Gaojun uncharacteristically appears lonely. Though Shouxue is concerned, she is unable to ask why. Several days later, Gaojun visits Ye Ming Palace to show her a haunted mask. The ghost haunting the mask apparently responds to a type of foreign lute. The problem is solved when Gaojun is able to provide such a lute. Gaojun tries to leave, but he is stopped by Shouxue.
I thought once the lute was gone, 
he'd give up and cross the sea.
اعتقدتُ أنّه سيستلم ويعبر البحر
بعد زوال العود
Sobald die Laute fort war, würde er schon
ins Jenseits einkehren – so hoffte ich.
Pensé que si el laúd desaparecía,
se rendiría y cruzaría al más allá.
Pensé que si el laúd desaparecía,
se rendiría y cruzaría al más allá.
मुझे लगा एक बार उसकी वीणा चली गई, 
तो उसकी आत्मा भी हार मानकर चली जाएगी।
Se lo strumento fosse sparito,
Pensei que sem o biwa,
ele atravessaria o mar.
Я думал, что без лютни он найдёт покой
и отправится в последнее плавание.