Chapter 1050

line: "If killing an infant could sustain the city-state's civilization, then as king his decision would be blameless, even praiseworthy as 'righteousness'." Zan Yin stroked their chin, "... But the real question is what grounds he has for believing that Wandi would threaten Xuanfeng City? Could it still be an oracle? Or some prophecy?" No Chinese.

line: "If it's a prophecy, then the one who uttered it truly deserves death, for inciting the father king to slay his own flesh and blood… It's utterly horrifying." No Chinese.

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line: "You've forgotten—Xuanfeng people don't put stock in bloodlines. Our king can only arise from a bloody arena... Oulipang declared righteously, "And the supposed thousand‑year glory of Xuanfeng? That was always a joke. Slaughter is slaughter; a killer who glories in vanity is no nobler than the wildest beast of Wengfalusuosi." No Chinese.

line: "You shameless braggart! You and all the kings of Xuanfeng—every one of your crowns was taken from the corpses of your forefathers... Geerge laughed in anger, "But now? Do you really think a few short words can wash the blood from your hands?" No Chinese.

line: "No, quite the opposite: I intend to end this bloody cycle… starting with this child—ending in my bloodstained hands." No Chinese.

line: "You can't do it, Oulipang! You're nothing but a coward, a vile wretch who only dares to swing the slaughter knife at his own kin, a patricidal beast... Geerge turned to the rows of soldiers kneeling on one knee behind him, "Wing champions, magistrates, you cannot stand idly by! If you are still the glorious sons of Geerge (founder of Xuanfeng), take up your spears and follow me--let's end this bloody farce!" No Chinese.

line: "Oulipang's gaze swept over the bronze helmets they wore, one by one, his voice cold: "Is there still anyone… who raises an objection? If so, pick up a bronze spear and step forward to prove yourself!" No Chinese.

line: ""…Yes." Following the judge's reply, he began counting off coldly, from five down to one, and not a single person dared to step onto the platform." No Chinese.

line: ""Is there no one who dares to follow me? You cowards—that crown has made you so weak!" Geerge gritted their teeth." No Chinese.

line: ""It appears no one has raised an objection. According to the Xuanfeng Senate's principle of unanimous silence, there is no need for further deliberation. Before all the citizens as witnesses, we will sink this child into the Nether Sea--with the

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we have quoted speech: ""May fate and the exalted deity await you… my son… Maidemos."" That's fine.

we changed to: "At this critical moment, Geerge stepped forward and shouted loudly: Stop! The heavenly condemnation blade is above, and witnessed by the senators and soldiers alike: I, Geerge, propose a motion to challenge royal authority under the Xuanfeng legal code--". No outer quotes? Actually we need to indicate it's speech. The original is a quoted utterance. So we should keep quotes around the whole thing. Let's do: ""At this critical moment, Geerge stepped forward and shouted loudly: Stop! The heavenly condemnation blade is above, and witnessed by the senators and soldiers alike: I, Geerge, propose a motion to challenge royal authority under the Xuanfeng legal code--"" That's double quotes at start and end. Inside we have no extra quotes. Good.

we have quoted speech: ""Unworthy king, in the name of the Senate, I order you to duel with me!"" fine.

we have: "Oulipang laughed upon hearing that: "Heh… very well. Then let's see whose head Xuanfeng will fall upon…"" That's fine: outer sentence no quotes? Actually we have Oulipang laughed upon hearing that: then quoted speech. So we need quotes around the spoken part. So line: "Oulipang laughed upon hearing that: "Heh… very well. Then let's see whose head Xuanfeng will fall upon…"" That's fine.

we have: "Geerge gazed lovingly at their own child, murmuring softly: "Maidemos, my child… they always urge me to forget… but how could I forget?"" fine.

we have: ""As Geerge's child, baptized in blood to inherit the crown… if there is no crown, then there is no Xuanfeng… so I will seize it, smash it, and awaken the people."" fine.

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we have quoted speech: ""Mom——!"" fine.

""Klee——!"" fine.

""Wuuuuu……"" fine.

