Recaps

The awakened terracotta figure of Old Master Su devastated the Underground River Department’s group, leaving Qin Geng and the others gravely wounded before Daoist Chi Song teleported them to Xun River Wharf. Zheng Tonghe and Ye Lanzen began treating the survivors, but their chances remained uncertain as a deadly killing intent continued to drain their vitality.

• The terracotta figure of Old Master Su awakened and crippled Xia Jingyi, Tiger Cub, Miao Xiaolan, Zhao Yuanji, Monk Jingkong, and Cao Xiaoliu in a single exchange.
• Qin Geng fought Old Master Su but suffered a shattered arm, a dislocated ankle, and a fatal-looking wound through his chest.
• Daoist Chi Song failed to harm Old Master Su with talismans and lightning, then used a teleportation talisman to carry himself and the wounded group to Xun River Wharf.
• The Wave-Quelling Bureau soldiers recognized the survivors and rushed them to the bureau’s tents while calling for Shopkeeper Zheng.
• Zheng Tonghe treated the wounded and told Ye Lanzen that he had kept them alive for now, but an insidious killing intent was consuming their vitality.

After waking from his near-fatal injuries, Qin Geng recovered rapidly and told Zhao Jinglie that a Corpse-Nurturing Fetus resembling Old Master Su had attacked them underground. Zhao Jinglie moved to surround Su Residence, where Su Loutai was preparing to send children away before the Dragon-Guard Office sealed the estate.

• Ye Lanzen identified the attack on Qin Geng and Daoist Chi Song as internal martial arts by one of their own, while Zhao Jinglie worried about betrayal within the Dragon-Guard Office.
• The Carriage Company brothers and Aunt Qin Xiu kept vigil as Qin Geng and the others remained unconscious for three days.
• Qin Geng woke, practiced Xingyi boxing to aid his recovery, reached Level Thirty-Five, and painted a tiger embodying the killing intent he had witnessed underground.
• Qin Geng told Zhao Jinglie that Old Master Su had emerged from a terracotta figure as a powerful Corpse-Nurturing Fetus and nearly killed the group.
• Zhao Jinglie ordered the City Guard Army to surround Su Residence, while Su Loutai prepared to send the household’s orphaned children to Black Wind Pass.
• Dragon-Guard Office troops arrived at Su Residence and sealed it off under Zhao Jinglie’s order.