Chapter 122

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Let's craft: "Àidéruòkè paced boredly in the room, Sir Yàlìēntǎlì beside him urged him to stay calm, but the guest rooms inside the Sun Spear City palace were really hot, and he truly wanted to immediately return to his hometown of Starfall City."

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"He had left his hometown of Starfall City for many years, but after returning from the Between Rivers Region to Starfall City not long ago, he soon arrived at Sun Spear City with his own retinue."

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Thus: "He had left his hometown of Starfall City for many years, but after returning from the Between Rivers Region to Starfall City not long ago, he soon arrived at Sun Spear City with his own retinue."

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Line 3:

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"Since the Lightning King Earl Berry was denounced as a traitor by the Iron Throne, he, as a servant of Earl Berry, also suffered the same persecution from the Iron Throne. At that time his father was still alive, and no one doubted his right to inherit Starfall City; moreover, House Dayne was a noble family of Dorne, and the Iron Throne had not yet dared openly to provoke the Prince of Dorne's authority."

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Thus: "Since the Lightning King Earl Bèilǐ was denounced as a traitor by the Iron Throne, he, as a servant of Earl Bèilǐ, also suffered the same persecution from the Iron Throne. At that time his father was still alive, and no one doubted his right to inherit Starfall City; moreover, House Dài'ēn was a noble family of Duōēn, and the Iron Throne had not yet dared openly to provoke the Prince Duōēn's authority."

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Line 4:

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"His father had died just over a year ago, so the position of Earl of Starfall City was vacant, and in his absence, several family members had already put forward claims to the head of the family."

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Thus: "His father had died just over a year ago, so the position of Earl of Starfall City was vacant, and in his absence, several family members had already put forward claims to the head of the family."

Line 5:

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"As a fugitive of the Iron Throne, if he cannot gain the recognition of Prince Doran, he may not be able to hold steady the position of Earl of Starfall City; and if relatives keep popping up claiming rights to Starfall City, that is also a major headache for him. This is why he rushed from Starfall City to Sun Spear City this time."

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Thus: "As a fugitive of the Iron Throne, if he cannot gain the recognition of Prince Dāolǎng, he may not be able to hold steady the position of Earl of Starfall City; and if relatives keep popping up claiming rights to Starfall City, that is also a major headache for him. This is why he rushed from Starfall City to Sun Spear City this time."

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"But he had been in Sun Spear City for nearly a month, yet he had not only failed to meet the Prince of Dorne, but even his heir Princess Arianne had not been granted an audience, which was extremely strange, making him suspect that the Prince of Dorne had a different view regarding the allegiance of Starfall City."

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Thus: "But he had been in Sun Spear City for nearly a month, yet he had not only failed to meet Prince Duōēn, but even his heir Princess Yàliánēn had not been granted an audience, which was extremely strange, making him suspect that Prince Duōēn had a different view regarding the allegiance of Starfall City."

Line 7:

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Translate:

"The ever-composed steward Marlón had also stopped saying comforting words about Prince Doran being indisposed and unable to receive guests."

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Thus: "The ever-composed steward Mǎlóng had also stopped saying comforting words about Prince Dāolǎng being indisposed and unable to receive guests."

Line 8:

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Translate:

"He did not think that inheriting his noble rank would be a problem."

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Thus: "He did not think that inheriting his noble rank would be a problem."

Line 9:

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"His mother is still healthy and can still manage affairs in Starfall City; if his title were denied—unless the Prince of Dorne truly wished to act as a lackey of the Iron Throne—his mother might not directly announce breaking away from Dorne to pledge allegiance to the Tyrells of High Garden, but she would at least have other ways to handle it. If things went in that direction, it would undoubtedly be unsightly."

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Thus: "His mother is still healthy and can still manage affairs in Starfall City; if his title were denied—unless Prince Duōēn truly wished to act as a lackey of the Iron Throne—his mother might not directly announce breaking away from Duōēn to pledge allegiance to the Tílì'ěr of High Garden, but she would at least have other ways to handle it. If things went in that direction, it would undoubtedly be unsightly."

Line 10:

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"Her mother was a member of the House of Jiǎolíng Tǎlì, daughter of the former Earl of Jiǎolíng; they could have directly asked the Earl of Blue Road to seek pardon from the Iron Throne, but relying on the Earl of Blue Road's connection would obviously make them seem distant from Sun Spear City—Starfall City is originally far from Sun Spear City and closer to High Garden—according to her mother's saying, the relationship has already become so thin that they should pay more attention to propriety."

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Thus: "Her mother was a member of the House of Jiǎolíng Tǎlì, daughter of the former Earl of Jiǎolíng; they could have directly asked the Earl of Blue Road to seek pardon from the Iron Throne, but relying on the Earl of Blue Road's connection would obviously make them seem distant from Sun Spear City—Starfall City is originally far from Sun Spear City and closer to High Garden—according to her mother's saying, the relationship has already become so thin that they should pay more attention to propriety."

