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Once upon a time, there was a planet far away in outer space.

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The environment there was almost the same as Earth's.

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So, of course, there were aliens living on it.

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After a long process of evolution,

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those aliens

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established their own civilization.

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One day, their scientists predicted that their galaxy was going to collapse.

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To escape, they immigrated to other planets in the universe by spaceship.

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And one group of them came to Earth.

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They called themselves the Fox Clan.

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Ancient men on Earth were shocked when they saw them.

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An ancient book reads that a huge ship-like object flew above the western sea.

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The people in it wore crowns, had white feathers all over their bodies,

and flew high in the sky with no wings.

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That is the first impression the Fox Clan made on humans.

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To adapt to the environment on Earth, the Fox Clan never stopped evolving.

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Finally, they began to look like humans and gradually fit in with them.

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Since ancient times, the conflicts between humans and the Fox Clan never ended.

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There was a government proofreading official named Dai Fu,

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who was especially interested in the love between foxes and humans.

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He believed love could overcome everything.

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After Dai Fu died, his son collected all of the stories he had written.

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He called it "Guang Yi Ji" and had it published.

(The Great Book of Marvels)

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It was quite popular among its readers.

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After storytellers added more details, the stories spread even further.

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But humans began to fear foxes, instead of just being curious.

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Foxes noticed that humans were getting less and less friendly.

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They had to hide their identity in this world.

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[The Love Knot: His Excellency's First Love]

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[Episode 23]

[This story is purely fictional]

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Subbing and Timing brought to you by the Love Knot Team @viki.com

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What are you doing?

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Stop reading. Come play with me.

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- Let's go.

- Go away.

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If you have time, I suggest you read more books.

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There's nothing fun in this book. Look.

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There's so many fun things out there.

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Right. The human girl that Lord Helan asked you to find, did you find her yet?

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I found her.

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Say, isn't it weird? Lord Helan keeps calling her "Huiyan, Huiyan."

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But that girl really fell in love with Lord Helan at first sight.

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Perhaps one day, you'll find someone that you'll love at first sight.

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When that time comes, I can be free.

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I know.

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Anyway, homebound foxes like you will be alone until death.

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But we're brothers.

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I swear, even if I find a girl that I fall in love with at first sight,

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I still won't abandon you.

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Why am I going to be alone until I die?

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You're already old.

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Look at yourself. You read books every day. Reading books.

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The ancient humans say there is great knowledge in books.

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Whatever. I can't understand what you're talking about.

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I just don't understand at all.

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Anyway, I hope if there's a girl I like in the future,

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she will also like you. That way, we won't have to be apart.

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Your thinking is wonderful, but the girl also has to agree.

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- Move over. Hurry and read some books.

- I'm not reading.

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Xiuxian?

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Where are you going?

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Xiaoju. Xiaoju?

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- You ran quite fast.

- Of course. I'm energetic.

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- Xiaoju?

- Who is it?

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Who is it?

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What? It's in the middle of the night.

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You still haven't slept yet?

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You woke me up.

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- I came to ask you—

- To ask you about something.

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Right. I also want to ask you something.

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Ask me then.

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When we celebrated your birthday at the coffee shop,

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you told us about your mother.

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- Do you still remember?

- I remember.

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You said your mother spent seven years making a decision.

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So what?

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So...

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what about you?

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Do you two want me to make a decision right now?

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It doesn't have to be right now. You can think about it more.

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No. Right now, right now.

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No, because... the wedding is tomorrow, right?

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You are the only bridesmaid.

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So, if Kuanyong and I are the groomsmen,

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who will you choose as a partner?

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Is this that important?

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It's important.

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If you can't choose then forget it.

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Why wouldn't she be able to choose?

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In the past, I always thought if the relationship between us three was just a question of convention,

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then the answer would be, "No solution."

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But after so long, I think it's a question of picking and choosing.

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It's either A or B.

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If you pick one then

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that will do. It's really simple.

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It's alright if you can't choose. Look.

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Today, I went and looked for a great master. I got the compatibility chart for you and me

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and also a compatibility chart for you and Kuanyong.

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This is the natal compatibility chart for you and me

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and also your natal compatibility between you and Xiuxian. Take a look.

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Alright. Look at it more and then make a choice.

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What are you guys doing?

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Xiuxian, let me ask you. Between Kuanyong and me, who would you choose?

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I said, between Zhao Kuanyong and me, who would you choose?

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Zhao Kuanyong.

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Between Xiuxian and me, who would you choose?

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You have no answer. You also have no answer.

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Then, how would I have an answer?

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Choosing one of you means that I'm rejecting the other one.

