Wei Zhao carefully planned to secretly transfer Teng Rui on the birthday of Pei Yan's mother Rong Yudie in the name of a fire in Bieyuan, creating the illusion of his death, thereby framing Pei Yan for dereliction of duty and intending to expel him..However, Pei Yan volunteered to join forces with Jiang Ci to investigate the truth of the fire, causing Wei Zhao's plan to fail again.What made Wei Zhao even more frustrated was that he learned that Emperor Xie Che had summoned Rong Yudie privately, and Jiang Ci was also present.

In order to cope with the change, Wei Zhao increased the intensity of training for the Guangming Guard and conducted actual combat drills. His rigor and efficiency unexpectedly won Xie Che's appreciation.Looking back on the past, Wei Zhao was once a slave living in Da Ming. He rose to prominence with his extraordinary martial arts and decisive methods, and was eventually reused by Xie Che.As for Wei Zhao's sister, Concubine Wei, who won the Holy Heart for her virtuous nature, her only concern was for her lost brother, and Xie Che also promised to do his best to help him find him.

Teng Rui was imprisoned in the Shadow Pavilion dungeon. He fully expected General Lei to rescue him, but he waited for a long time and finally despaired.Pei Yan led Jiang Ci and Cui Liang to investigate the ruins of Tengrui Villa. Wei Zhao arrived shortly after, apparently concerned about the case, but in fact he was cold to Jiang Ci.After careful analysis, Pei Yan and Cui Liang identified the time of arson and raised questions about Wei Zhao's whereabouts at that time. Wei Zhao used the excuse of looking for porridge and asked Jiang Ci to testify.

When Jiang Ci was confused about how the murderer sneaked into the other garden, Wei Zhao suddenly appeared. Jiang Ci panicked and called for help, and the two of them accidentally fell into the water.Pei Yan quickly dispatched manpower to rescue him, but Wei Zhao finally fell into a coma due to drowning. He only woke up after all-out treatment.Pei Yan had doubts about the reason why the two fell into the water, but Jiang Ci brushed it off.Wei Zhao privately speculated that Lei Zhen was the culprit of the arson, intending to provoke a dispute between the two countries. Pei Yan used clues to identify Xiao Wuxia, the son of the Lord of Yueluo City, as the suspect. This statement made Wei Zhao's expression slightly change, but Jiang Ci noticed it but did not point it out on the spot.

Jiang Ci carefully cooked Yueluo's special porridge, intending to arouse Wei Zhao's homesickness, and took the opportunity to test it out, but Wei Zhao responded with ease.After the meal, Pei Yan suggested that Wei Zhao and Jiang Ci visit Tong Min in prison in order to obtain clues about the night of the crime. Although Wei Zhao was reluctant, he had no choice but to agree.Pei Yan had doubts about Jiang Ci and was concerned about his safety, but Jiang Ci didn't take it seriously.

In prison, Tong Min described in detail the scene on the night of the incident, mentioning that Feng Da and Fan Yi took him away.Wei Zhao then interrogated Fan Yi alone. Fan Yi tried his best to shirk responsibility due to gambling debts, while Wei Zhao put pressure on him by claiming to have colluded with the murderer. Fan Yi panicked and begged for mercy and revealed more details.

After leaving the prison, Wei Zhao took Jiang Ci for a walk on the street. Jiang Ci deliberately selected Yueluo specialties to test Wei Zhao. Wei Zhao took the opportunity to leave An Cheng and talk to Jiang Ci in private.Jiang Ci bluntly questioned Wei Zhao as the real culprit of the arson and proposed an exchange condition. Wei Zhao denied it, and the two parties reached a certain tacit understanding.