- Princess Zhou visits Gui Chen. Yu Ran comes crying. She tells Gui Chen she saw Ji Ye but he’s changed.
- Gui Chen goes to meet the king. Just then, the king encounters assassins. The assassins get caught and commit suicide. The weapon belongs to Li empire.
- Lei Bi Cheng meets Ying Wu Yi. He apologizes for letting the prince die. Lei Bi Cheng quits his post and leaves.
- Princess Zhou worries about Gui Chen’s safety. She wants to bring Gui Chen back to Xia Tang.
- Ying Wu Yi kills the general in charge of Yin King’s safety. He wants a Li soldier to take this role. Ying Wu Yi proposes a martial arts competition to select the best person for the job.
- Yin King vents to Gui Chen and Princess Zhou.
- Ying Yu hosts a training exercise at the camp. Ji Ye beats 10 soldiers consecutively.
- Princess Zhou finds grand princess and asks for help in the martial arts competition.
- Grand princess visits a prisoner. It’s Li Dan, a member of Tian Qu. Grand princess knows it wasn’t You Chang Ji who killed the king but Chen Yue.
- The competition begins. Li Dan sees Tian Zhan and the sword and runs away from Ji Ye. Gui Chen nominates himself to fight for Yin Guo.
