The wind and snow howled.
During the warm season, a vast convoy arrived at the Ice Snow Great Wall along the Shanhe Trade Route. Several wyverns circled overhead, while countless Phantom Beast Knights escorted the convoy forward.
At its center was a magnificent carriage drawn by eight fine horses, moving steadily across the Ice Snow Great Wall.
The carriage curtain was lifted.
Waves of warmth poured out through the window as Princess Anxia's face appeared there. She glanced outside briefly. In truth, there was not much to see. The Ice Snow Great Wall blocked the carriage's view, allowing her to see only into the distance, not nearby.
"Mother." Princess Kunlaya's voice rang out. "How much longer until we reach Guangguang River Valley?"
"Soon. If I remember correctly, the next Cold Spring Point is the Four Seasons Flower Sea Cold Spring Point. I came here when I was young." It had been during a Dragon Birth Festival many years ago, when she had arrived together with Marquis Kunteluo, who was still alive then.
They had come to accompany the several-year-old Kunstan on an inspection of the High Nobles' territories.
To strengthen the High Nobles' recognition of Kunstan.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed. Yet the few journeys she had taken in her youth remained deeply etched in Princess Anxia's mind. Like a caged canary, she had grown accustomed to the towering, impenetrable Red Castle.
But that did not mean she did not long for the world beyond it.
"I think I heard Brother Russell mention the Four Seasons Flower Sea Cold Spring Point. Mother, are there lots of Quail-like Dragons here?"
"Yes."
"Are Quail-like Dragons really descendants of pseudo-dragons?"
"You would have to ask the Grand Scholars, especially those who study Phantom Beasts." Princess Anxia