The guards have told Tran Quoc to come to the "soul room" , but no one is there. Tran Quoc asks for help, and Tran Quoc tells him that he can use the "ocult technique" to temporarily relieve his pain. He tells Tran Quoc that his soul is damaged, and he is afraid that he will die soon. He says that soul healing is a white lie, because no one in his clan has ever died of "soul damage." Tran Quoc says that the healing will be awkward, but he asks Tran Quoc if he can take off his clothes and set up a "formation" for the healing. He explains that he needs to nourish Tran Quoc's soul with his own, and they will not be able to see each other during the healing, so they need to keep their souls close. They need to lock their souls together, Tran Quoc explains, so that no one will see them apart. He adds that Tran Quoc is a decent man, so Tran Quoc can trust him to do the healing