The peacock king asks the elder to let the young woman go, but the elder refuses, saying that the girl is just a "little girl" and that she shouldn't be involved in anything. The elder tells the peacock king that he's heard of the man nangongzheng, and that he should have a chat with him since he'll soon be joining the peacock kingdom. He also tells the elder that the man has paved the way for the peacock to become an equal match with the ji family. The peacock asks if this is a good thing, and the elder replies that it is, but that it's long time since the peacock has seen the man. He says that he came to ask nan gong to cooperate with him, and he wants to go to the bronze temple with him to find out if they can become immortals. He wants to know what the peacock's opinion is on this, but he doesn't want to hear it, so the elder tells him to give him some respect, and then the elder says that the feud between the peacock and the ji is a trivial matter, and should be left up to the peacock. But the peacock is not interested, and says that someone from the family promised him that if the little girl survives, he will be allowed to pass down his teachings. As long as he is around, the peacock says, he can't kill her. He's just like the elder, he says, because he