Unless decisive action is taken immediately, a cleanup is necessary.

"Don't be fooled by its rough exterior—inside, it's quite comfortable. Would you like to give it a try, teacher?"

Ji Jue patted his chest confidently, "I'll drive personally. You can rest, and if your thermos even sways the slightest bit, it's all on my poor skills!"

"Enjoy it yourself."

Ye Xian shook her head, immovable as a mountain, folded the newspaper aside, and stood up with the thermos.

The crowd in the distance seemed to notice her movement, and soon a large motorhome, modest on the outside but luxuriously furnished inside, had already pulled up beside her.

The door opened, and a blast of air-conditioned cold mixed with a subtle fragrance wafted through the air.

The champagne and ice cubes in the ice bucket made a crisp sound as they touched, and a drop of condensed dew slowly fell.

"Yesterday, a sudden earthquake changed our route; the journey might take an extra half hour now."

The waiting staff in the carriage stretched out their hand to receive her dust cover coat and said warmly, "After getting on board, you can rest a bit. However, the chef needs you to confirm the lunch menu first... Is this gentleman with you?"

"Teacher, teacher, take me with you!"

Ji Jue's eyes lit up instantly. He caressed the vehicle, forgetting the annoyed beeping of the small cow and horse behind him, and uttered a plea like a naïve country dog, "Take me with you!"

Ye Xian rubbed her temples and sighed silently, "Go and drive your car!"

"Eh! Got it!"

Ji Jue nodded obediently and quickly agreed.

[BEEP—]

Only the small cow and horse glared with headlights, staring angrily at the owner.

The horn wasn't very clean.

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After a short wait of a few minutes, a grand convoy set off.

It seemed as if they were specifically waiting for Ye Xian and the others.

Escorted by the military, they left Cliff City along a route carved by previous convoys and drove through the wilderness.

Gradually leaving behind any traces of civilization, the landscape outside the window consisted of nothing but uniform wilderness or mountains, though the roads were reasonably smooth for driving.

Under the protection surrounding them, Ji Jue was able to follow in the motorhome due to his teacher's presence, securing the safest spot. However, the wild highwaymen of these times, even with ten times the guts, wouldn't dare touch a military-escorted convoy.

But what puzzled everyone was that the armored recreational vehicle in the middle of the convoy seemed to have a broken gearbox; it constantly vibrated and shook crazily yet still moved with strong power, showing no signs of breaking down.

No one knew what the driver was up to.

Inside the vehicle, the earnest persuasion and soothing continued:

"Ah, all that acting is just for show when I'm outside! Those social obligations, they're just that..."

"Of course, I like you the most!"

"Those old cars, how do they compare to you? Don't you know me? Those flashy cars, they're just trying to seduce me. I wouldn't fall for it! And a motorhome? No way!

Look at its suspension, its chassis, nothing compared to yours, even if it's big, it's just mediocre!"

"Who's the cutest little car in the world? Of course, it's our little cow horse, right?"

Ji Jue talked until his lips were dry, and after finally persuading the little cow horse to calm down, he was able to drink some water. Sometimes, too much spirituality in machinery isn't a good thing;

he had to be more careful in the future, with so many dangerous goods in the car. What if it got too angry and sparked a fire?

But just as he finally lay down, in the long and drawn-out wait, slowly succumbing to sleepiness, he suddenly felt the little cow horse screech to a halt.

When he woke up startled, he thought it was just the little cow horse throwing another tantrum.

But what followed on the radio was a disaster alert.

Ji Jue instinctively looked at the sky, clear blue, cloudless, and then finally, he felt the terrifying tremor, unmitigated even by the suspension.

A loud bang.

From the distant mountains, thick smoke suddenly rose.

Gunshots rang out.

The accompanying flying airships began to descend, casting a massive shadow over the convoy as they moved forward.

And then, echoing between them, was a deafening...

Screech!

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