"Nine-three. Noble men strive unceasingly by day, and remain vigilant in the evening; danger, yet no blame."
Divining the divine, prophesying blessings and calamities, is the Priest's duty, greatly influencing the hearts and minds of the people and army. Xiulote bowed before the altar, carefully contemplating his path. The brutal and intense Southern Expedition and Divine War were reaching an even more ferocious climax.
Early the next day, the Royal Legion Commander Kwahu led five thousand vanguard warriors southward to Cloud Valley, heading straight for the Mountain Pass Fortress, one hundred and fifty li away. As the name suggests, Mountain Pass Fortress is a small stone city built in a narrow mountain pass, located at the junction between the valleys of Divine Stone City and Cloud Mountain City, the last checkpoint on the route south to Cloud Mountain City.
