This chapter opens with a soliloquy by taotao in which he tells his master that he has found a way to get into the city with him. He tells him not to tell anyone about their plan until they have found the jade pendant, which is the token of the pavilion of fengcheng. He also tells him that he dropped his jade pendant in the pavilion while they were escaping. He asks if anyone with bad intentions got the pendant, and they agree to meet him after they find the jade. He then tells them to send the people to the court of /judicature and /revision, where they will be reconsidered. He says that he will send a message to tao yin, asking him to meet them on the outskirts of the city. They wait for him to arrive, and when he does, he asks if they have any extra clothes to make their cat a bed. They agree to buy two, since it is worth nothing.