Episode 21 recap: The barbarians launched an attack on Purple River.

Ma Ge felt that what Elder Bu Nong said made sense. Although the remote province was vast, it was mostly barren land. Instead of repeatedly engaging in disputes, it would be better to let Elder Bu Nong manage it. In the future, if the family had any needs, Elder Bu Nong would also take into account the face of each other. Bu Nong also guaranteed that any future matters would prioritize Lord Jun Chang. Di Lin felt that they were simply a joke and barged in.

Zi Chuan Shen Xing watched quietly from the side, letting Di Lin play the villain. Ma Ge felt that Di Lin was unworthy of appearing here. Di Lin bluntly told everyone that people who practice martial arts have good hearing and heard treasonous words outside, so his legs involuntarily walked in.

San Sheng Tai thought that Di Lin's actions were treasonous. Di Lin ignored them and directly stated that there were family soldiers fighting on the frontline at the moment, and now an unknown and low-ranking soldier was requesting to manage the remote province. It was simply treasonous, and he believed that they were truly surrendering the country's power and dignity. People from San Sheng Tai thought that the remote province was already corrupt, but Di Lin believed that although they were corrupt, they wouldn't die or rebel. The ones to blame were those despicable people who enriched themselves for personal gain. They were the ones undermining the foundation of the family.

Ma Wei was also very angry. He pointed at Di Lin and told him that the soldiers he mentioned were the ones being supported by these despicable people. Di Lin refused to hand over the remote province to these people. The people from San Sheng Tai became angry and told Di Lin to leave. Zi Chuan Shen Xing remained silent, and Di Lin directly killed the representative of the peace talks.

Seeing the chaos among those people, Zi Chuan Shen Xing took the opportunity to act as a mediator. Zi Chuan Shen Xing then told those people to calm down. They knew that Zi Chuan Shen Xing was unwilling to hand over the remote province to Elder Bu Nong for management, and now that Di Lin was causing trouble, it played right into Zi Chuan Shen Xing's hands. Ma Ge felt that they currently didn't have a suitable person to be their leader, but they needed to prove themselves and find another way. They wanted to start with Si Yi Lin.

Zi Chuan Shen Xing learned that Zi Chuan Ning had returned. Li Qing told Zi Chuan Ning to go see Zi Chuan Shen Xing. She saw that Si Yi Lin cared a lot about him, but Si Yi Lin had a cold demeanor.

Zi Chuan Ning saw that Zi Chuan Shen Xing didn't scold her and happily talked to her about the family history, finding a master to learn martial arts. Zi Chuan Ning felt a bit ashamed and promised that she would not be willful in the future. Zi Chuan Shen Xing could see that Zi Chuan Ning had grown up now.

Zi Chuan Ning pleaded with her uncle to help Si Yi Lin, and Zi Chuan Shen Xing said he would consider it.

Ka Dan heard that Si Yi Lin was in a terrible situation and was very worried. She didn't want to cause trouble for Si Yi Lin because of herself. Zi Chuan Ning asked Ka Dan to go and see Si Yi Lin.

When Si Yi Lin saw that the person was Ka Dan, and heard that Ka Dan believed in him, Si Yi Lin was very happy. Si Yi Lin brought a gift for Ka Dan. Ka Dan saw the letter Si Yi Lin wrote and the fact that Si Yi Lin came to see her, so she secretly hid it. She directly said that Si Yi Lin was a closed book, and they confessed their feelings for each other.

Zi Chuan Ning came in and asked Ka Dan to leave quickly, which made Si Yi Lin reluctant to part with her. Zi Chuan Shen Xing called a meeting, and everyone felt that Si Yi Lin needed to be punished for the heavy losses in this battle. Luo Ming Hai spoke on behalf of Si Yi Lin, and Zi Chuan Shen Xing bestowed a title upon Si Yi Lin in the Zi Chuan family.

Zi Chuan Shen Xing wanted to arrange a marriage for Si Yi Lin, and Li Qing was very happy. Si Yi Lin used the excuse of family matters to postpone it and put national affairs first. Di Lin looked at Zi Chuan Shen Xing and was about to get angry, but quickly agreed on behalf of Si Yi Lin. Ka Dan was very sad because she knew that it was impossible for her to be with Si Yi Lin. She could fulfill her own life but couldn't become an obstacle to Si Yi Lin's future career.

Di Lin asked Si Yi Lin to accept it, but Si Yi Lin believed that he would not give up on Ka Dan. Di Lin was very worried about Si Yi Lin going to war like this. Moon Bay was lost, and Di Lin told Zi Chuan Shen Xing. Zi Chuan Shen Xing wanted to keep the news sealed and not disturb the people's minds.

Luo Ming Hai didn't understand why Si Yi Lin, who had gained Zi Chuan Shen Xing's favor, was different now. Just as Si Yi Lin happened to come over, Luo Ming Hai left through a secret door. Zi Chuan Shen Xing asked Si Yi Lin to go to the remote province to help in the war and said that the marriage would be temporarily postponed.

Si Yi Lin asked Zi Chuan Shen Xing to withdraw the order, as he didn't deserve to be with Li Qing and openly admitted that he liked Ka Dan. Zi Chuan Shen Xing stood up excitedly upon hearing this.