In this chapter, we learn that the left and middle guardians have been defeated by the master of poison, and that they plan to resign from the sect. The master explains that he is confident that the right guardian will win, but that it is better not to expect too much from him, as he usually does not have good endings. He suggests that they send a woman to induce the master to swear allegiance to them, but he is afraid that such a trick will be useless, as the master already has a beautiful woman with him.