YAN compels HIN to stay with her overnight so that they can have a nice talk. HIN has not yet returned and the ministers urge CHIU to make a decision. CHIU panics and is too confused to make up his mind. YAN needs PING to see her. HIN knows that YAN bears ill intention and that it must be a plot. He turns her down and YAN threatens to ruin the city. HIN has no choice but to surrender. PING is shocked to find that ZHOU was killed by YAN. She tries to calm herself down and begs YAN to let the citizens off. As YAN is about to kill PING and HIN, KWAN comes along. KWAN suggests arranging a big wedding for HIN and PING as it can be a good way to show that the Manchurians and the Ming people can get on well. PING needs KWAN to guarantee that the Manchurians will not hurt anybody in Kam Ling, and asks KWAN to put YAN in prison. CHIU officially surrenders to the Manchurians, which marks the end of the Ming Dynasty.… ...
