Li Ergouzi led a group of old comrades—those brave men who had once come from the Daze Prefecture army—making a raucous and conspicuous parade all the way.
They set off from the main gate of the Imperial City’s Military Command, sticking close to the base of the imperial city walls, and finally exited Anyang City through the North Gate.
Within Anyang City, there was no shortage of busybodies—local rogues and aimless young nobles with nothing better to do.
Though Li Ergouzi’s group was not large, numbering only around three hundred men, the number of carts and horses they escorted was enormous.
In a long line, there were over a hundred carts, fully loaded—each packed tight with volumes upon volumes of official documents and archives.
The carts moved slowly out of the city.
Soon after, Li Ergouzi triggered acceleration runes on the carts.
The carriages floated into the air, while the draft beasts pulling the carts broke loose into a wild gallop.
They traveled all morning until they finally arrived outside the North Garden Gate of Anyang.
Compared to the grand East Garden, the royal North Garden of Anyang was less than half its size.
The place was scenic and serene, with over ten palaces built among rivers and mountains, and nestled within the forests were four medium-sized military garrisons.