The teacher tells the audience that there are no obvious errors in the student's performance in the recent examination. He compares the hammer to a "burning peach blossom," which is inhaled by the "gilded toad." The teacher says that the hammer is made with "many designs" , and that it is "instantly smelt nice" . The teacher wonders if there is something going on in the palace, and wonders if the "pet invisible beast" is there. He says that he will send a scout into the palace to find out what is going on. The school has just announced the results of the exam, and the students who passed the exam are the ones who were not recommended for a major. Everyone is curious about the student who did not get a recommendation, and he asks the teacher to follow him down to the mountain. He tells the teacher that the reason they asked him to stay is because they have some questions for him