In this chapter, we learn that the emperor of the city of Langye has been a loyal servant of the emperor since he was a young man, and that he was the leader of the scout team that was annihilated in battle. The emperor also ordered him to spy on the only surviving member of that team, the ji, and to keep an eye on him. The unnamed man tells the ji that he has always treated the ji as his real brother, and has kept the secret of Yuyano's cultivation from the emperor even after he returned to the capital. He says that he is willing to sacrifice his life for the sake of duke ran, and asks the ji to follow him to a safe place. The ji tells the unnamed man not to worry, because the emperor has just opened the altar, and he will sacrifice the duke again if he does not find the ji. The anonymous man says that if the emperor does not see the ji and the ji near the altar tonight, he will surely sacrifice duke again