Eighty-four, just short of money

  Xiao Yao had just left when a number of powerful cultivators arrived one after another. When the crowd saw that only Luo Jianying was present and the other person had already left during the residual fluctuations of their previous battle, they sent out their divine sense to investigate but found that the opponent had already escaped far away. Without any reason, it wasn't suitable for them to lower themselves to intercept a junior.

  These few high-ranking cultivators were all figures who could be called by name on Meishan Floating Island. As for Lu Jianying, as one of the most outstanding Huashen cultivators on Meishan Floating Island and also the young master of Yuxian Mountain Villa, it was natural that these powerful individuals had some acquaintance with him. Seeing that his eyes, nose, and mouth were still stained with blood, his clothes tattered and worn out, he looked utterly disheveled. An old Daoist with a white eyebrow from Jincheng Dragon's Claw stroked his long eyebrows and asked: "I say, Lu Xiaoer, who was the child of which family that you just fought against?"

  It's said that among the cultivators on Meishan Floating Island who can match Rong Jianying's skill, there aren't many who have reached the Hua Shen stage. They are all core disciples of various families and sects, and none of them use thunder magic. Facing this mysterious young man who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, several people present couldn't help but feel curious about his identity for various reasons.

  The rest of them saw the old man take the lead and opened his mouth, so they all pricked up their ears and waited quietly for what was to come next.

  Ling Jianying replied calmly and politely, "Thank you, Senior. She is just a loose cultivator, without any sect or school."

  "Loose cultivator?" Several people looked at each other in dismay, none of them had expected it to be a loose cultivator. Someone even disbelieved: "Luo Xiao'er, I have known your respected father for over 100,000 years, how can you be considered my uncle's generation? Deceiving seniors is not very virtuous."

  Facing the doubt, Lu Jianying's lips were slightly pursed, looking somewhat displeased, but with a fearless face, he stared straight at that person and said: "The young man asks with a clear conscience."

  Everyone present knew that Rong Jianying was a young man who was famous in Mei Mountain for being taciturn, fond of fighting, and extremely self-centered. Although he wasn't disrespectful, he also didn't fear anyone, even if they were cultivators with higher cultivation levels than him. Therefore, trying to use seniority to pressure him was completely futile. Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of him, the few people didn't want to leave like this and were thinking about changing their method to inquire again. However, just then, the space in front of them suddenly began to distort, causing everyone to become vigilant and take out their magical instruments.

  Soon, the dark night sky was torn apart by a large mouth, and an old man with a slender figure and a birthmark on his face stepped out from the crack. A young male cultivator followed closely behind him.

  He is a cultivator of the Harmony Period! Only such a powerful being can tear through the void and traverse vast distances!

  In an instant, everyone's heart skipped a beat, their faces tense as they looked at the old man.

  The old man didn't even want to bother with them, just gave a slight glance, his facial expression was indescribably disappointed, furrowing his brow and muttering to himself: "Why are they all men..."

  He turned around and stepped back into the void, saying to the young man, "There's no one here, let's go back to Yufu City and wait."

  The crack was sealed in an instant, and the disappearance of the two people was as sudden as their appearance. The onlookers, including the Yuanshen cultivators, were all bewildered, some still coming back to their senses, thinking that this senior had a quirky temper and was difficult to fathom.

  Only Ling Jianying was clear in his mind, but he wasn't a talkative person. Taking advantage of the daze of several seniors, he bid them farewell and said: "Seniors, this junior has been injured and damaged his yuanqi, please let me take my leave first and return to heal my wounds."

  With the unexpected intervention of the old man, several people also lost their interest in continuing to ask questions, and after pretending to receive a courtesy from Rong Jianying, they all dispersed in all directions.

  As everyone dispersed, a dark shadow that had been lurking here suddenly appeared beside Lu Jianying.

  "Master, the villagers asked me to come and fetch..."

  Luo Jianying didn't even glance at him and interrupted, "You don't need to pry into anything, this is my private matter, I will explain it to Father myself."

  "Yes!"

