The next morning, Ming asks why he has been staring at him all this time. Ming tells him that he has always been on his mind, and that the look in his eyes is "compelling" . Ming says that if he had known where he was last night, he would have been crazy, but that Ming had asked him before he left. Ming is worried about what will happen to him now that he is gone, but he assures Ming that he will be back soon. Ming asks if there is anything wrong with the way that great chu is treating his father, and Ming replies that he does not know. Ming wants to know what has happened, but Ming says he cannot help him, because they are no longer brothers