The doctor tells the young man that the poison in his body intrigues him, and that he has been feeding him slowly for the past six months. The doctor says that if it is poison, it seems like he is a good fighter. He says that without martial arts, there are many hindrances to war. The young man says that he is not interested in the snow, but that he will return anyway. He tells the doctor that he must go back to the capital. The emperor says that the general has come back to report to him. The eunuch tells the emperor that the prime minister has been trying to execute him.