Unsheathed

Sui Jingcheng felt slightly unaccustomed to this.

In her impression, Senior Wang Dun had always been the number one martial artist of the Five Mountain Nation since its founding, and it was said that he could defeat all of the martial arts superior grandmasters of the nation's cultivation world with a single hand. He enjoyed a good reputation in the nation, and everyone in the imperial court, martial artists in the cultivation world, literati in the scholarly world, and ordinary merchants and workers all claimed that Senior Wang Dun was a refined and elegant old man dressed in azure.

Senior Wang Dun was masterfully skilled at musical instruments, Go, calligraphy, and painting, and in addition to his remarkable abilities, he also cared deeply about his nation and its people. One time, he had stood on the borders and defended a border pass by himself, holding back an army of enemy cavalry that was attacking from the south and winning enough time for the border army of the Five Mountain Nation to mobilize and set up a formation...

Chen Ping'an sat down, following which Sui Jingcheng also sat down.

Wang Dun stood up and went to the counter to grab three pots of wine, one for each of them, and he said generously, "This wine is my treat."

When Wang Dun placed a pot of wine in front of Sui Jingcheng, he remarked quietly, "You're the daughter of Old Assistant Minister Sui Xinyu, right? You're truly very beautiful, and the four greatest beauties all enjoy an equal status, with each having their own strengths. There's no notion of rank, and you've brought glory to the women of our Five Mountain Nation. Compared to me, who was only ranked last out of everyone, you're much more deserving of a plaque from the emperor. However, to be honest with you, this sword immortal that you've found — regardless of whether he's your master or your Dao partner — is a bit too stingy. He was only willing to share one bowl of wine with you."

Sui Jingcheng glanced at Chen Ping'an who was sitting opposite her, and she saw him leisurely cracking open the clay seal of his wine pot and pouring himself a large bowl of wine. She then turned to the old man who claimed that he was wearing a face mask and said with a smile, "Old Villa Master Wang..."

Wang Dun wasn't very happy to hear this, and he waved a hand and interjected, "I'm not old at all. My body might be old, but my heart isn't old. You can call me Villa Master Wang. It's also fine for you to directly call me Wang Dun."

Sui Jingcheng nodded and said, "Villa Master Wang, the Green Shrine Nation's Xiao Shuye is already dead."

Wang Dun sighed softly, understanding the insinuation behind Sui Jingcheng's words. He raised his wine cup and took a sip, saying, "But I'm still ranked last, aren't I? Any random martial artist from the Great Seal Script Empire is more powerful than me."

Sui Jingcheng felt like there was already nothing more that she could say.

Wang Dun chuckled and looked at the young man in azure, a sword immortal with the surname Chen, whose deeds had been widely reported in several newspapers in a row. The earliest report on him was seemingly the time when he was traveling to the Spring Dew Garden on an immortal ship. He hadn't used his flying sword, and had simply relied on his fists to knock a Vajra Body Tier martial artist from the Great Guan Empire's Iron Warship Residence off the immortal ship.