Promising Max that he will return, he goes to Heilong with Mao and Liing, where they take stock of what is happening. Yuelyan is determined to attack Bailong and crush it completely, hoping to destroy the entire island while he's at it, partially as revenge against the Great Dragon and partially as a suicidal attempt to honor his "dead" son. Fei knows that he must act before Yuelyan officially becomes the Black Dragon.
Fei tries to convince the current Black Dragon to join him, discovering that the younger brother famous for hibernating is far more clever than he lets on. The Black Dragon is willing to deal, in return for something he wants, but Fei can't figure out what that might be. He finds himself pulled into his uncle's bed as a "replacement" for Tsaoran.