The vice-juvenile zhou tells the captain zheng that he has some urgent business to attend to, and that he should clean up after himself. The captain is happy that the chief clerk has abandoned the darkness for light, and he praises the new magistrate for his decisive action against the Shennong sect. The new magistrate has "wiped out" the shennongs, the captain exclaims. The clouds have been cleared and justice has been restored to the city.