It's late at night, and Liu is going to the pill hall to buy some potions to help him break through the "earth level" . He's also going to have a chat with a customer. He wants to know if the customer has just returned from his training in the "chu state" , and if he's still on the same level as the martial warriors. He tells the customer that he'll give him 1,000 boxes of potions to use to calculate how much he will get back for his training. The customer doesn't want to do this, but Liu tells him that he can use his feminine charms to trick the customer into giving him more than he bargained for. He also tells the man that he will train him in the art of pill alchemy. He says that if he could have a wife, he wouldn't worry about anything in his life. He explains that he has only managed to meet unworthy men who are not willing to get married this year, and all of them have run away after they've gotten what they wanted. A rich patron is also in the hall, and he is waiting for Liu to get there. He is furious that someone has stolen his rich patron's gold chain. He blames himself for blocking his way, and says that he needs to talk to the rich patron himself.