Chapter 250: Worry-Free Flat
Li Banfeng led Xiao Yeci and the remaining twenty-six people south.
The mountain path grew narrower and rougher the farther they went. By two in the morning, most of them were at their limit. Even Xiao Yeci began to stumble.
Seeing this, Li Banfeng had Xiao Yeci and Lu Chunying organize the group to set up camp on the spot. He used the excuse of scouting ahead to slip away from the campsite, but instead of continuing forward, he returned to his Pocket Dwelling.
The others were exhausted from the journey, yet this level of travel barely affected him. He felt no trace of sleepiness. With nothing pressing to do, he took out the history books the Sage had given him, intending to give them a good read.
However, the moment he opened it, drowsiness washed over him. It wasn't because he disliked studying. He could tolerate the vertically printed, right-opening format of ancient texts, and he could endure the dense, archaic grammar of classical prose. What he couldn't stand was reading an annalistic history book.
An annalistic history followed a strict timeline, recording events year by year. For historians, that made it ideal for tracing events and understanding the context of each era. To Li Banfeng, however, it was nothing more than a dry, monotonous record.
This book recorded the history of a dynasty called Great Huan, and the very first line was the date.
Third month, sixth year of Xiankang: a great drought struck Dongping; the emperor dispatched the Grand Preceptor to provide relief.
That was a famine relief record.