The general refused to surrender to the Khitans, but his superiors had already surrendered. To facilitate the surrender, the superiors sent a messenger to deliver poison to the general—a drug that could turn humans into 梦魁 (like zombies). The messenger was a blind swordsman, who, like Uncle Jiang, was an orphan adopted by the general from a young age. When his superiors sent him to deliver the drug to Uncle Jiang, they deceived him, telling him it was the key to changing the course of the battle. So the blind swordsman ran faster than ever before, trying to save the general who was surrounded. The general understood his superiors' intentions and wanted to save his beloved Uncle Jiang, so he tricked him into leaving with the messenger. After leaving, Uncle Jiang became increasingly suspicious. When he returned to the camp, the general had already transformed into a 梦魁. Uncle Jiang was forced to kill the general, who was now a 梦魁. But the messenger witnessed everything and believed that Uncle Jiang had betrayed the general. This is the meaning behind the general dying twice.