EPISODE 26
Wuchangzi had predicted that Xu Qi would be defeated by Pang Fen. Xu Qi refuses to heed his advice to poison the food in the Wei camp.

King Xuan hopes to use his ‘wings’ to fly to where Zhong Wuyan is.

After leaving the palace, Zhong Wuyan starts teaching at a village school. All the men are taken by her beauty, to the dismay of their wives.

Ignoring their farms, the men dress up and try to get her attention. The village chief decides to get Zhong Wuyan ,married off, so that the men can carry on with their lives.

Zhong Wuyan is upset that such a decision has been made on her behalf. She is reminded of King Xuan.

In the palace, King Xuan misses her so much he neglects himself. He jumps for joy when told she has been found.    (Source: 8 Days)

EPISODE 27
King Xuan travels to the village to find Zhong Wuyan. Dahu’s mother chases him away.

When finally they meet, King Xuan pleads with Zhong Wuyan to return to the palace with him. She refuses, and taunts him for looking for her only in times of need. She also shows him her face and declares that the disappearance of the patch indicates she no longer loves him.

Back in the palace, Yingchun, Yingxia and Yingqiu realise they have all fallen in love with King Xuan and that Wuchangzi’s wickedness disgusts them. They turn over a new leaf and beg Zhong Wuyan to return to King Xuan.

Ling discovers her fellow disciples’ betrayal but does not tell Wuchangzi as she hopes to leave him as well.

As a last resort, Xu Qi uses Wuchangzi’s poison tactic and turns the table on Pang Fen.

The Wei troops are defeated.   (Source: 8 Days)

EPISODE 28
Wuchangzi stops Xu Qi from destroying Wei, reminding the latter that he should kill King Xuan for the sacrifice of his wife.

Wuchangzi entices King Xuan’s uncle to betray his nephew and claim the throne. The Queen Mother tries in vain to persuade King Xuan to pull himself together.

The next day, King Xuan is so changed that everyone in the palace is stunned. Wuchangzi embarks on his next plan. However, Yingchun, Yingxia and Yingqiu refuse to obey his orders. Ling warns them that they risk losing all their powers and years of training.

Yingchun and Yingxia pretend to complete their mission and return with the heads of Zhong Wuyan and Li Ying. They then destroy another of Wuchangzi’s stand-ins and are seriously injured.

Yingqiu takes Yingchun and Yingxia back to the palace; they are happy to be able to do something for King Xuan before they die.   (Source: 8 Days)

EPISODE 29
King Xuan’s uncle escapes from Qi. Wuchangzi convinces Xu Qi to serve King Xuan’s uncle instead.

Li Ying returns and relates how Yingchun and Yingxia had risked their lives to tell him the truth.

Zhong Wuyan decides to leave the village. She goes to Liu Wen’s camp to discuss how to deal with Xu Qi’s army. News of her resurgence leaks.

King Xuan takes Li Ying’s advice and joins forces with Wei to deal with Xu Qi. They learn, to their surprise that Pang Fen is married.

Wuchangzi kills Zhang Wu and dashes into the palace to force King Xuan to abdicate. Mojiang tries to save the king and is injured. Guiguzi’s disciple, Dai Yingxiong, rises to the occasion and rescues King Xuan instead; Mojiang falls for him.

King Xuan comes up with a plan to save Qi. Official Lu, Gao Sou, Adviser Kong and Li Ying all return to help him. After giving them their assignment, King Xuan looks Zhong Wuyan up and tells her about his plan to save Qi without doing battle.
The Qi army is no match to Xu Qi’s men and is forced into an impasse.   (Source: 8 Days)

EPISODE 30
Official Lu carries out orders to produce hordes of home-baked biscuits, while Gao Sou urges the soldiers’ families to write to them.

Xu Qi’s men are all from Qi. The home-baked biscuits and letters from their families lure them to defect.

Xu Qi nearly loses his mind when Wuchangzi sneers at him for being defeated by a woman.

Qi wins the war without a fight.

The Queen Mother is exhilarated to see Zhong Wuyan again and urges her to forgive King Xuan.

Xu Qi holds Mojiang hostage and dies at Dai Yingxiong’s hand.

Ling, Yingqiu and Zhong Wuyan combine forces to kill Wuchangzi. Ling dies of her injuries. Yingqui returns to her hometown.  (Source: 8 Days)

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