Chapter 138: Toward Neutral Grounds
The next morning, the trio scrambled to inform their mentors of their abrupt trip. When they were done, they regrouped in front of the inn where Sima Xue awaited. She was lazily sitting in the driver’s seat of a Skyrunner.
The exterior of her Skyrunner was painted pitch black in color, while the interior was a dull orange.
“You guys all set?” she asked.
“Y-yes. I got the innkeeper to k-keep our Skyrunner in their s-storage shed, along with our b-belongings,” Wei Ping replied.
“Good. Then get on. We’re setting off.”
The three young men kept quiet despite feeling like they were herded around like sheep. With all said and done, Sima Xue was still a bona fide Foundation Establishment cultivator. It stood to reason that they listened to her.
It wasn’t that there were no advantages to having her come along. As a powerful expert from a wealthy background, Sima Xue’s Skyrunner could travel much faster than the trio’s. Despite all three of them reaching the late stages of Energy Gathering, their Skyrunner was still an entry-level vehicle made by an apprentice. The imposing black Skyrunner, on the other hand, was evidently made by a master woodsmith.
As their ride took off to the skies of the underground city, Li Lang brought their issue up with the only woodsmith among them.
“Wei Ping, do you think you can build us a Skyrunner similar to this? Or anything better than our current one, for that matter.”
“Not y-yet. It takes a l-long time to grow something without h-heavenly resources to accelerate the p-process. By the time I c-create one for us, we’d be l-looking into getting an Earth-grade one.”
“Why don’t you guys just buy a new one? You earned a fortune with the betting, didn’t you?”
The last part was directed at Li Lang. He knew his betting wasn’t anything confidential, but it didn’t feel comfortable that the news of his wealth was out there. The only solace he had was that the same knowledge would deter those from official organizations from robbing him.