Once the sun has set, they almost arrived at Jinzhou. Master chen tells them that the city gate is closed at 5pm. They should just report their whereabouts to the city guards. chen is worried that if the guards are not loyal to jirhal, they will reveal their whereabouts instead. He tells zezhi not to worry, he will protect him just like a friend. The carriage stops for a second to announce that they are the "family of general dashu zu" and they are here to meet with him. They tell him that according to their plan, the prince of the city has been secretly contacted and asked to rush to Jinzhou for negotiations. .