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[A Talented Girl Grows Up]

[Episode 21]

[Cheng's Boxing Gym]

Based on my extensive experience binge-watching dramas,

although this scarecrow may seem unharmed on the surface,

it has likely suffered severe internal injuries.

In the end, it will burst open.

This is the secret technique of our Cheng family:

the 72 Forms of Swordsmanship.

72 Forms...

What about the remaining 71 forms?

That... that's it.

That slash didn't do anything.

This glaive may seem harmless,

and in fact, it really can't inflict any harm?

Manyi,

the reason we martial arts practitioners

perform the fist-palm salute

is to show the other person

that we value peace.

The purpose of martial arts is to deter,

not to harm.

You must always remember this.

How long does it take to master this swordsmanship?

Ten years.

Sorry to disturb you, Dad.

Goodbye.

Father,

please teach me your secret martial arts techniques!

Manyi,

I have one more secret skill

that may be more suitable for you.

Watch closely.

Father?

Where is he?

What does this mean?

This is my life-saving skill.

Remember,

if you can't win, run!

Manyi, Manyi,

you're invincible!

Manyi, Manyi,

you're unmatched!

[Victory in every battle; Success in every attack]

Manyi, Manyi,

you're invincible!

Manyi, Manyi,

you're unmatched.

Manyi, Manyi...

The Emperor has arrived!

[Victory in every battle; Success in every attack]

The Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince have arrived.

Long live Your Majesty!

I hereby announce

that the Martial Arts Examination of Feng

officially begins!

Good! Good! Good!

Young Madam, go for it!

[Grade C]

[Grade B]

[Cheng Manyi Win]

Good!

My lady, you're amazing!

[Cheng Manyi]

[Cui Jun; Win]

[Cui Jun]

[Qualification Rankings]

The final list of candidates for this Martial Arts Examination has been posted.

[Final Test]

Honey!

I've made it to the final test!

[Final Test]

Jun, you're the best.

[Final Test]

The current City Guard Censor

will be the examiner for the final test.

Whoever defeats him

will become the Martial Champion.

The City Guard Censor is built like a tank.

I'm afraid we won't have enough strength to take him on.

He's obviously bluffing.

Watch how I handle him later.

Your Majesty, greetings.

I've heard of this City Guard Censor before.

It's said that he's never lost a fight.

In terms of martial arts techniques, raw power, and experience,

he's a top-notch fighter across the board.

I am the City Guard Censor.

In a fight, fists and feet don't discriminate.

If I happen to strike too hard

and end up killing you all,

please don't hold it against me.

If we take your words into account,

aren’t we bound to lose?

Doesn't he have any weaknesses?

No.

Look at him. He's strong

but too bulky.

He's bound to be slow,

and that's also a weakness.

Who wants to get beaten first?

He sure talks big.

Let me see what you've got first.

Come on.

Come on.

Jun.

Are you alright?

Who is next?

Who can take him?

Well...

Is there anyone else?

Who else?

I'm just one step away

from achieving my dream.

If I give up now, I'll regret it for life.

Jun...

Me!

Manyi.

Honey.

-You can do it. -Be careful.

Don't worry.

Hitting a woman is not something to be proud of.

Little girl,

I'll give you a chance.

If you go down now,

I'll spare you.

All talk!

You talk as if you'd dare to fight me without using your hands.

Why wouldn't I?

Attack his left side!

Kick him!

You promised not to use your hands.

Good!

Be careful, my lady!

My dear wife is so clever.

How about that?

If you have the guts, come up and fight me!

If you're so tough, come down here!

You come up here!

You come down!

Bite me.

You're not coming down,

and I'll make you come down.

Manyi!

Manyi!

Manyi!

Wait!

If you have the guts,

fight me without using your legs.

You cunning girl.

Honey!

My lady!

Manyi!

Do you surrender or not?

Surrender or not?

I won't use my arms.

Stop kicking her!

I won't use my legs...

Manyi!

Honey.

We give up!

Stop kicking her!

Please give up, my lady.

Manyi.

Manyi, are you okay?

Little girl.

Your Majesty!

We give up.

We give up.

Stop kicking her.

Manyi...

Please.

We give up.

Honey!

Stop kicking her!

Young Master.

Young Master!

Manyi!

Stop kicking her!

Manyi...

Stop kicking her!

Your Majesty, we give up.

Your Majesty!

Manyi...

We give up.

Stop kicking her!

My lady!

Stop kicking her!

How dare you play tricks!

I want to be...

Stop kicking her!

The first female City Guard Censor.

Good, lock him!

He's locked. Locked.

Manyi.

Honey.

Good.

Good!

Come on, Manyi!

Come on!

Come on. Manyi.

I must become

the first female City Guard Censor of Feng!

We won! We won!

Honey.

Great!

Awesome, Manyi.

Good! Good.

Awesome.

The Emperor has decreed.

Cheng Manyi hereby

becomes the Martial Champion

and is appointed as

the first

female City Guard Censor of Feng.

Respectfully acknowledged.

