At this, Elder Hao stands up and says tightly that he has regretted the deed. Yang Guo then retorts that if he truly feels that way, then he should kill himself to pay for what he did. Elder Hao is insulted. He takes out his sword and breaks it in front of the young man. After that, he goes out of the room and the rest of the Taoists follow him.
Alone now, Huang Rong decides to test Yang Guo and see if he knows any kung fu. As she assumes a deadly Beggar Sect stance, Yang Guo does not move to defend himself. Huang Rong finds this suspect since a normal person, even one who does not know any kung fu, would automatically move to defend himself. Yang Guo's lack of reaction is odd and Huang Rong suspects that the young man might be hiding something. She decides to keep a close eye on him.
For Guo Jing's benefit, she says aloud that Yang Guo does not know any kung fu. Afterwards, she calls out to her daughter, Guo Fu, who was eavesdropping, to give Yang Guo some new clothes and make him feel at home.
Guo Fu is delighted to have another boy-toy at her disposal. She rummages through her stock of brightly colored robes for Yang Guo to wear. When the young man refuses to accept any of these, Wu Dunru and Wu Xiu Wen takes this as a slight to Fu's feelings. Dunru tries to kick him but stops and loses his balance when he sees that Yang Guo was about to use the Ankle Paralyzing Punch on him.
Fu persists on drawing the aloof Yang Guo to her circle of admirers. She asks the young man one morning to follow her into the woods where they could watch her mother, Huang Rong train her successor, Lu You Jian in Beat the Dog Stick. (NOTE: Because of her pregnancy, Huang Rong is abdicating her position as leader of Beggar Sect. This is partly the reason why she called for the Heroes' Summon.)
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