Light rain pattered, and the river carried the flat boat. Two men wore broad bamboo hats; one sat cross-legged in the cabin, and the other held the oar at the bow.
The Eighteen Docks have indeed wielded comprehensive control over the Eight Waters, and under their clearance, the river now saw no other vessels.
"I know a few rules about the Spirit Realm," Pei Ye said, "Firstly, the Spirit Realm has a master, with its Zhenxuan not emanating from the heavens and earth, but from an unknown entity. Secondly, the Spirit Realm changes with the world, it's a reflection of the past human affairs, and updates according to worldly events. Thirdly, the Spirit Realm is rooted in water, there is no Spirit where there is no water."
