E3 - Soul-Searching Journey~!

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
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    He left without even saying goodbye?!
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    Damn Bonehead!
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    You can stay in the Nanyue Kingdom forever!
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    If we ask about the new recipe now,
    aren't we going to incur her wrath?
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    The more I think, the angrier I get.
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    What's this?
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    Yaoyao, this is a pair of
    suet white jade peace charms.
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    As a symbol of our engagement,
    we will take one each.
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    When I think of you,
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    I'll take it out and have a look.
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    This is what he was hiding
    this morning, right?
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    Never mind. I'll forgive him this time.
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    Didn't he say we'd take one each?
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    Bonehead's head is getting even bonier.
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    In that case, I'll give it to him in person.
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    Sister Yaoyao, where are you going?
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    Nanyue.
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    Huh?
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    The Nanyue Kingdom
    that's outside our borders?
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    That's right.
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    No! Everyone, come here at once!
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    Sister Yaoyao is going to the Nanyue Kingdom!
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    Sister Yao, you can't go!
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    If you go, who will oversee
    the Heavenly House?
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    Sister Yao, we can't manage without you!
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    Sister Yaoyao!
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    Yesterday the Emperor decreed
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    that I should collect ingredients for
    the Banquet of Nations in two months.
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    The Banquet of Nations?
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    Wow, you've given the Heavenly House
    an opportunity to shine again!
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    So it's like that!
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    Sister Yaoyao, you can go in peace.
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    Leave the Heavenly House to us.
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    Sister Yao, good luck!
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    Okay, okay!
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    Well, I won't keep you.
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    Just wait for me to return
    with something delicious!
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    Okay!
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    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
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    I want to ask now
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    I close my eyes
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    but couldn't sleep
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    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
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    I want to forget
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    that you're in my heart
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    Yearning at night
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    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
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    I didn't expect it at all
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    You must not have known
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    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
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    Millions of years of waiting
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    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
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    Not some day
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    but tell me the answer right now
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    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
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    Back and forth, twist and turn
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    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
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    Shivers run through my soul
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    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
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    Ride or die, you're the only one
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    The wheel of fate
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    Favors the the relentless
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    The road to my heart
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    Lies right beneath you feet
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    Wait!
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    I haven't gotten on yet.
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    Support the anime, and I'll let you get on.
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    As long as you let me on,
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    not only will I support the anime,
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    but I'll also buy the coins!
SIGN    Episode 27
    Soul-Searching Journey
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    "Soul-Searching Journey."
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    This time, I don't have to crossdress
    to go on official business!
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    This is Jinling Station, right?
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    Hey, go in that direction. Take care!
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    One person?
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    What?
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    Can't I go alone?
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    Of course you can! Why not?
SIGN    Starting Prices
SIGN    10 copper coins
SIGN    20 copper coins
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    Here are the starting prices
    based on the first ten miles.
SIGN    10 taels
SIGN    20 taels
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    Have a look and see which you'd like.
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    I need to cross the border.
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    No problems.
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    A convoy is about to leave.
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    As for the carriage...
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    Ah, just come this way!
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    This is our highest quality
    black cedar carriage,
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    equipped with four steel axles
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    and soft silver shock
    absorbers in the wheels.
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    There are snacks and fruit
    inside the carriage—
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    everything under the sun!
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    The starting price is 20 taels.
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    As for the ox carriage,
    you'll sit with sheep.
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    It's not nearly as comfortable,
    but it is cheaper.
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    The starting price is 20 copper coins.
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    Which one would you like?
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    Um... I'd like...
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    I'll cover any expenses incurred
    during your ingredient collection!
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    I care not for the best,
    but only the most expensive!
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    That one!
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    Sure thing!
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    It's all about eating fruit, singing songs,
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    and having baths on the road all the way!
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    I must go to the Western
    Regions on my own two feet,
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    and see the scenery along the way.
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    I can't just give up on the trip like this.
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    I need to see... see...
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    Do you need a ride, sir?
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    Uh... No, thanks.
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    Really?
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    I need to complete this soul-searching
    journey on my own two feet.
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    Very well, then.
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    Have a safe journey, sir.
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    Wait!
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    Changed your mind?
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    I...
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    I need a ride!
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    So which carriage would you like to take?
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    A rich man like me, of course, will...
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    take this one!
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    Young man,
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    where are you going?
SIGN    Jian Panxia
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    It's you!
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    Give me my money back!
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    Young man, have you
    mistaken me for someone else?!
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    Give it back!
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    I'm sorry, sir.
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    I didn't expect that fraud
    to be your older brother.
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    You guys look way too similar.
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    I couldn't hold back.
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    Don't worry, young man.
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    I'm already used to it.
SIGN    Jie Panxia
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    My big brother swindles people all day long,
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    so when people spot me, they usually
    beat me up first and ask questions later.
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    These days I can only put food on the table
    by helping people deliver goods.
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    It's difficult to support my family.
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    Sir, where are you planning to go?
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    The Western Regions.
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    This is so relaxing.
