Kin-lung secures the support of the seniors in the palace and gets back all the military power. In the meantime, he conceives a plan to eradicate the Red Flower Clan. Princess Fragrance learns of Kin-lung's dirty trick. She kills herself in a mosque to pass on her warning to Ka-lok. Ka-lok arrives at the mosque to mourn her and discovers a line carved out of the floor asking him not to trust the Emperor. Ka-lok leads the Clan to raid the Palace. Ka-lok nearly kills Kin-lung when Cheung, holding the child prince hostage, threatens to kill him. Ka-lok has no choice but to let goof Kin-lung. The Clan's dream of revolution shatters.