After following orders to massacre Master Li and his family, Zhou Zishu begins a process of inflicting self punishment involving the Seven Nails of Torment.  After revealing this to the King of Jin Zhou Zishu left his service to live secretly in Yuezhou City where he first encounters Gu Xiang and Wen Kexing.

Shen Shen and Huang He begin their investigation into the murder of Zhang family.  Zhou Zishou begins the journey of returning Chengling to safety but they are trailed by a pair of familiar faces.