This chapter opens with the disembodied voice of the demon god glub-glurp, who is also known as the "blood demon king" and the "Gulliver of the 24 demons" . The demon god tells the audience that he once was one of 24 demon kings, and that he was a demon who conquered "flesh and blood" and who was also called "Yaksha" , a blood demon. He tells them that they should protect the coffins of the patriarch and his wife first, and then go to the underground palace, where they will find their way. The patriarch tells his son that they have saved themselves the effort of searching for the way to the palace. The father tells him that the walls of the palace are smooth and that there are "incomprehensible patterns" on the floor, indicating that the palace has been in existence for many years. He also tells the son that he must go inside to tell the guards that his mother is in the palace, since two thieves have not yet gotten into the underground room. He says that no matter what the father decides to do with his mother, he will stop him from doing so. He then tells the father that there is something wrong with the palace: the walls are uneven on both sides, and the floor is made of "sible patterns." The walls must have been built many years ago, he says, because they were either built behind the father's back or they had to hide the palace from the father. He adds that the place must have existed for a very long time, since the day of the death of his mother was not even mentioned in the construction. The man who built the palace must have known that the father was there, and he must have planned the whole thing, from the day his mother died to his father finding