In episodes 24 + 25, Zhang Xiao Jing meets the leader of the mercenaries and surprisingly meets an old friend.
After the massacre, Li Bi tails Long Bo and his crew but is captured. He comes face to face with the mastermind for the events, He Fu. The destruction of Jing An Si means that the Right Chancellor must take over. He orders his subordinate Ji Wen to find the culprit within 2 hours. Ji Wen turns to the smarmy Yuan Zai for ideas who suggests naming Zhang Xiao Jing as the culprit.