At the village inn, they face monstrous foes and are aided by a wandering swordsman.

Li becomes a wanted man. Fang pursues another suspect in a town rumored to be haunted by a bride-stealing demon.

The youth who drank Guanyin’s Tears is revealed as Di Feisheng. Li sabotages the elixir, forcing Di into an uneasy alliance with him and Fang.

Li saves Di from poison, but his identity as Li Xiangyi is exposed, straining his friendship with Fang.

Fang’s mother is kidnapped. He and Li discover dangerous green jade in the mines and close in on their quarry.

Amid dangerous negotiations, Li is ambushed and collapses after a fierce battle.

Shan allies with Di, seizing all jade fragments to open the southern kingdom’s relic. Di frees himself from a curse.

Fang is tricked by Li during a strange case of a revived corpse but continues his mission, investigating the suspicious death of Lingshan Sect’s leader with Li’s unexpected help.

Fang reveals he’s Shan Gudao’s nephew, once a disciple of Li Xiangyi. Li Lianhua secretly searches for Shan’s remains, and the two cross paths again during a bizarre murder at a festival inn.

The murder case closes, but Li spots Di Feisheng alive. Di reclaims leadership of the Golden Kite Alliance, seeking a legendary medicine to restore his power.

Li Xiangyi’s treasured sword resurfaces but is swapped with a fake. Fang and Li investigate, while old acquaintances begin to suspect Li’s true identity.

Following clues, Li, Fang, and Di head to a village where three brides drowned over ten years, probing the haunting pattern.

Li infiltrates the palace as a doctor, uncovering a plot involving deadly fireworms.

Li is imprisoned while searching for the missing tower tied to the fireworms, until Fang returns to rescue him.

Li escapes captivity with Di, finding the method to destroy the fireworms before confronting their enemies.

Shan declares victory, but shocking revelations about royal bloodlines change the tide of battle.

The truth about the drowned brides is uncovered, and Shan Gudao’s body is found. Fang briefly falls out with his companions over secrets kept from him.

Believing Shan is still alive, they are stunned when he appears. A wedding turns tragic after another icy jade piece disappears.

They find the tower’s entrance and the fireworm queen, uncovering a secret that could shake the empire.

Li discovers a painting tied to the case and dons a bridal gown to lure the killer. The trap leads him to a revealing location.

A murder on the wedding night reveals the culprit as the fourth icy jade holder, a master of disguise.

Lady Yu Hongzhu accuses Li Lianhua of murder. Fang, as an investigator, teams up with him to uncover why a body was mysteriously sealed in a box.

Seven headless corpses surface, leading Li and Fang to infiltrate a tomb-raiders’ gathering to investigate a deadly treasure hunt.

Li unmasks a killer, revealing the headless corpses as a vanished gang from a decade ago. The search for the sacred “Guanyin’s Tears” continues.

The case reveals hidden grudges and alliances. With a princess’s help, Li and Fang capture a mysterious masked man.