This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between the eldest son of the Ming family and his uncle. The eldest son asks his uncle where his favorite harem, consort xie , is. The elder son replies that he doesn't believe the Ming man would allow his favorite to be seriously injured. He also says that he's the eldest brother and will avenge his family's wrongs. He tells his uncle that the last person he offended was buried in the mass grave. He says that revenge isn't something he should do alone, but he promises to wait for his uncle to get back to him. He wants to know the whereabouts of his favorite. He promises to go find her, but first he has to tell his uncle what he said to the man who insulted the consort. He's going to kill him if he does something stupid.