Chapter 59 (1/2)

A/N: I'm rushing through the Shrek exam arc since I don't find it particularly interesting to write nor read about. Also, I want to get to Starluo soon since quite a few bigger developments will happen between Huang Yu and Gu Yue there.

After Huang Yu and the others had beaten enough Spirit Masters at the local Spirit Pagoda, Wu Zhangkong suddenly appeared before them.

Wu Zhangkong told them that they had completed their quota for the specific city and that they would have to go to the next one. Hence, they went and bought a soul car.

The others didn't have enough money to buy one. However, Huang Yu and Gu Yue had 'borrowed' some money from some very nice people back at Shrek City, so they paid for it.

With Xie Xie as the driver, they went on their way to the next destination, Heaven Spirit City. Huang Yu was actually rather confused when he found out that Xie Xie had a driver's license although he was only thirteen years old. It turned out that it was because Xie Xie had some special privileges due to his background.

The soul car itself wasn't a very big one, being only a five-seater. This, along with the fact that there were seven people in their group, forced all of them to have squeeze together in order to fit in the soul car.

Xie Xie naturally took the driver's seat while Xu Lizhi was riding shotgun due to his larger stature.

At the back, it was sort of a weird seating arrangement. The other three girls sat together in the middle. Since they were rather skinny so it wasn't too bad for them. However, Huang Yu and Tang Wulin weren't. The both of them had wide shoulders as a result of their training and bloodlines. Hence, they both had to sit at the window seats.

On the other hand, Huang Yu was busy reciting Buddhist scriptures in his head to try and ignore the soft mounds that were pressing onto him and the pleasant fragrance that entered his nose. It wouldn't do him any good if his Great Pillar decided to extend to the Heavens now would it?

Those teenage hormones were really doing their number on Huang Yu.

”It's boring in here, let's talk about something.” Tang Wulin suddenly spoke aloud in the soul car.

When he said that, everyone's attention, other than Xie Xie's since he was driving, was diverted to him.

”What do you want to talk about? Battle armour? I should be able to break through rank 40 when we return and get another spirit soul. I can make battle armour for you guys then.” Ye Xinglan said. She was sitting in between Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, who was sitting next to Tang Wulin.

Hearing this, Huang Yu's interest diminished a bit. If their topic was going to be about school, and a subject that he wasn't even taking nonetheless, he might as well go and take a nap to try and ignore his temptations.

Tang Wulin laughed. ”We're finally away from school, so let's talk about something unrelated. Okay, how about our ambitions? Xinglan, you start. What's your heart set on?”

With that, they started talking about their own ambitions for the future. Huang Yu's disinterest quickly changed as he listened intently to them. They were all different people, so he found their ambitions and why they chose them rather interesting.

Eventually, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan talked about their ambitions. Tang Wulin, having heard theirs, turned to Gu Yue.

Xie Xie was about to tease Gu Yue at this time but suddenly stopped. If he really did say what he said, then it would be rather untactful considering what was going on in their group at the moment. Also, it wasn't good for his own well-being.

Hearing Tang Wulin's words, Gu Yue went lost in thought for a moment. She glanced towards Huang Yu several times before she finally answered. ”I want to have a nice family.”

The moment those words were spoken, everyone else's eyes widened in astonishment, even Huang Yu's. They all waited for her to elaborate, but Gu Yue didn't speak anymore.

Tang Wulin laughed strangely after hearing that. Then, he turned to Huang Yu, hesitating slightly before he asked, ”Huang Yu, what about you then?”

Huang Yu raised an eyebrow before he spoke with a smile on his face. ”I want to make a nice little organisation of my own.”

”An organisation? Is that why you didn't join the Tang Sect previously?” Xu Xiaoyan asked with a tilt of her head.

”Yea.”

”Creating an entirely new organisation is hard though. You need to have a lot of resources, manpower and prestige to do so. It's almost impossible to make a successful organisation otherwise.” Ye Xinglan said.

Huang Yu chuckled but didn't reply.

Hearing this, Huang Yu turned to Gu Yue with a twinkle in his gaze before smiling. ”Thanks. In the future, I'll give you a tour of my organisation's main base.”

”I'll be looking forward to it then.”

When the others heard this, they were all still rather skeptical. However, they didn't say anything more about it.

I guess this is what they call, having eyes but can't see Mt. Tai.

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When they arrived at Heaven Spirit City, they went to the local Spirit Pagoda to cajole a few people into a fight.