This chapter's epigraph comes from the famous poem "Invisible Man," a poem about a man who falls in love with a woman. In the poem, the man is described as a "gentleman" and a "man of valor" . In this chapter, however, the poet is describing a "woman" , a woman who is a member of the human race. The "man" in question is jiu-ying, a demon who has been created by ling-tei. .