The gathering place is two kilometers south of Town A. The area is a very vast grassland. The cultivators will be fetching us by a flying ship, yes you heard me right!

A ship! Not an airship, not an airplane. It's a ship that is supposed to be sailing on the water. There are about two ships, if I'm not mistaken. They will ferry us to the sect.

I'm excited because it would be my first time. Even back then, I never experience traveling by plane...how miserable is that, right! I am a modern man, but It seems I'm not one.

Flying is one of the most outstanding achievements of modern man. Yet, I was unable to experience the fruits of such triumph. I have to undergo reincarnation into a wuxia world for me to experience flying on a flying vessel.

You can call me a virgin... Yes, I know already, but I'm not talking about that kind of virgin. What I mean is, I am a virgin at flying. And today I will be devirginized...Cough! Cough! Okay, enough of that...

I am not the first one to arrive. About ten children are already here, but I don't recognize anyone. Most of these children are from noble families. They're garbed with extravagant clothing.

One of them scoffed with disgust when he saw me. What the hell is wrong with him? Is it something to do with my face?

Oh, yeah... I forgot again, I am a beggar now... I keep on forgetting that. So this is what they call Noble's arrogance. Noble people don't want to be associated with ordinary people, let alone a poor, dirty beggar. They could not tolerate that a beggar like me will join them in their path of cultivation. This is to be expected from a wuxia world.

This, not something new to me because people from our world have the same treatment to different, weird, and ugly people. I'm not all three, but at least one of them.

Anyhow, a few children also started coming. I find a cozy corner and sat down. It's been so long since I've been outside like this. Like I'm out for a picnic somewhere, sitting on the grass.

In a few minutes, this brief, peaceful feeling will end. Entering a sect doesn't mean everything is going to be okay. The sect's name is misleading; not all the sect members are good guys. Hell, most of them are not good guys at all. Believe me... I know.

I did not expect that so many of us will make it here. It looks like my warnings did something after all. The final count is about 64. I have nothing to do, so I counted while I wait for the ships.

Some of them sustained some injuries, while others have crestfallen expressions. This moment is supposed to be exciting since we are finally going to become cultivators. But the majority of the children are not even slightly thrilled.

Only about 25 of the children are smiling and joking around. Few are noble children who may have luckily spared by the attack. While most are those, who are not from Town A.

Looking around, I saw someone familiar. Thank heavens! Miss Chen is one of the survivors.

I stood up immediately and approached her. I gave her the best smile I could muster. She only nodded without even breaking a smile. This made me nervous; however, this didn't dampen my joy of seeing a "long-lost" friend.

"He...hello! I'm glad you are okay. I hope that my warning he..."

I stopped mid-sentence because she gave me a sharp glare. A hand grabbed me by the collar and pulled me away from the other children.

"How did you know about the attack? And who are you?" She whispered so that no one will hear.

"I'm Asher and nice to meet you! Can you tell me your name?" I said while reaching my hand for a handshake.

She looked at my hand and swatted it away. This made me blush. (My first time touching a girl's hand!!!)

"I don't care about your weird name. Answer my question, how did you know? Who do you work for?"

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Is she angry? What...what? Weird name? I faced palmed myself in my mind. Of course! Stupid! Asher would be a bizarre name here.

Tingling pain that came from my neck stopped my musings. Drops of blood appeared on the ground.

Miss Chen is holding a small dagger against my fucking throat! Oh my God, what wrong with you, girl!!! I shouted in my mind.

"Are you listening? Ash...whatever you call yourself. I said! How did you know about the attack?! If you don't answer me right away..."

She doesn't need to finish her sentence because I already know what the rest of it.

"Okay! Okay! I wrote a wuxia novel, and I was reincarnated inside, that's why I know what will happen in the future!!!" I said as fast as I can. I don't want to die!!!

"What are you rambling about? Are you crazy? Tell me the truth!" She said viciously while pressing the dagger harder.

"I'm telling the truth! I swear to God!" She looked deeply into my eyes and removed the dagger from my neck.

