In this short scene, Bai yunxi, the village chief, confronts his son, wan xi, about his love for the prefect. Bai wan asks his son if he has promised him that he would not hurt the prefect'tang, but he has secretly given him to another man. Bai'wan is angry that his son has betrayed him, and he threatens to kill the prefect if he does not kill the other man. He tells his son that he will imprison him forever until he falls in love with him.