When the group arrives at the clan gate, they are greeted by a "screaming tears" and a "laughing giggle" . The group's leader, who is named Xie, introduces himself and asks if there is anyone else in the clan that he can choose. Xie says that he knows that his master has the highest "what's wrong" and that he will run away if anyone tries to "kowtow" him. He tells the group that he and his brother-in-law, yan-jing, are in the mountains and that they will probably return soon. He also tells them that he is the only one in the group who is not a member of the clan. He asks if he should join the "taoist astrology" clan, which has many classmates from his class reunion. He says that if all of them return, they will gather everyone and return to their current lives together.