This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the god zhongshan, who tells his followers that only one of them will escape from hell alive today. He tells them that he has been loyal to the northern kingdom and that he will handle the matter on his own. He says that if he had not been protecting him, he would have been killed long ago by the northern king. The two men continue to argue, but the god says that it is not his turn to interfere, and that the reason why they came to this place is between the god and him. He promises to protect the two men, and tells them to go on with their bet. He is sorry for putting them in danger again, and thanks for helping them just now. he says that he is tired, and he wants to stay to protect himself. he can protect himself, and if he wants him to resent him more, then he can still meet you. He apologizes for not seeing her out, and says that she is so heartless that she makes him feel like he is losing his mind over lust. He thinks that if things continue to go like this, he will be swayed. He knows himself too well to be swayed, he says, and so he will not be swayed