Bei Yan knocked on his father's office door and came in when he said:
"Come in."
Bei Yan took a seat and his father asked:
"Yan'er why aren't you sleeping yet?"
Yan answered:
"I just receive a message from Yujin."
Yan opened the letter and read:
"Yan'er Yitian and I are the only two remaining from our squadron still alive. We were attacked by a longma and found refuge in a cave for the night. We sent word to our father to have soldiers meet us at the entry of beast valley tomorrow post meridian."
Huang smiled.
"Did you have time to poison the emperor?"
"I have I gave him more poison than I did the empress and empress dowager to make sure Yitian will take the throne soon."
Huang thought:
"We might have to deal with Yujin too."
Bei Yan frowned imperceptibly.
"Why he's just the great general?"
Huang explained:
