The next morning, hong lao wonders what's going on. He's worried that the golden sword gang has gone bankrupt, and that Lin Ming has gone mad. He asks erdu if he can borrow some money to help him save Lin Ming. . He tells hong that he just gave him his contact details in the city of qiongzhou, and he's waiting for hong to ask him out. He says that he needs someone with "good acupuncture skills" to help save lin Ming, because the hospital is in financial trouble. He also says that hong is worried about Lin Ming leaving without saying goodbye, because Lin Ming is dealing with a "infinitely scarier" problem than his own sect. He doesn't know if this is related to Lin Ming's crazy symptoms, but he does know that the martial artist in question is a "earth stage expert," a "yellow stage expert" , and a "black stage expert." He also knows that there are "legendary super experts" in heaven, too, but this is not something he can understand. He feels like something's off since he left the building. He wonders if Lin Ming and wang have been captured, and if there's a connection between these events.