This chapter opens with the young man, zhen, in the middle of a conversation with hong su. Worried that zhen might be afraid of him because he is his wife's husband, hongsu tells him to take medicine first and then to have a good sleep. . He tells zhen that he is "openly wishing for death" and that he has failed to "hold back the anger" that he feels. He warns zhen to find him if he needs anything, and zhen tells him that he still means something to him. He says that he can wake up the man by scolding him, but that he cannot wake up zhen by scolding, because he has put so much effort into the kiss that it "exceeded the capacity of his lungs" . The man says that the trip to the kingdom is "well worth it" , and that the man must have gone because he mistreated zhen. He adds that he will not help zhen again, because giving up helping him is "respecting his destiny." .