Two years after the wolf and the wolf's tail have disappeared, Tong xie tells his son that he will soon be a family. He tells him that his mother loves to bully her children, so he should chill out and have some tea. He then eavesdrops on a conversation between Tongxie and his father. He says that his son has always been a good boy, but that being different from everyone else will be difficult for him. Now that he has chosen his son to be his heir, he asks him to look after him. He also says that if it weren't for the wolf, he might have died many years ago