Volume One: Ruins of the Tang Dynasty, Chapter 1: The Whole

In May of 884 AD, on the official road fifty li southwest of Bianzhou (modern-day Kaifeng)In May of 884 AD, on the official road fifty li southwest of Bianzhou (modern-day Kaifeng)light, a gentle breeze rustled through the leaves of the old elm tree, as if mocking or hinting at something to meReally meditating in a quiet roomBefore he could finish his thought, Ye Youxiao sudden...