In this short scene, Cai tells the king that he cannot keep the spirit of the tree in the territory because "mortals are hideous, and half-witted" . He also tells Cai that the water in the river is polluted by the "resentment" of the dragon people, and he wants Cai to move them to the "mortal realm" so that the river can purify itself. Cai says that he has found that the dead trees will sprout again when he comes near the spirit tree, and that one day the tree will come back to him. He says that the dragon looks like he wants to be in his king's arms, but that the king has no respect for him. Cai tells him that they cannot come near the tree because there is too much resentment. He tells Cai to stop treating him like a woman, and to get used to the fact that he is unable to communicate with the spirit.