RUMBLE... RUMBLE.
A carriage, black with red patterns and shaped like a flood dragon's head, was pulled by four fine horses. It traveled slowly from the North City gate of the Shu State Prefecture City, heading south along Kangning Street.
Xiao Jinghong listened to the clamor outside. She pulled back the brocade curtain on one of the carriage windows slightly, peeking through the gap at the scenery.
Ten days had passed since the Third Place Scholar, Li Huai'gu, had his ceremonial parade on horseback through the streets, yet the taverns and academies along Kangning Street were still buzzing about it.
Some described the scene with flowery language, embellishing with a phrase like, "The glory of that day was boundless; we couldn't even hope to catch up on horseback," which drew raucous laughter.
