On the sixth day of the month.
A letter, sealed with bamboo slips, was sent from Longquan to Zhao Rong by a messenger.
"Eldest brother, I greet you respectfully,
Since the last harvest season, time has not stopped, and the seasons flow like water. It has been many months since we parted, and I haven't sent word. May I assume that all has been well with you?
The Demon Cult's fringe forces have arrived in Anfu, and the Shu Family of Longquan is the first to bear the brunt. With their family business at stake and ancestral teachings that cannot be ignored, Sword-Casting Manor has discussed forming an alliance, with three families joining hands to combat the Demon Cult. However, there is discord and difference of opinion, and the conversation has gone nowhere...
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Zhao Rong rode to Luosu Wharf, where the penetrating bone dragon in the city moved steadily and seemed to find its own way, leaving him free to carefully review the letter sent by Qiu Mengyin twice.