Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Lady of the Harbor
As the sun sets, the sky gets darker and darker, the clouds lose their color, and the spaceship also has to use high beams to illuminate the route.
"You don't care, do you want to take a break and change to the autopilot function?" asked with concern as she put her arm around Gui Xun'er's shoulder.
"It's okay, it's just a little tired, you talk to me for a while, and soon I'll be in good spirits. Gui Xun'er rubbed her eyes lightly, "Besides, the 'Sky Bird' is more seriously damaged, and the autopilot function can't be used casually, don't believe the words of the priest, this person doesn't have the word 'honest' in his dictionary at all." β
"Isn't it tiring for him to live like this? His way of being a man is too lacking in virtue. Yuna was a little unhappy when she heard this.
Gui Xun'er shook her head helplessly: "Although the priest is not a good person, but you see that he looks like he is giggling every day, I really don't understand where his optimism comes from?"
Yuna breathed a long sigh of relief: "Maybe it has something to do with his beliefs, it is precisely because he firmly believes that the Tianyao Sect can bring peace and hope to the world, so he will continue to fight for this." β
"His mentality is called faith, it is fanatical at all, it is a kind of foolish loyalty to the teachings of Tianyaojiao, and what is even more ridiculous is that he still forces us to adhere to his philosophy, and does not respect the differences in the understanding of the teachings of the nuns. Gui Xun'er sneered a few times and said, "After so many years of getting along with him, I have already seen him through, and the shadow left on him by childhood has not been eradicated until now, so he is trying to change the world at all costs." β
Seeing that Yuna wanted to know about Ling Wenxuan's past, Gui Xun'er hesitated for a while and decided to tell Yuna the truth, from her acquaintance with Ling Wenxuan to Ling Wenxuan's appointment as the teaching priest of the Edoris Monastery. During this period, Yuna didn't say a word, but listened with great interest, and when Gui Xun'er finished speaking, Yuna applauded happily.
"It turns out that the life of the priest is so wonderful, he once saved our planet, and he is really worthy of the admiration of thousands of heroes. Yuna gave a thumbs up, "It seems that you like such a wonderful priest very much, and even the first kiss ......"
"What are you talking about?" "Nothing happened!" Gui Xun'er's cheeks flushed with shame, and she quickly interrupted Youna's words, "I was so young and naΓ―ve at the time, and I didn't know how precious my first kiss was, and now I regret the thought of giving it to such a thief with a bad brain." β
"Judging from your expression, it's not annoying, is it?" Yuna glanced at Gui Xun'er out of the corner of her eye, and changed the subject while she was about to argue, "By the way, do you think the white horse and the brown horse can return to their companions?"
"It doesn't matter if they can get back to the herd again, at least they'll be alone and they'll never be alone again. Rosewood and Yuna looked at each other and smiled.
At this moment, the red alarm light on the controller began to flicker incessantly, making a beeping alarm, and Rosewood hurriedly terminated the conversation with Yuna, holding the steering wheel to lower the flight altitude, and turned on the spaceship system to try to find the cause of the ship's malfunction.
"Damn! I had expected that Father Priest's maintenance technology was unreliable, and this time we were afraid that we would be bothered. Gui Xun'er pointed to the right wing of the spacecraft plan on the system instrument with a serious expression, and the part of the engine was displayed in red representing the fault, "Fortunately, there are still more than fifty nautical miles away from the port of Sagik, and I may be able to save my life by trying to make a forced landing." β
Yuna clenched her hands nervously and pleaded, "Maybe? I don't want to try such a heroic death without even finding my memory." β
"At our current pace, we will be in the port of Sagik in about twenty minutes, and if we are lucky, we will be able to find a forced landing. "Now go and wake up the priest and prepare him for the onslaught of the landing." β
Yuna nodded, and turned to do what Gui Xun'er had ordered, and within half a minute she turned back to the cockpit.
"The priest said he believes in your driving skills and that as long as you don't knock down nearby buildings, you'll have no problem. β
Gui Xun'er stared at the front intently and ordered: "He really doesn't have any sense of urgency at all, forget it, let's ignore him, fasten his seat belt, and get ready to land." β
The port of Sajik - the first seaport in Wanyang, on weekdays this is the location of Wanyang's maritime trade, the container loaded with all kinds of products is as high as a six-story building, early morning to dusk is the busiest time for workers, and now they are mostly asleep.
Suddenly, a loud explosion pierced the sky, waking up the workers who were still asleep, and they rushed to the harbor to see the ship falling from the sky with thick black smoke and crashing into the dock where the cargo ship was moored.
Ling Wenxuan sat up from the stretcher on which he unfastened his belt and looked at Gui Xun'er who came to him, "Finally landed safely, Xun'er, your performance is very satisfactory to the teacher." β
"Are you embarrassed to say that the ship's malfunction has not been completely eliminated at all, and this level can be regarded as repaired?"
Ling Wenxuan sneered: "It's all because your crow's mouth is too accurate, if Wanyang is not a coastal city, it will really kill someone." β
Yuna put her hands in front of the window and looked out: "Suspicious, there are a lot of people gathered outside!"
"Of course!, a spaceship the size of the 'Sky Bird' suddenly falls, it will definitely attract onlookers!" Ling Wenxuan smiled awkwardly, "It seems that we have to explain to the person in charge here, we are just travelers who have just completed the mission, they shouldn't want us to die." β
"If we want to lose money, what's the difference between that and our lives?" a cold sweat broke out on Rose's forehead.
"Anyway, let's go down and have a look, and then we'll have the help of the two ladies Lao. Ling Wenxuan pointed to the stretcher under him.
