Resumo do episódio 36 de Zhan Zhao Adventures
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Hu Xiaochen sought a private audience with Lord Xiangyang, hoping to present a plan to resolve their current crisis. However, the prince dismissed his proposal before he could even finish speaking. To his horror, Hu Xiaochen learned that Lord Xiangyang had already promised to cede land to Western Xia in exchange for military assistance.
Realizing that the vast amount of gold he had painstakingly gathered was not meant for raising an army but was instead a tribute to bribe Western Xia, Hu Xiaochen desperately tried to dissuade him. But Lord Xiangyang, having already deemed Hu Xiaochen a useless liability for losing the gold mine and exposing Chongxiao Pavilion's secrets, ordered Zhu Mingyuan to execute him. Meanwhile, Bai Yutang remained deeply concerned about Zhan Zhao.
Recalling how Zhan Zhao had unleashed the devastating He Chong Tian strike yet appeared entirely unaffected afterward, Bai Yutang felt something was amiss. Unwilling to sit idly by, he decided to find Tang Tianhao to get the truth about the antidote. At that moment, Tang Tianhao was checking Zhan Zhao's pulse in secret. He sternly warned the imperial guard that using the He Chong Tian strike again would leave him beyond saving.
Zhan Zhao pressed for the truth about his remaining time. Tang Tianhao explained that while the Baihua Sect's formula had a miraculous effect, it still lacked a crucial catalyst, the Nai He Yin. Without this trigger to push the fire poison to its absolute limit, they could not force the internal cold poison to counterattack and neutralize it. Soon after, the body of Hu Xiaochen was found hanging from the city gates.
The citizens gathered in a frenzy, looking up to see a masked figure, posing as Yaksha, standing atop the wall. Zhou Jiliang, hiding behind the mask of Yaksha, spoke with a Xiuluo Cultist, declaring that Wanshan County had finally fallen into his grasp. When the city guards arrived to investigate, Zhou Jiliang had already slipped away. The guards demanded that the onlookers describe the killer, but the oppressed citizens, harboring deep hatred for corrupt officials, praised Yaksha for executing justice.
Watching silently from the shadows, Zhan Zhao felt a heavy, suffocating sorrow. With Zhou Jiliang brazenly committing crimes under Yaksha's name, Zhan Zhao feared that the Huo family would be the next target. Huo Linglong felt the mounting pressure as well and resolved to lead Tang Sect disciples to rescue her father and brother. Since time was of the essence, the companions decided to split up.
Bai Yutang took on the task of intercepting the Western Xia agents, while Huo Linglong headed back to her family. Zhan Zhao, determined to save the trapped citizens, set off for Wanshan County. To keep his friends from worrying, Zhan Zhao lied about his condition, claiming Tang Tianhao had successfully suppressed the Yi Jian Ru Gu poison with acupuncture. Before Zhan Zhao could depart, Zhao Zhier arrived on a swift horse, bearing terrible news.
Zhou Jiliang had abducted Ming Zhuer and gathered the remnants of the Xiuluo Cult to seal the gates of Wanshan County, trapping the helpless citizens inside like caged beasts. Zhan Zhao refused to let the innocent suffer and rode into the danger zone alone. Upon reaching the blockaded Wanshan County, Zhan Zhao fought his way through a swarm of cultists on the main street, carving a path to the city tower where Zhou Jiliang awaited. A brutal duel ensued.
Zhou Jiliang used the lives of the townspeople, who were bound at Baozhu Mountain, to force Zhan Zhao to confess to the decade-old Ming family massacre. He threatened to light a flare to signal his men to slaughter everyone if Zhan Zhao spoke a single wrong word. In their final struggle, both men plummeted from the high tower. Zhan Zhao managed to drive his sword into the stone wall to suspend himself, while Zhou Jiliang fell to his death.
Ming Zhuer emerged, tearfully demanding the truth about the fire that had destroyed his family. Zhan Zhao confessed, admitting that during his frantic attempt to capture Zhou Jiliang ten years ago, he had accidentally ignited the oil, triggering the catastrophic fire. Wracked with guilt, Zhan Zhao guided Ming Zhuer's hand, forcing the young man's blade into his own chest to end the decade-long feud. Ming Zhuer, stunned and overwhelmed, dropped his sword and walked away.
Lord Chu arrived with his guards shortly after, already holding the written confession Zhao Zhier had handed him. Zhan Zhao informed him that the citizens of Wanshan County were held on Baozhu Mountain and begged for a few hours to settle his remaining affairs before facing justice. Meanwhile, Ming Zhuer returned to the ruins of his family home. Spotting a small discarded vial of Bailong Powder on the ground, his buried memories suddenly rushed back.
He remembered that Zhou Jiliang had forced him to swallow the poison that night, leaving him dazed. In his confusion, he had thrown a torch. Though Zhou Jiliang had dodged, the torch had landed on the spilled oil, burning his parents and sister alive. Devastated, Ming Zhuer realized he had spent ten years hating the wrong person. Deep in the forest, Huo Tianxing and his companions fell into a deadly ambush.
Just as they were about to be overwhelmed, Huo Linglong and Tang Tianhao arrived with Tang Sect disciples, turning the tide of the battle. However, the sound of approaching cavalry signaled that more pursuers were close. To save the lives of the hundreds residing in Linglong Manor, Huo Tianxing ordered his daughter to take the gold mine map and lure the government soldiers toward the nearest town, Yincheng.
Tang Tianhao solemnly promised Huo Linglong that the Tang Sect would fight to the death to keep her father and brother safe. At the same time, Shao Jizu finished his chess game with Lord Xiangyang and volunteered to escort the Western Xia agent across the border. Bai Yutang pursued them relentlessly, but Zhong Xiong, determined to repay a past debt of gratitude to the prince, stood in his way to buy time for Shao Jizu's retreat.
Bai Yutang urged him to see the truth of the prince's treason, but seeing that Zhong Xiong was immovable, the two agreed on a three-move duel. Bai Yutang emerged victorious, urging Zhong Xiong to abandon his blind loyalty now that the debt was paid. In the wilderness, Shao Jizu grew weary of the Western Xia agent's arrogant insults regarding his father.
Deciding to eliminate him to keep their secrets safe, Shao Jizu attacked, but the agent fought back desperately, stabbing Shao Jizu through the abdomen. By the time Bai Yutang caught up, both men had already drawn their final breaths. After searching the bodies and finding nothing, Bai Yutang was joined by his brothers, Han and Jiang. They explained that the two decoy groups had split toward Dengcheng and Nanzhang County.
One group consisted of formidable martial artists who had severely wounded Han before he was rescued, while the other group of minor soldiers had scattered. Realizing that the treasonous contract between Lord Xiangyang and Western Xia must still be out there, they knew they had to act quickly. If the documents crossed the border markets, they would be lost forever.
Bai Yutang instructed his second brother to take their fourth brother back to the inn to recover, and then head to Xiqiao Ferry to receive the Xiankong Island companions and bring the Nai He Yin. With no time to lose, Bai Yutang set off alone toward Nanzhang County.
