The Kingdom of Xiayu is a feudal-like state formed after the collapse of the previous dynasty's imperial power, akin to the Republic of China's era.
It is divided into thirteen states, with counties governing under each state.
Qingzhou, where Lu Xuan is currently located, lies in the southeast at a strategic crossroads for both water and land routes, abundant in resources, and therefore a region fiercely contested by military leaders, with incredibly complex internal factions.
The entire state consists of twenty counties, currently controlled by more than a dozen warlords of various sizes.
Just three days after Lu Xuan returned from General Mountain, a group of uninvited guests dressed in splendid attire appeared outside the city gates of Southern County.
The leading individual was a middle-aged scholar wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a neatly pressed Chinese tunic suit.
