Chapter 973: Can We Really Go Back?

"Lord Tang, you... you're going to scam us to death!"

"Where would we even find anything left to get a card!"

"Don't be like this, Lord Tang!"

Faced with Xu Que's ultimate black-market ride, everyone refused to be scammed again and staged a helpless protest.

In the end, even the Yaochi Saintess, Bai Cailing, could not bear to watch and personally spoke up to voice their grievance, forcing Xu Que to finally give up!

Anyway, he had already scammed them, and he wasn't lacking in things like Ten-Thousand-Year Flower Dew; moreover, this group probably didn't have anything good left on them, so continuing to scam them was meaningless. Besides, Lian Yue Palace was about to close, so it was better to leave first!

"Alright, alright, I'll do it just to save face for Cabbage Girl. Everyone get on the bus; our Blazing Heaven Sect is quite humane!" Finally, Xu Que waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, Lord Tang, thank you, Senior Bai!" Everyone instantly beamed with joy and scrambled onto the bus.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

At this moment, the Disciples from the Golden Gate Sect and Night Eagle Pavilion, who had been hiding in the passages, all ran out.

"Lord Tang, don't drive off, we want to get cards!" people from the two sects shouted loudly.

They had finally figured out just how terrifying This Lad Xu Que's strength was; even the Refining Moon Sect couldn't play games with him, so who in the entire Taijin Continent could contend with him?

The key was that he now controlled the map for leaving Lian Yue Palace; only he knew how to exit this maze-like place. If they didn't get on the bus, they simply wouldn't make it out before Lian Yue Palace closed.

"Get a card my ass! There are no more cards to get and no seats left. You can wait for the next bus!"

Xu Que let out a Cold Smile, immediately started the vehicle, stepped on the accelerator, and surged forward.

The people from the Golden Gate Sect and Night Eagle Pavilion were instantly dumbfounded and hurriedly shouted, "Lord Tang, don't! Wait for us! We can stand; we don't need to sit!"

"Go play with eggs!"

Xu Que tossed out these words and pressed a button on the bus's control panel.

Boom—!

Instantly, a surge of Lightning erupted from the rear of the entire bus, which shot out like a rocket and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Lord Tang..."

The crowds from the Golden Gate Sect and Night Eagle Pavilion stood frozen on the spot, completely stunned.

Xu Que's massive bus had vanished right before their eyes; that speed simply broke through the heavens, surpassing imagination and far more terrifying than before!

This instantly plunged them into despair.

With a "Bang," many collapsed directly onto the ground, their faces pale.

"How did his bus suddenly become so fast? We can't even catch up!"

"It's over, everything is over now!"

"We can't get out!"

"Being trapped here for a hundred years, what's the difference from being dead?"

At this moment, the people of the two sects were filled with immense regret, but it was already too late!

Meanwhile, inside the bus, everyone gripped the handrails tightly, faces filled with shock, pupils constantly contracting as they stared forward in terror.

Passages and walls continuously flashed past on both sides toward the rear, blurring their vision almost completely.

Xu Que's sudden acceleration terrified them; at such speed, if they accidentally hit a wall, half the bus would probably die!

"Holy crap, kid, how did you make this bus? Even a public bus can speed like this? Awesome, so awesome!" Er Gouzi, however, was exceptionally excited, leaning over the front and shouting loudly.

"Heh, a vehicle I tinkered with myself; how could it compare to those flashy trash outside?" Xu Que curled the corner of his mouth and said boastfully.

This bus had been exchanged from the System Mall; its power source wasn't gasoline or electricity at all, but was entirely driven by True Essence, meaning its speed had absolutely no upper limit.

With this series of operations, Xu Que directly poured Thunder Essence into it, causing the bus's speed to skyrocket to a terrifying level; although it couldn't compare to the Three Thousand Thunder Movement Body Movement Method, it was still not to be underestimated.

"Ahhh! Lord Tang, stop chatting, we're about to crash into something ahead!" At this moment, someone screamed in panic; Xu Que, busy joking with Er Gouzi, wasn't watching the road conditions at all as the bus charged straight toward a corner.

"Calm down, when I was driving earlier, I had my eyes closed the whole time!" Xu Que said lightly, waving his hand and casually fixing his hairstyle.

Everyone instantly looked like they were about to vomit blood; driving with eyes closed? Was he trying to go mad?

"Aow, holy crap, kid, you still have time to fix your hair? Hold the steering wheel, damn it!" Er Gouzi could no longer maintain his excitement at this point and shouted loudly.

"I am holding it!" Xu Que replied lazily, placing both hands behind his head and comfortably lying back in the chair.

Whoosh!

At the same time, the bus suddenly changed direction, instantly turning the corner, bypassing the bend, and safely passing through the passage.

