Avoiding people, He Ci Shi met with Zhao Hanzhang alone. He unbuttoned his inner garment and showed Zhao Hanzhang the old wound on his chest.
Zhao Hanzhang gasped.
He Ci Shi held her hand and cried, "Third Lady, you are the only one from the counties to rescue us. Do you not realize that facing the Xiongnu army means doom? Ultimately, it's your kindness, unwilling to let Yu State fall into Xiongnu's hands."
He Ci Shi's face was streaming with tears, "Beyond Chen County, there are four more counties, all taken by the Xiongnu. They slaughtered one city, and in the other three, barely one in ten citizens survived. I'm daring not to relax at all. If the Xiongnu army breaks through Yu State under me, I would bear the guilt for eternity, condemned throughout history."
"As you see now, my days are numbered. I hand Yu State over to you today, pleading with you to defend Yu State, to definitely defend Yu State."
