In this chapter, we learn more about the family of the earth dragon. The earth dragon tells his brother, shanyun, that he has come to the city to visit his brother. He tells hualun that his brother wants him to come and visit his family, but that he will not tell the king about his brother's whereabouts. . The king is much weaker than he thought, but he is frailer than before, and he misses his son a lot. He says that he is thankful that he and his brother are concerned about each other's families, and that this will ease their journey to the continent