Wei Zhao returned to Yueluo City, his hometown after many years of absence. Scenes from the past came to mind. He remembered the happy time he spent with his parents and sister when he was a child. However, things changed before his eyes. His parents and sister left him one after another. He passed by After years of hard work and hardship, he finally became a master and lived a life without worries about food and clothing, but he was lonely and helpless in his heart. The more Wei Zhao thought about it, the sadder he became, and he couldn't help but burst into tears. Jiang Ci could see clearly from the side.

Pei Yan originally wanted to use the arms case to make a comeback, but his mother Rong Yudie's selfish desires trapped him. Pei Yan decided to apply to Emperor Xie Che for military reform. Lu Yu's Zhenyuan Army and Changfeng Guard were the heart of Emperor Da Ming. Now that Changfeng Guard is in charge of Yue Jinglong, as long as the Zhenyuan Army is comprehensively rectified, Pei Yan can regain Xie Che's trust and rejoin the court as an official. Pei Yan was most worried that Wei Zhao had the account books of Rong Yudie's transactions with the Foundry Department, so he sent Yi Fei to inquire about Wei Zhao's whereabouts.

Rong Yudie tried her best to arrange a marriage between Pei Yan and Dong Juan, the second daughter of Left Prime Minister Dong Fang, and asked him to meet Dong Juan tomorrow. Pei Yan was obsessed with Jiang Ci, but he was not interested in Dong Juan and found various excuses to shirk the responsibility. Pei Yan drew up a plan for military reform and immediately came to the palace to report to Xie Che. Xie Che avoided seeing him, but Pei Yan was not discouraged and waited outside the palace every day for summons.

Wei Zhao took Jiang Ci, Uncle Ping and Yu Lian away from A Le's house and headed to Yueluo City. A Le wanted to follow Wei Zhao, but Wei Zhao couldn't resist him and had to agree to go with him. Jiang Ci left marks along the way, hoping that Master would contact her as soon as possible. Jiang Ci accidentally found Yulian hiding in a daze in front of a yard. An old woman was cleaning the wood door. Jiang Ci stepped forward to help, only to know that the old woman People are Yulian’s mother.

It was getting dark, and Wei Zhao and his party came to an inn. Uncle Ping asked Jiang Ci to sleep in the woodshed, but Jiang Ci refused and wanted to sleep with Yulian. Jiang Ci took out the two eggs that the old woman gave to her daughter Yulian. Yulian opened her heart to Jiang Ci. She was caught as a slave in the Da Ming Kingdom. Her mother was in tears all day long. Wei Zhao rescued Yulian, and Yulian Jiang Ci vowed to go through fire and water for the people of Yueluo City. She knew that the road ahead would be dangerous and her life would be in danger at any time, so she did not dare to recognize her mother, lest her mother suffer the pain of separation again. Jiang Ci saw with her own eyes that Lao He and his wife were generous for justice. Going to die, she looked at Yueluo's people with admiration.

Jiang Ci found that Wei Zhao had become strange after returning to Yueluo, so he asked Yulian about Wei Zhao's situation, but Yulian kept silent. Wei Zhao taught A Le to practice martial arts. He had strict requirements on A Le, and A Le practiced very seriously. Emperor Xie Che of the Liang Dynasty saw Pei Yan's military reform plan and was very satisfied with it, but he still didn't want to see Pei Yan and wanted to wait until Wei Zhao found out about Lu Yu.

Pei Yan didn't see Xie Che, so he had to leave angrily. He passed by the river and remembered the day he and Jiang Ci made a wish on the lotus lantern. He felt very uncomfortable. Pei Yan walked back bored and met Dong Juan. Remembering that they had an appointment today, her friend apologized to Dong Juan. Dong Juan didn't care about it and promised to help Pei Yan lie, saying that Pei Yan would come on time for the appointment today. Pei Yan was grateful to her.

Pei Yan bid farewell to Dong Juan and returned to the Jiandinghou Mansion. He learned that Cui Liang had not eaten or drank for four days. He hurried over to see what was going on. Cui Liang helped Jiang Ci escape. He was too embarrassed to face Pei Yan and wanted to die to apologize. Pei Yan advised him to have a good meal first. Cui Liang knew that Pei Yan was a man with great ambitions and that he could govern the world, but he was worried that Pei Yan would let the people suffer the devastation of war for the sake of the throne. Pei Yan vowed not to let the people suffer this disaster. , begging Cui Liang to continue to stay with him.

Pei Yan came to visit Dong Fang, the Prime Minister of the Left, early in the morning and proposed marriage to Dong Fang. Naturally, Dong Fang got what he asked for. He mentioned Pei Yan in front of Xie Che and said good things to Xie Che before Xie Che would meet Pei Yan. He couldn't wait to carry out the military reform, but he was worried about Lu Yu. When Pei Yan refused to cooperate, he took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Chuzhou to carry out military reforms. Xie Che reinstated his official position and sent someone privately to send a letter to Wei Zhao, asking Wei Zhao to keep an eye on Pei Yan and Lu Yu.

Pei Yan bid farewell to Rong Yudie and promised to get back the account books in Wei Zhao's hands as soon as possible. The Yueluo City Lord Selection Conference was held today. Wei Zhao took Uncle Ping to attend quietly early in the morning. Jiang Ci and A Le secretly followed them to the scene. The election officially began. There were four candidates, Elder Ji, Elder Hong, Elder Li and Elder Heping. The tribesmen voted openly. Wei Zhao voted for Xiao Haitian. This incident caused an uproar. The tribesmen cursed Xiao Haitian as the sinner of Yueluo. He was criticized verbally and in writing. Wei Zhao rushed to the stage with his face masked, took out the old city lord's token - a white jade hairpin, and wanted to seek justice for Xiao Haitian. Everyone was in an uproar.

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