Recaps

Coal Ball became jealous when Qixia True Person named her newly acquired octopus Ink Treasure and Xie Jinhuan showed interest in its fox-spirit transformation. As Empress Dowager Guo sought a way to restore her exhausted qi sea, the deity instructed her to have Bu Yuehua help draw extreme yang fire from Xie Jinhuan, leaving them to test the method while Ye Yunchi and Great Immortal Ye talked downstairs.

• Qixia True Person bought off the little octopus with Heavenly Treasures and named it Ink Treasure, prompting Coal Ball to seek Xie Jinhuan's attention.
• Xie Jinhuan admired Ink Treasure's fox-spirit transformation, and Coal Ball fainted from anger before waking when he promised grilled fish.
• Empress Dowager Guo explained that her depleted qi sea would take months to restore and considered Zisu's Adding Oil to the Fire Pill method.
• Xie Jinhuan took the pill but found he could not draw out the extreme yang fire by himself.
• The deity told Empress Dowager Guo to have Bu Yuehua help, and Bu Yuehua joined Xie Jinhuan while Guo stayed nearby to observe.
• Downstairs, Ye Yunchi noticed Great Immortal Ye smile at a private thought and accepted the tea she offered.

Empress Dowager Guo recovered some of her power through Bu Yuehua and Xie Jinhuan, while Ye Yunchi pushed for marriage and a child with Xie Jinhuan. Ye Hongshang responded by making conception much harder for Ye Yunchi, leaving Xie Jinhuan silently accepting the scheme.

• Empress Dowager Guo used Bu Yuehua and Xie Jinhuan's help to absorb Yin and Yang essence, though she needed several dozen sessions to recover fully.
• Xie Jinhuan left Empress Dowager Guo's room and was pulled into a dark room by Ye Yunchi, who asked whether he loved her.
• Ye Yunchi asked Xie Jinhuan to marry her properly and to let nature take its course when they were intimate, hoping to have his child.
• Ye Hongshang interrupted them, then privately made it much harder for Ye Yunchi to conceive, saying it would take a hundred attempts.
• Xie Jinhuan accepted Ye Hongshang's meddling and decided not to object.

Xie Jinhuan returned to Danyang after distributing the spoils from his journey and began looking for a Nether God Sect sleeper agent. He left the search unresolved, while two agents hid in plain sight at a restaurant near Clear Spring Lane.

• Xie Jinhuan and the White-Haired Immortal distributed the divine gifts and other spoils among their companions, with Xie Jinhuan receiving the Black Tortoise divine gift.
• Xie Jinhuan returned to Danyang with Coal Ball and met Nangong Ye outside the city, then discussed the suspected Nether God Sect sleeper agent.
• Xie Jinhuan and Nangong Ye searched the streets but found no clues, and Xie Jinhuan headed toward Danyang Academy with Big Ice Lump.
• At Zhang San's Stir-Fry Restaurant, Zhang Chu and He Can discussed their assignment and assumed Xie Jinhuan would not visit their rough little establishment.

Lin Wanyi and Lin Zisu left the Academy examination and reunited with Xie Jinhuan and Nangong Ye at Clear Spring Lane, where Xie Jinhuan had taken advantage of their private visit. They returned toward Luojing together, while Lin Zisu resolved to help Xie Lang and Empress Dowager Guo rekindle their relationship.

• Lin Zisu finished the Academy examination after giving Mr. Zhang a taste of her conception pill, and Lin Wanyi scolded her for her unruly behavior.
• Coal Ball led Lin Wanyi and Lin Zisu to Clear Spring Lane, where Xie Jinhuan and Nangong Ye had gone to revisit the old residence.
• Xie Jinhuan kept Nangong Ye occupied in the bedroom while Lin Wanyi and Lin Zisu spoke with neighbors outside.
• Lin Wanyi and Lin Zisu arrived at the courtyard and found Nangong Ye dazed as he left to visit Purple Emblem Mountain.
• Xie Jinhuan carried Lin Wanyi and Lin Zisu toward Jingzhao Prefecture, and Lin Zisu decided to help Xie Lang and Empress Dowager Guo get together.

Qixia True Person returned to Purple Emblem Mountain, discovered its plants had grown too tall, and blamed the changes on the Northern Zhou Goddess of War before leaving to retaliate. Meanwhile, Xie Jinhuan returned to Luojing, passed Wei Lu’s martial arts school, and went to Carefree Cave to see Qingmo as unrest spread through the Gu Poison Sect.

