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[The Night Before
the Staged Execution Rescue]

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♪ What's the cost
of going against the wind? ♪

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♪ Knowing you, knowing me,
we live up to our promises ♪

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♪ Aligning the traces of our conviction ♪

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♪ As long as I'm with you ♪

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♪ The journey can stretch on forever ♪

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♪ Even if it puts my life on the line ♪

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Tomorrow's fake rescue
from the execution ground

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♪ I shall never forget ♪

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is a life-or-death gamble.

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If this charade isn't convincing enough,

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we won't gain the trust of Northern Qin.

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You must strike me down without mercy,

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and I won't hold back either.

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I'll try my best to keep you all alive.

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But swords and blades have no eyes—

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there's always a chance of an accident.

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-If anything were to...
-Your Highness, no need to say more.

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Death is inevitable on the battlefield.

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If this plan succeeds, it can at least

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secure more than a decade of peace
and stability for the Northern Border.

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We're willing to be the blade
in Your Highness's hand!

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-We're willing!
-To stand together through life and death!

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Your Highness, you once said,

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"Who says we stand alone?

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We share weal and woe."

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Alright!

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How fitting—"Who says we stand alone?
We share weal and woe."

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Then let's face life and death together!

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[Key to the Phoenix Heart]

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[Episode 26]

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[Huiyin Hall]

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Say something.

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Come on, say something.

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Xie Jiayu! Our wedding's tomorrow.

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You have to marry me

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whether you're willing to or not!

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Keep breaking things like this,

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and there won't be many vases
left in the palace.

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How is it? Has His Majesty
issued the decree?

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Xiao Wuyi's judgment was correct.

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After the An and Lu families
were cleared of their charges,

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the people's anger over the false charges
fabricated by Northern Qin,

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along with their hatred stemming from
more than 2 decades of war,

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have reached its peak.

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Public support for the Northern Expedition
is now solid.

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His Majesty has issued a decree
approving the expedition

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and ordered He Yuan to draft
a proclamation for it.

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As expected, nothing escapes
his calculations.

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Li Mao!

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I'd rather die today than marry you!

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What's this?

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Don't you want to root out

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all the Northern Qin spies in the palace
before the Northern Expedition?

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This item is called the caltrop fireball.

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It is recorded in the surviving fragments
of "Essentials of Fire Attacks."

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Back then, Northern Qin was so desperate
to kill Cui Jun

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precisely because they wanted
to seize this item.

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Before my master, Yuan Xiaoliu,
passed away,

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he entrusted this blueprint to me.

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He said that the art of firearms

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was tied to the fate of the nation.

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So if the Northern Qin spies
learn of this item,

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even if it's a trap,

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they'll surely risk their lives
to obtain it.

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That's wonderful news.

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With this item, the Northern Expedition
is bound to succeed.

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But I've modified this blueprint.
So don't let

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the Directorate of Military Equipment
blindly manufacture them.

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If they end up
blowing themselves up instead,

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I won't take responsibility.

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Yaoyao.

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You still don't trust me.

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I trust you,

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but I also have to guard against you.

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Xiao Wuyi prides himself
on his cleverness—

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he factors in the people's will,

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and your ambitions as well.

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He thinks he's thought of everything,

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but in reality, he's just a fool

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who doesn't value his own life.

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That's why I'm his last line of defense.

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I can't take that chance.

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Mao.

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I won't harm you,

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but I won't let you harm him either.

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I just want both of you

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to stay alive and well.

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Alright.

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Then tomorrow's wedding

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will be the best opportunity
to catch the spies.

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Xie Jiayu, I'll give you one last chance!

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The wedding's tomorrow.

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Are you going to marry me or not?

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Will you give me the blueprints
for the caltrop fireball or not?

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If you're determined to die
alongside Xiao Wuyi,

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I'll kill Xiao Ziqi right now.

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You wouldn't dare!

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Feng An!

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Take Xiao Ziqi to
the Court of Judicial Review.

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Since his surname is Xiao,

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let him be reunited with his family
as soon as possible.

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Understood.

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Li Mao, you're out of your mind!

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You won't even spare a child?

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I've only kept him alive to make you obey,

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but my patience is running out.

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The Grand Tutor is dead,

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and the Xiao family has fallen.

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Now, aside from
my lingering affection for you,

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you have nothing to rely on.

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Stop overestimating yourself.

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You're nothing more than
my spoils of war.

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I'll give you the blueprints
for the caltrop fireball.

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But you must let Xiao Ziqi
and He Yuanji go.

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Fine.

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Let them go before the wedding!

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Okay.

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After all these years,

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you're still nothing like her.

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Forgive me, Your Highness.

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Never mind.

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Now that she's returned,

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you don't have to keep up the act anymore.

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Your Highness, please don't send me away.

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Please have pity on my devotion,
Your Highness.

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I'm willing to serve Your Highness

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and Her Highness the Secondary Consort.

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I've treated you so poorly,

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yet why have you still not
changed your feelings?

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I've served Your Highness all these years

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and know full well the hardships
Your Highness has faced.

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Even if I cannot be the one you love,

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I'm willing to be a bowl of tea or a lamp.

