As soon as people heard someone say a dragon had been caught, more flocked over, packing that stretch of the dock so tightly that not even water could seep through.
"Hey, hey, careful! Don't push anyone into the water!" "Easy there, easy!"
Li Laosan, who had moored alongside the dock, hurriedly waved his hands too.
"We didn't catch a dragon, just Dragon Scales! Hey, hey, be careful!"
The noisy commotion also caught Yi Shuyuan's attention. He walked over with Hui Mian, and when he couldn't squeeze through, he watched from the outskirts as the people aboard the fishing boat called out with all their might.
Every fisherman aboard had dark skin, their faces furrowed by years upon years of sea winds, but they all seemed excited now.
Li Laosan looked short but sturdy. Together with his son, who had sailed with him, he carried a large wooden barrel to a conspicuous spot at the bow and pointed inside as he shouted.
"There are Dragon Scales in here! Let me tell you, we hauled up a net just before daybreak, and light was shimmering from it while it was still underwater. We'd fished up a treasure!"
There was no glow in the barrel now, but Li Laosan reached inside, stirred its contents, and took out two scales slightly larger than his palm.
"Look, everyone, look! These are Dragon Scales-they glow when it's dark!"
Water dripped from the scales in Li Laosan's hands as he shook them. They looked translucent in the morning light, and the sunlight refracted through them in unusual colors, making them a delight to behold.
Everyone nearby who saw them exclaimed in wonder.
"Those are Dragon Scales?" "Couldn't they just be scales from a bigger fish?"
"Did you see a dragon?"
"These are Dragon Scales! I've been fishing