  Yingdui didn't say much either and stood guard beside him as they both returned to the Yuxian Manor.

  Xiao Yao, who had hastily fled, flew for an entire day without rest, flapping her lightning wings in the air until she was certain that no one was following her. Only then did she wearily find a spot at the foot of a mountain to land and take a short rest.

  It wasn't until then that she realized her clothes were tattered and worn out, and the spiritual energy inside her was less than a third of what it used to be. Her body felt like it had fallen apart. Previously, she had been so focused on the situation that she hadn't noticed, but now that she relaxed, all the pain sensations became extremely clear. It seemed that if she didn't take some time to recover, it would be difficult for her to continue on her journey.

  After letting the leopard open the void, she urged "Shenxi" to focus on healing. After her injuries had healed seven or eight parts, it was already half a month later.

  It's not that he forgot to leave the island because of his injury, but rather he felt it was better to avoid trouble for now after making such a big commotion. Anyway, there were still ships leaving the floating island later, and as long as he had a ship ticket, he wasn't worried about missing the boat.

  It's about time the "Star Pavilion" sent a hovercraft back to the main island, and she was destined to miss this alchemy competition. I don't know if Liu Zhilan and her gang have given up chasing her, or if that unknown senior has left the floating island.

  Thinking of this, Xiao Yao also didn't have the heart to continue nursing her wounds. After avoiding the most intense period, she still had to leave the star district as soon as possible to be safe. So after exiting hyperspace, she carefully flew all the way to Maple Bridge Port, for no other reason than that Maple Bridge was the closest of the four ports to her, and there was no reason to give up what's nearby in pursuit of something distant.

  After flying to Maple Bridge County for two days, she didn't have the heart to appreciate the local customs and went straight to Maple Bridge Wharf. After observing and inquiring at the wharf, it turned out that there was a floating airship departing for other star districts on the same day, and this ship was not unfamiliar to her, it was the "Flying Tiger" that took her to Plum Blossom Floating Island when she first arrived in Dongji!

  She recalled Hongyan, the captain of the ship, who had a good impression on her. After all, when she was lacking in yuan crystal, the other party was willing to take her on board. Now that she was going to ride this ship again, it couldn't be said that she and "Feihu" didn't have fate.

  She soon found the Feihu on the dock. If a person without special status wants to take a hovercraft to leave Dijun Star, they only need to hand over the ship to the ship's master and pay the fare, with no complicated or harsh requirements.

  When the master of "Fei Hu" saw her, he was stunned for a moment, and his face actually raised a rather strange smile. "What kind of wind is blowing today, I've run into familiar people everywhere."

  "After greeting, she said: 'Although we are familiar with each other, we still have to follow the rules. Do you have a boat permit?'"

  "Nature," Xiao Yao smiled and led the boat forward.

  "Alright, the ship's invitation and your identity are all in order. After paying 500,000 mid-grade yuan crystals, you may board the ship."

  "What?! Xiang Yao was stunned, her eyes wide with shock, "This one boat ticket actually costs 500,000 mid-grade yuan crystals?!"

  Hongyan saw that she had a look of wanting to eat people, and asked inexplicably: "Fellow Taoist, didn't you prepare for the boat ride beforehand? From one star district to another, the cost is already very expensive, and it will also take 3-4 million medium-grade yuan crystals. Not to mention that this time we need to pass through the chaotic star domain to reach the Dihe star district, which is already considered cheap."

  She only inquired if there were any boats, and indeed had not inquired about the ticket price, because subconsciously she thought it would not exceed 100,000 mid-grade yuan crystals. However, the situation before her eyes was far beyond expectations. Xiao Yao somewhat embarrassedly said: "I also know that Hong Da is an honest person, and it's not that I'm being cheap, but it seems like I don't have enough yuan crystals on me... uh, I wonder if Boss Hong can make an exception..."

  In the end, she herself was also somewhat speechless, let alone Hongyan who stared with wide eyes and a crying-but-can't-help-laughing expression, saying: "I say, fellow Taoist, it's like this every time. Why do you always have to owe me money whenever you take my boat?"