Zhou Ye goes against his father’s orders to remain in the Eastern Capital as he is determined to save the people of Youzhou. Jiu Si meets his uncle and continues to bluff that Wangdu has enough armed forces to beat the Liang army. However, Master Zhao escapes from prison and informs Lord Liang that there are only 10,000 armed forces protecting Wangdu. Lord Liang decides to conquer Wangdu as quickly as possible. Jiu Su and Yu Ru come to terms with dying together.