Like the sandstorm she is, Ayuya turns back and kills two of her father's killers but gets outnumbered by the enemy soon. To save her and keep her master's wish, A Ni makes the ultimate sacrifice.
After getting her revenge, Ayuya decides to part from Dao Ma and join the Buddha's Chivalry. Dao Ma, Shu, and Zhi Shilang move towards another destination.
On their way to Chang'an, Dao and the group notice a swordsman (Shu) fighting off Rakshasan-worshipers. Dao Ma offers to help the guy in exchange for his carriage. But the guy does not seem to be friendly at all.
In search of the Double-Headed Snake, Dao Ma reaches a town called Chisha. The town is being dictated by a Government Official Chang Guiren. He proposes Dao Ma to work in his battalion to keep the so-called rebellions at bay.
The heads of the great five families and summoned by Pei Suji, by the imperial order. Lao Ma is against what the secretary of the emperor offers and he has to pay gravely for that.
On his way to Mo's, Dao Ma finds a bounty on a criminal called the Two-headed Snake. Though Mo warns Dao Ma of the danger of the task, Dao Ma does not have the luxury to refuse 6000 coins.