The young master of the mansion, who is called "little boy" by xiaoli, attacks Pearl's body with his sword. Pearl is horrified by the attack, and she begs him not to hit the young master. He tells her that if he hits him, he will be punished, and Pearl cries out that she will be blind. The little boy tells Pearl that the girl in the grave is not a boy, but a girl, and that the little master is still alive. Pearl says that she weeps for her little brother, and the pain of the attack spreads throughout the body. She tries to find a remedy for the pain, but she cannot find one. She brings a red blood pill, which kills the pain.