The elders have been poisoned, and they are weak and limited in their mobility. It's thanks to you that they were poisoned, says Lingzi. He tells his father to hang on for a while longer, and then they can all go back to their homes. Lingzi tells his brothers to hurry up and kill the elders, because if they are captured, Lingzi says, they'll be in a big disadvantage. He blames himself for not paying more attention to the first exchange, because he thought he was playing the rules. He says he's going to risk his life to save his father, and he wants to run away now.