55: Push forward! If anyone dies, I'll take responsibility!

Liu Zhen and the three Golden Uniform were utterly dumbfounded.

A majestic third-rank spellcaster, who didn't even give His Majesty face, was actually lectured by Li Shengyuan as if he were mute!

Well, it really was bullying someone for speaking slowly, not even fearing that they might get desperate and directly attack.

Liu Zhen and the other two secretly prayed for Li Shengyuan in their hearts, hoping he wouldn't be killed by that ruthless person, or their trip to the Northern Border Three Prefectures would be ruined.

What surprised the three even more was that after Ye Hangzhou gritted his teeth and glanced at Li Shengyuan, he turned and disappeared from their sight.

He stood with his hands behind his back once again at the highest point of the flying boat.

Under the gaze of everyone on the flying boat, Ye Hangzhou lightly stepped, and the hundred-zhang flying boat, with him at its center, outlined a complex formation, finally covering the entire hundred-zhang flying boat!

When the last two points of the spirit array successfully connected, a dazzling light suddenly appeared on the hundred-zhang flying boat, followed by everyone on the flying boat sensing intense spatial fluctuations.

The next moment, the entire flying boat vanished from above the Demon Suppression Division square.

At this moment, Liu Zhen and the others beside Li Shengyuan were greatly shocked and couldn't help but exclaim:

"This is a high-level spatial teleportation array?!"

"Chief Ye is truly worthy of being a third-rank spellcaster! This spirit array is truly extraordinary!"

"I wonder where we'll be teleported to."

Liu Zhen and Zhang Mang spoke one after another, full of exclamations, amazed by the extraordinary methods of a spirit array master; this was truly the demeanor of a true master!

Unlike them, mere martial artists full of muscles, who only knew how to roll up their sleeves and show off their muscles to fight, with no style at all.

Zhao Shanhe, on the side, would occasionally say "Right" or "Exactly" to agree with Liu Zhen and the other.

His eyes were also full of admiration for the methods of a third-rank spirit array master.

Li Shengyuan curled his lips in disdain at the three's flattery; these spellcasters just loved to mess with flashy things.

But he had to admit, Ye Hangzhou, that mute, truly had a lot of style just now!

Li Shengyuan also smiled contentedly, "Calling this guy was indeed the right choice. The speed of the teleportation array is much faster than the flying boat slowly flying!"

A hundred-zhang flying boat, that's over three hundred meters, comparable to a sky-sea aircraft carrier!

Such a massive behemoth flying in the sky, carrying one or two hundred people, the burden of operating at high speed alone was enormous!

It was just that this world had abundant high-energy mineral resources, which were sufficient as power sources.

If that wasn't enough, they could also use manual power, but that would be too much of a drain on people.

To carry so many people for long-distance teleportation, only a third-rank spirit array master had that ability.

Although a teleportation array could be cast at the sixth-rank, the teleportation distance and load capacity were very ordinary.

With Ye Hangzhou's single move, a fourth-rank might not even have started the official teleportation before being completely drained.

Single-person teleportation versus carrying hundreds of people, the difficulty, it's not an exaggeration to say it's worlds apart!

But to teleport tens of thousands of miles to the Northern Border Three Prefectures, Ye Hangzhou couldn't possibly bring one or two hundred people in one go.

As the dazzling light in front of everyone's eyes dissipated, the flying boat was already hovering in an unfamiliar place.

Looking down from the flying boat, they were at the junction of a semi-desert oasis and a mountain range.

Liu Zhen couldn't help but gasp when he saw it.

"If I'm not mistaken, our current location should be near the Taihang Mountains, at the border of Zheng Prefecture in the Central Plains and Ji Prefecture in the Northern Border Three Prefectures!"

"Because of the severe rampage of Demon Barbarians in the Northern Border Three Prefectures, coupled with resource extraction from mines, many places have already become desertified. Only some famous mountains and rivers and human settlements still have good environments."

"According to the 'Geography of Great Qian,' south of the Taihang Mountains are the flat and resource-rich Five Prefectures of the Central Plains, while to the north are the relatively barren and vast Northern Border Three Prefectures."

Liu Zhen, who often traveled, was quite familiar with the Geography of Great Qian.

After analyzing it for everyone, he then sighed, "I never thought that Chief Ye's single teleportation would allow us to cross Zheng Prefecture, at least a hundred thousand miles. Chief Ye truly possesses peerless divine power!"

Zhang Mang, hearing that a single teleportation covered a hundred thousand miles, also praised him repeatedly.

"By the way, where is Chief Ye?" Liu Zhen asked curiously.

Li Shengyuan rolled his eyes at the several people flattering him, saying, "Alright, alright, stop bragging about that guy. He can't hear you. He's probably utterly exhausted by now, lying somewhere recovering."

Then he waved his hand and said coldly, "Never mind him, let him rest. Give the order to proceed at full speed. We must reach Yanwang City in Ji Prefecture before dark!"

"Yes, sir!"

Liu Zhen and the other two nodded solemnly, and each went to command their subordinates.

