The monk apologizes to the young man for teasing him. He tells him that those from his village are "true warriors" and that no one would steal or snatch from them. The monk also tells the boy that he heard about the attack on his village by the bandit of the mount qi, and that none survived. The young man asks the monk if he is really one of the "purgers" of the bandits, and the monk replies that he was not finished yet and that he looked at the shabby clothes of the boy. He says that he observed the boy flying into a rage, and it is clear that he has reached the "foundation establishment." The monk says that the boy's father asked him to bring him back to the city, but that he is afraid that something will go wrong before he returns. He adds that he will never explain to his father if something happens to him, and he will punish him for it. The boy apologizes that he left his hometown with "zeal," but when he arrived in the city he realized that everything was not as he had expected. He is confused and helpless, he says, and wonders where he will go next. He tries to get out of the room, but the monk tells him not to worry, he is here to bring peace back to Gulaiju Inn. He has come to hunt demons, and to bring the peace back. He sees the aura of demons, which he calls "the devil pacifier." He says he is a disciple of the Dao-yi temple, which is known as the "demon pacifier." The