Your Highness Episode 9 Recap
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Yu Chen was framed, as imperial soldiers suddenly arrived at her residence and discovered letters indicating her collusion with the Liao Kingdom. Meanwhile, Zhao Xu, Yu Chen, and Beggar Gang Leader Xu discovered the lifeless body of Geng Zhi, the junior apprentice of the White-Browed Swordsman, tied to a tree.
On Geng Zhi's person, they found a token from Zuihua Zhai in Taohua Town, which Beggar Gang Leader Xu recognized as a brothel waist token, leading them to infer that the White-Browed Swordsman was likely there and in grave danger, as Geng Zhi had been killed. As they prepared to head to Taohua Town, an army led by General Liu blocked their path, intent on arresting Yu Chen, the martial arts alliance leader.
Despite Zhao Xu's status as the Crown Prince, General Liu disregarded his plea, citing imperial orders and evidence of secret letters exchanged by Yu Chen with Liao. To protect Yu Chen, Zhao Xu desperately cut himself with a dagger, but General Liu remained persistent, ordering Zhao Xu's arrest and the capture of Yu Chen. Yu Chen instructed Beggar Gang Leader Xu to go ahead, and she then vanished in a puff of white smoke, disappearing from the soldiers' sight.
Separately, Qin Zhan found himself imprisoned in Kunmo Tower. He initially remained at ease, believing he would only stay a few days, and waited for Ming Yue, who had been separated from him, to send a telepathic message. However, a fellow prisoner disabused him of this notion, revealing that in a century, no one had ever escaped Kunmo Tower alive, despite many attempts ending in death.
Qin Zhan learned that the tower, built to hold various demonic figures, also held the loved ones of loyal individuals, and even an alliance leader's token had failed to secure a rescue. Each cell contained a stone designed to absorb internal energy, requiring prisoners to contribute regularly. Qin Zhan, refusing to comply, was eventually confronted by the tower guard who opened his cell door.
Ming Yue, meanwhile, was also in Kunmo Tower, unable to find Qin Zhan or send her telepathic messages through. Back on the outside, Li Qingxue, Miao San, and Hao Dongzhu of an evil martial arts sect were discussing plans to rescue Qin Zhan. Beggar Gang Leader Xu, after escaping the imperial soldiers, experienced an unfortunate incident of urinary incontinence while riding, infuriating Li Qingxue. She ordered Miao San to stop him.
To get away swiftly, Beggar Gang Leader Xu promised a fight against Miao San by the Taohua Town river that night, vowing to return Qin Zhan to Li Qingxue if Miao San won. Yu Chen, too, rode at full speed towards Taohua Town. Along the way, she was intercepted by invulnerable giants, who were Xiao Naihe's death warriors cultivated within Kunmo Tower. Yu Chen, a top-tier martial artist, engaged them with her sword.
Despite her skill, she was severely beaten, even spitting blood, within a hundred rounds. Gathering her resolve, Yu Chen gripped her sword, unleashed a swift attack, breaking the giant's weapon and forcing him to his knees. Though she killed one, she sustained injuries herself. Beggar Gang Leader Xu arrived at Zuihua Zhai in Taohua Town ahead of others, where Xiao Naihe's subordinates were also searching for the White-Browed Swordsman.
Beggar Gang Leader Xu located the White-Browed Swordsman, who was disguised as an ambiguously gendered person, appearing female, to evade capture. The White-Browed Swordsman revealed to Beggar Gang Leader Xu that Xiao Naihe was the true colluder with the Liao Kingdom, having seen Liao's unique totem and admitting he was once misguided into helping him. When informed of Geng Zhi's death, the White-Browed Swordsman expressed deep regret for his only apprentice's demise.
Soon after, Xiao Naihe and his subordinates arrived at Zuihua Zhai. By the time Yu Chen reached the brothel, she found the place a bloodbath, with hundreds massacred, and the White-Browed Swordsman among the dead. Xiao Naihe, having anticipated Yu Chen's arrival, had not left. He orchestrated a scene to frame Yu Chen for the massacre and for colluding with Liao. Enraged, Yu Chen plunged her sword directly into Xiao Naihe's chest.
This act was witnessed by various martial artists arriving on the scene, solidifying the false accusation of Yu Chen's collusion with Liao. Xiao Naihe, with four death warriors standing behind him, quietly told Yu Chen to consider the lives of the martial artists present. Understanding that if she escaped, Xiao Naihe would kill everyone there, Yu Chen, for the greater good, laid down her sword and surrendered. Xiao Naihe's true intention in these events was to retrieve Qin Zhan's brocade pouch.
