Episode 1 recap: At dawn, the amnesiac entered the palace as an eunuch.
Zhao Zhao Yi, who had mastered martial arts under his teacher, was dispatched by his teacher to eliminate the general of the border guard flag, Guo Zhen, who was an evil-doer. After eliminating Guo Zhen on his return to the capital, the leader of the Qianyu Guard, who commanded a large army, continued to oppress the common people. As the disciple with the highest martial arts skills in Wanshige, Zhao Zhao Yi needed to return to the capital city to eliminate this harm to the people, and the leader of the Qianyu Guard was Yan Zhang Yun (played by Wang You Shuo).
Zhao Zhao Yi was warned to be very careful of Yan Zhang Yun, whose martial arts skills were extremely high. Yan Zhang Yun, as usual, came to the brothel to look for Chu Yue, but as soon as he entered, he recognized that it was not her. Zhao Zhao Yi lied and claimed that Chu Yue was sick, and had come to serve in her place. Yan Zhang Yun tested Zhao Zhao Yi's martial arts skills and discovered his background.
When Zhao Zhao Yi tried to use the beauty scheme, he drew a dagger, but was seen through by Yan Zhang Yun, and the two engaged in a fight, but Zhao Zhao Yi could not defeat Yan Zhang Yun and escaped. Zhao Zhao Yi's masked figure was searched for throughout.
That night, the masked Yan Zhang Yun came to an abandoned house, where Zhao Zhao Yi was resting on the beams. Yan Zhang Yun had originally wanted to lure Guo Zhen back to the capital and use him to uncover the mastermind behind the Guanyu incident, to avenge his family, but unexpectedly Guo Zhen was killed, and the clue was lost. As he was burning incense to commemorate Guo Zhen, he heard movement in the beams and engaged in combat with Zhao Zhao Yi.
Zhao Zhao Yi admitted that he had killed Guo Zhen, and had intended to send Yan Zhang Yun to the underworld, but was unable to defeat him, and his money pouch fell, allowing him to escape. Zhao Zhao Yi fled to a passenger ship, and after changing clothes, was knocked unconscious by a young man with a stick. In his instinctive reaction, he killed the young man, whose body fell into the river. The next day, Zhao Zhao Yi woke up with a hazy head, completely forgetting who he was and why he was injured, and with only the waist plaque from the ship, he came to the southern city.
Seeing Yan Zhang Yun, he couldn't help but be afraid. When he saw a man with an injured arm being arrested, he instinctively avoided it, attracting attention. It was only after he showed the waist plaque that the guard let him go, recognizing him as a palace person. Zhao Zhao Yi saw his own reflection by the roadside, not understanding why he was dressed as a man, and could only go to the doctor.
The doctor said he had lost his soul, and wanted to prescribe medicine to treat him, but was driven out of the pharmacy due to lack of money. The eunuch Dao Ge outside was sending people to investigate the whereabouts of the young man. The Prime Minister, without regard for the guards, boldly entered the palace to ask the Emperor to appoint a successor to Guo Zhen's position, and Wei Daren, who had accompanied him, recommended He Wei, while the Prime Minister recommended Yang Xiong.
At this time, the Emperor had one of his eunuchs dress up to resemble him, while the Emperor himself, having already disguised himself, came to the theater to watch the play. Unexpectedly, he ran into Fushao, who was hiding under the table eating his snacks.
At this time, Yan Zhang Yun came to the theater to search for the assassin. The Emperor, Zhao Yuan (played by Xia Ning Jun), nervously hid under the table, and both he and Fushao were afraid to be seen by Yan Zhang Yun, as they had originally planned to escape together. In the end, Fushao abandoned the Emperor and fled alone.
As Fushao fled, she considered exchanging Xiang Zi's token for a bun to eat, but was discovered by Chief Eunuch Dao Ge, who learned that she had lost her memory. Dao Ge decided to have her take Xiang Zi's place and return to the palace. Fushao gladly followed Dao Ge, thinking he would take her to eat.
Back in the palace, Fushao was knocked unconscious by Dao Ge. When she woke up, she found herself tied to a bed, as Dao Ge intended to turn her into a eunuch. Through her instinctive reaction, Fushao managed to kick Dao Ge unconscious and escape. The lost Fushao accidentally stumbled into Yan Zhang Yun's palace, where Yan, unable to dress himself due to his injuries, asked Fushao to assist him.
Yan Zhang Yun unintentionally noticed Fushao's injured arm, and was just about to verify her identity when his subordinates informed him that they had found the assassin's trail. Fushao seized the opportunity to escape.
Fushao went to the back garden and coincidentally encountered the Emperor. Recognizing each other from the theater, the two prepared to leave the palace together. Meanwhile, Xiang Zi's body was retrieved, and Yan Zhang Yun decided to investigate starting from the identity of the eunuch.
Fushao and the Emperor stole some money and were preparing to leave when they were discovered by the guards. The Emperor told Fushao to go to another location and wait for him. Yan Zhang Yun quickly traced the clues back to Xiang Zi and ordered a palace-wide search for him.
Tired of waiting, Fushao decided to leave on her own with the stolen money, but was discovered by Yan Zhang Yun, who was prepared to kill her under the pretext of theft, as she knew his true identity as the young master.
The Emperor arrived just in time to save Fushao, and revealed his true identity as the Emperor. Pleased to have found someone of similar disposition in the palace, the Emperor arranged for Fushao's innocence to be proven, and insisted that Yan Zhang Yun keep Fushao as an attendant.
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