Now that everyone is in the city, it's time to talk inside. Nien-Ling tells everyone that he's just been spanked by the city lord. He says that the lord is the only one in the mansion who would dare spank him. He also says that his father is still angry at him, and that he should leave. The city lord tells him that he better leave, because his father still needs him to set the "array" . He's not going to let his father cheat him out of his win, he says. He doesn't want his father to kill him, he just wants him to be able to do what he wants with the array. He asks if he has anything to use to heal himself, and he says that he has some cream to use. The daughter pays the debt, so he thinks he'll need to make do with the cream. Now that he is hurt, he should also help his father.