In this chapter, we learn that the crown prince has been injured by Luotianxing, who has broken the golden leaf of the Black Star Pickax. The prince's father, the emperor of the dayu kingdom, comes to the rescue of his son. He tells the prince that he should not kneel before him if he is going to die, because it is not his fault that his son was injured. He also says that the prince should have been playing with the other children instead of playing with Luo zheng. The elder zan, who is the emperor's uncle, tells his son to stay out of the dispute. He says that if there is a conflict among the children, they should try to figure out what happened first. The zan says that he thinks the prince went too far, and that his own fault was that he was injured by the talismans. The older zan tells the younger zan that he has already decided to leave the dispute, but he still tries to push the matter further. He asks the prince if he thinks dayu is better than other kingdoms. The young zan replies that he does not think so, and he thanks the emperor for everything he has done. He then asks the zan if he can give him the black star-pickax, and the prince says he will forgive him for everything that he did so far. He explains that they have studied for years how to get the pickax, but no one has been able to do so. They have even dug out the star pickax themselves, and it has accepted them as its own owner. The emperor asks zheng to tell him the way to use the pick