But the opportunity eventually came for Yelu Yan.
That day, Yelu Yan took Li Xianyun and their family of three, including Yelü Lie, out for a stroll.
They encountered assassins.
Someone shot a hidden arrow at Li Xianyun.
Yelu Yan reacted quickly, placing himself in front of Li Xianyun and Yelü Lie; the blade grazed his arm, breaking the skin.
The assassin was soon subdued, a woman.
It had been too long, and had it not been for those eyes, somewhat similar to Li Xianyun's, Yelu Yan might have forgotten that this woman before him had once impersonated Li Xianyun, named Bai Mengling.
Bai Mengling glared at Li Xianyun viciously and said, "Your Majesty's life is truly pitiful. He paid such a high price, endured all hardships to become a sovereign of a nation but died a foreigner in a strange land, all because of you, his bones left unburied. How can you live so peacefully? And even have a child with another man."