Zhou Tong escapes back to the stronghold and asks Li Zhong to get back at the monk for him. Li comes to Squire Liu's house and is surprised to find the guy to be Lu Da. Lu, after killing the butcher, has become a monk and adopted the Buddhist name Zhishen at the monastery on Mount Wutai to hide his identity. He is on the way to another temple in the imperial capital Dongjing (東京; present-day Kaifeng, Henan) after being expelled from Mount Wutai for causing too many troubles. He passed by Squire Liu's house and had lied to the old man that he could persuade Zhou Tong to drop the idea of marrying his daughter. He then replaced the girl in the bridal room where he ambushed Zhou.