Cui Chan averted his gaze slightly so that he was no longer looking at the film of water. He then closed his eyes to rest for a moment, and upon reopening his eyes, he discovered that Li Baoping had already crossed the bridge.

Cui Chan's brows furrowed slightly as he mused, "Could it be that the old blacksmith is naturally resentful of our Great Li Empire because of the imperial family's excessive cruelty and brutality? Could that be why he also feels a sense of resentment toward me by extension? 

“But that doesn't make sense! His true history is impossible to trace with the exception of some unsubstantiated rumors, but as an ancient swordsman, surely he's seen all types of brutality and savagery, so this really shouldn't be bothering him."

The scene being depicted on the film of water was drawing closer and closer to the blacksmith shop, but all of a sudden, the film of water abruptly exploded without any warning, sending countless water droplets flying in all directions with such incredible force that they were able to punch holes through the surrounding walls, windows, and pillars.

However, all of the water droplets hurtling toward Cui Chan and the young boy were instantly stopped in their tracks before exploding into even tinier water droplets, as if they had just crashed into some type of impenetrable, invisible wall.

At the same time, Ruan Qiong's voice rang out from up above. "You better not push your luck any further than this!"

Cui Chan raised his head with a grin as he said, "What a stingy old Sage you are! Fine, if you don't want me to look, then I won't look, let's be civilized. I'm staying in the ancestral residence of the Yuan Clan right now, what if they hold me accountable for all this damage after I return to the capital city?"

He then lowered his gaze as he murmured to himself, "The former citizens of the Lu Empire should've arrived by now."

After that, he took a glance at the young boy, then withdrew his gaze as he gently tapped his left and right index fingers together within his sleeves while continuing to murmur to himself, "It's better to be safe than sorry."

By the time Li Huai, Dong Shuijing, and the coach driver found Chen Ping'an, he was in the process of helping someone construct a house.

Li Huai's eyes were constantly darting...