In this short scene, Ruan-Tang tries to convince his father that he is well prepared to face the wrath of the prefect. He tells him that he has packed up all his belongings and is ready to leave immediately. He asks his father if he fears that the prefect will retaliate for the kidnapping. The father replies that he does not fear the prefect, but that he fears the entire family will find out about the kidnapping and will seek revenge. He says that if it were someone else who had saved him, the prefect would have immediately sought revenge. But the reason why the prefect did not seek revenge was that his true savior had struck fear in his heart. He wants to know why the young master refuses to see him, and he tells him to fetch his whip. He then tells the young man that his mother is going to "skin" him alive if he is wounded, and that if the prefect sees any new wounds on him, he will also skin him alive too. The young man says that he just taught the old man a lesson the last time, but the man was strong enough that no one dared to challenge him. If he is injured again, the old master will not let him go easily. He threatens to kill him if he gets injured again. The old man asks him what the hell he wants, but he refuses to tell him the truth. He will tell him everything he knows, and then he will leave.