Huai Shan, Huai Ling, and Huai Mang of the Huai family, accompanied by several clan elders and the White Cloud Taoist from White Cloud Temple, rode their Black-Maned steeds to the most treacherous section of the main imperial road. Cliffs loomed on both sides, with loose rocks frequently tumbling down.
Originally, no road existed here. It was only after the imperial court dispatched powerful figures from the Legalist Dao Lineage that a path was carved directly through the mountains. It was barely wide enough for a single carriage to pass, yet it remained the vital artery connecting Huai Shan Prefecture to the neighboring Jinzhou Prefecture. Since the road's completion, the once-impoverished Huai Shan Prefecture had rapidly flourished.
Unlike Huaiyang Prefecture, which possessed the Ze Long River waterway—allowing merchants to travel without obstruction—Huai Shan Prefecture sat wedged in a narrow gap. Previously, all necessary supplies had to be routed through Huaiyang, but now they could be transported directly from Jinzhou.
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