Chapter 241: Ask Not Where The Path Home Lies
Winter had arrived, and the days grew colder with each passing moment. Coincidentally, the name of this place was Wuxue, which meant “Snowless.”
Gui Commandery governed seven regions in total. Apart from the Snowy Plains, there were six remaining counties, with Wuxue being the first county they entered after passing through Beifeng Pass.
Song You and his companions had been traveling for two days.
Just as Magistrate Liu had described, once they reached Gui Commandery, mountains became a rare sight. The land was almost entirely flat, with barely any undulations. On clear days, one could see all the way to the edge of the horizon. At dusk, the setting sun would stretch a person’s shadow so far that it faded into a vague blur, seemingly endless.
They passed through villages, encountering a few travelers along the way.
Some villages were deserted, while others still had residents. However, in those that were inhabited, the arrival of strangers caused every household to shut their doors tightly, not even daring to open a window. It made little difference whether the village was inhabited or abandoned.
So far, the only travelers they encountered on the road fell into two categories.
The first were couriers, delivering official correspondence between the counties, easily identifiable by their uniforms.
These people usually traveled as swiftly as the wind, their mouths and noses tightly covered. They rode on horseback, speeding through the roads. No matter what Song You or the swordsmen said to them, they would never stop, not even for a moment.