"How about it? Can you listen to me properly now?" Xia Lingyun said with a smile.
"We'll listen to whatever Senior says!"
"Listen! We'll listen to everything you say!"
Men and women, young and old, had all submitted. Some of the younger ones looked dressed like students, while among the older ones, some were servants or attendants.
The rest were all sandship workers and soldiers.
"Where is this Dan Kingdom sandship headed? Who is Southern Jade Dragon Duke? And who are you?" Xia Lingyun asked, then pointed at the young man who looked the best dressed.
The young man shuddered all over and immediately said, "Senior! Southern Jade Dragon Duke is my respected father. The few of us are all Father's children! The sandship is currently headed for Dragon Emperor Academy!"
"Oh, so you're going to the academy? What a coincidence—I want to go to Dragon Emperor Academy too. I wonder if you could take me there?" Xia Lingyun immediately perked up when he heard that.
How could the others dare say no? They all looked toward the young man.
"Of course! However, the sandship's sand shield has been damaged. I'm afraid this journey won't be easy!" the young man hurriedly said.
"Are you blaming me?" Xia Lingyun asked curiously.
The young man was so frightened that he hurriedly backed away and waved his hands. "No! Absolutely not! I only meant that without the sand shield, we might be battered by wind and sand, and things might not be so clean..."
"It's fine. I'm a grown man—what do I have to fear from a little dirt?!" Xia Lingyun hurriedly replied.
The young man wore a bitter expression. He had actually wanted to use this to discourage Xia Lingyun, but who would have thought this kid had no such self-awareness at