The narrator tells us that the river valley in which the young man was swept away is prone to heavy rain. He says that they have searched for him all day, but there is still no sign of him. The young man says that he is his nephew and that he will not give up. The narrator says that if the gods protect him, then he will find him. He tells the little taoshi that he does not need to find him because he has the "sacred object" of making the elixir. The old man asks him to stay at kunlun with his guards, but the little man says he will come back with him and wait for the news