In this chapter, we are introduced to a new character, the local witch doctor Wu Qingye. We learn that he has been practicing medicine for a long time, and he has saved many people from being killed by the enemy. He tells us that he and his friend, the young lovers Xiaoyun and Xue, have just escaped from the enemy's stronghold, the city of Cangwang, and are going to settle down in a nearby village.