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[Episode 3]
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What a lovely young lady.
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Fine jade suits you.
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Why not try this one?
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You don't look like you're from Shazhou.
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May I have your name?
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I'm Shen Zhi Shu, here looking for a friend.
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What does your friend look like?
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Let me help you.
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He's a young man
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with a capital accent.
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He's slightly less handsome than me,
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a notch below me in grace,
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and a tiny bit shorter than me.
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Mr. Shen.
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Huang, I've finally found you.
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From the capital to Shazhou,
you've been keeping busy.
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Huang, they're driving me crazy.
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I've braved the elements,
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crossing mountains and rivers.
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Finally...
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You found a beauty here.
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Why are you here?
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Young Master knew you'd arrive now
and sent me over.
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Wait.
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Where is that beauty?
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You didn't escape from the dungeon, did you?
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An ordinary dungeon can't hold me.
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The Ding family
is searching the whole city for you.
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Yet look how bold you are. Why are you here?
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To solve your urgent problem.
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You? How?
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The Heihu Crew owns Jiuyou City.
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I know you're investigating the arms
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and posing as a wealthy Beijian merchant
to approach Ding Chong.
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You're here to obtain evidence
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of their collusion with officials
in arms trafficking.
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And I know this place inside out
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because I grew up here.
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I've already uncovered all that.
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You're of no use to me now.
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On the contrary,
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you can't take the Imperial Exam
as a fugitive.
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It should be you who needs my help.
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Please forgive my ignorance.
I should have known better.
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Now I've become a fugitive,
banned from the Imperial Exam.
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The official rank matters little.
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But I can't lose my right to take the exam.
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I believe you are a good official
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since you're investigating it.
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You need a guide,
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and I need a way out.
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We each take what we need.
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You will put an end
to the corruption in Shazhou
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as well as clear my name.
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You make a valid point.
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But I can't get you into the city.
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I only have one travel permit,
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which I bought at a high price
from Ding Chong.
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What a coincidence.
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I also have one.
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You're so good at picking pockets.
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Have you honed such a skill since childhood?
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It's for survival.
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Since you can forge it, why steal mine?
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Jiuyou City opens up every seven days.
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To prevent counterfeiting,
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they draw a different pattern on the permit
every seven days.
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You are so multi-talented.
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You are a skilled martial artist.
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I will keep the genuine travel permit.
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Giving me the fake one?
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You always keep a way out for yourself.
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It's time. Let's go.
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Everyone in Shazhou
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complies with the Heihu Crew.
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This place is devoid of justice.
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Murder and arson happen all the time.
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Those are merchants
who couldn't pay protection fees.
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See the green light in the skeleton?
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The Heihu Crew makes those people's skulls
into everlasting lamps.
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The deeper the resentment...
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Keep up.
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The brighter the glow.
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Sneaking in
with a travel permit from seven days ago?
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Get in.
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Get in.
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Go on.
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Get in.
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Come on, guys.
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Someone is selling trade permits.
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Don't miss out on it.
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Let's go. Hurry.
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Trade permits
are issued by the imperial court
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and verified and filed by the prefects.
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They are only for veteran merchants
with outstanding reputations.
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How do they have them?
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Even strictly controlled items
like salt and iron are openly sold here.
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Let alone a piece of paper.
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Ding Chong is insatiable,
auctioning the trade permits
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to extremely high prices.
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The Yan family offended him
and had their papers withheld for six months.
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It took them two chests of gold
to redeem those trade permits.
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The court opened border trade
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to benefit the border people,
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but the parasites
are amassing wealth through it.
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You won't find such quality elsewhere.
All good stuff.
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Take a look. All good stuff.
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Why isn't anyone dealing arms?
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It's a serious matter,
involving the military.
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Even Ding Chong wouldn't dare do it openly.
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His backer in the military
is probably even more cautious.
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Mr. He.
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What would you do without me as your guide?
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I have my own ways.
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But seeing you so confident,
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I'd like to know your plan.
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Follow me.
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Walking the path with a lamp,
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is it light or dark?
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With mist obscuring the way,
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I follow the crowd,
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not speaking of light or dark.
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Miss Meng.
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The young man you brought this time
is far better than those previous ones.
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But he looks so grumpy.
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Anyone would think he's a debt collector.
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He doesn't just look grumpy.
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He has a bad temper.
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Arrogant and conceited,
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looking down on everyone,
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and self-important.
