Night had just fallen, and Wang Rui was already standing by the reed patch.
He cast a glance at the fishing net in Yuwen Junan’s hands while taking off his clothes. Wang Rui was a government official’s son and had seen his share of fine things, but this was his first time seeing a fishing net strung with pearls. After watching the Flower Goddess’s parade, the young master had gone out for a while; when he returned, he was carrying a bag containing this impossibly exquisite net. The young master had even said he would use it to capture a ferocious beast in the river.
The net in the young master's hands might have been shaped like a net, but its cords were as translucent and cool as silkworm silk, and every intersection of the weave was studded with pearls. It looked so precious and delicate that it seemed more like a treasure than a tool—could it really catch a river beast?
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