"We have no bank notes left; I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial edict stated that we were exiled for military service, and our family property was confiscated."
Qin An was only sixteen years old this year and served as Qin Hu's personal page. Extremely frail and emaciated, he had long been worn down by the torment, looking as though he had only one breath left in him.
In truth, Qin Hu was in no better shape. Over the past few days, the vanguard camp had been marching thirty miles daily, tasked with clearing mountain roads, building bridges over rivers, gathering firewood, digging trenches, carrying water, and pitching camps.
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