Lower Tang's troops that are commanded by Xi Yan?

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The person who planned this scheme

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is Lei Bicheng, the sorcerer from the Celestial Ministry.

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Lei Bicheng views the entire world as his chessboard.

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Every move he makes is calculated thoroughly. Why has he left an opening at Shangyang Pass's north gate?

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Don't you find that suspicious?

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Is his plan really really in sync with yours?

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Your Highness, if what Lord Baili says is true,

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does Lei Bicheng want Bai Yi to send the troops to the capital

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and cause another catastrophe in Revelation City?

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Lord Baili, you speak with conviction.

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Then what is your purpose to come to Revelation City?

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I already said,

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I will safe Revelation City and Your Highness from this quagmire.

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To tell you the truth, Your Highness, I have already deployed the troops.

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Deployed the troops? To where?

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Obviously to Shangyang Pass.

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I have deployed an army to be stationed at Shangyang Pass's north gate.

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They are Your Highness's strongest asset to defend against Bare-Tooth and Bai Yi.

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Since it's Shangyang Pass, then you can do something for me.

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If your troops see that wicked Little Zhou,

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Kill on sight.

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She is the biggest hidden danger to me.

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State Preceptor, you've endured at the capital during these days.

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Originally, I came here because of Yu Ran.

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But I didn't expect that, in just a few months,

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the situation has turned out this way.

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I've ordered people to search in the capital.

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I'm sure we'll get some news soon.

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That lass is smart, and she'll take care of herself.

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State Preceptor, don't worry.

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Thank you, My Lord.

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I was anxiously waiting for your coming day and night.

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You really came.

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but I feel unsettled.

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What?

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State Preceptor, do you think I'm leading sheep to the tiger's mouth?

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I saw Li Bicheng not too long ago. He is deeply inscrutable.

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And First Princess listens to his every word.

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Lei Bicheng is betting on Shangyang Pass.

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I'm also betting on Shangyang Pass.

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State Preceptor, can you guess who will win?

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Enter.

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Princess Xiao Zhou

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Ji Ye? I thought you left.

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Let's talk about that later. How's Asule right now?

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He hasn't awaken yet.

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He seems to be going through something terrible, but I can't help him.

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I've heard everything about him.

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Have no fear. We've survived through so many hardships and obstacles.

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We'll be fine this time.

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How's things on the outside?

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Those things are still outside.

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The troops from the capital are also blocking us, not letting us leave.

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The rations within the city are all gone.

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Many soldiers are already drinking soups made of weeds.

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Watch him for me. I have to go see someone.

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Okay.

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Greetings, Princess.

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These are the only leftover food inside the fort.

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I am here to make a trade with you, Sir Ningqing.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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But, as I am imprisoned, what do I have to make a trade with you?

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Sir, you have long accompanied by my aunt's side. You are observant and frequently offer her good advice.

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Aunt will also listen to what you have to say.

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Lower Tang's troops are now guarding outside Shangyang Pass's north gate.

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I think it was none other than Aunt's permission,

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otherwise they wouldn't have dared to do it, right?

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So you actually didn't know about this matter?

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I still would ask you to write a letter to Aunt.

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Ask her to remove the blockade at the north gate, and allow the Alliance Army to enter the capital.

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Of course, as an exchange, I would be willing to become Aunt's hostage.

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She can decide what to do with me.

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Your Highness, I really admire your determination to sacrifice yourself for others' sake.

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But, under the current circumstances, I'm afraid that it won't work.

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First Princess aspires something far greater than just obtaining a hostage.

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Perhaps she wants to let everyone here die.

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In that case, the situation in Eastland will completely change.

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But, will Aunt be willing to let you die, too?

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I was always someone of no significance.

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To die for First Princess is part of my duty.

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Your Highness

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you probably should know about something.

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What's it regarding?

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It's regarding your identity.

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First Princess once ordered all the books in the palace

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copied for me, by engraving on the bamboo scrolls.

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Most of those palace workers are illiterate.

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They only know to carve by copying what they see.

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They even included medical prescriptions and entry approvals.

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I read everything anyway. Perhaps by chance,

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there were correspondence from Lord Bai Shun that he wrote 18 years ago.

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Among these letters,

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the truth of your birth identity was hidden.

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Your Highness, would you like me to slowly tell you about it?

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How many soldiers and horses do we have left?

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Only 40,000 men, and a little over 7,000 horses.

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Any camps that have cavalry, be ready to kill the horses

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for rations.

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Boil the meat for soup, to ensure food for the wounded first.

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That won't do. Chen State's troops are all cavalry.

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The war horses are raised from young, they're like brothers. How can we kill them?

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If General Bai wants to kill any, then kill your own horse first.

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General, please.

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My state's strength is in the mountain formation and fierce soldiers. We don't have many horses.

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Even if all the horses are killed, it's still not enough for the rations.

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This is my own steed. He has followed me in battles for many years.

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If General Chen has to kill him today

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in order to prove our determination to stay united in life and death,

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then please use my sword to do it.

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You should know that, with 40,000 men, 7,000 horses won't last long.

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I know that, but we must let the soldiers eat before we start the final battle.

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Have you decided to open the gates to fight?

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There is no other choice.

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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 ♫