In the middle of the battle, the demon drops its taiyuan sword into the body of the fallen warrior. The fallen warrior exclaims that he has already used the spell to kill the demon, and that he will not be able to discover the truth about the missing heart. He is crushed by the weight of the other warriors, and he fears that his last fight will be his last. He begs his daughter to come with him to the town of Jiangning, but she refuses, saying that she will not go there. He promises to cure her, and sends her back to the city to treat her wounds