Chapter 186: Chapter 186 - Sky Bandits
Kathleen Drake frowned slightly, obviously not understanding what I meant by "junk fish."
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, I walked to a nearby table. Two young men sat there, and though they had concealed their breath, I still caught them.
I sat down beside them with a smile. "Schroeder Family’s people?"
Their complexions changed momentarily, but the reaction quickly disappeared.
"What are you talking about? I don’t understand," they both shook their heads.
I raised my hand and pressed it onto their shoulders. "Do you think I wouldn’t find out about you?" I said coldly.
A huge pressure suddenly emerged!
The two men felt their shoulders cracking, as if they were about to be crushed!
"Tell your master there’s no need to follow me. I won’t run away. If he has any tricks, just bring it on," I said coldly.
Sweating profusely, they nodded repeatedly. "I... I understand."
I didn’t make it difficult for them and let them go right away. They immediately felt relieved, moving their arms around as if afraid their bones had been crushed.
They’d been following me for several days, but I had ignored them. Now that we were about to leave, I needed to warn the Schroeder Family.
"Alright, we can go," I said as I walked back to Kathleen.
Kathleen nodded blankly, and we headed to the airport.
After arriving, I discovered that our destination was actually abroad! This immediately gave me a headache.
"Why didn’t you say we were going abroad earlier?" I asked, frowning.
Kathleen muttered, "What’s wrong with going abroad? My dad’s condition is so severe right now, he definitely needs to recover abroad."
If I had known we were going abroad, I would have definitely refused. However, having agreed to help, I couldn’t back out, so I had no choice but to follow Kathleen onto the plane.
The plane flew high in the sky, and it would take a full twenty hours to reach our destination. Fortunately, Kathleen was wealthy and bought first-class tickets.
With nothing to do on the plane, I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to break through to Foundation Building Stage 3.
"Small jumps usually won’t trigger any visions," I thought to myself. Since the Foundation Establishment Stage is just a base-building process, the probability of triggering a vision is almost zero.
Kathleen was chatting non-stop nearby. I glanced at her before saying, "From now on, don’t talk to me, and try not to disturb me."
Kathleen looked deflated and said unhappily, "People would kill for the opportunity to talk to me! Do you even know how many fans I have?"
I smiled. "To your fans, you might be someone unattainable, but to those who don’t know you, you’re just a passerby who looks alright."
Looks alright? A passerby? These words almost drove Kathleen crazy! But I no longer paid her any attention.
With my eyes slightly closed, I began to manipulate the dark energy within me to break through to Foundation Building Stage 3.
"This is my first time trying to break through with dark energy. I don’t know if it’ll work or not," I worried slightly. If my breath got chaotic, I might die on the spot! But for an ordinary person like me, where would opportunities come without taking risks? There were no innate resources; I could only rely on acquired hard work.
Strands of dark energy began to flow along my dantian to various meridians. I felt as if I could see inside myself. In the darkness, one light spot after another appeared. These light spots were my acupoints. The dark energy surged, slowly breaking through the acupoints.
During this process, qi remained still, as if the two systems were separate and did not interfere with each other.
"It really works," I thought as I felt the dark energy forcing its way through. I couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised. With this, my cultivation path would be much smoother. Of course, there was a downside - I couldn’t let others find out. Otherwise, I might become the target of those so-called "righteous people."
The plane was still speeding along. It was an international flight with passengers of various types and colors. Kathleen leaned against the window, seemingly somewhat bored.
At this moment, a commotion suddenly erupted from the economy class cabin!
Kathleen jumped up, pulled back the curtain, and saw people in the economy class screaming and yelling! There were two masked men holding guns!
Hijacked! The word flashed through Kathleen’s mind! She had taken countless flights before and only seen hijackings on the news. She never thought she would encounter one today!
"Mason! The plane has been hijacked!" Kathleen suddenly panicked. The only person she could rely on was me. But I remained unmoved. No matter how much she shook my body, I didn’t open my eyes.
"Everyone, just calm down. We’re just here for the money," the two bandits said coldly. "As long as you hand over the money, we guarantee your safety. But if anyone doesn’t cooperate... we’ll kill you all!"
Upon hearing this, the many passengers were terrified and said one after another, "We’re willing to cooperate!" After all, compared to money, life is more important!
The two bandits exchanged glances, then took out a black cloth bag and began collecting money one by one. The air marshals on the plane had already been subdued and locked in the bathroom. No one could save them.
Soon, the bandits came to Kathleen’s side. After looking at her, the bandits smirked, "You look familiar. Are you Kathleen Drake?"
Hurriedly, Kathleen pushed me and said, "See? Even the bandits recognize me!"
The two bandits were taken aback by Kathleen’s reaction, clearly not expecting that from her.
"Wow, it’s really Kathleen Drake!" People outside also recognized her. "She’s a big star! If I had known she was here, I would have asked for an autograph!"
"Kathleen, I’m your fan!" Some people even shouted!
This made Kathleen even more smug, wanting to show off to me, but unfortunately, I never noticed.
"A big star, huh? We’ve seen you flaunt on TV every day. Never thought we’d run into you here," the two bandits chuckled.
Hearing this, Kathleen suddenly remembered her current situation! Her face instantly turned pale, and she hastily took out her money, saying, "I... I’ll give you all my money..."
"Just giving money? That won’t do," the two bandits laughed wickedly. "We still have eighteen hours until landing. Enjoying your company for that long would be worth it."
With that, the two bandits slowly approached Kathleen. She panicked and shouted, "Get away! I’ve already given you my money!"
But the bandits sneered, "If you don’t cooperate, we’ll kill everyone on the plane!"
The passengers outside changed their expressions instantly when they heard this!
"Miss Drake, you... you should just cooperate with them..."
"Yeah, otherwise we’ll all die here..."
