However, when Liu Yanran approached, she discovered that it was not Shi Feiyang, but another group of experts from the Divine Water Palace engaged in an intense battle with the maids and samurai led by Wu Zhong from the Cyan Simurgh Palace. Liu Yanran felt secretly relieved, but at the same time was full of confusion, wondering why there were two forces meeting in a narrow path and engaging in fierce conflict here. She quickly assessed the situation and felt it was more important to return to the cold pond of Cyan Simurgh Peak to set up an ambush.
"Iron Palm" Wu Zhong, the brave and fearless general of the Heroic Sakura Association, led his subordinates in single file down the mountain, encountering the Fortress Master of Mier Castle, a subsidiary branch of the Divine Water Palace, and a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect, Ding Fengyuan, at the edge of the foothills.