Chapter 47: Li Mingzhu Advises Bi Gan; Ziya's Devious Plan Unfolds
With King Zhou's orders, the soldiers began pouring into Bi Gan's residence. It was late at night, yet the sight of armored soldiers weaving through the streets and alleys was truly menacing.
Li Mingzhu had not yet left Chaoge. For one thing, his injuries had not healed, and for another, he anticipated that the Heavenly Court wouldn't act so quickly, given the lore of "a day in the heavens being a year on earth."
Pushing open the window and gazing at the troops in formation, Li Mingzhu felt a tug at his heart. He calculated with his fingers and realized that Bi Gan was destined for calamity.
While fate indeed dictated this tribulation for Bi Gan, it wasn't immutable. Take Shi Ji, for instance—hadn't she evaded her destined catastrophe?
With the Nine-tailed Fox now subdued under his control, perhaps Bi Gan might be spared the ordeal of losing his heart. If he hadn't meddled today, perhaps...
