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Episode Summary of Fushigi Yuugi--II
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Before long, the miko and seishi are attacked by devious assassins. Later, similar assassins threaten Tamahome's family as well as the seishi. Each time, they are helped/rescued by a mysterious magician who warns them that the assassins are from the southern country of Kutou. The magician turns out to be the 4th seishi, the wandering monk Chichiri. Chichiri warns Miaka to be careful and take note that her actions may affect others in a harmful way.
Hearing this, Miaka travels solo to Kutou country in an attempt to prevent danger from
reaching the others. However, Tamahome follows her and Chichiri tracks them both. When she
finally meets up with Yui, it's in Kutou country's palace, and the guards are aware that
Miaka is Suzaku no Miko (thus placing her life in grave danger). When Tamahome tries to
barge his way in he encounters the Shogun of Kutou's army, Nakago. Nakago's not a nice
fellow (and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the Understatement of the Year). 
Yui leaves
Miaka to go and retrieve the scroll of the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho that Miaka brought with her
(which was confiscated by Nakago), and Tamahome locates Miaka within the palace walls.
While they wait for Yui to return, Tamahome admits his love for Miaka and they kiss. At
this point Yui returns but she overhears Miaka tell Tamahome that she only returned to
this world to see him.
Now, Yui's
had a hard time of it these past three months, and Nakago was the one who pretty much
saved her life. For all three months, day after day, he's been telling Yui that Miaka
didn't care about her and wouldn't come to help her. Overhearing this part of Miaka and
Tamahome's conversation does not help Yui's confidence in her best friend. It also doesn't
help that Yui harbors a crush on Tamahome.... At this point Yui decides, upon Nakago's
encouragement, to take up the position of Seiryuu no Miko, knowing that it will place her
directly opposed to Miaka. 
Defeated
and weary, Chichiri transports himself, Miaka, and Tamahome to Mt. Taikyoko to be healed
by Taiitsu-kun. There Taiitsu-kun reveals to the three what has happened to Yui in Miaka's
absence: Yui was attacked and raped by thugs upon arriving in Kutou country before being
rescued by Nakago. 
Emotionally traumatized, she attempted to kill herself by slitting her wrist.
She clung to the hope that Miaka would return for her for three months. Now she sees Miaka
as her betrayer and will get revenge at any cost.
When
everyone returns to Konan's palace, Tamahome gets a message from Kutou country promising
that the 
assassination
attempts directed at Miaka will stop if he goes to Kutou alone (this due to Yui's desire
to separate Tamahome from Miaka and have him to herself). So he leaves, promising Miaka
that he will return when the remaining seishi have been gathered. Hotohori, Miaka and
Nuriko set out once more to search for the remaining seishi, while Chichiri remains at the
palace masquerading as Hotohori (since the emperor can't leave his post). 
A trip to Mt. Leikoku gets Hotohori, Miaka and Nuriko kidnapped by bandits. There they encounter the 5th seishi, the bandit Tasuki (as well as Tasuki's friend Koji, a blue haired bandit with the odd habit of answering the door for himself).
Miaka then falls ill with a deadly disease, which has no cure. The doctor who heals her turns out to be the 6th seishi, Mitsukake. Finally, the 7th seishi, "Chiriko", is found and a plan is hatched to rescue Tamahome from Kotou. Now the 7 seishi were all founded.
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