Chapter 134: Successfully Guided, Heading to Wu and Yue

["Turn around! To Wuyue City! Now!"]

[Liao Fan's sudden roar...]

[...seemed exceptionally jarring within the spacious and quiet sedan.]

[Uncle Wang, the driver who was driving steadily, was startled.]

[He reflexively slammed on the brakes.]

[He looked at his young master through the rearview mirror in astonishment.]

[He asked in confusion,]

["Young Master? To Wuyue City?"]

[Uncle Wang frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of a reminder.]

["You have a gathering tonight with the Young Master of the Zhang family at 'Heaven on Earth'."]

["Besides, Wuyue City is several hundred kilometers away from our Longnan; it takes several hours to drive there."]

["What are you suddenly going there for in the middle of the night?"]

["And you haven't reported this to President Liao in advance."]

[Liao Fan was stunned.]

[In a moment of heat...]

[...he had been completely immersed in the massive excitement of taking on a hidden quest to save the world.]

[He had shouted his inner thoughts directly out loud.]

[He forgot that the driver, Uncle Wang, was an ordinary person.]

[Uncle Wang couldn't hear the voice of that Great Grandmaster in his head.]

[This kind of illogical, extremely abrupt request...]

[...any normal person would find it strange.]

["Uh... well..."]

[Liao Fan was instantly stuck in an awkward position, stammering for a long time without finding a reasonable excuse.]

[He couldn't exactly say there was an old man in his head saying Longnan City was doomed, could he?]

[If he did, Uncle Wang would probably call his father immediately and have him hauled off to a mental hospital.]

[Just as he was sweating profusely from anxiety...]

[...within his Sea of Consciousness, the Great Grandmaster Xu Liang, whom he had always held in awe...]

[...unexpectedly added fuel to the fire.]

["Fool!"]

[Grandmaster Xu Liang's voice sounded like he was disappointed in his lack of progress.]

[It even carried a trace of undisguised disdain.]

["Although the situation is dire, you're far too impatient, boy!"]

["If you wear your emotions on your sleeve, how can you achieve great things?!"]

["For now, my existence must not be known by a third person!"]

["Quickly find any excuse to brush him off!"]

["Then find an opportunity to act alone and take the high-speed rail!"]

[Being scolded like this by the revered Great Grandmaster...]

[...Liao Fan became even more embarrassed, his face turning beet red.]

[He could only bite the bullet, cough twice, and try to save face.]

["Ahem... well, sorry about that, Uncle Wang."]

["I was just... I was just practicing lines for a play! Look how I scared you."]

["It's fine, we're not going to Wuyue City anymore. Just keep driving."]

[Uncle Wang glanced through the mirror at Liao Fan's shifting eyes and bright red ears.]

[He shook his head, having seen this all before.]

[After all, this eldest young master of his had been an unreliable character since childhood.]

[He often acted on whims and did confusing, foolish things.]

[This sudden idea today was likely just another screw loose.]

["Alright, Young Master."]

[Uncle Wang didn't press further and smoothly started the car again.]

[After forcing the matter to pass...]

[...Liao Fan felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and hurriedly asked the Great Grandmaster in his mind.]

["Master Xu! I was wrong! I was too impulsive just now!"]

["What should I do now? Should I just take the high-speed rail and head over tonight? Or..."]

["What's the rush?"]

[Grandmaster Xu Liang's voice returned to that unfathomable steadiness.]

["First, find a reason to cancel tonight's gathering with those fair-weather friends of yours."]

["Then go directly to buy a high-speed rail ticket to Wuyue City."]

["Once you're there, find a hotel to stay the night."]

["As for what to do specifically, I will make arrangements tomorrow."]

["Yes! I'll do exactly as you say, Master!"]

[Liao Fan felt as if he had been granted a great pardon and repeatedly agreed.]

[...]

[Longnan No. 1 High School, Teachers Apartment.]

[You sat on the sofa, watching the scene of Liao Fan's "farce" in the car through the images transmitted by Water Spirit No. 3 via the Divine Art link.]

[You couldn't help but rub your brow, caught between laughter and tears.]

["This kid... he really is a blockhead."]

[To be honest, you had started laying the groundwork on Liao Fan more than two months early.]

[Not only to slowly drain his blood Qi to create a desperate situation...]

[...but also to have enough time to thoroughly understand his personality and behavioral logic.]

[You had originally prepared a dozen backup plans, thinking about what kind of high-end and plausible reason you'd need today...]

[...to logically "coax" this wealthy young master to Wuyue City, hundreds of kilometers away.]

[The result?]

[According to the feedback from Spirit No. 3, you had completely overestimated him.]

[Ever since No. 3 threw out the identity of a 'Divine Power Realm Grandmaster'...]

[...and tossed him a few bits of your optimized Breathing techniques to give him a taste of success...]

[...Liao Fan had treated this Great Grandmaster like a deity, obeying every command.]

[Whatever No. 3 said, he believed.]

[Whatever No. 3 told him to do, he did.]

[Even though No. 3 had just made up a lame excuse about an emergency in Longnan City...]

[...this guy had actually accepted it wholesale without a second thought!]

[Looking at his excited expression, it was as if he truly were a savior rushing to save the world.]

["Well, Liao Fan's mindless cooperation has saved me a lot of unnecessary trouble."]

[You satisfiedly cut off the connection with No. 3.]

[Soon...]

[...Liao Fan used the excuse that he 'suddenly felt a loosening of his martial Bottleneck and needed to go into seclusion to meditate'.]

[He canceled tonight's gathering and informed his family.]

[He said he was going to a friend's house for the night for a closed-door special training session.]

[Because during this semester, under the supervision of the 'Old Man', Liao Fan's martial progress had indeed been significant.]

[And compared to his previous state of constantly going out to carouse and mess around...]

[...he could now be described as having turned over a new leaf and becoming much more restrained.]

[Therefore, his parents were very gratified by his ambition.]

[They didn't put up much of a struggle, nor did they send bodyguards to follow him.]

[After all, it was a holiday, and it was a good thing for the child to want to go out and study with friends.]

[And so, filled with a sense of tragic solemnity and the mission that 'Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on this man'...]

[...Liao Fan set off alone on the night high-speed rail to Wuyue City.]

[Meanwhile...]

[...you pulled down the brim of your hat, carrying that filled tactical backpack.]

[You walked into the same high-speed rail station.]

[You boarded the same train as Liao Fan, but in a different carriage.]

[Destination: Wuyue City.]