The chapter opens with a description of a dreamland that has been created by the "sima" of taoyuan. It is described as a "dreamland net" that is based on the "taoyuan township" that once existed. The narrator tells us that he entered the dreamland before, but that he can't remember what it was like. He asks if there are still "wu yun" and other "mortals" in the dream land, and the narrator tells him to grab them. He then tells the narrator that he is taking him back to the "diejian mountain" . He tells him that if he returns to the valley, he won't be able to reach the "mortal" , and he'll be in danger again. He says that he stayed with the mortals not for being slapped, but because they don't protect him in the least. He also says that the "