Recaps

Su Fei uncovered the Heavenly Origin Pavilion’s conspiracy, led the Imperial Guards in destroying its stronghold, and captured Liu Niang while Yuan Tianzu escaped. After the case was secured, Su Fei claimed his rewards and greatly advanced his sword art and cultivation, while Yuan Tianzu vowed revenge.

• Yang Yinglong confessed to helping cover up the Hai Family fire and revealed that the Heavenly Origin Pavilion’s pawnshop had taken over Wang Laosan’s silk shop.
• Su Fei infiltrated the pawnshop, killed four conspirators, and learned that the pavilion planned to assassinate Gao Feng and had burned down the Hai Family.
• Yuan Jiu led an attack on the prefectural office, but Su Fei killed him and captured the surviving attackers.
• Su Fei exposed Yue Ling’er as a Joyous Union Sect member and learned that the sect had allied with the Heavenly Origin Pavilion, whose headquarters and Saintess Liu Niang were known to the prisoners.
• Lei Chongxiao brought Imperial Guards and Elder Mo to join Su Fei, and they attacked the pavilion’s hidden valley headquarters.
• Su Fei killed the pavilion’s five Grandmasters and fought its forces while Elder Mo battled Yuan Tianzu and Liu Niang attacked Lei Chongxiao’s group.
• Su Fei defeated Liu Niang and learned that she had killed Fang Wenhan, while Yuan Tianzu escaped using the Great Blood Escape Art.
• The Imperial Guards captured the surviving rebels and seized evidence of the conspiracy, then transported the prisoners to the Imperial Guard Heavenly Prison as Yuan Tianzu sought information for revenge.
• Su Fei claimed the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art, the Crimson Firmament Sword, a Personal Space, and two hundred years of cultivation, then perfected the sword art and advanced to the grandmaster realm ninth layer.

After killing Yuan Tianzu, Su Fei was ennobled and appointed to investigate the Kuaiji Commandery flood. He exposed the theft of relief grain, uncovered a Japanese pirate stronghold, and learned that Li Qinghe had hired the pirates to destroy the dike under the influence of a mysterious scholar.

• Su Fei killed Yuan Tianzu after the Martial Saint attacked the Southern Commandery Investigation Department, then received the title Earl of Martial Peace for his service.
• Su Fei volunteered to investigate the Kuaiji Commandery flood and left the imperial city as imperial commissioner despite Zhang Xiucheng's warning to spare Zhou Bo'an.
• Su Fei found refugees starving while Li Qinghe withheld relief grain, then discovered that Chen Dayou was selling government grain and arrested both men.
• After Li Qinghe and Chen Dayou were found dead in prison, Su Fei traced Li's payments to the East Island Medicinal Herb Estate.
• Su Fei discovered the estate was a Japanese pirate stronghold and led the Imperial Guards in killing Yamamoto Ichiryu, Higashimura Ichiro, Qiandai Li, and many other pirates.
• Su Fei learned from the captured pirates that Li Qinghe had hired them to blow up the dike, and ordered a portrait made of the tall, dark-skinned scholar who had accompanied him.

Su Fei exposed Zhou Bo'an’s collusion with Japanese pirates, survived an ambush, and rose to the martial saint realm second layer. When Fusang and the northern barbarians threatened Great Xuan, Su Fei took command of the campaign to defend Yuezhou and led 30,000 Palace Guards south.

• Su Fei captured Hu Qiuming, obtained Zhou Bo'an’s account book, and arrested Zhou Bo'an and Li Shengtian after exposing their crimes.
• Su Fei used confiscated wealth to help displaced people build homes, while Zhao Yan and Zhang Xiucheng arranged a Kuroda Domain ambush at Blackstone Ridge.
• Su Fei defeated Matsumoto Masahito and Hattori Kounan’s ninjas, then returned to the capital with the prisoners and evidence.
• Su Fei learned the Sacred Heart Formula, reached the martial saint realm second layer, and chose to keep investigating cases for the Imperial Guard.
• After Zhang Xiucheng died in prison and a forged blood letter blamed Su Fei, Lei Chongxiao proved the death was not suicide and Emperor Xuan confined Zhao Yan.
• Fusang mobilized against Yuezhou as northern barbarians gathered at the border, and Emperor Xuan’s court debated how to respond.
• Su Fei volunteered to defend Yuezhou, became Supreme Commander of 30,000 Palace Guards, and led them south to fight the Japanese pirates.

Su Fei defeated the Fusang invasion, earned promotion to Marquis of Martial Peace, and acquired a bronze key linked to the White Lotus Sect. He then investigated murdered Imperial Guards and rumors of Martial Saint Azure Cloud’s tomb in Cloud Province, where the Five Heroes of Watermoon plotted to capture him.

• Su Fei seized and destroyed the occupied harbors at Linhai and Yuyao, cutting off the Fusang army’s supplies and retreat.
• Su Fei killed three Martial Saints and executed the fourth after Pang Junhao defeated him, then ordered the counterattack that routed the invaders and captured Hojo Ogi and Takeda Nobuo.
• Emperor Xuan promoted Su Fei to Marquis of Martial Peace and Pang Junhao to commander of the Imperial Palace Guard, while Tang Baolun and the captured commanders were later executed.
• Su Fei acquired an ancient bronze key connected to the White Lotus Sect, perfected Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source, and advanced to the fifth level of the Martial Saint Realm.
• Su Fei rejected the Ninth Prince’s offer of an alliance and volunteered to investigate murdered Imperial Guards and Martial Saint Azure Cloud’s tomb in Cloud Province.
• Su Fei treated Fang Pengfei, punished Shangguan Hao, and killed Shangguan Xiong when he attacked, forcing the gathered martial artists to obey his rules.
• Su Fei investigated the officers’ deaths and visited Watermoon Manor, where he noticed that Zhou Jiang matched Fang Pengfei’s description of a masked attacker.
• Su Fei accepted an overnight stay and warned Zhang San and Li Si to remain alert, while Zhou Cang planned to drug him with Seven Severances Powder and deliver him to their Water Division’s Dharma King.