Recaps

Yu Sui and Wan Qi infiltrated Taixu Hall and overheard Yue Shu tell Elder Zong that the Futuo Tower Fragments were hidden somewhere in Taiyi Academy. When Xiang Feifei killed Yue Shu and tried to seize his bamboo tube, Yu Sui took it, and she and Wan Qi fled as Elder Zong pursued them.

• Yu Sui led Wan Qi to Elder Zong's tower, where they watched Zhao Feiluo bring the unconscious Yue Shu inside.
• Yue Shu told Elder Zong that Leng Bin had deciphered part of an ancient inscription and identified a drawing of the Futuo Tower Fragments, which were somewhere in Taiyi Academy.
• Wan Qi sent a message to the Academy, but a Thunderclap Arrow shattered his and Yu Sui's Instant Concealment Talismans and struck Zhao Feiluo.
• Xiang Feifei attacked Yue Shu from within the Swallowing Shadow, killed him, and reached for his bamboo tube.
• A Five Elements Light Core exploded beside Yue Shu, severing his hand and sending the bamboo tube into Yu Sui's grasp.
• Yu Sui and Wan Qi escaped over the railing while Xiang Feifei pursued them and asked Gu Gan to hold off Elder Zong, who broke the Thunderclap Arrow and faced another one.

Gu Gan and Xiang Feifei’s raid on Taixu Hall went awry after Yue Shu was killed and the bamboo tube was stolen, sparking a battle with Taixu Hall’s defenders. Yu Sui fought Xiang Feifei, drove her out of Swallowing Shadow, and left her injured as Xiang Feifei called for the exits to be watched.

• Gu Gan fired Thunderclap Arrows to support Xiang Feifei, then changed the plan and sent Ji Meng to pick her up after learning Yue Shu was dead and the bamboo tube had been taken.
• Elder Zong caught Gu Gan’s third Thunderclap Arrow, but its modified Zhen Fenglei lightning erupted into thunderfire and set the pavilion ablaze.
• Wan Qi shielded Yu Sui from Xiang Feifei’s Dark Serpents as Taixu Hall’s sorcerers arrived, and the explosion scattered the fighters.
• Xiang Feifei pursued Yu Sui through the corridor, but Yu Sui’s Star Generals and Three Thousand Stars countered her attacks inside Swallowing Shadow.
• Yu Sui knocked Xiang Feifei out of Swallowing Shadow, and Xiang Feifei retreated with an injured shoulder and ordered her allies to guard the exits.

Yu Sui and Wan Qi escaped Taixu Hall after Yu Sui defeated Xiang Feifei and distracted the hall’s pursuers with Skyfire. They headed for the main gate, where Mei Chengyu and the Jiudu Guard had arrived, while Elder Zong ordered Yue Shu’s body brought out.

• Xiang Feifei lost the contest of Five Elements Qi to Yu Sui, and the Taixu Hall practitioners forced her out of Swallowing Shadow.
• Yu Sui escaped her pursuers with Skyfire and an Instant Concealment Talisman while Wan Qi endured attacks from Director Su and the other Taixu Hall practitioners.
• Elder Zong emerged from the burning loft, but Yu Sui’s Skyfire blast let her and Wan Qi escape before he could reach them.
• A messenger told Elder Zong that Mei Chengyu and the Jiudu Guard had arrived at Taixu Hall’s front gate, and Elder Zong ordered his people to search for intruders and bring out Yue Shu’s body.
• Wan Qi and Yu Sui decided to go to the main gate and meet the Jiudu Guard, which Yu Sui saw waiting outside with Mei Chengyu at the front.

Yu Sui helped the Jiudu Guards trap Taixu Hall and revealed to Wan Qi that the academy had planned the operation. After Yu Sui intercepted Gu Gan’s attack on Mei Chengyu, she contacted her Senior Martial Brother, leaving her identity known to him.

