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.
I even felt joy in taking his lute from him.
شعرتُ بالبهجة حتّى في أخذ عوده منه
Es bereitete mir gar Freude,
ihm seine Laute abzunehmen.
Cuando le arrebaté el laúd,
me sentí superior a él.
Cuando le arrebaté el laúd,
me sentí superior a él.
En lui prenant son biwa,
यहाँ तक कि उससे उसकी वीणा 
छीनते समय मुझे ख़ुशी भी मिली थी।
Quando gli presi il liuto,
Eu até senti certo prazer
ao tirar o instrumento dele.
Я даже испытал радость,
когда вырвал лютню из его рук.