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My distinguished guest,
what would you like to inquire about?
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There is nothing
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I don't know about Shazhou.
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I want to buy arms from the Heihu Crew.
Can you show us the way?
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He even found out
the arms are with the Heihu Crew.
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Arms trade
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is a dangerous line of work.
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Forget it. I'll look elsewhere.
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You do have a bad temper.
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I'll show you the way right now.
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As they say, money makes the world go around.
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It's more like,
"The native always has the edge."
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Without me, we don't know what you would...
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We're here.
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Mr. Feng gave instructions long ago.
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If you mind your own business in Jiuyou City,
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you're an honored guest.
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But if you act suspiciously
and plot anything,
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we'll send you on your way.
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Are you fine, Miss Meng?
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Are you fine, Mr. He?
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What a fine guide you found, Miss Meng.
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He certainly pointed us to a unique path.
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Stop being sarcastic.
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You had to mention the arms trade
and gave us away.
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This cave is sealed shut.
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We're not going to die here, right?
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Since I brought you here,
I won't let anything happen to you.
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What's that sound?
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Be careful.
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The banded krait is deadly.
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A master like you
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is afraid of a little snake?
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Of course not.
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I'm afraid of its venom.
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Well, I'm not.
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You have so many tricks up your sleeve.
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You promised to keep me safe.
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I'm counting on you.
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Low on phosphorus powder.
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Talisman paper.
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Let's go.
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There's a draft.
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Cheers.
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- Cheers.
- Cheers.
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Luckily, my buddy Ding Chong
is one step ahead.
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That He fellow
posed as a rich merchant to spy on us.
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I bet he has a death wish.
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Exactly. He thinks he's so capable.
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He didn't know
Governor Ding had already looked into them.
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Those two should be dead
in the snake pit by now.
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Of course.
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No one has ever come out of there alive.
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They want to infiltrate us?
Let them come. We'll bury them here.
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Buddies.
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The snake pit connects underground
to the Heihu Crew.
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It saved us quite a bit of effort.
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That scar-face is Feng Lu,
the leader of the Heihu Crew.
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They have numbers. We can only outwit them.
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Capture the leader first.
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Guys, keep drinking.
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- Yeah!
- Yeah!
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Is there a fire?
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Master, I think I saw him.
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Who?
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Who is it?
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Don't move.
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Master.
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Come closer if you want your master dead.
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Young man,
I know you're investigating the arms.
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But going against the Heihu Crew
is going against Governor Ding.
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The consequences are more than you can bear.
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Mr. Feng.
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Be it the Heihu Crew or Ding Chong,
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do you really think I care?
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Salt, medicinal herbs,
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tea, porcelain...
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Here are the transaction details
of Jiuyou City.
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The profit from porcelain alone
accounts for a year's tax revenue of Shazhou.
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[Distribution of spoils]
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The division of the spoils is quite clear.
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One share each
for the Heihu Crew and Ding Chong,
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and the last one just says
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"for military".
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Too afraid to write down that person's name?
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You're so rampant in arms trading.
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I imagine the person colluding with you
has a high rank in the army.
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Just the two of you want to interrogate me?
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Confess now.
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Why don't you figure it out yourself?
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Since we've found the ledger,
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naturally it's all your doing.
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Feng Lu set up registration fees
for the women's exam without permission,
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manipulated the Jiuyou City market,
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selling trade permits,
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extorting the merchants...
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Stop talking nonsense!
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I didn't do any of that.
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I only kill people.
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Feng Lu alone trafficked arms
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with military personnel.
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I don't even know where the military camp is.
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It was Wang...
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Wang Qi.
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The military governor of Shazhou.
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He's been here for years
and has some prestige.
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He's been stationed here
since the previous reign
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and has made great achievements
with General Gao Meng.
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Throughout those years of duty
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with so many subordinates to support,
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he's probably just a businessman now,
rather than a general.
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It seems you have a deep understanding
of humans' greedy nature.
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So Mr. Feng bribed Wang Qi.
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I said I didn't do anything.
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Who doesn't want money these days?
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Who'd turn down a profitable business
like arms trading?
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Wang Qi and Ding Chong go way back.
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Ding Chong told Wang Qi,
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"Even the sturdiest armor
can't withstand the arrow of gold."
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[Testimony]
Here is the testimony you just gave.
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Sign and put your handprint
if there's no problem.
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I can't read.
