Lan Zhan,
do you think
this place is very familiar?
That year, in Cloud Recesses,
you and I were sitting face-to-face like this.
We were fighting.
Right.
It's when I broke curfew
and was caught by you, Second Young Master Lan.
It's a pity that
there is no Emperor's Smile now.
Things change.
How could it be the same?
Lan Zhan,
thank you.
For what?
Thank you for not telling Yanli.
These tricks harm your body
and your temperament as well.
I know.
But Lan Zhan,
what I'm practicing is not Xue Chonghai's wicked tricks.
I learned crafty tricks.
-Crafty tricks? -Yes.
That was what I learned
in a sunless dingy place for three months.
But,
after all,
I have to thank you for Lan Clan's Temperament Technique.
My crafty tricks require
practicing temperament
and studying talisman.
With a bamboo flute,
everything can be controlled.
Do crafty tricks
rely on the spirit?
Mastering it by mind
is like taking grain from a burning fire.
If not done carefully,
you're at risk of degenerating into demonic cultivation.
The consequences will be unimaginable.
I know.
Lan Zhan.
I understand your concern.
But I, Wei Ying, promise you
that I will never degenerate into demonic cultivation.
Do you believe me or not?
Let me help you.
Okay.
Wen Ruohan of Qishan, as His Excellency
is intended to annex the gentry greedily.
He forged Yin Iron privately
and killed the innocent crucially.
He ordered Wen Xu, Wen Chao, and his men
to commit countless crimes,
which brought frightful calamity to our clans.
So the world was filled with indignation.
Today,
I, Nie Mingjue of Qinghe, am leading an army to suppress Wen Ruohan.
We'll storm into Nightless City
and chop his head off
to sacrifice for the souls of the deceased.
-Sunshot! -Sunshot!
Go!
Yanli, I'll go first. I'll wait for you at Qishan.
We should go to Qishan before the others
and kill a few rascals from the Wen Clan.
Why didn't you just go with them?
I don't want to join in the fun
with Jiang Cheng and that colorful peacock.
Aren't you the one who prefers to join in the fun?
Wei!
Take care!
-Go! -Go!
Young Master, go.
Go now.
Young Master, retreat quickly.
Or we are going to be completely annihilated.
Go now!
Sure enough, this method is effective.
Thank you, Your Excellency.
Clan Leader Nie.
When we sieged Nightless City,
Jiang and Jin Clan suffered a great loss
owing to my misjudgment.
It seems that the power of Yin Iron
-cannot be underestimated indeed. -Right.
We attacked the Wen Clan until we arrived at the foot of Qishan.
Those puppets were hard to destroy as if they were unkillable.
Even those with broken limb attack.
If the power of Yin Iron
is really inexhaustible,
how can we take over Nightless City?
True.
Even when we have millions of troops,
it's impossible for us to fight the unkillable.
Since we can't attack them directly,
in my opinion,
we should capture the leader and the gang will collapse.
What do you mean?
I will sneak into Nightless City alone to assassinate Wen Ruohan.
If he dies,
his puppets will not be controlled.
-At that moment-- -Clan Leader Nie,
it's extremely hard to assassinate Wen Ruohan.
How can we let you be in danger?
But as commander-in-chief,
how can I sit by to see my officers and soldiers die in vain?
If I die,
Zewu Jun will control the situation.
Clan Leader Nie.
Mingjue,
I have something to present.
Please have a look, everyone present.
This is...
Formation Map of Qishan.
How did this happen to them?
If you come across the Wen Clan's puppets, it is better to be killed by a sword.
If we aren't careful enough
and touch their bloody cracks,
we will be like them.
It seems that three tactical deployments of Qishan
have dramatically increased Yin Iron's power.
What's wrong, Lan Zhan?
Is it incurable?
It requires at least three months' transfusion of spiritual power.
-Young Master Wei. -What happened?
Come and have a look quickly.
Lady Jiang.
Lady Jiang, she...
Yanli.
-Xian. -Yanli.
What happened to you?
Don't cry.
Tell me.
Was there someone who bullied you?
Xian,
I'm fine.
Let's go.
Come on.
Young Master Wei.
You came at the right time.
Tell me what on earth happened here.
-Young Master, it's not what you think. -Just tell me what you know.
Go ahead.
Tell the truth.
It looks like we, Jin Clan,
-did something shameful. -You--
Young Master Wei.
Xian.
Here's the thing.
Since Lady Jiang is with the army,
she cured the injured
while helping with the food.
Every day,
Lady Jiang makes three more bowls of soup,
two of which
are for you, Young Master Wei, and Young Master Jiang.
And the third one...
is for our Young Master Jin.
Nonsense.
It's Yuan.
Young Master, it's not the case.
