In this chapter, the reader is introduced to a young girl who is reading a horoscope. The reader tells the girl that there is a big split in her fate, which means that there must have been a terrible disaster during her childhood. This disaster caused chaos to her family and friends, and she is afraid both of her parents perished during the disaster. She asks the reader to read her palm, and the reader tells her that the palm is sticky, and that she should not blame the child for being naughty. The young man tells the reader that he has a dark aura around his forehead, which indicates that he is having bad luck. He tells the young man that he should go back to the east to avoid disaster. The old man tells him that he will become a fortune teller, as he is smart and gifted in the field of face reading. He says that the old man is just being lazy, as they are called the "nine studies of fate" and the "jade pillar face reading." The man asks if he can join him on his trip to the black rock cave. The man says that he was at the pool town earlier today and saw everything. He asks if the man will let him join him