Amid the resounding blare of horns, the enormous airship landed steadily on the dock.
The gangway lowered automatically, and the passengers filed out one after another.
Once all the passengers inside had disembarked, the travelers who had long been waiting beside the dock boarded the airship in turn.
Among them were Wang Chen, along with Meng Fei and more than a dozen other children.
After receiving the sect's decree, Wang Chen arranged all matters as quickly as possible and then booked their tickets.
This airship belonged to the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce. Even as an Inner Sect Disciple of the West Sea Sect, Wang Chen still had to purchase a ticket to board.
He had traveled here aboard a West Sea Sect Flying Ship, but the timing did not line up. Unless he was willing to wait another half a month, he could only pay out of his own pocket.
Considering that bringing Meng Fei and the others aboard a sect Flying Ship might not be convenient, and given the time constraint, he bought the tickets instead.
He booked five cabins in total—one for himself and four for Meng Fei and the others to share.
It was the first time Meng Fei and his brothers and sisters had ridden an airship. They chattered incessantly, all of them brimming with excitement.
After settling them in, Wang Chen called Meng Fei to his cabin for a private talk.
"This time, when I return to the sect, I probably won't come back again."
Wang Chen said to the youth, "After we get back, I plan to recommend you and your two sisters to the sect."
Meng Fei opened his mouth in surprise and asked quietly, "What about the others?"
He did not ask which two sisters Wang Chen meant.
Because the youth