65 A New Village

Hong Zhao entered in through the newly reinforced walls of his home. As he did, he looked to the trees on his left and right and nodded. Out of placement, he could see the two sentries that were stationed within the trees. They nodded their respect as he walked through. He smiled through his mask as he looked around at his home. The one house had gained many more neighbors in the last seven months. Each one housed at least seven people, and there were thirty houses within the walls. He had ensured each one was modeled after his own.

Others with the same uniform nodded to him as he made his way to his own home. He returned the greeting as he opened his door. As he shut it behind him, he inserted some qi on the formation carved into the door. He then took his mask off and took a deep breath of fresh air. His dark brown hair fell past his shoulders as it was no longer held in place by the head piece.