Emperor And The Swordsman

Sum Chi speculates on the danger he is to face on the long way back to the court, and decides to seek help from General Tit of Shanxi. Ngo Shan, becoming feeble, wanders around and meets his daughter Yan Yan, who begs Sum Hung to let him stay in White Lotus Sect. Ngo Shan leaks out their hiding place to Kay Yuk, who sends his army to raid them. Sum Hung is arrested; while Kuan Wah helps the others escape. Sum Chi finally comes to see General Tit, who promises to escort Sum Chun back to the palace. Kay Yuk orders Ngo Shan to cast a spell on Sum Hung, turning him into a walking dead. Sum Hung sets out to kill Kay Chun. At the critical moment, Yan Yan has no choice but to kill Sun Hung with her own hands.

Seeing Yi Lan's devotion to Sum Chi, Ya Sin decides to allow Sum Chi to stay on and pledge his loyalty to Yachi. When she learns that Yuk Lung is taken ill, Kuan Wah sneaks into the palace to see him. She is caught by Kay Yuk and is driven out. Sum Hung impersonates as a doctor in order to assassinate Kay Yuk. Failing to get him, Sum Hung grabs the baby and escapes. Yi Pui Sha uses the walking dead she has trained and starts a riot. Yi Lan and Sum Chi join hands and suppress the riot. Yi Pui Sha ends her own life. After the event, Ya Sin decides to go for peace negotiation with Ming. He orders for the release of Kay Chun and has Sum Chi and Yi Lan escort him back to the Ming court. Kay Yuk declares that he would step down the throne for his brother. But secretly, he has sent killers to intercept Sum Chi and the others.

Aghasted about Kay Yuk's ruthlessness, Kuan Wah moves out of the palace. She sides with Sum Chi in confronting Kay Yuk. Framed by Kay Yuk for attempting to assassinate him, Sum Chi is heavily ambushed. Sum Hung comes to his rescue. Furious, Kay Yuk orders for the massacre of members of White Lotus Sect. Kuan Wah has conceived Kay Yuk's baby. Kay Yuk uses this opportunity to sweet-talk Kuan Wah into going back to the palace. In the fight against army sent from the court, Cho Pat is sacrificed. Kay Yuk refuses to make land concessions to Yachi in exchange of Kay Chun. Sum Chi decides to assassinate him during the Heaven Worship ceremony.

Kay Yuk contrives to frame Ying Chi as the spy from Yachi. Ying Chi kills herself to prove her innocence, and begs Kay Chun to be careful of Kay Yuk. As he gains solid support in the court, Kay Yuk openly defies Kay Chun. He uses Wong Chun to lobby Kay Chun into leading the fight against Yachi. Unaware of the trap, Kay Chun agrees to head the army. Sum Chi decides to help Kay Chun to fight Yachi. He breaks his bondage with Kay Yuk, whom he thinks has put the country people in deep water just to realize his own ambition. Sum Chi proves to be an inspiring leader. He helps Sum Chi advance to To Muk Po, after several small battles. When Kay Yuk learns of their victories, he ruthlessly sends fake ammunitions to them.

Yan Yan interrogates Sum Hung for the whereabout of Sum Chi but fails to get anything from him. When she finally tracks him down, she is made into knowing the contrivance of Yi Lan, as unfolded by Sum Chi. Angered, she swears to kill Yi Lan. Sum Chi invites Cheung Ngo Shan for a duel in order to get the sword. Unable to beat Sum Chi, Ngo Shan invokes a team of walking dead to combat Sum. Yi Lan comes to help Sum and both fall down a cliff. When Yan Yan learns that her father has trained walking dead to harm people, she is dismayed. She leaves Ngo Shan and would not listen to his excuses. Ngo Shan is actually controlled by Yi Pui Sha. When Yi learns about the secret of the ammunitions, she leads her men to the cave. She uses explosives against Sum Chi, Yi lan comes to his aid, Sum escapes but Yi Lan is trapped inside the cave.

