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.
Though his body was emaciated 
and his fingers bloody,
،رغم أنّ جسده كان هزيلاً وأصابعه دامية
Er war nur noch Haut und Knochen
und seine Finger blutig.
Estaba en los huesos y sus dedos
bañados de sangre,
Estaba en los huesos y con los dedos
bañados en sangre,
je l’ai trouvé affreusement émacié,
les doigts ensanglantés,
भले ही उसका शरीर सूख कर कांटा 
हो चुका था, और उसकी उंगलियाँ ख़ून से सनी हुई थीं,
Sebbene il suo corpo fosse smunto
Apesar de seu corpo magro
e dedos cheios de sangue,
Его лицо страшно исхудало,
с пальцев стекала кровь,