On the fringes of the Great Desert sat an overlooked little town—Lisha Town.
The town had only residents. No government soldiers, no bandits, no Martial World. Generations of families had lived and died here. Though life was hard, they were at peace with the world, eking out a meager existence.
Zheng Xiu learned that during the previous dynasty, when relations with the nations of the Western Regions were close, there had been a "trade route." Uh, not some Silk Road, but one called the "Green River." This route, the Green River, began at Linsha in the east and ended at Richan Valley in the west, cutting straight across the Great Desert. After passing through Richan Valley, one only had to cross a mountain and two rivers to reach the lands of the Western Regions.
