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.
When the lute finished burning, 
the sound stopped.
مع اكتمال حرق العود، اختفى الصوت
Als die Laute Asche war,
so verstummte der Klang.
Cuando el laúd se consumió,
el sonido cesó.
Cuando el laúd se consumió,
el sonido cesó.
Le biwa réduit en cendre,
la musique s’est arrêtée.
जब वह वीणा जलकर ख़ाक हो गई, 
तो वह आवाज़ रुक गई।
Quando il liuto finì di ardere,
Quando terminou de queimar, o som cessou.
Когда лютня сгорела до щепки,
звуки и впрямь утихли.