This chapter opens with a conversation between the dean of the school and the manager of the auction house. The dean tells the manager that the zheng who killed Huo yesterday was trained by Zhuangbi himself. The manager tells the dean that he will be targeted later. The man asks the manager to give him a reward for the treasure he has found. He is from an ancient hunting race, and he has come to bid on the treasure. He wants to exchange the treasure for a scale of a giant fish, which is believed to be a symbol of peace and prosperity in the ancient world.