Recaps

Uchiha Hiko gained the Sovereign’s trust and military power, then installed Dugu Tianxia as ruler after killing the Sovereign. He left the new emperor under Old Master’s guidance and traveled to Guo Er Kingdom, where he agreed to help the Queen confront the Monsters and joined forces with Shui Lingboyang.

• Uchiha Hiko secured the general’s position by persuading the Sovereign of his loyalty and accepting Old Master’s transfer of power.
• Uchiha Hiko recruited A Xiang to help him poison the Sovereign and gained authority over the military while keeping his plans concealed.
• Uchiha Hiko traveled to the Heavenly Realm, chose a promising young man to rule, and brought him to the mortal world as his younger brother, Xiaosheng.
• Uchiha Hiko killed the Sovereign before the court and installed Xiaosheng, whose full name was Dugu Tianxia, on the throne.
• Dugu Tianxia abolished excessive taxes and returned corrupt officials’ stolen money to the people, while Old Master agreed to guide him in the palace.
• Uchiha Hiko left for Li'er Country and met the Queen, who asked him to protect her people from Monsters that their healing spiritual power could not defeat.
• Uchiha Hiko accepted the Queen’s proposal that Shui Lingboyang accompany him, and they agreed to cooperate against the Demons and Monsters.

Uchiha Hiko helped Shui Lingboyang confront her sister, reconcile with the Queen, and seal a fierce beast, then returned to cure her of its poison. He left for the Sacred Doctor Clan’s country to pursue his mission and the medicinal herbs, where a prince’s motives threatened to complicate his plans.

• Uchiha Hiko accompanied Shui Lingboyang to collect Saintess Fruit, then kept his promise to her by refusing to let Shui Lingboji replace her on the journey.
• After Shui Lingboji attacked Shui Lingboyang and left the Grand Princess gravely injured, Uchiha Hiko captured Shui Lingboji and brought her before the Queen.
• Uchiha Hiko urged Shui Lingboyang to face her responsibilities, and she reconciled with the Queen, who transferred her strength before Shui Lingboyang left to fight the beasts.
• Uchiha Hiko and Shui Lingboyang weakened and sealed a fierce beast, though it drained the Grand Princess’s power, and Shui Lingboyang chose to stay and protect her people rather than travel with him.
• Uchiha Hiko returned when he realized poison from the beast was harming Shui Lingboyang, obtained a treasure from the Heavenly Realm, and helped lift her seal.
• Uchiha Hiko left Shui Lingboyang recovering and traveled to the Sacred Doctor Clan’s country, where he learned the emperor planned to obstruct Heavenly Authority’s order while secretly returning medicinal herbs to the poor.
• After the emperor’s servant left Uchiha Hiko’s lodging, Uchiha Hiko worried that The Eldest Prince might kill him after he was cured, before Uchiha Hiko could claim the herbs.

Uchiha Hiko allied with the Second Prince while secretly helping the Eldest Prince, whose choice to reform and care for his country changed Hiko’s view of him. After rival schemes and defections brought the brothers to battle, the Eldest Prince defeated the Second Prince and faced the choice of whether to spare him.

• Uchiha Hiko treated the villagers, organized the youths to care for the sick, and planned to reclaim the medicinal herbs taken by the Eldest Prince.
• Uchiha Hiko agreed to secretly help the Second Prince, then pressed the Eldest Prince to protect the villagers and return their herbs.
• Uchiha Hiko offered the Eldest Prince the choice of going to Wangchuan Lake for treatment or remaining on the throne as his illness worsened, and the Eldest Prince chose to recover so he could govern properly.
• Uchiha Hiko cured the Eldest Prince and learned that jealousy had driven him to seize the villagers’ herbs, then urged him to resolve his conflict with the Second Prince.
• Uchiha Hiko arranged secret protections and hid the families of the Second Prince’s supporters while the princes’ spies and attendants searched for them.
• The Second Prince confronted the Eldest Prince over advisers and craftsmen who had defected, and the Eldest Prince decided to strike back rather than wait for further attacks.
• Uchiha Hiko advised the Eldest Prince to let the Second Prince make the first move, then exposed the enemy soldiers’ fear and urged an attack when they froze.
• The Eldest Prince’s trained soldiers defeated the Second Prince’s poorly trained troops, and he captured his brother as Uchiha Hiko advised him to kill him.

Uchiha Hiko helped the Eldest Prince claim the throne and contain the Second Prince, who escaped into an illusory forest before being captured again. The Second Prince asked to reconcile with his brother, while the Eldest Prince revealed that several people’s backgrounds still needed investigation.

• Uchiha Hiko helped the Eldest Prince defeat the Second Prince’s bid for power, and the Eldest Prince returned to the Royal Palace to claim the throne.
• The Eldest Prince ascended with Uchiha Hiko at his side, then placed the Second Prince under house arrest rather than keep him in prison.
• The Second Prince escaped through a window, but Uchiha Hiko tracked him into a deceptive forest and captured him after cutting down a real tree that sustained the illusion.
• The Second Prince explained that he had grown up in the forest while the Father Emperor favored the Eldest Prince, and Uchiha Hiko returned him to the palace with his hidden blade confiscated.
• The Eldest Prince gave Uchiha Hiko the robe taken from the Second Prince and urged him to rest before the next day’s affairs.
• Uchiha Hiko brought the Second Prince breakfast, heard that he wanted to assist the Eldest Prince and make amends, and agreed to speak on his behalf.
• The Eldest Prince told Uchiha Hiko that several people’s backgrounds had not been properly investigated while the Father Emperor was alive.