Chapter 0040: The Ranking Battle Begins!

The group followed the path to the banks of Xuanwu Lake, where numerous small ferry boats were moored along the shore. Today’s martial arts ranking tournament was to be held on a small island in the middle of Xuanwu Lake, and only those who had received invitations could board these boats to reach the island and watch the competition. Cao Xue Ning had already made arrangements for Jiang Kong Qing, and so they all boarded a small vessel; the boatman pushed off with his pole and guided the craft away from the shore.

Upon the vast, misty surface of the lake, there were no fewer than dozens of boats like the one Zhang Xiao and his companions were on, shuttling back and forth to the little island…