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--
Why do important people do such scary things?
لمَ يقوم الأشخاص رفيعو المقام
بأشياء مخيفة كهذه؟
¿Por qué la gente importante
hace cosas que dan miedo?
¿Por qué la gente importante
hace cosas que dan miedo?
Perché le persone importanti
 fanno queste cose spaventose?
Por que pessoas importantes
fazem coisas tão assustadoras?
Зачем большим людям творить ужасы?