In this chapter, we learn that the people of the valley are planning to hold an "alchemy competition" in the city of sichuan within the next few days. Mr. Tan tells us that the price of the prize is so high that it's better for people to get "peace" so that they can "just marry my granddaughter" . He then tells us about the competition and how it will be held in such a small town. He also tells us how he's made a lot of money in the past year, but he doesn't want to buy anything for his brother-in law, who's on vacation in the valley. He tells him that he can't promise that he'll be able to save his friend, who has been infected with his "Gu poison" , so he wants to see if he can cure him. The people of medicine-king valley are very popular, he tells us, because they're not very strong in combat. They're also very popular because they have their own preferences, he says.