Ge Nie and Jing Tianming are attacked in the desert. After fending the enemy troops off, Ge Nie is injured and is found, along with Tianming, by the Royal Tribe of Chu. They are then attacked by an assassin sent by Wei Zhuang.
秦国三百铁骑追杀身怀帝国巨大机密的剑客盖聂和天明未果。为将其抓捕,相国李斯请盖聂的师弟——流沙组织首领卫庄出山相助。与此同时,结束战斗的盖聂身受重伤,在亡命途中昏厥。天明为照顾受伤的盖聂意外点燃林中报警的烟火,引来了楚国项氏一族。就在项氏一族少主项少羽擒住天明的时候,众人遭到了一名力士的攻击。