Much to his surprise, someone showed up in the middle of the night with bolt cutters and set him free. Fully awake to the treacherous intentions of his relatives, Wang decided to head for southern China and make a life there together with Yueh-ching, the sweet and innocent daughter of a tenant farmer. The two married, and warfare continued.
忖度著，留在這種是非太多，又引人覬覦的大家族裡不免危險，於是帶著純真秀麗的佃農之女倪月清一同到南方闖天下。