The story revolves around the protagonist Qin Lang's political struggle and power expansion in Jiankang City.
Qin Lang returned to Jiankang City and faced the provocation of the traitor Zhao Si. He chose to use it as a "touchstone" and used Zhao Si to follow the clues to find the master behind him. Qin Lang set the rules after listening to Yuxuan, used his strength to subdue the disobedient shadow guard Hongyu, and arranged for Silence to respond to the hidden stake Chubing Li who was being chased by Zhao Si.
Zhao Si was rewarded with the Black Iron Order of the Secret Pavilion by Qian Tong, a retainer of Prime Minister Qin's Mansion, for his meritorious service in arresting members of Jingyuan, and became the master of the branch pavilion. Qin Lang grasped Zhao Si's movements through the intelligence network, and deliberately made Zhao Si think that he had found Jingyuan's headquarters, but in fact he set a trap. Zhao Si led his men to attack Ting Yuxuan at night, but the entire army was wiped out, and he himself was killed by Qin Lang.
Qin Lang took this opportunity to announce Jingyuan's return in a high-profile manner, causing shock in Jiankang City. Qian Tong sent a provocative invitation, and Qin Lang prepared to confront him head-on. At the Hongmen Banquet with Qian Tong, Qin Lang defused Qian Tong's traps such as poison chairs and poison tea, and used Zhao Si's black iron order to expose Qian Tong's collusion with the Secret Pavilion. Qin Lang also made Qian Tong fall out of favor in Qin Xiangfu through a seemingly easy confrontation.
Later, Qin Lang set his sights on Chengxi. By challenging the rules of Chengxi, he let Tiezhu defeat Gui Shou Zhang in the ring, conquered Chengxi's "Big Three", and established an efficient intelligence network.
The Jingyuan Intelligence Network intercepted an important piece of news about Qin Hui's party planning to attack the orphans of the Yue Family Army. By following the clues, Qin Lang identified the source of the intelligence as Jia Liu, the small leader of Yingsi, and then raided Wanfu Pawnshop at night and eliminated Jia Liu and others.
