Back at the herb hall, yan asks huangpu why he hasn't killed the brat yet. yan is worried that s/he's helping the monarchs because he doesn't want the alchemist to die. . He suggests that they kill the brat with their own hands, using the blood bats to stop the ultrasonic attacks from the zhuo-fan. But . he says that . they're going in, but be careful to not let the brat get away. He's not afraid of the fight, but . the brat is too cunning to fight back now. He can't even look at the eyes of the brat anymore, he says. He says that he's seen the brat like that for the first time in his life, and that's enough to convince him to stay.