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[Feng Lu]
I just signed it for you. Take it.
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Come on, put your handprint.
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You act with such decisiveness,
rivaling even the Ministry of Justice.
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Mr. He.
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We have the testimony.
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All we need is the arms ledger.
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Who bought the arms from you?
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Where is the real arms ledger?
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I don't know the buyers.
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00:21:30,104 --> 00:21:32,305
I've never seen the arms ledger.
265
00:21:32,305 --> 00:21:34,184
Our Heihu Crew is just a courier.
266
00:21:34,824 --> 00:21:38,065
We deliver goods for money, hand to hand.
267
00:21:38,065 --> 00:21:40,945
Still trying to protect Ding Chong
at this point?
268
00:21:40,945 --> 00:21:42,344
If you're in trouble,
269
00:21:42,344 --> 00:21:45,104
the first thing he'll do is kill you.
270
00:21:45,104 --> 00:21:46,344
Once you're dead,
271
00:21:46,344 --> 00:21:48,584
he will slaughter all your buddies.
272
00:21:48,584 --> 00:21:50,664
He can easily
find ten other helpers like you.
273
00:21:58,584 --> 00:22:00,344
Greetings, Governor Ding.
274
00:22:00,344 --> 00:22:02,225
Governor Ding, someone caught our master.
275
00:22:02,225 --> 00:22:03,945
Please save him.
276
00:22:03,945 --> 00:22:06,664
- Is everyone here?
- Yes.
277
00:22:06,664 --> 00:22:10,144
Good. Charge with me.
278
00:22:10,144 --> 00:22:13,785
Alright, guys. Charge in to save our master!
279
00:22:13,785 --> 00:22:15,305
- Charge in!
- Let's go!
280
00:22:27,824 --> 00:22:28,824
Sixth Master!
281
00:22:31,705 --> 00:22:34,505
The Heihu Crew trafficked arms
282
00:22:34,505 --> 00:22:35,864
and committed heinous crimes.
283
00:22:35,864 --> 00:22:39,785
Today, I'm here to annihilate them,
carrying out heaven's justice.
284
00:22:39,785 --> 00:22:41,065
Spare no one.
285
00:22:42,824 --> 00:22:43,824
Master.
286
00:22:44,465 --> 00:22:48,664
That traitor Ding Chong
brought troops to encircle us.
287
00:22:48,664 --> 00:22:51,144
Our guys are either dead or injured.
288
00:22:51,144 --> 00:22:53,624
Ding Chong came even faster than I thought.
289
00:22:55,265 --> 00:22:57,104
My buddies.
290
00:22:58,225 --> 00:23:01,065
Ding Chong, you filthy traitor!
291
00:23:01,065 --> 00:23:02,705
I'm going to kill him!
292
00:23:02,705 --> 00:23:05,424
Hand over the real ledger,
and I'll spare your life.
293
00:23:06,065 --> 00:23:07,824
It's under my bed.
294
00:23:09,065 --> 00:23:10,144
Let me go.
295
00:23:22,785 --> 00:23:24,184
He has some backbone.
296
00:23:27,904 --> 00:23:29,144
Why did Ding Chong come?
297
00:23:39,466 --> 00:23:42,705
You personally
delivered the order for Lord Xu.
298
00:23:42,705 --> 00:23:45,265
I am truly flattered.
299
00:23:47,505 --> 00:23:49,066
Lord Xu sent me here
300
00:23:49,066 --> 00:23:51,945
to save your life for old time's sake.
301
00:23:52,624 --> 00:23:54,864
I am dull-witted. Please enlighten me.
302
00:23:59,265 --> 00:24:03,864
The court has sent secret envoys to Shazhou
to investigate the arms trafficking.
303
00:24:05,144 --> 00:24:06,945
Could it be that He fellow?
304
00:24:08,785 --> 00:24:10,225
Lord Xu said
305
00:24:10,225 --> 00:24:12,305
that if you want to come out unscathed,
306
00:24:12,305 --> 00:24:14,545
you'd better get rid of the Heihu Crew soon.
307
00:24:18,945 --> 00:24:23,305
Then you can pin everything on them.
308
00:24:23,305 --> 00:24:26,705
After all, dead men
can't cry out their grievances.
309
00:24:29,864 --> 00:24:31,584
Lord Xu is far-sighted.
310
00:24:32,505 --> 00:24:35,144
I share the very same view as him.
