This chapter opens with a young soldier, who introduces himself as "yun'er" or "violent woman" . He explains that his name is "wang wen" and that he and his brother, "wang yi," are from the town of Wuzhong in the Henan province. He tells the soldier that his family has been killed by the "qin army," and that there is nothing left for them to avenge. The soldier tells the young man that he is an apprentice of his brother. The young man thanks the soldier for his kind words and tells him that his brother is not in the army, and he will not accept the soldier acting like a "spoiled child." The soldier says that his parents have died, and that his clothes have been changed, but that his body is not strong enough to fight on the battlefield