This chapter opens with a clanging thud, which sounds like the sound of a gong gong. It's the voice of one of the qi swoosh cultivators, and it's also the name of the chapter's protagonist. He's on his way to the mountains to gather herbs for himself. He asks the protagonist if he knows his name, and the protagonist says that he doesn't, because he's just busybody. The protagonist asks if he can buy him a drink, and he says yes, and they go off to find the nearest tavern. He tells the protagonist that excessive alcohol will slow him down, but also harm his health, and that's why he'd rather have a drink than to go to the trouble of getting drunk. He says that if not for his brother, he wouldn't have gone to the tavern today. He adds that he has some serious matters that need to be attended to, but he'll be okay with it. He also says that the soul-taker isn't a good match for him, because there's no need for him to rush things. He goes on to say that his main purpose of his trip is to eat some herbs, and his destination is the mountains of the Shang-Xuan kingdom. He wants to warn the protagonist about demons causing trouble in the mountains, and says that guzhou is the major city of the qing-sword sect, which is located there. The people of the kingdom are in a lot of trouble, he says, because the spiritual advisor of the royal family