311
00:24:35,945 --> 00:24:37,505
I'll handle it immediately.
312
00:25:14,664 --> 00:25:16,065
Ding Chong!
313
00:25:31,265 --> 00:25:33,864
Three years ago, you injured your leg.
314
00:25:33,864 --> 00:25:38,384
If I hadn't carried you
from Qingzhou to Shazhou,
315
00:25:38,384 --> 00:25:40,785
the wolves would have eaten you up.
316
00:25:43,466 --> 00:25:47,305
All these years,
I've treated you like a brother.
317
00:25:48,144 --> 00:25:52,065
But you killed all of my buddies.
318
00:25:52,065 --> 00:25:55,144
Feng, if you're my brother,
just do me this favor.
319
00:25:55,745 --> 00:25:58,785
You have to die for me to live.
320
00:25:58,785 --> 00:26:00,265
Ding Chong!
321
00:26:12,584 --> 00:26:16,025
- Surround this place. Leave no one alive.
- Understood.
322
00:26:16,025 --> 00:26:17,025
Stop, all of you.
323
00:26:20,664 --> 00:26:22,065
Mr. Shen.
324
00:26:22,065 --> 00:26:23,904
The Heihu Crew is steeped in evil.
325
00:26:23,904 --> 00:26:26,065
I've executed their leader Feng Lu.
326
00:26:27,745 --> 00:26:28,745
Cousin.
327
00:26:29,425 --> 00:26:31,785
Are you hurt?
328
00:26:31,785 --> 00:26:33,184
I'm fine.
329
00:26:33,184 --> 00:26:34,305
How dare you, Ding Chong!
330
00:26:34,305 --> 00:26:36,664
Your crimes are monstrous. Surrender now!
331
00:26:36,664 --> 00:26:37,664
Seize him.
332
00:26:40,824 --> 00:26:41,824
Mr. Shen.
333
00:26:41,824 --> 00:26:43,225
Is there some misunderstanding?
334
00:26:43,225 --> 00:26:44,225
Huang Bo.
335
00:26:46,584 --> 00:26:47,904
Ding Chong,
336
00:26:47,904 --> 00:26:49,384
as a court official,
337
00:26:49,384 --> 00:26:52,424
you colluded with the Heihu Crew
to traffic arms for personal gain
338
00:26:52,424 --> 00:26:54,025
and killed witnesses.
339
00:26:54,785 --> 00:26:56,025
Killing you ten times
340
00:26:56,025 --> 00:26:58,624
still wouldn't quell the people's hatred.
341
00:26:58,624 --> 00:26:59,624
Who are you?
342
00:27:00,344 --> 00:27:02,785
I can see you hold a high position.
343
00:27:03,424 --> 00:27:05,424
All crows are equally black.
344
00:27:05,424 --> 00:27:07,305
Why must we give each other a hard time?
345
00:27:07,305 --> 00:27:09,745
Tell me what you want.
346
00:27:09,745 --> 00:27:12,745
Let me go,
and I'll give you 10,000 taels of gold.
347
00:27:12,745 --> 00:27:15,745
No amount of gold can redeem your sin.
348
00:27:15,745 --> 00:27:17,424
Ding Chong has been arrested.
349
00:27:17,424 --> 00:27:18,985
Before it gets out of control,
350
00:27:18,985 --> 00:27:22,705
lay down your weapons,
and you still get to atone for your crimes.
351
00:27:22,705 --> 00:27:25,904
But if you continue to resist,
you'll be considered his accomplice.
352
00:27:25,904 --> 00:27:26,904
Hurry up.
353
00:27:29,305 --> 00:27:32,384
Take Ding Chong and the others back
for interrogation.
354
00:27:32,384 --> 00:27:33,824
Locate the arms.
355
00:27:35,785 --> 00:27:37,265
Mr. Shen.
356
00:27:37,265 --> 00:27:38,265
Mr. Shen.
357
00:27:40,624 --> 00:27:41,624
Protect the young master.
358
00:27:53,664 --> 00:27:55,225
Huang Bo, get that person.
359
00:27:55,225 --> 00:27:56,225
Understood.
360
00:28:01,785 --> 00:28:04,864
Such penetration.
It must be forged from refined iron.
361
00:28:04,864 --> 00:28:07,424
The same material
as the army's smuggled arrows.
362
00:28:07,424 --> 00:28:10,184
Are they melting down the arms
to reforge weaponry?
