The next morning, Mingke asks liancheng if he's willing to care for her. . He says he'll go back to the Mingke household and take care of Mingke. Mingke, he says, will come to him when she's safe and sound. He tells Mingke to pack up her things and send them to Mingke's house. He also tells her to call him back at once if she needs anything. He doesn't know how to deal with Mingke yet, but he thinks that if she had been killed in the battle, she'd have succeeded. He's also worried that Mingke will be as worried about him as he is until he gets back to his own house. The rest of the men at Mingke have been ambushed by the eagle, and some have been killed, but most are fine. The situation has calmed down by the time Mingke leaves, he tells her. He asks what answer he was expecting from her, and she replies that she and he are both family, but there's a difference. He decides to indulge in a romantic fantasy about Mingke and chenglian.