My lady, you're great!

Cheng Manyi,

receive the Tiger Tally Token.

[Order]

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Rise.

You may rise now.

Your Majesty,

I humbly request

that you consider

abolishing the many unequal laws

that treat martial artists unfairly in Feng

so that scholars and martial artists

may stand on equal footing.

How can they possibly be equal?

Your Majesty,

previously, the delegation from Sangyi relied on force to intimidate us,

and then there was Grand Master Ning, who formed factions and initiated a rebellion.

And in the case of Fuzhou,

the martial artist Yu Yidao cared about the people,

and his dedication to our country was evident to all.

Now,

with discord between scholars and martial artists,

if we take this opportunity

to reconcile their grudges,

we can inspire courageous men

to serve you with loyalty

and bring strength and prosperity to our nation.

Oh no.

What should we do now?

Very well.

Cheng Manyi,

your words show that women are just as capable as men.

I will approve

your request.

His Majesty has approved.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Your Majesty!

Thank you, Your Majesty!

[World's Greatest Academy; Martial Arts Hall]

Congratulations.

Thank you, all.

Thank you all for coming.

From today onwards,

this will be

the Martial Arts Hall of the World's Greatest Academy.

Anyone who aspires to serve our nation

and make a name for themselves on the battlefield

can train here.

Good!

Moreover,

exceptional graduates are guaranteed job placements

and can directly join the City Guard Department.

Opportunities like this

don't come twice!

Sign up eagerly, everyone! Hurry!

Please, please, please!

No need to rush. No need to rush!

Come in, please!

At long last, the Cheng family has finally

brought glory to our name in my daughter's generation.

Please, come in!

Please come inside!

Come in, please.

Okay, serve them.

Registration is over there.

Registration is over there.

Honey,

you've finally got what you wanted.

Congratulations on realizing your ambition.

We've both succeeded at last.

Man.

Move.

Let me go, please.

Is this really necessary?

Cut the crap!

Young Master.

Your Highness, please spare my life.

You shouldn't have hurt her.

Beat him.

Your Highness!

Your Highness, please spare my life!

Please spare my life.

[City Guard Department]

Come on. One Character. One Character.

Hurry up.

Come on. It's your turn.

Okay.

Do you even know how to play Go?

I lost again.

No, this is my tile.

I... I'll eat it.

Do you know how to play Go?

Who is it?

Don't you know that we're not handling cases today?

Get out. Get out.

Hurry up and leave.

[Order]

I am the new Imperial Censor of the City Guard Department in Feng.

She is the new Imperial Censor.

Let's go.

Put it away.

Hurry up.

The uniform.

I am the sidekick to the new Imperial Censor

of the City Guard Department of Feng.

Sidekick?

Quiet.

Starting today,

the regulations of the City Guard Department

are going to change.

What's going on? What's happening?

What did she say?

What is she talking about?

What is this?

How do you even read this?

Should we read this horizontally or vertically?

What does this mean?

[Performance Record]

From now on, you need to clock in daily

on Dongdong for attendance tracking.

Lateness, early departures, and absenteeism

will all be included in the final assessment.

Hurry.

Most importantly,

the City Guard Department will implement a last-place elimination system.

[Dongdong]

[Attendance]

The main criteria will be based on

daily work performance

and feedback from the citizens.

Leave requests require approval.

My Lord, may I request a leave?

Denied!

Overtime will be compensated with time off.

Especially for late-night overtime,

we will provide late-night snacks

and Yuber rides home as perks.

That's all for today.

Keep up the good work!

I will!

Good! Good!

[City Guard Department]

This is what a local official should be like!

She is a good official. So good.

Good!

Serving the people.

Good, good!

Lord Cheng, we love you!

Manyi,

this approach really works like magic.

A sense of accomplishment and honor

is the best motivation for a person.

[A Talented Girl Grows Up]

Help!

What do you want?

Your father

has abused his power

and always targeted us martial artists.

Well, well,

who would have thought

that you'd fall into our hands now?

What is this called?

Karma.

I'm already at rock bottom,

and you still want to treat me like this?

Rock bottom?

Let me vent my anger first!

Are you all out of your minds?

How dare you insult a girl in public?

This is Feng!

I don't care if you're a scholar or a martial artist.

If you dare to commit such acts,

the laws of Feng

will punish you.

F-F-Fifth Prince.

Please spare us, Fifth Prince.

Get lost now.

Go. Let's go.

Thank you for saving me, Fifth Prince.

Since you have nowhere else to go,

stay here.

With Wen Chenyi and Cheng Manyi's support,

the martial artists are now in high spirits

and arrogant.

Today,

you stood up for me like this.

Will it cause trouble for you?

Trouble?

I'd like to see what kind of storm

these martial artists can stir up.

Just do as I say later.

Come on.

Help!

Cheng Manyi.

You and Wen Chenyi

have destroyed my family.

I'll make you both pay with your lives.

As for Feng Qiwu,

who loves you but cannot have you,

he will make the perfect partner for me.

