The mottled shadows of the trees rippled across the river's surface, and patches of naturally fallen yellow leaves floated down, spiraling into the river, ultimately drifting away reluctantly.
With Dingzhou Pier drawing closer, what awaits them is unknown.
Turning past a gurgling rapid, it was like peeling away the mysterious veil of Dingzhou. The scenery shifted dramatically as they entered a broad waterway, and the number of boats suddenly increased around them.
Most were fishing boats and black-roofed boats, but there were also a fair number of luxuriously decorated pleasure boats interspersed among them,
Near the pier, the long piers divided to the left and right, extending far, with boats coming and going in a dense but orderly manner, and several multi-layered luxury merchant ships docked.