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As long as I can bring you

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a moment of peace and comfort,

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I'll feel content.

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Good.

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Then tomorrow, do something for me.

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Whatever Your Highness commands.

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Keep an eye on Xie Jiayu.

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If she tries to pass anything
to He Yuanji

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or Xiao Ziqi to take out of the palace,

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swap it out for me.

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That could be the key to victory
in the Northern Expedition.

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Understood.

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Also,

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avoid Feng An.

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He's a spy for Northern Qin.

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What?

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Eunuch Feng is...

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Chan.

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You're the only one I can trust.

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I'll do my utmost
to share Your Highness's burden.

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Your Highness, it's time to
return to the palace.

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Freeze!

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Hold on.

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Miss Chan,

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I entrust Young Lady to your care
from now on.

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Ziqi,

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hurry and thank Sister Chan.

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No need for such formalities,
Young Master.

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In the days to come,

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I'll definitely take good care of
your concubine mother.

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Let's go.

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Feng An has been discovered.

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The 3 people in his network
are likely all exposed now.

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Now,

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you're the only ones who can
get this blueprint out of the palace.

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Deliver this to His Highness immediately,

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and do not come back.

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Understood.

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Freeze!

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When did you discover my identity?

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I never did, actually.

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I tested everyone,

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and you were the only one
who gave yourself away.

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The caltrop fireball is way too important.

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If Feng An were discovered,

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his accomplices would have no choice
but to put their lives on the line.

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Actually, ever since

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I first saw you by Mao's side,

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something felt off to me.

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The woman who once had the courage

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to die alongside
Prince Changsha...

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If you drink it, you'll die too.

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Then I'll go down with him.

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How could she, after falling for someone,

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willingly copy another person
and live as her replacement?

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You were Eagle King's agent
from the very beginning.

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I don't think so.

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At first, she was probably
just an inactive pawn—

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disguised as a dancer,
gathering intelligence all over Jiankang.

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When Prince Changsha rebelled,

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she realized something had changed.

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To avoid being dragged into it,

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she fled the Lantai gathering.

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She never expected to run into you,

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and by a twist of fate, she ended up
in Prince Jing'an's Household.

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So you never really

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intended to save those dancers?

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You just wanted to create chaos

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so you could escape?

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Everyone has their own fate.

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As a spy, I can't afford to
worry about such things.

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You used Prince Jing'an's Household
as a stepping stone

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to get close to me,

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taking it one step at a time

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to see how far you could go.

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Precisely because you had no plan at all,

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you left no traces behind.

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You even

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deliberately arranged for Feng An
to come to my side,

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drawing my attention away.

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But you still found out.

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Since you had already caught Feng An,

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why were you still not at assured?

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Things have always been like this

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for lonely rulers throughout history.

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Do you have anything else to say?

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Your Highness.

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I have no complaints or regrets
in this life.

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I only wish Your Highness to take care

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and achieve your desires.

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By His Majesty's decree:

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3 days from now, on the auspicious day,
the imperial army—

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fully prepared and in high spirits—

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will set out on the Northern Expedition.

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All Northern Qin spies
within Jiankang City

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shall be sacrificed to the banner!

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Yes, Your Highness!

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The Northern Qin barbarians,

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with the nature of jackals and wolves,
have usurped the Central Plains

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and torn our land apart
for more than 20 years.

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They burned our ancestral temples,

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plundered our classics,

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trampled the nine-tiered imperial palaces
of the Capital,

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and defiled the clear skies
and fertile lands in Heluo.

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The gray-haired survivors still remember
the blood spilled before Zhuque Street,

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and young children still hear the cries
lingering on in the ancestral hall.

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Unless this grudge is avenged,

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how can we stand before Heaven and Earth?

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Now our iron-clad armies have endured
the autumn campaigns,

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our night watches have echoed
without rest,

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and the imperial forces
have fully gathered their strength.

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From the Observatory, we see
the purple aura gathering in the east.

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From the Yellow River, we hear
the thunderous roar shaking the north.

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How can we bear to watch
the barbarian dust obscure the sun?

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How dare we forget the heart-wrenching
anguish of our ancestors?

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Those who behead enemy soldiers
shall be rewarded with 1000 taels of gold;

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those who seize banners or break through
enemy lines shall be granted a fief of

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10000 households.
On the day this proclamation reaches you,

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we shall unfurl the dragon banners
upon Mount Yin,

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hang the heads of Qin spies at Hangu Pass,

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restore the radiance of sun and moon
over the ancient realm,

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and rebuild our mountains and rivers
upon the old borders.

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[Beifu]

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The 3 armies jointly swear
this blood oath:

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Until our realm is restored,

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00:15:22,670 --> 00:15:24,980
our blades shall not return to
their sheaths.

262
00:15:24,980 --> 00:15:27,400
[Xiyue Restaurant]

263
00:15:31,270 --> 00:15:31,910
Lan!

264
00:15:32,230 --> 00:15:32,870
Lan!

265
00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:34,440
Chuan?

266
00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:35,480
Chuan!

267
00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,890
Young Lord Xiao found you after all.

268
00:15:41,890 --> 00:15:43,410
[Jing Lan's brother Jing Chuan]

269
00:15:42,050 --> 00:15:44,310
Young Lord Xiao left this letter for you.

