Xiangyang has fallen, the gates to the realm stand wide open, and peace will never return. The court is bereft of talent, with no generals left to call upon; nor is there anyone in the martial world capable of rallying the heroes.
Rumor has it that Hero Guo and his entire family died on the battlefield, with no survivors.
At Yumen Pass, a red horse carries a woman westward toward the Western Regions.
