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♫ Have you ever heard of ♫

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♫ the snow mountain’s cliff ♫

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♫ Once left people with lingering enchantments ♫

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♫ Legend has it ♫

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♫ that there are treasures on it ♫

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♫ But there is also a hidden abyss ♫

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♫ The smart, foolish ♫

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♫ and kind people ♫

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♫ are all people you’re familiar with ♫

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♫ On the mountain slope, on the cliff ♫

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♫ on the cloudy peak ♫

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♫ on this secular world ♫

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♫ Let the snowflakes swirl and flutter ♫

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Joy of Life

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Episode 37

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If you don't hide and get hit by rotten vegetables or shoes, it's also embarrassing.

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So no matter what, I'll lose national prestige anyway.

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I can't do anything about the people's anger either.

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Lord Shen, you have good tricks up your sleeves.

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Lord Fan has misunderstood.

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Stop for a while.

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Old Gao!

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The transport carriage at the back has a long stick covered in fabric.

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Bring it here.

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Yes, my lord.

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My Lord.

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Old Wang, drive the carriage steadier.

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Understood

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Everyone,

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this is the flag of Qing's 7th base camp.

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During the war on the border,

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the first flag to be mounted on Northern Qi's territory

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was this flag.

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Lord Fan, it's hard to control an angry mob.

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I can't help you if you do this.

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Old Gao! Let me borrow your sword.

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Ok

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Now,

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this war flag is going to enter your palace.

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It may even be a nice talk.

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Only weaklings speak too much

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If there is anyone brave enough, feel free to try and make me fall from this carriage roof

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and cut down this flag.

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Only, I fear there is no such person in Northern Qi.

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I am Zhao Zhelin, from the Lion's Roar base of the Yulin Army.

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Next

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Your Highness, the Yulin Army reports that the Southern Qing's diplomat, Fan Xian,

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is standing on top of his carriage and provoking with his flag.

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How rude and disrespectful was that!

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I beg you to denounce him!

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Reporting to Your Highness,

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there's an emergency report from the border. Southern Qing's border armies have all simultaneously moved their bases

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30 miles forwards. They're stopped on the border now.

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Aren't we negotiating?

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If a war breaks out, the civilians will be the ones to suffer.

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The National Treasury is empty, we can't afford to fight another war.

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Your Highness, reports from the military unit state

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that the border soldiers' advance has wreaked havoc in Northern Qi.

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They mostly avoided us instead of against us.

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Tell the border armies to stay put.

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Do not advance, but also do not retreat.

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Then Northern Qi will be trembling with fear.

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Counting the days,

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Fan Xian should have reached Northern Qi's capital.

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Should be so, if everything has run smoothly.

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Will he cause any trouble?

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Your Highness, the border soldiers' advance is for Fan Xian's sake?

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He is Qing's diplomat.

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Even if he does cause trouble,

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he's got millions of border soldiers to support him.

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Good hit! Good!

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Does Lord Shen want to have a go?

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If there are any shameless people in the crowd,

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you can also ambush me. I'll just take it.

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Watch out my lord!

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He Daoren (Northern Qi's Level 9 Master)

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He Daoren

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The Investigation Bureau has records of him. He's level 9.

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Even a level 9 is blocking the road.

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My Lord, the Cheng Jushu that you killed was his disciple.

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Are you here to avenge your disciples death?

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My Lord!

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Nice Zhenqi. My next move will decide your fate.

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How could you use weapons to greet the ambassador?

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Wouldn't that ruin the ettiquette?

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Lord Fan, the palace is right up ahead.

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Are you trying to start another war with your provoking?

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Let's go

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I'm scared, there won't be anyone else throwing things at me will there?

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Why don't you stay here for a while?

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I'll go up ahead to prepare.

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Please feel free, Lord Shen.

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My Lord, you've reached level 9?!

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You ... you're injured?!

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I'm fine

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Then you're still on par with a level 9

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I study the Aggressive ZHenqi.

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Such a domineering name

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It's very special and powerful.

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I evolved after the fight

with Shangshan Hu and Haitang Duoduo.

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Zhenqi wise,

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I can compare to level 9.

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No wonder My Lord wanted to mount the flag on the carriage roof.

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Why?

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I stood up there to avoid close attack.

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The only way for Hedaoren to attack me was to climb up.

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I would have taken the advantages.

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If he used his sword,

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I will be badly injured.

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Then why did Shen Zhong stop him just then?