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Xiuxian, if I pick you, what happens to Kuanyong?

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Kuanyong, if you pick Xiuxian, then what about me?

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All this time, what confused me was not the choice of picking one over the other.

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I was confused about

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whether I wanted to make a decision that would ruin the relationship between us.

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It's late. Go back and rest.

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There's a wedding tomorrow.

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Good night. Good night.

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Good night.

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Qianhua.

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I bought you a wedding gift. I put it inside.

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I didn't think that I'd bump into you.

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Then, are you not coming to my wedding?

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I'm not going. I'm leaving here tomorrow.

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To a place where no one knows me.

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To live well.

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Why so sudden?

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Are you in a hurry to leave because of the problems with your company?

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Qianhua.

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All these years, I know

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you've suffered.

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I'm sorry.

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What is there to be sorry for?

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Whether you like a person or don't like a person, there's no way to control it.

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We have to learn to accept, right?

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Right.

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Thank Miss Guan for me.

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I'm thankful that she didn't let you sacrifice yourself for her.

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Because that was really important to me.

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Alright.

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I'm leaving now.

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During that time, a lot of things happened in the North.

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Zhao Song has changed quite a lot.

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I'm worried that he has a hidden agenda.

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You have to be extra careful.

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After you leave this time,

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I don't know when we'll meet again.

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You have to be careful too.

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Please take care.

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I will.

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Father.

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Why are you looking for me?

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Song'er, tomorrow is Jingting's wedding.

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I hope that you will not do anything to disrupt this wedding.

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So in your heart, I'm that kind of person.

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But the person who would disrupt that person's wedding

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probably is not me.

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Song'er, about your own wedding, I was too reckless.

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Don't mind it. I'm apologizing to you.

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Actually, I hope that you and Jingting can get along with each other

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and think about the future of the Fox Clan.

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Father.

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If you're really thinking about the future of the Fox Clan

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then you should give the position to me.

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You know, Jingting doesn't really put his mind to the Fox Clan.

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I beg you, Father,

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please pass me the sacred key of the Fox Clan.

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I will definitely make the Fox Clan better.

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Please believe in me, Father.

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Song'er, stand up.

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I already gave Jingting the key.

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Actually, I guessed this would happen a long time ago.

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How can an orphan compare to a biological son?

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I was always wrong.

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If I were you, I would also give the best things to my biological son.

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Song'er,

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there's something that I've never told you about.

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Jingting and you

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are both children that I adopted.

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I gave the key to Jingting

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not because you lacked ability

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and not because you don't have the skills of a leader.

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It is just because

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you're too similar to me.

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We are both too extreme.

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We have no way of changing the Fox Clan for the better.

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I hope you can understand this.

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I understand.

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I know what to do.

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What you said is correct.

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We are both too extreme.

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You no longer have the key now,

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so you're no longer the Chief High Priest.

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Qingmu.

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Thank you. You have tried your best.

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This is so pretty!

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The wedding company says they have decorated the venue just as we requested.

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The wedding can happen anytime then.

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Our Fox Clan has a tradition when it comes to weddings.

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The wedding can only proceed after a fox rain.

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But I looked at the weather forecast today. There will be no rain.

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Don't worry. As long as they both love each other, then there will be a fox rain.

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Pipi, is it pretty?

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Very, very beautiful.

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Really?

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That's right. Pipi was definitely worried that I would sacrifice myself for her so she deceived me.

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So that means we've been misunderstanding her this whole time?

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So it was like that.

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And I don't know when this constant repetitive suffering will come to an end.

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By the way, my father will also attend our wedding.

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Lord Qingmu?

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He arrived in Xingcheng a few days ago. He asked to see me.

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He personally apologized to me for the issue regarding Huiyan way back then.

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He also hoped that I could accept the sacred key of the Fox Clan.

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Then Lord, are you already...

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Yes. I've accepted it for now.

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This might be a good thing.

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After all, the friction between you and Lord Qingmu has been going on for centuries.

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I hope everything will get better.

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Today, we are here to witness the wedding of Helan Jingting and Guan Pipi.

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They will take their vows to be each other's lifelong companion.

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From this day forward, for richer, for poorer,

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in sickness, and in health,

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they'll face it together.

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Helan Jingting, are you willing to take Guan Pipi as your wife?

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I am.

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Guan Pipi, are you willing to become Helan Jingting's wife?

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I am.

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Please make your vows.

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I, Helan Jingting,

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I, Guan Pipi,

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from now on, I'm willing to protect you forever.

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I'll be your candlelight in darkness and your sunshine on wintry days.

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From now on, I will keep you company and be by your side forever.

