In this chapter, shengjing asks zezhi to swear that she will never love dodo for the rest of her life and that she never will be in love with him. He tells her that he was caught by bandits, and that he is the one who rescued her. He asks her not to forget their agreement, that it was her fault that she was caught. zezezhi says that she is fine, but that she would not know how to tell the king if she did not rely on what she had studied back then. She tells him that they are about to arrive at the qingjing, and says that they will have to finish their business and return home as soon as they can