Chen Jialuo called out the company of heroes to find out who was at fault. In the old version, when the master of the house Zhou Zhongying learned the truth, he bade his son to speak forth if he had any wishes left unfulfilled. Then, commanding him to thank his mother for raising him with care, he delivered a blow to his crown.
陳家洛率群雄興師問罪，舊本寫莊主周仲英得知實情，先命兒子交待未完的心願、向母親叩謝養育之恩，然後在兒子天靈蓋上一掌。