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ADAPTED FROM
QING LINGYUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness.
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Why the ruckus?
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A flock of ravens flew by.
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The soldiers saw it
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and thought it was a bad sign.
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Ravens?
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They prefer to dwell
in the mountains or the woods.
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The winter just ended,
so they are looking for food.
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There are a lot of leftovers
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from the bonfire we had last night.
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That's why they came.
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But this will dampen our morale.
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After all, ravens are a sign of bad luck.
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Not necessarily.
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What do you mean, Ms. Feng?
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What you did yesterday won their heart,
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but you have yet to command their respect.
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Now is your chance.
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To command their respect?
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Even in the past, before we do anything,
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we seek a good sign first.
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Chen Sheng and Wu Guang
hid notes in the fish.
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Liu Bang slaughtered a white snake.
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And now, you have a flock of ravens.
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Isn't this a good opportunity?
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Giving you the bed last night
was worth it.
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Shoo!
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This is an omen.
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Perhaps God wants us to avoid Liang City.
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-This is very bad.
-Don't spout nonsense.
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This is God's will.
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-Right. We shouldn't venture further.
-That's right.
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-No way.
-Right.
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Who said raven is a sign of bad luck?
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When Emperor Wu of Zhou
claimed the throne,
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ravens gathered on top of the palace.
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And then the Zhou dynasty prospered
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and eliminated Emperor Zhou of Shang
in one go.
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Thus he began his centuries of legacy.
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Your Highness,
we're not as educated as you.
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We don't know a thing about what you said.
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But there is this cold breeze
in the valley all of a sudden.
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This is a bad sign.
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-Yes, Your Highness.
-Yes.
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That is not a cold breeze.
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It's an updraft.
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Updraft lends its strength.
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Ravens sing the song of war.
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When the founding father of Han
killed the white snake,
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the Han dynasty prospered.
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I shall do the same today.
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Hear me, God from above!
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If I, Feng Lanxi,
am meant to conquer Liang City
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and the world,
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deliver your message unto this blade.
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It worked!
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-Yes!
-Look!
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It's an updraft.
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Fellow fighters,
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God has given us a good sign.
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Going forward,
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you will be called the Moyu Cavalry.
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-Moyu Cavalry?
-Moyu Cavalry?
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Follow my lead and claim more land.
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Let our names travel far and wide!
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-Moyu Cavalry, the most fearsome cavalry!
-Moyu Cavalry, the most fearsome cavalry!
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Moyu Cavalry,
our name will travel far and wide!
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Moyu Cavalry,
our name will travel far and wide!
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He sure gets it down very quickly.
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Far and wide!
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Moyu Cavalry,
our name will travel far and wide!
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LIANG CITY, YONGZHOU
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Sir,
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the Qingzhou Army came
to provoke us again yesterday.
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If this carries on…
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We'll be seen as afraid of them
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and our morale will be affected.
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Exactly.
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Qingzhou is just exerting pressure.
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They won't invade us.
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Sir, I don't understand.
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If you're certain
that Qingzhou will not invade,
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why did you request backup?
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That will only invite your enemies.
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Invite my enemies?
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Can't I use them to set an example?
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His Lordship wants to rule the world,
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so he wants Liang City to himself.
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Even if I don't request it,
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the backup will come on its own.
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What an amazing foresight there.
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However, I heard that Prince Yongping
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is among the backups.
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Even Lady Baili and Prince Ju
failed to impede his rising power.
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My fellow colleagues, don't you know
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that even a dragon should be wary
of a nested snake?
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When he arrives in Liang City,
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he'll be wise to stay still
if he's a dragon.
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If he's anything lesser than,
he'll be wise to lay low.
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Sir, Prince Yongping's army is ten li away
from the city's main gate.
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I see.
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You're dismissed.
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Yes, sir.
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I thought this long journey
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would take at least two weeks.
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Prince Yongping is impatient,
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isn't he?
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Come with me, everyone.
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-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.
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LIANG CITY
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Didn't they say they had 500 men?
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There are barely 100 here.
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It's misinformation, perhaps?
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Impossible.
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Our source did say 500 men.
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Perhaps they are not the ones?
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Stay alert.
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Yes, sir.
