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[Novoland: Eagle Flag]

[Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]

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[Episode 44]

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These past few days, seeing you with Lady Bai,

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I was actually a bit envious of you.

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We've been away from home and family for far too long.

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will you go with them to Chuwei State?

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Chuwei is my homeland, and your wounds are pretty much healed.

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It's time to go back to stay with my mother.

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What about you?

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Are you going to Qingzhou to look for Ji Ye and Yu Ran?

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Yes, I have to go find them.

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But, I'd like to see you safely return to Chuwei first.

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With General Bai and so many soldiers of Chuwei around, I'll be safe, of course.

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What's there to worry about?

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Your identity is very special in this chaotic time.

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I'm worried for your safety.

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We're the same.

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It's just that there are mountains and seas that separate our homelands. Once we say farewell,

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would we see each other again?

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Of course, we will.

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No matter where you are, even if you are 10,000 miles away,

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I will cross mountains and seas to find you.

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It seems like this is the first time you're saying something like this to me.

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I'm content with just these words.

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I won't be afraid no matter how far apart we'll be.

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Your Highness, Her Lordship has asked you to meet at the meeting hall to discuss matters.

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I'll go and come back.

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Mother.

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Mother, is there something urgent?

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Baili Ningqing suddenly wants an audience with me.

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He said he has news from Lower Tang's Lord Baili.

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It's regarding Crown Prince.

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Lady Bai, Baili Ningqing is here.

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Send him in.

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Greetings to the Lady of Chuwei.

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While I was in the Capital, I met your father once.

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You were born from an aristocratic family, so it's incredible that you are subjugating yourself like an eunuch.

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I really feel sorry for Sir Baili.

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Thank you for remembering my father.

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As a wanderer in a tumultuous time, I feel lucky to be alive.

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If we talk about bloodlines, I am from the same lineage as Lord Baili.

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It's not out of bounds for me to be Lord Baili's envoy

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to ensure the accord between Lower Tang and Qingyang.

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I respectfully ask the Crown Prince to return to the capital with me.

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In the battle at Shangyang Pass,

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Lord Baili had his army stationed against the Alliance Army.

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The other four Lords and I are about to jointly impeach Lord Baili.

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Therefore, Lord Baili's decree cannot be accepted for now.

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There is a saying that bridges and roads are separate paths.

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The grievance held by the five states over Shangyang Pass has nothing to do with the accord between Lower Tang and Qingyang.

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If Your Lordship is dissatisfied with Lower Tang, you can certainly request royal condemnation.

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However, please do not interfere with the matter regarding Qingyang's Crown Prince.

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Master Ningqing, there's no way that's going to happen.

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Qingyang made the accord with Lower Tang,

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not with the royal family.

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So the crown prince cannot go back to the capital.

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Besides, Crown Prince now needs to go to Qingzhou.

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If the accord must be enforced, it's certainly not too late to wait for him to return from Qingzhou and then go to South Huai.

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Lord Baili is also concerned for Crown Prince's safe journey.

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If I do not return with Crown Prince, he will order

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20,000 troops from the capital to target Shangyang Pass.

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The 20,000 troops from the capital were threatening Alliance Army during the siege at Shangyang Pass,

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now they want to battle with Chuwei?

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Greetings, Lady.

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Excuse me for being late.

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Even though I delivered the message, I do not wish to see this happen.

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Lord Baili has viewed Chuwei as a weakling, how can I accede?

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I wonder if the other four Lords will also want to meet Lord Baili in the battle?

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Is it really necessary to kill 10,000 people for the sake of one person?

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Sir, you know that Crown Prince is a trustworthy person.

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He will not disobey the accord.

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But Crown Prince is free of ties or worries,

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without his wife or child as hostage, and without an army as pledge.

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An accord between nations requires collateral as proof.

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Of course I believe in Crown Prince's trustworthy character,

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but how does a government or nation trust him?

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I knew that you would come looking for me.

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I came to ask you, did you really act as Lord Baili's envoy regarding the crown prince?

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Absolutely.

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But you and I clearly know that Lord Baili isn't the only one in Eastland.

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If Crown Prince went back to Xia Tang, there will definitely be a misunderstanding.

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My lord wouldn't make it difficult for Crown Prince.

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But what about the one that lives in Grand Qing Palace?

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I understand Your Highness's concern.

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But I'd like to counsel you with an advice.

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Be flexible.

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What if I won't agree to it?

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Princess, you are not only a good friend to Crown Prince,

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you are also the heir to Chuwei's throne.

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Excuse me for saying it frankly, if Chuwei starts a war with Lower Tang now,

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there were be tremendous losses among the nobles and lords everywhere.

