Outside the academy gates.
Xu Tianyang took Xu Nianshuang into a Mechanical Soul Tool Brake Car, which slowly headed toward the Prince's Mansion.
Mechanical Soul Tool Brake Cars were a new form of transportation that had only emerged in recent years. They were neither as cumbersome as horse-drawn carriages nor as expensive as high-level soul beasts, making them the first choice for many low-level soul masters.
At higher levels, one could travel using Flying Soul Tools.
However, flying was prohibited in Mingdu, so these mechanical vehicles filled the streets.
"There have been quite a few more people from Douluo Continent in Mingdu lately." Xu Nianshuang tilted her head and looked through the window at the crowds passing outside.
"When there are more people, trouble is more likely to break out." Xu Tianyang had noticed it as well. He frowned slightly, but what he was thinking about were the recent clashes within Mingdu, more than half of which had been conflicts between people from the Sun Moon Empire and Douluo Continent.
"What are you thinking about?" A pair of slender hands landed atop his head, gently soothing him. It was hard to imagine that hands which had held a sword for so long could be completely free of calluses.
Xu Tianyang froze for a moment, then chuckled. "I was wondering when the chicken we use to scare the monkeys will show up."
"That isn't something we need to worry about. Uncle Xu and the others will find a way." Xu Nianshuang hesitated for a moment. Looking at Xu Tianyang's profile, she said softly, "Do... do you want a lap pillow?"
"Hm?" Xu Tianyang was slightly stunned. He turned to look at Xu Nianshuang's faintly flushed cheeks and asked curiously, "Where did you learn that?"
"Zui Hongchen said boys all liked this..."