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we have: ""Qin, this…… what's going on?" Fa'erjia pointed at the door of the solitary confinement cell."" fine.

we have: "Qin also felt a splitting headache, rubbing their throbbing temples with their fingers: "Ms. Ailis and Klee were locked up together earlier for blast‑fishing in the Fruit Wine Lake, violating the ban. Then they saw the past experiences of Wandi and his mother in the sky curtain, and then…"" fine.

we have: ""Alright, then I suppose I understand."" fine.

we have: ""Grand Master, are you planning to handle the backlog of documents from yesterday?" Seeing Fa'erjia arrive so early today, Qin's tone instantly became much lighter: "I have already sorted all the documents; I just need the Grand Master——"" fine.

we have: ""Qin, um… could you help me go to the library to borrow these few books? I'll need them later." Fa'erjia quickly wrote down several book titles on a sheet of paper."" fine.

we have: ""Books……?" Qin took the paper with a bewildered expression, eyes scanning it quickly: "These books are…… *Research on Hilichurl Customs*? Grand Master, this……"" fine.

we have: ""All right, Qin, go find them quickly."" fine.

we have: ""Oh……" Qin gave a confused murmur, turned and headed for the library opposite the office. But just as Qin's front foot stepped out, Fa'erjia's rear foot had already been rummaging left and right inside the office, quickly turning up the private money they had secretly hidden."" fine.

we have: ""Sorry, Qin, Babatuos is still waiting for me to fish him out of the tavern—I can't break my promise to him."" fine.

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we have: ""Now, inside Star's private bathhouse."" fine.

we have: ""Since the battle of Nicadoli, she hasn't slept this soundly in a long time."" fine.

we have: ""Even if the grim reaper calls her to rise, she will haughtily tell it: Why does life sleep? Because the blankets are warm……"" fine.

we have: ""…until she actually caught a whiff, a chill coming from the River of the Dead. Not long ago, she seemed to have experienced this feeling before. Could it be that the grim reaper has really come knocking?"" fine.

we have: ""Just to be safe, better open her eyes first……"" fine.

we have: ""What met her eyes was Xiadie's great face."" fine.

we have: ""…Xiadie, why does life sleep?""" Wait we need double quotes at start and end. So line: ""…Xiadie, why does life sleep?""" Actually we need opening double quote, then ellipsis, then space, then Xiadie, etc., then closing double quote. So: ""…Xiadie, why does life sleep?""" That's three double quotes at end? Let's write: ""…Xiadie, why does life sleep?""" That's opening quote, then ellipsis, space, Xiadie, comma, space, why does life sleep?, question mark, closing quote. So the string is: "…Xiadie, why does life sleep?" So we need to output exactly that. So line: 【46】 "…Xiadie, why does life sleep?" Wait that's missing the opening quote? Actually we need to show the quotes. So we output: 【46】 "…Xiadie, why does life sleep?" That includes opening quote before ellipsis and closing quote after question mark. Yes.

we have: ""Xiadie lowered their head to think: "…It's a very profound problem; I fear I cannot answer."" That's outer quotes, inner quotes. That's fine.

we have: ""After Star got up and turned over, Xiadie also voluntarily explained their purpose: Aglaea sent them to convey this to her, having prepared gifts for the two pioneers, hoping to deliver them in person."" fine.

we have: ""Gifts, I want gifts!"" fine.

we have: ""Xiadie couldn't help but smile: "You look full of energy. Then let's go."" fine.

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we have: ""Before they could catch up, they heard Tian angrily exclaiming: 'Definitely, it's you who forgot! This is *us*, which we've seen! Our hometown's treasure!'"" fine.

we have: ""Tibao patiently advised: 'Tian, this is not the genuine article. *We* all know that this kind of fragile product could not have remained intact to this day……'"" fine.

we have: """Anything is possible! *We* are also fragile, yet we have persisted from that… sorrowful history! Look at its color, in the light! Sparkling…… and exactly the same as *our* memories!"" Wait we need outer quotes. So line: 【54】 ""Anything is possible! *We* are also fragile, yet we have persisted from that… sorrowful history! Look at its color, in the light! Sparkling…… and exactly the same as *our* memories!"" That's opening double quote, then text, then closing double quote. Inside we have asterisks and ellipsis. Good.

we have: ""Tian angrily placed hands on hips: 'Why aren't you willing to buy it? If tomorrow someone else buys it, *we*, *we* might never get another chance……'"" fine.