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I am Qing's diplomat.

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If something happens to me, there will definitely be a war.

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Northern Qi can't afford to fight a second war right now.

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Shen Zhong wanted to suppress the diplomatic entourage's morale with the angry civilians,

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but he doesn't dare let anything serious happen to me.

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At least, nothing can go wrong under his protection.

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So we won't be defeated for sure.

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Looking at the current situation,

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I'm afraid our journey this time will not be smooth sailing.

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This place is too big

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How about it guys? What do you think?

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-So grand.

Our Qi is the only righteous kingdom.

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You copied our everything, even our palaces.

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A copy cat could win the battle?

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Lord Fan's tongue is s good as your fighting skills.

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I learnt it from you, Lord Shen.

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Let's go, His Highness is still waiting.

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Let's go

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My Lord

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His Highness only wants to see you

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Let's go

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Southern Qing's diplomat has arrived!

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Foreign Ambassador Fan Xian, greets Your Highness of Northern Qi.

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I hereby offer my Emperor's personally drafted letter of credence.

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Which chapter has Childe Fan written up to for your book?

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That's all for today. Ministers, please leave.

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We will retire.

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Childe Fan, stay behind and talk with me.

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Just come up.

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Brother Wang, it seems they've all come out.

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Lord Shen

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Where is my lord?

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What has Fan Xian done?

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Isn't it natural for men and women to fall in love?

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-What are you talking about?

-Then what do you say it is?

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Why does His Highness refer to him as Childe Fan?

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Childe Fan?

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Does Northern Qi's emperor address all ministers as such?

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Never before

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Then why?

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Then why?

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- How would I know?

- Then the two of us would know less!

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Perhaps, your emperor is being courteous to the wise.

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This is a bit too polite, isn't it?

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Mother, I was too happy to see Fan Xian, therefore I've forgone ettiquette.

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- Happy?

- I hope mother can forgive me.

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Northern Qi's Empress Dowager

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Hai Tang Duo Duo (Northern Qi's Saintess)

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You're Southern Qin's god of poetry?

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I am not worthy of being called the "god of poetry."

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Arise

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The emperor really loves your poems.

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What does Your Highness want to talk to him about?

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Idle talk on poetry. I hope mother will agree.

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You are the emperor, you can decide for yourself.

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If you want to discuss poems, then discuss.

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The Great Hall is too stately, not a place to exchange small talk.

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I'd like for Fan Xian to take a stroll with me.

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Seeing as mother's been toiling over political affairs, you should go back and rest.

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Is it the Great Hall that's stately

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or is it me that's too stately?

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Everyone knows that mother is graceful and kind.

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Alright then, I will take a stroll with you.

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Mother has toiled hard, I don't dare tire you.

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Since the emperor says so,

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then I will go back.

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Your little Senior Aunt has come.

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If you want to chat casually, then little Senior Aunt, please stay with him.

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Farewell, Empress Mother.

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Little Senior Aunt, when did you return to the capital?

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Yesterday. My teacher was worried there were too many cruel people in the palace,

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and sent me back here.

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- Wicked people?

- Yes, there are many wicked people in this world.

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Some are slippery and cunning, others are shameless and sinister.

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Some will even drug others, undefendable.

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Let's rest right here.

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"Patting the railings, cold mountain winds blow forest flowers against my temples.

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Good poem

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A grand song startled the floating clouds to scatter."

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Good poem, good poem

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There are many people who flatter me,

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but Fan Xian, you're the first to do it

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so insouciantly.

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The foreign ambassador is panicked.

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Little Senior Aunt usually refuses to enter the palace.

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Since you've come today, simply take time to appreciate the view.

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The palace is too pretty.

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So pretty that I don't even want to leave it.

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What does Childe Fan think of my palace's views?

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- Good

- How so?

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There are trees

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You really know how to compliment others.

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Does Childe Fan know why

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I asked you to stay behind?

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Please inform me, Your Highness.

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Two reasons. Firstly, I really like your literature.

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I love reading your "Red Chamber".

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But the publication of the new chapters is indeed a bit slow.

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I will try my best to hurry it.

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Then there is your anthology. One night of poems to end them all.

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After the publication of your anthology,

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even I do not dare to write anymore poems.

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You flatter me. Your Highness' poems are good.

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Please sit

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There's also a second reason.

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Childe Fan has been travelling north on your journey.

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What do you think of Qi's view?

