Though the martial wanderers at Wind Tomb Ferry were only second- or third-rate by the standards of the Shaoding Plane, they were all warriors above level 12. They still had a warrior's basic intuition—perception. The waiter was an ordinary person of the Shaoding Plane, only level five or six, so nearby warriors could easily hear him speak.
As soon as they heard Bai Xiaowen asking about Ironblood Cliff, someone came over to chat and ask about his background.
Bai Xiaowen took off his bamboo hat and introduced himself as a scholar traveling to visit a friend. He said he hoped to broaden his knowledge of the martial world and visit Ironblood Cliff along the way.
With his territory's Gold Mine behind him, Bai Xiaowen had no shortage of Spirit Realm gold and silver. He produced a gold ingot and asked the waiter to warm some wine, treating every martial hero present to a cup.
The martial wanderers laughed heartily. They felt honored to be treated by the scholar. Wang Tieqiang, the man who had struck up a conversation with him, declared that they would cross the river that day and attend the Ironblood Cliff Assembly the next evening. He would bring Young Master Lü along and keep him safe.
He introduced himself as Wang Tieqiang, a man of some renown in Jiangnan Circuit's martial world.
Bai Xiaowen took a glance. Wang Tieqiang was level 13, with 1,080 Spirit Force Value. Among the travelers in the crowded lodging house at Wind Tomb Ferry, he counted as a strong fighter.
Bai Xiaowen was far stronger than these martial wanderers, and his True Essence Force was of a higher order. If he deliberately restrained his aura, none of them could gauge his strength. They would only see a frail scholar.
Bai Xiaowen was