Ox Horn Ferry.
Green mountains rose from the earth; emerald waters flowed east. Geese in autumn.
A gigantic ferry slowly docked, its imposing presence sending out immense ripples of Spiritual Energy that stirred gusts of mountain wind. Compared to an ordinary Immortal Family Ferry, it was an enormous behemoth, like a flood dragon occasionally frolicking in shallow waters. It was the Wind Kite Ferry Boat, whose repairs had not cost Luopo Mountain even half a coin.
Only Zhong Qiu and Cui Wei had returned with the ferry to Longzhou, completing the Wind Kite Ferry Boat's first return voyage across continents.
Chen Ping'an clasped his fists and smiled. "You've worked hard."
With the Mountain Lord opening things this way, a whole crowd immediately clasped their fists in salute, saying they had worked hard as well.
Zhong Qiu could not help smiling. He returned their salutes with a cupped-fist bow, while Cui Wei was somewhat unaccustomed to it and merely clasped his fists in reply.
Chen Ping'an was the most helpless of all. He had sincerely meant to thank them for their hard work, yet somehow it had been pulled and twisted into a joke.
Quite a few people from Luopo Mountain had accompanied Chen Ping'an on this journey.
The Mountain Lord had brought a group of Direct Disciples: the Limitless Martial Cultivator Pei Qian, sword cultivator Guo Zhujiu, Fifth Realm Martial Cultivator Zhao Shu Xia, and Qi cultivator Zhao Luan.
There was also Guardian Xiao Mo, dressed in a yellow cap and blue shoes, carrying a bookcase and Hiking Staff, looking more like a frail scholar traveling with books on his back.
Then there were Mi Yu, who would soon become the Lower Sect's Chief Guardian, and Yu Xiehui, who had left Sword Worship Platform to travel farther afield.
When the