At dawn on the first day of the seventh lunar month in the 13th year of the Yuanping reign in the Great Han Empire...
The sky was dark because the sun had yet to rise. The stars were still high up in the sky when the four horse carriages came out from the manor's gate at the foot of Mount Longqi in a single file line.
"Little Wu, you all take care of yourselves! Make sure to deliver the goods to the designated locations on time! You guys can't cause any delays for the Manager, got it?" Xu Enda, who was driving the first carriage, reminded the other coachmen on the carriages behind him.
