In this chapter, we learn that the emperor of the northern kingdom, huangyue, has a grudge against the southern emperor, li-wu-ding, who defected to the south. The emperor's army physician, who is wearing a mask, is also in the tent. The doctor asks why he is back in the king's bed, and the emperor'ses servant, xiao, tells him that he has not told the emperor how he feels about the emperor. The physician tells the emperor that he knows the emperor means it when he confesses his love to him, and that no hardship will stop the emperor from loving him. He tells the doctor that the next day, as night falls, he may have a dream, but he still cannot find the time to talk to the emperor about the matter. He asks the doctor to let him go find the emperor, but the doctor refuses, saying that they have brought in a second injured man. When the doctor asks the emperor to give back his clothes, the emperor says that he will have to remove his hand to do so.