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[Novoland: Eagle Flag]

[Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]

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[Episode 48]

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I, Lu Guichen,

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greets Your Lordship.

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Thank you for traveling to Qing Province.

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I am guilty,

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and would like to be punished by Your Lordship.

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What crimes have you committed?

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On my way back, I saw a group of prisoners who had been convicted of capital punishment by you.

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One of them is my friend, and I set him free.

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That's one of the crimes.

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The second is when I couldn't protect State Preceptor Gong in Qing Province.

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Based on what I've heard,

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State Preceptor was killed by Yu Ran.

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In protecting the State Preceptor, would you have killed Yu Ran?

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Your Lordship don't know that

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Yu Ran couldn't help but kill under the urgent situation.

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What situation?

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How could it be so urgent as to kill one's own aunt?

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I went to Qing Province on my own free will.

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I will shoulder all the blames.

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There is no blame.

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State Perceptor Gong had already said

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Qing Province was far, and she would eventually go back.

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She has finally returned home this time,

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and she would never leave home again.

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You may say that she has gotten what she wished for.

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As for the conflicts between her and Yu Ran,

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its an internal affair within the Feather Tribe.

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You don't have to blame yourself.

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Thank you, Your Lordship.

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I have another matter that I hope Your Lordship will allow.

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Speak.

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Princess Little Zhou had given herself as hostage in exchange for me to go to Qing Province.

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Now that I've returned,

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I hope you will

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allow Little Zhou to return to Chuwei State.

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She is not a hostage.

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She is Lower Tang's esteemed guest.

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Keeping her was only to wait for you to return and reunite with her.

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I will send someone to escort her back.

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Thank you, Your Lordship.

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Now that you have returned,

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there is something that I don't want to hide from you anymore.

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According to our latest news from our envoy,

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your father, Emperor Lu Song, has passed away.

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It's just that the news has been blocked, and the funeral hasn't been held.

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I've also received letters from your brothers,

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saying the accord between the late Emperor and Lower Tang is now nullified.

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As for you, the hostage prince,

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they would let me to decide what to do.

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Lower Tang has ruled with virtues for over a hundred years.

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How can we treat our ally this way?

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You are Qingyang's crown prince.

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The late Emperor's legal heir.

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Those brothers of yours

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are just usurping bandits.

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Lower Tang's 100,000 armored troops

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would support you to go to Northland's capital

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to reclaim your place.

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Just like your father, be the King of Grasslands!

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Guoleer!

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Guoleer!

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Northern Capital

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will become a city of death now.

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[Lower Tang, South Huai City]

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Reporting, Your Lordship. Princess Little Zhou has arrived.

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Greetings, Your Lordship.

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Princess, you've been at South Huai for a while.

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Have you been accustomed to living here?

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Thank you for your care, Your Lordship. I've lived comfortably here.

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I wonder why you have summoned me here.

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You know that you and First Princess don't get along.

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You came to South Huai all by yourself.

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Aren't you afraid that I would arrest you and send you to Revelation City?

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Yes, I'm afraid.

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But to me, there are many things that are even more important than my life.

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Your courage is admirable. This kind of solitary courage

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can't even be found in many men

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in the Nine Provinces.

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But I also know that

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it was beyond your control that you originally left Revelation City.

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Haven't you thought to going back there?

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I don't understand what you're saying.

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I will speak openly with you then.

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I have been proclaimed by the royal court

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as Senior Lord to command all vassal lords.

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In the capital, I also have 20,000 of Lower Tang's troops

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that are on standby for my orders. After the Shangyang Pass battles,

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the other lords don't have good generals and troops left.

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In other words,

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First Princess is only my puppet.

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When the other lords fought with the Celestial Ministry at Shangyang Pass,

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and countless soldiers turned into white bones,

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you were actually taking advantage of the situation.

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You have achieved it.

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You have achieved even what Ying Wuyi couldn't do.

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In this case, why don't you proclaim yourself Emperor?

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Ying Wuyi?

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He is just a boor.

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He is overbearing, and ignored the existence of the royal court.

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I'm different.

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I am the Senior Lord appointed by the royal court,

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and I'm the most loyal subject of Revelation City.

