At the beginning of the chapter, we learn that wang is holding an inner buddhist orb, and that he plans to exchange it for the orb within the next seven days. He tells his disciple that he will teach him what he has learned in seven days, and then they will talk again. Everyone wants to live a longer life, so it seems like wang wants to stay away from running his business. He says that he can teach himself self-defense on his own, using the three pearl orbs, the book of 18 direct knock-down ways, and the three orbs. The world is dangerous, he says, and anyone who carries treasure is always at risk. He invites his sister in law, who has joined him, to dinner, and tells her that he wants her to join them for dinner. He then invites her to try some fish, which tastes good in the fall, and asks her if she thinks everyone is uneducated, untalented, and stupid like her. She says that she thinks so, and he says that this is a quote from a poem by zhangyong, a famous poet of the ancient Chinese dynasty. He asks her to keep going, and she says that they have enough food and wine, and they should head out to have a drink. He reminds her that she still owes him a bbq if she doesn't remind him, but he promises to treat her now.