In this chapter, we learn that the Duke of Ning is planning to marry his daughter to the Prince of Xuzhou, who is also planning to kill his brother. Yuchi, the servant of the Duke, has come to investigate the rumors of a giant fish in the coastal waters of the Qiantang River. He has come because he heard that the duke's brother, the Duke's imperial brother, is coming to inspect the water bore to see if it contains the water monster, a fish that has been rumored to inhabit the sea. The Duke, in order to protect his brother, has decided to marry Yuchi's daughter to him.