The Embroidered Flower River was extremely elegant and beautiful. Gentle waves rippled across the green surface of the water, and the river was wide yet gave off a warm feeling at the same time.

The southbound ship that Chen Ping'an and the others were on consisted of two levels, with most of the passengers being scholars in azure or merchants and travelers. Li Baoping wasn't afraid of unfamiliar people, and she enjoyed walking into crowded areas with her small bookcase on her back. She would prick up her ears and listen to their conversations. 

When the scholars saw that it was an energetic but well-behaved little girl standing at a comfortable distance and carrying a small green bookcase, which signified that she was on a journey for knowledge, they would often smile kindly and not pay too much heed to her. They would continue their conversations without a worry in their minds.

Li Huai carefully manipulated the donkey leash as he rode it in circles around a small area at the bow of the ship. He appeared much like a domineering general inspecting the borders of his nation. Strangely enough, the white donkey only allowed Li Huai to ride it. This caused Li Huai to feel immense happiness.

As for returning this donkey to Wei Jin from the Divine Platform branch of Wind Snow Temple, and regarding asking him for generous compensation, Li Huai had naturally forgotten about these important matters and treated them as nothing more than wind passing by his ears.

Lin Shouyi walked up to Chen Ping'an and sat down with his back against the rail of the ship. He hesitated briefly before asking, "Aren't you curious about why A'Liang called me a Qi refiner? And about how I became a Qi refiner?"

Chen Ping'an paused his motions of slicing the green bamboo with his machete, and he replied with...