Episode Two: Pursuing the Dream Madam Du forbids her daughter to visit the garden again. But Du Liniang longs to return to her dream world and follows the path to the garden. There, she cannot find her lover and is broken-hearted. Devastated, she falls ill and prepares for her death by painting a self-portrait that will be a record of her beauty. She inscribes a poem on the portrait, addressing it to her lover. Liu Mengmei leaves home in quest of his fortune, leaving behind Camel Guo, his gardener, who begs him to stay and sit for the Confucian exam. At the same time, in the north, the Barbarian King of the Jin Invaders envisions himself living in southern China. He enlists of the help of the bandit, Li Quan, and his powerful wife, Dame Li. Du Liniang¹s condition worsens. Madam Du, convinced that her daughter has fallen under a spell in the garden, asks Sister Stone, a Taoist nun who is born with a "rock-hard hymen," to exorcise the evil spirits. The Tutor Chen prepares herbal remedies, but nothing can save Du Liniang. Before her death, she asks her mother to bury her body beneath the plum tree and tells Spring Fragrance to have her portrait placed in a rosewood box nearby in the hope that someday her dream lover may find her.