In the winter of the 16th year of the Apocalypse, Xiao Lie, the outstanding Marquis of Zhenbei, returned to Beijing in triumph. However, at the celebration banquet, he was falsely accused of colluding with Beidi and intending to rebel. The evidence is "conclusive". The emperor was furious and ordered everyone to be executed. Xiao Lie committed suicide in prison to save the last bit of his bloodline and reputation. His son Xiao Yan, protected by his loyal servant Fu Bo, risked his life to escape from the mountain of corpses and sea of blood.
