The chapter opens with a description of the ghost forest, which is described as a place "like a ghost forest" . The narrator tells us that he has dared to go there, and that he's been bitten by a poisonous snake. He's fine, but the bite's gotten so bad that he needs to go to the doctor and get him some rest. The doctor tells him to put his daughter on the bed, and then he'll check on her. He notices that the bite on the girl's arm has turned purple, and he wonders if it's because of the crystal ginseng that he brought back with him. The elder brother points out that