Luan Fei's fatality reaches the palace along with news of Yuan Ming's death off a cliff. Meanwhile, Yuan Zhan is successful in negotiations with the Liang State army.

Minister Feng alerts the emperor that Qing Chen is in fact a sorceress. The emperor puts her to test to prove her innocence and Qing Chen is appointed as the imperial female guard.

Qing Chen looses a lot of energy battling the magic circle, and looses her rights to marry into the imperial family. Yuan Ling feels certain of the memories he obtained in the magic circle and visits the elder sorceress for directions.