In this chapter, we learn that the master of the mountain village is not actually an old old hag, but rather a handsome young man named Linghua. Linghua tries to persuade his master to take him away from the village, but the young man refuses, saying that he is too shy to go. He tells his master that he has caught only one fish, and that there is not enough food for him and his master. The young man is upset because he thinks that his master is an old-hag, and he also thinks that the two of them are in love.