• Mei Chengyu and the Jiudu Guards confronted Taixu Hall, injured one of its spellcasters, and sealed the estate behind a barrier.
• Yu Sui escaped the barrier while Wan Qi remained inside, then told him she had coordinated with Mei Chengyu and the academy to investigate Taixu Hall.
• Yu Sui gave Wan Qi a bamboo tube to deliver, but the barrier bounced it back, so she left to take it to Mei Chengyu herself.
• Zou Qian and Wei Xizhen discussed the Futuo Tower Fragments, the Non-War Covenant, and the dangers of war and the sacred flames.
• Gu Gan aimed a Thunderclap Arrow at Mei Chengyu, but Yu Sui intercepted it with her Fire-Tailed Tiger and caused it to explode.
• Mei Chengyu received Yu Sui’s message identifying herself as his Senior Martial Brother’s junior.

Yu Sui and Mei Chengyu exposed Yue Shu’s bamboo tube and its inscription at Taixu Hall, prompting Taiyi’s Saints to search the hall as rumors about the Futuo Tower Fragments spread. Meanwhile, Xue Mushi tracked a marked sea fish through the Fog Sea, where Zou Qian, Wei Xizhen, Kuang Chu, and Liang Zhen’s boat reached an island.

• Yu Sui intercepted Gu Gan’s attack on Taixu Hall’s formation, then left a bamboo tube for Mei Chengyu to collect.
• Elder Zong tried to explain Yue Shu’s death, but Mei Chengyu revealed the bamboo tube’s painting and copied inscription, and Ou Rushuang ordered Taixu Hall searched.
• Elder Zhu helped Xiang Feifei and Ji Meng leave safely as news of the Futuo Tower Fragments spread across Taiyi.
• At Yu Sui’s direction, Xue Mushi sent an Insect Shadow to carry the unconscious Zhang Xiangyun into the Fog Sea and search for a matching sea fish.
• Zou Qian, Wei Xizhen, Kuang Chu, and Liang Zhen followed in another boat, argued about their mission, and reached an island after their boats collided.

Yu Sui’s group exposed Ou Rushuang’s hidden Xuan Kui base in the Red Rock Mirage and overwhelmed him before he could stop them from finding the Lan Poison operation. The chapter ended with Ou Rushuang silencing the dying Zhang Xiangyun by making a Blood Jade Golden Butterfly kill him.

• Ou Rushuang left Taixu Hall after sensing the sea fish stirring and Zhang Xiangyun entering the Mirage, while Yu Sui and Xue Mushi confirmed the hidden base’s location.
• Kuang Chu attacked Red Island with Xun Wind Sword Slash, killing people and setting the wooden houses ablaze as the Xuan Kui members emerged from underground.
• Ou Rushuang arrived and faced the gathered Sages, who attacked him while Jiang Shulan and Wei Xizhen headed underground to investigate the Lan Poison materials.
• Ou Rushuang accused Zou Qian and Yin Ziwu of betraying him, and Zou Qian revealed that Ou Rushuang had placed a Golden Butterfly inside Zhang Xiangyun.
• Zhang Xiangyun woke amid the battle, but Ou Rushuang used a Blood Jade Golden Butterfly to kill him before he could speak.

Ou Rushuang was exposed as a collaborator with Xuan Kui who had enabled Lan Poison production and distribution, but Geothermal Core Power protected him when Wei Xizhen and the others tried to kill him. As the group turned to deal with Xuan Kui and the Lan Shi, Wu Huaiwei learned Wei Xizhen had tested Geothermal Core Power because of the strange fire.

• Liang Zhen, Leng Rouyin, and the others confronted Ou Rushuang over the Lan Poison operation and the captives hidden in the mirage.
• Ou Rushuang defended Lan Poison as a way to overcome differences in talent, then tried to bargain for his freedom by offering Xuan Kui’s people and resources.
• After Liang Zhen warned that Geothermal Core Power only protected Ou Rushuang within Taiyi, the Saints attacked him and Wei Xizhen used Break Momentum to pierce his chest with a Blood Lotus.
• Geothermal Core Power bound Ou Rushuang in vines and began repairing his body, so Leng Rouyin assigned people to watch him while the others addressed Xuan Kui and the Lan Shi.
• Jiang Shulan began rescuing the captives, and Wei Xizhen confirmed to Wu Huaiwei that he had tested Geothermal Core Power because of the strange fire.