363
00:28:10,184 --> 00:28:13,384
Only an insider could kill Ding Chong
at the perfect time.
364
00:28:13,384 --> 00:28:15,065
In that real arms ledger,
365
00:28:15,065 --> 00:28:17,505
a huge quantity of arms is unaccounted for.
366
00:28:17,505 --> 00:28:21,184
That person in black
is probably connected to the arms buyer.
367
00:28:26,664 --> 00:28:28,745
The pattern is quite distinctive.
368
00:28:31,785 --> 00:28:34,624
We must look into
this person and the crossbow bolt.
369
00:28:34,624 --> 00:28:35,624
Governor.
370
00:28:40,545 --> 00:28:41,545
Governor.
371
00:28:41,545 --> 00:28:42,545
Take him away.
372
00:28:45,226 --> 00:28:46,226
Take everyone back.
373
00:28:46,226 --> 00:28:48,104
- Let me go!
- Leave no one behind.
374
00:28:48,104 --> 00:28:50,104
- Move.
- Governor.
375
00:28:50,104 --> 00:28:51,104
- Move.
- Move.
376
00:29:07,785 --> 00:29:11,025
Ding Chong is dead.
You are no longer a fugitive.
377
00:29:11,025 --> 00:29:13,465
I'll have Mr. Shen redocument your dossier
378
00:29:13,465 --> 00:29:14,705
for the Imperial Exam.
379
00:29:16,985 --> 00:29:20,025
Now, we're finally even.
380
00:29:33,305 --> 00:29:35,305
Run. They're here to confiscate everything.
381
00:29:38,305 --> 00:29:39,305
Put it here.
382
00:29:43,384 --> 00:29:44,384
Hurry up.
383
00:29:55,465 --> 00:29:56,904
Mother, what's going on?
384
00:29:56,904 --> 00:29:57,904
Keep it down.
385
00:30:00,065 --> 00:30:01,144
Your uncle is dead.
386
00:30:01,144 --> 00:30:03,184
People are getting arrested everywhere.
387
00:30:03,184 --> 00:30:05,265
Change into these and come with me.
388
00:30:05,904 --> 00:30:09,384
This is hideous. I won't wear it.
389
00:30:09,384 --> 00:30:10,465
I'd rather die.
390
00:30:12,384 --> 00:30:13,864
Do as I say or you'll die.
391
00:30:15,904 --> 00:30:16,904
Put it on.
392
00:30:20,945 --> 00:30:21,945
Hurry.
393
00:30:24,904 --> 00:30:26,545
It stinks.
394
00:30:26,545 --> 00:30:28,025
We're running out of time! Hurry!
395
00:30:34,624 --> 00:30:35,624
Hurry.
396
00:30:35,624 --> 00:30:37,424
Alright.
397
00:30:46,745 --> 00:30:47,745
Your Majesty.
398
00:30:47,745 --> 00:30:50,584
Wang Qi and the generals in Shazhou
have been arrested.
399
00:30:50,584 --> 00:30:52,506
Evidence and testimonies have been stored.
400
00:30:52,506 --> 00:30:55,785
Seal the news
and escort them secretly back to the capital.
401
00:30:55,785 --> 00:30:58,785
- Must keep this from the Left Chancellor.
- Understood.
402
00:30:58,785 --> 00:30:59,824
Your Majesty.
403
00:30:59,824 --> 00:31:01,505
Ding Chong's gang has been wiped out.
404
00:31:01,505 --> 00:31:04,584
His properties in Jiuyou City
have all been sealed.
405
00:31:04,584 --> 00:31:06,745
All involved merchants have been punished
406
00:31:06,745 --> 00:31:08,265
according to the law.
407
00:31:08,265 --> 00:31:10,225
It was a huge success.
408
00:31:10,225 --> 00:31:12,424
Your Majesty,
we should head back to the capital.
409
00:31:12,424 --> 00:31:15,184
Lord Xu's deadline is only three days away.
410
00:31:15,184 --> 00:31:17,104
Are you telling me to obey him?
411
00:31:17,104 --> 00:31:19,505
I wouldn't dare.
We follow Your Majesty's orders.
412
00:31:21,505 --> 00:31:24,664
Your father, Grand Tutor Shen,
is going to supervise the Provincial Exam.
413
00:31:24,664 --> 00:31:25,945
He should be here soon.
