Commander Gu finds evidence of a gold mine. Wu Xin and Yue Ya get married

Commander Gu leads an expedition to dig up the gold mine, but faces trouble when miners and soldiers keep dying

Commander Gu returns triumphantly to Wen County. Yue Ya discovers Wu Xin still hasn't been honest with her

Officer Zhang seizes an opportunity to attack Commander Gu. The commander in chief visits Wen County only to run into more trouble

With Bai Liu Li's help, Wu Xin tracks Qi Luo and Officer Zhang down

Against the backdrop of Chang'an by night, two shadowy figures are chasing each other on uniformly aligned rooftops. Wu Xin is not chasing some human but rather a monkey demon. According to Wu Xin, death is the only way to attain freedom.

Wu Xin saves Liu Xuanhu. The duo promptly return, but they find a dead Cui Yee. Wu Xin suspects evil spirit had caused Liu Chongxiao's death.

A bookworm reveals how Yang Huaizhen was killed. Wu Xin promises he makes sure that He Jingming is to receives punishment he deserves. Wu Xin unwittingly touches Xuanhu's body and realizes "he" is surprisingly a woman.

Xuanhu wants to see Wu Xin tomorrow. He is to clarify each and every doubt that Wu Xin has. Xuanhu tells Wu Xin he does not have much time left as he has some incurable disease. But he will not stop trying to take the imperial exam.

Qingluan is mystified as she finds out Wu Xin keeps going after demons because he wants to die. Qingluan keeps her promise and comes clean with Wu Xin about her secrets. Qingluan takes Wu Xin home. She and her younger brother appear before Wu Xin for the first time.

Wu Xin and Qingluan go to see a shadow puppet show. They are scared stiff as they realize the shadow puppets are performing by themselves. Wu Xin looks into a crate containing shadow puppets. Shang Qingtian just has to reveal the shadow puppets are tainted with monster blood, which he has specifically bought.