After Ya left, it was already morning.
The three of them discussed and decided to attend the feast openly. When Fang Hongxiufang quietly warned Yun Liu that this person was dangerous, they decided to bring only two sharp-witted experts—more would be a burden. Making a scene at Wu Family Castle could easily lead to a cross-strait conflict with no good outcome.
Her consistent experience was to never trust anyone from the Fang family—like negotiating with a tiger for its skin. Since they chose to land at Chain Docks, and because Hong Dock had a grudge against Wu Lei, that made them enemies of the Sea-Breaking Alliance, and the other side would show no mercy.
Yun Liu also had a good impression of this Big Sister Fang, assured her he wouldn’t act rashly, and said he would just watch the excitement.
This time he would have to play the role of Little Yellow Hair himself, whose lifelong specialty was causing trouble.
Meanwhile, a spirit boat slowly entered Wailing Fjord. There was more than one person eager to join the excitement—two silly girls who were here for the fun rushed over and finally arrived.
“Hey, wake up!”
Ji Shiyu was shaken by the shoulders, twitched, and climbed out of bed.
“Is it mealtime?”
Liu Su rolled her eyes and said,
“Didn’t we just eat yesterday? How can a sword cultivator only think about eating!”
“But I’m hungry. If you’re hungry, you have to eat.”
Ji Shiyu rubbed her little belly, looking wronged. To lose weight, she had already reduced her food intake a lot. The master liked slender girls, but she was born with an astonishing consumption rate. Even with the nourishment of spiritual qi and having trained to the point of fasting, she always felt uncomfortable with nothing in her stomach.
“Don’t worry, we’ll fill our stomachs soon. Later we’ll go in and freeload—maybe even get gifts.”
Liu Su winked and gestured that the show was starting, like a pair of wedding crashers who could swagger in without paying a gift.
Ji Shiyu looked at the reflection on the sea and immediately sobered up.
Now she herself was the teacher—no need to search.
Father-daughter fusion!
“M-m-m-my name is Yun Liu, a third-rank Heavenly Dao alchemist, known as the East Pole Pavilion Master, nicknamed the Oily Boy. I have a childhood friend who’s an explosive little sister, and a gentle older sister who’s my perfect match. Most importantly, I took on the number one genius beautiful girl apprentice in the Nine Provinces!”
Like silently reciting answers before an exam, Ji Shiyu kept muttering to herself. She also adjusted her hairstyle, tugged at her collar to cover her throat and hide her Adam’s apple, and confirmed there were no missed details—except her chest binding was very uncomfortable.
Compared to Liu Su’s disguise skills, her disguise wasn’t perfect, but no one here knew the master and apprentice duo!
“What are you mumbling about? Don’t talk nonsense later. Follow this island lord closely.”
The two entered the port under the guidance of the Sea-Breaking Alliance cultivators, and disembarked energetically. The honored guests of Wu Family Castle were all staying in the buildings on the left bank.
As soon as Liu Su appeared, the idle cultivators on the dock immediately recognized the stern young man, their gazes shocked.
“Look! It’s White Whale Island Lord. He wasn’t on Penglai Island, but he came to Wailing Fjord?”
“Rumor has it that Mister Canghai used a Reversion Pill to help a friend return to peak condition. It seems he’s about to re-enter the Jianghu—the Sea-Breaking Alliance gains another powerful general.”
“White Whale has been famous for a long time, a powerful veteran spell cultivator among the rogue cultivators of the Boundless Sea. I wonder why he’s shown up here, with this handsome young man beside him.”
“Canghai and White Whale are bosom friends, like conjoined twins. Neither has a Dao companion, so they’ve often been suspected of having a male-male relationship.”
“Now they’ve separated from the inseparable Mister Canghai—could this be a new lover?”
A white-haired old man who arrived at the same time had just disembarked from a treasure ship, also invited to the sea banquet. Seeing White Whale, he greeted him and walked alongside.