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Manipulating the Bai royal family as your puppets,

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and you actually claim yourself as a loyal subject.

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From the moment that I led the troops to enter Revelation City,

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it was the end of the Bai dynasty.

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You should understand very clearly that when I say I'm a subject,

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I'm merely leaving some dignity to the royal family.

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Besides, I am not interested in becoming an Emperor or King.

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I only want to invite you, Princess,

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to join me to rule the world.

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You are the only royal descendant of the Bai family.

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First Princess is mesmerized by the Celestial Ministry, and the people resent her.

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I can help you

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to return to the capital, kill First Princess, and become Empress.

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But I have one condition.

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You must marry my son.

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You're done with using First Princess, now you want me as your puppet.

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I'm sorry that I cannot accept such a condition.

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Do you have any choice?

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I am not alone.

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My mother is the Lord of Chuwei State.

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If Chuwei becomes an enemy of Lower Tang,

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your plan to rule the world

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can't be so easy to realize, right?

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Are you threatening me?

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You should look at this first before you answer me.

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The one in your heart, Crown of Qingyang, has returned.

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I heard that, in Revelation City,

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you and Crown Prince were very close.

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He's even forgotten that he is Lower Tang's son-in-law.

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Lower Tang and Qingyang are linked by marriage.

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Qingyang's Emperor has died.

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Now, the Crown Prince

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is just one of my chess pieces.

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Lower Tang has given Qingyang a lot of provisions,

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but I haven't received my promised payment,

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so I can only kill Qingyang's Crown Prince.

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Your Lordship, the Crown Prince of Qingyang

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has also contributed to Lower Tang.

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At Gubeikou, Shangyang Pass, he acted as someone from Lower Tang.

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I ask Your Lordship...

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I beg for Your Lordship's mercy.

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Princess, you shouldn't beg me,

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you should beg yourself.

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To young people, love is very important.

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Actually, love is most elusive.

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To keep him alive, or to rule the world,

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I think it's an easy choice.

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If I agree, you must let him go.

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Crown Prince, Princess Little Zhou is here.

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Little Zhou.

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We originally agreed that you will escort me back to Chuwei State.

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We didn't know we would meet here.

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I kept waiting for news from Qing Province. It's so good to see you.

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You've suffered.

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How are Yu Ran and Ji Ye?

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They are alright. I will tell you late about what happened in Qing Province.

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Why did you come to South Huai by yourself.

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South Huai isn't a quiet place.

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If you have any mishap, I wouldn't know what to do.

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People say South Huai has the unmatched scenic beauty. I had always wanted to come visit.

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Besides, I was the one that took you away from this place.

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So I wanted to wait here for your return.

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You probably haven't returned for a long time, right?

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I will go outside with you for a stroll.

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Alright.

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Fine fragrance here!

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I have heard that South Huai is prosperous,

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and the people even live a better life than in Capital City.

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It really seems to be true when I see it.

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Have a taste.

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Thank you.

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I wish we could be like them,

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so happy every day.

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South Huai can be considered half your homeland.

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You look like an Eastlander when you walk in the streets.

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I still remember when I first came to pick you up,

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you were still wearing Qingyang's clothing, with all your hair in braids.

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Bravo!

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Once more!

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Bravo!

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Bravo!

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- Bravo! Do it again!

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- Brovo!

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Bravo!

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Bravo!

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Little Zhou,

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my father died.

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I will never see him again.

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Since you can't return to Qingyang to say farewell to your father,

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you can use this method to speak with him.

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But we don't really know

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where these paper boats will float to.

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So my father won't hear what I want to say.

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But, Little Zhou, I still thank you.

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Asule, are you going back to Qingyang?

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I already asked my leave from Lord Baili today.

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I want to go back to Qingyang to send my father off.

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All these years in Eastland, have you had any regrets?

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No, I have no regrets.

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I have no regrets either.

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Crown Prince, I asked you to be here because His Lordship wants me to ask you something.

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What have you decided about deploying troops to Northland?

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His Lordship promised me to let Princess Little Zhou safely return to Chuwei. How is that coming along?

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That's a simple matter. His Lordship always does what he promises.

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The approval document was already sent to her lodge yesterday.

