Poor Guan Yu can't find anyone to hang out with him. Several times he's tried to see Cao Cao, only to be told the prime minister is too busy to see him. Longbeard goes to see Wenyuan, but the general claims to be too ill for visitors. So Guan Ye does the next best thing and leaves a note to say so long and thanks for all the fish.
Speaking of fish, Cao Cao is feeding his when he receives the news of how Guan Yu and the Invisible Wives left the city. Cao Cao appears to be genuinely saddened by Guan Yu's departure. (Chen Jian Bin is an impressive actor. The West should be more aware of him and his talent.)
In the next scene we learn - surprise surprise - Liu Bei's wives, Lady Gan and Lady Mi, aren't invisible after all! (They're not really attractive, and I swear one of them is a man dressed up as a woman, but they're not invisible. Nor do they have anything to say.) Cao Cao manages to catch up to the fleeing band and presents Guan Yu with a silk cloak to keep him warm on the long journey ahead. As Longbeard and Wives head down the dusty road, Cao Cao looks like he could burst into tears.
Next we jump to - where are we? Wherever we are in China, we find Zhang Fei, that loudmouth, has rode into town, demoted the magistrate, and took over reins of power for himself. He's doing his usual job of being a drunk idiot. He's been sending out scouts to look for his lost brothers. If a scout comes back with no news, Zhang Fei has him beaten. If a scout comes back with the truth about Guan Yu being allied with Cao Cao, Zhang Fei has him beaten. Not even the pretty blossoming cherry trees are safe from Loudmouth's wrath.
Meanwhile, Guan Yu and the Sis's-In-Law aren't getting anywhere fast as he has to battle through every guarded pass because the soldiers there think they need to capture Guan Yu for defecting. At the third pass it looks like they're going to be allowed through peacefully, but the music says otherwise. (Listen to the music, Guan Yu!) The guy in charge, General Bian, convinces Longbeard to stop and rest for the night at a nearby temple which is overseen by the monk Pujing.
Turns out Pujing and Guan Yu are from the same village, so it's for old times sake the monk clues in Longbeard that this is all a setup. When the trap is sprung, a prepared Guan Yu single handedly takes on a slew of guards and lays the smack down on them.
Only one more pass to go, and of course there's one more battle. This time with the one eyed Xiahou Dun. At least he gives Guan Yu a run for his money, unlike the other easily slaughtered generals at the previous passes. Right in the middle of their duel, though, they're interrupted. Cao Cao has sent the travel documents that Guan Yu didn't have before and needed to get through the passes peacefully. Reluctantly, Ol' One Eye allows Guan Yu and the Wives to proceed.
But just when you thought Longbeard was going to get a breather, further down the road they're stopped by a ragtag band of rabble. One guy introduces himself as their leader, Zhang Jiao. Don't get too attached to him because in the very next breath another guy jumps out of the bushes and strikes the man down. This guy claims to be the real Zhang Jiao.
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