Secrets of Three Kingdoms (三国机密 / San Guo Ji Mi)

After Dong Cheng left the capital

how long did it take before the poison reacted?

It was about...

three days.

Don't be scared.

His Majesty will return very soon.

Aren't you just as scared?

Do you know what she said to me last night?

She said that she wanted to go home with me.

I've never thought that I couldn't defeat destiny.

So what if I'm in love with a princess consort?

Even when she was trapped in an abyss

I could still pull her out of it.

So why has she ended up in this state...

when we just got back together?

Sister Tang has endured many hardships.

She's very tough.

Since it was by fate that she met you after surviving all of those hardships

she can surely hang in there.

We can only hope so.

Cao Zhi.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Fourth Young Master.

Upon my father's orders

I'm here to fetch Your Highness and His Majesty.

Your Highness, where is His Majesty?

And...

where's my second brother?

You don't fear death, do you?

You didn't kill me. Are you going to use me to threaten my father?

Judging by your father's actions, do you think I'd be that foolish?

Do you think that I can threaten your father by holding you hostage?

I just want to know what you have gone through

to have harbored such rage in you.

Enough of the nonsense.

If you want to kill me, get it done quickly.

When I first held you hostage, I already thought highly of you.

Would you like to learn the best swordsmanship in the world?

What?

The Wangs' Swordsmanship strikes with swiftness and fury.

You're well-suited to learn it now with that hatred and rage within you.

I don't want to learn it.

I'm not interested in your swordsmanship.

I don't wish to live my life like this either.

Aren't you going to avenge your brother?

Kill me.

I'll let you die with dignity.

Take your own life.

I understand how you feel.

It's not that you fear death but that you feel aggrieved, right?

You say that it takes fury to learn your swordsmanship.

You had so much rage bottled up inside of you.

Isn't that agonizing?

Why do you still wish to go on living?

My parents, wife, and child all died in one night.

That was when I mastered my swordsmanship at its peak.

Indeed.

I feel very aggrieved.

I can't stand allowing this darn world to take me down!

Neither can I.

Project your fury and grief into the sword.

Then you'll feel much better.

You wish to kill my father to avenge your family.

But you wish to take me in as your disciple.

Are you insane or am I?

I've only been defeated once in this lifetime.

It was by Tang Ying and Pan Yang's mentor.

His swordsmanship can be regarded as impeccable.

Who would have known that he'd die before me?

He died at the hands of Dong Zhuo's Western Liang army.

In turbulent times when everyone is vying with military power

the era in which rangers can run amuck with their swords and skills is over.

In the eyes of those who hold military powers

rangers are but outlaws.

I have a hunch that I won't live long.

That was why I passed on my swordsmanship to my younger brother.

Who knew that he'd die so young?

He died for nothing.

Although you're the son of my enemy

you have so much potential that I don't want it to go untapped.

Your father isn't fond of you.

You can't take over the world with just plutocracy.

I'll teach you the ultimate skills.

Don't you wish to learn them?

Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you with the swordsmanship you teach me?

Very good!

My disciple should have such an attitude!

However, you can't defeat me with just words.

If you want to kill your mentor...

learn to wield your sword.

Speak with your sword.

Fine.

I accept your offer.

I'll train under your mentoring now.

Mentor.

Stop!

Your Majesty?

Greetings, Your Majesty!

When did Your Majesty arrive in Wuchao?

Do rise.

Your Majesty?

Sister Ren?

- What are you doing here? - I--

Your Majesty, what are you doing here?

It's a long story.

You attacked Wuchao, didn't you?

Where's Mister Fei?

He's dead.

What?

Guo Jia killed him.

Where's Libationer Guo?

Young Master Sima, if His Majesty has gone to Wuchao

he'll be sure to meet up with Libationer Guo.

I think that we should--

Fourth Young Master, say no more.

We won't go anywhere until His Majesty gets here.

But my father ordered me to bring you back to the camp.

He said that he made Sima Yi a promise to drink together.

Let's wait a bit longer.

Report! Young Master, we've done what you instructed.

- Please take a look. - Sure.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Where are the empress and the princess consort?

They are in the carriage.

Cao Zhi is here to bring us back to the military base.

Mister Fei is dead.

What? If so--

Don't panic. Guo Jia might have a solution.

Where's Guo Jia?

Guo Jia is also down with Mister Fei's poison.

I had Xu Chu escort him back to the military base.

Leng Shou Guang taught me some medical skills

that might save Guo Jia.

Once Guo Jia regains consciousness, we can save Sister Tang.

You mean that you'll save Guo Jia and even take Tang Ying to Cao Cao's camp?

Are you sending Tang Ying back to Cao Cao again?

This is all we can do now.

Sending her back to Cao Cao's camp...

Do you know what that means?

I've lost her again and again.

She's saved us time after time

by walking herself into prison and ingesting poison for us.

For how much longer will the imperial family keep using her?

Zhong Da--

Trust me.

I have the bargaining chips to negotiate with Cao Cao this time.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Acting upon my father's orders

I'm here to escort Your Majesty and the empress to the camp.

All right.

I'll go to Cao Cao's camp with you.

Greetings, Minister Cao.

How is he?

What should we do?

This poison--

Greetings, Minister Cao.

Did you cure him of the poison?

Minister Cao, we have yet to discover any symptoms of poisoning

on Libationer Guo.

Why?

What exactly is the matter with Feng Xiao?

I think that Libationer Guo's ailment was triggered by some unknown source

and he relapsed.

His condition worsened because of it.

Whatever the reason

cure him!

Libationer Guo has been taking too many different medications.

These medications react with one another to strike a balance.

Some are even deadly poisons.

We truly don't know where to start.

There's nothing we can do!

Useless!

Feng Xiao...

Am I to watch helplessly as you die?

Get lost.

Minister Cao!

Minister Cao.

Minister Cao.

Yuan Shao's past subordinate, Gao Lan, is here with his men to surrender.

Let Zhang Liao handle them.

Gao Lan has also brought a piece of information.

Speak.

Second Young Master has been abducted by Wang Yue.

Yuan Shao?

Master, fret not.

I've already sent my men to search for them.

We'll be sure to bring Second Young Master back safe and sound.

Feng Xiao...

I've won the Battle of Guandu.

But I can't let you pay the price of my victory.

Can't any of the medical officers here in the camp save him?

Miss Ren said that there's one other person who can save Libationer Guo.

Who is it?

His Majesty.

Minister Cao, Fourth Young Master has escorted His Majesty back here.

I haven't seen the emperor in two years...

He's all grown up now.

Who knew that His Majesty would come all the way to Guandu?

What's even more unexpected is that he actually assisted me

in winning this battle.