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Princess Little Zhou probably has left already by now.

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I was the one that brought Your Highness from Northland.

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So I'd like to talk a little more with you today.

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Look at this execution platform, Crown Prince.

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Years ago, His Lordship executed a very important noble here.

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It was the first time I was the Execution Official.

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I remember it was a day of extra hard rain,

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but the rain could not wash away the bloody stain,

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like it was engraved in our heart.

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Crown Prince, you've been in Eastland a long time.

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It seems that you still haven't learned about this.

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What I understand about the consequences of killing is probably different from yours.

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My father sent me to Eastland to learn Eastland's art of war.

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It has never been important to me whether I can ascend to the throne.

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Your are just evading it, Crown Prince.

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You are Qingyang's Crown Prince. You were born with the calling and duty to be a monarch.

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General Tuoba, don't keep persuading me. I'm not that ambitious.

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Please go back and report to His Lordship,

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even if he sends me to the execution platform, he would not get what he wants.

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Is this your response to His Lordship and Lower Tang?

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Yes.

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Your brothers are fighting for the throne. How do you become the ruler?

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You will only choose to which one you will serve as a slave.

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No matter which of my brother becomes Emperor, he will be the King of Grasslands.

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As for me, Lu Guichen, I won't be anyone's slave.

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Then you can stay in prison and wait for the day to lose your head.

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[Announcement: Qingyang's Crown Prince Lu Guichen and traitor as Chief Leader of Heavenly Samurai will be executed.]

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I estimate that we can draft 100,000 soldiers from various counties in Lower Tang.

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They can arrive in South Huai within ten days

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to help My Lord conquer Qingyang. I also...

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Your Lordship, I already agreed your demand for marriage. Why have you imprisoned Crown Prince?

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Princess, you need not worry.

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I did it to educate a disobedient child.

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To educate a child?

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To educate a child, would you execute him in ten days?

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For your sake, I had already agreed to let him go,

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and even promised him 100,000 troops to help him get the Qingyang throne that rightfully belongs to him.

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I am helping him.

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But he doesn't appreciate it.

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He even said he wouldn't become my slave.

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I understand Crown Prince really well. He would never agree such a demand from you.

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He is Qingyang's

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rightful heir.

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Crown Prince has been in Eastland a long time. It's time for him to grow up.

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Besides, in his situation now, how is he qualified to negotiate with me?

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I think he'll understand after thinking it over for a few days.

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If this is what you insist, Your Lordship, then our agreement from the other days is nullified.

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But if you are willing to release Crown Prince now,

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I will be willing to give you something extra.

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Dismiss.

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We take our leave.

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This is a decree that the late Emperor gave me to pass the throne to me.

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I thought I would never use it.

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But today, to show my sincerity in my accord with Your Lordship, I hereby present it to you.

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I will accept this belt decree,

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but I still can't release Crown Prince.

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I already told you that I'm merely educating a disobedient child.

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I also invite you to come to Water Caltrop Garden ten days from now.

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I want you to see for yourself

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whether the person you've defended with your life is someone with a spine.

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To Chief Shaman,

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Asule cannot return to visit you.

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I will not forget what you and Father taught me.

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No matter what, I will hold my head up and not embarrass Qingyang.

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Ji Ye, I will miss our appointment again.

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I wanted you to come to South Huai

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to see me, but I won't be able to see you.

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Yu Ran, how are you in Qing Province?

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I've often thought of you and Ji Ye after I returned to South Huai.

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No matter where we are, I hope you two will always stay happy,

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just like...

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just like when we were in South Huai.

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Little Zhou,

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I've always know how you felt.

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But the last thing I can do for you is to send you safely back to your mother's side.

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I also know how my feelings.

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If there is a next life, I will definitely reciprocate.

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Baili Ningqing? Why is it you?

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Princess, I apologize for offending you.

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Nan Huai belongs to the Baili family. Of course I can be here.

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Are you kidnapping me to go back to the capital?

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Don't worry.

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I know Your Highness wants to hurry out of the city, but the security is tight in South Huai.

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You have a unique identity, and it's probably not easy to leave.

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In Shangyang Pass, we spoke candidly. Do you still not trust me?

