Chapter 410

Two hundred miles from the Capital City, just outside Black Rock Gorge. An unseasonable autumn rain had begun to fall, and a massive caravan was struggling to advance through the wind and rain. Five hundred soldiers of the Hexi Army were escorting a modest carriage, the wheels leaving deep ruts in the muddy mountain road. Inside the carriage, an old woman with white hair was reading by the dim light of a lantern. Her face was kind, yet her eyes were remarkably clear; she was Jiang, grandmother to Li Feng. "Old Madame, the rain is too heavy. Shall we return to the post station to rest for the night?" The guard captain, Yang Changsheng, an outstanding commander of the Yang Family Army, asked from outside the carriage window.