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A Cup of Cold Water
Words: 4061 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning
On the road to exile, a guard who once knew his father offers water and murmurs that Wei Siqian secretly ensured he would not die on the journey—a tiny, frozen mercy.
The Price of Victory
Words: 3142 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning
In a final cell meeting, Wei Siqian admits the promise of amnesty was always impossible. The law is a pillar; a Sogdian's life cannot be allowed to bend it. The contract is honored; Shi Yan's blood is the ink.
The Emperor's Gavel
Words: 3162 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning
To assert his power, Emperor Gaozong decrees: Chu Suiliang is demoted, corrupt judges exiled, Wei Siqian promoted. Shi Yan's testimony was useful, but his crimes remain—sentence commuted to exile.
The Shifting Scales
Words: 3267 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning
Wei Siqian launches his impeachment in court. Chu's faction counterattacks, painting Shi Yan as a foreign agent. The judicial officials waver, and the Emperor watches the bloody game unfold.
Ice and Conscience
Words: 3247 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning
Wei Siqian speaks of law as a cold contract. He will act, but Shi Yan must surrender as a self-confessed thief and killer, so his testimony can forge a blade. Conscience demands this bloody wager.