Be Grateful for Its Prosperity

In the 29th year of Tianshuo, at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, about five hundred miles outside Yumen Pass, a long team of camels and horses was slowly moving forward in the direction of Qingze City, the capital of the Xuanhan Dynasty in the pass. At this time of year, there is a desert outside the pass, the sky is so blue that it turns purple, and the wind is as cold as water. The horses and camels carrying goods in the team snorted from time to time and puffed out a cloud of white air, which quickly dissipated in the cold air... This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.