This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, in which the protagonist, a young man named Xingruo, has been condemned to hell for believing in a god. He is now 20 years old and has stopped believing in the gods since his enemies killed his beloved and condemned him to hell. The protagonist explains that his enemies have killed his most beloved and killed him to death. He has been naive about the existence of the gods, but he has stopped trusting in them since. He now realizes that his family has achieved fame by sucking his blood. He realizes that the family business has been run by a man named Lin, who has entered into a new relationship with the protagonist's sister, a girl named Azhuo. Lin has announced that he is engaged to the protagonist and that he will give up his family business as soon as the missing family is found. He tells the protagonist that he would like to give the girl a small gift of her face, her legs, and her eye. He also tells her that he has already announced their engagement to the general public. He then tells her to tell her parents that he appreciates the kindness they have shown him since he was a child. He says that if he could start over, he would "plunge into darkness" and turn into "a demon." He then says that Lin asked him to bring the girl to the garden for a secret "experiment,"