The man in purple clothes kills Chin Chu-ling and leaves. Luk comes and doubts who the secret man is and why Chin has to impute guilt to the Red Shoes Syndicate.

Luk has drinks with Hua Man-liu.The man in purple clothes comes

suddenly to attack them. Luk and Hua joint hands and barely chase

the secret man away. For safety sake Hua invites Luk and Tsing-tsing to go back home with him to join his mother's birthday feast. On the way, Hua told Luk and Tsing about his childhood with his brother Yueh-liu. Later, Luk finds that Yueh-liu is versed in medical skills.

Luk goes to Shen Chin Mansion to see Hsueh Ping and senses something fishy and later finds that Old Lady Hsueh has not died. Old Lady Hsueh apologizes to Luk but Hsueh Ping is dissatisfied. Failing to chase Luk away, Hsueh gets the sword and kills herself.