The next morning, Ming and Caixuan wake up, and Ming says that he's grateful to be alive. He's afraid that he can't do what he asked, and that he doesn't want his brothers to be involved in the whole thing. He says that the ointment that's used to treat Dong's injury is in a horse-drawn carriage, so he hopes they can bring it back with them. He also says that if they don't let Dong go, he'll ruin his face. He tells her that if he hadn't been kidnapped, he would have been able to go back to the Palace, where he wants to fulfill his "unfinished wish" . Ming tells him that they could stop Dong once or twice, but that she's no use. He promises to make arrangements for her life before she returns to the palace.