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Their horses and arms
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will be kept in the western encampment.
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Yes, sir.
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I'm Yu Ming,
the military commissioner of Liang City.
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Is Prince Yongping in the wagon?
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I'm Ren Chuanyun,
General of Agile Cavalry.
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Prince Yongping is seated
in the wagon indeed.
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I heard His Highness came with 500 men.
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Why has your number dwindled so?
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When we left, we had 500 men with us.
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However, a flash flood occurred.
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Many were wounded and died.
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We only have these few men left.
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How is His Highness?
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His Highness caught a cold
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and is feeling weak.
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Apologies for this state of affairs.
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Can we rest up somewhere?
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Of course.
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I have prepared accommodations
for His Highness.
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Come with me.
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As for the soldiers,
you will not enter the city
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lest you disrupt the harmony within.
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Please come with me
to the western encampment.
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Pardon me.
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They are actually His Highness' servants.
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His everyday routine,
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from his voyage to his ablution,
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is taken care of by different servants.
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His Highness is used
to this way of living,
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so they had to disguise themselves
as soldiers.
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They are actually servants.
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If they are His Highness' servants,
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they are allowed to go in.
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The rest can go to the western encampment.
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Yes, sir.
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Thank you, Official Yu.
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Come with me.
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Official Yu,
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His Lordship has asked me
to present your remuneration.
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Thirty boxes of silver leaves.
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Where should I deliver them to?
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To my residence of course.
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Do show me the way.
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Here, please.
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Your Highness,
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the remuneration has been delivered.
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Moyu guards are stationed outside.
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You can relax now.
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Understood.
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Good job.
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I already said
there are only our people here.
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Can't you get out of character?
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I have to play my part properly.
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His Highness knows
Yu Ming is a careful person.
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So he spread the Moyu Cavalry.
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Most are stationed outside the city
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and only a small amount entered.
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He even made the soldiers feign exhaustion
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to fool everyone.
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We diverted Yu Ming's attention,
thanks to his greed.
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However, we still have to be careful.
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Are we being watched?
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Yes.
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Good thing His Highness
entered the city first.
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Otherwise, it will be difficult
to leave this place.
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Why are there so many people hiking today?
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There is a temple on this mountain
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called Hongluo Temple.
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Hongluo Temple?
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Which deity does it worship?
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I've never heard of a deity
called Hongluo.
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From Nu River to Liang City
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lies the Hongluo River.
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A long time ago,
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a scholar
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found a red sea snail in the river.
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He brought it back home.
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The sea snail turned into a lady.
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They lived happily.
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Then he built
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this Hongluo Temple on the mountain.
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So it's a temple
for relationships and romance.
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What do you want from it?
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What I want
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is a full view
of Liang City's water canals.
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They are disorganized.
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Do you know about canal management?
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They look like
they extend in all directions,
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but in reality, they are intertwined
and can't prevent floods at all.
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Why are you looking at me?
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You
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always surprise me.
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At this rate,
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directing the canals to Qingzhou
will not do anything.
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During the spring flood,
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many villagers will suffer from it.
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Corrupted government officials
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don't care about the lives
of their subjects.
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Right.
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Take this.
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A protective charm.
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Liang City isn't safe.
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DEITY OF ROMANCE
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Even the deity of romance
hands out protection too?
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BUN
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Why is everything in Liang City
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more expensive than the ones
in the capital?
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A sesame ball
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costs three wen in the capital.
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But here, it costs five wen for one.
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Everyone believes that in a barren land,
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everything will be cheaper.
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It is a misconception.
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Liang City is close to the border.
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There aren't enough crops.
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Local agriculture
cannot satisfy the market's demand.
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They have to import many things
from other cities.
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Liang City isn't very populated as well,
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so their importation isn't very high.
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They can only import in small batches.
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That drives the price up.
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I see.
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In addition,
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the human labor here is unorganized.
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The trading market isn't developed.
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That is the root of the issues.
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Come.
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Mister, please.
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Life here is very hard.
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Almost unbearable.
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Quick.
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Hurry up!
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Come.
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Do not dally.
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Do not give them more trouble.
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Move!
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Now!
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Hurry up.
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Move! Stop dallying.
