Wu Huang wore a golden brocade robe over a vibrant red hunting outfit embroidered with gold thread. Astride a silver-maned horse, she rode slowly out of the mountain gate, followed by the silent gazes of her ministers, with Dugu Yue riding a white horse beside her.
Following Wu Huang's instructions, Yan Xiao'er kept her eyes closed, waiting for the signal to open them.
A long path of bluestone stretched out into the mountains. The scenery was so common, so unremarkable, that it hardly felt like the way to a holy site.
Chapter 17