Between the states, they don't all border each other directly; there are still many buffer zones—desolate places, forbidden lands, perilous territories, and natural barriers.
Thus, this journey is not much easier than Tang Monk's westward journey for sutras, equally time-consuming and taxing.
At this moment.
In a certain place in Feng Province, yellow sand fills the sky, presenting a scene of desolation.
From a distance, one can see a patch of oasis deep within the sandy terrain.
The oasis isn't large, but it's teeming with life and populated. Numerous pack animals carry people and goods, entering and exiting the oasis, traversing through the wind and sand.
The hoofprints left by the pack animals quickly get buried by the sand and wind, leaving no trace.
Dozens of kilometers from the oasis, a figure wrapped in a windproof coat rides swiftly southward on a sand wolf.
