Your Highness Episode 4 Recap
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Qin Zhan and his companions, including Ming Yue and other members of his bodyguard group, were poisoned with Ding Laoguai's Spring Autumn Powder and brought to a mysterious grand hall by Ding Laoguai, who shivered intermittently. As Qin Zhan was brought forward, drowsy from the poison, he vomited wine, not blood, onto Ding Laoguai when his pressure point was poked.
Upon seeing his subordinates, including Ming Yue, lying unconscious, Qin Zhan quickly became alert, realized the crisis, and demanded an antidote from Ding Laoguai. However, Ding Laoguai found an opportunity and escaped, along with a masked man in black who was seated on a high platform and his accompanying female attendant.
The masked man's female attendant, who had attacked Qin Zhan earlier with a drawn sword, and other guards (some identified as dead samurai or having consumed invigorating salt pills) stayed behind to stall Qin Zhan. Although these guards' power was greatly enhanced by the pills, they were no match for Qin Zhan. He effortlessly defeated the female attendant and others, deciding not to kill the loyal female attendant.
Out of gratitude for Qin Zhan sparing her life, she revealed that the poison was unique and could only be cured by Doctor Xue. To find Doctor Xue, one must solve the Exquisite Chess Game on Drum Mountain. Qin Zhan also learned from the remaining defeated guards, whom he spared and recruited into the Spirit Vulture Palace, that Doctor Xue was the sole cure.
Qin Zhan attempted to expel the toxins from his subordinates, including Miao San, using his internal energy, but it was futile. Time was crucial as the poison deepened with each passing moment. To save his "brothers," Qin Zhan gathered his four poisoned companions and embarked on a difficult journey to Drum Mountain, pulling a cart himself. During their arduous travels, Ming Yue and Shu Er mistakenly ate poisonous fruits for hunger, exacerbating their condition.
Upon reaching Drum Mountain, Qin Zhan discovered that Yu Chen, Zhao Xu, and members of the Six Major Sects had already arrived. The White-Browed Hero, who had previously been humiliated at the Spirit Vulture Palace, recognized Qin Zhan. Incited by him, the crowd swarmed and attacked Qin Zhan, but he easily defeated them with just a few moves. Qin Zhan and Yu Chen, both having "transmigrated" into the game, finally met.
A peculiar phenomenon occurred where they could not control the words they spoke, though they understood each other's predicament, bewildering the surrounding martial artists. Zhao Xu attempted to solve the Exquisite Chess Game with a white-haired old man but lost due to his poor chess skills. Qin Zhan, confident from his decade of exploring the game, challenged the old man, only to discover it was Gomoku (five-in-a-row) instead of Go, and lost disastrously due to not knowing the rules.
Zhao Xu then encouraged Yu Chen to try for the sake of the martial arts world. Despite having no understanding of chess, Yu Chen inexplicably solved the game. With the chess game solved, Doctor Xue appeared. He learned there were many patients needing treatment and discovered that Qin Zhan possessed the rare Six Yang Fruit, an essential medicinal primer for the cure.
This fruit had grown on a large tree cultivated by Qin Zhan's internal energy, and his poisoned companions, including Ming Yue, had eaten it to satisfy their hunger. With over 700 people now poisoned by Ding Laoguai's toxin, Qin Zhan, though speaking words he couldn't control but which reflected his true feelings, proposed to use the Six Yang Fruit to save the lives of these 700 people in exchange for dual cultivation with Yu Chen.
Yu Chen, after some deliberation and ignoring others' advice, accepted the Six Yang Fruit. Doctor Xue then proceeded to save Qin Zhan's subordinates. As Qin Zhan was widely regarded as a demon lord and Yu Chen as the respected martial arts alliance leader, Yu Chen had to maintain distance from him in front of the others, despite their prior acquaintance. To account for the martial artists, Yu Chen promised a duel with Qin Zhan in three days outside Kaifeng City.
Meanwhile, in a grand hall, the masked man in black reprimanded Ding Laoguai, questioning why Qin Zhan remained unharmed despite the powerful poison. The White-Browed Hero reported to the masked man that Yu Chen had injured Qin Zhan, but they had subsequently made up and shaken hands due to Qin Zhan possessing the rare Six Yang Fruit. Upon hearing this, Ding Laoguai became agitated, suggesting that since Yu Chen could injure Qin Zhan, they should kill Doctor Xue and frame Qin Zhan for the deed.
