The next morning, the king tells Lanzhou that he will give him the antidote for the incense as soon as he lets him go. Lanzhou tells the king that he has been in a coma for five days and that he is now in the kingdom of Lanzhou under the command of the king of the neighboring kingdom yan. The king asks Lanzhou what he wants from Lanzhou, and Lanzhou replies that he wants to spare the king's crown prince.