This chapter opens with a flashback to the magic forest, where Shaoshi sent his servant, the vice commander, to find out what's happening with the barbarians. The vice commander explains that he's testing the waters by killing a bunch of barbarians in order to see if they're really the same barbarians that Shaoshi killed in the forest. Shaoshi figured out a way to prevent his identity from being revealed: he'd use reduction and disguised pills to get to the Death Mountain and train with the yin family there. Then, when Shaoshi's done training, he'll go back to the northern border and join the northern tribe. This way, he can become the elder of the tribe and give the northern tribes a real battle. This is a brilliant plan, says the vice-commander, because no one will ever suspect him of being from the northern borders. Two hours later, Shaoshi sees that the body of an assassin has been found on death mountain. The assassin's body has been corroded, which means that the assassin is dead. This means that, now, the suspicions are gone, and Shaoshi can do whatever he wants with the body. But, he warns, the enemy will put a hit on his back. So, he needs to be careful.