In the middle of the night, shangguan arrives at the palace. He tells yuning that he has come to warn her to be wary of her friend, princess-hongye. . She says that she hasn't met hongye for six or seven years, but that she has an unknown power within her, and that they need to be more careful with her. She tells them to continue their cultivation, and then she tells them that they can follow the paired-cultivation method to do it. Several days later, tian yuan arrives, and the palace is full of luxurious mounts. If they find any items they'd like to bid for, they can do so, and they'll be able to help them. After all, it's the kind of guy who's willing to help. He asks if he can get the frost-dragon scale armor for himself, and she says she'll get it for him. He says he's got two hundred thousand taels of gold, so he'll buy her a couple more things to make her frustrated. He'll hide his identity later when the auction is over.