Techniques and Dao

Chapter 145 Champs-Élysées
The kidnapping of Jane went surprisingly smoothly, perhaps because it was dinnertime, and French meals always take a long time to prepare.

So when Hua Sheng and Mie Ying used magic to restrain Jian Xiao as she walked out of the "Talent" campus of Klin Magic School, they only encountered a few students from the magic school in the distance.

Hua Sheng pulled her hat brim down, and Mie Ying simply transformed back into Xiao Qi, revealing her golden-brown hair, which resembled that of a Frenchman. The two of them walked out gracefully, flanking Jian.

For Jane, she didn't encounter anyone she could ask for help along the way. She was simply led out of the "anti-space" and into the Louvre Museum.

The sun was setting in Paris, and the streetlights had been turned on.

The three walked for a while on the streets of Paris, and the number of pedestrians began to increase.

Mieying Xiaoqi said, "You ugly barbarian woman, I've cast a magic spell on your hands. They're bound to me, preventing you from leaving my grasp for more than a hundred paces. I'm tired of carrying you, so I'm letting go now. You'd better behave yourself, or I'll make your hair disappear!"

Although Jane was reluctant, she finally nodded.

After threatening Jane, Mieying released her wrist. Jane rubbed her swollen hands, looking unwilling.

Mieying said sternly, "Go! Take us to Nice right now! We don't have time to waste with you."

Jane said, "I remember telling you it was a thousand kilometers?"

Hua Sheng walked with a limp, clutching his groin, saying, "No, no! I can't walk anymore. My injury hasn't healed yet. I can't take big steps..."

"Serves you right! Whoever kicked him should pay for the treatment." Mieying sounded somewhat dissatisfied, but it was unclear why.

Hua Sheng turned to Jian and asked, "Jian, can your magic heal this place?"

Jane glared at him: "Get lost! How come I didn't kick you to death!"

Hua Sheng followed for a few steps and said, "Are we really going to walk there? Shouldn't you magicians fly? Maybe after visiting the angel you mentioned, we can have a late-night snack nearby."

Jane snorted and said, "My magical treasures are all left at the magic school, so I can't fly."

Upon hearing this, Hua Sheng immediately opened his backpack and said, "Look, I've brought your Kangxi Dictionary and magic wand for you!"

"This isn't called the Kangxi Dictionary; it's called the Xinghong Code!"

"I understand. So, can we fly now?"

Jane shook her head: "Magicians need magic brooms to fly! We didn't bring one with us."

"Why is it so complicated! Your magical artifacts are too limited in function and too outdated!" Hua Sheng pointed at the white-haired Mie Ying and said, "Look at our magical artifact, the Hun Tian Ling. Not only can it subdue demons and monsters, it can also be used as..."

With a loud slap, Hua Sheng was slapped across the face by Mie Ying!

Jane was taken aback by this sudden sight. After a moment of stunned silence, she said, "You guys actually started fighting yourselves? Everyone says that you Easterners are prone to infighting and lack unity, that two people can have three minds. Now it seems that's really true!"

Mie Ying was getting impatient with this: "Shut up! We'll use the Cloud Riding Technique!"

"Then carry me on your back."

"I won't carry you! I don't want you barbarians riding on my beautiful cloud!"

Hua Sheng said, "Then how about I ride the cloud, and Jian, you come with me?"

Mie Ying stamped his foot and said, "No! Hua Sheng, how dare you let this woman ride on your cloud?"

"It's better than having to walk, isn't it?" Rather than dwelling on whether she was riding on a cloud with Jane, Hua Sheng was even less inclined to continue walking.

Unexpectedly, Jane also objected: "I don't want to squeeze in with this pervert!"

Hua Sheng, displeased, retorted, "Who's the pervert? Do you French women think every man in the world is interested in you?"

"Just like that Xiao Jun from your Xi Academy, all you Eastern men do is ask girls for their contact information all day long!"

"Aren't you generalizing and condemning everyone? You can't say that." "Anyway, I don't want to!" Jane insisted.

There was a brief silence.

Hua Sheng couldn't help but speak up: "You two shouldn't walk so fast! I feel like a mermaid who has just come ashore, every step feels like walking on a knife's edge. How are we supposed to get to Nice now?"

Jane suddenly stopped and pointed to a car showroom across the street, saying, "Let's drive there!"

Hua Sheng glanced across the street and saw a luxuriously decorated sports car dealership. He said, "None of us have driver's licenses. Do you know how to drive?"

In short: "I can. But I don't have a driver's license!"

"You're so brazen about not having a driver's license? That's practically driving without one!"

Jian said, "Driving requires holding the steering wheel and pressing the accelerator. If I just press the accelerator and don't hold the steering wheel, wouldn't that be fine?"

"Isn't it more dangerous not to hold the steering wheel?"

"Using magic won't cause any trouble. Besides, look at my figure, how would the police guess I'm only fourteen?"

Hua Sheng gasped, "You're only fourteen?"

Jane said firmly, "It has nothing to do with age. Driving is the fastest way; if we drive fast, we'll be in Nice tonight."

"Alright then. We'll have to use counterfeit money again." Hua Sheng sighed and looked at the English letters on the car showroom across the street. "What kind of car is this? F, e... r, r, a, r, i."

Jane said, "If you don't know how to pronounce it, then don't! It's pronounced Ferrari! Don't you all call it Ferrari?"

"You really know how to pick a car!" Hua Sheng exclaimed, his mouth agape.

Thirty minutes later, after a series of hypnotic treatments.

Jane, Hua Sheng, and Mie Ying rode in a brand-new red Ferrari convertible onto the Champs-Élysées.

Jane gripped the steering wheel and said with satisfaction, "How's this car? It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3 seconds and has a top speed of over 320 km/h."

"Too slow... What's there to brag about?" Mie Ying sighed from the back seat. "Besides, what a piece of junk this is. It's louder than a carriage from a thousand years ago. It's driving me crazy."

Hua Sheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, chimed in, saying, "This car's chassis is too stiff; my butt is numb."

As night falls on the Champs-Élysées, the shop windows on both sides gleam with dazzling lights.

The transparent shop windows are decorated with a dazzling array of exquisite and expensive goods, and the spotlight effect makes it easy for passersby to be dazzled at a glance.

Mieying sat in the back seat, leaning against the car window and saying, "Hey? These bags in the glass windows are so pretty!"

Jane answered while driving, "Those are Dior, LV, Chanel, Hermes..."

"Oh...the sparkly ones are so pretty!"

Suddenly, Mie Ying stuck her hand out the window, pointed at the street, and said, "Stop the car! I'm going to buy that... Eloway! And that Aimas, I want to buy that too!"

Hua Sheng shouted at Mie Ying, "Mie Ying, put your hand in here! It's dangerous! Besides, this is a main road, you can't park here!"

He turned to Jane and urged, "Jane, hurry up and drive! She's been brainwashed by Paris Fashion Week! Let's go! This car is too small to fit all those useless bags!"

Seeing that Hua Sheng was unwilling to stop the car, Mie Ying could only pout and lean against the window, sighing at the designer bags in the shop window.

"Goodbye! Beautiful bags, be good here, I'll definitely come back next time to take you all home..."

Jian glanced in the rearview mirror and said to Mieying, "Don't put your face against the glass, it's all fogged up, I can barely see the cars behind me!"

(End of this chapter)