The Great Yu is situated in the region of Chu and Yue, where even after winter, it doesn't always snow. Yet in Great Jin, fine snow has already blanketed the territory.
In a tavern near the border, snow piled high at the corners of the walls. The innkeeper's assistant drooped his head in a nap; after all, the tavern was nearly empty. Inside sat only one person, like a statue. He had ordered two liangs of Sword Nan Wine, and even after entering, did not remove his raincoat. Sitting upright, he faced the tavern's main door directly.
This little establishment was leaky and chilling to an extreme, with the assistant intermittently waking from the cold every time he dozed off. Yet the Suo Yi Swordsman remained stone-still.
The sound of creaking footsteps echoed sharply, like dried twigs being crushed. A burly man stepped through the mud and into the tavern. He cast a glance at the Suo Yi Swordsman before striding to another table and chair to sit.
"Come over here."
