The next morning, the two men discuss the plan to sabotage the drought relief mission. The prince suspects that someone is trying to use low-quality relief materials to replace high-quality items. He wants to use the military forces of his friend, the King of Spain, to help him get the relief materials. The two men are interrupted by the patter of a boat approaching the shore, and the prince realizes that he has to kill the woman who witnesses his weakness. He tells her that thanks to his cultivation, he became aware of her secret long ago, but he has not shared it with anyone, including the king. He asks the woman if she wants to speak to him, and she says that she does, and he asks her how long she has been standing there. She tells him that she did not say anything, and asks him why he did not speak to her