The doctor explains that it is much more difficult to save a person than to kill them, because the person still has a chance to be saved, but the seeds of death have already been planted. Even if the emperor were still alive, he would not be able to save the girl because she has already died. The doctor thanks the sage for his kind words, and says he will take his leave now. He says he sympathizes with the Bai family for the suffering they will endure in the future, but he cannot change destiny. He adds that his powers are second only to none, and that there is nothing he can do. He tells the sage that his role in the story is to represent the 218 men of the village, and to be a spectator to the fate of the people. He asks the sage why he is shaken, and the sage replies that the law of cause and effect would not allow such an act. The medicine man says he thought the emperor would bury the pill in the ground, but it has not been found. He wonders why he has not dug deep enough to find the pill, and wonders if it is because the emperor does not want to live. He realizes that the world is beautiful, but that his heart is already in another place.