The next morning, linzhizhao asks the spy girl why she hasn't been doing anything. He tells her that he's dying and that he has a strange gift: he can see the gray qi of death. He's seen it before, but he didn't realize it was a gift. Now that it's happened, he'll be able to solve the problem. He also tells the girl that he changed the fates of many people, including himself, by seeing the grey qi. He doesn't want to die easily, so he plans to convince the king to let him search for the treasure.