The War of Unification [Second Update]

Although Jing Ke's failed assassination attempt had successfully made her a member of the Qin King's harem... no, of his retinue.

However, Qin's war against Yan still began.

Before the war began, Ye Ting kindly told Jing Ke that, for her sake, he would spare Crown Prince Dan of Yan's life in repayment for the care he had once shown her. By relying on this, he successfully won back the sulking Jing Ke.

Yet the naive Jing Ke did not know that a politician's heart was black through and through.

Although Dan of Yan and Jing Ke's relationship had gone no further than that of a noble and a retainer,

how could Ye Ting tolerate another man being fondly remembered in his woman's heart—regardless of the form it took?

Thus, before declaring war on Yan, King Xi of Yan made a remarkably shameless move after a slight "hint" from Qin's envoy:

He cut off Dan of Yan's head and sent it to the King of Qin, just as he had once sent Fan Yuqi's head.

This time, however, the envoy was a proper envoy, not an assassin like Jing Ke.

After Dan of Yan's head was delivered to Qin Palace, Ye Ting "flew into a rage" and ordered the envoy executed in front of Jing Ke, while declaring war on Yan.

Although Jing Ke held no deeper feelings for Dan of Yan beyond the bond they had once shared as retainer and patron, his death still saddened her.

This was not merely grief for Dan of Yan, but complete disappointment in the rulers of the other four states.

After all, even if King Xi of Yan disregarded the bond between father and son, he should at least have considered both his own abilities and those of Crown Prince Dan.

Though