The next day, the narrator arrives at the Tongjiang bridge. He is surprised to find that he has not yet received the three scriptures that he ordered. He feels that the scriptures are not at the same level as his own cultivation skills. He wonders why he has to wait until he can gather more "gray qi" before he can "upgrade" them. He thinks that money makes things go around, and he is glad that he is rich. He decides to use the three tome scriptures as a starting point for his next set of skills. The captain tells him that half of the corpses should be buried in the middle of the river so that they do not become evil spirits.