Du guyuan comes out of his hiding place and begs to be let out of the house. He's so sorry that he's killed yue. He wants to know what they're going to do now that they've been looking for her for two days. He says he'll die to bring yue back to life if it means that she can be with him. He tells chu that he would protect her with his life if he had to. chu is happy to see her. She tells him that she hasn't been able to find jianchen. She says she can't even see her anymore because of the blood on her hand. She asks chu if she's all right, and chu says that she needs to be fine, or no one will take care of her. They're not going to kill her, he says, because she'll be fine. He asks if yue is still alive. She's in the palace. She went back there the day he went missing, and he saw her tied up on a branch and falling down. He doesn't believe her story, and says that he saw someone find her dead body the day before. He also says that yue told him that a man in black had saved him. . He promises that he won't tell anyone the truth unless it is real. He then asks if he can be happy, but what about the yue?