In the fourth grade, feilun has the upper hand over shengxia, but he is unable to reveal his true strength until the autumn ceremony. He is afraid that some people want him to die, while others do not, and he resolves to fight them until they arrive. He kills an zheng, who is the son of the assistant minister of rites, and tells the others that he will kill anyone who tries to stand in his way. He tells them that the day after the entrance exam for the academy, women will be allowed to take the exam.