Capital City
"Cousin, we've reached the docks!" A large ship arrived at a dock near the Capital City, and a man standing at its bow called excitedly over his shoulder.
A young man approached from behind him, far more composed. He was none other than Yu Lü, who had once studied alongside Su Ziji.
Fang Xi had always been exuberant. Even after everything he had experienced, and with a few more years behind him, he still seemed rather lively.
Yu Lü had possessed the gentle bearing of a gentleman even in his teens, and now it was more pronounced than ever. Standing together, the younger cousin actually looked like the elder, while the elder looked like the younger.
Yu Lü's gaze fell on the riverbank. It was dusk, and they had arrived directly outside the Capital City's Upper East Gate. The moment he stepped ashore, he felt the wind's bone-piercing chill, while the silhouette of the Upper East Gate towered against the sky.
Though darkness had yet to fall, lanterns were already being lit throughout the docks. Boats filled the water, and bustling crowds streamed endlessly along the shore. It was certainly a densely populated place.
"Truly worthy of being the Capital City."
They had not even entered the city, yet shops already crowded the streets and lanes built around the docks, with vendors and peddlers crying their wares without pause. This place alone far surpassed his own county town. Though this was not his first visit, Yu Lü still could not help sighing softly as he approached the Capital City again.
Would they leap through the Dragon Gate like carp this time?
"Young masters, there are inns right here by the docks. It's almost dark, and by the time you reach the Capital City, the gates will probably be