The Great An Kingdom, Smoke Continent.
Mist shrouded the vast, cold river.
A small boat drifted slowly along.
Snow had fallen on Smoke Continent. All the other rivers had frozen over, but this one still flowed gently.
"We're nearly there. Wake up, honored guest!"
The old boatman woke the Blue Robes Man sleeping in the cabin.
Li Ping'an yawned and stretched.
He looked at the scenery outside.
Quite a few figures moved along the shore.
Li Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly. It had been so long since he had seen ordinary humans that he really was a little unused to it.
Little Girl stayed inside the cabin, concentrating on writing something.
After hearing that Big Ping’an and Niu Niu were going to write a book about strange tales from the countries in the eastern seas.
Little Girl had decided to record the things that happened along her journey too.
As follows: Today, sunny.
Rowed.
Made breakfast for Big Ping’an and Niu Niu.
Made lunch.
Made dinner.
Kept rowing, slept.
Second day, cloudy.
Made breakfast for Big Ping’an and Niu Niu.
Rowed.
Made lunch.
Made dinner.
Kept rowing, slept.
Third day.
Scratched Niu Niu, massaged Big Ping’an’s back.
Rowed, cooked...
Li Ping'an also took a look at Kitten's diary.
After reading for a while, he kept feeling that something was not quite right.
Why did the version of him in the diary not seem like a good person at all?
Instead, he seemed like an evil capitalist exploiting child labor.
After the boat traveled a little farther, voices became audible.
People were moving cargo on the dock.
Li Ping'an paid the fare and got off the boat with Old Ox and Little Girl.
Perhaps it was because she had not seen so many people in a long time.
Little Girl grew