- Yanyou sees new grief on every return to Yunmeng Pond. In the Mortal Realm, Princess Nanping's pining sets off her father. Runyu's investigation of the Spirit Vanishing Arrow leads him to the shore of Dongting Lake, where a painful past resurfaces.
- The immortals continuing meddling in the Mortal realm, especially Yanyou / Lord Puchi / Snake Immortal and Dan Zhu / Match Maker / Fox Immortal. Princess Suihe refuses to eat after her mortal betrothal to King Yi is canceled and worries her mortal father. Yanyou's filial loyalty to his foster mother Suli of Dongting Lake is challenged as he continues to witness her abusive behavior to her newest ward. He continues to depend upon the strength of his hair suspending the Spirit Vanishing Arrow over King Yi's desk to neither break his promise to his foster mother nor murder Xufeng outright. Fox Immortal / Match Maker almost sees Yanyou's compromise, but Yanyou lures him away with promises of wine. Liuying continues to struggle with her love for Muci. Qianghuo denies King Yi access to Girl Saint. King Yi pines for Girl Saint and entreats his exasperated personal guard to help him win her over. Runyu / Night Immortal confronts Yanyou about the image and poetry made by the Heavenly Emperor under a pseudonym of a woman with fireball beads, and Yanyou invites him to Dongting Lake and the forgotten traumas of their respective childhoods under the care of Suli. Runyu begins experiencing PTSD flashbacks from childhood trauma and, at first, declines, but later asks Kuang Lu to support him in the journey to Dongting Lake to face his past. Yanyou also stands by him in support. Ultimately, Runyu confronts Suli alone about the physical scars he bears from her abuse and confirms that she is his biological mother.
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