270
00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:49,790
"I depart on a journey
from which I may not return.

271
00:15:49,790 --> 00:15:52,990
I hereby return Xiyue Restaurant
to its rightful owner."

272
00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:11,840
The Imperial Envoy came again?

273
00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:12,700
Your Highness.

274
00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,190
His Majesty has learned that
the Southern Ye Army

275
00:16:16,270 --> 00:16:17,290
has crossed the Jing River
and captured Luyang.

276
00:16:17,290 --> 00:16:18,160
The court and the public are in an uproar.

277
00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,490
His Majesty has granted Your Highness
the ceremonial tiger token

278
00:16:20,490 --> 00:16:24,300
and ordered Your Highness to immediately
dispatch troops to face the enemy.

279
00:16:24,300 --> 00:16:27,020
My dear nephew finally
couldn't hold back anymore.

280
00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:28,870
For 3 years he wouldn't give me
the tiger token,

281
00:16:28,870 --> 00:16:30,080
but now that Luyang has fallen,

282
00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:31,680
he's sent it over so quickly.

283
00:16:32,910 --> 00:16:34,320
Chan had already delivered

284
00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,080
the military strategy simulations

285
00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,670
Xiao Wuyi did for Li Mao in prison to me.

286
00:16:37,670 --> 00:16:38,960
Prince Qi is far too impatient.

287
00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,750
He actually just copied their idea

288
00:16:42,030 --> 00:16:43,270
and attacked

289
00:16:43,470 --> 00:16:46,070
our weakest western defense line

290
00:16:47,250 --> 00:16:48,840
without giving it any thought.

291
00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:52,030
How could a leisurely prince
who knows nothing but poetry and prose

292
00:16:52,030 --> 00:16:54,120
possibly understand military tactics?

293
00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,750
As long as the Beifu soldiers
continue to attack the western front,

294
00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:59,790
the cities behind it
won't be easy to capture.

295
00:17:00,910 --> 00:17:02,060
Do not underestimate our enemy.

296
00:17:02,060 --> 00:17:02,790
Understood.

297
00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:04,060
Your Highness.

298
00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,400
Last night we caught a small-time bandit

299
00:17:07,829 --> 00:17:10,960
who actually tried to raid the camp
and rescue Xiao Wuyi.

300
00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:11,680
Someone,

301
00:17:12,349 --> 00:17:13,109
bring him up!

302
00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:19,700
It's actually him.

303
00:17:20,650 --> 00:17:21,910
He's still alive, huh?

304
00:17:23,109 --> 00:17:23,920
Alright then.

305
00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:25,720
Take him to the torture chamber

306
00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,440
and have him reunite with
Xiao Wuyi's another guard.

307
00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,370
Aren't we sending him to Xiao Wuyi?

308
00:17:30,590 --> 00:17:31,440
These days,

309
00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:33,070
we've tried both carrots and sticks
on him,

310
00:17:33,070 --> 00:17:34,160
but he just wouldn't budge.

311
00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:35,960
He even managed to escape 3 times.

312
00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,640
If he were to give in that easily,

313
00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,270
I'd find it suspicious. Take him away.

314
00:17:42,310 --> 00:17:43,720
Will you talk or not?

315
00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:45,530
Will you talk or not?

316
00:17:45,830 --> 00:17:48,090
His Highness the Eagle King has arrived!

317
00:17:50,830 --> 00:17:53,030
What a loyal young lady.

318
00:17:53,510 --> 00:17:56,200
We caught an old friend of yours
last night.

319
00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:02,480
Qing Long?

320
00:18:04,190 --> 00:18:05,350
He followed us all the way here.

321
00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:07,880
He had been hiding outside the camp
for the past few days,

322
00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,790
trying everything to save Xiao Wuyi,
but failed.

323
00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:13,930
And he was caught last night.

324
00:18:18,110 --> 00:18:19,790
Since you survived,
you should try to remain that way!

325
00:18:19,790 --> 00:18:20,920
Why come here to die?

326
00:18:21,510 --> 00:18:23,350
There are no deserters in the Beifu Army.

327
00:18:23,350 --> 00:18:25,080
With you and His Highness here,

328
00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,720
if I hadn't come to save you
and had chosen to flee for my own life,

329
00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,850
what kind of friend would that make me?

330
00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:31,960
If you're scared,

331
00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,290
just hand over the chance to go to
Northern Qin with His Highness.

332
00:18:34,290 --> 00:18:34,770
Quiet.

333
00:18:35,110 --> 00:18:35,830
Me, scared?

334
00:18:36,070 --> 00:18:37,350
I'm just worried
that if I don't win the draw,

335
00:18:37,350 --> 00:18:38,680
you'll steal my chance

336
00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:39,940
to prove myself again.

337
00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:52,070
A bet is a bet.

338
00:18:52,350 --> 00:18:53,000
I won.

339
00:18:53,590 --> 00:18:55,190
His Highness and I will go to Northern Qin
as bait,

340
00:18:55,190 --> 00:18:57,050
and you'll lay in ambush outside.

341
00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,030
Honestly, there was never any need
for a draw.

