Princess Duo Xia, meets with tribal leaders in attempts to stop Mukesha's coup d'etat, but his influence proves too strong. Meanwhile, the emperor shows intent to annihilate the mages.

The prince of Liang State Xiao Xu, is successful in obtaining information of army supply routes from Yuan Ming and make plans with Mukesha to strike the Yuan Hao.

Yuan Li and Yuan Zhan uses trickery to help Qing Chen and Mo Bu Ping out of execution. Elder Tao Yao is killed in battle with Yuan Ming, and princess Duo Xia blames herself for the coup.