Li Shengyuan, Shen Xinrong, and Princess Pingyang stood at the bow of the flying boat, gazing at the rapidly flashing scenery around them.

Soon, Li Shengyuan praised the performance of this hundred-zhang flying boat repeatedly.

Although it was huge, its speed was extraordinarily fast!

The entire flying boat was enhanced by numerous grand arrays: acceleration arrays, defensive arrays, offensive arrays, and even spirit gathering arrays and mind calming arrays for cultivation, all readily available!

On normal days, it could also rely on the spirit gathering array to collect energy, which would then directly serve as fuel for flight and energy for attacks!

It was no exaggeration to call it an aerial fortress!

If three or more fourth-rank powerhouses controlled it, it could even contend against top-tier third-rank powerhouses!

The spellcasters of the Imperial Observatory really could create anything.

The hundred-zhang giant ship sped through the high altitude, and the people on the flying boat stood steadily on the deck, feeling no bumps or strong winds whatsoever.

It proved that as long as the equipment was good enough, excellent sailors could appear even on a calm sea!

At this rate, even if there were still tens of thousands of miles to go, they would definitely reach Yanwang City before dark.

At this moment, Shen Xinrong also came to Li Shengyuan's side, unable to suppress her curiosity, and asked:

"Shengyuan, what's going on with Ye Hangzhou? I feel like he's strange."

Princess Pingyang, who was beside them, also nodded in agreement upon hearing this, then looked at Li Shengyuan.

Thinking of how Ye Hangzhou spoke, Li Shengyuan couldn't help but laugh.

"It's just as you saw!"

"That guy, I don't know what's wrong with him, he's been a stutterer since he was little... No, it should be said that he has a language function disorder. Stutterers speak much more fluently than him!"

Li Shengyuan continued to reveal, "Actually, what you heard about Ye Hangzhou not even giving His Majesty face is a rumor. Although that guy is arrogant, he still knows his place."

"He just feared that if he spoke too slowly, His Majesty would have to wait for him, which wouldn't be good. The Chancellor just advised him not to speak at all..."

Looking at the astonished expressions on Shen Xinrong and Princess Pingyang's faces, they clearly hadn't expected the cold Ye Hangzhou to have such a flaw.

"What's even funnier is that when he turns his back on people, it's not to pretend to be something, but because he's afraid of his awkward appearance of being unable to speak being seen by others!"

The two women finally couldn't help but burst out laughing. Thinking back to how he gritted his teeth and stared at Li Shengyuan just now, unable to say a single word, one couldn't imagine how powerless he must have felt...

Shen Xinrong then asked doubtfully, "Could it be that the secret you know about him is this?"

Li Shengyuan shook his head and smiled mysteriously, "This is just the beginning. Anyone who spends a long time with him will know. Compared to his true weakness, this is far from it!"

Shen Xinrong and Princess Pingyang grew even more curious, but it wasn't good to ask too much; after all, he was the Chief of the Imperial Observatory...

Next, the three gradually familiarized themselves with this aerial battleship. It had everything from entertainment facilities to cultivation areas.

Even sailing in the sky for ten days or half a month wouldn't be boring.

In the afternoon, when they were only two thousand miles from Yanwang City, Li Shengyuan called out Ye Hangzhou, who had recovered quite a bit.

He once again pressured him to perform another teleportation.

Under Li Shengyuan's coercion, Ye Hangzhou, full of resentment, reluctantly initiated the teleportation.

However, this teleportation was only two thousand miles, a piece of cake for Ye Hangzhou!

After a quarter of an hour, the hundred-zhang battleship, covering the sky and obscuring the sun, appeared directly at Yanwang City, not far from the border of Ji Prefecture!

All personnel on this trip stood on the deck, with Li Shengyuan and the others at the bow of the ship.

The tall and burly Zhang Mang came to the outside of the battleship, circulated his Qi, and shouted towards the boundless Yanwang City:

"Imperial Envoy Li Shengyuan has personally arrived! Yan King, quickly come out of the city to welcome him!"

They were here to suppress bandits; there was no need for a low-key journey.

However, a quarter of an hour passed, and there was no reaction from within Yanwang City, let alone anyone coming out to welcome them.

Li Shengyuan's gaze gradually turned cold.

Just as Zhang Mang, with a grim face, was about to shout again, a few figures finally appeared on the city wall, but their faces were full of arrogance.

"Guo Da, the Deputy General of Yanwang City's South Gate, is here. Who enters the city? Quickly lower your flying boat and accept inspection!"

Li Shengyuan was instantly amused by anger. He, a dignified Imperial Envoy, had arrived, and they sent a mere deputy general of the city guard, not even a security chief, and demanded a body search? This was simply too much bullying!

Immediately after, Li Shengyuan's expression completely turned cold. He waved his hand and said chillingly:

"My command: Press forward! Drive the battleship forward! I will be responsible for any deaths!"

"Since His Highness Yan King is unwilling to leave his mansion to welcome me, then I will personally go to the Prince Yans Mansion to see him!"