The searchlights on the facility made the entire harbor brighter, and the workers surrounded the smoke-billowing "Sky Bird" spacecraft in a semicircle, and talked about the three uninvited guests who disembarked from the spacecraft.
"What the hell is going on with this explosion? has there been a terrorist attack?" a loud shout of rage came from the back of the crowd, and then the workers gave way to a passageway, and a young lady in a red dress with the appearance of an aristocrat stepped out.
She wore a curly double ponytail, two hairpins on her head, and a pair of white gloves that symbolized nobility. Her cheeks were flushed and white under the light makeup, and her expression was serious and serious, like the calm before a storm, and only those who were disgusted with her would choose this time to mock her.
Ling Wenxuan had seen countless beauties, but there had never been one as majestic as her, so that people had to weigh it before speaking, otherwise the consequences might not even be imagined by himself.
"Oh yes, we're so unlucky to meet her here. Seeing Youna ask who this person was, Gui Xun'er hurriedly lowered her voice and said, "She is Lan Lingxiang, the daughter of Lan Xianyi, the richest businessman in Wanyang, who can be said to be a rude and willful, and unsympathetic arrogant lady. β
"What are you talking about? It's not a place to be a troublesome traveling priest here. Lan Lingxiang glared at Ling Wenxuan on the stretcher, "Please hurry up and tow this broken spaceship away, if your legs and feet are inconvenient, I can order my workers to help you." β
"I didn't expect you to know my name, it's really not easy!"
Lan Lingxiang snorted coldly, skimmed his eyes and said: "Of course, Father Ling is a big celebrity in our Wanyang, and his best skill is to cause chaos everywhere, it is estimated that the crash of your spaceship will soon make the headlines tomorrow." β
"What's the solution, my spaceship malfunctioned a little during the adventure, and besides, we've tried our best to avoid hitting the building!" Ling Wenxuan touched his head and apologized to Lan Lingxiang.
"This is your problem, not our problem at the port of Sajik, Steward Li!" Lan Lingxiang shouted, and a tall man in a suit and leather shoes came to her in response, "You can go and check the extent of the damage to the port for me, and estimate the losses we have suffered." β
With the passage of time, the ominous premonition in Ling Wenxuan's heart still came true, and the butler who came back from trotting back knocked on the abacus in his hand.
"A total of four docks and one harbour deck were damaged, one of which was so badly damaged that it may have become unusable, while the others needed to be repaired. The average cost per dock is 10 million belanges, 7 million behrs for port boards, and 50 million behrs together with maintenance costs. β
"Hehe, do you hear me? This time you're not only going to tow this ship away for me, but you're also going to have to compensate us for the damage to our port. Lan Lingxiang said word by word, "As the acting head of the port of Sadik, I have the obligation to make you dangerous elements taste the hardships. β
"What! It's just a random asking price, our spaceship is only 20 million Belen, but it's just a few docks, it's so expensive?" If it weren't for the inconvenience of his legs and feet, Ling Wenxuan would definitely rush forward to reason with the other party.
"I can't control that much, and you have to compensate for what you have damaged, which is a matter of course. β
Seeing that Lan Lingxiang's attitude was still tough, Ling Wenxuan had no choice but to soften his tone: "But now I can't take out so much money, can you give me a period of grace." β
Gui Xun'er also chimed in: "Yes, it's our fault to crash into so many buildings, but such a large amount of money must take time to raise." β
"Okay, since this nun has said so for you, how about I give you five days?" Lan Lingxiang stretched out the five fingers of his right hand, "In five days, I will send someone to visit the Edores Monastery, if you haven't come up with the money by then." β
Lan Lingxiang made a gesture to wipe his neck, which made Ling Wenxuan speechless for an instant, and thought to himself: Could it be that you are the eldest lady of the underworld? It's just an ordinary spaceship accident, as for this, it's just a rhythm that wants to drive people to death.
Just as Ling Wenxuan was thinking about how to answer, the person who relieved them arrived in time, the man with thick eyebrows and thin eyes, his age looked like he was in his thirties, he was wearing an official hat, wearing light-colored official clothes, and his smile seemed to be fixed on his face, which looked very funny.
This person is the acting city lord of Wanyang City, Gu Bing Yuan, since the city lord Pingyang Gong went on a business trip, he has always been the agent to deal with Wanyang's affairs, when he visited the city lord before, Ling Wenxuan and he met a few times.
Gu Binshen walked out of the crowd and came to Lan Lingxiang's side and persuaded: "Miss Lan, don't be so bitter and mean, they will cause people to gossip! β
Lan Lingxiang pouted and pouted: "How can there be guests who damage so many port facilities as soon as they appear, so that people are not in a good mood to speak seriously at all." β
"It must have been a malfunction of their spaceship that caused this accident. β
"Judging by the black smoke that has not yet cleared from the spaceship, this is true. Lan Lingxiang's tone didn't sound like he wanted to admit it.
"Then this matter is settled, how about you let them dock the spaceship in the harbor for one night, and then find a way to tow it away another day?"
Lan Lingxiang nodded reluctantly, knowing that he could not change Gu Binqiu's decision, seeing that both sides had no opinions, Gu Binxiang regained his smile and turned to Ling Wenxuan: "Then I would like to ask Mr. Priest, what exactly did you encounter that caused you to make a forced landing in Sajik Port."
"It's a long story, find a place to rest first, and I'll talk to you slowly. Ling Wenxuan made a gesture of greeting.
Gu Binshen waved his hand to the workers on both sides and motioned for them to leave, so that he could listen to their account of what had happened.