Shaoyu refuses to accept the responsibility of leading the remnants of Soaring Dragon Army into a pointless battle, and leaves. He returns to the Confucians, but is conflicted about his role in life, and despondent about the fate of the Chu people. Zifang takes Ziming and Ziyu for a walk in Shanghai to relieve their boredom and see Gongsun Linglong but manage to avoid her. While crossing a bridge they encounter a local bully harassing a young swordsman they passed earlier in the day. The bully’s taunts become more and more insulting challenging the stranger to either fight him or crawl between his legs to cross the bridge.