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Mister.
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Who are they?
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I can tell both of you are not from here.
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They are forced to build the canals.
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Why are they forced
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to build the canals?
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The government has money,
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so everyone should be
more than happy to work for it.
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The money the government sent in
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will not fall into our hands.
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To build the dam,
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all able men who can lift
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will be forcefully enlisted.
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They work days and nights.
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-Move!
-Poor souls.
276
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-Enjoy.
-Thank you.
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If one day,
278
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you want to kill those evil officials,
279
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I'll help you.
280
00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,080
Look how feeble Prince Yongping is.
281
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I don't think it's an act.
282
00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:39,640
A flash flood did occur during their trip.
283
00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:41,880
It's not uncommon
for posts to be abandoned
284
00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:42,960
given the circumstances.
285
00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,560
I don't think we should be worried.
286
00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,640
Their people even came
287
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to ask if we have more medicine.
288
00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:49,280
I concur.
289
00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,080
Prince Yongping's army and servants
290
00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,040
are barely 100 men in total.
291
00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,560
They can't do anything at all.
292
00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,240
Give it a test
293
00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,480
and we'll know if it's all an act.
294
00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,200
Retrieve the supplements
from the storeroom.
295
00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:02,120
I will
296
00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:04,640
deliver the medicine to him.
297
00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:07,720
Thank you for delivering
the medicine in person.
298
00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:08,880
No need.
299
00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:10,320
His Highness has had a long trip.
300
00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,120
He ought to get some rest.
301
00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,080
May I know what sickness His Highness has?
302
00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:15,720
Emphysema.
303
00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:18,880
I used to study medicine.
304
00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,120
Perhaps I can have a look at His Highness?
305
00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:22,280
No need for the hassle.
306
00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:23,920
It's no bother at all, General Ren.
307
00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,840
It is my honor to serve His Highness.
308
00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:28,720
Official Yu…
309
00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:31,840
Do you dare to stop me?
310
00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:33,400
Don't be rude to Official Yu.
311
00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:49,520
-Your Highness.
-Your Highness.
312
00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,640
Official Yu is merely concerned
about my health.
313
00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,200
Why did you stop him? Go.
314
00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:59,200
Take ten lashes.
315
00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:00,320
Yes.
316
00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:01,800
Apologies, Your Highness.
317
00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,320
Your Highness,
your emphysema is quite serious.
318
00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,160
I've had it since I was little.
319
00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,040
And the journey to Liang City
was a rocky one.
320
00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:16,200
There were storms and winds.
321
00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:17,640
Fret not.
322
00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,640
I have brought with me
excellent medicinal herbs.
323
00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:21,040
They are good for your lungs.
324
00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:22,520
Rest well for a few days
325
00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,240
and you'll be fully recovered.
326
00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:25,800
Thank you, Official Yu.
327
00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,040
Since His Lordship sent you here,
328
00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,520
the commander's tally and military seal
of Liang City's army
329
00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,480
will be given to you.
330
00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:39,440
No need.
331
00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:41,440
I am still unwell.
332
00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,400
Please handle Liang City
and its 16 military branches
333
00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,040
for me, Official Yu.
334
00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:48,040
I…
335
00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,280
Do not worry.
336
00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:52,880
Father sent me here
337
00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,480
to support Liang City.
338
00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,040
You're still
the Southern Military Commissioner.
339
00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:01,560
Well…
340
00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:05,480
As you wish, Your Highness.
341
00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:07,720
I shall take my leave now.
342
00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:22,640
He is cunning as a fox.
343
00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:24,880
He used this petty excuse
to test Your Highness.
344
00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,640
Fortunately, you came back in time.
345
00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:28,920
Otherwise, this plan will fail.
346
00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:33,720
Yu Ming.
347
00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:37,120
Liang City.
348
00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:38,800
Proceed with the plan.
349
00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,280
Send all the secret agents out.
350
00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:41,920
Dissect Liang City's defense
351
00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,600
as soon as possible.
352
00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:44,960
Yes, Your Highness.
353
00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:49,160
Congratulations, sir.
354
00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,120
This Prince Yongping is dumb enough
355
00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:52,880
to turn down the tally and military seal.
