Other language: Vietnamese

Slightly Drunk.

Chapter 2: Arriving in the Capital. [2]



Summary

The narrative depicts a capital city in despair, filled with refugees and beggars, where the protagonist struggles with starvation and the loss of family. After arriving to seek refuge with his uncle, he finds his family dead and himself accused of treason. Consumed by anger and a desire for revenge against corrupt officials, he hides in a temple, grappling with his dwindling resources and the weight of injustice. As he contemplates selling his mother's jade pendant to survive, he resolves to confront the traitor responsible for his family's demise, but ultimately succumbs to darkness from exhaustion.

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