Duan Yun and Murong brothers, a party of eight, were selected and swiftly set out, led by a woman in red.
After leaving Tianliang Town, they boarded a boat at Liangshui Pier.
Even though the spring tea hadn't hit the market yet, several boats were already loading and unloading goods at the pier, showing the scale of Tianliang Town's tea industry.
Meanwhile, the remaining servants boarded another boat.
Soon, the boat entered a narrower waterway.
The river was fast-flowing, with sheer cliffs or dense forests lining each bank, making it impossible to see their tops from aboard the boat.
Occasional mysterious howls of ancient primates added a lot of mystery to the region.
Duan Yun couldn't help but think of the little monkey that had come to repay a favor before; it hadn't been seen for a long time, and he wondered about its current situation.
At noon, a thick fog arose on the riverway, turning everything around into a white blur.