"It appears that you are telling the truth. But It does not mean I believe you. I don't understand half of the words you are saying, and using reincarnation as an excuse is absurd."

I don't know what came to me, but I became angry. "How about you! It seems to me that you also know about the attack beforehand. Maybe you even have something to do with it!"

I shouted while glaring straight at her beautiful green eyes. That exact moment I called, two booming sounds muffled my voice, so no other kids heard what I said.

Miss Chen is immediately stunned into silence after hearing my words. It seems I hit the bullseye. She wanted to say something. But the cultivators have already arrived with their flying ships.

The ships have already landed. I did not even realize they already arrived during my interrogation. Two gangways (Yes, this is a shipping term for a bridge that connects the vessel to land.) came out of the ship relating the ship into the ground.

Four cultivators walk down, two from each ship. One of them surveyed the surroundings and started talking.

"All of you shall be boarding one ship since only 64 made it here. Everybody forms a line and get ready to enter. We will not wait for... Oh! Wait...we have one extra passenger."

We looked at the direction the cultivator was looking at. It was Bo Jin. Supposedly, he is the first to arrive here, but I guess I need to expect that things will continue to change.

He is beautiful as always, with no visible injuries, but he is reserve right now. Miss Chen, who was glaring at me, turns towards Bo Jin's direction. I did not see her expression because she turned her back to me.

The children started boarding the boat on the right. The ship on the left disembarked. It is needed somewhere else. Miss Chen looked at me one last time with her killer eyes and walked away.

I collapsed on the floor. Haahh! I almost died!!

I wiped my sweat on my forehead with the back of my hand. I reached my neck and felt blood. Thank goodness! It's only a tiny wound, so it stopped bleeding right away. Miss Chen is a dangerous individual... I should keep my distance. I thought we had a connection, I thought she was my friend!!! Never mind, once were inside the sect, I will avoid her at all costs.

I scrambled up and joined the line. It's time to board the ship. I have enough time to think about what happened earlier because the trip will take two days. I hope I will have a good roommate. I don't want to sleep with my one eye open.

Most of the children have something with them. Things like spare clothes, satchels that contain God know what. And other things they can bring to the sect.

I, on the other hand, got nothing. It's okay, free food will be provided during the journey, so I should be fine. Clothes are the only problem.

Everyone boarded after 30 minutes. We are standing now on the deck of the ship.

I'm sorry I could not describe the ship earlier because I was preoccupied, trying not to die... So ill makeup it for you.

The ship is made up of a combination of wood and steel. Which are, of course, materials that can not be found on Earth. You know, made-up things like star icon or deity wood.

The ship is colored black, including the sails. It is the smallest cruise ship on Earth, about 65 meters in length and 10 meters in width. It could board 100 passengers, including the crew, and has 50 cabins. It is not powered by diesel or gas but QI stones. Stones that contain Qi, produced by heaven and earth. The Qi can be absorbed by cultivators for cultivation. It is also the official currency of the cultivation world.

The worth of Qi stones depends on their size. Small, medium, and large are the ordinary Qi stones. The specials ones the same size as the large ones but contain more Qi. If you wondered why I didn't know the currency used in the mortal world (when I bought clothes). It's because I did not think about it. I focused only on the cultivation world.

"This ship can contain 100 passengers. However, 20 children from another town are already inside. So 2 if you need to share cabins to accommodate all of you. Food will be served free twice a day in the mess hall. The trip will take two days. Lastly, any form of fighting is not allowed."

The captain of the ship announced as soon as we boarded the boat. He was a large guy with shaggy hair. He wore a dark blue robe with no adornment.

"You can now enter the cabins if you like. The deck is open for those who will get sick." He smiled evilly after saying the last word.

The cultivator who received us earlier is part of the crew. The captain nodded at him; after that, the captain returned to the captain's cabin.

"You can choose who will be your cabin mate. Remember to be careful if you stay on the deck while the ship is flying. We will not be responsible if you fall." After his reminders, he went to the helm. The ship is getting ready for take-off...