In the courtyard of the fei ling house, the disguised ped-madam wuyang converses with the disguised prince ling. The disguised prince is a secret bodyguard sent by the ling to protect ped hua from harm. . He tells hua that he has come to find out the location of the eight holy relics, which the prince has been searching for in the ruins of the ancient kingdom of lun yue. He asks hua if she knows where the relics are, and hua says that she does, but that she doesn't know where the eight relics are located. Worried that the ped will find out about their conversation, ped says that he will definitely come see hua when he returns.