Ep. 1: Lan Xichen visits Jin Guangyao while Wei Wuxian sneaks into Cold Spring and meets Lan Wangji.

Flashbacks reveal how Jin Guangyao assassinated Wen Ruohan, ending the Sunshot Campaign after the four sects failed to overpower him. In the present, Lan Xichen visits Jin Guangyao at the Carp Tower. Meanwhile, Wei Wuxian attempts to escape the Cloud Recesses but needs a passage token. He sneaks into the Cold Spring to steal one, only to encounter Lan Wangji bathing. Wei Wuxian notices scars on Lan Wangji’s back and a sun-shaped mark on his chest before being caught. Lan Sizhui interrupts to report that a possessed arm has gone out of control. Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji use their instruments to suppress it. Lan Sizhui deduces the arm was released near Mo village after their arrival, as earlier release would have caused greater bloodshed. Wei Wuxian finds it suspicious that Mo Xuanyu summoned him right before the arm and Wen Ning appeared. That night, resentful energy disturbances are reported near the Cloud Recesses. Lan Wangji sends disciples to investigate while he and Wei Wuxian follow the arm’s direction to an abandoned town.

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