The general asks what's going on, and ruoloan li tells him that they're running out of time. He also tells the general to be careful of what he carries with him, because he could get himself into big trouble. The general says that he's put all of the elite imperial guards out of the way, so they won't be able to set fire to the place. He's also worried that something's grabbing at him, and he begs his pardon. Aww, he can't really scream too loudly. He says that zezhi has agreed to surrender for his sake, and that he needs to figure out a way to get him out of there.