The next morning, the two men discuss the fight that took place on the battlefield. The wounded warrior tells the king that the fight was a "ruthless fight," but the king assures him that the wound is not serious. The king tells the young man that his relationship with his sister is "set fair," and that he is the only person in the world who would dare speak to him like that. The young man tells him that he has heard that he captured a spy for the imperial army, and that the man's son, zhi hua, joined the enemy. The two men then discuss the fact that the beidi have invaded the city, and the king fears that they will attack soon after his coronation