In this chapter, we learn that the immortals live a long and happy life, but that their lives are short and they are doomed to be killed. The only difference between them and humans is that they are immortals, who have a "long and boundless life" in their eyes. We learn that in the beginning of his life, he tried to kill himself with a sword and a flood, but he failed. He has many interests, he says, including chess and go-bang and badminton and ping-pong. Eventually, he marries an immortal woman and they hate each other.