In this chapter, we learn that the master's shadow is the source of Ling's strange illness. He tells her that he can cure her by using the "golden needle" to regulate her body. He then tells her to go to the hospital and wait for the next day's treatment. He says that he'll take her pulse first and then use the needle to treat her. He's going to use it to regulate his body every time he's "tiered" . Ling tells him that she's fine and that he should hang out at the lake and wipe her face with the golden needle. Ling asks him what the heck happened to him. She says that she finally found the cause of her strange illness and that she reported it to her superiors, but that she was attacked by mysterious people. She asks him to go and report it to his boss, but he won't do it. Ling says that the store is plagued by evil spirits and that they should close it immediately. He also says that his boss has already told him not to intervene. Ling is shocked that his master has reached the end of his tether.