General Tuoba is becoming suspicious of General Xi. Ji Ye is caught and is used as bait to capture Gui Chen. Although Gui Chen tries to save Ji Chen by himself to prevent further deaths, the Tianqu Warriors are slaughtered when they find him and try to protect him. To gain control over Gui Chen and form an alliance with Qingyang, Ruler Jing Hong offers to spare Ji Ye and the Tianqu Warriors if Gui Chen and Yu Ran agree to marry one other. (Source: frankly at MyDramaList)