Wei Xizhen proposed expanding Taiyi across Xuangu Continent as a possible defense against the exotic fire, while Zou Qian and Kuang Chu dealt with Xuan Kui’s destroyed base. A public announcement concealed Ou Rushuang’s exposure, and Nian Qiuyan left Kong Yiyi after sensing that she might discover something about him.

• Wei Xizhen said he was willing to test whether Geothermal Core Power could protect a Sage from the exotic fire, then proposed expanding Taiyi’s borders to cover Xuangu Continent.
• Zou Qian and Kuang Chu discussed identifying Taiyi students who Ou Rushuang had lured to Xuan Kui’s base and monitoring them for Lan Poison.
• Mei Chengyu received Yu Sui’s messages about her group and learned that Pu Heng and several Qingyun Society members were with her.
• Vice Dean Xiao announced that Xuan Kui’s final hidden base had been destroyed and that Ou Rushuang was comatose, concealing her exposure from most of Taiyi.
• Nian Qiuyan panicked after learning Ou Rushuang had been exposed, then told Kong Yiyi he would return to the group; Kong Yiyi questioned his recent strange behavior.

Nian Qiuyan ordered Yuan Xi and the other Xuan Kui members to kill those who knew too much, while Yu Sui comforted Xue Jiayue after the Lan Shi names were exposed. The chapter ended with Xue Jiayue learning that Qiu Cang had tried to make her absorb Lan Poison, as Sheng Zui noticed Yu Sui talking pleasantly with Pu Heng.

• Nian Qiuyan decided to follow Nangong Sui's orders and told Yuan Xi, Song Yubai, and the others to silence anyone who knew too much.
• Yu Sui returned to the city riverbank and comforted Xue Jiayue, who admitted she felt inadequate at Taiyi and feared she might have eaten Lan Poison from Yu Qiao.
• Xue Mushi listened through the Fusang Pearl as Yu Sui reassured Xue Jiayue and promised to study with her.
• Pu Heng told Xue Jiayue that Qiu Cang was a Xuan Kui Lan Shi who had tried to make her absorb Lan Poison, though he had failed.
• Sheng Zui returned with Mei Chengyu, spotted Yu Sui speaking with Pu Heng, and focused his attention on them.

Sheng Zui learned that Mei Chengyu liked Yu Sui and reluctantly let him escort her back to the academy. As they traveled, Yu Sui enjoyed listening to Mei Chengyu speak, leaving their relationship on a warmer note.

• Sheng Zui warned Yu Sui that Pu Heng was ambitious and told her not to accept his offers or agree to anything he proposed.
• Sheng Zui reported that Yu Sui was injured, and the instructor approved her return to the academy with Mei Chengyu as her escort.
• Mei Chengyu told Sheng Zui that he liked Yu Sui, and Sheng Zui reacted with disbelief and tried to stop him from escorting her.
• Sheng Zui gave Mei Chengyu a stern warning and detailed instructions for keeping Yu Sui safe before they departed.
• Yu Sui asked Mei Chengyu why he teased Sheng Zui, and she realized she liked listening to her senior martial brother speak.

On the ride back to the academy, Yu Sui and Mei Chengyu openly discussed their roles in investigating Xuan Kui and the secrets they had kept from each other. The chapter ended with Mei Chengyu sharing memories of his family in the Yan Kingdom, while Yu Sui hinted that she had an older sister too.

• Yu Sui told Mei Chengyu she had made a deal with Dean Zou: she would master the Nine Profound Methods within a year and help him break the Bead Heart Incantation, or die.
• Mei Chengyu warned Yu Sui about the danger of her bargain, and Yu Sui teased him about how much he feared losing her.
• Yu Sui confessed that the Nangong Family had worked with Xuan Kui and that she had concealed her assigned role in its Taiyi business because she feared Mei Chengyu would judge her.
• Yu Sui explained how she learned about Nian Qiuyan, Zhang Xiangyun, and the people she met in the Mirage Realm; she and Mei Chengyu apologized for keeping secrets and discussed what had happened between them.
• Mei Chengyu told Yu Sui he had remembered living in the Yan Kingdom with his loving parents and an older brother and sister, and Yu Sui replied that she had an older sister too.