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I'll be your harbor in a storm and your shelter when you are exhausted.

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May I ask, are you Mr. Helan Jingting and Ms. Guan Pipi?

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What is it?

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You both are involved in a criminal case. Take them away.

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- Move aside.

- Explain it clearly.

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- What are you doing?

- Let go of her. Pipi.

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Pipi, don't be afraid. I'm here.

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Find out what happened.

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Let's go.

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- Please cooperate with us.

- Lord Helen.

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Lord Helan.

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- What's going on?

- Call Qianhua.

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Hello, Kuanyong? What's going on?

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Qianhua, something has happened.

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Did you arrive at the airport yet?

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Not yet. What happened?

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[ Xin City Police Department ]

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Auntie, don't panic. Tell me slowly what the police said.

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What? Not possible!

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How about this? I'll go gather some more news about it.

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If there's any further news, I'll call you.

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Alright. Goodbye, Auntie.

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What's going on?

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Pipi is being treated as a suspect and has ended up getting arrested.

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Suspect? What crime did she commit?

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They say it is murder.

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Murder? They have to be kidding, what murder?

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Did the police reveal any other information?

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Nothing. They just said the case is under investigation and that no pertinent information will be released.

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No matter what, let's get a lawyer first.

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I'll take care of it tomorrow morning.

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Something major has happened!

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Careful.

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Lord Qingmu died. Fang Jingxue also died.

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Sit down first.

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Also, they said that the person who killed them

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is Lord Helan.

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Who said that? Was it the Northern Fox Clan?

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What's weird is that the people saying it are from the South.

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From the South?

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Furthermore, it is the Elders who originally supported Lord Helan. They're saying something like

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he always wanted to take over all the power. That he had planned to kill his father long ago.

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Take over power?

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Lord Helan doesn't even want to be the successor. Why would he seize power?

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Then what about Fang Jingxue?

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They say Sister Fang brought back a precious item from the North.

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It seems like something that could cure her son. And when Lord Helan knew about it,

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he took it.

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He said he was going to cure a human. They say that human is Pipi!

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Sister Fang didn't agree to it, so Lord Helan killed Sister Fang.

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Do you believe such a ridiculous story?

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Precious item? Are they talking about the Golden Flower Mirror?

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I don't know.

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Can the Golden Flower Mirror save Helan?

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No. The Golden Flower Mirror isn't even a treasure.

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It is an heirloom left to Helan by his mother.

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Originally, Lord Qingmu brought the Golden Mirror Flower with him when he went to see Princess Zhaoyan about saving Helan.

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Princess Zhaoyan did indeed end up curing Helan.

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So a story began that the Golden Flower Mirror could save lives.

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So, someone used that story to implicate Lord Helan.

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So when Fang Jingxue wanted to kill Pipi,

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was she under someone else's instruction?

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I'm thinking it's not a coincidence since so many things happened in one day.

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Of course, it isn't a coincidence. It's Zhao Song.

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- Zhao Song?

- Zhao Song, that bastard.

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Hey, what are you doing? Listen to her first. Sit down.

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Are you sure it's Zhao Song?

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At first, when my company had problems, I thought it didn't seem right.

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But I thought it was only me he did this to.

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I didn't expect he would go this far with Lord Qingmu.

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Why would he take action against you? Doesn't he like you?

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Zhao Song has always wanted to be the successor. Everyone in the Fox Clan knows about his ambitions.

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How come no one recognized his plots?

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Some people knew, but wouldn't speak out.

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Why?

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A few powerful families in the North have problems with Lord Qingmu.

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They took this opportunity to let Zhao Song become the next leader.

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A lot of people want this result.

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The key. Lord Qingmu's key is in Lord Helan's hands.

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- Helan accepted it?

- Yes.

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What key? Is it important?

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The sacred key represents the right to succeed. The person that has the key is the real successor.

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Before, Helan had never forgiven Lord Qingmu so he didn't accept the key.

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I'm guessing that Zhao Song planned to kill Lord Qingmu first to get the key

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and then blame it on Helan so he could inherit the throne.

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That means if he doesn't have the key, he can't be the legitimate successor, right?

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Zhao Song won't give up that easily. Lord Helan could be in danger at any time.

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In order to save Tao Jialin, Lord Helan used up all his powers. But let's not talk about Lord Helan right now.

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Even if all of us join together, we probably are not equal to being Zhao Song's opponent.

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In the second year of the Fox King, some people visited by sea.

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They gave him some treasures.

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While the Fox King was alive, he really cherished those treasures.

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So that when he died, the treasures were buried with him.

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Outside his grave, there is a marble-like pillar.

