The monster tells Ling that he's beaten the bear and that he wants to know what's going on. Ling tells him that he wanted to reveal his identity and let Lady An know who he really is. But now that things are going badly, he has no choice but to take xia away from her. He begs her to forgive him, but she won't listen. He's not sacrificing his life just for her, he says. He doesn't want her to continue down the wrong road. If she keeps getting in his way, he'll kill her too.