In this scene, we learn that Linyuan is the grandson of Prince jing, the youngest son of the former emperor of China. Linyuan has broken off contact with his father, who wants to be emperor, and has gone to the mountains to find his mother. He hears the sound of his mother singing, and he realizes that his mother is alive. He begs his master to help him escape, but the master refuses, saying that he has no choice.