Resumen del episodio 3 de Zhan Zhao Adventures
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After resolving their misunderstandings from the conflict with Jiao Chaogui, Huo Linglong and Zhan Rifei agree to travel together to the capital. Rifei admits he initially wanted to travel alone to avoid endangering them with his numerous enemies, but Linglong insists they face their foes as partners. During their trek, Rifei explains the history of the Three Famous Manors—Golden Bawang, Silver Shengyun, and Jade Linglong.
He reveals that Bawang Manor was destroyed a decade ago after an ill-fated challenge to the Linyuan Sect, and Shengyun Stronghold has since been obsessed with creating techniques to dismantle Linglong Manor's martial arts to become the world's premier estate. Their journey is interrupted at a ferry crossing by the sudden appearance of Granny Hanshui, the master of Hanshui Palace. Linglong is quickly overpowered while trying to protect the boy, Chang Hongbi.
Zhan Rifei intervenes, blocking the Granny’s staff with a spear in a display of speed that shocks her, but the exertion reveals his dire state: he is severely injured and plagued by deep-seated poison. Chang Hongbi attempts to heal Rifei with his blood, only to realize its medicinal properties have faded. Rifei reassures him that losing these properties is the only way for the boy to finally live as a real human being, free from being a living treasure.
To save Rifei and Linglong from being killed by the Moon Envoy, Chang Hongbi threatens to take his own life. He reveals he fled the palace during Granny’s seclusion because the fortune-teller Su Yizhou predicted he would not live past fifteen, and he wanted to see the world. Despite the cruelty he found outside, he found genuine kindness in Linglong and Rifei.
Chang Hongbi strikes a deal with Granny Hanshui, noting that she needs him to practice her Luotian Great Art—a process that happens every four years—and she cannot afford to wait decades for another chance if he dies now. Granny agrees to spare the others. Before leaving, the boy, having realized Linglong is a woman in disguise, asks her for the name "Huo Xiaodi" as a gift, promising they will meet again.
As Zhan Rifei recovers, he reveals to Linglong that the real Su Yizhou died three years ago. The famous fortune-teller had been driven to madness after his prophecy about Bawang Manor led to their annihilation and the subsequent death of his wife. Rifei deduces that the "Su Yizhou" who entered Hanshui Palace was an impostor with legendary disguise skills—the Black Fox, Zhi Hua.
He believes Zhi Hua’s goal was to strip the palace of its treasure and that more trouble is looming for Hanshui Palace. The pair continues north toward Xiqiao Ferry but is pursued by government troops. While hiding in a warehouse, Linglong discovers a wanted poster of Rifei and questions his true identity.
Rifei admits he has been hunted by both the underworld and the authorities ever since entering Xiangzhou, as his enemies are powerful enough to mobilize military commander Shao Jizu. Feeling his strength failing, he entrusts Linglong with a vital letter from his late friend, the constable Liu Hongyi. He urges her to take it to Prince Zhao in the capital, as it contains evidence of a conspiracy affecting all of Xiangzhou.
To ensure her safety, he seals her pressure points and hides her away, choosing to face the incoming soldiers alone. The leader of the pursuing forces is Zhong Xiong, the "Flying Trident Guardian," who recognizes the man not as Zhan Rifei, but as the Southern Knight, Zhan Zhao. Zhong Xiong respects Zhan Zhao’s reputation and offers him mercy in exchange for the letter.
Zhan Zhao scorns the offer, questioning why a man of Zhong Xiong’s standing would do "dirty work" for a mysterious benefactor. Despite his injuries, Zhan Zhao engages in a fierce duel and uses the "Heavenward Crane Strike," a peerless technique from the Ding family, to lock Zhong Xiong’s heart pulse. Defeated, Zhong Xiong agrees to let Zhan Zhao take him hostage to reach the ferry.
At the ferry, the situation turns dire as the Xiuluo Cult, led by Yan Ziqing, holds innocent civilians hostage to force Zhan Zhao’s surrender. The cultists use poisoned arrows to threaten the villagers, a tactic that outrages Zhan Zhao. Even Zhong Xiong, moved by martial honor, declares that his men will not interfere with Zhan Zhao's attempt to save the captives. Despite being at death’s door, Zhan Zhao prepares to fight the cultists alone to protect the innocent lives hanging in the balance.
