＄91-25-04-01-2-1

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＠Sanzang
...Hmm, hmm. Hmmm. Hmm!
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＠Sanzang
So you and Wu Zetian[line 2]on second thought, I think I'll call her Nite-Brite today...
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＠Sanzang
...are having trouble getting along despite your best efforts?
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＠Sanzang
Especially when my apprentice[line 2]I mean,[sr][%1], is involved...
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＠Sanzang
...since that somehow always seems to make the problem worse?
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＠Sanzang
Did I get that right?
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＠Yang Guifei
Um... Yes, pretty much!
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＠Sanzang
I see, I see.
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＠Sanzang
Well, I'm glad you came to me about this. As a fellow Tang dynasty person, I'm happy to help however I can.
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＠Sanzang
Both you and Nite-Brite are exceptionally hard workers...
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＠Sanzang
...But it seems like you're each working toward very different goals.
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＠Yang Guifei
You mean...I have something in common with Granny?
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＠Yang Guifei
Um... Did you happen to know Granny when you were alive, Lady Sanzang?
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＠Sanzang
Technically, yes. I didn't know her well, but I recall meeting her in person on a few occasions.
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＠Sanzang
She was already in the Tang dynasty's Inner Palace[sr]when I brought the sutras back from Tianzhu.
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＠Sanzang
The first time I met her, she was one of the consorts lined up next to Emperor Li Shimin.
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＠Yang Guifei
Lord Li Shimin... I know that name! He was Emperor Taizong, the second ruler of the Tang dynasty!
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＠Yang Guifei
He was also the great-grandfather of Lord Li Longji, my own beloved emperor.
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＠Sanzang
Yup, you got it. Anyway, back then, Nite-Brite was still in her twenties.
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＠Sanzang
She wasn't just stunningly beautiful. She also stood out thanks to her bright, shining eyes that betrayed her fierce intelligence and incredible talent.
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＠Sanzang
Her hair was as smooth and shiny as opal, and her whole body was just, like, va-va-voom!
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＠Sanzang
Honestly, I was a little taken aback when I ran into her here, since she's pretty different from how I remembered. Ehehe.
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＠Sanzang
I also remember finding it hard to believe she was on the bottom rung of the Inner Palace's ladder.
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＠Sanzang
And I'm sure I don't have to tell you how hard it is to survive in the Inner Palace.
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＠Yang Guifei
...
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＠Sanzang
I owed a great deal to Lord Li Shimin too, so I remember how, when he passed away, most of the consorts he left behind went on to become Buddhist priests themselves.
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＠Sanzang
Nite-Brite was the only one who went on to walk a different path.
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＠Sanzang
While she did leave the Inner Palace, she didn't become a nun at a Buddhist convent. Instead, she devoted herself to mourning her loss at a Taoist temple.
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＠Yang Guifei
Oh... Right. That's a lot like what I went through when I trained as a Taoist practitioner.
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＠Yang Guifei
It was so ritualized it felt like being reborn... And it wasn't at all uncommon in the world of the Inner Palace.
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＠Yang Guifei
It was one of the few ways of returning to the imperial court after you'd left.
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＠Sanzang
Yup. And I don't think it was solely Nite-Brite's decision, either. There were machinations from rival clans and patrons awaiting her return, too.
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＠Sanzang
With the wise and just emperor gone, all sorts of things happened leading up to his successor taking his place.
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＠Sanzang
Of course, I didn't know much about that back then.
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＠Sanzang
I was so wrapped up in translating my enormous mountain of sutras that I spent aaall my time in the temple, oblivious to the outside world.
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＠Sanzang
Not that I minded, of course. It was a dream come true for me, and it was also what Lord Li Shimin wanted.
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＠Sanzang
But even in the depths of my obsession, I heard news from the imperial court. Sometimes, I even saw glimpses of it myself when I paid the occasional visit.
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＠Yang Guifei
I'm guessing it wasn't all good news, was it?
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＠Sanzang
No, unfortunately. There was no end of distrust, betrayal, imprisonments, executions, banishments, and more.
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＠Sanzang
The imperial court looked beautiful on the outside, but inside, it was one big power struggle.
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＠Sanzang
Over time, the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda was built to store all the sutras...
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＠Sanzang
Then, during its opening ceremony, I met Lord Li Shimin's successor, Lord Li Zhi, the third Tang dynasty emperor.
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＠Sanzang
And he wasn't the only one. I also saw Nite-Brite there next to him, though she was so much more dignified and imposing I almost didn't recognize her.
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＠Sanzang
She still wasn't officially empress at that time, but it was clear to anyone with eyes that she was special.
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＠Sanzang
All the hard work she did to raise her station paid off. And once she got there, she never rested on her laurels, either.
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＠Yang Guifei
...I know what you're trying to say.
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＠Yang Guifei
No wonder Granny Nite-Brite thinks I'm so pathetic.
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＠Yang Guifei
We both started as consorts in the Inner Palace, and we were both lucky enough to receive our emperors' favor.
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＠Yang Guifei
But she never quit. She kept on working hard, making sacrifices, and improving herself until she became empress...
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＠Sanzang
True, I guess I can't blame Nite-Brite for feeling like you're slacking off and shirking your duties.
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＠Sanzang
But personally, I don't think you're pathetic at all.
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＠Yang Guifei
You don't? But...I always just go with the flow.
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＠Sanzang
That's just how you live your life.
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＠Sanzang
Some fish will swim against the current, not caring if they get hurt, and some fish prefer to swim well above the bottomless muddy bottom, safely in clear water.
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＠Sanzang
Nite-Brite knows that just as well as anyone.
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＠Sanzang
No, the reason she still gets annoyed with you, lectures you, and interferes with the way you do things is[line 2]
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＠Sanzang
...Hm?
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＠Yang Guifei
Huh? What's going on?
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[lr][f small][00ffff]                      “Torturers”    “Incoming”    “Tracking”[sr][f small][00ffff]                 “Zetian”   “Purplish black”   “The stage is set”
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＠Yang Guifei
Granny Nite-Brite has sent out pursuers to look for me? And she'll be here any moment!?
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＠Yang Guifei
Aaah! I've got to get out of here!
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＠Sanzang
Aww... I wish I'd gotten to finish what I was saying before she left.
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＠Wu Zetian
There you are, Yuhuan!
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＠Wu Zetian
If you think you can slip past my Torturers, you are[sr]gravely[line 2][wt 0.7][charaFace C 4]Huh? Where did she go?
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＠Wu Zetian
Hmm? Did you hide her, Xuanzang Sanzang!? Fess up, or you won't like what happens!
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＠Sanzang
Oh, hi there, Nite-Brite. Nice to see you here. Would you care for some freshly brewed tea?
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＠Sanzang
Or would you like to cultivate virtue by joining me for my training regimen?
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＠Wu Zetian
Absolutely not.[wt 1][charaShake C 0.1 3 3 0.5][se ad77][seStop ad77 1.0] Aah! What are you doing!?[sr]Don't sit me down on a chair without my permission!
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＠Sanzang
Oh, right, I wanted to ask you about this. Back when I asked Lord Li Zhi to build the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda...
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＠Sanzang
Are you the one who talked it up behind the scenes to actually make it happen?
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＠Wu Zetian
Hm? Hmm? I think I recall something like that...
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＠Wu Zetian
Yes, I may have gone around convincing a few people that Buddhism was the way of the future, so they should get on board now.
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＠Sanzang
I knew it! Well, I always wanted to thank you properly for that.
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＠Wu Zetian
I appreciate that, but does it really have to be now!?
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