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Chapter 20
— Cao Cao Organizes A Hunting Expedition In Xutian; Dong Cheng Receives A Secret Command In The Palace.
Walks in on the sleeping Dong Cheng, palms the blood decree from under his sleeve, and 'threatens' to inform Cao Cao - the joke that becomes the pledge: he signs second and fetches Wu Zilan.
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Chapter 21
— In A Plum Garden, Cao Cao Discusses Heroes; Using The Host's Forces, Guan Yu Takes Xuzhou.
Wang Zifu; co-conspirator with Dong Cheng at the chapter's belt-decree meetings.
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Chapter 23
— Mi Heng Slips His Garment And Rails At Traitors; Ji Ping Pledges To Kill The Prime Minister.
Named by the informer, imprisoned, and paraded before Ji Ping's torture; his and the others' evidence is the lever Cao Cao uses against Dong Cheng.
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Chapter 24
— Cao Cao Murdered The Consort Dong; Liu Bei Flees To Yuan Shao.
Wang Zifu; killed with Dong Cheng's group.