Synopsis

Jun Bufan discovers his father's past involvement with the Six Emperors and realizes his family's misfortunes are tied to this. He meets his former lover, Lian'er, who reveals their fathers were allies and gives him a pouch his father entrusted to her and a request: to rescue him from the clutches of Gu Changge. The chapter ends with a reunion with his elder sister, who seems trapped within a well and tells him a key is needed to open a "death door" to find answers about their father.