• Qixia True Person taught A Cai and Ink Treasure that they should defend themselves, then uprooted a towering scallion after Ink Treasure admired its height.
• Qixia True Person scolded Nangong Ye for the overgrown plants and his failure to arrange a match for Xie Jinhuan, threatened to delay Qingmo’s promotion, and ordered him to arrange a Scarlet Qilin Guard position for Jiang Xian.
• Qixia True Person left for Northern Zhou, while Nangong Ye sent for a gardener to trim the plants across Purple Emblem Mountain.
• Xie Jinhuan and Lin Wanyi passed Wei Lu’s martial arts school, where Wei Lu was teaching under the name Wei Xianzhong.
• Xie Jinhuan saw the disorder and patrols in Carefree Cave, then descended there to visit Qingmo while Lin Wanyi returned to the branch hall.

Xie Jinhuan reunited with Linghu Qingmo in the Capital City and arranged for him to guard the Eldest Princess, while they flirted on the way home. Jiang Xian woke in a new residence in Great Qian, discovered that the diary had assigned her a new post and ordered her to avoid romance, and decided to defy it by moving to the Danyang Marquis Household.

• Xie Jinhuan ambushed Linghu Qingmo during his patrol, then used the Demon-Suppressing Order to dispatch him to guard the Eldest Princess at the Danyang Marquis Household.
• Linghu Qingmo showed Xie Jinhuan his improved flying-sword skill, and Xie Jinhuan promised to let him practice against the Gu Poison Sect when they went to the Southern Border.
• Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo noticed the suggestive sign outside the newly opened White Tiger Hall and teased each other as they headed home.
• Jiang Xian woke in an unfamiliar house beside the Fengyi River and realized she had been moved to Great Qian while asleep.
• Jiang Xian read the Xian'er Diary's orders making her a Scarlet Qilin Guard Hundred-Household Commander and warning her against romance, then packed to move to the Danyang Marquis Household in defiance.

After returning to the Marquis’s Residence, Xie Jinhuan reunited with Linghu Qingmo and later painted Empress Dowager Guo while Bu Yuehua secretly tried to help him. The scene ended with Lin Zisu and Lin Wanyi arriving unexpectedly, leaving Bu Yuehua trapped beneath the desk as Xie Jinhuan tried to hide what was happening.

• Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo reunited in the bath, where Xie Jinhuan recounted his dangerous Northern Region journeys and gave Linghu Qingmo a jade-ribbed folding fan.
• Xie Jinhuan went to the West Wing study, where Empress Dowager Guo and Bu Yuehua were waiting, and offered to paint Guo’s portrait.
• Bu Yuehua hid beneath the desk and secretly teased Xie Jinhuan while he painted Empress Dowager Guo.
• Lin Zisu and Lin Wanyi arrived at the study, and Lin Zisu entered to check on Xie Jinhuan while Lin Wanyi noticed Bu Yuehua beneath the desk.
• Lin Wanyi distracted Lin Zisu and silently signaled that she would hold Bu Yuehua’s predicament over her for life.

Jiang Xian arrived at the Marquis's Residence and met Nangong Ye, who brought her inside to find Xie Jinhuan. After she discovered Xie Jinhuan in an intimate situation with Bu Yuehua and Empress Dowager Guo, A Piao joined them, leaving the encounter even more complicated.

• Nangong Ye stopped Steward Hou from insulting Jiang Xian and escorted her into the Marquis's Residence.
• Jiang Xian explained that she had come to stay because she felt uneasy lodging alone by the Fengyi River.
• Nangong Ye told Linghu Qingmo that his grandmaster might take him as a direct disciple, prompting them to discuss how their roles would change.
• Jiang Xian followed Coal Ball to the West Wing and sensed Xie Jinhuan kissing Bu Yuehua while Empress Dowager Guo stood nearby.
• Jiang Xian saw the intimate scene, blushed, and lost consciousness.
• A Piao offered to help Bu Yuehua with Xie Jinhuan, and he made room for her to join them.

After Qixia True Person walked in on Xie Jinhuan, Empress Dowager Guo, and Bu Yuehua, Lin Wanyi and Lin Zisu stumbled upon the embarrassing scene as well. Xie Jinhuan later gathered his companions at the lakeside Banquet Hall, where the group reunited for a night of food, music, and laughter.

