Recaps

Bai Xiaowen uncovered Guo Cai’s ties to the Yellow Turbans and led the campaign that destroyed Zhang Jiao’s army, securing the Heavenly Books and consolidating his control in Youzhou. With Ge Xuan helping him study the books and the Spell Talisman Annotations, Bai Xiaowen opened the Dragon-Patterned Gold Casket.

• Bai Xiaowen found evidence that Guo Cai was supplying Yellow Turbans in Great Snow Valley, captured him, and learned that more than two thousand bandits were hiding there.
• Bai Xiaowen prompted Yuan Shao to send Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan against the Yellow Turbans, then used the ensuing campaign to bring his own Winged Cavalry into the battle.
• Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Team fought Zhang Jiao, whose sorcery devastated the Youzhou troops and their forces before he died from backlash.
• Bai Xiaowen claimed the Great Peace Essentials from Zhang Jiao’s corpse, and Ge Xuan agreed to return to Youzhou and study the Heavenly Books with him.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted the Yellow Turban survivors’ surrender, gained the loyalty of Jiao Chu, Zhang Nan, Liu He, and Zhao Rong, and returned to Beiping City.
• Li Shuyi drew the Black Tortoise Sword Seal and the Spell Talisman Annotations fragment from Zhang Jiao’s chest, while Bai Xiaowen unlocked the next stage of Talisman Switching.
• Bai Xiaowen learned the Inner Vision Technique from Ge Xuan and entrusted him with the Heavenly Books and the task of completing the Spell Talisman Annotations.
• Ge Xuan identified the Dragon-Patterned Gold Casket as an artifact from an ancient ruin, and Bai Xiaowen infused its patterns with spiritual power and opened it.

Bai Xiaowen used the Map of Mountains and Rivers, his upgraded talismans, and the Winged Cavalry to capture Xudu and secure Emperor Xian’s support. He arranged the court’s move to Ye City and set plans in motion around the coming battle at Guandu.

• Bai Xiaowen completed the A-Tier Hero Side Quest and received the Map of Mountains and Rivers, then used it to track Qiao Rui and locate Spirit Realm contestants.
• Bai Xiaowen completed Taiping Talisman and led the Winged Cavalry from Youzhou toward Xudu, capturing Yanling Pass on the way.
• Bai Xiaowen ambushed and killed Xiahou Yuan, then joined Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan’s army to capture Xudu.
• Bai Xiaowen restored order in Xudu, obtained Emperor Xian’s Anti-Rebel Edict, and persuaded Fu Wan to support moving the court to Ye City.
• Emperor Xian agreed to move the capital, while Bai Xiaowen secured the court’s departure and chose Meng De's New Book as his quest reward.
• Bai Xiaowen honored his agreement with Xun Yu by sparing Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Chong, while Xun Yu left Cao Cao’s service.
• Bai Xiaowen led the emperor and officials north, explaining to Qiao Rui that Cao Xiong and Li Shuyi were part of his plans to ensure Yuan Shao’s defeat at Guandu.

Bai Xiaowen defeated Yuan Shao’s forces, escorted the emperor to Ye City, and secured the support of the Guandu generals as he took control of Hebei. After Yuan Tan rejected surrender, Bai Xiaowen captured Julu and took him alive.

• Cao Xiong burned Yuan Shao’s supplies and killed several commanders, while Li Shuyi recovered Guo Tu’s forged letter and Ju Shou prevented Yuan Shao from punishing Zhang He and Gao Lan.
• Cao Cao lured Yuan Shao into dividing his forces, then defeated them, while Cao Xiong killed Yuan Shao and Bai Xiaowen marched north through Sili Province.
• Bai Xiaowen led the Youzhou Army across the Yellow River despite Zhong Yao’s ambush, defeated the Sili Army, and escorted Emperor Liu Xie into Bingzhou.
• Bai Xiaowen secured the emperor’s appointment as Grand Marshal and governor of four provinces, then entered Ye City ahead of Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan’s rival forces.
• Bai Xiaowen confronted Yuan Shang at his camp, where Li Shuyi persuaded Zhang He, Gao Lan, and the Guandu generals to support him, and Jiang Yiqu captured Yuan Shang.
• Bai Xiaowen pardoned several generals, executed Feng Ji, confined Yuan Shang under guard, and invited Yuan Tan to Ye City while Ju Shou joined his service.
• Yuan Tan refused Bai Xiaowen’s offer to surrender Julu, but Xin Pi promised to open the western gate, allowing Li Shuyi and Bai Xiaowen’s army to capture Yuan Tan and take the city by dawn.

Bai Xiaowen defeated Cao Cao’s army, took Xudu, and brought the Cao faction under the imperial court. As he turned to the Western Liang delegation and Ma Teng’s illness, Camille reunited with him and Ge Xuan identified the curse afflicting Ma Teng.

• Bai Xiaowen consolidated his leadership of the Yuan Clan Faction, triggered the first Grand Unification Main Quest, and marched to defend Anyang against Cao Cao.
• Bai Xiaowen lured Cao Cao’s forces into an ambush at Anyang, routed them with his empowered army, and captured several of Cao Cao’s generals.
• Bai Xiaowen pursued Cao Cao through the White River and Baima Ford, while Richard abandoned his troops and fled from Qiao Rui’s forces.
• Bai Xiaowen caught Cao Cao at Changyuan, where Cao Cao took his own life after urging Bai Xiaowen to unite the realm, and Bai Xiaowen took the jade seal and Cao Cao’s final testament.
• Bai Xiaowen sent Cao Cao’s coffin and testament to Xudu, and Cao Pi surrendered the city and the Cao Clan’s territories to the imperial court.
• Bai Xiaowen recruited several captured Cao generals, stabilized Henan, and received Western Liang envoys seeking help for Ma Teng and the return of the Three Dependencies.
• Bai Xiaowen recognized Camille among the Western Liang delegation, and she privately explained her rise in Western Liang and identified Cao Xiong as Richard.
• Bai Xiaowen asked Camille to watch for Yan Xing, and Ge Xuan identified Ma Teng’s curse as the Heaven-and-Earth Return Curse and agreed to treat it.