Xie' er awaits Gentle Wind Sword Sect leader Mo Huai Yang's return. Back in the sect's mountains, Gu Xiang tells Cao Wei Ning about Wen Ke Xing and her past after he expresses his sincere feeling for her. Da Wu cures Lao Wen who wakes up after several days and learns about Ah' Xu's capture.

蝎王带人在清风剑派的老巢守株待兔，想等藏在山洞里的弟子们自动出来，毒菩萨担心莫怀阳搬来救兵，蝎王根本不当回事。曹蔚宁想向顾湘确认温客行的真实身份，可都欲言又止，顾湘看出他的心事，主动承认温客行是鬼谷谷主，曹蔚宁还是不相信，断定温客行有难言之隐，顾湘有苦说不出，曹蔚宁当场表明态度，即使顾湘是温客行派来的奸细，他也会先杀了顾湘然后再自杀，顾湘感动地热泪盈眶，就把事情原委一五一十说出来。