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A picturesque scenery filled with nature's treasures.

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Then how does it compare to Southern Qin?

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There's no comparison. Southern Qin's palace walls are a lot shorter than here.

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The gutter's are filled with the smell of horse piss

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Little Senior Aunt said you were ridiculous, but I didn't believe her.

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But seeing you today, it really is so.

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It should be my first meeting with this lady.

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Why does she give such an assessment?

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You've really never seen her?

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No

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She is Hai Tang, remember?

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Oh, so it's Northern Qi's Saintess, Lady Hai Tang

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Nice to meet you

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I think Childe Fan's memory isn't the best.

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It really is the first time I've met this lady.

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You've already forgotten the fight in the forest?

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Didn't you also drug her?

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How do you-?

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You also said to her that you'd help her and mother

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seize power from me.

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I'll help you and the Empress Dowager seize power from Northern Qi's Little Emperor.

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Who says I'm under the Empress Dowager?

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Your teacher is Ku He, Teacher of the State. Naturally you need to pick a side.

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The Little Emperor, the Empress Dowager

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and Shang Shan Hu, who doesn't help either.

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Shang Shan Hu wants to rescue Xiao En, you want to kill Xiao En.

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Naturally you two are not together.

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I could also be under the Emperor.

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You thought since I wouldn't have Little Senior Aunt attack in Southern Qing,

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so you decided she belonged to Empress Mother.

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"Don't you know? Spring is passing, with summer in tow."

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Good poetry.

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- You're not-

- You guessed wrong.

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On the outside you're the Empress Dowager's minister, but actually ...

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Actually she's under me.

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Then no one else knows about this right?

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In this palace, only the 3 of us know.

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The Emperor just likes Fan Xian's literature.

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That's why he was called to stay back. No need to worry.

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But Fan Xian is also the Investigation Bureau's Extracting Controller.

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He has many tricks. If he meets with the Emperor alone,

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-I'm afraid-

-I had Haitang accompany him.

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It is fine if the Saintess is there.

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With Haiting with him, I think His Majesty and that Fan Xian

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can't talk about many secrets.

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Young Master Fan, are you nervous?

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Your Majesty is telling me such a big secret.

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I'm afraid you'll kill me next.

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If I kill you, who will continue to write "Red Chamber"?

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If you have any hesitations, go ahead and ask.

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Then it was also your intention to kill Xiao En and forget about Si Lili?

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-It wasn't my idea.

-Killing Xiao En was Teacher's idea. It has nothing to do with His Majesty.

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Your relationships sure are complicated here.

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Indeed.

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Your Majesty, since you told me this secret,

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but don't intend to kill me, then what does this mean?

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Don't you want an alliance? It's the same no matter who it is.

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Why not help me?

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Your Majesty, how do you want me to help?

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Shen Zhong's gang is all over my council.

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Yet, they are fully loyal to Empress Mother.

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I remember Shen Zhong once killed a palace maid by the border.

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That person was a friend of the Dowager Empress.

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That's how he's loyal?

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I've investigated the details.

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That maid's family received a fertile piece of land.

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When I investigated it, it came from Si Lijian's handwriting.

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The Emperor bought it?

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This person cannot be kept around.

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The Emperor is young,

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but he has many tricks up his sleeve.

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All that I've done

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was just to protect our empire!

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Everyone knows how hard Your Highness works.

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The Emperor will not be happy about this killing.

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I don't care that much.

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I only care to remove all spies around the Empress Dowager.

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Then why not demote him?

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One little move will have a huge effect.

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Shen Zhong has many people behind him

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and he has Empress Mother's protection. It'd be difficult.

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Then what tricks can I have?

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Young Master Fan entered the palace alone.

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You also once killed Cheng Jushu in the Southern Qing capital.

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With these skills, to kill one Shen Zhong,

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that won't be hard, right?

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Miss Haitang is very skilled, she is more suitable at killing.

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If Little Senior Aunt makes a move, would Empress Mother still trust her?

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Your Majesty, you don't have any other skilled fighters?

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Shen Zhong is well aware of my people.

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If any of them move, he'll be alarmed.

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I understand.

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So I'm more suitable to do the killing. I'm from Southern Qing.

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If I killed Shen Zhong, no one will suspect Your Majesty.

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-That is the logic.

-Then you can execute me,

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Your Majesty will have the people's support, a foreign ambassador will die in a foreign country.