356
00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,000
No, it's just too foolish a move
357
00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,200
and that's why it's suspicious.
358
00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,040
I have met people from all walks of life.
359
00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,319
But no dog will refuse
360
00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,440
when it's presented
361
00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:09,920
with a steamy meat bun.
362
00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:11,680
Either
363
00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:14,280
this dog is insane
364
00:17:15,599 --> 00:17:17,000
or this dog doesn't want the bun,
365
00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:19,599
but the feeder.
366
00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,520
The intel we have right now
367
00:17:22,599 --> 00:17:23,800
is far from enough.
368
00:17:25,079 --> 00:17:26,760
Ask them to continue investigating.
369
00:17:26,839 --> 00:17:27,720
Yes, sir.
370
00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,760
Father, Master Wang Shuilong
wishes to see you.
371
00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:39,040
Let him in.
372
00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:39,960
Yes, Father.
373
00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:47,000
Master Bai.
374
00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:50,920
I have bad news.
375
00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:53,600
Zeng Jiuhai is dead.
376
00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,960
So my hypothesis is right.
377
00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,120
The one who forged the Empyrean Token
378
00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,400
is among the Token Keepers.
379
00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,960
Zeng Jiuhai must have found something
380
00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,040
and was promptly silenced.
381
00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:17,920
After I found out
that Zeng Jiuhai was killed,
382
00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,360
I returned to the inn.
383
00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,320
However, I noticed that
Zeng Jiuhai had reserved a room.
384
00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:24,240
I was worried that the culprits
385
00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:25,440
would trace back to the inn,
386
00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,520
so I left the Imperial City overnight.
387
00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:30,280
Did Zeng Jiuhai
388
00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:32,440
leave any clue?
389
00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,840
I found Zeng Jiuhai's luggage in his room.
390
00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,600
A spectacular Han White Jade.
391
00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:00,600
Only an important figure
392
00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:02,720
in the Imperial City
393
00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:06,040
can wear it.
394
00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:07,960
It seems
395
00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:09,400
we have to visit the Imperial City.
396
00:19:13,120 --> 00:19:15,680
GRAND TUTOR RAN'S MEN PLAN TO REVOLT
WITH YAN LING AS THE LEADER.
397
00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,400
Jizhou is making a major move this time.
398
00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:28,640
Sir, news from the Imperial City.
399
00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:40,840
A swift investigation.
400
00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,360
So the Token Keepers found out?
401
00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:47,680
But my spy in the capital of Yongzhou
has dealt with him.
402
00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,240
I proposed this fake Empyrean Token ruse
403
00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,040
to His Majesty.
404
00:19:53,120 --> 00:19:55,440
However, Bai Fengxi came out of nowhere
405
00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:56,800
and disrupted our plan.
406
00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:58,800
There are three fake tokens.
407
00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,160
One of them must have found its way
to the Token Keepers,
408
00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,400
so they found out this soon.
409
00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:04,600
It doesn't matter anyway.
410
00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:06,880
We just have to expedite the execution.
411
00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:11,080
Give this to Huang Chao.
412
00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:12,120
Yes, sir.
413
00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:17,320
Sir, now that your blood curse
is temporarily suppressed
414
00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,200
and the Cricket is growing in number,
415
00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,600
we can part with Huang Chao now.
416
00:20:24,360 --> 00:20:25,240
Not yet.
417
00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,160
The world is in a box now.
418
00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:28,880
We need a key.
419
00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:30,920
Huang Chao has talent and ambition.
420
00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,280
He is the best key.
421
00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:35,480
Once we help him unite Jizhou,
422
00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:36,960
he'll set his eyes on the world
423
00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:38,600
if everything goes well.
424
00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:40,680
When the time comes,
425
00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,200
no one can stop this war anymore.
426
00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,400
But shouldn't you be worried
427
00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,040
that Huang Chao might grow too strong
to be manipulated?
428
00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,480
The stronger he is,
the more enemies he has.
429
00:20:54,360 --> 00:20:56,000
My enemy's enemy is my ally.
430
00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:57,360
Besides,
431
00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,920
if he has the same talent as Cao Mengde,
432
00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,560
I'll be his Sima Zhongda then.
