One year later.
When King Ge Lisi of Tuojia was escorted before Jiang Jiamian and Xiao Jinan, the ashen pallor on his face and the despair in his eyes were almost tangible.
He raised his gaze and looked at the lazy, white-robed youth standing before him, someone who did not resemble a general in the slightest. After a long silence, he finally spoke.
"Perhaps the worst decision I made a year ago was not having someone poison you."
At that time, he had successfully framed the Jiang family. Jiang Chong had been killed, and Jiang Qingshan had been imprisoned and poisoned by his men, left on the brink of death.
Someone had suggested that since he had already gone that far, he should eliminate all future trouble by poisoning Jiang Jiamian as well, wiping out the Jiang family completely.
If that had been done, no one in Great An would have been able to stop Tuojia from marching south.
