Unsheathed

When they arrived near Sweeping Villa, Chen Ping'an sold the carriage at a discounted price in a nearby county city.

They visited an inn and asked for two rooms, and they found that there were evidently more martial artists from the cultivation world near the county city, with these people most likely heading to the mountain villa to congratulate Senior Wang Dun after learning of his feat.

One had to admit that goodwill in the cultivation world could be earned by traveling around extensively. This was similar to how many friendships were formed over drinks.

There were two types of people who could become respected seniors in the cultivation world. One type was those who possessed lofty martial arts skills and were exceptionally capable, and it wouldn't matter much regardless of how bad their tempers were. Another type was those who possessed second-rate martial arts skills, yet were first-rate when it came to schemes and strategies. These types of martial artists would also enjoy very good reputations.

Of course, there were also some juniors who understood the traditions of the cultivation world, and these juniors relied on playing the waiting game, waiting to become the leaders of the relevant forces after the second type of respected seniors died of old age. They could then naturally become respected seniors in the cultivation world. However, rising to the top in this manner was ultimately imperfect, and it was because of this that experienced members of the cultivation world had always disliked those vigorous and intense youths.

According to Sui Jingcheng's explanations, however, Senior Wang Dun was genuinely a respected and reputable individual.

Chen Ping'an stood in front of the window in his room, looking at the bustling street outside for a while.

He then went next door and knocked on the door, informing Sui Jingcheng that he was going to visit a wine shop in the county city to buy a few pots of wine.

Sui Jingcheng put on her veiled hat, feeling slightly uneasy as she left her room. She said that she also wanted to drink wine on the side of the street. In the past, she had only read about gallant martial artists gathering at banquets and eating and drinking their fill in some martial arts novels, and this was something she was fairly curious about and also wanted to try.

Chen Ping'an didn't stop her.

The two of them arrived at a busy wine shop located on the corner of a street, and it was only after a table of people paid and left that they had a place to sit down and drink. Chen Ping'an purchased a pot of wine and poured a bowl for Sui Jingcheng.

Sui Jingcheng was still wearing her veiled hat, so she could only lower her head and lift up one corner of the veil when she drank.