In the meantime, ning sends him a talisman, asking him to reply to her once he's done with his tasks. She wants him to tell her something important, and he tells her that he just told her a bold speculation about the battle that might affect it. When ning asks him if he killed his big brother, he says yes, he killed him. He's already killed him because he tried to desert the post. He asks if ning is trying to intimidate him with his cultivation skills. .