Bei Yuan tells Ah' Xu that Prince Jin was not after the armory, but after a secret left by his tribe about a place which would help the country's occupants thrive well for a long time. The secret place was rumored to have a key belonging to six people with different surnames. Ah' Xu's father had tried to find its location along with his friend, Qin Huai Zhang.
Cao Wei Ning begs his master Mo Huai Yang to let him marry Gu Xiang, persistent that she was good. Huai Yang seemingly agrees, but snaps Cao Wei Ning's neck, killing him. He orders his disciples to murder the rest of the Ghost Valley. The Scorpion assassins watch the battle of Mount Qingya from afar.
Ye Bai Yi instructs Lao Wen to close down Ghost Valley forever and the crowd disperses peacefully. The victors have drinks where Lao Wen reveals how he had managed to convince everyone around him to get along with the plan. Zhou Zi Shu is happy for him, but in pain that he only had a few more days left to survive.
The Scorpion King seemingly captures Gu Xiang and Cao Wei Ning. Mo Huai Yang, the leader of Gentle Wind Sword Sect confesses to working with Zhao Jing, but has his own motives for doing it. Ah' Xu is rescued by his juniors from the Window of Heaven and Lao Wen brings the Ghost Valley to attack Duan Peng Ju.
Lao Wen wakes up after having a strange dream. At the Scorpions lair, the Black Grim Reaper openly asks Scorpion King what he had planned to do as their identities were out in the world. He brushes off their concerns and Changing ghost and the others decide to leave, accusing Zhao Jing of using lowly tricks to corner them.
Ah' Xu and Lao Wen have a talk over wine where they share their memories. Ah' Xu decides to stay at Four Seasons Manor forever with Cheng Ling until Ye Bai Yi returns, welcoming Lao Wen to come over anytime. Gu Xiang and Cao Wei Ning sees Gao Xiao Lian being taken away by Tao Hong and Lv Liu in disguise.
The Scorpion King orders the Ghost Valley to annihilate the Fairy Ray Sect. The ghosts are hesitant to commit the crime as the sect had never done anything to them, but they are threatened into doing it. Happy Ghost and Lovelace starts seeing through Zhao Jing's true intentions, realizing that he is no different from their crazed leader Wen Ke Xing, who had skinned the previous Valley Chief alive to claim his place as the leader of the Ghost Valley.
Long Que gives the location of a map of Longyuan Cabinet and the armory to Zi Shu, asking him to hand over the latter to Ye Bai Yi. He also informs that he had written two books regarding the mechanical inventions he had created. Zhang Cheng Ling takes over the task of continuing Longyuan Cabinet and Four Seasons Manor's legacy.
Ye Bai Yi presses Long Que to reveal the secret of the armory as he was Rong Xuan's master. He had run away from Mount Changming after Ye Bai Yi had stopped him from practising the Six Combined Cultivation technique, which he deemed to be dangerous. Back at Yueyang sect, a gloating Zhao Jing speaks with the tablets of everyone who had passed away.
Long Xiao is carried in a basket by Cheng Ling while Ye Bai Yi, Ah' Xu and Lao Wen travel by foot. Their journey to Longyuan Cabinet goes awry as Lao Wen accidentally triggers a trap on the bridge. Ah' Xu and he manage to save Cheng Ling, but are thrown into a cave with drug men created by Long Xiao.
Gu Xiang treats Cao Wei Ning at Mount Hua sect. He tells her about his bad dreams in which he was unable to save her. Zhao Jing actively starts to work openly with the Scorpions, killing everyone who dared to slander him. He concludes that Gao Chong had cleverly planned to destroy the armor to end the war for the sake of the Jianghu while the actual shards are safely hidden.
Gao Chong realizes that he was trapped. Shen Shen refuses to back down and challenges the other sects into a fight. The Gentle Wind Sword Sect leaves the arena, despite being one of Gao Chong's trusted friends. Zhou Xu rescues Cheng Ling and Lao Wen joins in to help him. The Five Lakes Alliance Monument is destroyed by the beggar sect disciples.
Gu Xiang attempts to trick Xiao Lian into getting frozen by a special nail to switch her for Tragicomic Ghost, but is interrupted by Cao Wei Ning's arrival. At the Five Lakes Alliance monument, Ah' Xu spies Pretty Arhat from the Scorpion assassin organization. He finds Lao Wen and they observe the discussion together.
Zhou Xu reveals his wounds to both Lao Wen and Ye Bai Yi. Bai Yi suggests taking away his martial arts and then removing the nails as it would help and keep him alive for ten years. Ah' Xu disagrees. Lao Wen tries to convince him to choose the path to no avail. He recalls all his past his choices that had lead him to the moment where he was too late to save him.
Cao Wei Ning expresses his interest in pursuing Gu Xiang. He tells her the importance of a having a soulmate. Back at Luo Mansion, the abode of Tragicomic Ghost, Qian Qiao, the Beauty Ghost sets off to accomplish the task given to her by the Chief. She disguises as Yu Feng, leader of Mount Hua Sect and visits the Beggar Gang, where she supplies Elder Huang with information to drive a deeper wedge between themselves and the Five Lakes Alliance.
Wen Ke Xing apologizes for his maid's actions to Zhou Zi Shu. But, he recognizes his martial arts technique as one from the Four Seasons Manor, and suspecting his true identity, decides to follow him. Zhang Cheng Ling offers his name card to Zi Shu as he considers him a new found friend and would like to help him.