Episode 21

Summary

Yan Se rushes to the two-story building exam, hoping he can get to Ning Que before the winner of the exam is decided. Meanwhile, State Preceptor Qing Shan informs the Emperor that Ning Que is the calligrapher he’s been searching for. Up in the mountain, Ning Que and Long Qing battle internal demons to find their way to the mountaintop.

Guest stars

• Adam Cheng Siu-Chow as Confucius, Fu Zi
• Yao Anlian as Li Qingshan
• Wei Kai as Hua Shanyue
• Dylan Kuo as Jun Mo
• Marco Chen as Li Manman
• Waise Lee Chi-hung as King of Yan
• Yu Menghan as Situ Yilan
• Meng En as Xie Chengyun
• Zhou Gang as Chief Eunuch Lin
• Cheng Guodong as Huang He