The next morning, Fang and his sister-in-law try to convince their master to let them go. He refuses, saying that he is too young to be affected by the monster's cruelty, and that it is up to him to decide whether or not to return to the village. Fang says that he was trying to save his life when they first met in the inn, and he is sorry that they have had to suffer so much. He says that they are ordinary people, not the ones who have been slaughtered. Fang asks if they are from the "Celestial Realms" , and they reply that they were not. Fang tells her that her master has no improvement in his cultivation, and eats well, and sleeps well. Fang wonders if anyone is speaking ill of her behind her back, and she says that she was not expecting him to become like this