The narrator tells us that he's always been loyal to Master Qu'an, and that he wants to try and live on his own now that his father has died. He thanks the narrator for his help in finding his father, and tells him that he owes him a favor. The narrator says that they must still do what their father wanted them to do, even though they're in dire financial straits. He says that their father's death has made them stop taking on assassinations, because they don't know if the targets are innocent or not. They need to find a way to earn more money.