Line 11:

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"But no matter what, the waiting time has already become too long, and as a member of House Dayne, he would absolutely not bribe or give instructions to the servant responsible for transmitting messages for House Martell. As steward Marlón said, letting Prince Doran know of his own discourtesy is more important than making his servant happy."

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Thus: "But no matter what, the waiting time has already become too long, and as a member of House Dài'ēn, he would absolutely not bribe or give instructions to the servant responsible for transmitting messages for House Mǎtài'ěr. As steward Mǎlóng said, letting Prince Dāolǎng know of his own discourtesy is more important than making his servant happy."

Line 12:

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"But he thought that before letting Prince Doran know of his own discourtesy, he might die of heat or exhaustion, and Sir Alyen Talley believed that the Martell servant had deliberately arranged for them a room baked by the sun."

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Thus: "But he thought that before letting Prince Dāolǎng know of his own discourtesy, he might die of heat or exhaustion, and Sir Yàlìēntǎlì believed that the Martell servant had deliberately arranged for them a room baked by the sun."

Line 13:

Chinese sentence.

Translate:

"He had heard long ago that the stone-built houses of Sun Spear City could still stay cool even under the scorching sun; perhaps some houses could, but he still wanted to classify that statement as a deceitful lie."

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Thus: "He had heard long ago that the stone-built houses of Sun Spear City could still stay cool even under the scorching sun; perhaps some houses could, but he still wanted to classify that statement as a deceitful lie."

Line 14:

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"Even though it was hot, he did not prepare to go out again to stroll the streets of Dorne."

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Thus: "Even though it was hot, he did not prepare to go out again to stroll the streets of Duōēn."

Line 15:

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"Because once on the street, everyone would turn their gaze toward them, as if he were an outsider to Dorne."

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Thus: "Because once on the street, everyone would turn their gaze toward them, as if he were an outsider to Duōēn."

Line 16:

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Translate:

"It is not surprising that they hold this view, for the House of Dayne might be the only family in Dorne with fair skin. Moreover, aside from official interactions, Starfall City and Sun Spear City have little trade or other exchange, which is indeed due to excessive geographical barriers, making communication inconvenient."

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Thus: "It is not surprising that they hold this view, for the House of Dài'ēn might be the only family in Duōēn with fair skin. Moreover, aside from official interactions, Starfall City and Sun Spear City have little trade or other exchange, which is indeed due to excessive geographical barriers, making communication inconvenient."

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Actually, when he was younger, he once thought that his family belonged to the Riversides Region like Old Harbor Hǎitǎ'ěr rather than to Duōēn, because most of their trade came either by sea or by river; river trade went with the upstream of the Rapid River to Jiǎolíng, Nightsong City, Bùláiméng, and High Hidden City; sea trade mainly connected Old Harbor and Sunflower Hall; in short, they had little contact with Sun Spear City located at the Broken Arm Cape. Geographically it's really far: on land, they are separated by multiple deserts and wastelands; by sea, they are almost separated by half of the Summer Sea, and a trip to Sun Spear City would take enough time to make multiple trips to Old Harbor and Jiǎolíng.

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"Actually, when he was younger, he once thought that his family belonged to the Riverlands like the Old Harbor of Hai'er, not to Dorne, because most of their trade came either by sea or by river; river trade went with the upstream of the Rapid River—Jiǎolíng, Yèchéng, Bùláiméng City, Gāoyǐn City—while sea trade mainly communicated with the Old Harbor and the Yangflower Hall; in short, there was little contact with Sun Spear City located at the Broken Arm Cape. Geographically it is indeed too far, separated on land by multiple deserts and wastelands, and at sea by almost half of the Summer Sea; the time to make one trip to Sun Spear City would be enough to go to the Old Harbor and Jiǎolíng many times."

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Let's craft:

"Actually, when he was younger, he once thought that his family belonged to the Riverlands like the Old Harbor of Hǎitǎ'ěr, not to Dorne, because most of their trade came either by sea or by river; river trade went with the upstream of the Rapid River—Jiǎolíng, Night Song City, Bùláiméng City, High Hidden City—while sea trade mainly communicated with the Old Harbor and the Sunflower Hall; in short, there was little contact with Sun Spear City located at the Broken Arm Cape. Geographically it is indeed too far, separated on land by multiple deserts and wastelands, and at sea by almost half of the Summer Sea; the time to make one trip to Sun Spear City would be enough to go to the Old Harbor and Jiǎolíng many times."

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"This was his first time arriving at Sun Spear City. His impression of this castle was very bad; here not only was vegetation lacking, it also appeared dirty, and sometimes a foul smell could be detected. He did not want to say that the taste was better than King's Landing, but compared to Starfall City located on the river, it was simply a deformed, ugly, dirty monster. Even the streets inside the city appeared complex and chaotic; he did not know why the early rulers of Sun Spear City did not build the castle more beautifully to make travel a bit more convenient."

