In this short scene, Li tells the story of how he came to be the father of the poisoned child. He explains that the 46 children from Liaozhou have arrived in the city, but one of them had a fever and twitched his tongue. They couldn't find the child, so they had to ask the young master of xiaoli for help finding him. Li tells his son that he has done nothing but treat the sick child. When he sees that the child is alive, he tells the boy to open his eyes and look at his father.