I stood alone on the green peak, watching boats drift through the haze; birds soared beyond the heavens.
Somewhere in dreams, the vision appeared; I forgot that I still lived in this mortal world.
At first light, mist drifted over the river.
Wearing a straw rain cape, Feng Xu sat cross-legged by the river, deep in meditation.
The fishing float sank. He lifted the rod with one hand and flung the huge creature beneath the water onto the bank.
"Carp King, why is it you? After all these years, you're still such a glutton."
Feng Xu removed the hook and put the Giant Golden Carp back into the water.
"I only came to tell you the fleet will arrive soon. Then I happened to see food and couldn't help myself... Hehe."
The Giant Golden Carp swished his lower body and poked his head out of the water.
Feng Xu looked at the fist-sized bait, then at the Golden Carp, a hundred zhang long.
"You've got sharp eyes, spotting something so small."
Feng Xu sat cross-legged again and asked about the fleet.
"By the way, this great river runs straight to the Eastern Sea. You deal with so many aquatic creatures down there, so you must know something about what's happening upstream and downstream."
"Plenty of aquatic creatures enter the sea, but few return. I don't know much either."
The Golden Carp only knew that powerful members of the Demon Race occupied the upper reaches, while the lower reaches held many great demons at the Mysterious Immortal level.
Only the Great Wilderness was somewhat safe.
No powerful members of the Demon Race had carved out territories beneath its waters.
"I hear there's a Snake Demon at the peak of Mysterious Immortal in the plains, and a Flood Dragon out at sea.