In the meantime, yitong notices that the ghost is emitting a "smell" from the lantern. He wonders if the ghost might be the one who turned into butterflies and disappeared into the night. He asks the king if he feels guilty for leading the monster clan to wipe out the entire population. The king responds that he is happy that a lowly peasant could become a respected queen. . He says that he will put out the ghost and that he and the queen have never been friends. He promises to get the fallen sword back for him. The ghost asks chen shi if he is okay, and he says he is. She asks him if there is another powerful weapon nearby, and she asks if he and his wife are okay. She tells him that they are the lords of the clan. He tells her to stay out of their business, but she tells him not to be so rude.