342
00:18:59,030 --> 00:19:00,110
With a brain like yours,

343
00:19:00,110 --> 00:19:02,970
how could you possibly outmaneuver
the Eagle King?

344
00:19:14,270 --> 00:19:17,550
How many times do you plan to
pull that trick on him?

345
00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,450
I hope this isn't the last time.

346
00:19:39,550 --> 00:19:40,480
Go get some rest.

347
00:19:41,270 --> 00:19:44,270
We're hitting the road
first thing tomorrow morning.

348
00:20:11,060 --> 00:20:11,890
Rest assured, Your Highness.

349
00:20:11,890 --> 00:20:14,110
I'll try to stage a few more
rescue attempts before I get captured.

350
00:20:14,110 --> 00:20:16,310
That way, it will seem more convincing.

351
00:20:16,790 --> 00:20:18,590
Don't lose your life doing this.

352
00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:20,160
Even if I do, it doesn't matter.

353
00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:21,160
A suicide mission

354
00:20:21,230 --> 00:20:23,160
can't work without someone dying.

355
00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,170
Is that why you refused to tell Yan Yue?

356
00:20:32,770 --> 00:20:33,970
She's soft-hearted.

357
00:20:34,070 --> 00:20:36,750
And she'd definitely choose to be
the one waiting outside.

358
00:20:36,750 --> 00:20:37,890
A prison break is like a gamble—

359
00:20:37,890 --> 00:20:39,890
the slightest mistake means death.

360
00:20:40,030 --> 00:20:40,920
I'll do it.

361
00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,350
You two share such a deep bond of
affection and loyalty,

362
00:20:53,350 --> 00:20:55,350
which makes you ideal subjects
for interrogation.

363
00:20:55,350 --> 00:20:58,310
I've witnessed Miss Yan Yue's loyalty
with my own eyes.

364
00:20:58,310 --> 00:21:02,710
But since ancient times, it's been hard
to balance loyalty and righteousness.

365
00:21:03,350 --> 00:21:04,160
Young man.

366
00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:05,840
Do you want to know

367
00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:08,570
if she has feelings for you?

368
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,070
I can help you.

369
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:16,600
Qing Long!

370
00:21:25,020 --> 00:21:26,820
Torture them one after another.

371
00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:28,960
Since this lady refuses to talk,

372
00:21:29,350 --> 00:21:30,640
keep interrogating him.

373
00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,300
One of them is bound to give in.

374
00:21:33,330 --> 00:21:34,460
Yes, Your Highness.

375
00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,500
Take a look, Young Lord Xiao,

376
00:22:28,500 --> 00:22:30,790
These two were so affectionate
and loyal to each other,

377
00:22:30,790 --> 00:22:32,590
yet they only held out for 4 hours

378
00:22:33,190 --> 00:22:36,320
before drawing this defense map
of the Northern Border.

379
00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:39,350
You're truly a man

380
00:22:39,350 --> 00:22:41,080
without a shred of compassion.

381
00:22:41,350 --> 00:22:42,950
You're nothing but a stray dog,

382
00:22:42,950 --> 00:22:44,480
yet they've followed you
through thick and thin.

383
00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:46,130
Aren't you moved at all?

384
00:22:47,070 --> 00:22:49,550
Aren't their lives worth more than
Li Mao's?

385
00:22:51,050 --> 00:22:53,440
The soldiers of our Beifu Army
have always risked their lives

386
00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,100
to protect the common people.

387
00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:57,880
You want me to betray Ye

388
00:22:58,310 --> 00:23:00,270
and abandon the people of
the Northern Border

389
00:23:00,270 --> 00:23:01,680
just to save their lives?

390
00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:02,750
Mulian Yu,

391
00:23:03,510 --> 00:23:05,240
when did you become so foolish?

392
00:23:05,510 --> 00:23:07,550
Now that you've mentioned
the common people,

393
00:23:07,550 --> 00:23:09,110
this is perfect. Guards,

394
00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:11,580
bring the common people over!

395
00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:14,110
Move!

396
00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,130
Faster! Faster!

397
00:23:15,350 --> 00:23:16,270
Move! Faster!

398
00:23:16,550 --> 00:23:17,200
Move!

399
00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:18,440
Move! Get in!

400
00:23:18,550 --> 00:23:19,200
Hurry up!

401
00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:20,960
Move faster!

402
00:23:21,310 --> 00:23:22,640
Move! Faster!

403
00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,310
The weather's perfect today—

404
00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,440
an excellent chance for
a 100-pace archery contest.

405
00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:27,310
Back in Jiankang,

406
00:23:27,310 --> 00:23:28,270
I lost to you.

407
00:23:28,790 --> 00:23:30,590
Let's have another match today.

408
00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:31,880
If I lose again,

409
00:23:32,070 --> 00:23:34,000
I'll set Qing Long and Yan Yue free.

410
00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,040
Do you guys know who he is?

411
00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,240
He's none other than Crown Prince Wenxi,

412
00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:45,790
the one you've spent your entire lives
waiting for!

413
00:23:45,790 --> 00:23:49,160
Save us, Your Highness!

414
00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:50,780
Please save us!

