The chapter opens with a description of a tunnel, which is used by the nings to transport illegal goods. The narrator tells us that the tunnel was once a well, but its water has subsided, and now it is a natural tunnel. The tunnel is a passageway for the ding family to move illegal goods, and the general tells him that it is the mansion of the prince. The general tells the narrator that the prince went out for a business, and that there is a red mark on the prince's waist. He tells the general to take off his clothes and go up to the brothel, where the prince is waiting