This chapter's epigraph is from a poem by Duan, who is a member of the Tie family outside the divine city. Duan says that the poem is about the creation of a fragment of divinity, which is what he needs to be able to understand the concept of emotionless Godhood. He says that he will leave the world one day, and he promises to take care of the world for him. He wonders where he can find the mud that Duan claims to have found. He remembers that the girl who claimed to belong to the tie family claimed that she was from the outside divine city, but he advises her not to waste time on this. The hantian mansion exam day brother asks why the people are so excited about the exam, and Duan wonders if the mysterious fourth- ranked person will appear on the day. He thinks that this is unfair, since the fourth-ranked man does not look anything special. He vows to go meet the man. He asks if the hantian examiner is an examiner, and if he is not, then he is also an examiner. He wants to know why the han family members should be enrolled into the mansion without the exam. He also asks why han zhen wants to set up the exam for the people from the thirty six regions. He doesn't want to get into trouble, so he just wants to warn luotianxing. If he continues to argue, he will be punished.