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It is not what I would like to happen.

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If you remember our previous conversation, you should believe me.

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I have a solution.

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Your Highness can go to Lower Tang instead.

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You have a special and noble identity.

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It will give great meaning if you to go for Crown Prince's sake.

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Even Lord Baili cannot begrudge it.

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Crown Prince can also go to Qingzhou to do what he wants.

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You are truly the top strategist as praised.

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But this is just a temporary solution.

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What will guarantee my safety in Lower Tang?

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I will, as the current patriarch of the Baili family.

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I prepared some snacks and desserts and put in your knapsack.

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You must be careful along the way.

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Remember to take good care of yourself.

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I know.

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Just wait for me without worries.

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What is it?

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It's nothing. Just hoping you'll get back, the sooner the better.

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Wait for me in Chuwei.

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I will look for you as soon as I return from Qingzhou, not a moment of delay.

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Ok.

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I'm leaving then.

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Xiao Zhou!

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My Lady, I have an urgent report.

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Come in and talk.

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My Lord, Her Highness left a letter, and she's disappeared.

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What?

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Mother, forgive me for being unfilial.

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I am on the way to Lower Tang.

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She's going to Xia Tang.

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That child is more courageous than I am.

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I hope that Qingyuang Crown Prince will not disappoint her.

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This world will become better because of their generation.

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Our patience will be worth it.

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For this war, Shangyang Pass became a city of death with tens of thousands of corpses.

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After a torrential rain, no one dared to deploy troops to station at the fort.

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From then on, Shangyang Pass became known as City of Crying.

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I have an announcement today.

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Proclamation of Lord Baili Jinghong of Lower Tang's bestowment.

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As willed by Heaven, to be accepted by this decree. Lord Baili Jinghong of Lower Tang,

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whose loyalty is evident in how he supports the royal family, whose strategic mind has enabled him to manage his state.

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He is truly exemplary among the vassal lords.

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He is now conferred the title of Senior Lord, to benefit the world,

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to start a new prosperous era, and to bring peace for ten thousand generations.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Greetings, Senior Lord.

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Your Highness, as Senior Lord, I must fulfill my duty

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to lead the vassal lords and pledge allegiance on behalf of the emperor.

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I have something to report.

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Lord Baili, what are your plans?

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The chaos after the emperor's death has resulted in the lost of more than half of the court officials. The remaining ones

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are simply rats that have unjustly taken their titles and places.

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They are the thorns in the capital city.

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I am quite concerned.

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As Senior Lord, the first thing I will do

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is to remove these stingy thorns for Your Highness.

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Greetings, First Princess.

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I have another matter to report. Now that these elites from Lower Tang are here to assist Your Highness,

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there is no reason for me to stay in the capital.

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I heard that Prince Little Zhou has arrived at South Huai.

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I ask Your Highness to order me to go to Lower Tang and arrest that evil brat, in order to relieve your worries.

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My Lord, I know that you received the message from Baili Ningqing.

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But do you really trust Baili Ningqing?

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Even though he is from your same lineage and clan,

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he has always been helping First Princess.

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I don't trust in anyone.

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The land of Nine Provinces is huge, you can't traverse it in one day.

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The many cities and forts in Nine Provinces cannot be conquered in one day.

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The one who has the future will win the world. Little Zhou's identity is very special.

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She and Lu Guichen are the future in this world.

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Slowly.

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Be careful

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Go.

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Let's go.

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Here.

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Come. Put it here.

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Enough.

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Good.

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Welcome back to Qingzhou, Your Highness.

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How did you recognize me?

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Your Highness, you've had an arduous journey. We are here to escort you to go to the palace.

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Stop here for a moment.

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Welcome back to your homeland, Your Highness.

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I have waited for long and finally see you.

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Don't you remember me?

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When I lived in Qing City's palace, it was right here when I first saw you, Your Highness.

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So many years have passed. Your Highness's beauty has not changed a bit.

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Bo Minkei?

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Yes, I am.

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But I am no longer that lower-class Feather tribesman who was secretly trying to grow wings in order to become a Snow Crane.

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Neither am I that youngster who hid in the trees to look at you but didn't dare to say anything.

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I am now the Feather Emperor of Qingzhou.

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How did you know I have returned to Qingzhou?

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Of course I know.

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Because, I was the one that sent you the letter about Qingzhou's news.

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It was you?

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The letter said Yu Ran was taken to Qingzhou and could be in danger.

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Where is she now?

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I want to see her.

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The letter didn't say that I have her, did it?

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You don't need to rush to ask me for her.

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Then why did you want me to return to Qingzhou?

