The chapter opens with a guard at the gate of the palace. The guard tells the boy that a crazy woman has stopped them from offering sacrifices to the White Tiger God. The boy is horrified at the idea that he could have so many magical stones carved from the body of his mother. He tells the guard that he has heard about the crazy woman who helped the prince drive the clan demon out of the kingdom. The prince is the only one who can save the huyun people. The horn sounds, and the boy realizes that the long-ruling yuan kingdom is on the verge of conquering the Huyun kingdom.