Ning Yao Comes to See Chen Ping'an

So she had come looking for that boy who was shrewd as a thief when it came to business. What a waste of talent that he had not become a Merchant's son.

The Green Ox Taoist let out a breath of relief. Exactly. He only stole a watermelon. It wasn't enough to get struck by lightning.

The old Taoist priest tossed aside the watermelon gnawed into a dog-chewed mess. From calm composure, to sudden realization, to a face full of delighted surprise, the transitions flowed like moving clouds and running water, without the slightest trace of affectation. "Miss, you mean Fellow Daoist Chen? He is my bosom friend at first sight, a friend despite our age difference. Our friendship is rock-solid. Though we met by chance, we truly understood each other. Otherwise, why would Fellow Daoist Chen entrust this sword to me for safekeeping and travel this Useless City with me, so I could help clear the way for him?"

On this rustic path outside White Eye City stood an Ascension Realm sword cultivator who had cut open the Night Voyage Ship's restriction with a single sword strike. A sword case rested on her back, two swords within it, while she held Long Sword Night Roamer in hand.

It was Ning Yao, who had ascended from the Fifth Continent to the Vast Heaven and Earth.

She had first broken through her realm and slain an ancient Spirit with her sword, accumulating no small amount of merit. Then she had cleaved open the Sky Curtain with her sword and ascended to travel afar through the Vast Heaven and Earth. Following the clue of the Taibai sword tip, one of the four immortal swords, she had finally found this strange ferry.

She had not expected to miss that fellow, only to encounter