Danwu Refining Spirit

Chapter Sixty-Three: The Southern Wilderness, Let's Go!

Wait a minute, it seems the maid just said this was just small change, so how much is the total? This definitely couldn't have been made from Xiao Chong's meager ancestral savings.

Xiao Kaixin glanced at Xiao Chong again, her eyes gleaming with a beastly light, and she felt a strong urge to rob and kill him.

Xiao Chong was also secretly puzzled by Xiao Kaixin's unusual behavior.

Chieftain, what are you doing? You promised to exchange it for a Yuanli card, but now you're dragging your feet. Are you not going to go to the Southern Wilderness?

After a long while, Xiao Kaixin reluctantly shifted his gaze away from Xiao Chong and instructed the steward, "Go back to the treasury and get 1,000 Yuan Power Cards for Xiao Chong."

"Yes, sir." The old butler replied, boarded a miniature cloud boat, and sped away.

Seeing the old steward fly away, Xiao Chong and Xiao Kaixin made conversation, saying, "Clan leader, why don't you just pay for this small amount of money first? Why make Uncle Sun make another trip?"

What do you mean by "a little money"? I want to explain to my clansmen where such a large sum of money will go before I use it.

Xiao Kai's eyes flashed with a beastly light again. To cover his embarrassment, he laughed loudly and said, "Hehe, I was in a hurry when I left home today and forgot to bring my Yuanli Card."

"Oh, I see. Since there are so many high-ranking members of the clan here, surely we can all get together? Besides, it's getting late, and I still need to lead the people on their way." Xiao Chong showed no consideration for the old clan leader's difficulties and was determined to get to the bottom of things.

Even if all the people who came to see me off today sold all their clothes, they still wouldn't have enough Yuanli Cards.

Xiao Kaixin lowered his head and remained silent, realizing for the first time how repulsive the genius disciple before him truly was.

“Clan Chief…” Xiao Chong showed no intention of letting the old clan chief off the hook.

Are you deliberately trying to provoke me?

Xiao Kaixin finally lost her temper and shouted, "Shut up!"

Hmm? Why is the clan leader so obsequious before and arrogant afterward, behaving completely differently? Could it be that he's reluctant to let me go? That would be wonderful; there's definitely room for negotiation. Xiao Chong wondered to himself, and after much deliberation, decided it was best not to ask.

Just then, the old steward returned from the mansion and handed several Yuanli cards to Xiao Kaixin.

Xiao Kaixin breathed a sigh of relief. After carefully examining the card to make sure that there were exactly one thousand Yuan Power Points, he handed it to Xiao Chong.

"Let's get going, have a safe journey." Seeing Xiao Chong casually stuff the Yuanli Card into his pocket, Xiao Kaixin swallowed hard, struggled to look away from the other's chest, and said his final goodbye to Xiao Chong.

What's wrong with the clan leader today? Setting off on a journey? And wishing him a safe journey? It all sounds so ominous!

Xiao Chong felt he absolutely couldn't respond to such ominous words, so he turned his head, waved his hand, and shouted to the pioneering team, "Let's go!"

Upon hearing this, the group quickly headed towards the cloud boat.

This time, we brought five large cloud boats to the Southern Wilderness. Four were prepared for the hundred-person mining team, while Xiao Chong, Yin Changkong, Fatty, Yin Feng, and eight other disciples rode together on one.

The ten people arrived in front of the cloud boat and were about to board when Xiao Chong stopped and said to the fat man, "This cloud boat is good, but there is only one problem."

The cloud boat has existed on the Tianyun Continent for a thousand years, and has been continuously improved by dozens of generations of skilled craftsmen. It can be said that it is almost impeccable in terms of function.

Therefore, the fat man was very surprised that Xiao Chong was able to find the cloud boat. He asked, "It's fine. What's wrong with it? These are all top-quality goods. You can't find many like them in the entire Flying Moon City."

The fat man is right. Because they need to transport goods, the Xiao family is taking a super-large cloud boat to the Southern Wilderness this time. It is five zhang wide and more than twenty zhang long.

There are only a dozen or so of these cloud boats in Feiyue City, and the Xiao family owns eight of them. They sent out most of them to the Southern Wilderness this time, which can be described as going all out.

"Tch! Ignorant." Xiao Chong felt he should educate the fat guy, a country bumpkin who'd never seen an airplane or aircraft carrier, about what a real aircraft was. So he scoffed, "It doesn't even have a cabin! What happens when it's windy or rainy? And if it flies too fast, won't the people inside be blown off by the strong winds?"

"The cabin?" The fat man indeed acted ignorant, looking just as blank as everyone else.

Xiao Chong wasn't embarrassed at all, and smiled, saying, "What I mean is, shouldn't there be a canopy like a boat awning on the cloud boat? Wouldn't that make it safer?"

Holy crap! I thought we were all clueless, but it turns out you're the biggest country bumpkin. So embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing!

The fat man gave Xiao Chong a disdainful look, but his face was serious as he said, "Young Master Chong, actually, cloud boats that need to fly over extremely long distances all have protective covers."

"There's clearly no problem. Are you trying to fool me by saying I can't see it? Or do you have a problem with me as the team leader?" Xiao Chong stared intently at the fat man.

"Shh, keep your voice down." The fat man pressed his finger to his lips to make a shushing gesture, and pulled Xiao Chong aside, saying, "These super-large cloud boats actually have protective shields on their hulls, but the shields are transparent, and they haven't been activated since the cloud boat hasn't taken off yet."

This time, Xiao Chong was genuinely embarrassed. His face flushed slightly, a rare occurrence for him, and he insisted, "I knew all along, I just wanted to test you."

The fat man choked and rolled his eyes, feeling even more contempt for this pretentious know-it-all.

"Southern Wilderness, let's go!" Xiao Chong completely disregarded the feelings of the fat man and the others, waved his hand casually, and took the lead in boarding the cloud boat. The others followed in single file.

Five enormous cloud boats slowly rose from the ground, and after ascending several hundred feet, they lined up in a row and roared southward.

Finally, he was on the plane! It was so exhilarating! Watching the clouds rushing past him, Xiao Chong jumped up excitedly.

"Boom!"

His head was hit by the transparent protective shield, giving him a large bump.

But Xiao Chong didn't take it seriously. He gently reached out and touched the protective shield, saying with relief, "It's quite sturdy. It can't be broken even by this."

Nonsense! How could a protective shield activated by a Yuan Stone not be sturdy? If you could really break through it with your head, wouldn't you have fallen out long ago?

The people in the cloud boat exchanged glances, all secretly complaining, but no one dared to speak. They all turned their heads to the clouds outside, as if there was some rare and wonderful scenery there.

However, everyone felt contempt for Xiao Chong's performance as leader, and at the same time, they were worried about the trip to the Southern Wilderness.