When the auction is over, the woman who sold the alchemist's mask is pleased to see that the man on the poster is still there. She wants to marry him, but he tells her that the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to buy an elixir. She tells him that the jia-nan academy will soon recruit new students, and that he should not be too excited about this news. When the woman asks how she has reached the ninth level of dou-qi, she says that she has to report to her master every time she advances. She says that if it had not been for her tricking her last time, she would have been in a much worse situation. She also says that the family is wealthy, so they are not afraid of her. She swears to seek revenge on the man who tricked her the last time. He is angry, but she welcomes him with open arms. She asks him to deduct the cost of the ingredients from the card, and he agrees. He says that he has something to see, so he will leave now.