69 We see as he walks towards the shelf where his various books, as well as the Western - style mantle clock is . He goes to that shelf, takes up the mantle clock, looks at it and then puts it back . We see then that he heads in another direction, towards another room in the house . Up on the rafters, the handmaiden heaves a big sigh of relief . The handmaiden swings down from the rafters, takes a look at the mantle clock itself . CLOSE UP: We see the time reads 9 . 25 or somewhere in the vicinity . She takes the clock, hides it in her dress and is about to leave the room . Just then we see as two figures enter the room very quickly, and one of them locks it from behind . The figures are none other than Yun Xing Tong and his Squire . The Handmaiden draws her swords immediately . SLO - MO: We see that in a series of lightning - quick gestures, Yun Xing Tong has already drawn his sword, blocked her twin swords and with one hand, is proving stronger than as using his single sword he spins her twin swords around three times fast before twirling them out of her hands . The swords slide across the floor, where the Squire collects them . Yun Xing Tong moves the point of his sword up to where it is within inches of her throat . Then he pulls it back . YUN XING TONG Tell me what you are doing out here at this moment . The handmaiden is trembling as she stands, frozen to the spot . HANDMAIDEN I could not sleep . Yun Xing Tong’s squire trails equally shadowy behind him . YUN XING TONG