This chapter opens with a flashback to a time when the Ming family lived in a cave where they ate wild fruits and drank wild water. They used to hide from the outside world, but they could still light a fire and eat wild fruits. They called themselves "cavemen" because they could do nothing but pick fruits to satisfy their hunger. They also used to play pranks on their masters, like putting a cold needle on their master's neck and making a hot sauce on his mouth. The narrator tells the audience that he put the needle on the master because it was so difficult to detect. He also tells them that the master is going to suffer a lot tonight because of the evil spirits that are leaving. He says that there are other food in the cave. He tells the others that he has sent someone to inquire about luoying. The monk says that the monk left without saying a goodbye. He didn't come back to the mansion either. He doesn't know where he could go. He has something to tell the others. It's about the prince, tu xie. He's going to go to the military tent to find out what's happening. He thinks he should send a letter to his father telling him not to trust the emperor, but who's that guy? He thinks it's Su zhen, the son of the emperor's advisor, who can make his father trust him so much. The painting on the wall reminds the narrator of a love poem. He