In this chapter, the narrator explains that the reason why the han family refuses to take him to the floating island is because he is afraid of Luotianxing. He explains that in the sun-blind race, time is a "sea of death" and taboos are set for when they will not cross the sea, such as midnight, noon, or stormy weather. He also explains that if there is someone on the ferry that makes the passengers afraid, the ferrymen will not take the person either. He believes that his father or brother may be able to do the job, but he is not afraid of the narrator. He says that he once saw a "hand of emperor malice" in the last "divine era" and that he does not fear him. The narrator says that the floating islands are the first time he has seen them in his life, and he wonders why he is so sleepy. He thinks that the han man has invited him to their celebration, but the narrator knows that he has been invited to a party for the lowest ranking family. The xie family is a family that has always been second to last, but has been destroyed by a calamity sixty years ago.