In this short scene, Lin tells the audience that he is summoned to the imperial court by the emperor. He explains that he has caught a cold and is afraid that he will not be able to visit the emperor for some time. The emperor has sent a dragon guard to warn the seven families that they are in the same valley as the royal family. Lin explains that the dragon guard is trying to use the pretext of warning the emperor to tell him that the spectral valley is inhabited by the seven honorary patriarchs. The king himself is a paper tiger, but the five dragon guards are around him. Lin asks why everyone has come to the valley to pick on them. He tells the story of the chess grandmaster, who flattened a mountain and ate the herbs stored in the herb hall. Lin says that the king has allowed the lawless monster to roam free.