Princess Jieyou Episode 3

Episode 3 spoilers ahead

1.We open to Wen Gui and Jieyou surrounded by Xiongnu soldiers, staring down the end of a blade pointed at them. The man holding it is General Yu Li and he is willing to let them go if she makes good on a promise to lead them to a lake (water is more important than gold)

2.Wen is stunned she is able to get the general to swear an oath to her and seems part amused part exhausted. Nevertheless, on the way to this lake they trade witty banter and essentially he asks her if she will get his dagger back from the general (he is tied, and the dagger is important). She is amazed at his lack of scruples since he has been mooching off of her and her troupe since they met, but she agrees after he makes it rain compliments on her and calls her 'master'.

3.They arrive at the river and as promised, they release them. But only one of them. The general is attracted to Jieyou. Playing coy, she manages to steal the dagger back but when the general tackles her to the ground, as if to rape her, Wen loses it and makes it rain death on the soldiers. He grabs her and they steal a horse, riding off together. She lectures him since she put croton powder in their water (I want to say this is a diarrehtic)

4.They return to the troupe with fresh water and everyone is happy. Unfortunately, she has lost her jade pendant, and it upsets her so much she cries. Wen promises to get the pendant back and meet her in three days time outside of Duanhang City (he makes her promise not to go in the city). They part ways, however, in spite of all of her attempts, the troupe leader refuses to wait outside the city because they will not make money.

5.At Commander Li's Post (Duanhang) (he is a Han General) he discovers a note about a spy in the city possessing the very dagger that Jieyou has. They think it is a Xiongnu spy. So they order that the person in possession of it be arrested. Meanwhile, the Xiognu sneak into the city disguised as merchants. Wen is able to steal the pendant back but not before being arrested as a spy as he was perceived to be with the Xiongnu (they are able to escape the city)

6.Jieyou is captured and since they threaten to harm and torture her family she confesses. She is to be executed. In her cell she begs god to protect her troupe members and the family she has not met. She even asks him to protect 'that bastard' Wen. She laments her life and doesn't want to die.

7.Before she is executed, she tries to tell herself it will be over quickly but someone next to her says that won't be the case if the sword isn't sharp and it could take ten chops. She turns and sees Wen. This further upsets her. They begin to bicker while Commander Li watches, eyebrows raised.

8.Wen tells her that in the underworld ghosts mock and bully single people. She laments this but refuses his offer marriage because she wants to die pure, which makes him laugh and he asks her how she could possibly be concerned about that at a time like this. After a lot of pressure she swears to marry him before god. Only AFTER she does this does he use his martial arts to stop the sword. He then pulls of the disguise he was wearing and grins at Commander Li, who recognizes him as an old friend. Naturally this infuriates her further and makes her cry again.

9. Commander Li sees her jade pendant (since Wen returns it to her) and asks her about it. he also asks her troupe to confirm this. It seems to be important, and he says he is going to look a little more into it. They return to Chang'an (Wen, the troupe, her) and they stop at an inn but there aren't enough rooms. Wen chooses to announce to everyone that it's okay, since he can share a room with his new wife...

10.Meanwhile, Yun li returns to his people and after submitting his report they are able to confirm Wen is alive. Their plan is to kill Wen because he is a huge threat to them right now.

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