A few days ago.
Within the borders of the Great Li Dynasty, on a spacious imperial road.
A troop of horse riders was urging their steeds to gallop swiftly along the road.
It was late morning, the sky clear and bright with autumn sunshine.
From a distance, the troop appeared to comprise about thirty people. Upon closer inspection, one couldn't help but be slightly astonished.
The beasts they rode were entirely blood-red, with pitch-black pupils, resembling the legendary horses from the mountains, fierce even in appearance.
At the moment, these "legendary horses" were extremely docile as they carried the riders at three times the speed of ordinary ones, as swift as the wind.
The common folks by the road, upon encountering them, mostly retreated early to the roadside to make way for these nobles.
Even though the horse troop's aura was impressive, the riders' attire was rather unusual, not resembling the luxurious official robes of the influential men from the plains.
