In this chapter, we learn that fate combaters travel around the world looking for lost souls and releasing them from the "con strain of fate" . Uncle Van Cuong is a good example of a fate combater, because he helps people to become human beings. He tells his son that he misses him so much that he can't even think of saying goodbye to him. He asks his son if he can have an incense stick to say goodbye to his master, and the boy says he'll have an "assis tant" , which means a guide, to help him find his master. He says that when death comes, a person will unconsciously be "uncertained" because they don't know who they are or what they're supposed to do. The title of this chapter is "dai vuong," which means "earl" in Chinese, and it's one of the most important titles in the book.