433
00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,080
But your ancestors' wish--
434
00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:06,400
Who says
435
00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:08,600
you can't rule the world
436
00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,080
from beyond the throne?
437
00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,240
Anything unusual
438
00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,120
from Prince Yongping lately?
439
00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:25,920
Our people have been watching him closely.
440
00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,400
Their guards watch over the residence
441
00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:29,640
in shifts too.
442
00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,080
Nothing too unusual.
443
00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:32,760
Nothing?
444
00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:34,560
I think Prince Yongping
445
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,560
saw how united we are here in Liang City
446
00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:37,640
and simply gave up.
447
00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,080
After all, he's in Liang City now.
448
00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:40,800
He can rack his brain,
449
00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,360
but he still won't be able to touch you.
450
00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:44,920
Too calm.
451
00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:46,720
Too many concessions.
452
00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:48,560
They are not good signs.
453
00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,240
Sir, a letter from the capital.
454
00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,840
I sent my people to investigate
in the capital of Yongzhou
455
00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:08,000
to find out who Prince Yongping is.
456
00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,440
According to the letter,
457
00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,880
while Prince Yongping
is an intelligent man,
458
00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:14,480
his health is deteriorating.
459
00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:15,560
In the capital,
460
00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,360
he was set up by Lady Baili many times
461
00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:18,960
and could barely get out alive.
462
00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,240
Nothing out of the ordinary
from the letter.
463
00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:23,760
Everything aligns too perfectly.
464
00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:25,560
That raises suspicion.
465
00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:27,600
Didn't His Highness say
466
00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,720
he was here to support Liang City?
467
00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,200
Let's hold a feast
to raise the army's morale.
468
00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:35,520
He has to attend it
469
00:22:36,360 --> 00:22:38,280
no matter what.
470
00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,120
-Half a jin of rice, please.
-Here.
471
00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:42,040
Ten wen.
472
00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,400
Rice! Top-quality rice!
473
00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,680
Have a look!
474
00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,560
Animal skin! Have a look.
475
00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,880
-Mister, do you want some rice?
-Give me some.
476
00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:54,880
Sure.
477
00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:56,680
Rice!
478
00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,280
Top-quality rice!
479
00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,480
Here, mister. Your rice.
480
00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:23,520
Your Highness,
481
00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,360
this is Liang City's defense plan
we found recently.
482
00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:30,520
They set up quite an expensive
and elaborate defense.
483
00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,280
As expected from Yu Ming
who has governed Liang City for 20 years.
484
00:23:33,360 --> 00:23:35,840
He put the people's riches
into his own pocket.
485
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:37,560
That's a corrupted official.
486
00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:41,560
Yu Ming is very careful
and doesn't trust anyone easily.
487
00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:44,040
That will be our chance. Look.
488
00:23:44,120 --> 00:23:46,880
This is his weak spot.
489
00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:47,880
Yes.
490
00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:49,360
As long as we take over the defense,
491
00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,160
Liang City's traffic will be paralyzed.
492
00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,360
Any updates from the Moyu Cavalry?
493
00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:54,880
All of them have entered the city.
494
00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:56,560
Chuanyun has been setting everything up.
495
00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:58,000
The entire cavalry is ready.
496
00:23:58,080 --> 00:23:59,200
With one order from you,
497
00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:00,280
they'll fight right away.
498
00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:01,400
Now,
499
00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:03,320
we just need an opening.
500
00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,240
Right, Minister Feng sent us a letter.
501
00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,880
Yu Ming sent someone
to the capital to investigate you.
502
00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:10,840
Fortunately, she had prepared for it
503
00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:12,560
and synchronized everyone's testimony.
504
00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:14,960
Synchronized?
505
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,840
It seems like Yu Ming
is about to make a move.
506
00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,360
I don't get it, Your Highness.
507
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:23,480
I…
508
00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:25,200
Whenever you investigate someone,
509
00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,440
different sources
will give you different testimonies.
510
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,200
There will be contradictions.
511
00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:30,720
However, a unanimous testimony
512
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:32,840
will only raise suspicion.
513
00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:35,720
There you go.
514
00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,400
Your Highness,
Official Yu has left you a message.
