Xiong and Xu crossed the river, rested briefly, and set out the following day. They first briefed Bing Yuanzheng, the acting governor of Jibei Commandery, before continuing on their way. That afternoon they met Chai Xiaohe, the acting governor of Dongping Commandery and the only Great Chief among the acting governors of the seven commanderies and one prefecture in the Eastern Territories. They carefully impressed upon him the urgency of supplying seed grain for Hebei's spring planting, as well as Zhang Xing's firm determination to deal with deserters, then set off again.
They reached Mount Li at dusk. Together they paid their respects before the great tomb there, then parted ways: Xu Shiying returned to Eastern Commandery, while Dan Tonghai headed for Jiyin.
The river divided into two branches; they followed only one.
Dan Tonghai traveled through the night and reached Jiyin County's seat in Jiyin Commandery early the next morning. Thanks to his high cultivation, he remained full of vigor. Yet rather than hurry to see Li Shu, the Right Wing's dragonhead who was holding the region, he first visited Jiyin's acting governor, Fang Yanlang. He explained the business in a strictly official manner before asking where Li Shu was and going to pay him a visit.
Fang Yanlang hastened to offer to lead him there, but Xiong Bonan stopped him, telling him to attend to his official duties in peace and saying he would visit on his own. Sure enough, he found Li Shu, the Exorcising the Dragon Gang's Great Dragonhead of the Right Wing, in Cangcheng, where the Military Uniform and Clothing Workshop had been established.
Both surprised and delighted to see Xiong Bonan, Li Shu hurriedly ushered him into the rear courtyard. He also summoned the leaders already in Jiyin-Zhai Kuan, Ding Shengying, Huang Junhan, and