In this chapter, a young man named Xianzhe decrypts the history of the story of the lushan and his hunt for tigers. The young man explains that he loves stories, but they are too heavy to be digested in one sitting, so he decides to tell a story about an old man who was a general in fanyang. The old man told the young man that none of the creatures he shot were tigers, but that they looked like tigers, and that the descriptions were no scientific names for them. This man explained that he was hunting for a tiger, and when he reached the desired location, he saw a tiger emerge from among the trees. After this, he never shot a single arrow again. This story will be passed on to future generations.