The sun hung high, and the September weather was exceedingly scorching and glaring.
The gates of Sheng'an City were tightly shut, with every household inside the city having their doors closed. The streets were extremely deserted and clean, and the air was filled with a strong scent of mugwort.
On the street, only a few clerks from the Government Office were moving around, each of them with a white veil over their face, holding a "grass bundle" emitting thick smoke. The intense mugwort scent in the air came from the smoke released by these "grass bundles".
At that moment, a team of riders approached from the city gate's direction. Each of them was riding a horse, and aside from the few at the front, all were dressed in bright armor, carrying unusual longbows, their expressions stern.
Those with broad knowledge immediately recognized that the horses these people rode were war horses, and from the armor they wore, it was clear this group had an unusual background.
