In the complex chess game of Jianghu, the confrontation between Xie Jingshu and Li Mengjue is particularly eye-catching.When Xie Jingshu angrily rebuked Li Mengjue for always treating him as a pawn, the relationship between the two reached a point of tension.And all of this seems to be just part of their larger chess game.

Xie Jingshu took advantage of Li Mengjue's fall and secretly passed the note, revealing that everything they did between the two was a drama.He expected Li Mengjue to cooperate with him to finish the scene, but Li Mengjue behaved coldly and ruthlessly, irritating Xie Jingshu with sarcastic remarks.At the same time, Yuan Ji unabashedly revealed his true purpose - to stir up trouble between the Northern Barbarians and Dazhao.This truth made the relationship between Xie Jingshu and Li Mengjue even more tense.

Just when Li Mengjue was about to leave, Yun Shanjun's appearance let her know that Xie Jingshu had been ambushed.Li Mengjue, who hurried back to Xie's Mansion, saw the injured Xie Jingshu and couldn't help but feel guilty.However, Yunshan Jun told her that this was just a small lesson for Xie Jingshu. He asked Li Mengjue to cooperate with him, but Li Mengjue firmly refused.

Later, Xie Jingshu was deprived of the reward of Dingbei Hou. It turned out that his identity had always been false.The news shocked both men, and they were both imprisoned, facing an unknown fate.In prison, a strange noise outside the window attracted their attention, and the two chased him out.But at this moment, Lu Xi'er stopped Jing Yan, as if he was hiding some secret.

In the bamboo forest, Li Mengjue and Xie Jingshu searched for the source of the bell sound, but found nothing.In Yin Sanniang's residence, Lu Xi'er summoned up the courage to ask Jing Yan why he was silent, and Jing Yan expressed his trust in Lu Xi'er.In the inn, everyone was at a deadlock because of the interruption of clues. Li Mengjue decided to take the risk and pretend to be a bride in order to find the key piece of mugwort on the snow.For safety reasons, Xie Jingshu and Jing Yan acted as the bride and maid.

In the night on the outskirts of the city, the meeting between Lu Xier and Tu Lesu was full of tension and danger.Tu Lesu threatened to take Lu Xi'er's life, but Lu Xi'er proposed a deal.At the same time, Li Mengjue discovered the relationship between Liu Chaoming and Xie Jingshu and began to doubt Xie Jingshu's true identity.Although Xie Jingshu acted calmly in the face of Li Mengjue's questioning, he still could not completely hide his secret.

The conversation between Xie Jingshu and Yuan Ji revealed more truth.Yuan Ji accused Xie Jingshu of not getting involved in Liu Chaoming's matter, and exposed his intention to attract the attention of the emperor.Despite being blocked, Xie Jingshu still insisted on searching for the whereabouts of a sprig of artemisia in the snow.Finally, he and Li Mengjue came to the Dingbei Hou Mansion together, and Li Mengjue unexpectedly discovered Xie Jingshu's true identity.After learning that the Holy One had ordered Xie Jingshu to go to Pingzhou to investigate the case, Li Mengjue confessed his true origin and expressed his desire to go to Pingzhou with Xie Jingshu.

During the investigation of Hua Chao Lou, the actions of Li Mengjue and Lu Xier were accidentally caught by Jing Yan.In order to avoid Lu Xier's misunderstanding, Jingyan pulled Xie Jingshu to dodge, but accidentally knocked down Liu Yu'an.The series of events that followed put everyone in an embarrassing situation.Finally, in the wing of Huachao Building, they accidentally discovered Bai Rui's body, while Li Mengjue pretended to be in a coma and escaped.