New Yu Era 1322, the tenth day of November
It was the heart of winter, and the cold wind was biting.
On both sides of the west Official Road outside Guangling Prefecture City, the branches and leaves of the trees had completely withered, maintaining a standoff for a whole year. The movement of people within the Prefecture had always been scarce, and with this year's exceptionally cold winter, the Official Road was nearly deserted.
Hou Yuxiao and Hou Yujie, each on a horse, had left the Prefecture City and traveled three miles west when Hou Yuxiao stopped first, looking south.
"Big Brother?" Hou Yujie, who had been thinking about hurrying back to Long Guan, looked puzzled when he saw Hou Yuxiao suddenly stop.
"How's the situation at Long Guan? Zhan Taiqing didn't say we needed to rush over right away, did he?"