In this chapter, we are introduced to the young man who has come to the Ming Emperor's palace in search of his brother-ling. The young man tells his mother and uncle that he has just returned from seeing his brother and that he is now his little sister. He tells them that he will wait for them when he grows up, and then he will marry them. He says that he does not want to think of the city anymore, because he wants to forget about it. He tries to convince himself that his past self would marry peishu, but his heart tells him that they are not the same, so he cannot marry her. He explains that he studied literature, swordsmanship, medicine, poisons, and business, all for his deceased family. The most important part of his plan is the love of his adoptive father's daughter, whom he has been trying to seduce ever since he was a young man.