Heilong pushes Tianpeng into the man-eating swamp after being saved by him, as Tianpeng rejects Heilong's offer to conquer the mine. Meanwhile, after the death of Guangping, Guangda seizes the opportunity to take his brother's business into his own hands. Zhenniang sees through his plan and exhorts Guangda to mentor Dong'en to learn the ropes of running a business. She expresses that ultimately, Dong'en would have to take over the business one day and advises Guangda not to encroach on it.