The ferry station where Chen Ping'an's ship was set to depart was different from the one for the ship traveling to Cloud Pine Nation. After paying ten snowflake coins, he received a wooden badge and submitted in exchange the seal given to him by the chief military governor's manor. After that, Chen Ping'an traveled to the ferry station together with dozens of other people. 0

They were directed to the entrance of an underground tunnel, which was around twenty meters wide, and it was riddled with phrases engraved by renowned figures of eras past. The interior of the cave was brightly lit, and everyone made their way to the tunnel for about fifteen minutes before arriving in a massive underground hall. 1

The stone walls on either side of the hall were covered in life-like murals depicting gorgeous celestial maidens adorned in beautiful dresses with long, flowing sleeves. The facial features of the women were clearly visible, and they were all quite voluptuous and curvaceous but stopped short of what would be categorized as chubby.4

Docked at the ferry station was a three-story louchuan[1] with a dragon's head on the bow and a dragon's tail on the stern. The louchuan was enormous, almost rivaling the size of an imperial warship, but aside from that, it appeared to be no different from the average mortal ship. In addition to the group of people that Chen Ping'an was in, over 300 people were already gathered at the ferry station. 0

There were also all types of shops at the ferry station, most of which were quite small, and instead of plaques hanging above the entrance, they only had signs hanging outside. 0

The shops sold all manners of wares, such as calligraphy and art pieces, snacks and fruits, as well as some specialty local products of Water Combing Nation, including small ground gowns, cockfighting cups, pine needle calligraphy pieces from Pine Stream Nation, and elm wood carvings from Ancient Elm Nation.2

Earlier, Chen Ping'an had paid ten snowflake coins to rent a room on the second floor, while a room on the first floor only cost three snowflake coins, which was equivalent to 3,000 taels of silver. While it was true that this was...1