415
00:23:52,750 --> 00:23:55,110
Over these years, the rumor
"when the Phoenix Heart Tokens appear,

416
00:23:55,110 --> 00:23:57,070
peace shall be restored in the world"
has spread far and wide—

417
00:23:57,070 --> 00:23:59,270
not only across Southern Ye,
but even in the Capital.

418
00:23:59,270 --> 00:24:00,640
Who among these refugees from Southern Ye

419
00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,790
does not long for you, Crown Prince Wenxi,
to reappear in this world

420
00:24:03,790 --> 00:24:06,050
and rescue them from their dire straits?

421
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,400
Now that you've come here,

422
00:24:09,510 --> 00:24:10,640
I'm curious to see

423
00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,350
if you can really
turn a blind eye to them.

424
00:24:33,180 --> 00:24:33,830
Shoot!

425
00:24:43,590 --> 00:24:44,310
Stop!

426
00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,400
The defense map drawn by Xiao Wuyi

427
00:24:59,060 --> 00:25:01,350
is different from the one
drawn by Qing Long and Yan Yue.

428
00:25:01,350 --> 00:25:02,640
Which one is right?

429
00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,240
We'll know once we put it to the test.

430
00:25:19,830 --> 00:25:21,160
From 3 to 5 a.m. this morning,

431
00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,030
Eagle King dispatched 3 scouting units

432
00:25:23,030 --> 00:25:24,550
to launch feigned attacks on Qingxi,

433
00:25:24,550 --> 00:25:26,270
Yingchuan, and Sansha.

434
00:25:28,110 --> 00:25:29,040
What about Wuyi?

435
00:25:29,110 --> 00:25:30,640
Is there any news about him?

436
00:25:32,180 --> 00:25:32,900
Not yet.

437
00:25:33,590 --> 00:25:37,190
But the fact that Eagle King
feigned attacks on those 3 locations

438
00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,440
shows that he's starting to trust Wuyi.

439
00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:41,960
Wuyi's plan is halfway to success.

440
00:25:42,190 --> 00:25:43,240
Eagle King is cunning.

441
00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:44,640
We can't fully trust him.

442
00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,240
I must make sure he comes back alive.

443
00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:50,600
By the way,

444
00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,580
an old acquaintance returned last night.

445
00:25:52,580 --> 00:25:54,510
He said he had something very important
to give you,

446
00:25:54,510 --> 00:25:56,570
and that it could only be given to you.

447
00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:57,270
Who is it?

448
00:25:57,850 --> 00:25:58,680
Be careful.

449
00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:04,720
Cui Shao'an?

450
00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:07,680
How have you been?

451
00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,160
Thankfully, I've fulfilled the task
you entrusted to me.

452
00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:09,790
I found it.

453
00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:12,350
Just as you said in the letter,

454
00:26:12,350 --> 00:26:13,270
it's not ore,

455
00:26:13,470 --> 00:26:15,270
but a slurry-like substance.

456
00:26:21,020 --> 00:26:22,110
Get the caltrop fireball ready.

457
00:26:22,110 --> 00:26:23,290
We'll test it right now.

458
00:26:23,290 --> 00:26:24,720
You must be extra careful.

459
00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:27,270
The power of this thing goes far beyond
your imagination.

460
00:26:27,270 --> 00:26:28,440
No matter how dangerous it is,
we must try it.

461
00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:29,830
Ancient texts record
that the caltrop fireball

462
00:26:29,830 --> 00:26:30,960
burns with the force of
a collapsing mountain,

463
00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:32,620
its flames twisting like lightning,

464
00:26:32,620 --> 00:26:35,550
capable of determining victory
across vast fields.

465
00:26:35,590 --> 00:26:36,830
To win this battle,

466
00:26:37,390 --> 00:26:39,320
and to ensure Wuyi returns safely,

467
00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,240
no matter how dangerous it is,
we must give it a try.

468
00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,400
The three groups of scouts I dispatched,

469
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,270
following the map you drew,

470
00:26:47,550 --> 00:26:49,280
were indeed completely wiped out.

471
00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,810
It seems this map is correct.

472
00:26:52,550 --> 00:26:54,810
Have Qing Long and Yan Yue been released?

473
00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,240
I always keep my word—

474
00:26:56,890 --> 00:26:58,350
as long as you cooperate with me.

475
00:26:58,350 --> 00:27:00,350
There are 2 subtle errors on this map

476
00:27:00,470 --> 00:27:01,730
that I left on purpose.

477
00:27:02,510 --> 00:27:04,240
If Your Highness wants to
cooperate with me,

478
00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,640
you must first agree to
one more condition.

479
00:27:09,210 --> 00:27:10,300
That's good.

480
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,460
That's more like the Xiao Wuyi I know.

481
00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,350
Go ahead. What condition is it?

482
00:27:14,790 --> 00:27:15,850
I want the Capital.

483
00:27:19,830 --> 00:27:21,160
I'm Crown Prince Wenxi.

484
00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,660
I'm determined to lead the people of Ye
back to our former capital.

485
00:27:26,270 --> 00:27:28,160
Xiao Wuyi, oh, Xiao Wuyi.

486
00:27:28,830 --> 00:27:31,490
Your demand is a little too ambitious,
isn't it?

