The next morning, the two men discuss whether or not to pursue the case against Ming. Ming says that he must make a decision as soon as he can, since the superiors have already made up their minds about the matter. He asks if it would be best for Ming to go back to his old life, since he is dead and Ming is not. Ming tells him that he is not the one who should decide the matter, but that it is Ming who has always stood firm. He tells Ming that he wants to be a "cloud in the sky" so that he will not be forced to cultivate. Ming replies that he has his own responsibilities, and that he did his best to protect him, but did not let him go back and forth. Ming asks if this injury is enough for him to return, and Ming responds that he was too indecisive and too kind of a man. Ming reminds him that they could have done a lot more interesting things had he not had the mission, and he says that if Ming dies, he will use everything he has to get revenge