Tianming offers himself a human shield against the paralyzing needles of the World Gaze eyes so Shaoyu and Shi Lan can reach the Alchemy Room. Lady Yueshen enters the Purple Shell Water Pavilion, containing a tank of gigantic fish, followed by Yunzhong Jun and Star Wraith, but she mysteriously disappears. Shaoyu and Shi Lan reach the Alchemy Room and use the paralyzing needles to immobilize the guards. Prince Fushu reprimands General Zhang Han and Li Si and assigns punishment for their failures to capture the rebels, but General Zhang Han says he has an alternative plan. As General Zhang Han leaves, Zhao Gao pledges his support to him. Yunzhong Jun and Star Wraith enter the Alchemy Room, discussing Lady Yueshen and her actions, also that only the Pure Dredging Pill can counteract the paralyzing needles, which is overheard by Shaoyu and Shi Lan. They discuss plans to win favor from the Eastern Emperor over Lady Yueshen who they now see as a rival. Meanwhile, Lady Yueshen returns to the Purple Shell Water Pavilion where she appears to reveal her plans for Yue-er to the three-footed crow.
