Recaps

Yue Changlong returned from the Kunlun Ruins and joined Yue Xiaofei in confronting the Cao Family for its crimes. After Cao Zhengchun was killed and the evidence exposed, Yue Changlong secured an end to hereditary privileges, but revealed he could remain outside the ruins for only seven days.

• Zhang Beihai mourned Yue Xiaofei’s presumed death as Reverse Scale abandoned Bureau 7, then ordered reconnaissance after a third life-sign appeared beneath the blast zone.
• Yue Changlong revived Yue Xiaofei, suppressed the curse in Ning Hongye’s heart, and reunited with his son, who agreed to fight the Cao Family and the Eight Great Clans.
• Yue Changlong and Yue Xiaofei left the Heavenly Pit with Ning Hongye, and Zhang Beihai reported Yue Changlong’s return as a military emergency.
• Zhou Weiguo, Lei Zhen, and veterans from Yue Changlong’s old units mobilized for Longdu as Yue Changlong confronted the Cao Family at its mansion.
• Yue Changlong stopped the Cao Family’s bullets and crushed its elite guards, then faced the allied clan forces until his former comrades and military forces rallied to his side.
• Man-Rat broadcast proof of the Cao Family’s collusion with Skull and Bones, and Yue Changlong killed Cao Zhengchun after he confessed to his crimes.
• Elder Chen let Yue Changlong conduct his own trial, then agreed to abolish hereditary privileges after Yue Changlong rejected offers of rank and wealth.
• Ye Jincheng questioned Yue Changlong about his escape from the Kunlun Ruins, and Yue Changlong said he could remain outside for only seven days.