YAN makes up a story to try to convince CHING that PING was once in love with LUN. CHING does not believe her and makes it clear to her that she has to marry LUN no matter what. HIN goes to confide in PING before he sets off to the battlefield. PING promises that she will wait for his return and will look after his parents in the best way possible. YAN, who is in agony, arrives at the camp for the wedding. LUN does not really regard YAN as his wife and forces YAN to have sex with him. The next day, LUN decides to return to Shanxi together with his soldiers. Poor YAN is left behind and this drives CHING into a rage. YAN tries to suppress her hatred towards LUN and claims that she gets on well with him. The picture drawn by PING and HIN is torn into pieces by YAN, which makes PING heartbroken. To cheer PING up, HIN, though really exhausted, offers to draw a new picture with her.… ...