Qiao Jin boarded a merchant ship bound for the Southern Wilderness, traveling light.
Raging waves crashed against the shore, Majestic Mountains stretched eastward. Leaving Southern Wu for the first time, Qiao Jin marveled at the vastness of the land and rivers. The sails rose, carrying her across half the Central Plains toward the Southern Wilderness...
She carried a snow-white, jade-like scale against her breast, both a token and a protective talisman.
The boatmen and sailors muttered about how they had not seen a single underwater spirit lately, haphazardly praying to a jumble of gods and Buddhas for safe passage, unaware that a flood dragon scale was aboard their ship.
A cool breeze drifted over the river, and the water murmured on.
Looking back eastward.
"When will I return to the Wu Region again..."
Qiao Jin had gone to the Southern Wilderness to seek her future and fate. The tale of the female military general in the Central Plains came to a close, and many deeply regretted it. They could not understand why, just as her fame had spread far and wide, she had suddenly cast aside status and glory and vanished.
A certain white figure led two little burdens away from the thatched hut, walking for two days and resting for one. Whenever they came across delicious food, they lingered a little longer.
They were somewhat like an advance detachment of the Yan Army, always accurately finding the Yan Army's next target. They traveled with a bamboo basket on their backs. More often than not, Little Ye Zi slept soundly inside it, blowing snot bubbles. Bai Yujun and Ye Zi took turns carrying the basket as they traveled. The girl insisted on carrying her little sister. Bai Yujun felt that Little Ye Zi was the happiest little sister in the