The Stone of Mars convoy is attacked and stopped by the lone shape-shifing, blade-wielding fighter, Gu Yao, who captures the Stone of Mars. In flashback to three days earlier, Shengqi tells Zhu Jia he joined the Net Trap Organization to find his brother. Zhu Jia however says his brother is not their captive, but has become their weapon against the Peasant School. He then asks for Shengqi's help to become Xia Kui and possibly defend the school against his brother. Meanwhile Ah Yan reasons with Tian Hu and Tian Zhong, saying neither Zhu Jia nor Ge Nie and Wei Zhuang are responsible for her father's death. She reluctantly agrees to help her uncle Tian Hu become Xia Kui on the condition her brother Ah Ci, top swordsman of the Peasant School, be left out of the struggle. Tian Hun grudgingly agrees and Ah Yan then swears to lead Lieshan Hall to help seize the Stone of Mars and Tian Hu in his quest to become Xia Kui. She argues that with Lieshan Hall (Tian Meng's Hall), Chiyou Hall (Tian Hu's Hall) and Gonggong Hall (Tian Zhong’s Hall) allied, Tian Mi (leader of Kuiwei Hall) will voluntarily seek to join them. When they ask how she knows, she merely answers "because of Shengqi."
