Once Li Yuan finished reading, the messenger respectfully said: "Elder Jing has one more thing for me to convey, he said this is the question Master Gong asked you on his deathbed."
Li Yuan replied: "Please speak."
The messenger paused slightly, as if imitating Master Gong's voice, and said solemnly: "Jing Ruyi, on my behalf, ask Li Xiaozhi, how does this knife rank in elegance?"
Once asked, the air became silent.
Li Yuan asked: "How exactly did Master Gong die?"
The messenger said: "Elder Jing knew you would ask this question, so he told me everything..."
Then, he narrated the whole story from beginning to end.
After hearing it, Li Yuan was somewhat embarrassed.
Was it his "Life-shortening Forged Soldiers" that provoked Master Gong?