Mei Chengyu shared more of his recovered memories with Yu Sui as they discussed their families and the possibility of leaving Taiyi. After the Lan Poison crisis was contained, Nangong Ming learned that Xuan Kui had been exposed and decided to leave Yu Sui at the academy to grow further.

• Mei Chengyu told Yu Sui about his family, his visit to Mechanism Island, and his intention to return to Yan, while Yu Sui promised to support him if he left Taiyi.
• Yu Sui revealed that her elder sister had become one of Xuan Kui's Hundred Bandits and said she did not want her sister to harm Mei Chengyu.
• Yu Sui and the academy teams helped clear Lan Shi from Taiyi over seven days, then Yu Sui was questioned by Zou Qian and Wu Huaiwei and assigned a month of observation.
• News reached Nangong Ming that Ou Rushuang's Xuan Kui operation in Taiyi had been exposed and that Zhang Xiangyun, Luo Fu, and Qin Chongxue were dead.
• Nangong Ming considered whether Mei Chengyu was the missing child of Yan's Eldest Princess and decided Yu Sui should remain in Taiyi to continue learning.

Yu Sui devised a Mountain Spirit Secret Text to awaken Number Mountains and asked Zhongli Que to help install it in Qingyang’s Communication Number Mountain. Zhongli Que arranged a chance to get her great-uncle out of the guarded Five Elements Academy, but the plan’s next step was left unresolved when Sage Changsun accompanied him to the General’s Mansion.

• Yu Sui told Zhongli Que she had written the Mountain Spirit Secret Text and wanted to place it inside a Number Mountain so it could learn to control qi and observe people across the countries.
• Zhongli Que proposed using her great-uncle Zhongli Qi, a Communication Institute supervisor inside the Five Elements Academy, to carry the Mountain Spirit into a Number Mountain.
• Yu Sui sent a box of gifts to the General’s Mansion through Zhongli Shan, and two days later Madam Sun fell into the water during a storm and became critically ill.
• The Zhongli Family persuaded Dean Zhou to release Zhongli Qi from the Five Elements Academy so he could treat Madam Sun.
• Chang Sunzi accompanied Zhongli Qi to the General’s Mansion, where Zhongli Que met the Sage and asked after Madam Sun.

Zhongli Que secretly used the Listening Wind Ruler to help Lady Su hear Chu Jin’s words, while Chu Jin confronted the fallout from Wenren Xu’s betrayal and rejected Mister Zhou’s attempt to hide her. Chang Sunzi’s divination revealed a dangerous future for Zhongli Que, and she urged the girl to go inside.

• Zhongli Que concealed the stolen Listening Wind Ruler in a box and stalled Zhongli Qi while he examined Madam Sun.
• Zhongli Que refused Chu Jin entry to the General’s Mansion, so Chu Jin returned to her clinic and confronted the injured Geng Hanfu about Wenren Xu’s betrayal and Qin Chongxue’s death.
• Chu Jin forced Geng Hanfu to drink scalding tea as punishment, then dismissed everyone and rejected Mister Zhou’s advice to leave Qingyang.
• Chu Jin accused Lady Su of hindering her ambitions, and Mister Zhou’s Listening Wind Ruler transmitted her words to Lady Su, who ended the transmission in grief.
• Chang Sunzi reassured Zhongli Que about Madam Sun, then saw a vision of the Qingyang Emperor discovering Zhongli Que’s secret sword training and ordering the General’s Mansion surrounded.
• Chang Sunzi told Zhongli Que to go inside as the rain and time resumed, and she wondered whether the storm had changed something in the world.

Zhongli Que and Yu Sui tried to avert the danger revealed by Zhongli Que’s divination, which linked a sword and a maid to Chang Sunzi’s visit. Yu Sui suspected Qingkui might be involved and began redirecting Chang Sunzi’s attention while sending messages to influential figures.

