After receiving a response, Chu Xingchen waved his hand, sending the river water suspended in the air forward.
If possible, Chu Xingchen would have liked to give everyone a cup, but he had been given far too little. One drop per person... would have been far too unimpressive.
Spiritual power reached out from every direction, taking the wine mixed with Spring Warmth.
Immediately afterward, someone came striding across the river from afar, arriving before Chu Xingchen in mere moments.
The man before him looked middle-aged, with a little stubble left unshaven on his face. He was lean and muscular, spiritual power rolling around him, and his cultivation was by no means low for Dongsheng Shenzhou.
Chu Xingchen swept his gaze over the man.
[Target: Gu Sanyang] [Cultivation: Early Spirit Transformation] [Purple Trait: A nimble mind] [Blue Trait: Cultivation skill] [Blue Trait: Decent aptitude] [White Trait: Suspicion]
Gu Sanyang stood ten feet before the bamboo raft and cupped his hands:
"Your subordinate, Gu Sanyang, serves as deputy commissioner. I await your orders, Commissioner. Most of those present have secret identities and do not know one another. I have come only to see your face, so that I can recognize you should you have individual orders for me. If you wish to meet everyone afterward, you may summon them separately. I hope you will take no offense, Commissioner."
Chu Xingchen nodded lightly. "There is a reason for it, so naturally, I take no offense."
"Thank you for your understanding, Commissioner." Gu Sanyang straightened, his expression neither servile nor overbearing, though his tone was exceptionally gentle. "And thank you as well, Commissioner. Without you, I fear I would never have tasted even a mouthful of this wine in my lifetime."
Chu Xingchen chuckled. "Life's road is long, and its opportunities are