When the Crown Princess catches them in the act, Li Xu climbs into the Crown Prince's bed to save him. Under the Crown Princess's threats, he has no choice but to make his charade with Bai Yujiao, Kyoto's top courtesan, all too real. Afterwards, the Crown Prince summons Li Xu to the Eastern Palace as his groom, buys Bai Yujiao's freedom, and marries her to Li Xu. Just as Li Xu is expressing his gratitude, he learns the Crown Prince has other tastes: "From now on, I shall see to all your wife's needs. You and the Crown Princess can serve me. How delightful, how delightful!"
Li Xu only wants to practice martial arts and cultivate the Dao, so he won't be at anyone's mercy again. So why do Kyoto's noblewomen care nothing for scholars, poets, or elegant young gentlemen, and favor only a rough, broad-built man like him, with tanned skin and hard muscles?
Courtesans, young ladies, alluring wives, princesses, an empress, and even the Crown Princess all compete to throw themselves into his arms. Why bother with Pure Yang cultivation? Li Xu has no choice but to steal the throne, steal hearts, and conquer the world.