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That marble-like pillar is made out of Heng Chun wood.

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Rumor has it this wood never rots, but it will burn in fire.

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It can also reveal the original form of our people.

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If Fox Clan members disturbs the grave, they will lose their souls.

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So after the Fox King died,

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this grave became forbidden territory for the Fox Clan.

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You mean if we can find this sacred wood,

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it's possible that we can kill Zhao Song?

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Not just Zhao Song. That coffin has formidable power.

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Once the wood is lit, every Fox Clan member present will die.

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Let's go look for it at the King's grave.

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We're tight on time. Let's separate and take action.

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Sumei and I will think of a way to get Helan and Miss Guan released from police custody quickly. You go look for the wood.

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- Alright.

- Alright.

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Let's go.

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Hey, you guys, wait. I'll go with you two.

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Stop messing around. We're not joking.

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I'm not messing around. You guys talked about Zhao Song, Qingmu, and the Fox Clan. I didn't understand anything.

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But the place you are going to visit is forbidden. I don't want anything to happen to you two.

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I'm a human, it'll be okay, right?

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No, this is too dangerous. If—

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There's no "if". Plus, don't I have the two of you?

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You both will protect me, right? Let's go.

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Xiaoju!

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So you don't even know where the grave is.

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There was never any historical record of where it is. So none of us know.

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Then what do we do?

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Calculate it.

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Calculate it? How do we calculate it?

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Even though we don't have an accurate location of the tomb,

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we can find out a lot from the construction material. From the construction material,

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we can find out the delivery time and arrival time. And according to the equation,

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we can calculate a rough spot by considering the geographic topography back then.

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Does this feel familiar? He's like your father.

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Dad!

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What? Just in time, you guys are all here.

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- Hello, Uncle.

- What are you guys calculating?

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We are looking for the location of an old tomb.

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When was this recorded?

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3,500 years ago.

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- Shang Dynasty.

- Yes.

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- Here. Let me see how you're calculating it.

- Look.

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I apologize for bothering you so late at night, Officer.

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I want to go over the case again.

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We were worried that the two suspects might plot their testimony together, so we put them in separate cells.

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I hope you can understand and cooperate with us.

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It's fine. We can understand.

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But I want to know, what crime did they commit?

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Ms. Qianhua, may I ask in what capacity are you talking with me?

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Is it as the President of Ciel or did you change your occupation and become a lawyer?

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Sorry, Officer.

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I am their lawyer. If there's anything, tell me.

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Alright. Let's talk inside this room.

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What do we do? Oh, my god. Hey, how did they recognize you?

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This is scaring me to death.

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Be careful.

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Kuanyong, is it here?

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Be careful, Xiaoju.

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It's definitely right this time. It's nearby.

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I'll go in the front and take a look.

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Search nearby.

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Hey, there's a rock here.

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Look, there are words on here!

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What does this say?

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- Go straight.

- How do you know it says "go straight"?

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You guys, come over here, there's a cave.

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Please sit.

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I want to know what crime my clients committed.

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We suspect that they're both related to a murder case.

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Murder? Killing someone? How could they kill someone, they were getting married today!

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- Calm down.

- Calm down.

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You can continue talking.

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What relationship do Wang Xuan and Guan Pipi have?

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Wang Xuan? Hey... this... no...

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They are colleagues. Journalists for "New City Focus."

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Colleagues? Then do they have a history together?

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Can you be more specific with your words?

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Was there any competition or conflicts between them at work?

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How is that related to murder?

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What relation does Wang Xuan have to Helan Jingting?

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They don't know each other. It's just that Wang Xuan has always wanted to interview Helan Jingting.

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Wang Xuan always wanted to interview Helan Jingting, but never succeeded.

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And Guan Pipi was getting married to Helan Jingting.

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So they might have had a conflict.

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Officer, what do you mean?

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If Wang Xuan has always succeeded in her occupation,

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yet Guan Pipi wasn't doing as well at her job,

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they could have hated each other and that would be a motive for murder, right?

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Please don't make any assumptions about my client before you have concrete proof.

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Okay, I'll be more straightforward then. Wang Xuan is the victim in this case.

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Take him away.

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Look out.

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We should be on the main path to the grave now.

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The construction started from the west and the tomb was built in the east.

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This is the typical structure of graves of royalty in the Fox Clan.

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- So...

- So we should keep walking this way.

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So we should split up.

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You are so educated, Mr. Zhao.

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I'll walk the middle path.

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So today was Lord Helan's wedding.

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Sorry.

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I came late. Why did the wedding end?

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Just you? Where's the bride?

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Why are you here?

