The next morning, pei tanyao tells the others that he thinks he might have a chance against them when he opened the sword-eye, but now he realizes that it is just his "wishful thinking" and that he will not be able to defeat them. He brings gifts for the others, including a lower-tier sword, daggers, and a robe for his protection. He also tells them that he is going to have a drink with them, but that he has not yet spoken to shangyu. He asks the others if they know of any trouble between hua-tianming and luo-zheng, but they refuse to let him in.