After the huge commotion, the owner of the ship who was snobbish to the poor and obsequious to the rich immediately ran over and offered these "esteemed guests" a top-quality private room on the second level. He told them it would be fine even if they wanted to bring the donkey inside. It was his humble ship that was honored by their presence.

Many other passengers visited them after hearing of their exploits, and most of them were wearing a saber instead of a sword by their waist. It was clear that they wanted to cotton up to Chen Ping'an and the others. Chen Ping'an wasn't familiar with this kind of thing, so it was Lin Shouyi who stepped forward to help them politely decline these requests to visit. 

Lin Shouyi had grown up in an official residence, after all, so his actions and manner of speech were naturally elegant and refined. Even though he was declining them, the visitors still left with happy smiles on their faces.

The swordsman who the old man had referred to as "Baijing" was a relatively renowned lone cultivator in the southern regions of the Great Li Empire. His sword, Spirit Void, was a legitimate artifact, and it was an impressive weapon from the Talisman Branch of the Daoist Sect. According to legends, a mighty figure had once left the mountains to cultivate his mind. After passing and being hacked apart by sabers in the wilderness, this sword was a relic that he had left. Afterward, the swordsman in white had come across it by chance.

Relying on his already-impressive sword skills, the swordsman had eventually comprehended the true meaning of the sword. It was from that moment that he started to gain renown. However, he didn't like being restrained, and it was because of this that he...