Even the Fishing Trade, which operates Eight Docks and has hundreds of boat captains trawling year-round, reportedly can't catch more than a few Spirit Fish!
If Sea Marvels were so easy to obtain, the Fishing Trade would have long been the undisputed leader of the Grand Lineages in Jiangyin Prefecture.
They wouldn't be suppressed by the Schools and Prefecture Officials, merely sharing a similar reputation with other great clans of the Upper Nine Professions, like the Medicine Shop.
And just as Ji Xiu was sizing up Xiao Mingli,
Xiao Mingli was also looking at him.
The woman's gaze shifted, moving from the Sword Plaque on Ji Xiu's back to the jade pendant at his waist, and then to the long saber in his hand. Her eyes deepened, a thoughtful expression on her face.
