In this chapter, we learn that the ghost of Wu Qianqian has been sent to kill Bancheng's son, who wishes to be buried in his mother's memory. The woman who is supposed to perform the spell on the dead woman is, in fact, the grandmother of the dead man. The grandmother tells the ghost that her own children and husband have both died, and that she has no choice but to kill the man in order to save her own life. The ghost responds by saying that the grandmother is a good person, but that she is allowed to do evil things because she is helpless.