In the palace, Du Ling asks Du Ling if she thinks she can stay ahead of him. Du Ling tells her that she saved him from the pirates, and that he is now the chief of the island. She tells Du Ling that she has accepted the offer of amnesty and enlistment from the emperor, and Du Ling says that she will become the island's first female general. She says that her people will live a peaceful and happy life, and she will also become a woman general. When Du Ling questions her about her identity, she tells him that she is actually a woman and that she and her husband have left the island after liangyue. She asks him why he asked them to live at her place, and he says that he cannot stay in the city for long because of Du Ling's crimes. He says he will go back to the island and live with his family.