Pre-inspection dawn inside Little Cloud's jade-and-cloudwood nursery. Silk curtains hang still; altered jade slips are hidden among ordinary records.

Shen Yulan completes the last checks before Inspector Wei enters.

Inspector Wei arrives at the sealed nursery with attendants and formal authority.

Wei states the purpose and danger of the imprint examination in front of the servants.

Wei tests whether Liang Hua will react to ordinary distress before the formal tools begin.

Wei begins with scent talismans, including the forged scent trail to another nurse.

The scent record points away from Liang Hua, and Little Cloud supports the lie by remaining quiet.

Wei uses bloodline bells to provoke instinctive recognition from Little Cloud.

Wei notices Liang Hua's control and tries to make her presence relevant.

Wei measures the distance of attachment between Liang Hua and Little Cloud.

Wei tries to force Liang Hua to reveal whether the baby recognizes her voice.

Shen Yulan blocks an unlawful order with procedure, buying Liang Hua safety.

Wei introduces a thread of sky qi, a dangerous tool meant to provoke the sky-god bloodline.

Wei's sky qi grazes near Liang Hua to provoke Little Cloud indirectly.

The baby maintains silence, and Wei's confidence begins to cool.

Shen Yulan presents forged rotations, feeding times, and transferred-nurse records.

Wei attempts to detect tampering, but the forged evidence holds.

Wei is forced to enter a non-accusatory result into the inspection record.

Wei leaves dissatisfied, warning that this is not the last inspection.

The inspection ends. The nursery's silence returns, now heavy with exhausted relief.

Shen Yulan secures the forged evidence while Liang Hua checks Little Cloud without touching him yet.

Little Cloud binds both women by the wrist with pale cloud-light, ending the pilot on a dangerous connection.