The reason Liu Bei had insisted on forcing Wen Ruoming to scout the path was his certainty that Wen Ruoming was as good as dead. There was no moral burden in harming a dead man.
But now that Wen Ruoming was coming back to life, to continue with those plans would be murder—and to do so in front of the Wen family would be tantamount to declaring war on the entire Guandong noble alliance. Liu Bei lacked both the resolve and the courage for such a move; left with no other choice, he had to keep his promise.
Liu Bei took a deep breath, his face cold as he spoke.
Chapter 85