The great sun sank, and the moon hung high in the sky.
Outside Anning County, a five-hundred-li stretch of Mountain Dao wound endlessly on!
Two figures threaded their way through.
The Great Xuan Territory was vast. Cangzhou, located in the Far East, was under the jurisdiction of Jiangyin Prefecture, yet it was ensnared within layers of overlapping mountain peaks.
To reach the prefecture, one had to travel by way of several Water Routes controlled by the Government Office and County Yamen.
As for the five-hundred-li Mountain Dao outside the County, its outer edges were ringed by manors and Mountain Towns. These settlements, dotted about like stars, served as sentry posts and arrow towers—a protective bulwark for the small mountain city.
Yet, the farther one ventured, the more desolate it became. Not only did lions, tigers, and leopards roam free and bandits run rampant, but there were also rumors of Outer Demons and Secret Treasures...