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This really is helping each other. What a great story for the people!

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Young Master Fan, you are unwilling?

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Why should I take this risk?

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Why did you come to the Qi State?

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Return Xiao En, bring back Yan Bingyun.

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Yan Bingyun is in Shen Zhong's hands.

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But he has to be released eventually.

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Even your Dowager Empress won't want another war, right?

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The person will be released, but who knows when?

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Then what reason will he use to keep me in Northern Qing?

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Then go ask him.

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Alright, I'll go ask him ri ght now.

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If Your Majesty won't kill me, then I'll take my leave.

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Little Senior Aunt, escort Young Master Fan out.

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Goodbye, Your Majesty.

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We'll meet again.

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What are you laughing at?

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I remember now.

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Village women in the countryside walk like this when they're lazy.

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I'm also lazy, is it funy?

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I like this posture.

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If I am keeping any secrets, let me be punished by the heavens!

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I thought your emperor wouldn't let me leave the palace.

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-Why?

-I know your secrets.

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He likes your books. He wouldn't kill you.

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- It's not subterfuge?

- Nope.

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You've been saying less than before.

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If it weren't for the same walking posture, I almost didn't recognise you.

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I am a Saintess. If I'm chatty, how can I be a saint?

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You care about what others think?

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My teacher made me act like this when I'm in the palace,

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so I don't like entering the palace.

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You don't have to care about formalities with me.

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Are we that close? You gave me medicine!

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If you mind, you can give me medicine too.

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I might.

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It's hard to find medicine that would affect me.

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You just wait. I'll give it a try.

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Then you mustn't waste time.

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After I get Yan Bingyun, I'm returning to the Qing State.

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His Majesty said you won't make it back for now.

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Shen Zhong won't just give you Yan Bingyun.

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That's because your emperor is too young and doesn't understand.

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If he wants to keep me in the capital, he must find a reason. He can't force me.

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That reason must make sense and be acceptable to both countries.

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This reason is hard to find!

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-What did you say?

-Our Dowager Empress's birthay is coming up.

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You can stay a few more days to celebrate it!

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It would also strengthen the peace between the two countries.

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I have a mission to complete!

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Your country has already approved.

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Who agreed?

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Wait a moment.

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Guys, I've already arranged for your convoy to head back and rest at the station first.

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I'm going to take a walk with your Lord.

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Your Majesty. The Vice Minister of Revenue has arrived.

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Bring him in.

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Oh? Head Chen, you knew I would come?

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How could I know that?

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I prepared it.

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Your Majesty, Northern Qi clearly has other goals in keeping Fan Xian.

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Staying another day in the enemy capital is another day of danger!

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How could you agree?

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Sit down and fish.

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To keep the foreign ambassadors, naturally it was your emperor who agreed.

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Lord Fan, you want to disobey a royal order?

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If it really is like that, and you can't stay in Southern Qin,

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Qi's doors are always open for you.

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You are welcome to come to order in times of chaos.

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Staying for the birthday is also okay, but let me take Yan Bingyun back to the diplomatic entourage first.

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We'll talk about the exchange of hostages when Lord Fan returns to Qin.

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Lord Shen, you intend to keep him captured?

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There are still some questions to ask. Wait a little longer.

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Then let me see him first.

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Okay. Let me arrange for it.

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When?

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No rush. It's a complicated matter.

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Just wait patiently, Lord Fan.

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What if I insist on seeing him?

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Then Lord Fan, why don't you go search yourself?

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Don't rush, don't rush, listen to me!

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My Lord isn't here!

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He really isn't here!

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Lord Shen, what is the meaning of this?

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Throwing down a sword is our tradition.

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It is an invitation for the ambassadors to fight.

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Word of Lord Fan's single-handed protection of the flag spread in the blink of an eye.

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Everyone rushed here to fight with you.

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Lord Fan, take care. I'll take my leave.

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You...you're Fan Xian?

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I'm going to fight with you!

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My Lord, if you don't accept the challenge,

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we'd look weak and get a bad reputation!

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-Old Gao!

-I'm here!

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Do you dare to fight?

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Okay!

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Mama Mama, what are those people doing?

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Hurry and go.

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It's over there.

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Good! Good!

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Thank you.

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We challenge Fan Xian to a duel!

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We challenge Fan Xian to a duel!

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We challenge Fan Xian to a duel!

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You must

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win over me first.

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Who's the next?

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The fish won't bite if you are not peaceful enough.

