A southbound ferry belonging to Evergreen Palace would stop at Ox Horn Ferry in Longzhou along the way.
Cao Qinglang came to Pei Qian's room, stood in the corridor, and knocked softly. "It's me."
After opening the door, Pei Qian resumed her Six-Step Stance inside. "Need something?" she asked casually.
For this round trip between Luopo Mountain and the capital, Pei Qian had worn a face mask that made her look like a young girl whenever they traveled, so she would not have to spend more money on medicine for no reason.
The Six-Step Stance was the one "boxing technique" Chen Ping'an had never really tried to hide from Pei Qian when she was little.
Back then, though, little black charcoal had looked down on it. She thought it looked silly and spent her days dreaming that Old Wei or Xiao Bai would give her sixty years of cultivation, some peerless martial art that fell from the sky without any hardship on her part.
Cao Qinglang stood in the doorway. "Should I come back after you finish practicing?"
Pei Qian gave him an odd look. "Apart from when I'm asleep, I'm always practicing."
Cao Qinglang looked a little embarrassed.
"Talking won't get in the way of my stance work," Pei Qian said.
Only then did Cao Qinglang cross the threshold. He gently shut the door, sat by the table, and poured himself a cup of water.
Apart from Great Li military ferries, almost every Immortal Family Ferry took care over the drinking water it served. Most drew it from Famous Springs. Years ago, some busybody had even ranked the finest waters on the continent into seven grades.
There was Pearl Spring at Baishui Temple in Qingluan Kingdom, for example, and a pool on Dragon Group Peak at Cloud Mist Mountain.