• Qixia True Person interrupted Empress Dowager Guo and Bu Yuehua with Xie Jinhuan, then Lin Wanyi and Lin Zisu arrived and saw the scene.
• Lin Wanyi took Lin Zisu away, while Qixia True Person mocked Empress Dowager Guo and left; the others later gathered in the Tea Room.
• Xie Jinhuan asked Ye Hongshang how her Prophecy ability worked, and she explained how a destined outcome could resist attempts to change it.
• Ye Yunchi came out wearing a revealing outfit chosen by Lin Wanyi, and Xie Jinhuan praised her and escorted her toward the gathering.
• Duoduo returned from the palace with rewards and recounted the Crown Prince's wager; Zhao Ling arrived, and the group assembled at the Banquet Hall for a festive evening.

At a banquet, Lin Zisu tried to push Xie Jinhuan and Empress Dowager Guo closer together by drugging the wine, but Guo kept her boundaries and the evening ended without her following him back. After the guests dispersed, Xie Jinhuan escorted a drunk Ye Yunchi to her room, where she raised her wish for a child and he began kissing her.

• Jiang Xian watched the banquet while Xie Jinhuan showed her a magical illusion and offered to teach her the technique.
• Lin Zisu mistook Empress Dowager Guo's jealousy for a sign of romantic interest and secretly drugged two cups of wine.
• Lin Zisu urged Xie Jinhuan to keep Guo company, and he sat with her and spoke about making amends for the day's mishap.
• Guo maintained proper boundaries through the banquet, while Xie Jinhuan's altered mood led him to flirt with Bu Yuehua.
• After the banquet, Xie Jinhuan escorted a drunk Ye Yunchi to her room, where she asked again about having his child and he kissed her.

Qixia True Person woke from her sealed recovery and pushed Nangong Ye to act on Xie Jinhuan’s relationship with Empress Dowager Guo. Xie Jinhuan went searching for Guo after learning that Lin Zisu had taken her away, while Qixia True Person flew with Lin Zisu to Purple Emblem Mountain to dig up scallions.

• Jiang Xian fell asleep reading a secret-history novel, and Qixia True Person took over her body, then threw Chief Steward Hou into the Huai River for insulting her height.
• Qixia True Person found Lin Zisu urging Empress Dowager Guo to take a walk with Xie Jinhuan, then confronted Nangong Ye as he prepared for a bath.
• Qixia True Person warned Nangong Ye to take responsibility for his affair with Xie Jinhuan or let the sect decide what to do, and Nangong Ye agreed to act.
• Nangong Ye found Xie Jinhuan with Ye Yunchi and sent him to look for Empress Dowager Guo, but learned that Lin Zisu had already taken her out.
• Xie Jinhuan left to search the streets for Lin Zisu and Empress Dowager Guo, while Qixia True Person flew with Lin Zisu to Purple Emblem Mountain to dig up scallions.

While searching for Guo and Zisu, Xie Jinhuan went with Ye Hongshang to buy a Phoenix Immortal Gown and stumbled into a pursuit of a Southern Border Poison Rat. After helping the Scarlet Qilin Guard arrest Zhang Zhiming, he found Linghu Qingmo secretly investigating and carried her off toward the Imperial City.

• Xie Jinhuan and Ye Hongshang agreed to buy a Phoenix Immortal Gown as part of a wager, and Ye Hongshang went into the shop while he waited outside.
• Xie Jinhuan heard the Scarlet Qilin Guard chasing a cloaked Poison Rat and was taken hostage when he blocked the fugitive’s escape.
• Yang Dabiao and the other guards recognized Xie Jinhuan, and Zhang Zhiming surrendered after learning he had threatened Lord Xie.
• Xie Jinhuan found Linghu Qingmo hiding in an alley and gently scolded her for sneaking out to investigate despite promising to rest.
• Xie Jinhuan carried Linghu Qingmo through the empty streets and said he was taking her somewhere near the Imperial City.

Xie Jinhuan brought Linghu Qingmo to a riverside house he claimed belonged to her master, where strange lingerie fueled her suspicions and she bathed and changed. Ye Hongshang appeared and teased Xie Jinhuan, and after Linghu Qingmo caught him acting strangely alone, he soothed her with a massage and she leaned into his embrace.

