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Transcriber: 5Water Translators: 5Water, flycrane01 Proofreaders: Emraldr, flycrane01, cynthaiz
Since Brother Wei Zhuang and Moya have already started...
It's only a matter of time until the Crown Prince is saved.
Zifang, I'm off to get some more wine. I'm leaving this place to you.
Ji Wuye has mobilized the imperial guards to this place.
If this was what Tian Ze wanted... then the palace is in a delicate position.
You're very loyal.
However, you weren't smart enough... in choosing a master.
"Driving Ghosts to Devour the Mind".
Ghost Army blocking the road...
Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon...
The blood debts that the Ghost Army of the Zheng State failed to collect will be settled today.
Episode 32: Asking the Weight of the Tripods
The palace is magnificent, but why is this place so deserted?
This is the Cold Palace...
An arrogant person of great power once lived here.
But now it's a very cold place...
that seals the memories of a deceased master.
A deceased master?
Yes.
This was the imperial palace of the Zheng State.
It originally belonged to a proud King overlord.
Overlord? Do you mean...
Duke Zhuang of Zheng?
He was the third ruler of Zheng.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, after Duke Zhuang of Zheng gained the position of an overlord,
the Zheng State became prosperous during his rule.
His radiance even surpassed the Son of Heaven of the great Zhou dynasty,
whose power declined after King Ping of Zhou moved the capital eastwards.
As far as the increasingly disobedient Duke Zhuang of Zheng was concerned, the Son of Heaven
had allied with four states to remove his title, but the coalition was scattered by him.
My teacher, Xun Zi, commented on this in his work, "*** Ba".
Lords started to manage affairs on their own.
With the rising of the Five Hegemons and the King Zhuang of Chuauthority asking the weight of the tripods,
the Spring and Autumn Period came to an end.
Asking the weight of the tripods...? The Nine Tripod Cauldrons?
Yu the Great had a glimpse of the Heaven's secret and divided the world into nine provinces.
He gathered the power of the supernatural beings from everywhere to forge the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
The Nine Tripod Cauldrons were passed on through the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties.
It resembled the authority of the Son of Heaven and the unity of the nation.
The King of Chu asked the Great Zhou about the weight of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
This seemingly understated question shocked everyone.
The Son of Heaven was no more. All the lords started fighting.
Miss Zinü is clever.
What is the connection between the Zheng and Duke Zhuang of Zheng?
The Five Hegemons may be strong,
but Duke Zhuang of Zheng’s sudden rise in power marked the beginning of the chaotic era...
And all of this had begun in this Cold Palace.
He might have shone for a while, but it didn't last.
Many were curious where he got the power to rise so quickly.
And what was it?
That's what I'm curious about.
You rambled on and on for a long time,
but you haven't explained why we're here in the Cold Palace.
I'm as concise as I can be.
Didn't you say you wanted me to accompany you for a drink?
That was just an excuse. A wine-lover like me isn't always thinking about wine.
What plan do you have in mind again?
Why are you saying “again”?
If you can't be serious about such a matter, then I'm leaving.
It's not me who is planning something.
It's Nightfall, Ji Wuye, and the Red Eyebrows Dragon Snake, Tian Ze.
So why didn't you go save the Crown Prince and instead came here for a drink?
What could Tian Ze's real purpose be?
It's indeed suspicious
how Tian Ze went to great lengths to take the Crown Prince as a hostage and contain him in his home.
From what we analyzed before, it's highly possible it was Nightfall who released him.
Tian Ze took over the Crown Prince's home.
Ji Wuye transferred the imperial guards for an emergency rescue...
I wonder if there was a tacit understanding?
Was it a diversion? His target wasn't the Crown Prince.
If Tian Ze's purpose is revenge, then as a demonstration,
he wouldn't have hesitated to kill the Crown Prince.
Exactly as he did to his own people, the Baiyue refugees.
The Crown Prince was the bargaining chip.
That's why you determined his life wasn't in danger for now.
However, for a bargaining chip as noble as the Crown Prince,
barely anything in Han is worth enough to be traded with him.
Is his purpose the imperial palace?
Could it be your Royal Father?
That is a frightening speculation,
but my intuition tells me...
...that what he really wants...
...is more than that.
As for this Cold Palace, it stands in between the Crown Prince's home and the imperial palace.
Intuition is something that belongs to women.
But it's not for those who are about to die.
Someone who’s about to die waiting for someone who has died once before.
Don't you think such a meeting is interesting?
Death is not an interesting thing. You will soon come to understand that.
Interestingly, I've seen more than one person who should have died.
There are countless people who should have died in this imperial palace.
Did you come for revenge or for the Three Hairless Wolves' treasure?
I only came to prove one thing.
And that is...?
With a cause comes a consequence. Time cannot bury the truth.
Then do you really understand the cause of your survival before
and the consequence of your revival right now?
I am alive again because the pain that I suffered wasn't enough to kill me.
It's also because someone's ridiculous intuition
leads them into thinking that everything is under their control.
From what you see, they are wrong?
From what I see, every single one of you is wrong.
I am not necessarily your enemy.
Quicksand is not necessarily my enemy.
However, Baiyue will destroy all obstacles if necessary.
Next time you want a drink, remember not to ask for my company.
Miss Zinü!
You care about her? Very well.
Is this what you call ‘not necessarily an enemy of mine’?
Meeting a friend like you, it would be foolish if I wasn't prepared.
That you think this would stop me is more foolish.
Protect the Prince!
Your ambush only increases the difference in power.