Outside the window, the river water flowed slowly as it had for thousands of years. Chen Ping'an only leaned against the windowsill and napped for a short moment, yet his mind already felt slightly more soothed and relaxed than before. This was quite a rare feeling, as it had already been far too long since Chen Ping'an had last enjoyed a good sleep.0

Zeng Ye and Ma Duyi were still yet to return, so Chen Ping'an couldn't help but feel slightly worried.0

As he expected, his journey through the Plum Glaze Nation was indeed filled with shadows after he met with Zhang Ye, took a quick trip back to Bamboo Scroll Lake, and entered the nation through Staying Pass. There was someone tailing him the entire time, and this person possessed an extremely high cultivation base and was able to conceal themself very well, so much so that Chen Ping'an could only vaguely detect their presence very occasionally. 0

Zeng Ye and Ma Duyi remained oblivious the entire time, and Chen Ping'an didn't reveal the situation to them either, lest they become anxious and make any mistakes as a result, causing further unnecessary trouble.0

Even though the person didn't display any sense of friendliness or hostility, Chen Ping'an still felt as if there were a stinging radiance cutting at his back.0

Few cultivators in Bamboo Scroll Lake could achieve this, and it would be beneath the Unpolished Jade Tier Liu Laocheng to do something like this. The Nascent Tier Liu Zhimao most definitely wouldn't do something like this either.0

As for the Imperial Song Clan of the Great Li Empire, they were unwilling to complicate matters for themselves. In addition, Chen Ping'an was a citizen of the Great Li Empire,...0