In this short scene, Lin yue, the daughter of the late Emperor Ming, confronts her father's disciple, Doctor huichun, who has just rejected the emperor's offer of a high-ranking position in exchange for an audience with the emperor. Lin is outraged at the doctor's audacity and calls him "the state of sword" bestowed upon him by the late emperor. He also accuses the doctor of being a swindler and a thief, and he threatens to kill him if he does not come to the palace