What surprised the three of them most was that there were actually several women of extraordinary bearing aboard the ship, most of them with Eastern features.
Many Soul Masters of considerable cultivation stood beside these women, looking like guards.
These Soul Masters ranged from Soul Saints to Soul Douluos.
Anyone escorted by a Soul Douluo was surely no ordinary person.
The three barely needed to think to guess that some of them must be nobles from the Two Great Empires, the Dou Ling Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire.
They wanted to leave that dangerous place before the Two Great Empires went to war.
And the place that could best guarantee their safety was none other than the Sun Moon Continent across the sea.
That was also why seagoing ships had been packed to capacity lately.
"Get lost! How did a filthy old beggar like you get in here?!"
"Crew! Where are the crew? Hurry and drive this beggar away! Don't tell me he snuck aboard!"
Just then, a disgusted curse rang out.
Tang Lan and the others looked over and saw a young blonde, blue-eyed woman standing on the distant deck in a revealing swimsuit.
It seemed she had just taken one of the Passenger Ship's small boats out to surf.
The fine beads of sweat covering her body showed that she had only just returned to the deck.
Yet beside the woman stood an old beggar clad in tattered, filthy clothes.
Not only did his clothes look as though they had not been washed in years, even his shoes had holes that exposed his toes.
It was hard to imagine what he smelled like.
"Hm? When did a beggar board this ship? How did I not know?"
Bauer, who had been reclining in his chair, immediately sat up