Chapter 355 Book 7 The first day
The first light of dawn trickled through the dense forest canopy surrounding Xian Town, casting long, ethereal shadows across the garden of Gu Li An's house. A gentle mist, heavy with the scent of damp earth and blooming night-jasmine, clung to the ground. In the center of the garden, a lone figure sat in a meditative pose.
General Long Hai, his broad shoulders and powerful frame still draped in the simple sleeping robes he had worn since leaving the main house, focused on the steady rhythm of his breathing. The world outside him, a place of political intrigue and a reputation he no longer trusted, seemed to fade into a distant hum. All that mattered was the flow of chi within his meridians. The energy, drawn from the lush, verdant air of Xian Town, was remarkably pure. It swirled, a warm, golden current, strengthening his core and moving with purpose through his limbs.
