Lin asks ying to put him in the lake an hour later. Lin explains that eighteen years ago, humans were at war with spirits, and mass death ensued. Langkui brought his family to the lake to escape. Silver foxes had lived there for centuries, but the wolves cruelly wiped them out. Lin is the only survivor of the clan. Lin tells ying that he will stay at the lake and protect his homeland. Lin gives ying the seven- leaf grass from the lake. Lin asks if songzi has found the kang, and ying tells him that the wolves want to capture Lin. Lin begs ying not to worry about them, and Lin tells him to release the hostages first. Lin releases the hostages, but he refuses to let them go. Lin threatens to kill Lin if he does not give him the cloud-breaking shuttle.