This chapter opens with a description of the owner of a massage parlor. He is the son of a man who taught the art of massage. The man's name is Wenle, and he has become the owner and manager of the parlor. The owner of the massage parlor tells the protagonist of the novel that his brother, Shufeng, is an assistant to his brother. Shufeng is a magician, and the protagonist wonders why the protagonist is so childish.