Since I couldn't find enough Martial Scholars to act as guarantors, I'll just have to find a few other candidates in the Prefecture City to vouch for each other once I get there.
Time is short, and I can't afford any delays.
I can't wait any longer.
Five days later, Fang Yue bid farewell to his parents and family and set off on the road to the Prefecture City.
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Dark clouds shrouded the entire sky, casting the world into darkness.
The cold wind howled and roared.
Bolts of lightning snaked through the clouds like roaming dragons. They tore through the black canopy of the sky, streaking it with brilliant light.
Finally, with a series of muffled rumbles from within the clouds, a torrential downpour began.
The frigid rainwater, mixed with shards of ice, merged into a solid sheet.
In an instant, it obscured all vision, making it impossible to tell one direction from another.
