In this chapter, we learn that the traitor has written a letter to the old man, urging him to surrender. The old man reads the letter and realizes that the young man has decided to return to the city because of the injustice he has done to the family. He tells his son that he is too stubborn and has made a mistake in placing the boy in a position of power. The young man admits that he has never thought highly of his father, but he says that he was determined to put the boy into the position of the city lord. The elder man tells him that the marriage between the boy and Yun'er has been decided and that the two will be married once the family's problems are over. He also tells the boy that he should visit the heavenly family and find a suitable wife for the boy.