Ge Nie realises that Tianming has potential, but is still young and naive and will need a lot of guidance to achieve his potential. Meanwhile Master Ban explains the many traps and defense mechanisms built for defense. Because normal troops could not successfully attack the Mechanical City, he plans for the Quicksand and Gongshu Clans to infiltrate and defeat Mohists. Emperor talks about his dream to unite the six nations under the Qin which leaves no place for the separatist Mechanical City to exist. Jing Tianming learns more about the Mohists and the construction of the Mechanical City. "神都九宫 - shén dōu jiǔgōng - The Divine Nine Palaces "
Back in Xianyang Palace Prime Minister Li Si tell the Emperor about the difficulty of attacking the Mohist stronghold. Tianming learn all about the legends of the place and the Mohist philosophies. Yue-er pilots the mechanical bird for Master Ban and they manage to escape into The Mohist mountain city. They are then attacked by flocks of birds controlled by White Phoenix/Baifeng of the Quicksand clan. A giant bird attacks their mechanical bird and Master Ban receives a poisonous wound. Jing Tianming learns about the Hundreds of Schools of Thought and the 300 year conflict between the Mohists and the Gonshu Clan both famous for their mechanisms.
"仙乐飘飘 - xiān yuè piāo piāo - The Sound of Heavenly Music" In addition, a plot involving the assassination of the Qin Emperor is revealed to have taken place years ago, one that ultimately failed. Her father was really assassinated by Wei Zhuang and his female assistant, Crimson Lotus, changed the memory of Yue-er so she thought that Ge Nie was really the one who killed her father. Yue-er is successfully rescued, and the truth regarding her father's death is revealed. "一显身手 - Yī xiǎn shēnshǒu - A Demonstration of One's Skill" Master Ban then arrives on a mechanical giant bird, and successfully retrieves everyone except Yue-er who topples over into the cliff. Wei Zhuang's female assistant Chilian (Crimson Lotus) appears and controls Yue-er, coercing her to make Duanmu Rong kill Ge Nie. Her father was supposedly killed by Ge Nie, and she plans to take revenge. "奇经八脉 - qí jīng bā mài - The Eight Odd Channels"Īfter they are stranded on the cliff, it is then revealed that Gao Yue is actually the princess of the Yan kingdom. On the way, they are attacked by a giant bird at a cliff. The Qin's spies infiltrate the Mohist Manor, prompting Ge Nie, Tianming, Duanmu Rong and Yue-er to leave immediately. Ge Nie has finally recovered and converses with Master Ban, regarding the insanity curse on Jing Tianming. Master Ban reappears in this episode, to prevent enforce the orders given by Duanmu Rong. Jing Tianming breaks Duanmu Rong's sign of the three who will not be treated. Although reluctant to treat his wounds at first, she later changes her mind. At that time, Gao Yue (Yue-er) appears and leads them into a Mohists Manor, where Duanmu Rong, a doctor, is. "同窗共砚 - tóngchuāng gòng yàn - Classmate Yan"Īfter fending off the Grey Wolf assassin, Ge Nie's injuries reopen. Wei Zhuang dispatches Grey Wolf to deal with them. The assassin is defeated by Ge Nie and the group takes off for an unknown area. "隐姓埋名 - yǐnxìngmáimíng - Conceal One's Identity" Master Ban, Wei Zhuang (The Legend of Qin) and Xiang Shaoyu's official debut is here. They are then attacked by an assassin sent by Wei Zhuang. After fending the enemy troops off, Ge Nie is injured and is found, along with Tianming, by the Royal Tribe of Chu. Ge Nie and Jing Tianming are attacked in the desert. "紫藤花下 - zǐténg huā xià - Under the Wisteria Flowers" 百步飞剑 - Bǎi Bù Fēi Jiàn - The Hundred Pace Flying Sword Eventually, they also met Da Tiechui and Xuenu, with Gao Jianli yet to arrive - also being Mohist disciples. Together, they brave adventures and fight against Ying Zheng (Emperor Qin) for each other and the world. Gao Yue (Yue-er) is discovered to be the princess of the Yan Kingdom, and that Wei Zhuang had killed her father. Duanmu Rong was a divine physician and Gao Yue was her assistant. This was also when the disciples of Mohists first appeared - one of the philosophers that focuses on anti-war and universal love, started by Mozi. At the same time, Emperor Qin had teamed up with the Han Kingdom's assassin group, known as Quicksand - consisting of Wei Zhuang as the leader to destroy the Machinery City.
Ge Nie was severely injured and luckily met Shaoyu from the Kingdom of Chu. This story began from Ge Nie rebelling from the Qin Empire and finding an orphaned boy named Tianming. The first season of The Legend of Qin, explaining about Emperor Qin's wild ambitions to bring all six nations into one.