Rumble...
Lightning flashed across the sky.
The occasional bolts illuminated the official road by Li Mountain.
A convoy of carriages and horses moved slowly along the road.
Most of the people in this party wore armor and carried blades, exuding a grim, murderous air.
"Chief, we'll be entering Li Mountain soon."
The Imperial Guard member at the front, whose armor was clearly of superior quality, nodded. "Tell the brothers to keep their spirits up. Dawn is breaking now, and it's the time when people are most likely to get sleepy. Hand out all the Clarity Pills I brought. We must make absolutely sure nothing goes wrong."
"Understood, Chief."
Wu Qi narrowed his eyes. His temples throbbed without pause, and he felt as though thorns were pressing against his back. A bad premonition lingered in his heart.
This damned weather.
He pinched a Clarity Pill from his sleeve and tossed it into his mouth, crunching it like a candy bean.
A cool current surged from the base of his spine straight to the crown of his head, making him shudder as he instantly became fully alert.
Before entering Li Mountain, they had to pass a lake.
This lake had been painstakingly dug out by human labor when Li River water was diverted to construct the moat around the city.
Back then, it had cost the lives of many laborers, and the locals called it Dead Lake.
As time flowed on, that history had long been smoothed away by the years. The former Dead Lake had been renamed East Lake, becoming a fine place for the people of Great Liang City to sightsee and relax.
Beneath the black clouds, waves rippled across the lake.
Many fishing boats floated upon it. Their hulls could not be seen clearly; only their lights bobbed and