Though he grumbled inwardly, Han Zhongjun smiled. "Very well. I can't very well ignore your advice, can I? You're the key figure, after all."
As he spoke, the compartment beneath the Sun Moon Shuttle suddenly contracted toward all four sides, revealing a dark opening.
The next moment, Han Zhongjun rose into the air first.
Elder Xi, from Xu Yi's side, and Ming Erde of the Ming family followed close behind.
Once word came back from Elder Xi, Xu Yi waved his hand. The five people in his group rose into the air, and at the same time, the five people on Ming Sihuo's side rose as well. The two groups entered the Sun Moon Shuttle almost simultaneously.
Once inside, they found that the layout was no different from an elegant chamber, with a soft couch, brocade stools, a tea table...
The eighteen people spread out around the cabin without crowding one another.
Clearly, the claim that the shuttle could only hold six people from each family had been nothing but Han Zhongjun's excuse.
But each family had the same number of people, so no one gained or lost an advantage. Xu Yi and Ming Sihuo weren't foolish enough to come back and demand an accounting.
Xu Yi surveyed the cabin's layout. At last, his gaze fixed on the shimmering screen straight ahead, which seemed like empty space. He could sense an immense vastness emanating from it.
"Little Friend Xu, you can hand me the Sun Radiance Token now, can't you?"
Han Zhongjun beckoned to Xu Yi.
Xu Yi tossed him the Sun Radiance Token. Han Zhongjun caught it and muttered an incantation. With a wave of his hand, an object shaped like an octagonal copper furnace, directly beneath the shimmering screen, suddenly split open.
The next moment, Han Zhongjun placed