Ge Nie and Wei Zhuang first met each other as schoolmates when they were 18 or 19. Wei Zhuang once lost the first battle with his senior, but he has become much stronger now. During the fight, Duanmu Rong protects Ge Nie from Baifeng's attack with her own body and gets badly wounded and almost dies. She recalls her mastress telling her never to love a swordsman, but she has loved Ge Nie. When she hears Ge Nie still address himself as "Zaixia"(a polite and indifferent way of saying "I"), she weeps sadly. She tells Ge Nie in her heart to protect himself for he always gets himself hurt(physically and spiritually) and closes her eyes. Ge Nie is injured because of his anger. Tianming arrives and Ge Nie asks Tianming to stand behind him, but Tianming suddenly stabs him with a dagger.
在卫庄将要杀害端木蓉的紧要关头，盖聂忽然现身。鬼谷派每代只收两个弟子，一纵一横只能有一人胜出成为下一代掌门，一场命中注定的生死对决在二人之间拉开。危急关头，端木蓉挺身而出，却没有躲过白凤的攻击，端木蓉此举深深震撼了盖聂，也燃起了他更加炽烈的怒意。二人再度交战。此时，“天明”出现，盖聂让“天明”站在自己身后，“天明”却拿起剑刺伤了盖聂……