487
00:27:32,590 --> 00:27:33,720
At this point,

488
00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,300
is Your Highness really in any position
to bargain?

489
00:27:38,890 --> 00:27:41,480
The young emperor of Northern Qin
is wary of you—

490
00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,110
he's cut off your supplies,
sent a military inspector,

491
00:27:44,110 --> 00:27:45,110
and now seeks to use Li Mao's forces

492
00:27:45,110 --> 00:27:48,490
to wipe out your remaining 30,000
Black Eagle Army soldiers.

493
00:27:48,490 --> 00:27:51,210
Now that a blade's already pressed against
Your Highness's neck,

494
00:27:51,210 --> 00:27:52,740
do you really have a choice?

495
00:27:52,950 --> 00:27:55,670
I don't want a single soldier
from Your Highness.

496
00:27:55,670 --> 00:27:57,600
I only want the survivors of our Ye.

497
00:27:58,210 --> 00:27:59,680
If I was able to build one Beifu Army,

498
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,280
then I can build a second one.

499
00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,160
When the time comes, you and I
will join forces to defeat Li Mao's army.

500
00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:06,400
You can then march south

501
00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:07,660
and capture Jiankang,

502
00:28:08,030 --> 00:28:09,560
and then advance westward.

503
00:28:16,790 --> 00:28:19,030
What, did I hit the nail on the head?

504
00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:21,570
Isn't the land of Xizhou

505
00:28:22,150 --> 00:28:24,010
what Your Highness desires most?

506
00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:30,100
Your Highness!

507
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,200
Are you really going to
hand the Capital over to Xiao Wuyi?

508
00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,590
That's treason.

509
00:28:42,510 --> 00:28:44,750
So that was a lie, Your Highness?

510
00:28:45,350 --> 00:28:46,510
Once you get

511
00:28:46,510 --> 00:28:48,310
the complete Northern Border
defense map from him

512
00:28:48,310 --> 00:28:49,680
and crush Li Mao's army,

513
00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:50,440
then

514
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:52,660
we can get rid of Xiao Wuyi.

515
00:28:53,350 --> 00:28:54,590
But that Xiao Wuyi

516
00:28:54,590 --> 00:28:55,640
is far too clever.

517
00:28:56,620 --> 00:28:58,220
He saw right through the fact

518
00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,800
that what I desire most is Xizhou.

519
00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:03,640
Could it be that he has set
some kind of trap

520
00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:05,640
and is waiting for me to fall into it?

521
00:29:07,370 --> 00:29:10,300
If Your Highness remains
concerned about Xiao Wuyi,

522
00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,730
why not force him into a corner
where he has no way out?

523
00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,480
Your Highness, are you still unwell today?

524
00:29:17,630 --> 00:29:20,090
I've recovered.
I shall receive the decree.

525
00:29:24,510 --> 00:29:26,240
Southern Ye harbors the ambitions
of a wild beast,

526
00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:27,640
coveting our territory.

527
00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:29,960
They're truly a great threat
to our nation.

528
00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:31,000
Upon hearing the news,

529
00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,160
I wished I could immediately don my armor
and take the battlefield myself,

530
00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:34,960
fighting the enemy to the death.

531
00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:36,570
I hereby order you
to lead the counterattack,

532
00:29:36,570 --> 00:29:37,570
hold the line at Luyang,

533
00:29:37,570 --> 00:29:38,900
reclaim our lost lands,

534
00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,200
and avenge this national humiliation.

535
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,920
As for Xiao Wuyi,
use him if he proves capable.

536
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:44,050
If not, execute him.

537
00:29:44,790 --> 00:29:47,810
If you fear that Xiao Wuyi
might carry out a suicide mission,

538
00:29:47,810 --> 00:29:52,490
I have a way to help you test
Xiao Wuyi's true intentions.

539
00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:13,350
Eat up.

540
00:30:14,180 --> 00:30:16,780
Your brother has arrived
outside Luyang City.

541
00:30:16,810 --> 00:30:18,210
He can bring you home now.

542
00:30:33,830 --> 00:30:37,230
This is the sound of our Beifu Army's
war drums as they charge.

543
00:30:41,910 --> 00:30:45,510
Our young emperor's army
has already crossed the Qin Mountains.

544
00:30:46,070 --> 00:30:48,550
Right now, with the Beifu Army
ahead of me

545
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,320
and our young emperor's army behind me,

546
00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,160
two sharp blades
are pressed against my head.

547
00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,860
Young Lord Xiao, you're the only one
who can save me now.

548
00:30:59,370 --> 00:31:00,300
Young Lord Xiao.

549
00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:02,200
Can you show me

550
00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:03,440
and the world

551
00:31:03,870 --> 00:31:04,940
this reason?

552
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:09,530
What do you want me to do?

553
00:31:09,790 --> 00:31:11,250
I remember a few years ago,

554
00:31:11,260 --> 00:31:12,860
at Lingfeng Fort in Guazhou,

555
00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:14,780
Li Lejun murdered Princess Yunzhao

556
00:31:14,780 --> 00:31:15,950
and returned to Jiankang.

557
00:31:15,950 --> 00:31:18,820
You and Xie Jiayu teamed up
to uncover the real culprit.

