In this chapter, we learn that the new king, Hu Jintao, has been seriously injured by a bear during a hunting expedition in the fall of last year. The king's camp has recommended that Gu Lingfu take the place of the king, and the young man has been assigned to guard the king. The young man, however, is not going to be his watchman; he is instead going to help the king protect himself. He asks his friend, Cai Mingyu, if he can accompany him on the hunt. Cai tells him that the king has already left for the hunt, and that he will be back soon. He then asks Cai to help him find a sneaky white fox, which has escaped from its hiding place in the forest. Cai, in turn, asks him to find the black bear, which roars at him.