In this chapter, shengzi introduces us to the young heroine, Shuxian. She is about to collapse when she hears a human voice, which she recognizes as her own. She finds an old woman dressed in ill-fitting clothes, who invites her to stay the night. The old woman is very kind to her, and she even gives her a soup to eat. When she eats the soup, half of it is gone before she realizes what is happening. She feels dizzy and faints. She sees the old woman sucking her blood. She realizes that the woman has bitten her and that she should have been more careful with her food