• Xie Jinhuan carried Linghu Qingmo into a spotless riverside house and claimed it belonged to her master.
• Linghu Qingmo found revealing clothes in the wardrobe, and Xie Jinhuan persuaded her to wear them before she changed in the bathroom.
• Ye Hongshang appeared and challenged Xie Jinhuan to prove his bold claims, then sat in his lap as he teased her.
• Linghu Qingmo opened the bathroom door and caught Xie Jinhuan pretending to play an invisible pipa after Ye Hongshang vanished.
• Xie Jinhuan drew Linghu Qingmo into his lap and massaged her shoulders, and she relaxed against him and offered him kisses.

Xie Jinhuan persuaded Linghu Qingmo to accept Ye Hongshang’s Spiritual Charm essence to accelerate his cultivation, and the two shared an intimate night together. Meanwhile, Nangong Ye discovered that Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo were both missing and used the Divine Soul Mark to search for her disciple.

• Linghu Qingmo worried that his cultivation was progressing too slowly, so Ye Hongshang offered to transfer Spiritual Charm essence to him in exchange for being acknowledged as the boss.
• Xie Jinhuan explained Ye Hongshang’s offer to Linghu Qingmo, who agreed to accept her help while insisting they respect the Cinnabar Cauldron Sect’s rules before marriage.
• Xie Jinhuan found another way to connect with Linghu Qingmo, and the two spent the night together behind the closed gauze curtains.
• Nangong Ye found Empress Dowager Guo and Lin Zisu making scallion pancakes, then learned Xie Jinhuan had never visited them.
• Nangong Ye searched the Rear Residence for Xie Jinhuan and found Linghu Qingmo missing as well, so she activated the Divine Soul Mark to locate him.

Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo’s intimate moment was interrupted when Qingmo’s soul-swapping connection brought Nangong Ye into the scene, leaving both Master and disciple mortified. The next morning, they reunited at breakfast and acted as though nothing had happened, while the story closed by announcing the next volume’s Witch Frontier setting.

• Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo continued their intimate encounter as Linghu Qingmo’s cultivation improved, until his connection to Nangong Ye suddenly activated.
• Nangong Ye took Linghu Qingmo’s place, discovered Xie Jinhuan holding her, and shocked him before returning to her own body.
• Linghu Qingmo returned and panicked that Nangong Ye had witnessed everything, while Xie Jinhuan tried to reassure him and their intimacy resumed.
• Nangong Ye appeared at the lakeside with a cold jianbing, then joined the household for breakfast while concealing her embarrassment.
• Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo returned and ate beside Nangong Ye, who pretended not to know what had happened.
• Empress Dowager Guo offered to teach Jiang Xian to make jianbing, and the chapter ended with the announcement of Volume Eight, “Witch Domain Calamity Deepens.”

Fan Hainie learned that Hundred Insect Dock had secretly shipped a suspicious cargo out of Phoenix Harbor and planned to alert Xie Jinhuan. Back at the Marquis's Residence, Lin Zisu worried that the fertility pill she had given Xie Lang might have caused an unintended pregnancy, then found him behaving strangely and called to him.

• Fan Hainie questioned Li Song about Phoenix Harbor's situation and learned that the sect leader of Hundred Insect Dock had secretly removed a shipload of goods.
• Fan Hainie ordered Li Song to investigate the cargo and its purpose, and said he would notify Lord Xie.
• Nangong Ye confronted Xie Jinhuan over his methods of helping Linghu Qingmo cultivate, but Xie Jinhuan soothed him and drew him into bed.
• Lin Zisu feared that the Early Birth of Noble Offspring Pill she had given Xie Lang might have caused a pregnancy, and worried she would be punished for dosing him.
• Lin Zisu found Xie Lang using a strange chair and kneading dough in the air, then called out to him.

Xie Jinhuan spent time with Lin Zisu at Jinhuan Pavilion before Bu Yuehua and Lin Wanyi arrived and were caught in an awkward situation. Meanwhile, Lu Wuzhen ordered Xie Jinhuan to investigate Sikong Tianyuan’s suspicious stillness in the Southern Border and kill him if an opening appeared.

• Lin Zisu gave Xie Jinhuan a pill, revealed she had received the Lingguang Divine Gift, and asked him to teach her how to use it.
• Bu Yuehua and Lin Wanyi arrived at Jinhuan Pavilion, where Lin Zisu teased them and left; Xie Jinhuan was then pinned down and tickled by the two women.
• Zhao Ling and Duoduo arrived and joined the teasing while Bu Yuehua and Lin Wanyi joked about Nangong.
• Lu Wuzhen reviewed reports that Sikong Tianyuan had made no move in the Southern Border and suspected he was secretly preparing a major scheme.
• Lu Wuzhen ordered Li Chimo to send Xie Jinhuan south to discover Sikong Tianyuan’s plans and kill him if possible.

