This chapter opens with a tap tapping on the door of the General's tent. It's the deputy general, who's just arrived from the battlefield. The deputy general is shocked to find that the General has been wounded in the battle. The General wants to save Lingzi, but he's been hit by a bullet and also slashed by the Huns. He's bleeding badly, but the doctor can't figure out how much blood he needs to save the General. The doctor suggests that they make a blood-dipping potion that can recognize people's relatives by their blood, and then they'll bring in the soldiers who can use the blood to make the potion. This is the first time that the doctor has been able to do this, and he says that he used to be a volunteer at a hospital, so he knows a thing or two about first aid. He tells the General to hurry up and get his family killed again, because his family was killed the last time he was in the middle of a battle. This time, he says, he'll be more careful. He also says that Lingzi is in a bad dream that blames the General for not saving her when she fell to the ground. He doesn't blame the General, he just blames herself for not being able to save her. Lingzi says that she's glad to see the General in such a bad condition, because he'd been so frail for so long, and now he