414
00:31:26,745 --> 00:31:29,864
I need to discuss the matters
with him in detail.
415
00:31:29,864 --> 00:31:31,864
After that, we'll depart overnight.
416
00:31:31,864 --> 00:31:33,824
Then we'll surely arrive in time.
417
00:31:37,344 --> 00:31:39,144
And keep a close eye
418
00:31:39,144 --> 00:31:41,785
on Meng Ting Hui's grade
in the Imperial Exam.
419
00:31:42,584 --> 00:31:45,904
Your Majesty, have you taken a fancy to her?
420
00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:46,904
Taken a fancy?
421
00:31:49,584 --> 00:31:51,265
She swindles, cheats,
422
00:31:51,265 --> 00:31:53,104
plays tricks, and acts like a rogue.
423
00:31:53,904 --> 00:31:54,945
It's hard not to be impressed.
424
00:31:54,945 --> 00:31:57,705
Your Majesty's intention is fully understood.
425
00:31:57,705 --> 00:31:59,344
I will certainly
426
00:31:59,344 --> 00:32:02,184
prevent such a hooligan
from entering the court.
427
00:32:03,545 --> 00:32:06,904
Huang, you're really getting better
at guessing His Majesty's intentions.
428
00:32:06,904 --> 00:32:08,344
I've been serving His Majesty for years.
429
00:32:09,384 --> 00:32:11,384
I mean to say that her street wisdom
430
00:32:11,384 --> 00:32:14,226
sometimes works better
than high principles in court.
431
00:32:14,226 --> 00:32:17,225
His Majesty fancies her.
Don't you understand?
432
00:32:17,225 --> 00:32:20,265
Huang Bo, do you remember this place?
433
00:32:20,265 --> 00:32:22,025
Ten years ago, there was a great drought
434
00:32:22,025 --> 00:32:23,384
where sandstorms raged.
435
00:32:23,384 --> 00:32:24,545
To fix the sand,
436
00:32:24,545 --> 00:32:26,584
Your Majesty brought people to plant poplars.
437
00:32:26,584 --> 00:32:28,584
Now, the desert has given way to greenery.
438
00:32:28,584 --> 00:32:30,225
Every time I come to Shazhou,
439
00:32:30,225 --> 00:32:32,705
the things I experience get more thrilling.
440
00:32:33,384 --> 00:32:36,624
Do you remember the girl
who stole my jade pendant?
441
00:32:52,144 --> 00:32:54,705
Yes, I remember her. She was coerced.
442
00:32:55,465 --> 00:32:56,705
Because of her,
443
00:32:56,705 --> 00:32:59,505
Your Majesty
took down the child trafficking gang.
444
00:33:34,424 --> 00:33:35,545
Xiang, have this.
445
00:33:46,265 --> 00:33:47,465
Let's go.
446
00:33:47,465 --> 00:33:48,545
Where to?
447
00:33:48,545 --> 00:33:49,945
Bofeng.
448
00:33:49,945 --> 00:33:52,225
I heard Bofeng
is a new restaurant in Shazhou.
449
00:33:52,225 --> 00:33:54,305
The lamb noodles are a local specialty.
450
00:33:54,305 --> 00:33:56,226
I'd been observing a vegetarian diet
on your behalf
451
00:33:56,226 --> 00:33:57,344
before I traveled all the way here.
452
00:33:57,344 --> 00:34:00,025
I have starved so much that I've lost weight.
453
00:34:00,025 --> 00:34:01,705
How come I don't see it?
454
00:34:17,545 --> 00:34:20,184
Master, Ding Chong and Feng Lu are dead.
455
00:34:20,184 --> 00:34:23,385
Those greedy Ning Empire lackeys
have become useless.
456
00:34:23,385 --> 00:34:24,505
I don't care if they died.
457
00:34:24,505 --> 00:34:27,545
Master, we may have
acquired some weapons over the years,
458
00:34:27,545 --> 00:34:29,345
but it's far from enough.
459
00:34:29,345 --> 00:34:33,025
Now that we've lost this channel,
we may have to find another way.
460
00:34:33,025 --> 00:34:35,825
Our top priority is to hide our tracks.
461
00:34:35,825 --> 00:34:38,385
No one shall discover who we are.
462
00:34:38,385 --> 00:34:39,385
Understood.
463
00:34:40,104 --> 00:34:43,584
I think the days of the Ning Empire
are numbered.
