Prelude- Ehuang: (Swan Empress) A wounded man finds shelter with a beautiful woman, Ehuang, in the XiaoXiang Valley. She give him some of her ex-husband's clothes to wear and tells him about the death of her twin sister Nuying. They were happy until Lord Shu (Xiang) arrived when they both fell in love with him. This romance tore them apart and Nuying died from no known illness. Her death so impacted on Ehang that her relationship with Lord Shu suffered. They drifted apart and he left. While walk
Moya suddenly attacks Baifeng, reminding him of who they serve, and Baifeng's ill-advised action of leaving a zither for Nong Yu in the Sparrow Pavilion. He will not kill Baifeng which means that they are now in danger, and must escape. Although Moya is a loyal assassin, he realizes that their lives are of little value, and they are prisoners of a different kind. They separate, and are immediately attacked by the general's assassins. Baifeng heads for the Sparrow Pavilion and asks if Nong Yu wil
Nong Yu's attempt to kill General Ji Wuye with a hairpin is unsuccessful and he demands that she reveal her employer. Instead she takes poison, but before General Ji Wuye can force an answer from her, Baifeng intervenes. He fights the general with the ailing Nong Yu in his arms until Moya attacks the general and tells Baifeng to leave with her and find the antidote. Before they can escape, the general seals the three in a room. Moya then manages to deflect 300 arrows aimed at them but is mortall