The next morning, taotao wonders if madam qi will blame them for their failure to save Xiaomei. She has sent a message asking them to kill her after she hands over the magic rod. Worried, they decide to drop by her side and discuss the matter with her. They hope that they will be able to get rid of the poison in a month's time. Meanwhile, they continue to watch over wang-yunshao, who is trying to control both of them. . They decide to approach her and ask her to give up her control over iao-mei so that they can remove the control from wang shao. They think that this will be a good way to do so. , they hear that a battle has been going on in the northern border, and if anyone is willing to surrender, they should ask them to go to war.