The Hunt Jinshi plans to reveal his true status to Maomao during a hunting trip in the northern province after receiving an invitation from Master Shishou. He asks Gyokuyou to "return" Maomao, and she teases him for still referring to her as "that girl". During their stay at their accommodations before the hunt, Jinshi spends most of his time in a sealed room, wearing a mask when he leaves. Maomao discovers that Jinshi's family has long been served by the Ma Clan, to which Gaoshun and Basen belong, while Basen, serving as Jinshi's temporary assistant, is instructed to keep Jinshi's identity secret. Maomao clears the food served to him for poison, but Jinshi refuses to eat any as Maomao finds it invigorating, and Basen finds it out first hand when he drinks the apertif served with the food. At the banquet after the hunt, the heat overwhelms Jinshi, causing him to leave the table and prompting Maomao to follow him. She leads him to a nearby waterfall, where she intends to treat his apparent dehydration properly. Just before he reveals his secret, assassins attempt to shoot him with a feifa, forcing Jinshi to jump from the waterfall with Maomao to escape. In a cave behind the waterfall, Jinshi performs CPR on Maomao, who can't swim, to revive her. To avoid catching cold, she strips down to her underwear, creating an awkward situation for him. She gives him some butterbur for his dehydration, as he explains there are at least two assassins that are after him. While trying to exit the cave, Maomao accidentally falls on top of Jinshi while distracted by a frog. She tries to get off of him, but he holds on to her.