This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the previous chapter, when the two brothers are discussing the possibility of a duel. The brothers discuss the effects of the qi boosting pill, which is a powerful medicine that can increase one's strength in a short period of time. The elder brother warns the younger brother not to take the pill unless he is absolutely certain that it will increase his strength. The younger brother warns him not to worry about the side effects, but to hold on to the pill just in case something unexpected should occur. He tells his brother that he will beat the weaker man until he begs his life. The older brother tells his younger brother that the fight is over, and that everyone who has passed the previous day will gather in the next few days to choose their dou skills. He then tells the older brother that his grandson has been injured, and he will be locked in the pavilion for three days. The brother tells him that the elder brother has failed to instruct his grandson properly, so he has been locked in an isolation room for the next three days