On his way back to the inn, Hsi-kuan is tailed by Chin-chung's men. Hsi-kuan returns to the inn after getting away from them. He is delighted to have a reunion with Hui-chien and Shih-yu.

Pi-cheng and wife are frightened to find Yu-nu pregnant, but cover it up. Yu-nu's mother tricks a doctor into prescribing herbs to abort it for her.

Yu-ping is getting critical, much to the concern of Hui-chien and others, but as she's verging on death, Hsia Kuan-tsao rushes in and revives her.

Hui-chien decides to take Yu-ping to Huang Shan to recuperate. Hsi-kuan goes to see Chien Lung to express his gratitude. Chien Lung offers him an official title, but Hsi-kuan turns it down.

Yu-nu takes the dose of abortion, as her mother made her to, and is in great pain.… ...