Chapter 112: Gorge Ambush, Ouyang Yin Reappears

"Morning."

Zhang Su nodded.

The two went downstairs together and ate breakfast in the inn's main hall.

Breakfast was simple: a bowl of millet porridge, two steamed buns, and a small dish of pickled vegetables.

Zhang Su ate quickly, finishing his porridge in just a few gulps and eating both buns.

Gu Ying ate more slowly, sipping her porridge one small mouthful at a time.

Her two guards had also eaten at the next table and were already waiting outside.

After their meal, the group of four set off once more.

The horse-drawn carriage traveled slowly along the main road. Once they left the small town, the terrain on both sides gradually grew more rugged.

Not long after leaving town, the four of them arrived at a canyon.

The canyon was flanked by steep cliffs, their grayish-white rock exposed to the elements.

A few sparse pine trees grew on the cliff faces, their twisted branches swaying gently in the wind.