The chapter opens with hualian saying that he has always felt guilty about the demon attack on his house. He says that he sealed the ring long ago and that no demons have ever come for it. He also says that the ring belonged to his late wife, who wanted to leave, but he refused to accept that fate would not allow her to do so. They had been married for many years, and they had been displaced many times. One night, she knelt in the mountains and said that she would come to him if she were still alive. She died when she was 10 years old. She had given up her mission because she wanted to protect the family she loved. The ring may be valuable to others, she says, but to her, it is a painful memory.