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.
The lute player I knew 
played a five-string lute.
عازفة العود التي أعرفها كانت
تعزف على عود خماسيّ الأوتار
Die Lautenspielerin, die ich kenne,
hat eine fünfsaitige Laute gespielt.
La musicienne que je connais
possède un biwa à cinq cordes.
जिस वीणा वादिका को मैं जानता था 
वह पाँच चारों वाली वीणा बजाती थी।
La suonatrice di liuto che conoscevo
A tocadora de biwa que eu conhecia
tocava um instrumento de cinco cordas.
Лютнистка, которую я знал,
играла на пяти струнах.