The young Daoist priest had prepared a carefully rehearsed speech, ready for the inevitable "Who's there?" that should have come from within. To his surprise, the gate opened almost immediately, before he’d even had a chance to announce himself to the boy on the other side.
The alley was one of the narrowest in town, and leaving the cart in the middle of it would block the path for everyone. Though Zhao An looked slight, with a wiry frame that
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