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I came to look at you and see how ridiculous you are.

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You, who was so close to the humans, yet ended up being treated this way.

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You can't make it in the human world, can you?

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If you want to say something then just get straight to it.

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Give me the key that Qingmu gave you.

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That's not possible.

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I already killed Qingmu.

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How could you kill your own father?

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He's not my father and he is also not your father.

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He doesn't have any blood ties to either of us.

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He raised us. We should be grateful for that.

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You're talking this way now?

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In the past... it was you who hated him.

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The rift between the South and the North was also because of you.

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I killed him

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to help with your revenge. I was doing you a favor.

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You're more inhumane than I thought you were.

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Give me the key.

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You want power that much?

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You don't understand.

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Frankly, I don't want to be the Chief High Priest at all.

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But I will absolutely not give you the key.

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When did you become so weak?

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Just because of a human you made yourself become like this.

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If you give me the key, I'll kill only you.

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If you don't give me the key,

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I'll kill everyone by your side.

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We discovered Wang Xuan's body today.

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We have to wait for the autopsy report for the specific time of her death.

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Did they meet recently?

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They went away on vacation.

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On Wang Xuan's camera, we found several pictures.

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They match the inside of Helan Jingting's house.

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Recently, did Helan Jingting invite Wang Xuan to his house as a guest?

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Never.

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We found the weapon at the crime scene. It has Helan Jingting's fingerprints on it.

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I don't believe that Helan Jingting would kill someone.

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We do have some questions after investigating.

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Normally, the murderer wouldn't dump the weapon at the crime scene.

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Exactly. So why aren't you letting them out?

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It's also possible that Guan Pipi was after Helan Jingting's money,

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because they signed a lot of financial documents before their marriage on which Guan Pipi is the beneficiary.

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It's possible that Guan Pipi killed Wang Xuan and then blamed it on Helan Jingting

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so that she could get a lot of money.

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Officer, you don't have solid proof and the autopsy report hasn't come out yet.

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If you keep making random speculations, be careful or I'll sue you

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for defamation.

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Come in!

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The result of the medical examination is out. The time of death was at night.

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The two suspects were on vacation at the time.

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Alright, I understand.

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I will take care of the paperwork for my clients' release.

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Helan!

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Zhao Song.

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Is it this wood?

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You scared me to death! Why don't you make a sound when walking?

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You scared me to death too. Did you notice anything?

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I didn't. What about you?

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What are you doing?

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There's still a lot more over there.

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Looks like Qianhua was right. This is the forbidden place of the Fox Clan.

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I wonder how Xiaoju's doing on the other side.

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[ Owner is out. We are temporarily closed.]

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Today is the first day of our marriage.

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I know

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you will keep me company today.

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We faced so many things together.

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This time, you'll also face them with me, right?

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What other methods are there?

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I... my liver?

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If I let him eat my liver, will he be alright?

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There must be another method.

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I can give him everything. Whatever you want me to do, I can do it.

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Miss Guan,

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I know this is all very sudden for you.

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But this time, Helan is severely injured. I'm afraid...

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I'm afraid he'll revert back from his human state at any time.

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I always

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wanted to say thank you.

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Thank you for appearing in my life.

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Thank you for all the beautiful things you gave me.

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Do you remember

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when we first met,

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I thought you were a beggar.

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Next time,

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can you please come and find me earlier?

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A bit earlier. A year earlier. A month earlier.

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At least, a day earlier.

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If I had met you earlier,

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then I would have fallen in love with you earlier.

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I don't know

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if Huiyan ever told you

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the words, "I love you."

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I love you.

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Guan Pipi loves you.

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She really really loves you.

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You have to remember that.

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Next time, when you come and find me, you can't forget it.

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You have to remember me.

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You have to remember that you loved me.

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Helan.

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Helan.

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Helan.

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♫ A relationship met by chance ♫

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♫ Stumbling through separation and return ♫

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♫ Everything on the mind hangs like a bright moon ♫

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♫ Longing sleeps in the night sky ♫

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♫ Perhaps as I hoped, it was just a fantasy ♫

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♫ The past is flying by

I can hear your heartbeat ♫

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♫ Reincarnated love, it was just a daydream ♫

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♫ Seeing each other again, time stops in place ♫

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♫ A thousand love in a glance ♫

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♫ A thousand year fate

Spreading through time ♫

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♫ Day and night

It’s you that loves my face ♫

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♫ Let time keep your promise to me ♫

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♫ A thousand year fate

Spreading through time ♫

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♫ Day and night

It’s you that loves my face ♫

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♫ Let time keep your promise to me ♫

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♫ A thousand love in a glance ♫