The lackey of the royal family tells the hall master that he is the northern palace's commander-in-chief and a member of the imperial family's army. The war between the imperial and northern palace is getting more intense. The northern palace needs to maintain a balance between the two sides so that the battle doesn't drag on too long. He also says that the dragon army sent two experts from the ninth layer to kill the youthfeathers, but they were captured. He says that he leaves the safety of his younger brother in the hands of the hallmaster. He wonders why the army hasn't turned up yet. The two of them are sworn brothers, he says, and they don't need to thank each other for their help. The only strange thing about huanzhou is that he seems to have something wrong with himself. Every day at noon, his body is completely cold as if it were frozen in an oven. At midnight, it turns red. He's never seen anything like this before. The hall master asks what they can do to help him.