In this short scene, Ching-dong tries to convince the audience that he is not responsible for the food crisis that has befallen the people of the louye. He tells them that if the states do not have to wage war for food, it will make the world a peaceful place. He also tells the audience about the sacred spring, which is said to have grown potatoes. He says that he will ask for the list of people he owes when he returns from the war, and he promises to do so when he is ready to return. The princess tells him that she wants him to go to "the eagle square" to plead guilty to the crime of plotting with the emperor of the yu kingdom. She says that two of her soldiers, Zang Xiu and Zangjian, have been killed by the emperor because they did not work for the princess. Since the princess is here, she will plead guilty, and she will be executed. She tells the crowd that they should return to the kingdom as an underdog, and they should not be afraid of him telling the truth. He asks them if they are afraid that the emperor would tell the truth about the situation. They are afraid of the truth, he says, because he would tell it to the people. He reminds them that they are loyal to the emperor instead of the princess, so they should be put to death.