New Yu Era 1325, Sixth Day of the Twelfth Month, Zishi Hour Ending
Chi Shui County City
Thump-thump thump...
The ground quaked; the walls of Chi Shui County's Sifang City trembled violently. The citizens inside all looked towards the east with fearful expressions. Even those without cultivation could feel that the disturbances originated from the direction of the eastern gate.
"It must be Magistrate Shen's doing, right?"
"Who else could it be? It seems like someone is attacking the city."
"Attacking the city? Hasn't the Shen Clan already unified three counties? Could someone be even stronger than them?"
"Psh, unifying three counties is nothing. Let's not even talk about far away places; just over in Hexi, there are four counties, and the Xiong Yun Gang has one prefectural city and controls two counties. The Shen Clan merely bluffs people like you, the commoners."
"Aren't you a commoner as well?"