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This way please, Your Highness.

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Your Highness, does this place look the same as when you were young?

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It hasn't changed at all.

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I don't hold malice toward you.

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I didn't when I was young, nor do I now.

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Your Highness, you've been crouching in Lower Tang all these years, waiting for the opportunity to restore the country.

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The reason to let you return now is because that opportunity has arrived.

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Look, Your Highness. How is it different between here and the previous place?

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Those flora and vinery appear to be the rare scene in Qingzhou now.

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You are right.

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Those greenery is how you remembered it.

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I am willing to keep your recollection.

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But here is the reality.

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Since ancient times, Qingzhou has been ruled by the winged Feather Tribesmen who are considered the upper class.

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The ones who could not grow wings to fly are marked from birth. They couldn't become officials.

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They couldn't become Snow Cranes. They couldn't even step inside the palace.

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But we are all in the Feather Tribe. How can one be considered higher in stature than the other?

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The reason that I built the palace over the ruin of the old palace

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is to constantly remind myself that I came from the lower-class Feather Tribesmen.

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I will never forget the humiliation.

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I will never repeat the previous emperor's mistake.

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Under my rule in Qingzhui, if any winged Feather Tribesmen would co-exist with the lower-class peasants,

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I will cut off their wings. Otherwise,

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they are executed.

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You are no longer the youngster who wanted to become a Snow Crane.

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You have become a maniac.

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Don't you remember, Your Highness?

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Even the Gong family is just a side branch of the Yu clan.

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How happy were you as a child living in the palace?

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I remember when I first met you,

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you had played with the Yu princess's floral crown

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and were severely punished.

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How long ago was that?

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I don't remember it.

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I remember.

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I still remember your gaze as you knelt by the corner of a wall.

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There was a sense of feeling wronged.

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There was envy, also desire.

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What are you trying to prove by so much talking?

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You are already ruling Qingzhou.

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Why do you say that it's my opportunity to restore the country?

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What are you doing here?

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You are awake.

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Where is the old man?

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Where is the old man?

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Somethings were already decided on the 14th day of the winter month 18 years ago.

(The 11th month of the Lunar calendar)

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The 14th day of the winter month?

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That's my birthday.

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Were you born 18 years ago on the 14th day of the winter month?

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19 years ago.

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Are you sure it was 19 years ago?

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What's it to do with you?

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You haven't answered my question. Where is the old man?

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He is your father's killer.

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The enmity means you cannot co-exist with him.

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If I were you, I would have killed him already.

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Why should I believe you?

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He couldn't have killed my father.

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You have been living happily in Eastland all these years and forgotten your homeland.

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How do you know what the truth is?

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You are just a traitor to the Snow Cranes.

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You can even betray your own ideal.

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How are you qualified to judge me?

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In the present Qingzhou, only more of the wingless Feather Tribesmen can live.

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The Snow Cranes could only guard the Feather Emperor.

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I have chosen to become their new Feather Emperor.

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How is that a betrayal of my ideal?

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Princess, you grew up since childhood in a foreign land.

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You've been far from the homeland's taste. I've especially prepared some Qingzhou's specialty food for you.

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Try it.

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What is it?

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Take them away!

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These are the floral essences that were the nobles' favorite back then in the palace.

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Are you not use to it, Princess?

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It appears that you've long betrayed your clan.

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I never lived here.

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Of course I'm not used to it.

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Don't tell me these useless things.

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Where is Yi Tianzhan?

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Your Highness, as ordered by you,

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I've scouted secretly in Qingzhou and have found where Princess Yu Ran is.

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Those of you in the back, move faster!

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Faster!

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What are you doing?

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Hurry up!

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Hurry up!

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Old Man...

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- Old Man, are you alright?

- Princess,

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- how did you come here?

- Are you alright?

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Don't worry about you. You should leave now.

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- We leave together.

- Don't worry about me.

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Why can't I untie it?

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It's too late.

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What do you want again?

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You are my most loyal subjects.

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You all grew up on Qingzhou's soil.

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You are the Feather Tribesmen with the deepest roots.

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Here is Prince Gumo of Stark City.

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He used to be a Snow Crane.

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He was the one that killed the Feather Emperor and escaped to Eastland.

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He is the ultimate culprit of Qingzhou's catastrophe.

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So it was him?

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It's not him. Don't believe him. He has no proof.

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No, it's not him.

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Even though I don't recognize the concept of nobles,

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but I firmly believe in retribution for sins.

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Since he committed regicide,

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then he should receive the harshest punishment,

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in order to console the late Feather Emperor's spirit in heaven.

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I think he should be executed.

