Li ChenLan breaks and illusion trap. Then, the Guardian of the Liuhe Tianyi Sword, tells him, he must bear the pain of lightning, while walking on the long path going to the sword. If he falls from the path, he will die in a bottomless precipice. Plus there are lots of deadly triggers. Li ChenLan shows some bravado, the guardian laughs and says he will wait on the other side. On the other side, Li ChenLan fights with the guardian and wins. The Guardian tells him, whoever takes the Liuhe Tianyi Sword, will be destined to die by the Liuhe Tianyi Sword. He grasps the sword, then sees how he will die by it, with Zhao Yao stabbing him in his heart. His eyes turn red and it burned his hand. Ah Da is unconscious. Meanwhile, Zhao Yao tries to wakes Zhi Yan, who is currently passed out in Jiang Wu's bed. When Zhao Yao becomes visible, she switches places with Zhi Yan, while Zhi Yan to hide. Zhi Yan wanders, and ends up blending in with prisoners, who are about to be put in a cell. Zhao Yao flirts over dinner with Jiang Wu. They get a message off to Qian Xian. He quickly shows up, but so does Li ChenLan. Li ChenLan breaks through the wards in a snap, and they dispatch what turns out to be a puppet of Jiang Wu. Zhao Yao makes a lame excuse to stay til daylight, so she and Zhi Yan can switch back and all go together in a coach. Li Chenlan ask for details, during the ride. The Captain is punished by Li ChenLan. Some of the other Black guards are upset that the Captain is punished just because of a "little immortal girl."