This chapter's epigraph is from the famous poem "Song of the Arrow," which was written by the famous poet and dramatist Ming-ling. The poem is about a young man who is about to be killed by his enemy. The young man asks the poet to tell him the reason for the death. The poet tells him that he was killed by the enemy because he was too young and too impulsive. He also tells the young man that he should not retreat because he is still alive and will never die. The old man tells the poet that he has been in contact with the Emperor's teacher, the preceptor, and that the Emperor has offered amnesty to the bandit leader. The preceptor has agreed to the amnesty, but he has some conditions with the leader of the bandit. The general asks the preceptor to explain the whole story, and the preceptor says that the story is a long one. He asks the general to explain how he managed to convince the leader to accept the amnesty. The man says that he is not sure why he did it, but that he will explain it if he needs to. The two men agree that they are friends and that they can fly if they need to.