In this chapter, Zizi-Xiu, the head of the culinary department at the Academy of Fine Arts, reveals to the young apprentice that he is the third-ranking person in the world, behind only the king and the queen. The apprentice, who has been learning to cook for only a few days, is shocked to learn that his master's old friend, the lecherous camel, is also a member of the top five culinary gods. The young apprentice, however, is not satisfied with this news. He wants to know why his master broke his tendons so long ago, and the old man's reply is that he died in peace. The old man, in fact, has been dead for twenty years, and he has left behind his son, who is now the heir to the throne of the Academy.