Sima Yi never expected that even after steeling himself to break his own leg, Jiang Siming still wouldn't let him off.
Not only did he invite Hua Tuo to treat his leg, but he also arranged a position for him as a camp laborer. The only task was hauling manure.
You, Sima Yi, aren't you good at enduring and pretending? Jiang Siming was being very "considerate" by granting his wish.
Sima Yi's leg wasn't actually broken. It had only been crushed and fractured, and it healed after a few days under Hua Tuo's care.
He was then sent to the military camp as a laborer and began hauling manure.
Sima Yi regretted it so much that his guts turned green. He might as well have agreed to enlist.
Now he had become a joke to the Sima family—the biggest joke of all.
His father, Sima Fang, knew that King Ming had deliberately punished Sima Yi for refusing to enlist. So instead of blaming Jiang Siming, he directed all his anger at Sima Yi and even barred him from entering the family home.
After Sima Yi became a laborer, a notification appeared on Jiang Siming's side indicating that a side quest had been completed.
Side Quest 1: Have Pang Tong and Sima Yi serve you. 100% complete. Reward: one Bronze Sparrow Terrace.
The moment he saw the information, Jiang Siming felt as if the ground itself were trembling. He walked out of the palace and looked outside, only to see a magnificent structure rising from the ground in Chang'an City, to the southwest!
The surrounding civilians were terrified. Thinking an earthquake had struck, they scattered and fled.
The city's garrison rushed over to investigate. Everyone stared up at the enormous object, too shocked to speak.
On what had previously been an