In this short scene, taozhou laments that he has made a mistake in failing to pass the exam for the rank of pill alchemist. He blames himself for making the mistake, but he is not the only one who has made such a mistake. chen quin, a student at the time, also makes a similar mistake. He has worked hard for a long time, but has always failed at the exam because of his weaknesses. He is not suited to be a pill alchemist, he says, since he will fail anyway. guang lun, the master of the pill hall, congratulates the two students who have passed the exam. They are happy to see that chen has passed, and chen is even more happy when he sees that guang has also passed. He tells chen to tell him why he wants to meet the master, but chen refuses to do so, saying that the master is too busy to talk to him. He then tells guang that he will only talk to the master about business deals, and that he does not want to discuss business deals with anyone else. He asks guang to relay the message to the man in charge of the hall. .