558
00:31:18,820 --> 00:31:21,350
You originally wanted to
kill that murderer,

559
00:31:21,430 --> 00:31:22,990
but Li Lejun clung to life

560
00:31:23,070 --> 00:31:24,590
and voluntarily defected to me.

561
00:31:24,590 --> 00:31:26,830
Back then, Xie Jiayu once said:

562
00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:28,510
"If one day

563
00:31:28,850 --> 00:31:30,260
I see Li Lejun again..."

564
00:31:30,290 --> 00:31:31,950
"I'll surely take your life."

565
00:31:35,050 --> 00:31:37,200
Your Northern Qin spies
truly live up to their reputation.

566
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,060
They even overheard every word of

567
00:31:39,250 --> 00:31:41,030
my private conversation with Li Mao.

568
00:31:41,030 --> 00:31:42,590
Then may I ask, Young Lord Xiao,

569
00:31:42,590 --> 00:31:45,070
does that statement still stand?

570
00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:54,170
Young Lord Xiao.

571
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:56,310
Today, I will

572
00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,050
give you a chance to fulfill your promise.

573
00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:06,900
The Northern Qin barbarians,

574
00:32:07,030 --> 00:32:08,830
with the nature of jackals and wolves,

575
00:32:08,830 --> 00:32:10,480
have usurped the Central Plains

576
00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,010
and torn our land apart
for more than 20 years.

577
00:32:13,510 --> 00:32:16,310
They trampled the nine-tiered
imperial palaces of the Capital,

578
00:32:16,310 --> 00:32:19,370
and defiled the clear skies
and fertile lands in Heluo.

579
00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,590
Now our iron-clad armies have endured
the autumn campaigns,

580
00:32:21,590 --> 00:32:23,310
our night watches have echoed
without rest,

581
00:32:23,310 --> 00:32:25,750
and the imperial forces
have fully gathered their strength.

582
00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:30,640
Those who seize banners or break through
enemy lines shall be granted 10000 households!

583
00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,240
Your Highness, they're not responding.
What should we do?

584
00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:34,570
Keep challenging them.

585
00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:36,210
Keep challenging them!

586
00:32:43,550 --> 00:32:46,210
Your Highness, someone has come out
over there.

587
00:32:51,550 --> 00:32:52,200
Lejun!

588
00:32:56,850 --> 00:32:58,830
Your brother is right across from us.

589
00:32:58,830 --> 00:33:00,160
He's here to pick you up.

590
00:33:02,750 --> 00:33:03,310
Go on.

591
00:33:05,790 --> 00:33:06,720
Mulian Yu.

592
00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,290
I don't regret coming to Northern Qin,

593
00:33:10,350 --> 00:33:11,950
nor do I regret marrying you.

594
00:33:13,350 --> 00:33:16,310
From the moment I stepped onto
the land of Northern Qin,

595
00:33:16,310 --> 00:33:19,400
I knew it would end like this.

596
00:33:21,590 --> 00:33:22,720
But in the next life,

597
00:33:25,950 --> 00:33:27,550
let's not cross paths again.

598
00:33:32,470 --> 00:33:33,270
Prince Qi!

599
00:33:34,590 --> 00:33:36,030
See clearly who I am!

600
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:37,610
Let my sister go!

601
00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,240
If you're willing to trade Luyang City
for your sister's life,

602
00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:42,970
I'll release her immediately!

603
00:33:45,750 --> 00:33:46,680
Young Lord Xiao.

604
00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:49,750
The grudge of ruining your reputation
and taking your power,

605
00:33:49,750 --> 00:33:52,880
and the hatred of wiping out your clan
and taking your wife—

606
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,080
the time has come to settle these debts.

607
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:14,800
Xiao Wuyi.

608
00:34:15,570 --> 00:34:16,670
You traitor!

609
00:34:18,230 --> 00:34:19,360
Kill me if you want.

610
00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,000
I, Li Lejun, will never back down!

611
00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:46,159
Wuyi!

612
00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:47,550
No!

613
00:34:50,510 --> 00:34:51,150
Wait.

614
00:34:56,550 --> 00:34:59,630
Give Li Mao the chance to fire 3 arrows.

615
00:35:00,710 --> 00:35:01,880
I'd like to see

616
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,340
if he's willing to sacrifice
his sister's life.

617
00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:09,150
Soldiers of Beifu!

618
00:35:10,190 --> 00:35:11,990
Xiao Wuyi has committed treason

619
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,260
and surrendered to Northern Qin!

620
00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:16,190
He's no longer your commander!

621
00:35:16,780 --> 00:35:17,900
He's a traitor!

622
00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:31,670
Li Lejun?

623
00:35:41,470 --> 00:35:43,990
Young Lord Xiao, I hope you've been well.

624
00:35:45,050 --> 00:35:47,980
Weren't you put under house arrest
by the Eagle King?

625
00:35:49,340 --> 00:35:51,280
I've already taken a deadly poison.

626
00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:52,440
My time is almost up.

627
00:35:53,230 --> 00:35:54,710
What's the point of keeping me locked up?

628
00:35:54,710 --> 00:35:55,510
What?

