In this chapter, we learn that the younger brother of lady zhao was killed by his sister-in-law, black lotus. We learn that black lotus hates her younger brother because he was the one who killed her father. We also learn that she gave the tiger cub to her brother because she wanted to protect him from being killed by her sister. This leads to a discussion about how rearing a tiger can cause a person's downfall. Worried about his brother's departure, sheng asks his brother if he's going to allow brother liu to leave like that. sheng says he'll just let him go. Aww, brother, you should have sent someone to tell him that brother was going to leave. He's already thanked the monster slayers for saving his life. Um, that's kind of weird, brother. He says that his brother tried to save his life, but he was too busy trying to save sheng's life to do it. Geez, what's up with holding sister's hand now? Um, what a great idea. . The brothers decide to go investigate after meeting liu. They're worried that he might be a bandit, but