Shi Tiancheng descends the mountain to investigate the truth behind his father's death, receiving help from Gao Yu along the way. The Gao family faces a forced marriage, and to refuse marrying Young Master Qin, Gao Yu sets up a stone-gambling arena, establishing the rule that winning all three rounds is required to avoid the marriage. Qin Ze invites three secluded masters, including Ghost Eye and Luoluo, to hold the fort. Shi Tiancheng steps up to accept the challenge and wins the gambling match, accidentally learning that his father had long been obsessed with hunting and gambling on rough stones. He travels far to the border city to participate in the stone-gambling convention to bid on the Emperor's Heart rough stone, encounters Yi Daoxian, and attains sudden enlightenment in the principle that "not gambling is winning." Eventually, he uncovers the truth that his father died of agitation and grief after losing a stone-gambling match, and Shi Tiancheng and Gao Yu join hands to stay together.