Episode 2

While tasting grilled fish, Zhou Shiyu accidentally discovered that the jade pendant worn by Yue Ling was very similar to the one in his hand.The two exchanged stories about the origin of the jade pendant. Yue Ling revealed that the jade pendant was given by his mother, while Zhou Shiyu's was given by a traveling Taoist priest and was told that the jade pendant could bring adventures.What's even more magical is that when the two jade pendants are combined, it is said that they can protect the peace of the two countries.The mission of the Roufeng Sect failed, and the sect leader ordered the soldiers to go south to search for the missing princess. They wanted to see her alive and her body after she died.

When Zhou Shiyu and Yue Ling were resting by the lake, Yue Ling used lotus leaves to bring water from the lake to Zhou Shiyu to quench Zhou Shiyu's thirst.However, as soon as Zhou Shiyu took a sip, he found Yue Ling soaking his feet in the lake. He was immediately displeased and threw away the lotus leaf.The next day, Yue Ling faltered and could not keep up with Zhou Shiyu's pace. Zhou Shiyu was worried about missing the opportunity to arrive in Beijing, so he continued to move forward with Yue Ling on his back.

After failing to find the princess during his journey to the south, Zhou Shiyu accidentally caught the fleeing Xingyi while reporting to the sect leader.In order to seek quick results, the sect leader agreed to Xingyi's conditions - to detoxify him first and then help find the princess.However, after Xingyi was detoxified, his directions turned out to be disorganized. The door owner quickly saw through his ruse and kicked Xingyi off his horse.

After Zhou Shiyu reunited with the soldiers, in order to prevent Xingyi from being exposed, he made up the story that Xingyi was following another team.After arriving in the prosperous Shangjing, Yue Ling was arranged in a courtyard.Since the wedding had not yet been held, it was inconvenient for the emperor to show up, so he sent Eunuch Li to present many supplies on his behalf.Yue Ling happily accepted it, and at the same time, various forces in the Beishuo Dynasty also sent delicacies to celebrate the arrival of Princess Dongyu.

Zhou Shiyu immediately reported the matter of substitute marriage to the emperor Zhou Chenyu. The emperor did not pursue the matter. As long as he could use Dong Yu's power to get rid of the shackles of the emperor's uncle, his goal was achieved.In order to arrange everything before the emperor's uncle returned from the rebellion, the emperor decided to announce the concubine as soon as possible and temporarily left the North King in charge of the safety of the princess.

Facing a table full of delicacies, Yue Ling's appetite was greatly increased.When Zhou Shiyu came to visit, he saw Yue Ling enjoying the meal, so he was invited to taste it together.However, the two were poisoned and fell to the ground shortly after eating the pastries.Upon seeing this, the maid A Tao who was hiding in the courtyard rushed into the room to check excitedly, only to see Zhou Shiyu and Yue Ling suddenly stand up, unharmed.A Tao panicked, and Yue Ling threatened her with disfigurement, forcing her to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes.A Tao admitted that he was poisoned at the behest of King Bei.Zhou Shiyu immediately saw through the real culprit - only the simple-minded Southern King Zhou Zhixuan could come up with such a clumsy method.After some questioning, A Tao finally admitted his identity.Later, A Tao was sent back to Nanwang Mansion and was scolded by the housekeeper Yang Xu.Although Zhou Zhixuan did not remember giving the poison order, a letter from Zhou Shiyu made him restrain himself.