464
00:35:06,985 --> 00:35:08,345
Fire!
465
00:35:08,345 --> 00:35:10,304
Guards. Put out the fire!
466
00:35:10,304 --> 00:35:11,385
Meng, it's me.
467
00:35:13,905 --> 00:35:16,425
Fu Zhi, what are you doing?
468
00:35:16,425 --> 00:35:18,224
Luck hasn't been on our side.
469
00:35:18,224 --> 00:35:19,425
I'm repelling your bad luck.
470
00:35:20,184 --> 00:35:21,184
Repelling my bad luck?
471
00:35:21,784 --> 00:35:23,985
Meng, you're amazing.
472
00:35:23,985 --> 00:35:26,465
Shazhou is finally going to see justice done.
473
00:35:26,465 --> 00:35:29,184
It's just that Jiang Mei Er disappeared.
474
00:35:29,184 --> 00:35:30,425
She got off easy.
475
00:35:30,425 --> 00:35:32,065
Heaven will deal with the wicked.
476
00:35:32,065 --> 00:35:35,025
Fu Zhi, can you take this away first?
477
00:35:35,025 --> 00:35:36,825
I have good news for you.
478
00:35:36,825 --> 00:35:38,584
Bofeng is finally mine.
479
00:35:38,584 --> 00:35:39,784
Business is booming.
480
00:35:39,784 --> 00:35:41,425
Xi Er and Hai Tang are overwhelmed.
481
00:35:41,425 --> 00:35:43,545
My father canceled that awful engagement.
482
00:35:43,545 --> 00:35:45,825
You should see my stepmother's face.
483
00:35:45,825 --> 00:35:47,744
She looked like
she had swallowed a hundred flies.
484
00:35:49,905 --> 00:35:52,425
I'll go to Bofeng with you
and wait for Mr. He.
485
00:35:53,065 --> 00:35:54,624
He's holding my dossier.
486
00:35:54,624 --> 00:35:56,825
I can't be at ease until I get it back.
487
00:35:56,825 --> 00:35:59,304
- Right.
- Take it away.
488
00:35:59,304 --> 00:36:01,744
No way. We're removing bad luck.
489
00:36:04,425 --> 00:36:06,425
Come on, left hand.
490
00:36:07,065 --> 00:36:08,425
Right hand.
491
00:36:08,425 --> 00:36:09,664
Left foot.
492
00:36:09,664 --> 00:36:10,664
Turn around.
493
00:36:12,345 --> 00:36:13,385
Fu Zhi.
494
00:36:46,945 --> 00:36:47,945
My dossier.
495
00:36:57,985 --> 00:36:59,545
Shouldn't you buy me a meal?
496
00:37:19,025 --> 00:37:21,425
To enjoy lamb noodles, drink the soup first.
497
00:37:21,425 --> 00:37:24,184
Warm soup really whets the appetite.
498
00:37:29,545 --> 00:37:32,264
Okay, I'll try.
499
00:38:10,664 --> 00:38:14,184
I've come to Shazhou before,
but I never knew this delicacy.
500
00:38:14,184 --> 00:38:16,825
Try this, a Shazhou specialty.
501
00:38:17,985 --> 00:38:19,664
You've been here before?
502
00:38:22,784 --> 00:38:25,704
I came in a hurry
and didn't have time for sightseeing.
503
00:38:26,505 --> 00:38:29,304
We had a rough start,
but now we know each other.
504
00:38:29,304 --> 00:38:32,545
I brought your dossier.
One bowl of noodles is not enough.
505
00:38:32,545 --> 00:38:34,465
I'm returning to the capital soon.
506
00:38:34,465 --> 00:38:37,304
I wonder if you'd be willing
to show me around.
507
00:38:38,664 --> 00:38:40,304
The Provincial Exam is imminent.
508
00:38:40,304 --> 00:38:41,545
Every second counts.
509
00:38:42,865 --> 00:38:44,304
I need to study.
510
00:38:44,304 --> 00:38:47,025
Without the dossier, how are you...
511
00:38:56,584 --> 00:38:58,304
You're quite something.
512
00:39:00,624 --> 00:39:01,624
Where should we go?
513
00:39:02,784 --> 00:39:04,224
Can you ride a horse?
514
00:39:25,905 --> 00:39:28,784
Miss Meng, your riding is truly impressive.
515
00:39:28,784 --> 00:39:30,945
Galloping across the vast desert
516
00:39:30,945 --> 00:39:32,264
feels so free.
