At the crack of dawn the next day, the sky was still dark, and not a single shadow could be seen in the small town. The inn's entrance was already lit with torches, and Porter Tang Dejin and Ren Tiewa had harnessed the horses to the escort vehicles and led them out!
The group mounted their horses one by one, and the sound of hooves clattered promptly in the haze of the nighttime.
This path had been tread countless times by Sun Huang and the others; the resting points along the journey were well mapped out. Once the escort team moved out of Chang'an Town, they would proceed along the official road into the territory of Ruyang Prefecture.
Upon entering Ruyang Prefecture, the first county town they could rest in was Sheqi County.
However, that Sheqi County was more than a hundred miles from here, and at the marching speed of the escort team, it would take two days to reach.
In between, there would be a night's rest at a dilapidated temple, so we have to hasten our journey.
