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 claims he was cursed 
by the Raven Consort.
يدّعي أنّ زوجة الغراب لعنته
Er behauptet, die Rabenkonkubine
hätte ihn verflucht.
Él dice que lo hizo la Consorte Cuervo.
Él dice que es cosa
de la Consorte Cuervo.
Il dit que ce serait l’œuvre
de la Concubine Corneille.
उसका कहना है उसे 
यह श्राप रेवेन कंसोर्ट ने दिया है।
Dice di essere stato maledetto
dalla Consorte Corvo.
Ele diz que foi amaldiçoado
pela Consorte Corvo.
Ещё поговаривают,
что его прокляла принцесса-ворон.