The drizzle was as fine as silk, creating delicate ripples on the water, like silver threads passing through blue satin.
The river surface was shrouded in a thin mist, and as Saint Sun's Ship sailed, mountains and forests replaced hills and plains.
By stepping on the slippery deck and gazing ahead, one could see the faint outlines of distant mountains and pine forests, as well as the villages and towns on both sides of the river.
Although not close by, Horn could see the spire of the church piercing through the mist, and farmers in short cloaks carrying farm tools walking on the embankment.
Similar to Red Mill Village in the past, most of the village churches in Shangruifo County are located by the river.
Shangruifo County used to be a populous county among the five mountainous counties and had a certain level of prosperity.
But the two successive floods and military disasters reduced Shangruifo County's population by nearly half.
