Subsequently, under the watchful gaze and anticipation of hundreds of eyes, Wang Xiaoqiang and the other nine set off on their journey. Fang Qiu waved his sleeve, and a page from a book flew out from within.

It seemed like the page had just been torn from a book, without any distinguishing features, except that once it flew out it expanded in the wind, rapidly turning into a mat-sized sheet, floating calmly at waist height.

Fang Qiu bowed to the Old Master and the higher-ups of Yueyang Academy, as well as the hundreds of students, and then said to Wang Xiaoqiang and the nine others, "Let's hit the road!"

With these words, he was the first to hop onto the book page.

Wang Xiaoqiang and the other nine also quickly jumped onto the page, with Wang Xiaoqiang standing in front of Fang Qiu and Princess Hua Shao standing right in front of Wang Xiaoqiang. The two faced each other, which might have been purely coincidental. Feeling slightly embarrassed, Princess Hua Shao was about to turn around when the page emitted a golden light.

Fang Qiu waved his hand, and the book page promptly curled up and folded into a paper boat. The paper boat was no different from those the students typically folded in class, but this one was enormous, shimmering with gold, incredibly odd.

At that moment, everyone who had come to see them off was fixed on the paper boat, their eyes reflecting amazement, and they all exclaimed, "The Golden Leaf Flying Boat! That's the Old Master's ride!!"

The people on the Golden Leaf Flying Boat didn't have the leisure to admire it; the golden leaf was barely large enough to accommodate ten people. Now, as it folded into a paper boat, transforming into a flying boat, the internal space sharply contracted,

forcing everyone closer together like being squeezed on a crowded bus, bodies pressing tightly against each other.

Princess Hua Shao, standing in front of Wang Xiaoqiang, found her fragrant form involuntarily pressed against Wang Xiaoqiang's body, face to face, noses even touching....

As a man, Wang Xiaoqiang might have chest muscles, but not as large as Princess Hua Shao's. However, at this moment, Princess Hua Shao's were being flattened against his...

Princess Hua Shao's beautiful eyes widened, full of embarrassment and anger; cherished for years, now touched in this manner. Her noble and gorgeous cheeks immediately turned crimson, she glared at Wang Xiaoqiang and cried out, "You, you..."

"Please, you're the one who squeezed me first," Wang Xiaoqiang remarked defensively, looking aggrieved.

Hearing his words, Princess Hua Shao felt even more frustrated, typical of someone gaining the upper hand yet pretending otherwise. Unfortunately, at that moment she could only bear the bitterness silently,

Indeed, when the book page folded, she had stumbled forward, colliding into Wang Xiaoqiang's body.

"Senior Brother Fang, this Golden Leaf Flying Boat is too small, I refuse to stay on it, I want out!" Princess Hua Shao snapped a hard glance at Wang Xiaoqiang, then turned her gaze forward to Fang Qiu, protesting.

"If others can sit, why can't you!?" Fang Qiu was totally unmoved, immediately reprimanding her.

In reality, the other people's bodies were also tightly pressed together. The male students found it somewhat more manageable, while girls like Luoo Youshan and Su Li were rather uncomfortable,

but fortunately, the two were facing each other, squeezing together. Despite the discomfort, at least they weren't being pressed by the opposite sex. Their situation wasn't as miserable as Princess Hua Shao's.

After what Fang Qiu said, Princess Hua Shao was embarrassed to say anything further, lest it appear she was exploiting her royal status for preferential treatment,

but being pressed so intensely felt intolerable, so she pushed Wang Xiaoqiang with both hands,

but as she pushed, Wang Xiaoqiang bumped into Fang Qiu behind him, his body pressed deeply into Su Li's back, which was also uncomfortable. The straightforward Su Li protested loudly, "Senior Brother Fang, why are you squeezing me?"

Though unintentionally spoken, to others' ears it sounded as though Fang Qiu was taking liberties with her,

below, both the students and the higher-ups of Yueyang Academy couldn't help but shake their heads with a smile, knowing Fang Qiu wasn't that kind of person,

Fang Qiu was renowned at Yueyang Academy as a gentleman, akin to Liu Xia Hui. How could he do such a thing?!

Fang Qiu was embarrassed and angry, his face flushed. He realized Princess Hua Shao pushed Wang Xiaoqiang, setting off a domino effect, leading to Su Li's complaint, so he shot Princess Hua Shao a fierce look, "Hua Shao, why are you pushing people? At Yueyang Academy, how can you disregard etiquette!?"

Fang Qiu practiced the Dao of "Etiquette," valuing manners highly, so in his eyes, Princess Hua Shao pushing Wang Xiaoqiang was a breach of etiquette, an impolite act, hence he reproached her, not accommodating her just because she's a princess.

Princess Hua Shao was both angered and ashamed, not only taken advantage of by Wang Xiaoqiang but now criticized by the senior brother, her frustration was beyond words. She pressed her red lips, gritted her teeth, and was about to leap away, break free from the confines, and fly off the Golden Leaf Flying Boat...

Yet just as she flew away from the flying boat, the Old Master below extended a hand, his palm facing the boat, and a Dao character floated from it, shimmering golden light, then a beam shot from the character onto the flying boat,

at once the Golden Leaf Flying Boat's glow intensified, then it trembled and began to expand, growing longer and wider...

Witnessing this, everyone's gaze was fixed on the Old Master, eyes full of admiration, for the sake of the ten students traveling, the Old Master didn't hesitate to expend Power of the Sacred Dao to lengthen and broaden the Golden Leaf Flying Boat!

Under the Old Master's enhancement with Power of the Sacred Dao, the boat extended by another meter, widened by half a meter, so the internal space grew significantly, making it less cramped for ten people. Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, faces showing a relaxed smile.

Just having taken flight from the boat, Princess Hua Shao, seeing the substantial expansion, felt awkward, now wanting to return to the Golden Leaf Flying Boat yet finding herself unable to, caught in a moment of conflict.

Actually, she could fly to Ghost Territory herself, but it lay several tens of thousands of miles away, and flying there might deplete a vast amount of spiritual power.

Yet riding the Golden Leaf Flying Boat required no expenditure of spiritual power, and she also knew the texts on the golden leaf aid in understanding the Power of Dao,

meaning traveling on this boat not only spared spiritual power but also allowed her to comprehend the Dao while on it, more smoothly and swiftly than elsewhere, achieving a result with half the effort but twice the effect. (To be continued. If you're enjoying this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support would be my greatest motivation. Mobile readers please head to m.qidian.com to read.)

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