In this chapter, we learn that the only heir of the Yan family is still refusing to give up his debt to his father for the sake of the street. He tells his father that he has done everything in his power to help him, and that the emperor has refused to pay attention to the taoist. The emperor, he says, likes to watch the shua tao , so he gave him a performance. The man is now known as shun tian fei, which means "he wants anything he needs in . . I can give him everything the world needs" . The old man tells his son that the man is a deity of the North Star, who has ruled the universe since the beginning of time. He explains that the deity was punished by the emperor for giving mortals "the elixir of immortality," which was considered a sin against the divine order. The Old Man tells the young man that he is here to find an ancient slate that records the eternal life of the old man's friend, the jing hua , who was banished from heaven after the Old Man's father collected the slate. He says that the old