「Four days later.」
The mountain mist gradually thinned, and the view opened up.
He emerged from a valley flanked by two mountain-like statues. Before him lay a vast plain crisscrossed by a network of waterways, a sign that he had finally entered the Yongling Area.
He was mostly safe now.
He was still some distance from Yongling City—over three thousand li away. To reach his destination, Lü Zhong would need to travel for at least two or three more days.
He meditated and rested by a stream, and after eating some fire-roasted snake meat, he started off again.
After following the main road for half a day, a massive, walled settlement appeared before him.
