2756 North Wangda Forest
The air-transportation spiritual tool glided steadily through the remnants of flying hawks, reduced to ashes, before resuming its forward journey.
En route to the academy, occasional encounters with obstructive individuals, often visually impaired, were a common nuisance.
Their actions, however, seemed overly simplistic and lacked sophistication.
Even his entourage recognized their lord's likely displeasure, leading them all to maintain a respectful silence.
The middle-aged man expertly manipulated the air-transportation spiritual tool, ensuring its stable course as it propelled forward.
Before long, a tricolored spiritual magpie drifted by from the side. Judging by its dimensions, it was merely half the size of the earlier black hawk. Its presence seemed more coincidental than confrontational…
/Oh? It's passing by, actually./
A slight frown knitted the middle-aged man's brow as he cast a quick glance behind. Speaking cautiously, he informed, "Your Highness, a tricolored spiritual magpie is approaching."
"No need for concern," Duan Yue responded with nonchalance, neglecting to even lift an eyelid.
The middle-aged man acknowledged the statement and continued to guide the air-transportation spiritual tool ahead without diverting his gaze, allowing the approaching spiritual magpie to recede.
In truth, the middle-aged man had managed to get close enough to identify two females perched atop the spiritual magpie. Presently, they waved incessantly toward their own air-transportation spiritual tool.
Nevertheless, their lord appeared indifferent to the charms of the fairer sex, implying that he would not bestow them with his attention.
A young attendant observed the figures atop the spiritual magpie through the forthcoming crystal wall. He spoke in a feeble tone, "Your Highness, it seems to be Commandery Princess Xiangchang and Commandery Princess Xiuli."
"Ah," Duan Yue acknowledged, yet no further words followed.
The accompanying young attendant keenly grasped the lord's unspoken intention: he had no intention of permitting the two Commandery Princesses to ascend.
Commandery Princess Xiangchang, positioned atop her spiritual magpie, expressed her displeasure by stamping her foot. "This belongs to His Fourth Highness."
Following behind her, Wu Huanxiu couldn't help but roll her eyes. "I already told you to quit waving your hand."
Seeming as foolish as one could be, she easily gleaned from their demeanor that His Highness had no intention of including them on the journey to the academy.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have departed directly from Phoenix Imperial City without any communication.
/He evidently had no intention of accompanying them./
The actions of Commandery Princess Xiangchang appeared ludicrous and lacking in sophistication, pursuing them all the way to this point. It grew increasingly vexing.
Were it not for the fact that she possessed a sole land-traversing spiritual beast, why would she have resorted to riding the flying spiritual beast of Commandery Princess Xiangchang?
Indignant, Commandery Princess Xiangchang asserted, "It must be the one steering the flying spiritual tool who failed to notice us. Ah-Yue would certainly not ignore us if he did."
Wu Huanxiu couldn't help but release an ironic chuckle.
/What an inflated sense of self-importance./
/How unfortunate for His Highness, the Chen Prince, to overlook such sizable spiritual magpies./
/She cared little for her theatrics./
Commandery Princess Xiuli averted her gaze in a huff, privately resolving to swiftly distance herself from this imbecile once they arrived at the academy. She had no desire for her lack of intelligence to be contagious.
"Ah-Yue, hey, Brother Ah-Yue!" Commandery Princess Xiangchang and Commandery Princess Xiuli helplessly shouted as the air-transportation spiritual tool accelerated. In the blink of an eye, it dwindled to a mere black speck and then vanished. Their frustration knew no bounds.
It was utterly exasperating.
/Just as they had arrived at North Wangda Forest, too./
During that juncture, His Highness had no choice but to stow away his air-transportation spiritual tool and traverse a portion of the forest on foot.
Chatter, chatter.
Chatter, chatter.
The radiance from the Viscount's sparks illuminated the brilliant almond eyes of Her Excellency Lady Qiaoqiao.
Within North Wangda Forest, where ancient trees scraped the sky, everyone gathered in a circle for a barbecue.
