Great Wind Escort Agency

The Peony, Lion Hall of Luoyang; the Gale Escort Agency, Guardian of Guanzhong.

The Four Great Escort Agencies of the Three Kingdoms are the Peony of Luoyang, led by Hua Pin, formerly the wife of Gongsun Zan of Liaodong. She excels at hidden weapons and has the secret support of Zhao Yun, the Divine General of the White Horse. The Lion Hall is led by Xiahou Meng, a cousin of Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun. Born with divine strength, he wields a pair of iron hammers weighing eighty-eight jin and is a man of boundless courage. Sun Jian of the Gale Escort Agency is the nephew of Sun Jian, the General Who Quells the Barbarians. He fights with a saber in his left hand and a whip in his right, and is a chivalrous man who prizes loyalty. Liu Feng of Guardian of Guanzhong shares his name with Liu Bei's adopted son, the Imperial Uncle's heir. His origins are unknown, and he wields a pair of double swords. Someone once saw him drinking with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the ancient city.

The Gale Escort Agency's headquarters are in Jingzhou. Sun Jian has only one beloved daughter, Sun Lan, who has long been betrothed to his senior disciple, Sun Yi. Recently, the old madam fell gravely ill and urged them to marry as soon as possible. On the eve of the wedding, the old madam happened to pass by her granddaughter's room and discovered that Sun Lan was having an affair with Sun Wu, Sun Jian's last disciple. In his panic, Sun Wu struck the old madam dead and fled Changsha Commandery. His whereabouts are unknown. Sun Jian has sent notices throughout the martial world, offering a reward of one hundred thousand zhu to anyone who takes Sun Wu's life.

Sun Ce borrowed three thousand troops from Yuan Shu using a fake Imperial Jade Seal, but entrusted the real seal to Sun Jian to escort back to their ancestral home in Wu Commandery. Sun Jian led his disciples, escorting the old madam's coffin back to Yangzhou. Along the way, forces from every quarter watched them like predators, all after the Imperial Jade Seal...