629
00:36:01,110 --> 00:36:02,000
Xiao Wuyi.

630
00:36:03,070 --> 00:36:06,070
I came to ask you for a favor.

631
00:36:07,510 --> 00:36:09,800
Tomorrow, when the 2 armies
face off on the battlefield,

632
00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:10,730
could you please

633
00:36:11,030 --> 00:36:14,090
not let me die at the hands
of the Northern Qin soldiers?

634
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:15,710
I hope

635
00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:17,740
you can kill me yourself.

636
00:36:21,190 --> 00:36:21,840
Reason?

637
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:24,230
I owe Jiayu a life anyway.

638
00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:26,340
If you take my life,

639
00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:28,740
I can accept it.

640
00:36:38,590 --> 00:36:40,520
Your Highness! Your Highness, no!

641
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:53,660
Could it be that

642
00:36:53,790 --> 00:36:56,320
Eagle King is just testing Wuyi
with all this?

643
00:36:56,420 --> 00:36:59,370
If Wuyi doesn't shoot Li Lejun
in front of the 2 armies,

644
00:36:59,370 --> 00:37:01,030
he'll be completely exposed,

645
00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,440
and the entire plan will fall apart
at the last moment.

646
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:06,760
Soldiers of Ye!

647
00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,360
My brother has told me since I was young

648
00:37:10,710 --> 00:37:12,170
that the elite troops of Ye

649
00:37:12,370 --> 00:37:15,890
must fight for the land and people of Ye!

650
00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,110
I've already taken poison.

651
00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:27,760
Death is only a matter of time for me.

652
00:37:27,900 --> 00:37:29,740
But I'm Princess Pingning of Ye.

653
00:37:30,380 --> 00:37:33,340
My father, mother,
my brothers and sisters—

654
00:37:33,370 --> 00:37:36,150
so many of them were killed by
the people of Northern Qin.

655
00:37:36,150 --> 00:37:37,010
No matter what,

656
00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:38,550
I, Li Lejun,

657
00:37:39,510 --> 00:37:41,510
cannot die at their hands.

658
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:43,760
This

659
00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:47,150
isn't the whole truth, is it?

660
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:53,080
You're right.

661
00:37:55,550 --> 00:37:57,030
There's a third reason.

662
00:38:07,030 --> 00:38:07,880
Lejun!

663
00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:10,360
Lejun!

664
00:38:15,230 --> 00:38:16,550
Today,

665
00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:19,880
as I give my life for Ye,

666
00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,350
I die a worthy death.

667
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,330
Soldiers of the Beifu Army!

668
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:29,490
Li Mao killed my parents

669
00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:31,170
and took my wife.

670
00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,130
My hatred for him is boundless!

671
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,400
The Eagle King has promised me
the Capital.

672
00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:37,640
If you surrender now,

673
00:38:38,230 --> 00:38:39,880
once we reclaim our homeland,

674
00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:41,810
you'll be granted rank and honors.

675
00:38:42,190 --> 00:38:44,250
As for those who refuse to surrender,

676
00:38:44,790 --> 00:38:46,920
when we meet again on the battlefield,

677
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:49,350
expect no mercy.

678
00:38:51,110 --> 00:38:52,510
Your Highness Prince Qi!

679
00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,760
Your sister has sacrificed for you
her whole life!

680
00:38:56,670 --> 00:38:58,730
Yet you aren't willing to trade a city

681
00:38:59,070 --> 00:39:00,000
for her life?

682
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:05,800
Your Highness has been hiding

683
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:08,460
the Regent of Southern Ye's sister
all these years.

684
00:39:08,460 --> 00:39:12,540
How do you want to show His Majesty
your loyalty?

685
00:39:15,670 --> 00:39:16,600
Young Lord Xiao.

686
00:39:40,070 --> 00:39:41,280
Xiao Wuyi!

687
00:39:41,630 --> 00:39:42,490
Your Highness!

688
00:40:10,830 --> 00:40:14,230
If my brother is to become a true emperor,

689
00:40:15,590 --> 00:40:17,920
he must free himself from your influence—

690
00:40:19,030 --> 00:40:20,840
not only from your command
over the Beifu Army,

691
00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,370
but also from the hold you have
over his heart.

692
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:25,920
I once thought

693
00:40:27,070 --> 00:40:28,670
you merely viewed my brother

694
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,000
as a stepping stone to seize power.

695
00:40:31,230 --> 00:40:32,430
But now it seems

696
00:40:32,450 --> 00:40:35,980
you're even more ruthless toward yourself
than toward others,

697
00:40:36,710 --> 00:40:40,170
and you care even less about your status
as Crown Prince Wenxi.

698
00:40:40,710 --> 00:40:42,710
A person like you has no weaknesses.

699
00:40:43,990 --> 00:40:47,050
The line between god and demon
lies in a single thought.

700
00:40:47,230 --> 00:40:48,360
Yet if one day

701
00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:51,550
your paths diverge,

702
00:40:51,980 --> 00:40:54,420
what will become of my brother?

703
00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:58,060
If you truly have faith in him,

704
00:40:59,340 --> 00:41:00,660
then please allow him

705
00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:04,960
to stand before you as a true rival.