Lin Ya crouched among the crowd while soldiers guarding the refugees moved in from an alleyway, their clothing not particularly heavy, prompting them to walk occasionally to stave off the cold. With feet stepping on the muddy, snow-mixed ground, several armored soldiers carried two steaming barrels of thin rice porridge…
Tag: Ancient China
Chapter 22: A Sudden Encounter
Lin Ya gazed up at the sky, snowflakes falling on his head and soaking him. He exhaled a cloud of white breath, “I’m just used to preparing in advance; it doesn’t matter if the firewood goes unused. I’m just afraid it won’t be enough, so since the snow hasn’t come…
Chapter 15: Arrival at the Capital
Zhang Shi and Xu Yue returned with their two children. “Mother, next time you go out, you must call me or Dad. It would be safer if we stayed together,” Xu Jin said to Zhang Shi and the others, his face flushed and stammering under Lin Ya’s gesture. “Alright, I…