The ground here was covered with dust and fallen leaves. At the desolate ferry, weeds sprouted an inch or two through the deck cracks, creaking underfoot. The broad river surface sparkled with ripples, quietly flowing by.
This group of refugees should have been the first to escape, while those infected with the plague were sealed in Sulfur City. Although they escaped from Yanzhou County, they couldn't reach Dingzhou. Dingzhou, built by the Yi River, was a major city with bustling commerce, comparable to Yan State's capital, though still insignificant compared to the Capital City.
Though Dingzhou was further from the Capital City, it was rich in water products and had plentiful mineral veins, also serving as a trade crossing point for West Di, making it the most complex area for personnel.
It wasn't hard for one or two people to slip into the city, but bringing so many people ashore was the challenge.
