The next morning, Yimo wakes up with a headache. He tells his father that the headache has gotten worse and worse. He says that he still has a "stone heart" to fight off the poisonous insects. Yimo asks if he has decided to leave her, and he replies that he has. He also says that when they were at the palace the last time, he said that he would not bother Yimo anymore. He thinks that this means that he knows that he will be leaving her soon. He promises to protect her, saying that she is his woman and he will never let her leave him