In this chapter, we learn that the imperial academy has invited a group of disciples to its inner city. The inner city is much smaller than the outer city, and there are fewer people there. The carriages are high class, and the wealth of the imperial family is much greater than that of the palace. We learn that many nobles, lords, and noble families also live in the Inner City. The instructor of the martial arts, named chongling, welcomes the two disciples and tells them to pay their respects to him. He also tells them that the most talented students from all over the empire have gathered in the Imperial capital to prepare for this year's "tower of god tournament." This time, the number of people attending the tournament is also much larger than before. He tells the disciples that the area north of the courtyard is the area for practicing martial arts. He hopes that none of them will enter the area, or trouble will happen.