"Thud"
"Thud"
"Thud"
The sky darkens as Qingshan County lies beyond the city, endless snow covers the mountains, turning them white, while atop the city wall, a city gate pavilion with flying eaves stands covered in wind and snow.
At this moment, footsteps sound below the tower, and a guard clad in white light armor shouts with the sound,
"The hour has arrived!"
"It's time to close the city gates!"
As the voice falls, a response quickly follows, "Sound the drums."
Soon after,
"Dong"
"Dong"
"Dong"
"...."
The low drumbeats echo within the city gate tower, wandering with the wind and snow, resonating inside and outside the city wall.
The evening drum signifies the advent of dusk, the imminent closure of the gates, and the end of a laborious day, a time for the people to rest.
