Fields on either side retreated from his vision; about fifteen minutes later, they disappeared. A slope began to emerge, and suddenly, woods filled his field of view, flying past him.
It was at this moment that Pei Ye profoundly experienced himself truly leaving the place he had lived for hundreds of years, where people worked from sunrise to sunset.
This sudden departure even ignited a sense of unease in his heart - as if something had been left unprepared, but he had lost the opportunity to retrieve it.
Gradually, he reached the top of the slope. Pei Ye suddenly pulled on the reins, forcefully stopping his overbearing mount, and stood still here.
Pei Ye gazed forward, his heart beating slightly faster, unsure whether it was anxiety or anticipation.
Down the slope was still a winding path, a road flanked by woods, but parts of them he had never seen before.