515
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:41,640
He said that
516
00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:43,080
the Qingzhou Army is on the move.
517
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,600
He plans to go on the offensive.
518
00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:46,760
To raise the army's morale,
519
00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,800
there will be a feast tonight
in his residence.
520
00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,360
He has extended his invitation to you.
521
00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:52,440
Tell Official Yu
522
00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,800
that I will be there tonight.
523
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:55,760
Will do.
524
00:24:58,160 --> 00:24:59,360
A feast?
525
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:00,880
It's more like a trap.
526
00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,440
It's a trap.
527
00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,200
But for whom?
528
00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:05,480
We shall see.
529
00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:07,960
Just when I said I needed an opening,
530
00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:09,160
it presented itself.
531
00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:11,320
You mean…
532
00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:12,760
Tell Chuanyun
533
00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:14,320
to get ready.
534
00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:15,240
Yes, Your Highness.
535
00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:16,640
I'll come with you.
536
00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:19,280
All right.
537
00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:27,760
Sir,
538
00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:29,520
everything is ready.
539
00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,040
His Highness has arrived!
540
00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:34,840
-Greetings, Your Highness.
-Greetings, Your Highness.
541
00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:46,320
Fellow officials.
542
00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:48,160
You may get up.
543
00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,120
-Thank you, Your Highness.
-Thank you, Your Highness.
544
00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,040
Are you still unwell, Your Highness?
545
00:25:56,120 --> 00:25:57,600
I'm all right.
546
00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:00,600
Please, Your Highness.
547
00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:09,800
Have a seat.
548
00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:14,120
Official Yu.
549
00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:15,480
What's with the seat arrangement?
550
00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:16,760
Insolence!
551
00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:20,960
I am loyal to Yongzhou.
552
00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,960
Are you questioning me, General Ren?
553
00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:25,800
-You--
-When His Lordship
554
00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,400
ascended to the throne,
555
00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,160
he once came to Liang City.
556
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,480
Our seats were arranged like this.
557
00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,200
Now that you make a fuss out of it,
558
00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:35,680
aren't you trying to sow discord
559
00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,480
between Liang City and His Highness?
560
00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,680
Your Highness, a war is nigh.
561
00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,440
He is destabilizing the military.
562
00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,320
Please make a wise decision.
563
00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:51,120
Ren Chuanyu.
564
00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:52,400
How dare you!
565
00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:54,640
-I--
-For your protection thus far,
566
00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,240
get out of my sight!
567
00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:57,520
Stop causing trouble here.
568
00:26:58,560 --> 00:26:59,680
Yes, Your Highness.
569
00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:06,600
Thank you, Your Highness.
570
00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,080
Father sent me here
to take over Liang City.
571
00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:14,960
I'm new here,
so I might not know everything.
572
00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:16,920
I count on your assistance,
573
00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,600
my dear officials.
574
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,200
Fret not, Your Highness.
575
00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,000
Official Yu has defended the frontier
for years.
576
00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:23,800
He is one of the rare
and capable ministers.
577
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,120
Under Official Yu's guidance,
578
00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,000
Liang City will surely prosper.
579
00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:29,080
Please have a seat.
580
00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:31,160
-Thank you, Your Highness.
-Thank you, Your Highness.
581
00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:35,440
Official Yu.
582
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,000
Enjoy, Your Highness.
583
00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:39,640
You too.
584
00:27:40,120 --> 00:27:41,640
Don't go, General Ren.
585
00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:42,680
Calm down.
586
00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,200
There are tables ready by the side hall.
Why don't we go there?
587
00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,480
No, thank you.
His Highness asked me to leave.
588
00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:49,200
I don't have the cheekiness in me to stay.
589
00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,240
Do you think you can leave?
590
00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,760
-Wu.
-Come with me, sir.
591
00:27:58,840 --> 00:27:59,760
All right.
592
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:03,760
Liu.
593
00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,720
Sir, we have complete control
over the residence now.
594
00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,320
In the outer parameter,
General Chuanyun blocked all egresses.
595
00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:11,360
They cannot escape.
596
00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:12,920
Good. Move now.
597
00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:13,880
Yes, sir.
598
00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:28,040
Your Highness.
