In the predawn hours.
Bai Yujun hazily dreamed of scenes shifting and streaking past as though she were flying, blurred and flickering as mountains and rivers swept beneath her...
Every scene felt so real, as if she truly were flying. Bai Yujun rarely dreamed and found it rather strange. Suddenly, the scene stopped, and through the haze, she seemed to see a mountain splitting apart.
She jolted awake from her sleep and sat up. After a moment's thought, she decided to go outside and take a look.
She dressed, tied up her hair, and got out of bed.
Half-asleep, Ye Zi saw her teacher leave...
Almost guided by instinct, Bai Yujun used the Southern Chu dragon vein after stepping outside to sense that something was wrong somewhere in the distance. Knowing it was no small matter, she immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew at top speed. The mountains and rivers below looked remarkably like those in her dream. From high in the sky, she saw the eastern horizon growing brighter and brighter. Soon, the golden morning sun shone upon her cheek, brushing it with a layer of gold.
In some mountain villages and towns, early risers happened to see a meteor streak across the sky.
A construction site in the mountains.
The sky had not yet fully brightened. The hard laborers sleeping in straw sheds and dirt pits were driven by whips to begin another day's work. First, they received a small amount of coarse noodle soup to fill their stomachs, then picked up their tools and resumed chipping away at the mountain's rocks, digging bit by bit.
No one noticed that several laborers had strange looks in their eyes...
For some reason, the old steward overseeing the cutting of the mountain range had suffered from twitching