Chin-chung leads men to besiege the Hus, intending to kill Tsui-ping. To avoid getting Yu-ping and Yu-nu involved, Hsi-kuan decides to turn himself up in exchange for Chin-chung's promise to release the two. Chin-chung reneges on his promise by having Yu-nu escorted away and then molests Yu-ping, forcing Hsi-kuan to reveal the whereabouts of Shih-yu and Hui-chien. Furious, Hsi-kuan stands up to kill the enemy and eventually succeds in rescuing Yu-ping.
While being escorted to the Governor's quarters, Yu-nu flees by trick and hides in her teacher Chu's home. On the other hand, Chin-chung accuses Pi-cheng of conspiracy with a Royal convict and browbeats him into relinquishing his power and the latter promises to hand over the jurisdiction of Kwangtung to Chin-chung.
Shih-yu and Hui-chien seek an audience with Wu Mei in Chueh Yuan Convent, Lo Fu Shan, and she declines. Hui-chien recalls the story of a disciple lifting up a tripod.… ...