Dong Zhuo tells Diao Chan to persuade Guan Yu to continue practicing Zhen Cha Jing. Though he initially seems all right, his condition worsens as he begins to bleed. Ah Xiang concocts a plan to fool Dong Zhuo with a nightmare-causing steroid and leading him to think that she has a volume that will help him end the nightmares. Dong Zhuo teaches her Hao Cha Jing in exchange for the book. Guan Yu is finally relieved from his internal injuries. Dong Zhuo later confirms to Li Ru and Mei Niang that Hao Cha Jing only makes the practitioner look healthy on the outside, but in actuality, it is shortening his lifespan.