The chapter opens with the young master's response to the young man's question about his body structure. The young master tells the boy that he will not know where he is until he reaches the top of the mountain. The boy, however, is not afraid of being discriminated against because he is able to walk. He says that his biological mother, who is the village chief's wife, always thought that she was the only person in the village who was socially inferior because of her disability. Eventually, she left the village without saying goodbye, and the boy realizes that he is lonely because he needs a companion. He asks the boy why he tried to seduce him, and he replies that he did not understand the boy's point of view. He realizes that the boy is out of his mind, but he refuses to let him control the situation.