The cool river wind was refreshing, lifting one's spirits.
Compared to traveling by land, the waterways were indeed much faster.
For this trip to the sacrificial rites, a full seventeen large ships had been dispatched. Many Court officials were in attendance, though the procession was much more streamlined than before.
The most magnificent ship at the front naturally housed members of the Royal Family, a display of their lofty status. The second ship was for high-ranking Court officials.
As a high-ranking official of the From-the-Second-Rank, Bai Yuan was undoubtedly staying on that second great ship.
He and Fanghua stood on the deck, watching the trees on the banks fly rapidly backward.
This was Bai Yuan's second time on a boat, but the feeling of traveling a thousand li in a day was incredibly exhilarating.
