This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between Zhengzhou and Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou tells Zhengzhou that he can't marry with Zhengzhou because Zhengzhou is using him. He says that he's never thought about marrying Zhengzhou, and that he doesn't think that Zhengzhou's tragedies have anything to do with his fiancee. He also says that if he had to sacrifice one person to realize his dreams, he wouldn't be able to do it. He then goes on to say that his father, uncles, and aunt are just like him, too, and should be treated like pawns in a chess game. He begs Zhengzhou to join the organization. Otherwise, his whole family will be at risk. He asks Zhengzhou if they can no longer be friends, and he says that they are enemies now that they no longer want to be friends. He admits that he would be a peerless master if he joined the organization, but that he is too weak now to stop them. He plans to take Zhengzhou with him.