Although Ryan's mother refused to return to the Xue family for refuge, she advised Ryan to ask the old lady of the Xue family to take him in, or to arrange a marriage for him immediately and set up his own family, so as to avoid being implicated by his grandfather as much as possible.
Ryan naturally did not agree, and comforted his mother by saying that the emperor would protect his grandfather.
He himself did not believe that the current puppet emperor could protect anyone. The emperor might not even be able to protect himself, because the annual Circular Mound sacrifice would be held in three days.
Every winter solstice, the emperor had to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and on that day he had to walk to the Circular Mound Altar.
Surrounding the emperor along the way was a sacrificial guard of honor, and behind him was a band of nearly two hundred people. This was simply the best opportunity to assassinate him.
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