Strugging to stay awake, Tianming hears teacher Xu tell of Sun Wu (known as Xu Rulin) and his masterpiece Sun Tzu's Art of War. He then talks about the Pheasant school (farmers) while Tianming falls asleep. Meanwhile Li Si tells Ying Zheng that he should turn his attention to the Confucian school that assisted the Mohists. The Mohist leaders are now travelling to Qilu, the land of the Confucian school. When their carriage catches on fire, Tianming mistakenly extinguishes the fire with water, creating smoke that alerts the Qin troops and fueling doubts about his suitability.