SIGN    Jinling
SIGN    Border Gate
SIGN    Nanyue Kingdom
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    We're at the border gate.
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    Young man,
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    since you're going as far
    as the Western Regions,
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    would you like me to
    give you another ride?
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    I don't want to bother you, sir.
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    Don't be in such a hurry to refuse.
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    This time, you won't be
    crammed into an ox cart.
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    I'm going to meet my family first.
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    Wait for me.
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    I've finally...
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    arrived at the desert.
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    I've left Jinling behind,
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    and more importantly, Chief Yao.
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    Jing?
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    Why are you here?
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    Wh-Why are you here?
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    Hey, young man!
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    I'm back.
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    Wow, a moving yurt!
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    Jing, is that guy your friend?
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    I-I suppose...
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    Excellent!
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    The axle on my carriage is broken.
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    Let's ask if I can get a ride.
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    Sir!
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    Yes?
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    Can you give us a ride?
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    Are you his friend?
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    You're both welcome aboard.
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    Thank you, sir!
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    I d-d-don't...
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    Stop standing around!
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    Jing, get in!
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    Hey!
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    Come, have as much as you like.
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    Ma'am, you're too kind.
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    You two are so pretty and handsome.
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    Really?
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    Our yurt is simple and crude.
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    I'm sorry we have nothing
    presentable to give you.
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    No way.
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    This is exactly what I think
    a home should be like.
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    Sounds like the little one is hungry.
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    I'll make dinner right away.
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    Sir, you must be tired from
    driving us all this way.
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    Let me make dinner for you.
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    There's no way I could let a guest do that!
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    Sir, you don't know this,
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    but I'm a chef.
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    Leave the rest to me!
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    The Fragrant Hand Pilaf!
SIGN    Fragrant Hand Pilaf
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    You must wash your hands
    before eating hand pilaf!
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    Come and give it a try.
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    Eh? Are you not eating?
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    Ah, yes I am.
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    Young man...
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    It's delicious.
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    This hand pilaf!
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    The soft, fragrant rice...
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    The rich and mellow lamb...
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    These flavors slip into the heart,
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    as if relighting the
    dwindling fire within me.
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    This fire makes me young again,
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    igniting new hope!
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    I never wanted to be a dancer
    when I was young, but now...
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    Where... Where am I?
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    Driver, where are we—
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    Wh-Why are you here, Chief Yao?
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    Why wouldn't I be?
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    You've been drunk all day and night.
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    If I didn't stop you,
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    that guy would have adopted
    you as his young man.
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    They were really nice.
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    They even helped us find a donkey
    cart before we left.
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    Where are we going now?
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    The Nanyue Kingdom.
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    Why are you going to Nanyue?
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    No, no, I need to get off!
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    Hey, hey!
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    Where are you going, Jing?
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    Walking to the Western Regions.
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    Huh? Why the Western Regions?
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    Wolves could show up anytime
    out here in the wilderness.
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    Those wolves are far stronger than humans.
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    They can swallow you whole in one gulp.
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    Like this. Growl!
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    Are you scared?
    You're scared, right?
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    If you don't come back,
    I'll go to Nanyue by myself.
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    Not only are there wolves,
    bandits can also show up randomly.
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    They burn, kill and pillage.
    They might be even fiercer than the wolves.
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    So, Jing, you should come with me—
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    I just don't want to be around you!
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    Did you know...
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    the reason I left Jinling...
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    was because of you?
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    Jing...
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    I don't want to stay in Jinling.
    It's too full of memories.
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    And I don't want to see you get married.
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    Farewell.
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    Do you want to hear what I think?
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    We went back to Jinling together,
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    and experienced many
    happy and unhappy things.
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    Whenever I was sad,
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    you'd always support me.
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    It makes me happy
    to have you as a friend.
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    But I can't promise you
    anything more than that.
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    I need to responsibly
    express my feelings to you.
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    The person I like...
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    has always been Xia Chunyu.
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    I'm sorry.
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    I can't return your feelings.
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    C-Chief Yao...
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    But as your friend,
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    I am also responsible for your safety,
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    even though I'm not much of a fighter.
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    I told you there are wolves!
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    Chief Yao, hurry up!
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    I'm going as fast as I can!
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    Help!
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    I won't stop to admire the scenery again!
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    Wanting to be closer
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    Get to the bottom of your heart
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    Afloat like the monsoon
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    Clear skies turns cloudy
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    Caught me off guard
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    Stay away
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    You could never understand my heart
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    My feelings are written on it
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    You distress me so
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    No need to say anything
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    Why aren't you happy?
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    Ask yourself
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    Why can't you say it?
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    Always hard to be on the same page
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    Cannot escape from it
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    Longing for an intimate relationship
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    Instead of cold replies
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    Wanting to get closer
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    Get to the bottom of my heart
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    Full of courage standing by you
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    Emotions sometimes mixed
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    But can always be filled with warmth
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    Your heart is completely rigid
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    My heart is too hard to explain
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    Every moment we had sways in the wind