When the princess of Qingqiu accidentally ends up in the forbidden land, the emperor of the three realms senses the instability and arrives to find out what has happened.

The Mufeng butterfly helps Fengjiu to clean up, which angers Zhi He. As punishment, he banishes it to the mortal realm and sends Fengjiu to repent in the imperial kitchen.

As Fengjiu is cooking the sweet and sour fish for Zhi He, Dong Hua smells it and comes to the Kitchen. Fengjiu is excited to see Dong Hua, but he is only interested in the recipe for the sweet and sour fish.

When Yan Chiwu seeks help from Chuyin the demon king, Chuyin decides to use him to remove the soul-locking jade. Later, while fighting with Yan Chiwu, Dong Hua's sword touches the soul-locking jade.

Meng Hao tries to rescue Ji Heng and Min Su, but sacrifices himself instead. Before his death, he begs Dong Hua to take care of Ji Heng. Dong Hua decides to accept the offer, and plans to marry her after three months.

Fengjiu comes to learn that Dong Hua is making a short knife. She draws a design of it, hoping to gain attention from him. However, he mistakes it as a drawing from Ji Heng.