Three months have passed since old mu died, and he has been completely isolated from the outside world. During this time, he has trained nonstop. He has gained so much that he has made everyone worried about him, and now he is too tired to continue. He begs lao to come with him to the sea gods pavilion, but lao refuses, saying that he still has 12 training sessions to go through. Worried that he will die from exhaustion, lao says that he must stop him. Three days later lao has taken old mu away, and lao wonders how old mu is doing now. He wonders if he is going to be gone for three years. lao tells him that he looks like he has moved on from his past, and that he is ready to say goodbye. He asks lao if they will still be together in three years, and they say that they will be together, that they have been given a chance by god to meet and meet each other. He says that they are like brothers to him. He tells lao that he wants him to promise him three things when he comes back, and when he returns, he will tell him what they are