Após a batalha do Reino de Qin contra os exércitos aliados, Qin sai vencedor e começa um período de paz. Será que essa paz durará muito?

Xin e Wang Ben são convocados para ajudar o general Teng em uma batalha complexa com Zhao, mas o general estrela de Zhao tem alguns ases monumentais na manga.

Xin explains how Diao learned of the rebellion. Lord Changping makes a momentous decision. The seige of Xianyang intensifies as Xin's troops arrive.

The court ladies make a run for it when their safety is compromised. Shang Lu's ailing army is just barely keeping the enemy out of the royal capital.

The rebels and masterminds behind Ai's uprising meet their fates--or rather, most of them do. Zheng discusses his vision for Qin's future with Xin.