Magistrate Li write out a marriage certificate and dispatch a messenger to deliver the document to Yue Fei in Unicorn Village . Zhou and Yue set out at dawn and travel back to Tangyin to thank the Magistrate for his generosity and kindness . There , Li prepare a great feast for them , but when food is brought out for any servants that might have accompanied them , Zhou comment that they had come on foot without help . Li decide to let Yue pick from any one of his thousands of horses because every able military man need a strong steed . After finishing their feast , Zhou and Yue thank Li once again and leave Tangyin to return home . During their journey , Zhou recommend that Yue run the horse to test its speed . Yue spur the horse on leaving Zhou in pursuit . When they reach the village gate , the two dismount and Zhou return to his study where he feel hot from the race and remove his outer garments to fan himself . But he soon fall ill and stay bedridden for seven days . Then the book describe his death and burial :