The early morning sun had just begun to rise, the warm rays of the east barely shedding the first glimmers of dawn, while the closely-packed houses and streets were still shrouded in a dense fog, the heavy city gate had already been opened by the watchful guards.
After a night of turmoil and splendor, Huizhou County once again slowly awakened from its silence.
The influx of vegetable farmers and small vendors heading into the city for the market, along with porters transporting goods, instantly filled the human world with the bustling vitality along the spacious bluestone-paved roads into the small town.
The overwhelming aftermath of the barbarian calamities and natural disasters in the Northern Frontier hadn't truly affected Huizhou County, but the war had still exerted a certain influence on it.
