In this chapter, we learn that the girl, who we now call "black lotus," is not scared of the monster, and that she is not unlike others in her generosity. The girl asks the boy if he is scared, and the boy replies that he is. He then asks the girl what she wants to tell him, and she tells him that she wants him to give her a sachet of incense, which he already gave her. The boy is not satisfied, and he accuses the girl of lying, saying that she burned the sachet to erase all evidence of her treachery. He also accuses her of treating her brother, liu, as a brother, and of treating his sister, mu yao, like a sister. He tells the girl that he treats the monster as his brother and that he calls her "my sister." The girl tells the boy that he had many scars on his back when he was attacked by the monster the other day, but that the scars are not from monsters, but from the work of human beings. She tells him to get on his knees and apologize, because he is the one who injured her. He