Ruan and zewu have come to kill him, and he is afraid that the giant vines will last for a long time. He tells Ruan that they can make new weapons to fight off the vines, and they hope that they will be able to do so in time. They are interrupted by mother and son again, and Ruan pleads with them to let him go. He says that elder sister sent him to help him because he was beaten by the two of them. The elder sister did not order him to come, but she wanted to help because she got beaten by them. He asks if there is a fire in the sky, and the smoke is coming from the direction where gatling is. Ruan tells him to leave them be, but he says that they have to go because they are late. They go back to the woods, where they will talk to elder sister.