"We have no bank notes left; I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial decree stated that we are banished as convicts, and all our family assets have been confiscated."
Qin An was only sixteen years old and served as Qin Hu's personal page. Being frail and already worn out by relentless torment, he looked 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, performing grueling tasks: clearing mountain paths, building bridges over rivers, gathering firewood, fetching water, digging trenches, and pitching tents.
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