Letters were written and sent. Chang Guo Qiang's body was cremated and buried in a random spot in the valley where no one went.
The servants kept it hush, though I knew they were curious as to why a dead man would be in my hall. I could only explain that it was the General from Yin Shang who thought he could get some help from me.
Nian Qu and I took our time to recover, staying at the West Hall. Though I had no choice but get down to work, sending letters to Emperor Lang, Royal Father and the Han manor.
Yang He and Bao finally came down to see me about three days after returning to Qian. They came with good news - they had taken over as the new bandit leaders in Qian. It took them a while to fight their way up, but they managed to win.
As the week went on, I took over the Commander's tent, having meetings and waiting for news tirelessly.
