Ensei and Seiran were set free from their prison thanks to Kokujun, as Shuurei and Senya were finally departing after days of waiting, on Shuurei's part. Eigetsu and Kourin were also freed by Kokujun, who volunteered to bring them to Kinka.
下令逮捕靜蘭、燕青、影月，以及假扮成秀麗的香鈴的人，原來是企圖奪取茶家當家寶座的茶仲障之孫，草洵。另一方面，秀麗答應成為自稱是琳千夜的商人之侍女，與他一同前往金華。但千夜卻一直不打算從崔里啟程，這也讓秀麗感到相當焦急。就在此時，靜蘭和燕青從地牢中逃了出來，而幫助他們脫逃的竟然是草洵的么弟克洵。
