The journey from Shāméiguī to White Tiger City was long and full of danger. Not only were there many powerful magical beasts who made the desert there home, there were also many more bandits here than in the Shang Kingdom. This was all due to the scarcity of resources. The Qing Province lacked many of the natural resources Hou Jingshu took for granted. Due to lack of water, food, and other daily necessities, a lot of people who lived here turned to banditry.
Their group had come under assault many times in the past month. Fortunately, they did not travel in a large caravan. As a small group of four, many bandits figured they wouldn’t have much in the way of resources. To further enhance the illusion, they wore cloaks that looked like rags.
Most of the attacks they came under were from ma
