The next morning, Shu'an tells the others that he has found out that the party that killed him was part of a conspiracy to overthrow the government of the yao people. He tells them that the king has arrived at the "beiling pass" with an army, and that the northern minority army has lost all of its elite soldiers. Shu says that he can't believe that the north has lost so many of its soldiers, especially since Beiling Pass is such a valuable place. He says that the prince should be more attentive to him, since he looks like he's going to resign soon. Shu-an tells them to be careful when they're around the witch, since she'll be able to catch them.