Resumo do episódio 35 de Zhan Zhao Adventures
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Lord Chu summoned Ming Zhu'er to a private meeting, offering to let him examine the case files of the tragic massacre of his family. However, the offer came with a strict condition: Ming Zhu'er had to testify that the mysterious Yaksha was the true culprit. Confused by this demand, Ming Zhu'er questioned why they would reopen the old case when Zhou Jiliang had already been sentenced to death.
Lord Chu quickly corrected him, explaining that Zhou Jiliang was never sentenced to death but was merely exiled for his past as a bandit, a fact fully documented in the official archives. He pushed the young boy to recall if there were actually two Yakshas, urging him to try and remember if the killer had removed his mask in front of him a decade ago.
Before Ming Zhu'er could process the haunting memories of his parents' deaths, Zhan Zhao and Zhao Zhi'er rushed into the room. Having finished reading the files, Ming Zhu'er immediately grew suspicious of Zhan Zhao, believing he might be the real Yaksha. Sensing the shift, Lord Chu used his authority as an imperial commissioner to order his guards to arrest Zhan Zhao. In a swift, defensive move, Zhan Zhao drew his sword and took Lord Chu hostage to secure their escape.
He fled the city with a reluctant Ming Zhu'er in tow, seeking refuge in a dilapidated temple on the outskirts. Inside the ruined temple, Bai Yutang and Zhao Zhi'er caught up with Zhan Zhao. Bai Yutang voiced his concerns about the situation, teasing that he had even brought the Five Rats of Xiankong Island to aid the Royal Cat.
He then revealed that he had followed the gold shipment to a heavily guarded estate belonging to the Lord of Xiangyang, which housed a highly suspicious structure called Chongxiao Pavilion. Having learned from the previous disaster at Zhongxiao Courtyard, Bai Yutang had refrained from infiltrating the pavilion alone. Additionally, he shared a troubling rumor circulating outside: Huo Linglong was scheduled to marry into the Shao family the very next morning.
The following morning, Huo Linglong dressed in her bridal attire and said a solemn farewell to her father, brother, and grand-aunt. Carrying the Huo family’s Yin Yang An, she proceeded with the wedding to Shao Jizu. Her submission to this marriage was not born of affection, but rather a calculated sacrifice to buy valuable time for her family to evacuate.
In the bridal chamber, Shao Jizu was captivated by her elegance, remarking that while their union was not a love match, it felt like an unavoidable fate since she was a Huo. Looking at him, Huo Linglong demanded to know what they were plotting and why they wanted to seek another gold mine. Shao Jizu refused to hand over all the remaining scrolls as promised, offering only the fourth mental method scroll.
He urged her to activate the Linglong Eye and serve the Lord of Xiangyang to ensure her family's safety and future prosperity. Mocking his grand ambitions, Huo Linglong retorted that the conspirators were already cornered. When Shao Jizu threatened that her only other choice would destroy her family's reputation and land them in prison, she proudly admitted that her family had already chosen to face those consequences. The dispute quickly escalated into a duel.
Drawing upon the techniques taught to her by Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang alongside her own martial skills, Huo Linglong gained the upper hand, wounding Shao Jizu before making a swift escape. Huo Linglong met Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang outside the mansion, and the trio retreated into the safety of the woods.
She explained that her father had initially believed the Lord of Xiangyang only sought wealth, only realizing his treasonous plans when it was too late to back out. She presented the fourth mental method scroll and the Wanshan County gold mine map to Zhan Zhao as a token of her family’s desire to redeem themselves. Furthermore, she handed Bai Yutang a medicinal prescription from the Baihua Sect designed to neutralize the "Yijian Rugu" poison.
Recognizing the prescription's viability, Bai Yutang decided to copy it and send it to Tang Tianhao for confirmation before they used it. Under the cover of night, the three companions infiltrated the grounds near Chongxiao Pavilion, spotting Western Xia representatives arriving by boat. Feng Shao detected their presence and immediately signaled the guards, leading the Western Xia guests inside while leaving the trio locked out.
At the same time, the Lord of Xiangyang received an urgent dispatch detailing the failed negotiations between Hu Xiaochen and Zhan Zhao in Wanshan County. As he discussed his next move with Shao Jizu, the Western Xia representatives burst in, furiously insulting the Lord of Xiangyang for failing to secure the perimeter and allowing intruders near the estate. Shao Jizu offered to hold off the intruders while his father escorted the foreign guests to safety.
Determined to eliminate the threat once and for all, the Lord of Xiangyang ordered his guards to withdraw and leave the pavilion doors wide open, drawing the trio into a trap. Sensing the danger but determined to investigate the Western Xia connection, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, and Huo Linglong entered the building, only to be trapped as a sudden inferno of kerosene erupted around them.
The raging flames forced them to separate, but through sheer coordination, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang managed to break through a stone barrier to rescue a heavily injured Huo Linglong and carry her to a nearby inn. At another hideout, Ming Zhu'er woke up to find himself bound, with Zhao Zhi'er keeping watch.
He lashed out in anger, accusing Zhan Zhao of lying to him about Zhou Jiliang's fate and keeping the truth of his family's massacre hidden for a decade. When Zhan Zhao returned, he could only offer silent remorse in the face of the boy's furious accusations. Unable to calm the hysterical teenager, Bai Yutang stepped in and knocked Ming Zhu'er unconscious to prevent him from drawing unwanted attention.
Furious over Huo Linglong's escape and betrayal, Shao Jizu vowed to make her and her family pay. The Lord of Xiangyang delegated the task of hunting down Zhan Zhao's group to Shao Jizu, leaving his son with conflicted feelings as he departed to soothe their volatile Western Xia allies. Meanwhile, the news of the Ming family massacre had spread throughout Xiangzhou, causing local officials to hesitate.
Unwilling to deploy troops to aid Zhan Zhao, they chose to wait for an official ruling on the Yaksha and a clear sign from the Emperor. Zhao Zhi'er informed Zhan Zhao that he had already sent word of the Western Xia presence to the capital, reassuring him that reinforcements would eventually arrive, though Zhan Zhao knew their time was rapidly running out.
Later that night, the Lord of Xiangyang met with Hu Xiaochen, who praised his political maneuvers in the capital regarding the Yaksha case. Hu Xiaochen suggested that magnifying the Yaksha issue would force the Emperor to demand total obedience from the populace. However, the Lord of Xiangyang dismissed his ideas, revealing that he had already secured a deal to cede land to Western Xia in exchange for military support.
Shocked by this treasonous pact, Hu Xiaochen warned him that the insatiable Western Xia troops would bring bloodshed and ruin to the Song Empire. The Lord of Xiangyang merely scoffed, pointing out that it was the gold from Hu Xiaochen's Wanshan County that made the deal possible, before harshly reprimanding him for losing the gold mine and exposing Chongxiao Pavilion.