517
00:39:33,025 --> 00:39:34,624
You're brave, resourceful,
518
00:39:34,624 --> 00:39:36,704
and full of life wisdom.
519
00:39:36,704 --> 00:39:39,825
I'm curious about your upbringing.
520
00:39:46,784 --> 00:39:48,184
I had no parents
521
00:39:49,704 --> 00:39:51,104
and was abducted by traffickers.
522
00:39:51,905 --> 00:39:53,784
They taught me to steal and cheat
523
00:39:54,385 --> 00:39:55,545
to make money for them.
524
00:39:56,744 --> 00:40:00,945
My "bravery and resourcefulness"
are only necessities for survival.
525
00:40:03,545 --> 00:40:06,104
A beating would be getting off easy.
526
00:40:07,545 --> 00:40:10,425
I could have died.
527
00:40:35,224 --> 00:40:38,505
You little brat, you want to kill me?
528
00:40:49,865 --> 00:40:51,865
Xiang, run!
529
00:40:57,224 --> 00:40:59,584
Miss Meng, what's on your mind?
530
00:41:05,224 --> 00:41:06,385
Just the past.
531
00:41:08,825 --> 00:41:11,584
Shazhou is a place of bright sunshine,
532
00:41:12,744 --> 00:41:13,905
yet lacks justice.
533
00:41:15,465 --> 00:41:16,744
Officials do nothing.
534
00:41:17,385 --> 00:41:19,144
I'm taking the Imperial Exam
535
00:41:19,144 --> 00:41:20,945
not only to protect myself,
536
00:41:20,945 --> 00:41:22,065
but also to hold power,
537
00:41:22,665 --> 00:41:25,545
so that the wicked
can't oppress the common people.
538
00:41:26,905 --> 00:41:28,264
You have a great ambition.
539
00:41:29,624 --> 00:41:31,104
I can offer you a shortcut.
540
00:41:31,104 --> 00:41:35,065
My uncle, Grand Tutor Shen,
is coming to preside over the exam.
541
00:41:35,065 --> 00:41:38,104
Why don't we ask Mr. Shen to introduce you?
542
00:41:38,104 --> 00:41:41,184
Everyone knows Grand Tutor Shen
is a man of integrity.
543
00:41:42,545 --> 00:41:44,744
But you offered to introduce me to him.
544
00:41:45,905 --> 00:41:49,264
Why does it sound like you're setting me up?
545
00:41:50,466 --> 00:41:52,985
When it comes to setting people up,
you're the expert.
546
00:41:54,224 --> 00:41:58,144
It's just that you helped me
take down the corrupt officials and the gang.
547
00:41:58,985 --> 00:42:01,664
I have no way to repay you,
so I'll lend you a hand.
548
00:42:03,345 --> 00:42:04,584
Look at that tree.
549
00:42:04,584 --> 00:42:07,065
It knows how to grow by leaning on the dune.
550
00:42:07,065 --> 00:42:09,945
That's why they grow
much taller than the poplars.
551
00:42:11,144 --> 00:42:14,825
Sometimes going with the flow
is the way to break the deadlock.
552
00:42:16,224 --> 00:42:20,465
The way of survival in the desert
isn't about who's taller,
553
00:42:20,465 --> 00:42:22,304
but whose roots are deeper.
554
00:42:23,584 --> 00:42:25,545
I know my place.
555
00:42:25,545 --> 00:42:28,665
Having a friend like you in the capital
556
00:42:28,665 --> 00:42:30,304
would be adding wings to a tiger.
557
00:42:31,184 --> 00:42:32,744
But I prefer to make it all by myself.
558
00:42:33,345 --> 00:42:34,505
May everything go
559
00:42:35,945 --> 00:42:37,184
as you wish, then.
560
00:42:42,425 --> 00:42:43,505
To the rightful owner.
561
00:42:44,385 --> 00:42:47,385
Consider this a thank-you gift
for helping me solve the case.
562
00:42:49,185 --> 00:42:51,825
We've finally settled our accounts.
563
00:42:52,784 --> 00:42:54,104
Don't put me in debt again.
564
00:43:02,825 --> 00:43:03,825
Miss Meng.
565
00:43:05,825 --> 00:43:06,825
Until we meet again.
566
00:43:07,825 --> 00:43:10,744
If we're meant to meet again, we will.38385
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