Capital.
A sudden downpour drenched the ancient city, and due to the early notice posted by the Astronomical Observatory, the citizens rushed home and closed their doors.
The torrential rain made the streets of the city soaking wet, raising a low "mist."
Inside the Astronomical Observatory, within a building almost as tall as the Heavenly Master Mansion's clock tower, numerous Star Officials were busy.
At the top of the building, on the Observatory, the Standard Third-Rank Supervisor sat cross-legged under the vaulted eaves, gazing absentmindedly at the ink-green bamboo grove outside the city.
"Master, I've brought what you asked for."
Behind him, a young boy laboriously dragged a wooden box up there, then placed it on the ground with a thud, pretending to wipe his sweat and feign exhaustion:
"It's summer now, and moving this on a rainy day wasn't easy. Are you really in such a hurry to see it?"
It has been almost two months since Zhao Douan left the Capital.
