The chapter opens with a discussion between a general and a soldier. The soldier asks the general how he got his wound. The general replies that the soldier accidentally killed a dozen of the wolves that attacked him the night before. He tells the soldier that the wolf's powder is used to sterilize wounds and stop bleeding. He then asks the soldier why the soldier didn't treat the wound, and the soldier replies that it's a taboo for the soldier to have a wound like this. He says that if the wound is publicly known, the soldier's morale will suffer, and that's why he doesn't want to talk about it. Then the soldier tells the general that he heard that li and general Zhao went to the hot springs to treat the soldiers, but haven't arrived yet. He also says that he hasn't seen lange all day. He adds that she's been taking an elixir to refresh her mind.