In an era where the average life expectancy was only thirty or forty years, Ji Chang, who lived to nearly ninety, didn't feel he had died prematurely. "I've already lived twice as long as most people, nothing to complain about," he thought.
However, as the leader of the Xiqi regime, he still had many regrets left unfulfilled. But he had to face reality.
The most pressing issue at hand was the matter of succession. He had pondered this problem for a long time. After witnessing Jiang Ziya's resurrection, he finally made up his mind.
With Jiang Ziya back to preside over affairs, the tension Ji Chang had been holding onto for so long finally released, but the price was that he collapsed into illness and could no longer recover.
In just three to five days, his face seemed to age another twenty years.