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You didn't catch one either.

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There are no fish in this pool.

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Then what are we fishing here?

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The past.

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-I can give you that

No, thank you.

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It's on!

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You are too dumb to fish.

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I want one too.

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One more.

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You forgot that we fished here before.

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Still, three of us sitting here,

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just like before.

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It's different. We all grew old expect for his Majesty.

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What do you mean? Are you saying I am a witch that doesn't age?

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You are the king.

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We couldn't compare to you.

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He is still upset.

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I just don't understand that

why don't you let Fan Xian come back?

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You want him to take over the Inside Treasury, don't you?

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It is his mother's work after all.

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Chen Pingping,

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you want him to take over the Inspection and Control Bureau.

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I am old.

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He is the right one.

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He is good.

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But not great.

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Do you know what his biggest problem is?

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-Too unique?

-Too loyal?

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No. He had everything too easy.

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You spoiled him too much.

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How could he become the best minister

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if I don't give him a push?

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You are honing his will by keeping him in Qi?

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What if something goes wrong?

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Qi has already lost. He might suffer, but he won't die.

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This is the last test for him

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from his Majesty.

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It's still too risky.

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Learn something from Chen Pingping.

Tough it up.

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There's fish!

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Shen Zhong was trying to stall me by using this fight.

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Luckily we have Brother Gao. He can cover this.

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Shen Zhong is keeping Yan Bingyun

for the information of our spies.

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I am afraid Mr.Yan is going to suffer.

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So we must save him as soon as possible.

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But how could we find me in this big city?

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Wait for someone's help.

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Who?

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You like it here?

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Don't bullshit me.

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Shangjing City if the base of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

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Wang Qinian and I can't show up.

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You are the only one who's not been supervised.

You are the only hope now.

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What do you want me to do?

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Ask around on the street for

the location of Embroidered Uniform Guard's prison.

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Prison?

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I want to find Yan Bingyun.

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You promised me you will save my father.

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I did.

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Go follow him. I will watch it out here.

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Prison. The Embroidered Uniform Guard's prison.

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My lord.

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What's going on?

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Fan Xian and Wang Qinina sneaked into the Overlook Hotel.

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There was a guy who ran out of Qing's team.

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He is staying there, isn't he?

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Yes. Now Fan Xian and Wang Qinian are staying in the room.

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That guy sneaked out.

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Fan Xian is quite smart to plan ahead.

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Our people are all over the city.

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Keep an eye on that guy.

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Yes.

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Is it done?

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Please grant me a few more days.

I need to make some changes.

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Fine.

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Yes.

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My Lord, this is odd.

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What?

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They are still watching us. I am sure about it.

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This is Shangjing City in Qi.

It's their job to watch us.

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My Lord, someone was following Guo Baokun too

when he left.

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I am afraid he is exposed.

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Of course, he is.

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♫ Life goes round and round ♫

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♫ In the long river of time ♫

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♫ Layers of memories, of many lives over ♫

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♫ Get stacked up ♫

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♫ In an intoxicating river of stars ♫

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♫ Before you know it, spring is over and it's almost fall again ♫

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♫ The swallows are gone to their wintering grounds ♫

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♫ Who can give up the chance ♫

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♫ To spend this life with you? ♫

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♫ You have been walking around in your dream for so long ♫

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♫ The flowers fall from the boughs quietly ♫

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♫ Year in and year out, we are on the road ♫

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♫ Counting the remaining days of the year ♫

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♫ Even if we will never meet again

Even if the bond is broken ♫

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♫ No complaints ♫

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♫ It's a cold world and I still think of you as I did before ♫

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♫ The moon is sleepless ♫

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♫ Leave a warm heart ♫

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♫ To look after the rest of the year ♫

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♫ Even if I have to cross a thousand mountains ♫

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♫ Through the fire of war ♫

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♫ You are always there for me ♫

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♫ The flowers leave the boughs, quietly ♫

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♫ Year in and year out, we are on the road.

Counting the remaining days of the year ♫

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♫ Even if we will never meet again.

Even if the bond is broken ♫

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♫ No complaints ♫

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♫ It's a cold world and I think of you as I did before ♫

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♫ The moon is sleepless ♫

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♫ Leave a warm heart ♫

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♫ To look after the rest of the year ♫

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♫ Even if I have to cross a thousand mountains and through the fire of war ♫

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♫ You are always ♫

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♫ There for me. ♫