• Zhongli Que returned the Mountain Spirit-infected Listening Wind Ruler and helped conceal Madam Sun’s condition from Chang Sunzi and Zhongli Qi.
• Zhongli Que told Yu Sui that Chu Jin had come by, then described her divination in which Chang Sunzi’s words, a maid, and a sword threatened the Zhongli Family and Su Feng.
• Yu Sui advised Zhongli Que to avoid Chang Sunzi, search the mansion for the unknown maid, and watch who entered and left; Zhongli Que dismissed the maids and found no trace of her.
• Yu Sui suspected Qingkui might be behind the plot and questioned Nian Qiuyan about Chang Sunzi, then ordered him to use the Anti-Divination Technique on himself.
• Yu Sui arranged for Chang Sunzi to investigate Nian Qiuyan instead and sent separate messages to Nangong Grandmother and the Sixth Highness of Qingyang.

Yu Sui’s schemes continued as Duan Fengning sent Gu Jun to investigate Xuan Kui hideouts, while Zhongli Que traveled to Shuiyang Temple and was ambushed on the mountain road. The chapter ended with Zhongli Que and her maid falling from a cliff after attackers pierced Zhongli Que’s hand and cut her last hold.

• Duan Fengning gave Gu Jun information about Xuan Kui hideouts in the capital and ordered him to investigate.
• Zhongli Que told Madam Sun she was going to Shuiyang Temple and asked her not to receive visitors while she was away.
• Yu Sui contaminated the Number Mountains and Listening Wind Rulers as Zhongli Qi repeated a test at the Five Elements Academy.
• Old Man Yan stopped Shan Rong from interfering with the hexagram concerning Zhongli Que’s journey, accepting that she might be injured.
• Masked White Robe Sorcerers and other attackers ambushed Zhongli Que’s party on the mountain road, overcoming Guard Li and destroying the carriage.
• A green arrow pierced Zhongli Que’s palm and severed the pine branch she was clinging to, sending her and her maid falling from the cliff.

Zhongli Que and Gu Jun fell from a cliff after Chu Jin attacked them, prompting the Zhongli family and the Qinglong Army to launch a search. As Zhongli Que regained consciousness, she encountered a golden sword and the Divine Wood Sign in a mysterious vision.

• The Skeleton Sword Spirit rescued Zhongli Que, but Chu Jin poisoned it and shot Gu Jun, sending both of them over the cliff.
• Guard Li was forced to withdraw when the Golden Long Snake unleashed Wuxiang Snakes, while Chu Jin left with the Listening Wind Ruler.
• After learning Zhongli Que had fallen, Zhongli Wei took three thousand Qinglong Army soldiers to search Shuiyang Mountain and ordered the mansion to keep the news from Madam Sun.
• Su Feng blocked Chu Jin from entering General Zhongli's Mansion, then rode toward Shuiyang Temple after hearing that Zhongli Que and Gu Jun had fallen.
• In the darkness, Zhongli Que saw her family, Yu Sui, and her reflection in a golden sword before the Divine Wood Sign appeared and she woke in pain.

After Zhongli Que was badly injured in an attack on Shuiyang Mountain, Gu Jun sheltered her in a cave while the capital’s factions moved against Chu Jin. Yu Sui and Su Feng prepared to retrieve Zhongli Que’s Listening Wind Ruler and expose Chu Jin, while Yu Sui concealed her anger from Mei Chengyu.

• Gu Jun told the feverish Zhongli Que that her hand injury could leave lasting damage as they waited for the floodwaters to recede.
• Yu Sui learned Zhongli Que had been attacked, and Old Man Yan planned to turn over the Luosha Practitioners and have Chu Jin imprisoned.
• Yu Sui discovered Zhongli Que’s Listening Wind Ruler was at Chu Jin’s clinic and told Su Feng, who waited until rebels were found before returning to the capital.
• After Su Feng set out for Chu Jin’s clinic, Yu Sui smashed her own Listening Wind Ruler, then told Mei Chengyu that nothing was wrong.

Chu Jin ordered Chi Yan to search Zhongli Que’s Listening Wind Ruler for hidden messages, but Su Feng raided the medical hall before they could uncover anything. After fighting Chu Jin, Su Feng helped the Qinglong Army capture her on charges of colluding with rebels and plotting against the General’s Mansion Young Miss.

