The heroes gathering is an annual gathering of martial arts families, sects, and people from all over the world. The highlight of the gathering is a trade fair, in which everyone can sell their skills, herbs, and magical treasures. Although this is just the gathering of common folk, the value of this gathering is great. The chief instructor of the martial arts says that he has never seen a person execute a martial arts, so he is willing to offer his services in exchange for the opportunity to serve him. He says that if he benefits from the gathering, he will make sure he will have a share as well. He goes to visit his mother and tells her that he came to bring her back to his home town of Lingzhou. He is not going anywhere, he says, and if he dies, he'll die there. He asks her why she is so stubborn, and she says that she wants to suffer because of the house of her father and her father. He tells her to forget about the house, and he promises to persuade her. He also asks her if she has been feeling unwell lately. She tells him that she just looked pale. She asks him if he has been bleeding more recently. He explains that he injured himself recently, but he is now completely healed. He wonders when he first noticed the chill on her.