Song Miyao's eyelashes, holding teardrops, trembled slightly as she continued to ask.
She knew the story that followed. Her Royal Father entered the Imperial Palace, killed her mother with a sword, and killed her younger brothers and sisters. The Royal Family experienced this catastrophe, and she was the only one of direct bloodline left.
"Old man Chongming entered the Imperial Palace, killed his blood relatives, killed the concubines..."
"That is what happened afterward."
"But, unfortunately, retribution is swift and sure. King Xing Tian did not abdicate; rather, he led a Righteous Army of the people to overthrow a tyrant..."
"Stepping on the bones of emperors and ministers on Heavenly Street..."
The storyteller threw back his head and laughed heartily.
What a joyous laugh!
Such a hearty and unreserved laugh!