Shi Yixue, walk toward the kingdom gate, it take her two hour to walk from the shi clan streets to the gate of the kingdom.
And of the kingdom lay massive forest spread around, where many people came to either cut wood or hunt for beasts.
Some beast species like deer are protected by the imperial family. In case anyone seen or catch killing or selling they can get arrested.
Shi Yixue destination is the crystal Lake, there are many small or large crystall lake inside the forest.
The reason they are called the crystal Lake is cause of the fish living inside these laks, these fish have crystal like body, even there organ are crystal when in water they are very hard to spot, if not for the rings on it body.
These rings signify how old a crystal fish, red circle for 1-5 year old, yellow for 10, orange for 50, green for 100, blue for 500, indigo for 1000 and purple for 10,000.
No one ever had seen crystal fish with purple rings, but the ancient records have mention the purple rings, which mean it should really exist.
These crystal Lake gather the spiritual energy and form a tiny crystal fish, these fish are born from the pure spiritual energy, which make very valuable.
Shi Yixue, once had tried to cultivate these fish herself. After countless failed attempts she finally realised that for crystal Lake to birth the crystal fish.
The lake water needed to be not disturb, in other words no winds or stone should stir the water of the lake.
After coming to this realisation she measure a crystal Lake, which is well hidden from public eyes.
And create a very large wooden lead to complete cover the lake, creating the perfect still water for the fish.
She would check the lake one month to see if there's any progress and to her delite it actually work although it take a whole year for the fish to born.
But what more surprising was that it's actually pair fish... This mean when a crystal Lake produce two fish at the time.
Those two fish are capable of reproducing and she's waiting for them to mature. But now with the development of the bracelet.
She needed the money asap.
Shi Yixue look around the area, careful to avoid any possible human or beast presence and reach the hidden Lake.
This lake is actually well hidden by the giant trees around it, she also had plant bamboos to create a small shield around the lake.
She slowly look around the covered lake tring to see any sign of beast presence. But when she find none her lips curls into smile.
She had paid bunch of carpenter to install the wooden lead on the top of the crystal Lake, but since she was afraid of suffocating the fishes.
She had made lead with some tiny gap in it. She climb on the cover and walk toward the only small opening on the lake.
When she look inside, she easily found the pair resting on a leaf. She removed her shoes and calmly went inside the water.
Since, she came here every now and then to bask the fish under the sun. She would place them in very large wooden basin filled with water and put it under the sun.
This result into them not being afraid of her. Rather, they like being basked under the sunlight so they eagerly swim towards her.
She gently grab one and put inside the basket, then grab the other one to put it inside the bucket.
These two crystal fish have three red rings on it body, which mean they are three year old in age.
The crystal fish start laying eggs when they turn ten year old. She had thought to wait till then before selling them at auction.
They would surely had fench thousands of gold coins. But now she had to hurry up, she immediately put the fishes inside the bucket.
She place the bucket inside the basket and cover it with firewood. She carry everything on her back and slowly walk back to the kingdom.
When she enter the kingdom, as the citizen she don't have to pay entrance fee. So, she immediately enter the gate without anyone stopping her.
She made her way towards the middle ring of the kingdom. She spend 5 silver coin to hinch a river with the carriage.
Shi mingxi had given her a week to arrange the money, which made her hurry up. It will take her five days to reach the middle ring of the kingdom.
The Emarald Mist Kingdom is divided into three rings, centre ring where the imperial family and major nobles family lives.
Middle rings, sum up with rich merchants, low ranking nobles and scholars. Outer rings consists of farmers, labourers and poor workers.
Shi Yixue take out bun from her basket and eat it quickly. She secretly check on the fishes, they look listless.
They always had stay in calm, still water, never had experience being jolted around. They look listless and sick.
She pour some of the crystal Lake water inside the bucket. The familiar water make them calm down little bit.
These five days were spend either checking on fish, changing there water, stopping the carriage for food or other business.
The carriage finally arrived at the middle ring, as soon as her feet hit the road. She immediately grab someone to ask around.
She want to find the family lin, they are high ranking and most importantly honest people. She's sure she will be not cheated.
So, arfet around she reach the mansion of the lin family. Of course, she was stopped outside of the mansion by guards.
"How are you. State your purpose of visit" there voice mixed with the power of cultivation made her little dizzy.
Shi Yixue "I'm member of shi clan from the outer ring and here to sell something rare" the guards exchange knowing looks.
Everyone knows about the shi clan in the kingdom. They also well known for there integrity and honesty.
This made the guards to treat her with some respect and inform the butler of the house.