This chapter opens with Shu'an's mother scolding her son's boss, Qu'an, for his involvement in the murder of her son. She tells him to stay away from the family matter, since he witnessed his son brutally killed. She also tells him that he has been rash, and that she hopes the family forgives him. He tells her that there are 30 bottles of medicine in the room, all of which have been refined with the help of Shu-yan. Shu says that he cannot believe the amount of medicine, since it is such a large deal. He says that when he is free, they will discuss the matter of their cooperation. He will take leave of the clan meeting, and when he returns, he will make the clan patriarch owe him a favor by using him