Recaps

After surviving the Fang Family’s attack, Huang Xiao traveled to Kaifeng to pursue his Six Gates promotion and clashed with Tuoba Shun. He befriended Meng Jiu, then stayed behind as Meng Jiu went after Hong Yi and Yan Xi.

• Huang Xiao helped the Great Song fighters, but Xu Wuyu wounded him before Zhao Xin'er’s mother intervened and drove the Fang Family forces away.
• Huang Xiao planned to go to Kaifeng and formalize his First-Class Constable rank, while Li Jiqian and Madam You discussed the Seven Spirit Atlas, You Lian'er's marriage, and Huang Xiao’s Heavenly Demon Skill.
• Madam You learned that You Lian'er had helped Huang Xiao advance and decided the You Family must keep him from falling into another family’s hands.
• Huang Xiao reached Kaifeng, registered for the First-Class Constable assessment, and learned that Tuoba Shun had joined the panel to target him.
• Huang Xiao met Liu Dacheng, heard how Zhang Long and Hu Qingqing had crippled him, and promised to show them no mercy if they crossed paths.
• Tuoba Shun and three First-Class Constables tried to force Huang Xiao out of his lodging, but Huang Xiao defeated them and left Tuoba Shun barely breathing.
• Yang Quan confronted Huang Xiao, who refused to kneel, and Huang Xiao later practiced the Heavenly Demon Dragon Roar outside the city before sparring with Meng Jiu.
• Meng Jiu agreed to help Hong Yi escape his pursuer in exchange for Thousand-Year Drunk, but Yan Xi arrived, and Meng Jiu went after her and Hong Yi while Huang Xiao stayed behind.

Huang Xiao passed the First-Class Constable Examination by defeating Yang Quan, then fought Tuoba Xing until Arrest Sage You intervened. After becoming a Yellow Gate constable, he met Zhao Xin'er again at the palace, where Emperor Zhao Guangyi unexpectedly stripped him of his rank and delayed his appointment as a retainer.

• Huang Xiao took the First-Class Constable Examination and defeated Yang Quan, then crippled his cultivation after Yang Quan refused to end the assessment.
• Huang Xiao fought Tuoba Xing until Arrest Sage You stopped them, and Princess Yunya ended Huang Xiao's punishment and warned him about the Tuoba Family.
• Huang Xiao received his Yellow Gate first-class constable token and met Hong Yi and Meng Jiu, agreeing to support Zhao Yunya and learning about Dugu Sheng and Yan Xi.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Zhao Guangyi, treated his heart pain, and told him that Huang Xiao had saved Zhao Xin'er and that she had once wanted to kill him.
• Huang Xiao entered the palace with Zhou Ding, Liu Sanfu, and Han Jing as candidates for retainer appointments, then met Zhao Xin'er, who asked him not to mention the Ruined Taoist Temple.
• Zhao Guangyi appointed Zhou Ding, Liu Sanfu, and Han Jing as retainers, but revoked Huang Xiao's first-class rank and ordered him to remain a reserve constable.

Huang Xiao returned to the Six Gates after obtaining the Sui Emperor Chapter and was sent to protect Zhao Yunhui on Lingbo Island. As the Remnant Demon Sect’s threat loomed, the island opened to visitors and an unknown youth in black displayed formidable skill.

• Huang Xiao served in the Prison Office, met Liu Dacheng, and revived Eunuch Qiu, who revealed that the secret sought by Eunuch Gou was his own cultivation method.
• After Eunuch Qiu died, Huang Xiao and Liu Dacheng retrieved his books, killed Eunuch Gou when he ambushed them, and discovered the Yin Demon Treasure Scripture and the Sui Emperor Chapter.
• Zhao Xin'er visited Huang Xiao and urged him to return to the Six Gates, where he received orders to support Hong Yi and Meng Jiu in protecting the Third Princess in Hangzhou.
• Huang Xiao traveled with Yan Xi and the Six Gates constables, while the Tuoba Family renewed its alliance with the You Family and Medicine King Hall moved to honor its promises to them.
• Fang Ketian agreed to the Chiyin Ghost King's offer and planned to poison the three patriarchs opposing him, while Huang Xiao's party learned that Zhao Yunhui was the Lingbo Fairy targeted by the Remnant Demon Sect.
• Huang Xiao and his companions sailed to Lingbo Island, where they reunited with Hong Yi, Meng Jiu, and Dugu Sheng and learned that Yan Zhong had reached Upper Peerless.
• As Lingbo Island opened to visitors, an unknown youth in black defeated Ning Buli with a saber strike, then left without Huang Xiao's group recognizing him.

Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui survived the Remnant Demon Sect’s assault, became stranded together on an island, and grew closer as they studied their scriptures and skills. After escaping aboard a ship, they fled when its crew planned to deliver Zhao Yunhui to Cao Wuxin, leaving Huang Xiao fighting Steward Kong while Zhao Yunhui rowed away.

• Dugu Sheng revealed his new cultivation method as the Remnant Demon Sect attacked, and Huang Xiao’s group fought Long Feng and his Blood Guards before Huang Xiao destroyed their formation.
• The Remnant Demon Sect and Jianghu fighters converged on the island, where Elder Lin and the sect’s elders fought the defenders while Long Feng tried to capture Zhao Yunhui.
• The Black-Clad Youth killed Zheng Fuyi, and Huang Xiao escaped with Zhao Yunhui, but Deputy Sect Master Hao Tietong struck him as Jiang Ying intervened and helped them flee by boat.
• A storm wrecked Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui’s boat, leaving them stranded on an island, where they recovered, discovered the Scripture of Great Peace, and studied the Sui Emperor Chapter together.
• Zhao Yunhui revealed she was Zhao Xin’er’s twin sister and asked Huang Xiao to treat her like Xin’er, while their isolation and affection deepened over two months.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui reached a ship bound for Guangzhou Prefecture, where they learned that Young Master Cao wanted Zhao Yunhui and Steward Kong intended to hand her over.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui escaped the ship in a small boat, but Steward Kong pursued them, so Huang Xiao stayed behind to fight him while Zhao Yunhui rowed away.