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.
He must have a strong attachment to lutes.
لا بدّ أنّ صلةً قويّة تربطه بالأعواد
Er muss eine starke Verbindung
zum Lautenspiel haben.
Ha de estar muy apegado a los laúdes.
Parece tener mucho apego a los laúdes.
Il semble irrésistiblement attiré
par ce biwa.
उसे वीणाओं से गहरा लगाव रहा होगा।
Deve essere molto affezionato
a questo liuto.
Ele deve ter uma
obsessão forte com biwas.
Похоже, сильно привязан к лютне.