Lady Jiang was too shy to give you the soup
so she asked Yuan to do it.
Lady Jiang asked me first,
but I thought it was not appropriate.
So I gave the mission to Yuan
and let her put it in Young Master's room secretly.
I didn't expect...
Young Master,
please don't blame Lady Jiang.
But Yuan did tell me...
Did she blush
and deny it vaguely?
Mianmian, keep going.
Today Lady Jiang came across Young Master Jin
when she brought the soup over.
Maybe our young master thought
Lady Jiang imitated Yuan,
so he reminded Lady Jiang
and let her...
Young Master, you misunderstand me. It...
-It was me... -Lady Jiang,
since our engagement has been annulled,
why are you doing this?
Do you think I'm doing this because of engagement?
I accompanied you to Qinghe
and completed my mission.
You didn't need to follow me to suffer on the battlefield.
I did not follow...
I was...
This was what I gave Yuan.
No...
It isn't...
Lady Jiang,
I strongly advise you
not to steal and trample on others' goodwill
even if you come from a gentry family.
Even if someone wasn't born with a silver spoon,
she has a nobler character than you.
Please be self-dignified.
Be self-dignified?
Jin Zixuan,
how dare you tell Yanli to be self-dignified?
Young Master Wei,
my young master actually did nothing.
You misunderstood him.
-Right, Young Master. -Right.
-It's a mistake. -It's a mistake.
-Calm down. It's a mistake. -Please calm down.
Mistake?
-Xian. -Young Master Wei.
Wei Ying, cool down.
Xichen,
the Formation Map of Qishan is concerned with the formation of Yin Iron.
It's so confidential.
How did you get this?
The Wen Clan of Qishan is as hard as iron cask,
but it still can be permeated by water.
It took a few months,
so even when there were minor mistakes,
they were within the least bit.
Please allow me to report the map painter later.
But I have observed the map for several days
and it is accurate indeed.
Or else I dare not give it to you directly.
Anyway,
you never told me,
after Cloud Recesses was burnt down,
where on earth did you go
and who saved you?
Sure enough, Mingjue is thoughtful.
So the map painter and your rescuer
are the same people.
It's not that I don't want to tell you.
It's just that the Sunshot Campaign is still unfinished.
This person has a secret identity.
Without his permission,
I dare not leak his identity.
So I hope that you
don't blame me, please.
You are grateful and honest.
How can I blame you?
Thus,
I believe you.
However,
the Formation Map of Qishan is indeed precise.
That asshole Wen put three Yin Irons in three parts as crucial sites.
Not only does
my fate seem hard to predict,
even you...
Sunshot Campaign is making us fight with our backs against the wall.
For every one of us,
we have no way back.
Right.
So let's work together.
It doesn't matter whether I succeed in killing that bastard Wen or not,
we will launch the general attack in seven days,
and storm into Nightless City.
NIGHTLESS CITY
-Xichen. -Zewu Jun.
Young Master Jiang. Young Master Wei.
Wangji,
when we were back in the city,
we came across Wen Ruohan's puppets.
Now they may have flanked our rears.
Presumably, they are close to us.
So is our rear.
Now there are pursuing forces after two armies.
It seems, now,
there is only one way to go.
Nightless City.
I am afraid that those three queues of puppets
don't want to kill us.
Instead, they want to corner us in Nightless City.
Wen Ruohan tempted us to go deliberately,
and Mingjue disappeared without a trace.
Now the appointed time hasn't come yet.
Attacking Qishan recklessly like this
may destroy Clan Leader Nie's plan.
Now we are in a dilemma.
I am afraid we have been in the trap.
Going to Nightless City
is not up to us.
So we have a rest here for a while
and attack Nightless City.
Zewu Jun,
who on earth gave you the Formation Map of Qishan?
An old friend did.
-Xichen. -Wangji.
You don't have to ask me about his identity.
He is a friend, not an enemy.
Even today, it is he who tempts us into Nightless City.
He must have a reason.
Nie Mingjue.
You claimed my Yin Iron was a wicked trick.
Today I am going to show you the righteous man
and how powerful our wicked tricks are.
Clan Leader Nie,
long time no see.
MENG YAO
You...
It's you.
How dare you be so rude in front of Clan Leader Wen?
I'm so incompetent
to bother the clan leader.
Trash.
Did he kill Wen Xu?
Things are getting interesting outside Scorching Sun Palace.
Meng Yao,
it is designed by you in person.
Don't you want to see?
Young Master Wei,
what should we do now?
Shall we march over there?
There are so many puppets!
Given the quantity of those puppets,
we know Wen Ruohan has hurt many people.
Lan Zhan,
what method can we take now
to escape?
Fight.
Why?
Why isn't the Yin Iron working?
Who is it?
Who?