Chapter 218: Chapter 217: Jiang Zuo: I’m Going to Drive, Hold on Tight
"BEEP... BEEP... BEEP..."
Soft Cloud was crying. It had never imagined the people on its back would jab it in the sides.
It had only just woken up to see the Celestial Tribulation. The next moment, it was scared out of its wits. It was all too familiar with the aura of a Celestial Tribulation.
’I’m going to die.’
But they had already entered the periphery. Although they wouldn’t necessarily attract the Celestial Tribulation’s attention, lightning had begun to spread around them.
This lightning was blasting out from the center.
If they didn’t dodge properly, they would all die here.
It quickly sent a telepathic message to Jiang Zuo and the others: "We don’t have time to retreat! I can’t dodge the lightning!"
Jingyue said calmly, "So you’re saying we’re going to die here?"
Su Qi asked, "Can we go straight down? Would that give us a chance to escape?"
Jingyue rolled her eyes. "The ocean is below us. Water conducts electricity. Isn’t that just a suicide mission?"
Su Qi said with a straight face, "Jingyue, you might not know this since you never hit the books, but seawater conducts electricity—it doesn’t attract lightning."
Jingyue: "..."
’Now she’s making fun of me for being uneducated?’
Then she pointed down and said, "Do you think the lightning from a Celestial Tribulation is the same as the lightning you know? Even if it is, let’s look at it this way: back then, you were into guys, but you didn’t like your husband. Did that stop him from chasing you? Did that stop him from succeeding?
It doesn’t matter if it attracts lightning or not. What matters is that the lightning will go there anyway.
The seawater won’t have a choice."
Su Qi was dumbfounded. She hadn’t even been into guys back then.
Jiang Zuo, who was standing to the side, had to admire this Saintess.
Just then, Jiang Zuo spoke up. "Um, is there a manual mode? My driving skills are decent, and I’m good at dodging danger in video games."
A Spirit Beast like Soft Cloud actually did have a manual mode. This Spirit Beast was rather peculiar.
It was an exclusive flying Spirit Beast that specialized only in flight; its other abilities were not very good.
It couldn’t fight, and it couldn’t take a hit.
Its only advantages were its flight and the fact that it was quite comfortable to ride.
Jingyue said, "It actually does have one. But are you sure you want to take over?"
Jingyue didn’t say much more, like how terrifying a Celestial Tribulation was or how a single mistake could get them all killed. Saying things like that would only add to his pressure.
They were out of options. This was a desperate gamble.
Only someone as gutsy as her would allow her brother-in-law to gamble with their lives like this.
Su Qi was a little worried. "Are you sure this is okay?"
She was doing alright, relatively speaking. At least she was with Jiang Zuo. Even if they died, she’d be happy.
But they had just gotten married. It would be such a waste to die now. They hadn’t even had children yet.
Besides, she didn’t want Jiang Zuo to be burdened with any guilt.
Jiang Zuo smiled at Su Qi. "Don’t worry. It shouldn’t be a big problem."
At that moment, a steering wheel, a brake, an accelerator, a gear stick, and—yep—a driver’s seat materialized on Soft Cloud’s body.
"..."
’This is literally driving a car.’
Jiang Zuo sat down and said to Su Qi, "You all better sit tight. I’m taking the wheel."
At this point, the scattered bolts of lightning began to grow denser. Any further and they would be in the core range of the Celestial Tribulation.
With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Zuo turned the steering wheel. He didn’t turn around to flee but began to "drive" along the periphery.
’Turning back would be suicide.’
Then, Jiang Zuo started to accelerate.
’On another note, I do have a driver’s license,’ he mused. ’I wonder if they give out tickets for speeding in the sky.’
Jingyue sat with Su Qi and asked, "Your husband really is fearless in his ignorance, showing off his driving skills in front of a Celestial Tribulation.
Did he used to show off like this to impress you?"
Su Qi thought for a moment and said, "Mm, he did do that when we first met. It felt a bit silly, but as long as I liked it, that’s all that mattered. At least he doesn’t intentionally show off for other people.
