This chapter opens with a description of the last stronghold of the Yamen's army, which has been out of touch with the rest of the army for three days. The narrator tells us that the stronghold has not been in contact with the outside world for the past three days, and that he does not know if it is permanently out of contact. He tells us to knock on the door and find out who is inside. He asks if the man who is running away from the killer is the son of the Li family in Longxi, and the narrator tells him that he is. He then tells the narrator to go after the killer, and he does so. He says that he has met his match and that the man is "troublesome" in terms of "speed and moves." The narrator then tells him to stay away from him, because he has killed a "strong martial artist" at thejiangnan assembly, and now he is the "common enemy" of the family in