The probability of encountering such an event during teleportation was one in ten million, or even higher.
However, protected by various magical artifacts, Wu Tao was not in immediate danger.
The walls of the surrounding space rippled, and a sweeping spatial storm, like layers of ocean waves, rushed towards Wu Tao.
Subconsciously, Wu Tao wanted to dodge, but during teleportation, the traveler could not leave the teleportation array, otherwise, they might be sent to the void.
With no other choice, Wu Tao braced himself and stayed put. After sacrificing over a dozen magical artifacts, he barely managed to survive this ordeal.
But just as he was about to reach his destination, more trouble arose…
Wu Tao, unluckily, encountered a spatial explosion, an extremely rare event that occurred once in ten thousand years!
Forced by the situation, You Meng had no choice but to use her clan's ability of etherealization to protect Wu Tao, allowing him to narrowly survive the spatial explosion.
However, he lost consciousness in the process.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom…"
The sky echoed with rumbling sounds.
On a sampan, a young boy, hearing the noise from outside, suddenly got up, walked out of the cabin, and gazed into the distance.
"What is that?"
Astonishment flickered across the boy's face.
In the distance, a golden light streaked across the sky, rapidly falling towards a small island not far away.
Within the golden light, a human figure could be vaguely seen.
This scene, like an immortal descending to earth, left the boy, who had grown up on a fishing boat, stunned.
He had no idea what had just happened.
"An opportunity?"
After a moment, he seemed to recall something and quickly rowed his boat towards the nearby island.
Perhaps due to the distance, although many fishermen saw the golden light that night, this boy was the first to arrive.
Upon landing on the island, the boy, with his naturally keen sense of smell, followed the scent of blood in the air and strode towards where Wu Tao had fallen.
…
The boy's name was Ye Yu. His parents had died, leaving him and his younger sister.
Since his sister was young, Ye Yu, as the elder brother, had to shoulder the responsibility of supporting their family by himself since the age of ten!
…
As fishermen for generations, Ye Yu's entire fortune consisted of a single sampan, along with fishing nets, harpoons, fishing rods, and other equipment on board!
Because his parents were no longer around, Ye Yu and his sister lived a life of hardship, often struggling to make ends meet and facing hunger as a regular occurrence.
Firstly, in Zeyu Lake, where they lived, there was a gang called the Sea Dragon Gang.
Fishermen like Ye Yu had to submit to their exploitation every time they returned from a fishing trip.
Normally, in southern regions with dense networks of lakes and rivers, fish prices were not very high. After this exploitation, the money Ye Yu received was even less.
Secondly, it was a myth that fishermen never went hungry or could always eat fish when hungry.
Even if you didn't eat steamed buns or rice, and ate fish every day…
You still needed seasonings like oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. You couldn't just gnaw on a fish that smelled strongly of grass, could you?
Especially salt and wine, which were indispensable necessities for fishermen who spent their lives in a humid environment.
Therefore, being a fisherman was not an easy profession!
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For Ye Yu, this opportunity might be the only chance in his life to change his fate.
Therefore, he absolutely could not let it pass.
The strange phenomenon just now must have been caused by the legendary immortals who could summon wind and rain!
With the help of an immortal, Ye Yu could escape his current fate and no longer be a fisherman.
At this moment, Ye Yu had only one thought in his mind, walking with large strides to find the potential opportunity.
Before long, Ye Yu found a person lying in a pool of blood.
He was wearing a green robe, but it was now completely soaked with blood, looking exceptionally terrifying.
"Found him!"
Seeing Wu Tao, joy immediately appeared on Ye Yu's face.
Without any hesitation, he stepped forward, carefully picked up Wu Tao, and then, at the fastest speed he could manage, quickly left the scene.
Before picking up Wu Tao, Ye Yu took a look at his appearance.
The moment he looked, he was shocked!
Looking at his face, the person still appeared to be a young man. However, looking further up, he had a head of white hair, resembling the "immortals" described by storytellers in their tales!
His complexion was extremely pale, devoid of any color.
However, judging by his state, this "immortal" lay there motionless, showing no signs of life.
Seeing his pathetic condition, if it weren't for his faint breaths, Ye Yu would have thought he was already dead.
With Wu Tao on his back, Ye Yu quickly departed.