• At the medical hall, Chu Jin told Chi Yan to keep searching Zhongli Que’s Listening Wind Ruler for concealed messages in the Earthly Branch Star Sea.
• In Taiyi, Yu Sui told Mei Chengyu that Qingkui had upset her by targeting Zhongli Que, and said the matter would soon be over.
• A message told Chu Jin to leave, but Chiyun burst through the screen, pierced Chi Yan, and Su Feng seized the Listening Wind Ruler.
• Su Feng attacked Chu Jin with his Qingyun Sword while Chiyun struck from behind, and Chu Jin escaped through the window after being wounded.
• The Qinglong Army and Military School Sword Spirits surrounded Chu Jin and knocked her from the sky with Red Tassel spears.
• The Left Deputy General announced that Chu Jin was accused of colluding with Canhai Prefecture Rebels and plotting to assassinate the General’s Mansion Young Miss, and ordered her taken to the Chongtai Three Prisons.

Su Feng’s forces captured Chu Jin and imprisoned her at Chongtai Three Prisons, while Madam Hui learned of the arrest and hurried to the Nangong Old Residence. At Shuiyang Mountain, Qinglong Army soldiers rescued Zhongli Que, and Su Feng carried her away for treatment just as Zhongli Wei received word that Zhongli Ci had returned with the captured rebels.

• Su Feng and the Qinglong Army captured Chu Jin through their pursuit of the Canhai Prefecture Rebels, and Chu Jin was taken to Chongtai Three Prisons.
• Chained and sealed in her cell, Chu Jin recalled her failed plans, her hatred of Wenren Xu, and her hope that the Nangong Family would rescue her.
• Madam Hui returned to King Nangong’s Mansion, learned Chu Jin had been arrested, and went to the Nangong Old Residence after ordering someone to watch for Su Feng’s return.
• Qinglong Army soldiers surfaced in the Underground River and rescued Zhongli Que, whom Gu Jun carried safely out of the water.
• Su Feng arrived, took the unconscious Zhongli Que from Gu Jun, and carried her to a carriage for treatment.
• Zhongli Wei received an urgent report that Zhongli Ci had brought the main Canhai Prefecture Rebels to the Imperial Capital, and he led most of his troops back to the city.

After Zhongli Que was found injured, Zhongli Ci returned to the capital and faced the Qingyang Emperor’s summons while his family feared for her recovery. At the Nangong Old Residence, Lady Su failed to persuade Nangong Grandmother to save Chu Jin, leaving her determined to act on her own.

• Chang Sunzi learned that Zhongli Que had been attacked and that the women of the Zhongli Clan were forbidden to cultivate, while Yu Sheng warned her not to interfere in Qingyang’s affairs.
• The Qingyang Emperor ordered Zhongli Ci to the palace after he returned from suppressing the Canhai Prefecture rebellion, but Zhongli Ci went first to see his critically ill wife and injured daughter.
• Su Feng learned that Lady Su had gone to the Nangong Old Residence and hurried there after realizing she was seeking help for Chu Jin.
• Yu Sui told Mei Chengyu that Nangong Grandmother was a Ghost Dao School Sage who needed the Breath Soil, and explained that she expected Nangong Ming to bring Qingkui home himself.
• Nangong Grandmother refused Lady Su’s plea to rescue Chu Jin before Nangong Ming returned and acknowledged her, so Lady Su left determined to save her daughter herself.

Lady Su exposed Chu Jin as Nangong Ming’s lost daughter to protect her from interrogation, and the court ordered her release after Chi Yan’s testimony cleared her. When Chu Jin came out of Chongtai Three Prisons, Zhongli Ci used his Tai'a Sword Qi to sever her right arm, leaving Lady Su rushing to her while Nangong Ming ordered them taken back.

