Shadows and Spies in the Three Kingdoms

At White Gate Tower, Lü Bu is defeated, and the surrendered official Xu Fan is brought before Cao Cao. To save his life and win Cao Cao’s trust while secretly pursuing his plan to revive the Han, he publicly berates his former lord Liu Bei for failing to recognize worthy talent and angrily blames Zhang Fei for ignoring advice and losing Xiapi. He puts on a ruthless show of “betraying his lord.”

No one knows that this seemingly turncoat county magistrate was once a capable but overlooked official under Liu Bei. He had long seen Lü Bu’s treacherous ambitions, but was powerless to change the outcome. Volunteering to infiltrate Cao Cao’s camp, he becomes a hidden piece on the board, maneuvering carefully through a vortex of political intrigue. All to secretly help Liu Bei turn the tables and restore the Han dynasty.