This chapter opens with the letter that Miss Yuyan has asked . The letter is a gift from yue to chu, and chu is sorry that he cannot accompany her. He tells her that he has heard that yue's father has contracted a fever, and that he fears that she will fall into a trap set up by the yue family. He says that if yue falls into the trap, he will visit her family and make plans for her safety. . He is surprised that she does not take notice of his rudeness to her, and says that in his last life, he left the cloud dynasties early. He asks if there are any changes in his life, or if he has been cheated. He then asks if the "poison yan" is the "treasure in medicine, 'blue liquid'" , and the waiter says that it is a "semi-finished product" . When the servant girl asks him to return his cloak, chu says that he will not see her, but that she has to return something and refuses to go. He looks at the three of them, saying that they look no different than when he was a child. He thinks that they have known each other for many years, and he says that they are not afraid of each other's mad emotions. He also says that even if they quarrel, they can make up.