Chapter 679: Talking about Reason

On both sides of the Yang River, there was a vast plain. Between the ridges of the fields, people, horses, mule carts, and wheelbarrows formed long lines, and among the people, swords and guns stood in rows, and flags fluttered in the wind.

Parallel teams were marching westwards, stretching out from north to south. If people looked ahead, they could see endless long dragons, moving in the sunlight. There were also war horses running back and forth between the teams, raising clouds of smoke.

The virtuous lady Li, sitting in a carriage, lifted a corner of the curtain on the left. What came into view was the shadows of the mountains in the distance to the south, which were like dark clouds pressing down on the horizon. Then she saw some cattle and sheep moving along the river on the grass by the river.

The eunuch Cao Fu was riding a horse beside her, so the virtuous princess asked in Chinese, "Eunuch Cao, have we reached the Mongolian steppes?"

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