Yin and Ning meet Tuoba Yuan and Can Lang during their travels.
They are members of the rebel forces fighting against the Taibai Empire and invite the sisters to join them. They claim it is the duty of one who possesses the tianshu and the Xuan Yuan Sword. Meanwhile, in the Taibai Empire, the recently promoted Zhao struggles with the development of new constructs. In order to give him a chance of pace, the  mpress Long Cheng assigns Zhao to command a unit of constructs and travel the empire. However--
"A small leak will sink a great ship."
"تسرّب صغير سيُغرق سفينةً عملاقة"
„Ein kleines Leck kann ein
großes Schiff zum Sinken bringen.“
"Una pequeña filtración
hundirá un gran barco".
"Una pequeña filtración
hunde un gran barco".
Il suffit d’une étincelle
pour engendrer un grand feu.
"Una piccola falla 
può affondare una grande nave".
"Um pequeno buraco afunda um grande navio."
Одна маленькая течь потопит
огромный корабль.