"Country bumpkin." His voice was soft, but there were only two people on the flying vessel.
Lin Yi cast him a sidelong glance. The moment Ye Xing met Lin Yi's eyes, his whole body trembled, and he hurriedly buried his face in his knees.
Lin Yi withdrew his gaze and ignored him.
He crouched down and pressed one hand against the flying vessel's deck. Activating his Spirit Eyes, a faint platinum glow rose from the depths of his pupils, piercing layer after layer through the vessel's materials as he began examining the internal structure of its Divine Markings.
It was even more complicated than he had expected. Lin Yi drew a breath.
This flying vessel was good stuff. The higher the grade, the more complex the Divine Markings. In other words, this thing was worth its weight in gold.
As he used his Spirit Eyes to record the Divine Markings, he spoke.
"Little Ye."
Ye Xing blanked for a moment before realizing he was being called. Reluctantly, he opened his mouth. "...What?"
"What cultivation realm does this flying vessel's speed compare to?"
That smug tone unconsciously crept back into Ye Xing's voice. "The Great Wilderness is suppressed by the Human Sovereign Restriction, so right now its speed is comparable to the Perfect One Dao Realm.
"Once it leaves the Great Wilderness, the flying vessel can return to Saint Realm speed."
He spoke with great pride, his tail practically rising to the heavens.
"What are you so pleased about?" Without even raising his head, Lin Yi said, "The flying vessel is mine now."
The faint puff of pride in Ye Xing's throat was strangled dead before it could emerge, and his gaze turned resentful.
Lin Yi did not see his expression, but just from the silence, he knew the other man