But this... this is different from before. I don’t think he’s showing off."
Jingyue nodded. "That’s right. Didn’t he just say he’s playing a game? Your husband is taking our lives for a joyride through a lightning storm."
Su Qi: "..."
Just then, a bolt of lightning struck down.
Su Qi screamed, "Watch out!"
Jiang Zuo turned the wheel, barely dodging it.
Then he looked back at Su Qi and said softly, "Don’t worry. When it comes to driving, I’m very confident. I won’t crash."
Jingyue also chimed in, "Yeah, don’t worry. Just calmly wait for death."
"...Jingyue."
"Alright, alright. Your husband is amazing. He’ll definitely get us out of this tribulation cloud."
Then Jingyue added, "Speaking of which, our Soft Cloud is pretty stable, right? And with all this lightning raging around, we’ve got natural special effects. It’s a waste not to stream this.
Little complainer, get up! Let’s go live."
Su Qi looked completely helpless. "Jingyue, are we seriously going to risk our lives to stream this?"
"You have no problem with your husband risking his life to drive, so why are you worried about your big sister risking her life to stream? Come on."
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Meanwhile, Chi Xue Child and the others were still debating whether to go to Liyuan Island.
Chi Xue Child said, "My senior sister gave me a direct order. I have to go."
Mo Yan yawned. "I’m still seriously injured. I’m not going."
Blade Master Hai Bian said, "I’ll go. I should be about to advance a minor Realm soon. If I make another trip, I can break through when I get back."
Xiao Xiaomo said, "We won’t go. We’d rather stay here and fish. We have to go back to work in a few days anyway."
That left only Liu Yiyi and Liuyue Xue.
Chi Xue Child, eating a popsicle, asked them, "What about you two?"
Liuyue Xue shook her head. Liu Yiyi thought for a moment and said, "I’ll go too. I heard the scenery there is beautiful.
I’ll treat it like a vacation. And, I can also ask Fairy Lan Yue some questions."
Just then, Chen Yi exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? The Saintess is streaming again! Whoa, where is she? The background’s completely different! Quick, take a look!"
Chi Xue Child and the others were startled. They glanced at Chen Yi’s phone and saw dark clouds pressing down from above, crackling with brilliant lightning.
At that moment, the Saintess’s voice came from the phone: "Fellow Daoists, today we’re taking a little tour around the periphery of a certain Daoist’s Celestial Tribulation. It was mostly on a whim; it seemed interesting, so we came."
The crowd: "..."
’Going for a stroll in a Celestial Tribulation because it seems "interesting"?’
’Heh heh.’
Demon Cultivator Mo Yan was the first to enter the stream. He sent the highest-tier donation with a message: "From me, Demon Cultivator Mo Yan, this stream and this opening line get full marks. Take me with you next time you go for a stroll."
Chi Xue Child also sent a donation with a message: "Fairy, that’s the most badass opening line I’ve heard all year."
After that, countless donations flew across the screen, flooding the chat.
"That’s a real Celestial Tribulation. It looks familiar."
"Saintess Yue Lian is so shameless! She’s obviously trapped in there!"
"Holy crap, Holy Maiden Fairy, don’t mess around! Don’t be like those other streamers who risk their lives for views! Your life is precious!"
"Holy Sister, do the Elders back home know you’re this crazy?"
"Oh my god, the Saintess has gone this wild? Please don’t tell me she’s actually trapped."
The moment Jingyue’s stream went live, it shocked the entire Cultivation streaming world. Countless people flocked to watch. It even made it to the homepage with the title: "Saintess Yue Lian’s Tour of a Celestial Tribulation’s Periphery."
It couldn’t have been more eye-catching.
Deep within the Holy Land, those old fossils’ faces turned completely black when they saw the stream.
A phone was smashed to pieces. "What did I tell you? This Saintess should be locked up in the Holy Land and re-educated! She dares to do anything!
Running off to say hello to a Celestial Tribulation? Has she gone mad? What is wrong with the Saintesses from the last two generations?"