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Thus: "This was his first time arriving at Sun Spear City. His impression of this castle was very bad; here not only was vegetation lacking, it also appeared dirty, and sometimes a foul smell could be detected. He did not want to say that the taste was better than King's Landing, but compared to Starfall City located on the river, it was simply a deformed, ugly, dirty monster. Even the streets inside the city appeared complex and chaotic; he did not know why the early rulers of Sun Spear City did not build the castle more beautifully to make travel a bit more convenient."

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"Weren't their castles all once captured, occupied, and destroyed? How can Starfall City retain its beauty? Just as everyone is a descendant of Nymeria, why are their skin tones so different?"

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Thus: "Weren't their castles all once captured, occupied, and destroyed? How can Starfall City retain its beauty? Just as everyone is a descendant of Nàméilìyǎ, why are their skin tones so different?"

Line 20:

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"Actually, he felt that most Dornish people are ugly in appearance."

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Thus: "Actually, he felt that most Duōēn people are ugly in appearance."

Line 21:

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"He did not want to recall his mother's words, but thinking about the ugliness problem he could not help himself."

Thus: "He did not want to recall his mother's words, but thinking about the ugliness problem he could not help himself."

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"Princess Yàliánēn is now twenty-four, fully ten years older than him, but his mother still wishes to explore the possibility. He has never seen anyone from House Martell, so he cannot know their true appearance, but he has seen several sand snakes of Prince Oberyn on the street. He can only say that they each have their own characteristics, but he hopes the true Princess Yàliánēn is not like any of them."

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Thus: "Princess Yàliánēn is now twenty-four, fully ten years older than him, but his mother still wishes to explore the possibility. He has never seen anyone from House Mǎtài'ěr, so he cannot know their true appearance, but he has seen several sand snakes of Prince Àobólún on the street. He can only say that they each have their own characteristics, but he hopes the true Princess Yàliánēn is not like any of them."

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"Actually, not only does he strongly oppose this idea, but his aunt also does not approve. This would mean that Princess Yàliánēn must at least give birth to two healthy heirs to simultaneously meet the needs of Sun Spear City and Starfall City; and if her future child is only one, then it would mean that their child would have to rule both Sun Spear City and Starfall City simultaneously, and since the two cities are so far apart, the one residing in Sun Spear City would possibly be unable to attend to Starfall City in time."

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Thus: "Actually, not only does he strongly oppose this idea, but his aunt also does not approve. This would mean that Princess Yàliánēn must at least give birth to two healthy heirs to simultaneously meet the needs of Sun Spear City and Starfall City; and if her future child is only one, then it would mean that their child would have to rule both Sun Spear City and Starfall City simultaneously, and since the two cities are so far apart, the one residing in Sun Spear City would possibly be unable to attend to Starfall City in time."

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"The worst part is, if they produce offspring only one and moreover female……this pain and anxiety from lacking a suitable heir will have to continue into their third generation. By then, being able to have two or three female heirs confident of reaching adulthood like in Winterfell would already be a great fortune."

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Thus: "The worst part is, if they produce offspring only one and moreover female……this pain and anxiety from lacking a suitable heir will have to continue into their third generation. By then, being able to have two or three female heirs confident of reaching adulthood like in Winterfell would already be a great fortune."

Line 25:

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"He fully agrees with his aunt's opinion, but his mother seems to have other views. She thinks that Princess Yàliánēn might not inherit Sun Spear City, and instead the son of Prince Doran would inherit."

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Thus: "He fully agrees with his aunt's opinion, but his mother seems to have other views. She thinks that Princess Yàliánēn might not inherit Sun Spear City, and instead the son of Prince Dāolǎng would inherit."

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"This is also what he finds strange after arriving at Sun Spear City. According to their information, even if Prince Doran does not come to see him and the heir Princess Yàliánēn does not come to see him, the only young prince still in Sun Spear City, Criston Martell, should certainly come to pay him a visit; this is almost the most basic courtesy, and moreover, Prince Criston is close in age to him, making him a very suitable choice."

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Thus: "This is also what he finds strange after arriving at Sun Spear City. According to their information, even if Prince Dāolǎng does not come to see him and Princess Yàliánēn does not come to see him, the only young prince still in Sun Spear City, Prince Cuīsīdān of House Martell, should certainly come to pay him a visit; this is almost the most basic courtesy, and moreover, Prince Cuīsīdān is close in age to him, making him a very suitable choice."

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This is also a place he found strange after arriving at Sun Halberd City. According to the information they gathered, even if Prince Daolang does not come to see him and Heir Princess Aileen does not come to see him, the only young prince still in Sun Halberd City, Prince Cristan Mathieu, should certainly come to visit him; this is almost the most basic courtesy, and moreover, Prince Cristan is close in age to him, making him a very suitable choice.

Surely it's not that Prince Cristan is unwilling to come see the Iron Throne's fugitive just because he has to marry Princess Misaila, right?

"Sun Halberd City definitely has some unknown change." Sir Arientaili heavily set down his sword and spoke loudly.