We learn that the Mings have captured the white flag's leader, and that they've also captured a huge fish. They've been using the fish as a bait to catch Ming, who's been waiting for Ming to come after them. Ming says he's glad that Ming is safe and sound, because they wouldn't know what to say to the emperor if anything happened. Ming tells the audience that he was abducted by the Qings, so he had to tell the troops in Ningyuan about his true identity and his relationship to chongzhen in order to save him. Ming welcomes Ming back to the Ming camp, and tells him that the general is still being held captive. Ming points out that Ming helped them capture the flag leader in one day. Ming asks if they're going to exchange zezhi for a centurion, and Ming says that's not the way it's going to work out. Ming then tells Ming that the emperor has already written him a "plague of the best performer ever" . Ming is not feeling well, so Ming tells him to take care of his wife.