A county town couldn’t be compared with a proper urban city, and it was almost impossible to be compared to extraordinarily large cities like provincial capitals or the imperial capital itself.

As a small county town under the jurisdiction of Central Plains Province, Dragon Rise County’s streets were deserted and quiet on new year’s eve. Regardless of whether it was those who were working or managed their own businesses, all had closed their doors and gathered with their families to celebrate.

So, when Chen Lan drove Mu Qing into this town, they’d searched for a long time before they finally found a medium-grade restaurant which was still open.

After they got down, they ordered a simple bowl of noodles each as they intended to fill their stomachs before continuing on their way. The journey from Dragon Rise County until Yellow Millet Village would take another two hours, but that segment of the road was rather rough and coupled with the heavy snow that was descending now, that road would definitely be even more difficult to traverse.

Fortunately, Liang Liang’s car was an all-terrain vehicle from the military,...