Sum Hung is stabbed by a poisoned knife. Sum Chi begs Ying Chi to cure Hung, but is intercepted by Yi Lan, who demands the map in exchange for the medicine. Sum Chi refuses to yield, but rather gets himself poisoned. Not wanting to see him die, Yi Lan has no choice but to cure him. Ching Ping waits for her chance and grabs the medicine for Sum Hung. Kay Yuk has not given up his dream of becoming the emperor. He maneuvers behind the scene and successfully places his men around the emperor who unwittingly uses them as advisors. Sum Chi arrives at the cave in which the ammunitions are to be found. To break in, he needs a specially made sword from Lik Fo Mansion. Yi Lan appears and gets in a fight with Sum Hung. Sum Chi intercepts, enabling Yi Lan to escape. Yi Lan impersonates Sum Chi and reaches Lik Fo Mansion. To frame him, she hits the owner's daughter Cheung Yan Yan.

Sum Chi leads the others bombarded the palace and successfully help the Emperor regain his throne. Kay Sum and his gang escape. Sum Chi and the chiefs of White Lotus Sect are rewarded official titles. Kay Yuk is pleased to know that he is the prospective successor. Sum Chi returns to the headquarters of the sect with his followers. Inside a deserted secret chamber, they discover a letter scribbled with blood and a map showing the hiding place of loads of ammunitions left by their ancestral leaders. After discussion, they decide to uncover the hidden arms. Kay Yuk's ruthlessness begins to be felt by the emperor. He sent his men to pursue his brother Kay Cha and have him killed. And after promising Kay Chun to let go of Kay Sum, he slashes him with his own sword. The Emperor begins to give second thought as who should be the right successor.

Kay Sum uses explosives and kills many from White Lotus Sect. Sum Hung gets injured and is carried away by Cho Pat. Sum Chi joins hands with Kay Yuk and beats off their enemies. Escaped, they become sworn brothers. When Kay Yuk learns that his father has stepped down and passed the throne to Kay Sum, he is gravely disappointed. He decides to join White Lotus Sect, so as to better position himself for getting back the throne in the future. Sum Chi promises to lend him help, believing that he will turn out to be a benevolent ruler. Sum Hung strongly objects to Kay Yuk's joining. He leaves in anger with his sister Cho Pat for the west. Kuan Wah reports back to the Sect and is overjoyed to see Kay Yuk alive. Yiu Kowk seeks Sum Chi out, thinking the latter has killed Kay Yuk. By a stroke of luck, their real identity as father and son is revealed.

Kay Shing batters Yiu Kwok and forces him to jump down a cliff. Alarmed, Kay Yuk promptly sends his man Wong to Yiu Kwok's place, hoping to save his family. Wong arrives only to see that Yiu Kowk's whole family has been slaughtered. Kay Yuk is in deep grief thinking that Kuan Wah has died. In fact, Kuan Wah has been saved by her teacher Ching Hui. Sum Chi attempts to save Sum Hung who is kept by Kay Shing. He meets and saves Kuan Wah who has attempted in vain to kill Kay Shing. Under the pursuit of Kay Shing, the two are saved by Yi Lan. Mutual affection develops between Yi Lan and Sum Chi. As they bid farewell, they plan to meet again soon. Sum Chi and Kuan Wah decide to practice together the Chi Hung 13th sword style in the hope to beat Kay Shing one day. Sum Chi is convinced by Ching Ping that Yi Lan is only using him to achieve her own purpose. He foregoes his meeting with her. Yi Lan feels humiliated.

On the way to find Yiu Kwok, Kay Yuk and Ping On are caught in a dispute with Fong Kuan Wah. Both having a bad impression of each other. With his sincerity, Kay Yuk convinces Yiu Kwok to serve the court. Despite of knowing Kay Yuk's background from Yiu Kwok, Kuan Wah dislikes Kay Yuk and they have a duel. Kay Yuk wins so that Kuan Wah's valuable sword is forced down the cliff. Kuan Wah is exasperated. Yi Lan arranges to see Sum Chi but is offended by Sum Hung. To avenge, she poisons Sum Xuan. Sum Chi asks the antidote from Yi Lan and in the confusion, Yi Lan falls off the hill. Sum Chi saves her and to show her gratefulness, she gives the dote to him. Sum Hung unintentionally discloses the secret to Sum Chi that he is a foster son. Pressed by Sum Chi, Sum Xuan finally tells him how he came to adopt him. Sum Chi is dismayed. Kay Yuk and Kuan Wah come to like each other. Kay Yuk makes a new sword himself and gives it to Kuan Wah……