In this chapter, we learn that the real li-mulan is dead, and that the girl teasing the young master is trying to double-cross him. The young master realizes that the joke is not funny at all, and asks the girl if she would consider saving him first. The girl tells him that his legs are almost bleeding dry, and the qi in his body is getting purer. He wants to buy a pill to heal his wounds, but the girl refuses to tell him his name. He tells her that he has already given her her most precious thing: a virgin pill. He explains that women can only refine the pill once in their life, and only then give it to their true love. He then tells the story of how he came to be a member of the clan. One day, he met an old man who gave him a token in return for taking care of his mother, who had been killed by the clan earlier that day. The old man's grandfather charged into the house and killed his son, who was only around one year old. When the old man found out what had happened, he made excuses to leave the clan so that he wouldn't have to confront the man who murdered his mother. He also tells the girl that if she wants to destroy the clan, she should spare her father.