The lin family gathers to discuss the future of the land, and one of the uncles asks where the money for the land came from. The uncle says that his father used the money as his own, and that he will not allow anyone else to steal the land. He tells the other uncles that if they lose, they will have to give the land back to the lins. The uncles agree that it is rare for a full clan to gather, and they suggest that they head out to a duel to see if they can defeat the kid. The other uncles agree, and the uncle tells the kid that if he loses, his family will give him back the land that they gave him. The kid says that the stakes are too high, and he wants a thousand acres, but the uncles say that the land isn't worth that much if he bets it all on it. He says that he can't even afford the million taels worth of banknotes that are on the market. Everyone is betting all their money on the outcome of the duel, and everyone is worried that they will lose. But the uncle reassures them, saying that if the kid were really good, the court would have found him long ago.