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Zang Hai is captured by the Imperial Guards. When the Emperor questions him, he reminds the Emperor to be wary of the third person...

Xiang Antu asks to meet Zang Hai one last time. Both of them use a code to set up a trap and plan for the escape.

The third perpetrator agrees to grant Zang Hai a dignified death. The executioner layers sheets of wet paper over Zang Hai's face, until his pulse fades completely.

The third perpetrator barges into the sacred ground of Dongxia. He forces Zang Hai to consume the Gui Seal poison, coercing him into teaching him how to control the undead soldiers.

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Zhuang Zhi Xing heeds Zang Hai's suggestion. He joins the military but is put on the spot on multiple occasions. He intends to become a deserter.

Zang Hai suspects that Xiang An Tu is his enemy upon finding out that she's the nation's hostage. Xiang An Tu denies his claim, yet she finds it difficult to explain the relationship between Dongxia and Cao Jing Xian.

The Empress of Dongxia offers a wooden palace to the capital as tribute. Zang Hai thinks the wooden palace is made with his father's technique.

The Empress tells Zang Hai about the history of the Gui Seal. She forces him to make a choice between the Gui Seal and her daughter.

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Zang Hai resolves the crisis successfully and crafts a camellia hairpin to thank Xiang An Tu. Xiang An Tu invites Zang Hai to watch the lights and have a chat during the Hungry Ghost Festival.

Zhongzhou is flooded. Chu Huai Ming tries to set a fire to murder Zang Hai before trouble arises. Zhuang Zhi Xing, who has received instructions from Zang Hai beforehand, apprehends him.

Zang Hai learns about Zhuang Lu Yin and Shen Wan's past from Gao Ming. He helps Zhuang Lu Yin deal with his guilt and advises him to nurture Zhuang Zhi Xing while gaining more of his trust at the same time.

After assuming office, Zang Hai finds out that officials of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau have been arranging posthumous marriage, sometimes even at the cost of innocent lives. He drafts a decree overnight and swiftly begins cracking down on corruption to purge the bureau of its rot.

Zang Hai receives an invite to Yong Rong's banquet at Zhen Tower. Someone mentions Kuai Duo at the banquet. Zang Hai quietly probes Yong Rong.

At the banquet, several officials talk about Minister of Revenue Zhao Bing Wen. Their words spark Zang Hai's suspicion. He decides to visit the Zhao Residence and search the place in secret.