Xie Jinhuan arrived at Missing Moon Manor to investigate the Southern Border’s quiet response to Ancestor Sikong’s rebellion and search for Bu Qingya’s missing soul. Meanwhile, Nangong Ye discovered that his master had moved the Goddess of War’s enormous Cave Abode from Northern Zhou to Purple Emblem Mountain, leaving him scrambling to prevent a diplomatic crisis.

• Xie Jinhuan reached Missing Moon Manor with Lin Zisu and took her to the town market to meet Blood Rain Tower informant Fan Hainie.
• Fan Hainie reported that the Southern Border remained unusually calm, though Hundred Insect Dock had secretly received an unidentified shipment from Phoenix Harbor.
• Xie Jinhuan decided to investigate Hundred Insect Dock and ordered Fan Hainie’s agents to keep searching for Ancestor Sikong’s whereabouts.
• Nangong Ye learned that his master had moved the Goddess of War’s Cave Abode from Yanjing to Purple Emblem Mountain without warning.
• Nangong Ye told Zhang Guan to keep the disciples silent and sought a way to return the enormous tower to Northern Zhou.

Sikong Tianyuan prepared a scheme to delay Xie Jinhuan while the Righteous Path pressed into the Southern Border. At Hundred Insect Dock, Xie and Lin Zisu discovered the sect was ready for them, and an ambush closed in around them.

• Sikong Tianyuan told Yang Huaxian and Daoist Kongkong that he had planned for sixty years and asked them to hold back the Righteous Path while he handled Xie Jinhuan's party.
• Xie Jinhuan and Lin Zisu entered Hundred Insect Dock to investigate suspicious ingredients used to make Cold Flame Powder and found Zhang Nanhua studying the Witchcraft Scripture.
• Zhang Nanhua revealed that Sikong Tianyuan had anticipated Xie Jinhuan's arrival and described how he had secretly manipulated Taishu Dan's loyalties.
• Gu Masters surrounded the hall as two Cloak Persons appeared and green mist rose around the dock.
• Lin Zisu eagerly offered to fight the surrounding Gu Masters, while Xie Jinhuan told her to wait and spare uninvolved disciples.

Xie Jinhuan rejected Mao Chunniang’s offer to join the Nether God Sect and fought her puppets at Hundred Insect Dock. Lin Zisu’s poison techniques incapacitated the dock’s disciples, but also affected Xie Jinhuan before Ye Hongshang gave him an antidote, and he carried Zisu away.

• Mao Chunniang, speaking through puppets, invited Xie Jinhuan to join the Nether God Sect and warned him that Sikong Tianyuan had plans for the Dragon Boat Festival.
• Xie Jinhuan refused Mao Chunniang’s offer, condemned the Corpse Ancestor’s methods, and attacked her puppets while hundreds of Hundred Insect Dock disciples used divine soul curses against him.
• Lin Zisu’s poison caused the disciples to lose control, and Xie Jinhuan realized he had been affected too when he began struggling to control himself.
• Lin Zisu emerged from hiding and told Xie Jinhuan her antidote was at her waist, but Ye Hongshang retrieved it and gave it to him.
• After the antidote restored his senses, Xie Jinhuan knocked out the frenzied disciples and carried Lin Zisu away from Hundred Insect Dock.

After leaving Hundred Insect Dock, Xie Jinhuan questioned Ye Hongshang about Sikong Tianyuan’s Dragon Boat Festival scheme while Lin Zisu reflected on her feelings for Xie Jinhuan. In Luojing, Jiang Xian woke exhausted with no memory of what she had done and learned from the Xian'er Diary that Xie Jinhuan and the others had already left.

• Xie Jinhuan asked Ye Hongshang whether Sikong Tianyuan’s plans involved her, and she dismissed the idea because a Sixth Realm cultivator could not disturb her.
• Xie Jinhuan joked with Lin Zisu about her new knockout powder as they traveled toward Missing Moon Manor.
• Lin Zisu recalled her childhood, her aunt’s romance with Xie Jinhuan, and realized her interest in Secret History of Empress Dowager Guo might reflect her own feelings for him.
• Jiang Xian woke in the Danyang Marquis Household exhausted and unable to remember what had happened after she went to sleep.
• Jiang Xian read the Xian'er Diary’s explanation, discovered Xie Jinhuan and the others had departed, and set out with her bundle and Horse-Slaying Saber.

