In this chapter, we learn that the pill pavilion introduced a new type of true qi pill, which has greatly increased the demand for it. The price of the pill has not increased, but the effect of the pills has doubled. The demand for the new pills has exceeded the supply. This is because the herb business of the Li family and the pavilion are both affiliated. This means that the family can obtain a little supply of the new true-qi pills. The elder Li tells his younger brother that he has given the formula to the new grade-two true- qi pill. He tells his brother that the pills are not as good as the true stones, and that he is unwilling to let them go. He then goes to the herb shop of the Zhang family, where he finds the housekeeper, uncle li, there. Uncle li tells the elder Li that the li's family is going back on its agreement with the pavilion, which means that they will no longer be able to sell the pills to the pavilion.