After realizing that Tian Yan has spoken with the Mohists, Tian Hu has her confined to her house. Tian Hu accepts Gao Jianli's proposal for the Peasant School to join with the Mohists, but only if they help Tian Hu defeat Zhu Jia and him become Xia Kui. Gao Jianli however is unwilling to take sides in an internal conflict. Back in the forest, Zhang Han accuses Jing Ni of treason and their troops attack each other. They are evenly matched until Jing Ni calls in reinforcements outnumbering the Shadow Division. With all of Zhang Han's men killed Zhang Han alone faces Jing Ni and his Net Trap troops. However, a sudden intervention by Xiaomeng stops the fighting and Jing Ni decides to withdraw. Zhang Han asks her help to defeat Jing Ni, but she refuses to become involved and departs. At Tian Hu's headquarters, when Gao Jianli refuses to help Tian Hu in the internal Peasant School conflict, he and Da Tie Chui are attacked and only just manage to escape. Meanwhile Ge Nie and Wei Zhuang encounter Jing Ni in the forest, and Wei Zhuang easily defeats him, only to discover that it was a soldier in dressed as Jing Ni, further deepening the mystery about Jing Ni’s motives. They also meet the leader of the Taoist's Human clan, Xiaoyao Zi.
