While Bibi Dong was still packing up with Yu Xiaogang, Flender was the first to leave the Qibao Restaurant. He looked at the welcome gift from Yu Xiaogang in his hand and said in amazement:
"Xiaogang is getting more and more impressive! He even recreated the lost method of making soul guides. Let's see what surprise Xiaogang has prepared for me!"
Flender spotted a dark alley nearby where no one was around and changed his belt. Then he touched the storage soul guide on his waist with a look of wonder. Flender used his mental power to explore it and saw the two-wheeled vehicle Xiao Zhan rode today, but this one was more powerful and larger.
There were also some spare parts, a book, some strange sticks, and a large wooden box inside. What caught Flender's attention most was a vehicle similar to the soul guide bus he saw when entering Notting City.
Flender couldn't wait to try it out. He walked to the square in front of the Qibao Restaurant and touched the storage soul guide on his waist. A huge object wrapped in a soul power light appeared before him, revealing a military green soul guide off-road vehicle in the square.
The bright soul power light drew the attention of passersby, who stopped to watch and expressed their surprise and envy at the impressive soul guide off-road vehicle.
"This car is so cool! Is it just a different style from the latest soul guide buses? I really want to own one! It'd be so grand driving it home for the New Year!" said one passerby.
Another passerby looked at the speaker with disdain and shattered his dream, saying, "Stop daydreaming! Even if you sold yourself, you couldn't afford a single part! But I heard the City Lord's Mansion is hiring smart people to be drivers, like coachmen. Heh, if we can't buy it, we can apply to drive a soul guide car!"
The first passerby shot back with scorn, "With your slow brain, you think you can get a driver job at the City Lord's Mansion? You wouldn't even pass the first test!"
The chatter among the passersby didn't bother Flender, who was busy studying the soul guide off-road vehicle. He opened the car door from time to time, sat inside to test it, and when he felt confused, he remembered the book in the storage soul guide. Yu Xiaogang must have left key information in it.
Flender leaned against the soul guide off-road vehicle, flipping through the surprise gift from Yu Xiaogang while waiting for Liu Erlong to come down. He knew Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had things to talk about.
Flender had come down early, but Yu Xiaogang had given up his feelings for Liu Erlong and even helped bring Flender and Liu Erlong together.
"Xiaogang! I really don't know how to face you. Thank you so much, good brother!" Flender thought.
"Oh! A soul guide off-road vehicle! The teacher gave you one of only two!" Su Yuntao exclaimed when he came out and saw the vehicle. His eyes were instantly drawn to it. He pulled Sisi to the side of the soul guide off-road vehicle, touching it like it was a precious treasure.
"Ouch!" Flender got annoyed when Su Yuntao called him "uncle." He lightly tapped Su Yuntao's head with the book and said, "You little brat! Call me Uncle Flender! What's this 'uncle' nonsense? Show some respect for your elders!"
Then Flender asked Su Yuntao with some embarrassment, "Su Yuntao, can you drive this soul guide off-road vehicle? Your uncle just got it and isn't familiar with it yet."
Su Yuntao, who was obsessed with the soul guide off-road vehicle, patted his chest confidently and said, "Uncle, don't worry! When the teacher made the early test model, I was the test driver. There was just a small accident, and the teacher didn't let me drive again… I mean, play with it."
Flender's eyes twitched. Did he hear that right? He turned to look at Sisi. As Xiaogang's apprentice, she should know about these new soul guide devices, right?
"Uncle Flender, I'm sorry, I don't know how to drive it. The teacher put me in charge of the sect shop, and I haven't had time to learn yet," Sisi said with a shy smile, sticking out her tongue.
Liu Erlong, who came out last, had calmed down a bit but got annoyed when she saw Flender hesitating. She walked up, grabbed the instruction manual, and said, "Why are you wasting time? Su Yuntao, get the car ready! I'll figure out how to drive this thing. What's so hard about a soul guide? Get in!"
Flender noticed Liu Erlong's eyes were red, as if she'd been crying, and wanted to comfort her. But Liu Erlong was in a bad mood. When she saw no one moving, she snapped, "What are you waiting for? Get in the car!"
Liu Erlong grabbed Sisi, opened the car door, and sat in the back seat. Flender and Su Yuntao exchanged a glance and quietly got into the car. As soon as they did, they felt a familiar gaze on them.
Confused, Flender stuck his head out from the co-pilot seat, turned around, and saw Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong watching them. He excitedly called out to Yu Xiaogang upstairs, "Xiaogang! Boss, I love your gift! I'm taking it without hesitation! We're leaving now! See you later!"
Flender didn't wait for a reply, sat back in the co-pilot seat, and playfully smacked Su Yuntao, who was still admiring the steering wheel. "You rascal! Stop daydreaming! When we get back from soul hunting, I'll ask Xiaogang to give you one. Your uncle has some pull! Is it really necessary for Sister Erlong to go to the Star Dou Great Forest for just the first soul ring?"
Liu Erlong, flipping through the instruction manual, said angrily, "The Soul Hunting Forest is full of weak beasts! The soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest are much stronger. Let's go already. I don't want to lose to that woman! It's not that easy to be my sister-in-law!"
Su Yuntao nodded, started the energy switch of the soul guide off-road vehicle, and it began to move slowly. Soon, they drove out of Qibao Square and disappeared at the next intersection.
Bibi Dong looked away, her powerful Soul Douluo aura shining through. She held out her hand to Yu Xiaogang and said, "Hand it over, Xiaogang. I heard from your apprentice you have another one. This is a great chance for me to try out the soul guide you've been working on. You must have an even better one!"
Yu Xiaogang knew Bibi Dong had seen through him, but he reluctantly took out a small, exquisite model off-road vehicle and handed it to her, saying, "Donger, be careful. This is the only one I've made successfully. The success rate of compressing runes is too low, and the ancient soul guide samples I have aren't enough. Soul guide technology is just getting started."
Bibi Dong took the compressed soul guide off-road vehicle and studied it closely to better understand Yu Xiaogang's progress in soul guide technology. She smiled and said, "Xiaogang, you've really surprised me. Take your disciples and let's go! We're heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt souls too! Wait, Xiaogang, you drive. I want to enjoy the scenery along the way. I've been so busy training that I never get to relax."
As Bibi Dong spoke, she jumped down from the balcony. The breeze lifted her hair and skirt, and her stunning figure and beauty amazed the passersby watching below.
"So beautiful!" they all whispered.
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