150: Why is there a traffic jam here too?

"How dare you!" Song Ling glared at Zhou Yan, her face covered in frost.

[Song Ling]

[Race: Human Race]

[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Late Stage]

[Affiliated Force: Great Yu Dynasty]

She had originally thought he merely wanted to take advantage of the situation to get close, but she hadn't expected Zhou Yan to directly punch her.

The punch wasn't heavy, but it sent her stumbling to the ground, rolling twice before stopping.

When Song Ling sat up from the ground and regained her senses, she realized she had rolled three meters away from her original standing position.

She was furious and questioned Zhou Yan sharply.

"You actually dared to hit me!"

Zhou Yan, however, looked innocent, spreading his hands as he explained.

"I already said there would be 'contact'; this is my method of investigation."

"If you don't believe me, ask Boss Mei. She can testify that I indeed possess a pupil Divine Ability."

Upon hearing this, Song Ling glared fiercely at Boss Mei, questioning whether it was true or false.

Boss Mei was also stunned.

Ever since the honey trap last time, she had somewhat realized that Zhou Yan was a bit lustful.

She had thought he would at most take advantage of the situation, and as long as it wasn't excessive, she planned to turn a blind eye.

After all, this could potentially ease the relationship between him and the princess, and even possibly draw him into their faction.

But who would have thought that Zhou Yan did make a move, but he genuinely made a move.

However, with his reminder, Boss Mei did recall that the intelligence provided by the Young Lord indeed mentioned that Zhou Yan's eyes possessed some kind of Divine Ability.

It was rumored to be able to "see through all illusions," but at the time, she thought such rumors often contained exaggerated elements, and the actual effect might not be that strong, so she didn't pay much attention.

Now, facing Song Ling's inquiry, she could only tell the truth.

Upon receiving Boss Mei's confirmation, Zhou Yan flashed a sunny smile and gave her a thumbs-up.

Boss Mei looked speechless, unsure how to react. Song Ling, however, grew even more indignant.

"Isn't your Divine Ability a Pupil Technique? Then why did you have to hit me?"

Zhou Yan turned to look at Song Ling, who was still sitting on the ground, his expression frank.

"You heard it too, rumors are often exaggerated."

"It's true that I can see through illusions, but it's not something I can easily do with a single glance; it requires other methods for verification."

"To confirm your identity, I had to attack and observe if you would undergo subtle changes after being hit."

"Only if you show no changes in my eyes can it prove that you are indeed the person."

"There are too many Spells and Magic Treasures in this world that can conceal identity; I have to be cautious."

"What's more, you were the one who tacitly agreed to my 'contact' first."

Song Ling was left speechless by his words and retorted urgently.

"Then you should have told me in advance that you would make a move!"

Zhou Yan certainly couldn't say that he did it to provoke her, to make her an enemy marked with a red target, so he could see her detailed panel. So he continued to explain.

"I used a clever technique with that punch; it seemed powerful, but most of the force had actually been dissipated by me."

"You flew so far also because of the force dissipation. Otherwise, you wouldn't be flying out but experiencing intense pain on the spot right now."

"So it's no different from a light touch. If I had stated beforehand that I was going to attack you, it would have caused a misunderstanding, wouldn't it?"

"You!" Song Ling pointed at him, her face flushed red, too angry to speak.

Seeing that the red dot on the mini-map had disappeared, Zhou Yan ignored them, turned, waved his hand, and said as he left.

"Since the verification is complete, I won't travel with you. I will go to the Capital City on my own."

"You can widely declare that you have passed Zhou Yan's Divine Ability verification."

"The result of a Divine Ability verification naturally carries authority."

"If anyone questions it later and needs me to prove it again, just come find me anytime; I provide after-sales service."

With that, Zhou Yan strode away.

Only the red-faced Song Ling and the bewildered Boss Mei were left in the room.

Why does it feel like something isn't right?

He hit the princess, gained benefits, yet it feels like we should be thanking him?

Zhou Yan flew back home, where everyone had already packed their bags.

Under the farewells of Huo Zhongshan, Li Cheng, and others, Zhou Yan and his group boarded the teleportation array leading to the vicinity of the Capital City.

The moment the teleportation array activated, a pillar of light shot into the sky.

Everyone was drawn by an invisible force, slowly floating up, their speed gradually increasing, finally disappearing into the clouds.

Before disappearing into the clouds, Zhou Yan looked down at Jiangzhou below. From this height, Jiangzhou didn't seem very large.

He hadn't expected that what was initially just a stopover would lead to so many events, meeting so many people, and even getting entangled in a situation concerning the entire Great Yu.

However, perhaps because the map changed too quickly, Zhou Yan felt that Jiangzhou ended abruptly before he could properly explore it.

Many side quests and hidden stories had yet to be triggered, and the reason for all this was ultimately the disadvantage of insufficient strength.

But reality isn't a game; there's no New Game+ to replay it.

It seems he needs to reach Core Formation as soon as possible after arriving in the Capital City.

He wondered if there would be a chance in the future to return to Jiangzhou and take a look.

Taking one last glance at the city below, Zhou Yan completely disappeared into a strange space.

Upon entering the teleportation channel, Zhou Yan felt a flash of strong light and instinctively closed his eyes.

After a second or two, he opened his eyes again to a wondrous sight.

Zhou Yan looked at his companions beside him; they clearly used teleportation arrays often and showed no surprise.

But this was Zhou Yan's first time truly witnessing the scene inside a teleportation channel.

The last time he took a teleportation array was on Xiao Jiang's flying boat, and as a Mortal then, he hadn't dared to look outside.

Now, having the opportunity to personally witness the appearance of the teleportation tunnel, he naturally found it immensely novel.

The entire channel was composed of countless streams of light, which could be seen as rushing forward or flowing backward.

Within the streams of light were countless vortices, seemingly teleportation gates leading to other places.

Zhou Yan felt that apart from an initial pulling force drawing him forward upon entering the channel, he was then smoothly gliding through space.

It was like being gently pushed in a frictionless channel, then continuously moving forward very smoothly, a truly marvelous sensation.

However, when he opened the mini-map, he found that apart from the initial position showing an ant-nest-like distribution, there was no other content.

The mini-map was stuck on the loading interface, constantly spinning.

Zhou Yan helplessly closed the map and reported this bug to the System.

He only received a reply of "Little Dao is still learning...", which made him so annoyed that he directly closed the interface.

He couldn't help but ponder what was different about this teleportation compared to the one from Great Qian back to Qingxu Grotto-Heaven.

The teleportation process was quick; Zhou Yan felt it was only about half an hour.

But by the time they landed, it was nearly dusk, and the setting sun dyed the clouds a fiery red.

The group boarded Zhou Yan's slow flying boat and headed straight for the Capital City.

Before long, as the setting sun was about to dip below the horizon, a magnificent giant city came into view.

"Wow."

Zhou Yan admitted he was indeed awestruck. Yuan Chenling beside him was equally amazed.

However, the next second, Zhou Yan was speechless.

In front of the city gate, several long lines of flying boats were waiting to enter the city.

"Traffic jam in the Capital City... Even here, it's unavoidable?"

Helpless, Zhou Yan could only pilot his flying boat and dutifully prepare to queue up.

However, due to his slightly slower speed, a flying boat from behind forcibly cut in front of him.

"Damn it!"

[Jiangzhou Arc - End]