• Lady Su told the generals at Military School Chongtai that Chu Jin was her child and the Prince’s biological daughter, then demanded her release.
• At court, Zhongli Ci reported Zhongli Que’s injuries, and Qingyang Emperor ordered captured rebels mutilated before learning Chu Jin might be Nangong Ming’s daughter.
• Su Feng explained that evidence had led him to arrest Chu Jin, but Chi Yan’s testimony and other evidence cleared her of the assassination.
• Nangong Ming’s Character Spirit Bird confirmed Chu Jin’s identity, and Qingyang Emperor ordered Chongtai Three Prisons to release her.
• Nangong Ming confronted Lady Su outside Chongtai and warned her not to control Chu Jin’s choices, while Chu Jin emerged from prison wounded and disheveled.
• Zhongli Ci confirmed Chu Jin was Nangong Ming’s daughter, then struck her with Tai'a Sword Qi and severed her right arm before leaving; Lady Su rushed to Chu Jin as Nangong Ming ordered them taken back.

After Zhongli Ci severed Chu Jin’s arm, Qingyang Emperor considered using Nangong Sui to strengthen ties with Nangong Ming, while Nangong Ming confronted Su Feng over his ties to the Zhongli Family. The chapter ended with Su Feng learning that Han Bing had long known about Chu Jin and her actions, but had kept silent.

• Qingyang Emperor told the Crown Prince that Nangong Sui’s status and connection to the Ghost Dao Sage made her a possible marriage choice, but the Crown Prince rejected the idea and was ordered to leave.
• Nangong Ming brought the unconscious, injured Chu Jin back to King Nangong's Mansion, where the Physician began treating her.
• Nangong Ming learned that Su Feng had known Chu Jin’s identity and why Zhongli Ci had questioned him, then told him to choose between the Zhongli Family and the Nangong Family.
• Madam Hui threatened to leave with Su Feng, but Nangong Ming ordered her to spend the rest of the year with the Old Madam and stay inside the imperial capital.
• In the rain, Su Feng asked Han Bing whether he had known about Chu Jin and her actions; Han Bing admitted that he had known since going to Taiyi, while saying Sheng Zui had known nothing.

Su Feng challenged Nangong Ming over Qingkui’s identity and actions, while Han Bing warned him to be careful. After Qingkui was badly injured, Nangong Ming reprimanded Lady Su and ordered her to investigate the Yan Remnants; the chapter ended as Nangong Ming approached Su Feng with his hand on his sword.

• Su Feng asked Han Bing whether he would protect Qingkui as he protected Suisui, and Han Bing said both were their father’s children.
• Han Ziyang left the Han mansion in the rain, using his bloodline’s power to keep the rain from falling around him.
• Doctor Chen told Lady Su that Qingkui’s soul injury had prevented him from reattaching her severed arm, and Nangong Ming ordered him to do his best.
• Nangong Ming rebuked Lady Su, told her to support Qingkui, and ordered her to find the Yan Remnants hiding in Qingyang.
• Su Feng told Nangong Ming that he had never yearned for the Zhongli Family and questioned whether Nangong Ming had approved Qingkui’s actions.
• Nangong Ming walked toward Su Feng with his hand on his sword as Han Ziyang returned and watched.

Nangong Ming defeated Su Feng with a copied Tai'a Sword Technique, and Han Ziyang realized the demonstration was meant for him. In Taiyi, Yu Sui learned that Nangong Ming planned to have Chu Jin acknowledged as a royal-mansion daughter and remained unconcerned about the effect on her own position.

• Nangong Ming used Lin Ying Zhao Hua to reproduce Zhongli Ci's Tai'a Sword Technique, overwhelmed Su Feng, and left him unconscious after saying he would fare better against Zhongli Ci.
• Han Ziyang concluded that Nangong Ming's ability to reproduce Zhongli Ci's technique suggested his strength might surpass Zhongli Ci's, and suspected Nangong Ming had staged the fight for him to witness.
• Nangong Ming invited Han Ziyang to accompany him to see His Majesty, while Han Bing ordered the steward to bring Su Feng inside for treatment.
• Yu Sui asked Old Man Yan why Nangong Ming was taking Han Ziyang to the palace, and Old Man Yan suggested the matter concerned the Non-War Covenant.
• Old Man Yan told Yu Sui that Nangong Ming had petitioned for Chu Jin to return as a young lady of the royal mansion, and Yu Sui said she was not afraid of her position being threatened.