This chapter opens with a soliloquy by xinhua, in which he explains that he has been implanted with a "system" in his body, which he had to close off when he was sick. He says that the system has been replaced by a "fresh energy" from another school, and that it is up to him to take it in or release it. . He tells the others that he is going to die, and they are all going to hell with him. The family has lost a ruler, and the master of the family has recovered, and he hopes that the family will be able to take this setback as a sign of strength. He asks the others to spare him for his part in the family's downfall, and says that he will sacrifice everything to help the family get out of its present crisis.