My efforts have not been in vain,

nor have I let down everyone's expectations.

It's truly

a double triumph

in both career

and relationship.

♫A stroke of romance fell from the heavens♫

♫Pretty girl and handsome guy♫

♫A stroke of romance fell from the heavens♫

♫Pretty girl and handsome guy♫

Honey, why are you...

♫My good luck is here♫

♫Is this the grand prize or the first prize?♫

♫Like the wildflowers which I can pick at will♫

♫Don't be shy, it's all for you♫

♫Your good luck is also my good luck♫

You are awake?

Now I know

that the most beautiful sight

isn't the morning light,

but you awakening from a dream.

I'm sure

with both the sunshine and you by my side,

this is the happy future

I want.

Morning, honey.

Morning.

Honey.

Wei,

why are you doing all these small chores yourself?

I'm brainstorming ideas for my next comic storyline.

I need to fully experience life.

You can help me think.

There are plots about a concubine's daughter reborn for revenge,

a tragic love story between a human and a demon,

and a sweet romance between an immortal master and a cute disciple.

Which one is better?

These all sound so complicated.

Is there

a simple and sweet type?

For example,

the journey of a young, pampered wife becoming the matriarch of her family.

Drama and farming stories

could be a direction too.

Wei,

may I...

Wei, you're so nice.

Manyi taught me that.

She says life

is unpredictable,

so we must live in the moment

and seize joy when we can.

Whatever you say is right.

But there's one more thing

I'd like to try.

I wonder...

if we can...

Of course!

Wei,

we're already engaged,

and I will soon marry you,

but...

won't that...

be...

too improper?

Don't worry.

My parents, as well as my brother and sister-in-law, are very open-minded.

Even if it's improper,

they won't blame me.

But I'm not ready yet.

This is too embarrassing...

in broad daylight.

Don't worry.

I've already dismissed everyone.

No one will disturb us.

Alright.

Then...

I'm coming.

Hurry up.

I can't wait any longer.

Manyi said

that using a real-life model for reference

can quickly improve my drawing skills.

Jun,

raise your arm a bit higher.

Come on. Hold there.

Wei,

I'm willing to be your model forever.

With my black hair, I've bound your heart;

hand in hand, we'll spend our remaining days together.

My only wish is to stay together forever;

until our hair turns white,

never to part.

Honey,

you must be really good at playing the guqin, right?

Why do you say so?

Because...

you always manage to strum the strings of my heart.

What's wrong?

I...

What's wrong?

Lift your head.

Why are you getting a nosebleed?

Doctor,

what's wrong with my wife?

Could it be that this time...

she's really expecting?

Don't say such nonsense!

Don't pressure the kids.

We're not in a hurry to have grandchildren to dote on.

Father, Mother,

Yi and Manyi

have just consummated their marriage.

How could they already be expecting?

Wei,

watch your words.

Other than the nosebleed,

are there

any other symptoms?

No.

This is exactly the strange part.

The nose is the opening of the lungs,

a gateway between the outside world and the body.

Nosebleeds usually occur

due to errant blood flow,

though sometimes they're caused by kidney deficiency

or a case of qi deficiency.

But judging by your pulse,

there is nothing unusual.

Could it be...

that I'm not actually ill at all?

If it occurs infrequently,

indeed, there's no need to worry.

But if it recurs,

it could be a more serious problem.

I'm sure it's just a one-time thing.

There's nothing wrong with me.

Look at you,

troubling the doctor

over something so minor!

Come on.

Everything is a big deal

if it concerns you.

Yi is right.

Your matters

are our family's matters.

Thank you, Dr. Song.

I'll see you off.

You will be fine.

I'll see the doctor off too.

Why is this happening?

My lady, wait a minute.

Perhaps we should just go back.

I want to walk a bit longer.

Why?

Could it be that the magnetic field between me and this world

is repelling each other?

Honey.

It's been so long.

But you've finally learned to read.

Of course.

After studying with Scholar Wen for so long,

it wasn't for nothing.

You...

What's wrong?

What do you want?

I just received a piece of news

from the Verification Office of the Directorate of Astronomy

that I know you'll find interesting.

Look.

[By the middle of the first month of spring, the Roof aligns; Fate decrees an untimely parting; One cannot linger long]

The Directorate of Astronomy has observed

an unusual celestial phenomenon in the heavens.

This star alignment

will appear on the 15th of next month.

By then,

the gate of heaven will open,

and it will shine across the sky.

[By the middle of the first month of spring, the Roof aligns; Fate decrees an untimely parting; One cannot linger long]

I remember.

This is the exact symbol from the ancient painting

you've been looking for.

Yes.

Yes, it is.

This is the star alignment.

Heaven...

Middle...

Come on. Let me see.

This is the Directorate of Astronomy's augury.

By the middle of the first month of spring,

the Roof aligns.

Fate decrees an untimely parting.

One cannot linger long.

Fate decrees an untimely parting.

One cannot linger long.

It means that I should go.

If I force myself to stay,

I may meet my end here.