Zhao Ci finished dressing and left his room, still drowsy. He forced himself to look alert and said, "Weren't you still compiling the list yesterday? How did you bring everyone over in the blink of an eye?"
"There's something you may not know, Your Highness!"
Zhang Delv said with a grin, "The Northern Three Prefectures oversee a vast number of villages and towns. To compile the list as quickly as possible, most of our men went out to them directly. It may have seemed a bit slow here in Qingyang County, but we were actually keeping pace with the teams in the field."
"So that's how it is!"
Zhao Ci put on a look of sudden understanding and gestured for him to proceed. "Please, Lord Zhang, lead the way!"
He then followed Zhang Delv out of the courtyard at a leisurely pace. After giving orders at the armory to retrieve the pills, they headed for the city gates together.
Upon reaching the top of the city wall, he looked down.
