# E3 - Soul-Searching Journey~!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU050P4/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*