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Today,

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he will end up like the other nobles.

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In the assassination of the late Feather Emperor,

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we are all outsiders.

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But even as outsiders, we would unite together.

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But surprisingly...

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What are you doing?

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Don't hurt the princess.

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Don't pull me.

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Let her go. Don't hurt the princess!

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This one, is the late Feather Emperor's daughter.

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Our Feather Tribe's Princess!

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She actually has connived with her father's killer.

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- Yes.

- He didn't kill him!

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That's right.

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This is why I let you come here.

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I want you to see a noble's despicable face.

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Kill him! Kill him!

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Kill him!

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- No, no!

- Kill him! Kill him!

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Kill him!

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Don't believe him!

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- Hold on!

- Kill him!

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Princess, don't care about me.

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Hit him!

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Princess, move away!

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Move away!

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Don't care about me.

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Kill him!

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Take him away.

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Feather Emperor! Feather Emperor!

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Begin!

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No!

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I beg you! I beg you!

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Stop!

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Auntie.

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Auntie!

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You've know about Yu Ran already.

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Why haven't you told me?

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If I had told you, we might not have this good show today.

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You are late. You should have come earlier.

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Old Man.

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It's alright. Don't miss the show to execute the king's killer.

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Auntie. He didn't kill my father.

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He didn't kill. Please save him.

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He didn't kill.

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Bo Minkei, you know that I returned to Qingzhou for Yu Ran.

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You've treated me politely. If you still think of me as a friend, then please release them.

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Old Man.

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She is Qingzhou's Princess, and also your niece.

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For you, I can let her live.

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But that king's killer must be punished.

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He has nothing to do with me.

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You do as you wish.

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Pull him up!

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What are you doing?

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What are you doing?

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No! No!

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Look at your lowly state, are you still that high and mighty Prince Gumo?

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Where are the wings that you are so proud of?

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Not killing him is actually the best punishment for him!

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Bo Minkei, I'll kill you!

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Let me go!

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I have done as you requested, Your Highness.

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You can take the princess away.

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But, I hope you will think over what I said.

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You are always my most treasured guest.

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Old Man.

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Open your eyes and look at me.

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Please.

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Open your eyes and look at me.

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Princess.

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I am no longer a Feather Tribesman.

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I am no longer a Feather Tribesman.

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It's alright.

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It's alright.

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You can just be an old man.

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The wings are a gift from Moon Goddess to us.

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Once they are cut off, they cannot regrow.

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Why didn't you save him?

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It was already lucky to save you.

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He brought you to Qingzhou without my permission, why should I save him?

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I've found a safe place for you two.

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You should settle down first.

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Carry him up.

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This hut is safe. You can live here first.

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Auntie, aren't you living with us?

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Bo Minkei has arranged lodging for me.

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I don't have many guards with me.

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I will live as he wishes for now to avoid his suspicion.

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Just now, I saw you two talk at the divine temple.

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Did you two already know each other?

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He was my acquaintance from the old days. Let's go.

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Old Man.

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Sir Yi, can you tell me why you brought Yu Ran back to Qingzhou?

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Auntie, he's so wounded. Don't ask him anymore.

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We can talk about it later, please?

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The chaos at the capital...

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After the chaos at the capital, I accidentally discovered that the princess's secret identity as Valkyrie...

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Valkyrie?

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Absurd!

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I watched her grow up.

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How could she be Valkyrie?

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I thought, if she really is Valkyrie,

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I could use Valkyri's power to wake up the Snow Cranes

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to find the real killer of the emperor and vindicate myself.

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Princess.

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I'm sorry.

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I should not have brought you to Qingzhou.

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We are here now. What's the use of talking about it still?

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Besides, this is my homeland anyway.

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Auntie.

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At the divine temple, I heard Bo Minkei say he invited you back.

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He is a tyrant. You must be careful.

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Don't worry. I know what to do.

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You, however, need to rest well.

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Remember, don't walk around too much.

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Understand?

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Old Man.

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The medicine is ready. Come.

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Come.

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Drink the medicine.

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Come, Old Man, finish the medicine.

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You'll recover after taking the medicine.

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Without my wings,

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I am no longer a Feather Tribesman.

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They are just wings. So what that they're gone. Come, open your mouth.

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I'd rather die.

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Why die?

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You've left here for so long. Is it that important to have that identity?

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I didn't know I was a Feather Tribesperson, and I've lived fine.

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In my mind, this old man is someone with a firm belief.

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You yourself told me that you've survived on sheer will power.

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Does it matter whether someone like you is a Feather Tribesman?

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Besides,

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if you die,

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how can I stay alive here by myself?

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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 ♫