The tail end of winter swept across the Central Plains, and the snow on either side of the imperial highway had not yet completely melted. The exposed, frozen earth was churned into a muddy mess by the constant passing of carts and horses over the days.
Yet today, the atmosphere along the southern-bound imperial highway leading to Tianqi City, the capital of Daxia, was entirely different.
Even twenty miles away from the towering outer walls of the imperial capital, small clusters of people were already appearing along the sides of the road.
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