A pact between the Wei clan and Qiao clan was broken when the Qiao army withdrew from battle when the Wei army needed them most. It resulted in the catastrophic loss of Wei Shao's brother, father and grandfather, who were all killed in the takeover of Xindu. Fourteen years later, Wei Shao avenged their deaths as he killed Li Su as he regained. Xindu. The Qiao clan sends Qiao Man as a bride to form a marriage alliance between the two clans with Wei Shao's grandmother's approval.