“White Whale Island Lord.”
“Senior Baili.”
Liu Su, having followed Mister Canghai as a little alchemy boy, had seen big scenes and knew most famous people of this sea, so she wouldn’t be exposed.
“I didn’t expect you to be on the guest list. How come you left Canghai alone and came by spirit boat? That’s really strange.”
The old man laughed dryly.
Liu Su’s heart jumped.
‘Oh no, how could I forget that?’
‘That cool giant whale was the iconic symbol of White Whale Island Lord riding the wind and waves—when had Uncle White ever taken a boat!’
“Ahem, Big White isn’t feeling well and is still recuperating on the island.”
“I see. This young friend looks unfamiliar. Might I ask…”
Liu Su cursed the old geezer for being nosy, eager to change the subject, and introduced:
“Ah, I forgot to introduce you. This gentleman’s surname is Yun. He was formerly a high disciple of the Shenhua Sect, now to be addressed as East Pole Pavilion Master, a like-minded friend of Canghai.”
“I’ve heard much about you.”
The old man responded casually, but then suddenly remembered something, his voice strained:
“Wait, what did you say? East Pole Pavilion Master? Could it be the legendary Mr. Yun Liu, Mister Yun?”
“That’s right, the very one—the newly ascended Heavenly Dao alchemist of Radiant Heaven Tower, the State Preceptor of Zhusheng.”
Liu Su raised her voice and directly pushed Ji Shiyu into the spotlight.
“Oh! I am Baili Chengfeng. Your name, sir, has thundered in my ears. Finally, I have the honor of meeting you.”
The respected Nascent Soul old man’s expression changed, his attitude doing a complete 180-degree turn.
East Pole Pavilion Master?
Zhusheng State Preceptor?
The appointment of the little princess seemed to have spread.
Not just him—the gazes of everyone around also gathered on the white-robed youth, burning with intensity.
Speaking of the neighboring province East Pole, the sea breeze brought many messages—new stars rising to fame, hidden masters breaking through realms, all normal. The Nine Provinces produce talents in every generation, each leading for centuries.
But the name that appeared most frequently was that of a defector who betrayed his sect. Not only did he not collapse from his damaged Qi Sea, but in desperate circumstances he comprehended the Heavenly Dao and forcefully entered the Shanhai Pavilion.
Yun Liu was a favorite of the current Golden Crow Empress, a red-hot Heavenly Dao alchemist. His cultivation might not be much, but his weight was even greater than that of White Whale Island Lord.
“Not at all, not at all. It’s not that exaggerated, heheh!”
Ji Shiyu puffed out her chest, enjoying the respectful gazes and enthusiastic flattery around her, feeling so proud.
‘So our master is this famous?’
‘Right, master is so amazing, already matching Mister Canghai at such a young age—even these riffraff know!’
Liu Su poked Ji Shiyu in the waist and transmitted a voice message:
“Your father doesn’t talk like that. Be humble, keep a low profile. Can you take this seriously?”
“Mind your own business!”
Ji Shiyu’s face reddened, as if someone was bragging about her boyfriend in front of her—she got a little carried away.
She clearly didn’t realize what the person she was impersonating meant. For a moment, she became the center of attention, surrounded and overwhelmed.
The Sea-Breaking Alliance cultivators checked the invitations and found no problem, but the two weren’t on the guest list. The two big shots coming uninvited surprised them and made them flustered, failing to welcome them from afar.
Upon learning that White Whale Island Lord had brought the East Pole Pavilion Master to visit, they hurriedly went to report.
For such extraordinary figures, Wu Family Castle naturally welcomed all comers and didn’t care much. The three manor lords all came out to greet them, greatly honored.
That was a Heavenly Dao alchemist.
Penglai Island had stood in the Chaotic Sea for a thousand years, all because its founding patriarch had glimpsed the Heavenly Dao—its value need not be said.