The next morning, the demon king tells the monk that he will be in command of the temple. The monk asks if he is going to comfort his brother, who is angry. The demon king says that he has not abdicated his power, but that he still wants to keep his brother safe. He asks the monk to take his hand and promise him that they will not marry until the time is right. He says that it is too important for him to let his brother know that he wants to marry him, but the monk says that the moment is not yet right. They go down to the river, and the monk faints from the shock of the earthquake. He thinks that the river is a symbol of the end times. He wonders if the earthquake is a sign that the world is coming to an end. He suggests that they go around the river and look at the peach trees. The next day, the monk wants to know if the king will find out about his plan to marry his dead wife.