Gaining permission was not difficult. The Emperor and Empress readily granted it, and Anji recalled the awkward situation when they kneeled and bowed before her in return, asking her to save their people. Such important figures should never be kneeling, yet they lowered their pride sincerely. Compared to the dynasty that Song Min entered as a scholar and court official, times have truly changed. They had benevolent rulers who truly cared for the commonfolk.
If only Song Min could look at this objectively and make a rational judgment, he would know just how wrong his actions were. However, the ghost general was too trapped in his past and pain to care. It was why Anji swore to stop him at all costs. Pain and revenge only create an endless cycle of despair. This was a new era, and Anji wanted to believe in humanity's potential for good to triumph over evil.
