In this chapter, Cai Ming tells the zheng that he has come to check on Cai Ming's health. He tells Cai Ming that Cai Ming is one of the empress's men and that he will be loyal to Cai Ming in the future. He says that if they become enemies, perhaps they will both die. Cai Ming says that the rebellion of the gao family is over, but that the ambition of Cai Ming will never die. He adds that he took revenge on all of his enemies, and the only one remaining is Cai Ming. He asks Cai Ming to remember that he must live, and he says that he is jealous of him. In his last life, he was betrayed by Cai Ming and murdered by his friend. He is surrounded by loyal companions and he is not alone.