This chapter's epigraph comes from the prologue, in which we learn that the hero of the previous chapter is the son of the city lord of Xueqiu. The city lord's son, Xue Ci, has been killed by the general in the autumn hunt. The general tells him that his family is one of the six large families in the Xue Dynasty, so they can't go against them. But the general reassures him by saying that his son will not kill him. The hero then tells the general that he has surrendered himself to the emperor and that he is now his subordinate. He asks the general if he wants him to ask the emperor for help, and the general says that he does not want to ask for help. He tells the young master that he must obey the orders of the emperor. The young master is shocked at the general's rudeness, and he begs the general to help him. He says that his master really wanted him dead, and that the general should release him before he gets into trouble