Qingzhou, although expansive and rich in grain, truly is not a favorable land when viewed from the perspective of the Qian Dynasty's territory map.
To the northwest is Shazhou, long desolate, consisting of nothing but the Gobi and desert. Within is the Golden Light Cave and Stone Man Tomb, and further west lies the no man's land of the Fallen Immortal Mountain.
On the other side of the Fallen Immortal Mountain is the Peacock Buddha Country.
And in the southwest of Qingzhou, the terrain becomes increasingly mountainous, bordering the bizarrely shaped and rainforest-rich Dianzhou, where mosquitoes and ants breed, and poisonous creatures run wild, home to the famous Colorful Cloud Cave and the Chai Kingdom.
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Pingkang County, Southwest Qingzhou.
Autumn rain had been falling for days, a chilly dampness permeating the air, lingering as if seeping from one's very marrow.
