Zhao Yong flew into a rage, drew his sword in a flash, and pointed it at Meng Die. “If you leave with him, I will personally lead my army to destroy the state of Yan and bring its royal house to an end.”
Meng Die heard him out, her expression unchanged. She gave him a cool glance and said, “If that day comes, I will help him resist with all my strength, to the death.”
This is the Warring States period, a time of bloody wars, schemes both covert and overt, and rival kings fighting for supremacy.
Yet it is also a time of tender humanity and love like that found in the Book of Songs: passionate, moving, and achingly bittersweet.
