Sui Ge calls upon Yi Xiao to help him find his most skilled archer, who has gone rogue, thinking to relieve Sui Ge of his burdens by killing Xia Jing Shi, the Prince of Jinxiu.

Lei Cheng visits Xu Tan at university, encouraging him to join the school team. Xu Tan worries about his father’s hidden illness.

Teng Biao joins the first-team coaching staff, Yu Kenan excited, Zheng Hao unhappy. Liu Shi aggravates a back injury, slowing training, while Xu Tan organizes relaxation activities.

Under Lei Cheng’s guidance, Xu Tan improves his backhand counter, earning entry into the university games. Liu Shi appeals for Yu Kenan to compete; Yuan Ran is touched.

Liu Shi’s friend opens a restaurant; Xu Tan attends with teammates. Both Xu Tan and Yu Kenan still have unresolved tension, reconciliation fails.

Bai Ze and Ling Feng, raised in Kunlun Sect, gain powerful artifacts. After exile, tragedy drives Ling Feng to darkness. Bai Ze ultimately defeats him and founds Shushan.

Lei Cheng visits Xu Tan at university, encouraging him to join the school team. Xu Tan worries about his father’s hidden illness.

An informant and his daughter are murdered at the South Market. Gao Bingzhu infiltrates the Dali Temple prison, posing as a suspect to extract information and learns the informants are dead and a grand plot is underway.

Gao Sheng reports to the ruler that Gao Bingzhu, the killer in the South Market case, has surrendered. Si Yue openly points out that the case is full of doubts.

Gao Bingzhu is accused of murdering Chen Que and others. Si Yue and Pei Jian lead a team into the slums to capture him, but Gao Bingzhu willingly reveals himself.

The Dali Temple deems Gao Bingzhu a repeat killer. Gao Sheng orders all exits of the slums sealed. To save the area, Gao Bingzhu negotiates with Pei Jian, promising to find the real culprit within ten days.

Gao Bingzhu exhumes a body and deduces that Baili Yan was poisoned by venom from the Western Regions. Reviewing records, he finds anomalies in copper materials and shares this key clue with Si Yue.

Misunderstandings arise when Shen Xifan goes on a blind date—unknowingly with He Suye’s junior—until the truth brings new hope.

Wenxiu and Batay finally confront their feelings and commit to each other. However, doubts surrounding trust, loyalty, and the future resurface, forcing Wenxiu and her mother to reassess the paths they have chosen.

After taking Qiu Hua to a safe place, Luo Yingzi asks him to represent her in her divorce case, and they begin discussing the details.

Sui Ge calls upon Yi Xiao to help him find his most skilled archer, who has gone rogue, thinking to relieve Sui Ge of his burdens by killing Xia Jing Shi, the Prince of Jinxiu.

At an inn, a red-robed ghost appears, trapping Su in a terrifying illusion.

Bai Ze and Ling Feng, raised in Kunlun Sect, gain powerful artifacts. After exile, tragedy drives Ling Feng to darkness. Bai Ze ultimately defeats him and founds Shushan.