In the thirteenth year of Great Xia, on the fourth day of the first lunar month
The sound of swords and knives in Evergreen Valley lasted until dawn.
As daylight gradually emerged, the cold again assaulted the earth, and the slaughter within and around the valley entrance completely ceased, with almost no signs of movement except for some minor skirmishes on the periphery.
On the northern side of the valley entrance, the ravine had long been filled with water, with numerous soldiers' corpses resting on the water surface. These bodies were pierced by iron arrows; although the wounds were frozen by the cold, the sheer number brought together the blood, dyeing the ravine red.
Speaking of the water surface and flow is actually inappropriate, since the cold's assault had already frozen the water surface of the ravine, creating the effect of bodies resting upon it.
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