The chapter opens with a flashback to the time of the battle between the Mings and the Qu'ans. The Mings were victorious, and the city of Cangzhou was destroyed. The chapter ends with a description of the core of a "ying flood dragon" . The narrator explains that the core is made of a heavenly snake, and that the snake was drawn to the area by the martial artist. The snake's name is "xi'er" , which means "tall disciple" in Chinese.