599
00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:29,960
A toast.
600
00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:32,800
Thank you, Official Yu.
601
00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,360
-A toast to Your Highness.
-A toast to Your Highness.
602
00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:48,800
Sure.
603
00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:50,960
Fill it up.
604
00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:54,920
Cheers.
605
00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,320
-A toast to Your Highness.
-A toast to Your Highness.
606
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:14,880
-Fill it up again.
-Your Highness.
607
00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:16,080
Your health matters.
608
00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:17,280
Drink in moderation.
609
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,120
Does this court lady
come from the Royal Palace?
610
00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,400
She's loyal and beautiful.
611
00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,160
What a breathtaking beauty.
612
00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,160
All officials here
want to give me a toast.
613
00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:32,640
If I don't take it,
614
00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:35,640
will you?
615
00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:38,200
I have long heard
616
00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,600
that Prince Yongping is an elegant man.
617
00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,120
Even your way of imbibing
618
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:43,760
is enviable.
619
00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,520
This is our local fine brew.
620
00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,080
We only serve it
to the most esteemed of guests.
621
00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:04,040
All right.
622
00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:05,600
I shall savor it,
623
00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:07,560
of course.
624
00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:19,920
Divine.
625
00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:21,960
Simply divine.
626
00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:24,200
Of course.
627
00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:45,640
Your Highness?
628
00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:48,120
Your Highness?
629
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:51,200
Your Highness.
630
00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:56,520
Your Highness.
631
00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:58,240
Your Highness.
632
00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:00,280
Your Highness.
633
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:02,880
Your Highness!
634
00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,240
Don't move!
635
00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:24,520
-Don't move!
-Don't move!
636
00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:44,240
What wine is this?
637
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,120
Thousand Days of Stupor.
638
00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:52,520
How benevolent of you, Official Yu.
639
00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,800
You would let me live.
640
00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,360
You just want to control me
with the devil's trumpet,
641
00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,040
so that I can be your puppet.
642
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:01,800
That way, the Royal Court
will not suspect anything.
643
00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:08,360
Fortunately, I suppressed it
with my inner force.
644
00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,040
You think you won, Your Highness?
645
00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:13,240
Official Yu.
646
00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,080
Are you waiting for your soldiers?
647
00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:19,720
What a pity.
648
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:21,880
Your Highness.
649
00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,680
Moyu Cavalry has penetrated
the city defense.
650
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:25,640
Liang City's army
has surrendered their arms.
651
00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:27,440
As expected of Prince Yongping.
652
00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:28,880
I thought I was careful enough,
653
00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:30,680
but I still walked into your trap.
654
00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,280
However, I am very familiar
with Liang City.
655
00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,160
If you want to rule this city,
656
00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,760
I can lend you my aid.
657
00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:39,680
You said you were familiar
with Liang City?
658
00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:41,080
Do you mean
659
00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:42,840
exploiting the commoners?
660
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,440
Your governance
661
00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:46,240
is all built on lies.
662
00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:48,120
People like you
663
00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:49,080
deserve to die.
664
00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:50,640
Your Highness!
665
00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:52,480
I…
666
00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,360
I was tasked
with the governance of Liang City.
667
00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,800
I'm new here,
so I might not know everything.
668
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,520
I count on your assistance,
669
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,600
my dear officials.
670
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,360
-I swear absolute loyalty to you,
-I swear absolute loyalty to you,
671
00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:12,880
-Your Highness.
-Your Highness.
672
00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:23,520
DADONG
673
00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:26,920
Look at the elaborate formation!
674
00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:29,360
Who is that person?
675
00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,239
I heard she's the Princess of Youzhou.
676
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:33,880
Princess of Youzhou?
677
00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:34,800
Princess Chunran?
678
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,120
-Yes.
-She's the prettiest lady in Youzhou!
679
00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:38,639
Exactly.
680
00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:40,280
Why is she escorted by so many guards?
681
00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,840
Are they afraid of a pervert
682
00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:44,120
who will kidnap her?
683
00:34:44,199 --> 00:34:46,120
Princess Chunran came
684
00:34:46,199 --> 00:34:48,520
to deliver the Sarira to His Majesty.
