Seeking Immortality in Vain

From the time she was young, Jiang Changbai wanted to rebel; her father’s older brother, who sat on the throne, paid no attention to governing, so therefore it would be better to swap and have her sit on the Dragon Throne. But in the end, without waiting for her to be able to act, Emperor Tai’s most trusted state preceptor unexpectedly revolted before she could. This was the most rapidly gathered rebel army that Jiang Changbai could remember; in four months, they captured half of the Great Li’s territory. The day the city was broken into, Jiang Changbai unexpectedly saw the study companion whom she had lost five years ago, Song Juguang—wearing plain cotton, escorted out from the crowd, wit...