The monk tells the princess that he will not rest until she is dead. He tells her that he has led thousands of soldiers to support her, and that they are grateful for her kindness. The monk says that he knows that the king took the princess and pianyan to China without any regard for their safety. He says that the people of China are ignorant of the situation in the country and follow the orders of their superiors. He adds that the famine is due to the king's failure to open the country's storehouses to provide food for the people.