Xiang Shaoyu finds Tianming, but not before seeing wanted notices for the Mohist leaders. He also discovers that there are rumours of a sea monster in the harbour and elite Qin troops in Shanghai. While the two boys are watching troops and a carriage pass by, they are recognised by Gongshu Chou who orders them captured. They manage to escape during the confusion and get lost, but arrive at the Confician school surrounded by an honour guard of Qin troops. Confucian Zifang Liang rescues them by saying they are Confucian students and predicts that Tianming will owe him exactly seven favors in the future. Finally the guest of honour arrives - a masked woman.