Jiang Xian discovered that Nangong Ye was pregnant, and Nangong Ye fainted from the shock. At Missing Moon Manor, Bu Yuehua and Ye Hongshang meddled with Xie Jinhuan and Empress Dowager Guo while Lin Wanyi and Linghu Qingmo both watched for a chance to approach him.

• Jiang Xian was suddenly transported into the Eldest Princess's Residence after Steward Hou was flung away by an unseen force.
• Jiang Xian sensed that Nangong Ye was pregnant, and Nangong Ye confirmed the signs before fainting.
• Jiang Xian and Zhao Ling carried Nangong Ye back to her room while Zhao Ling failed to find anything unusual in her examination.
• Xie Jinhuan discussed the rabbit spirit and Sikong Tianyuan with Bu Yuehua and Empress Dowager Guo, while Ye Hongshang prompted Guo to reach beneath the table.
• Lin Wanyi teased Linghu Qingmo about his night with Xie Jinhuan, and both slipped out after Xie Jinhuan appeared in a corridor.

He Can received a promotion and funds from the Nether God Sect after Daoist Kongkong teased him with a false fortune-telling act. At Missing Moon Manor, Xie Jinhuan returned to Lin Wanyi and Linghu Qingmo, whose rivalry over his attention escalated into a contest of kisses and seduction.

• Daoist Kongkong delivered He Can his funds, a protector token, and notice of his promotion in the Nether God Sect, then left after warning him not to chat with strangers.
• He Can and Zhang Chu celebrated the payment and promotion while joking about their comfortable lives and their plans for the evening.
• Xie Jinhuan left the red-haired Hu girl and the witch in glasses and found Lin Wanyi and Linghu Qingmo arguing over who would accompany him.
• Xie Jinhuan brought Lin Wanyi and Linghu Qingmo to the Young Mistress's Residence, where Linghu Qingmo asked him about what had happened at Hundred Insect Dock.
• Lin Wanyi prepared for bed and embraced Xie Jinhuan, prompting Linghu Qingmo to object and draw him into a kiss.
• Lin Wanyi and Linghu Qingmo each tried to claim Xie Jinhuan's attention as their kisses and advances grew more heated.

Nangong Ye woke from a distressing dream and learned that Qixia True Person already knew she might be pregnant. She finally told Xie Jinhuan, and Ye Hongshang and Lin Wanyi also heard the news, leaving Xie Jinhuan delighted and Nangong Ye embarrassed.

• Nangong Ye woke aboard the boat and found Qixia True Person waiting with possible baby names and advice to stay out of danger.
• Qixia True Person urged Nangong Ye to tell Xie Jinhuan about the pregnancy and promised to handle the matter of Qingmo's status.
• Linghu Qingmo sensed his master approaching while he and Xie Jinhuan were with Lin Wanyi, then was transported to a dark room aboard the boat.
• Nangong Ye confronted Xie Jinhuan in the Southern Border and quietly told him she thought she was pregnant.
• Ye Hongshang appeared beneath the eaves and heard the news, while Lin Wanyi also learned of it and Xie Jinhuan celebrated becoming a father.

Nangong Ye worried about hiding his pregnancy with Xie Jinhuan, while Xie tried to reassure him and promised to bring the other women into the situation. Ye Hongshang told Ye Yunchi that someone else was pregnant, prompting Ye Yunchi to reconsider her chances of having the first child.

• Nangong Ye confronted Xie Jinhuan about his pregnancy and worried that people would gossip if he appeared in public with a swollen belly.
• Xie Jinhuan offered to confess to Linghu Qingmo, but Nangong Ye refused and said he would handle the matter himself.
• Nangong Ye demanded that Xie Jinhuan involve the Demoness and her disciple too, and Xie promised he would.
• Lin Wanyi went to tell Ye Hongshang about Nangong Ye's pregnancy while Ye Hongshang went to find Ye Yunchi.
• Ye Hongshang told Ye Yunchi that one of Xie Jinhuan's confidantes was pregnant, and Ye Yunchi realized she might lose her chance to become the mother of his first child.
• Ye Hongshang mentioned that the baby's birth could fall earlier or later, and Ye Yunchi hurried toward Xie Jinhuan before claiming she was going to rest.