A grandmaster of his generation.
Walking on water was nothing out of the ordinary.
However...
It required expending his own true astral force.
Outside mortal combat, there was no need to do so.
Much as a Grandmaster running at full speed far outpaced carriages and warhorses, most would still choose to ride a horse or take a carriage.
After all, being fast...
Did not mean one could keep running forever without rest.
So Jiang Jingnian hesitated briefly, then accepted Jiang Leer's invitation out of consideration for Jiang Nianci.
The Jiang Family's guards soon bought two small boats from nearby fishermen, one for Jiang Jingnian alone, the other carrying Jiang Leer and her attendants.
The two boats traveled one behind the other, parting the jade-green lake water as they slowly headed toward its center.
The oars broke the surface, sending out rings of ripples.
"Young Hero Jiang."
Jiang Leer sat at the bow, propping her chin in both hands as she watched Jiang Jingnian on the other boat. After a moment's hesitation, she finally asked, "I heard that although the Qian and Liu families reaped the fruits of the upheaval in Peace City, rumors in the martial world say the Mountain Cloud School and Severing Blade Dock were involved too. Is that true?"
Jiang Jingnian did not answer directly.
Leaning against the gunwale, he gazed at the distant lake surface. "Is that your mother's question, or the Jinling Jiang Family's?"
Jiang Leer froze, clearly not expecting that response.
She fell silent for a moment, then shook her head. "Neither. I wanted to ask for myself. To be honest, although Mother forced me to stop working as a constable captain, I still hold a post with the Six Doors."
"The aftermath of the upheaval in Peace City has gradually spread through almost