Water Margin · Conversa

[Time] 23rd Year of the Wanli Reign, Ming Dynasty, May 21 (Scorching heat) [Location] Qinghe County [Scene] On the main street The blazing sun hung overhead like an inverted brazier, rolling waves of sweltering heat bearing down relentlessly. The air was stifling and dead still, without a breath of wind to be found, while the scorched ground baked, sending up visible shimmers of heat. Cicadas shrilled in a deafening, ceaseless chorus; heaven and earth seemed sealed tight in the oppressive midsummer blaze, making every breath feel thick and heavy.