66 EXT . YUN ESTATE DAY It is at this point that we know that Yun Xing Tong did not relate the exact version of what happened to the Handmaiden, but rather his own pared - down, understated version of things . The two men are still at their game of Go . Yun Xing Tong is continuing his narration . YUN XING TONG Your Master always had a gift for music, helped him charm nearly everyone he met . Me, I was always better at silly things like chess, and Go … We see that Yun lays his final piece on the board . YUN XING TONG Well, what did I just say there? I lost! Not bad, not bad at all … Shui Liu Can looks at the pieces on the board . SHUI LIU CAN But … you could have won … Yun Xing Tong looks down at the board . YUN XING TONG Oh really, I did, so I did … Yun Xing Tong leans back and continues narrating . We slowly close in on his tired face . YUN XING TONG Well, Hua Zhong Ai was a remarkable young woman . Maybe it was all those strange strains of blood that flowed within her . Maybe it was all that bloodlines from the frontiers … but one thing we knew was that as youths we were ready to do anything for her … As he speaks we continue to DISSOLVE TO: INT . YUN ESTATE GUEST ROOM NIGHT In this guest room we see Shui and his handmaiden, and there is a very tense mood between Master and Servant right now, not exactly the kind of thing we would expect to come between a Master and Servant, but rather a married couple . YUN XING TONG (cont . ) … Anything at all . We see as the handmaiden is shouting at her Master, rebuking like a wife would a wayward husband .