In this short scene, we learn that the new drug is called a "truth potion" and that it is a sleeping potion, which means that the person who takes it will pass out within a few hours. The narrator tells us that he once tried the potion on a bore, and it killed him with a "smile" on its face. He says that he has been in the mountains for eighteen years, and the only thing he has ever eaten is pine cones. He tells the group that he will treat them to a game of deer meat later. The group is worried that xia is trying to get them drunk so that he can get them to sign a contract for the drug. They all drink together, and xia tells them that he wants them to raise a toast to their "great friendship"