Xiao Baoqin was quite adept at communication and took the initiative to ask,
"This Captain Mo, I see you fly the flag of Kan Country. Are you coming from the north? Where are you headed?"
Mo Bufan nodded,
"In response to the Immortal Master, we are merchants from Kan State. Due to the demon tide blocking the southern routes, we can only detour by sea. We come every year to Genzhou to purchase grain and trade goods.
When we arrived at Jieshi Mountain last month, we observed from afar that Canghai Pass had already fallen to the demon tide, so we had to detour south. We encountered a storm the other day and veered off course, inadvertently entering your territory. I ask your forgiveness."
Xiao Baoqin was intrigued,
"You detoured all the way from Jieshi Mountain? That's quite the roundabout way..."
Tie Dan calculated with his fingers and asked,
"Do you know where the monsters that took over Canghai Pass originated?"
Mo Bufan nodded,
