When the sound stone fails to respond to his challenge, the sound spirit of the Baihu divine beast is heard, and he is expelled from the academy. He tells his brother that he will not be expelled even if he expels his mother and father, because he cannot afford to offend his grandfather. The sound spirit stone must have been caused by years of neglect, he says, because the dean clearly protects the pupil. He tries to leave the academy, but he is interrupted by the sound of his brother's voice. He realizes that he is not the pupil of the inner academy of yang-ming, but that he dared to pretend that he was.