The spirit queen tells Lingzhi that she and her father have made a plan to kill the empress. She tells her that her father has been trying to woo her for a long time, but now that she is in the palace, he is no longer worthy of her trust. Lingzhi sighs that it is almost dawn, and servants are about to arrive to execute her. She says that she will not cross her father again, but that she always pays her debts, so she will never let her die for nothing