On Dragon Gate Road in Liang Prefecture.
Li Tiangang came racing over, clad in a marshal's golden armor.
Though Liang Prefecture was now peaceful, a major battle could erupt at any moment in the Dragon City Fallen River beyond the border, so he had yet to take off his armor.
Setting foot on Dragon Gate Road again after so many years stirred nostalgia in Li Tiangang. He was somewhat surprised to see how clean and empty the road was.
Ever since his third and sixth brothers had died defending Dragon Gate Road, the demons here had grown increasingly brazen. He had heard that travelers leaving cities near the border had repeatedly suffered demon attacks, indicating that quite a few demons had slipped into their territory from either side of Dragon Gate Road.
But he could hardly blame Li Hongzhuang, who had taken over its defense. His youngest sister had donned armor and gone to war despite being a woman. With demon forces running rampant beyond Heaven's Gate Pass and three Demon Kings looming over it, simply holding that pass was no easy feat.
The military reports sent back every year listed grievous losses, proof enough of how difficult defending this place was.
That was also why they had planned to contract their defensive line and abandon Heaven's Gate Pass.
Originally, he had intended to send that child here to experience the battlefield's perils. He had never expected that the pass they had nearly abandoned would now become the safest place in Liang Prefecture.
Even a catastrophe like this, an army of millions of demons, had chosen to avoid its route and attack elsewhere.
Li Tiangang's eyes flickered faintly. Looking at the green cypresses lining the ancient road, he felt not only surprise, but also a quiet swell of pride.
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