Recaps

Xiang Qian used the Yashida Group’s crisis to gain a foothold in Japan while investigating the Hand, its immortal ninjas, and the secret beneath Mochizuki Plain. The arc left Ichiro Yashida’s death in doubt and revealed that he knew where the Hand had buried something.

• Xiang Qian learned that Mariko Yashida was visiting China, then escorted her to safety after the Hand attacked and connected the Yashida family’s ninja ties to the organization.
• Xiang Qian helped drive the Yashida Group into financial crisis, while Nobu Yoshioka confronted Shingen Yashida over their broken alliance and the Hand’s claim to Mochizuki Plain.
• Xiang Qian rejected Nobu Yoshioka’s demands, defeated him and the ninjas sent after him, and handed Nobu over to the Spear Bureau.
• Xiang Qian went to Kunlun and questioned Shou-Lao, who explained that an unknown ninth sacred beast may have created the immortal ninjas by sustaining dead humans with its power.
• Matt was captured by the Hand in Japan, while Elektra secretly promised to help him and Alexandra ordered that he be kept alive as Black Sky’s tether.
• Logan traveled to Japan after Yukio invited him on Ichiro Yashida’s behalf, and Xiang Qian later met Ichiro after investing in the Yashida Group.
• Xiang Qian suspected Ichiro’s reported death was faked, fought Logan, and learned from Dr. Green that Ichiro knew the Hand had buried something beneath the valley floor.

Xiang Qian intervened in the Yashida succession struggle, destroyed the Beast, and brought Elektra and the Hand’s surviving enemies into his orbit. He then negotiated with the X-Men over mutant gene serum and helped Tony Stark survive Obadiah’s attack, while Zheng Xian uncovered Xiang Qian’s lie about his recent absence.

• Xiang Qian rescued Mariko from Shingen Yashida’s men, learned from Stick that The Hand sought the Beast’s seal at Mochizuki Plain, and went there to investigate.
• Xiang Qian freed Logan from The Hand’s torture, confronted Ichiro Yashida, and learned that Ichiro had killed Shingen and sought Logan’s life force.
• Xiang Qian disrupted The Hand’s ritual, fought the possessed Elektra, and drew the Beast into his Soul Realm, where Eternity appeared before Xiang Qian destroyed the Beast.
• Xiang Qian defeated Sowande and The Hand’s forces, claimed control of the Undead Ninjas, and later took Ichiro’s armor to his Kunlun laboratory as Ichiro died.
• Mariko agreed to cooperate with Xiang Qian, and Xiang Qian later brought Magik to reunite with Piotr at X-Mansion while proposing that Professor Xavier supervise mutant gene serum.
• Pepper Potts warned Xiang Qian that Tony Stark was missing, and Xiang Qian and Magik found Tony near death before Xiang Qian restored his Arc Reactor.
• Xiang Qian helped Tony defeat Obadiah Stane by disabling his armor with an electromagnetic pulse rifle, then discussed the weapon and Mark Armor technology with Zheng Xian.
• Tony announced that he was Iron Man, while Zheng Xian confronted Xiang Qian and realized he had lied about being away for three days.

Xiang Qian investigated Ammit, helped Tony manage his failing Arc Reactor, and used The Rising Tide to pursue the truth about Howard Stark’s death. Mephisto then enlisted him to stop Locke’s Devil Embryo, leading Xiang Qian to recruit Sylph and Ghost Rider and seek out the Sanctuary.

• Xiang Qian helped Mark and Layla stop Arthur from unsealing Ammit, trapped the gods in the Mirror Dimension, and discovered that Death was hidden beneath Ammit’s divine shell.
• Xiang Qian replaced Tony’s Arc Reactor casing to stop palladium from entering his bloodstream, then demonstrated an EMP Rifle for Tony and Rhodes as Congress moved to seize the Mark Armor.
• Xiang Qian met The Rising Tide in Washington, recruited Skye to lead the search for Howard Stark’s case files, and secretly assigned Shen Ran to investigate possible witnesses.
• Mephisto told Xiang Qian that Locke had stolen his soul fragment and sent a Devil Embryo into the mortal world, so Xiang Qian asked Sylph to search Central and Eastern Europe for the boy.
• Xiang Qian copied Skye’s S.H.I.E.L.D. file while The Rising Tide downloaded Howard-related records, then arranged an escape plan as S.H.I.E.L.D. tracked them.
• After Sylph reported that Carrigan was hunting the boy, Xiang Qian went to Sycaria and forced Father Moreau to take him to Johnny Blaze.
• Xiang Qian separated Johnny from the Spirit of Vengeance, helped the Spirit regain self-awareness, and persuaded Johnny to search for the boy.
• Xiang Qian learned that the Sanctuary trained people to fight devils and ordered Father Moreau to take him there.

Xiang Qian helped stop Mephisto’s attempt to claim Danny, then turned to Skye’s past and the escalating conflict around Tony Stark and Ivan Vanko. The stretch ended with Skye confronting Miles in New York as agents moved to take her into custody.

• Xiang Qian, Jean Grey, Johnny Blaze, and the Ancient One thwarted Mephisto’s attack, and Xiang Qian secured permanent passage between Heaven and Hell from Uriel.
• Xiang Qian revealed Skye’s origins to her, took her to Hong Kong, and disclosed his identity as James Zion.
• Xiang Qian confronted Nick Fury over S.H.I.E.L.D.’s operations while Tony Stark faced a Senate hearing and Ivan Vanko attacked him at the Monaco Grand Prix.
• Xiang Qian and Tony tracked Ivan Vanko’s escape and negotiated with Nick Fury and Zheng Xian over Mark Armor and pulse weapons.
• Calvin Jansen attacked Xiang Qian’s company, declared himself Mr. Hyde, and was captured alongside Gordon, the teleporting stranger.
• Xiang Qian sent Calvin for treatment and warned Skye not to answer Miles, but she secretly traveled to New York to confront him.
• Miles admitted he had accepted the FBI’s offer and was contacting The Rising Tide for them, and two suited agents told Skye she had to come with them.