After Zhang Huaishen died, Liangzhou did not fall silent. It fractured. Powerholders argued endlessly over wha…
After Zhang Huaishen died, Liangzhou did not fall silent. It fractured. Powerholders argued endlessly over what he left behind. Some swore they saw Suo Jing ride alone into the mountains of Dasan Pass, the same deadly range Zhang once challenged in his youth. He nearly lost his life there, they said. Suo Jing never spoke of it. And so the Golden Peach disappeared, swallowed by whispers and futile conjecture.