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Out on a patchy wasteland of yellowed earth and scattered snow, another carriage rolled steadily along. At the reins sat Li Yuan—or, more accurately, Ximen Gucheng.
After some time observing the situation, he’d concluded that the Eastern Sea’s Immortal Domain had temporarily quieted down, while the Western Extremes remained focused on silent expansion. The chaos of the world seemed to have slipped into a lull again.
But in the North, the winds of war were rising.
The Empress Dowager was preparing to swallow up the powers of the provincial governors and reassert control over the Great Zhou Empire under the central royal authority. A storm was brewing.
To stay ahead of the bloodshed, Li Yuan had made a decision. He would take Xie Yu to the safest place he knew, and that was Gemhill County.
Gemhill was entirely under the protection of Yan Yu. As long as Xie Yu stayed there, nothing could touch her.
As for him…maybe it was the pendulum swing of human nature. After experiencing so much betrayal, brutality, and blood, he suddenly found himself craving something pure. Something...
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