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Do you still not trust me?

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Lord Baili has gone crazy.

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Asule is in prison. I have to get out of the city.

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This is exactly why I am here.

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From my Baili family in the capital, I learned about the infrastructure within South Huai city.

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There is a secret passage that leads from ghost market to outside the city.

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I am willing to send you safely out of the city.

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There will be a fast horse outside of the city. You go back to Chuwei.

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There may be hope for a change.

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For you to help me, what are you aiming for?

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I just do not wish to see someone who is possibly the future rule of Great Yin

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to die in South Huai so easily.

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Prefecture Princess Huan, why have you come?

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Father said, as long as you agree to his demand,

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everything can still be resolved.

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Will you agree to him?

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I prepared a good horse outside.

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You can leave.

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Why are you doing this?

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You helped Lower Tang defeat Li State at Gubeiko.

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You defeated Bare-Tooth Army at Shangyang Pass.

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I don't understand politics, but you saved so many people,

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I respect you as a hero.

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Since you don't plan to agree to my father's demand, then I only have one condition.

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Hereafter, do not become my father's enemy.

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I cannot leave.

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Originally, Qingyang and Lower Tang agreed on an accord.

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Lower Tang has provided so many weapons and provisions.

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Staying here is my duty.

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- But...

- If you really want to help me,

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please help send some letters to my friends.

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Celestial Ministry's Lei Bichen would like to meet the King of Wolves.

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Are you sure?

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There has never been outsider

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who can stay alive after seeing the King of Wolves.

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I will only talk with the real King of Wolves.

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What does a Celestial want by coming to Shuobei?

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I've brought good news from the grasslands for you.

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Qingyang's Emperor has died.

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This is a great time to trample Qingyang.

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Years ago, Qingyang's Tiger Leopard Calvary swept through Han Province,

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slaughtered the entire grasslands.

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Shubei was no exception to the catastrophe.

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The ranches were destroyed, and the people were enslaved.

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To preserve a temporary peace,

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You Highness endured a huge humiliation

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and let your daughter marry into Qingyang.

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You took the wolves

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and came to this land of extreme coldness.

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I am thinking, you must be wishing constantly

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to trample Qingyang to avenge

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and to personally kill your enemies.

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King of Wolves, please calm down.

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I came afar not to enrage you,

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but to bring you a plan to attack Qingyang.

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Shuobei fighters!

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It's Shuobei fighters!

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Are you crazy? That's King Gold. If you kill him,

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the entire Shuobei will come to attack us. What will we do then?

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What to do?

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Hurry! Report to the Emperor!

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My Lord, per your request, we have completed the preparation at Water Caltrop Garden's execution platform.

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The entire Ghost Bat Camp's soldiers are on high alert.

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Good.

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My Lord, to kill the defenseless Crown Prince of Qingyang,

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do we really have to have a big battle?

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Defenseless?

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You forget that he is Chief Leader of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.

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Heavenly Samurai's remnants are not eliminated yet.

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We can't let them intrude on our plan.

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Yes, My Lord. I will search for Heavenly Samurai's remnants with full force.

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My Lord, recently it was reported that Princess Little Zhou has disappeared.

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You do not seem worried about it.

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Do you want me to also search for Little Zhou?

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No need. I already got what I want.

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You can go.

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I take my leave.

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General Tuoba.

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Yes, My Lord.

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You are my most trusted.

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Do not disappoint me.

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I understand.

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We are probably the last Heavenly Samurai inside South Huai.

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I have been convicted.

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My life may be gone anytime. But I have called everyone to come here,

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to do something that will lead us all to death.

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If anyone has regret

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and wants to leave, I will not stop you.

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Good. As it is, Chief Leader is in peril.

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Tomorrow, if we can't rescue Chief Leader,

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we will fight to the death with him!

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We are envoys of the God of War.

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Envoys of the God of War!

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We are the Samurai guided by Polaris.

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Samurai guided by Polaris!

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We are honored for our dignity.

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Honored for our dignity!

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We are proud of our courage.

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Proud of our courage!

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The armor is still around!

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Still around!

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”Feed the Horse” by Ayangal

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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 ♫