This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the story, when Cai Mingyu, the father of Gubai, is hiding out in the courtyard. He is shocked to find that the child is not his daughter, but rather a monster. He orders the nurse to stay and watch over the child, but the nurse refuses, saying that something bad is about to happen. The master of the household, Cai Lingyu, enters and asks the nurse if she would like to stay. The nurse replies that she would, and the master orders her to leave. He then asks the priest to observe the child for a while, to see if he is a good or a bad demon. The priest replies that he would, but that he did not expect the monster to turn out to be such a bad one. Cai Ming