"What? You can drive without using your hands? Damn it, kid, how did you just do that?" Er Gouzi instantly turned pale with shock, utterly astonished.

Xu Que's hands hadn't moved at all, yet the steering wheel had; the key was that this fellow hadn't used any Divine Soul Power either—could this be the legendary autonomous driving?

"What do you mean 'how'? It's very simple!" Xu Que replied lightly, his hands still resting behind his head while the steering wheel in front of him moved back and forth.

Looking from behind him, the crowd found this scene extremely strange.

What part of his body was This Lad using to drive and hold the steering wheel?

"Holy crap, I, the Divine Venerable, seem to understand!" Er Gouzi suddenly thought of something and shouted.

Everyone immediately turned their gaze toward Er Gouzi.

Er Gouzi laughed loudly: "He's driving with his feet; as long as they're flexible enough, he can just grip the steering wheel with his toes!"

"Oh, oh!" Everyone nodded with sudden realization, though in truth they were still half-understanding; after all, apart from Xu Feifei, who else present understood how to drive these vehicles?

"Eh, no, no, that's wrong!" Suddenly, Er Gouzi shouted again.

"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at Er Gouzi once more.

Er Gouzi said with a shocked expression: "If he's gripping the steering wheel with his feet, then he can't press the accelerator or the brake! Something's not right; damn it, does this kid have a third leg? No way, I, the Divine Venerable, must go take a look!"

Having said this, Er Gouzi jumped straight off his seat and rushed toward the driver's seat to see the truth for himself!

"Screech-screech-screech—"

Suddenly, accompanied by a piercing sound of braking, the bus came to a halt with a jolt.

"Aow!" Er Gouzi was instantly startled, let out a howl, and hurriedly grabbed onto the railing inside the bus, barely avoiding being thrown out.

"Holy crap, kid, is this how you brake?" Er Gouzi shouted.

"Stop your blabbering, we've arrived! Get off!" Xu Que smiled with solemnity, stood up to adjust his trousers, and strode off the bus with overwhelming dominance.

Only then did everyone react, staring out the window in a daze.

The familiar Great Hall, the empty Gate—this was exactly where they had entered Lian Yue Palace; the exit was right at the hall's entrance!

"We're out!"

"We're finally out!"

"Hahaha, wonderful, we're saved!"

The people from Liye Sect and Cloud Sky Sect instantly went wild with joy, shouting one after another as they swarmed off the bus.

From the very beginning, upon learning the passage was blocked, they had nearly fallen into despair.

Yet Xu Que's appearance had brought them a sliver of hope, only for them to despair again upon encountering the people of Lian Yue Palace.

However, after oscillating between despair and hope time and again, until now seeing the exit before their very eyes, their hearts finally settled, and they were thoroughly exhilarated.

Bai Cailing stepped forward to stand before Xu Que, first looking at Jiang Hongyan to say, "Cultivate well; I hope to meet you again at the Pond in the future!"

"Agreed!" Jiang Hongyan smiled faintly and nodded gently.

"Fellow Daoist Tang!" Bai Cailing then turned to Xu Que, cupped her fists, and said, "Many thanks for this occasion; once I exit, I will immediately enter Closed-door Cultivation, so I fear I will be unable to see you off when you depart!"

"No need, no need, we're leaving right now. The world is vast, and partings are inevitable; besides, it's not as if we won't meet again. You still owe me a huge debt, and sooner or later I will go to the Pond to collect it!" Xu Que waved his hand directly and said with a smile.

Upon hearing him mention the debt again, Bai Cailing couldn't help but smile bitterly; thinking of those dozens of Immortal Artifacts, her head instantly throbbed, unable to imagine what kind of scene would unfold if This Lad truly went to the Lin Xian Realm—fearfully, even the Pond would be thrown into chaos!

"Alright, no more blabbering with you lot; I'm going home!" At this, Xu Que wasted no more words, beckoned Jiang Hongyan and the others, and turned to head toward the exit first.

At this moment, his heart yearned for home like an arrow; he only wished to return to the Four Great Continents immediately.

Jiang Hongyan and the others did not linger either; nodding slightly to bid farewell to everyone, they stepped toward the exit outside the Great Hall.

"Whoosh!"

Under everyone's gaze, accompanied by a streak of red light soaring up, Xu Que and his group vanished without a trace in an instant!

When brightness returned before their eyes, Xu Que and the others had already appeared mid-air.

Fresh air surged from all directions; in the distance lay green mountains and clear waters—this was indeed the familiar Taijin Continent!

Xu Que's gaze condensed slightly as he swept his eyes toward a distant direction; it was exactly the place where they had emerged from the Void Tunnel back then!

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he smiled faintly, saying, "This time, we can truly go home at last!"

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