The blind man went to a more distant spot to sit down. He began to read the documents he had collected from Chuzhou City, which recorded many affairs of the Qian State's court.
A soldier squatted beside the blind man, occasionally delivering hot water to him.
Fanli and Xue Three were together, roaming around and looking for small holes to see if they could dig out any hibernating snakes.
A Ming and Liang Cheng sat together. A Ming took a sip from a waterskin, then passed it to Liang Cheng for a sip.
Neither of them spoke, letting the cold winter wind brush the hair from their foreheads.
Half of the Green Willow Fortress cavalry were resting, while the other half began to ride freely within a safe distance below the city wall, changing shifts periodically.
Inside Qing Mountain County Town, after an initial panic, quiet had also descended.
Time slowly passed. Xue Three and Fanli actually managed to catch a snake and were starting a fire to roast it.
