This chapter opens with a warning from Little Em'ly that the tigers in the mountains are very dangerous and that they have caused a lot of deaths. He tells his little brother to be careful and not to be careless with the tigers. He says that he will take care of them on his own and that the government will reward him handsomely if he can successfully capture the big tiger. He then tells his brother that he underestimated the beast and that he can only die today. He asks his brother if he would like to follow him and he says that it is not easy for him to cultivate and subdue a beast so he will spare his life