Yue Kingdom had a total of thirty-two commanderies.
Yu Commandery lay in the northern borderlands, covering two or three times the area of an ordinary commandery.
This commandery was crisscrossed by waterways, with boats constantly traveling along its rivers. Wooden and stone bridges could be seen everywhere. Compared with the area around Green Bamboo Mountain Market, it presented an entirely different scene.
Myriad Islands Lake.
The docks.
Countless fishing boats clustered together, a hundred vessels racing with the current. Gentle ripples spread across the lake, reflecting the sunlight like scattered scales.
Fang Xi arrived at the docks and saw quite a few fishermen sitting or standing by the roadside. They wore green bamboo hats, green straw rain capes, and gray or black loose trousers, and were hawking their catches.
"Lad, want a big blue carp?"
An old fisherman called out with a smile.
"No, thank you. I'm looking for a boat to take me deep into Myriad Islands Lake."
Fang Xi took out a piece of silver.
Its dazzling gleam made many fishermen's eyes light up, but they shook their heads one after another. "The depths of Myriad Islands Lake are extremely dangerous. We don't dare go there..."
"They say there are Immortal Masters deep in Myriad Islands Lake!"
"We can only make a living near the lake. We absolutely dare not offend the Immortal Masters. If one of them takes offense and there's no catch next year, we'll all be drinking the northwest wind!"
Seeing more and more fishermen draw near, Fang Xi smiled and exchanged the silver for a gold ingot. "Make one trip, and this gold will be enough for you to buy fields and houses. You won't need to go fishing for the rest of your lives..."
"I'll go!" A young fisherman immediately stepped forward.