Although Wu Tao's weight was a bit heavy for Ye Yu, an underage boy!
However, for the sake of his future, he gritted his teeth and carried Wu Tao, walking step by step towards his own boat.
Long after Ye Yu left, activity finally began at the place where Wu Tao had fallen.
Some people, following the trail of blood left behind, arrived one after another. In the end, they only saw some traces of the incident and did not find Wu Tao, who had fallen there.
Many people expressed their regret and sighed.
The majority of the fishermen on Zeyu Lake were poor. Although their knowledge was limited, they instinctively felt that something shining and falling from the sky was likely a treasure.
Therefore, after witnessing this scene, many people rushed towards the location, hoping to seize this opportunity.
In the end, Ye Yu, being the closest, got there first.
The fishermen in this freshwater lake were considered to have humble lives in this era, especially the fishermen in the Great Jin Dynasty, who were looked down upon even by ordinary farmers…
Although farming was hard work, it was more stable than fishing and had fewer unexpected incidents.
Moreover, and more importantly, their region was in the south of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the south was characterized by extensive paddy fields!
"Rice flowers fragrant, nurturing carp" is a description of southerners.
In the paddy fields cultivated by farmers in the southern regions, not only rice was produced, but also many easily kept domestic fish could be raised!
This was detrimental to those fishermen whose profession was solely fishing!
The impoverished masses did not buy fish; they relied solely on the purchases of officials and wealthy individuals. In such a small market, how could it be enough for so many fishermen?
Unless, some fishermen were lucky enough to catch fish like the Schizothoracinae, Huso, pufferfish, twaite shad, icefish, or blunt-snouted bream, which were both rare and difficult to keep alive…
Then their lives would be much better, at least enough to exchange for more than ten catties of fine salt, and they wouldn't have to worry about salt for a while.
The top freshwater fish in the south, a single fish could be worth tens of taels of silver, such as the red-scaled blood carp, the pure white knife fish, and the dark chanting catfish.
If any fisherman were to catch one of these, it would mean their ancestors had been blessed, and they would no longer have to be fishermen!
Tens of taels of silver were enough to buy several mu of infertile land locally, purchase a small house, get married, have children, and settle down.
However, such good fortune was rare for the tens of thousands of fishermen in Zeyu Lake.
Meanwhile, on the calm surface of the lake, Ye Yu rowed quickly and cautiously.
On his way home, he deliberately took a detour through a secluded waterway, fearing discovery by others.
The golden light just now was so conspicuous that anyone nearby with eyes could have seen it.
At this moment, most of the surrounding fishermen had likely already set out in their boats.
If he wasn't careful, the immortal he was carrying on his back might be snatched away.
Because the saying "poor mountains and harsh waters breed stubborn people" was not false.
Fishermen might not only be fishermen but also water bandits!
These roles were not mutually exclusive.
Just like bandits and robbers, they might farm on the mountains, but they also robbed.
For this reason, Ye Yu was extremely cautious, trying to stay in secluded areas along the way.
Thus, he smoothly returned to his residence, a hidden hut on an island overgrown with reeds and grass.
Upon returning home, hearing Ye Yun's voice, a little girl fearfully emerged from the house.
She walked out of the dilapidated hut and, upon seeing Ye Yu, and the blood-soaked Wu Tao behind him, her pretty face immediately showed a look of terror.
"Brother, who is this person you're carrying on your back!"
Her face was flustered, and she asked anxiously.
…
"Qingyi, go prepare some hot water first."
Ye Yu shook his head and did not explain, but instructed her.
Hearing Ye Yu's words, the little girl named Ye Qingyi was a little scared!
However, out of trust in her brother, she nodded and obediently went to do as instructed.
If they were to heat cold water using only firewood, it would take a very long time. It would take at least half an hour to boil a large pot of water!
Therefore, during this process, Ye Yu had ample time to handle some matters!
He carefully removed the clothes Wu Tao was wearing and threw them on the ground. Then, he picked up a towel and wiped the bloodstains on Wu Tao's body!
After cleaning Wu Tao's body, Ye Yu changed him into a clean set of clothes!
During this process, he couldn't help but feel a sense of trepidation.
Because after wiping away the blood, he could clearly see how severe Wu Tao's injuries were.
The various wounds, he didn't know what had caused them, but judging by the surface, they were extremely serious.
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