685
00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,320
I heard the Sarira
is the embodiment of good merits.
686
00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:55,760
Though they lost their Empyrean Token,
they received a Sarira.
687
00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:59,080
It seems like the Imperial Family
is in God's favor.
688
00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:00,880
Dadong Empire will still be peaceful.
689
00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:02,440
Indeed.
690
00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:03,880
She's here!
691
00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:08,400
Your Highness.
692
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,440
You're now in the Lotus Palace.
693
00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:12,480
When Dadong Empire was first established,
694
00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:14,200
devoted to Buddhism as he was,
695
00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,400
our founding father invited a reverend
to plant a lotus in the garden.
696
00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:18,800
Hence, the name.
697
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:19,840
I see.
698
00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:24,120
His Majesty opted to keep Sarira here
699
00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:27,080
to complete this wonderful story.
700
00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:28,560
Indeed.
701
00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:34,840
His Majesty has arrived!
702
00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:38,960
Princess Chunran, you're pious.
703
00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:44,240
No wonder Sarira appeared in Youzhou.
704
00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,520
I, Hua Chunran, was sent here by my father
705
00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:49,160
to deliver the Sarira
and pay respect to the Buddha.
706
00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:51,760
Your Majesty, look!
707
00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:53,560
The lotuses have bloomed!
708
00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,720
A sacred maiden delivers the Sarira
and lotuses bloom wherever she goes.
709
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,240
How blessed the Dadong Empire is!
710
00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,120
Congratulations.
711
00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:10,280
Felicitations.
712
00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:14,480
May the Imperial Family
prosper for eternity.
713
00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:18,520
Under the blessing of Princess Chunran
and Lord of Youzhou,
714
00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:21,600
no harm will come to Dadong Empire.
715
00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:23,360
It will prosper forever!
716
00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:25,520
Announce
717
00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:29,600
this merry news to everyone!
718
00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:31,320
Besides,
719
00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:35,240
Princess Chunran did a marvelous job
in delivering the Sarira.
720
00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,960
She will be given the title
of the Divine Fairy of Dadong Empire.
721
00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:41,560
Thank you, Your Majesty.
722
00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:46,360
IMPERIAL PALACE OF DADONG EMPIRE
723
00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:47,800
Congratulations, Your Highness.
724
00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,000
The lotus and flowers were in full bloom.
725
00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:51,360
You shot to fame with this feat.
726
00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:53,160
It was nothing but some tricks.
727
00:36:54,240 --> 00:36:55,880
I asked a eunuch
728
00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:57,680
to heat the buds until they pried open.
729
00:36:58,480 --> 00:36:59,440
Is everything done?
730
00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:00,880
Don't worry, Your Highness.
731
00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:02,400
He was handsomely rewarded.
732
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:03,600
The secret is safe.
733
00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,880
But why must you go through
all the trouble for this?
734
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,480
You didn't need to transport
the Sarira on foot
735
00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:10,040
all the way to the Imperial City.
736
00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:12,720
That was the only way
737
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:14,920
to live up to the name
of Divine Fairy of Dadong.
738
00:37:16,240 --> 00:37:18,000
To earn that title,
739
00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:20,040
I need more than just a rank
given by His Majesty.
740
00:37:20,720 --> 00:37:22,400
I need people to know the story.
741
00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:24,960
They love to exaggerate stories.
742
00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,880
When words start to spread
among the people,
743
00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:30,880
the story will be overly exaggerated.
744
00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:34,280
My reputation as the Divine Fairy
shall be known
745
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,600
by the entire Dadong Empire.
746
00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,080
Only then will I truly
live up to the title.
747
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:44,160
What we did today
was a small price to pay.
748
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:47,480
You are already the greatest beauty alive.
749
00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:49,360
When His Lordship
wanted to get you a husband,
750
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:51,480
the other states responded quickly.
751
00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:54,200
Even the most prestigious
Prince Huang Chao responded.
752
00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:57,560
Is it really necessary
to earn the title of Divine Fairy?
753
00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,920
I need the prestigious title
754
00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:03,440
to stand on equal ground with them.
755
00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,520
Only then can I have leverage.
756
00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:11,600
Besides,
757
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:13,640
Huang Chao is not my concern.