Soon, Luo Yingying saw the same scene as Ning Beichen. Just as Ning Beichen had said, it wasn't that the aircraft's appearance was similar to a stone coffin; it was identical.
This time, even Luo Yingying was speechless, not knowing what to say.
However, no matter how ugly it looked, it was still an aircraft from a higher dimension, something this world could not possess.
"Ning Beichen, after you go back, are you really planning to hand this aircraft over to Zhuge Jin?" Luo Yingying asked.
"Yes, why wouldn't I?" Ning Beichen replied with a simple and honest expression.
"Are you planning to trick Zhuge Jin?" Luo Yingying had been interacting with Ning Beichen for more than a day. The moment she saw his expression, she knew he had malicious intentions.
"He tricked me first. He wanted a stone coffin, didn't he? Then I'll give him a stone coffin. As for whether he can keep it, that has nothing to do with me," Ning Beichen said with a sly smile, which made Luo Yingying chuckle.
"Ning Beichen, you are so wicked. You are the owner of this aircraft; how could Zhuge Jin possibly keep it?"
"That's none of my business. Didn't I give him the stone coffin he wanted? If he can't keep it, what does it matter to me?" Ning Beichen said with a cold laugh.
If anyone was going to play dirty, it was Zhuge Jin who started it.
As the saying goes, a true gentleman avenges his grievances. Moreover, Ning Beichen wasn't exactly a gentleman who wouldn't get angry when tricked. Given the opportunity, Ning Beichen would not hesitate to send Zhuge Jin to hell, letting him ascend to the Western Paradise sooner.
Soon, Ning Beichen was piloting the aircraft through the clouds.
Initially, Ning Beichen was worried that the aircraft couldn't withstand the bombardment of red lightning. However, after seeing the aircraft survive multiple strikes from the red lightning without damage, he finally felt relieved.
It was just that the red crystals that could replenish the aircraft's energy were not easy to find. Therefore, Ning Beichen could only pilot the aircraft continuously searching within the red clouds.
"By the way, Ling, have you seen a man?" Ning Beichen described his master's appearance and asked Ling inside the aircraft.
Ling searched the aircraft's data and then said to Ning Beichen, "The person you mentioned has appeared in the red clouds before, but he was not the owner of the aircraft, so he could not enter. He left later."
"Do you know where he went?" Ning Beichen's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked.
"There is no relevant information," Ling replied.
"Then never mind, I'll find him myself."
Thus, Ning Beichen slowed down, searching for crystals in the red clouds while also keeping an eye out for his master's whereabouts. However, searching for a person in these immeasurably vast clouds was harder than finding a needle in a haystack, so Ning Beichen didn't hold out much hope.
In fact, he didn't necessarily have to find his master; as long as he knew his master was safe, that would be enough. As for whether they could meet, Ning Beichen could only leave it to fate, as he had no other means.
The aircraft continued to shuttle through the red clouds. Days passed, but Ning Beichen still hadn't found the so-called lightning crystals. Ling would inform him every day that the aircraft's energy was running low. Once the aircraft's energy was depleted, it would remain in this place forever, and Ling would fall into eternal slumber, which was equivalent to death for humans.
Therefore, Ning Beichen was anxious, but his anxiety was useless. He couldn't find these damned ice crystals; what could he do? Just as the aircraft was about to run out of energy, they finally discovered a giant vortex somewhere. This vortex was filled with dense red lightning, and just looking at it made Ning Beichen tremble with fear.
However, Ling excitedly told him that there were crystals the aircraft needed in the center of the vortex. Ning Beichen had no choice but to grit his teeth and pilot the aircraft into the vortex.
Although Ling had said that the aircraft could withstand the red lightning attacks, Ling could also make misjudgments. When the aircraft was at full energy, it could indeed ignore any red lightning. However, the aircraft's energy was now nearly depleted! While a small amount of red lightning could still be resisted, the vortex contained countless red lightning bolts, so many that they couldn't be counted in the tens of thousands.
But there was no turning back. Ning Beichen, unaware of this, plunged right in. As a result, when countless red lightning bolts struck the aircraft, the entire vehicle spun dizzily. His ears rang with a rumbling sound, like being inside a tin can and someone constantly banging on the outside with an iron rod. This sensation made Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying inside the aircraft wish they were dead. As for Ling, forget it; she wasn't human, so she wouldn't feel any pain.
"Ning Beichen, I can't stand it. Hurry and go deeper! There's less lightning inside," Luo Yingying cried, covering her ears and looking as if she was in unbearable pain.
Ning Beichen immediately controlled the aircraft to charge towards the center of the vortex with all his might. Ling had said there were crystals inside, and once they obtained them, the aircraft could replenish its energy, and then it would be able to withstand the lightning attacks.
However, lightning was everywhere inside the vortex, making the aircraft's progress extremely difficult. Every few meters, it would be battered by lightning, and Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying inside the aircraft were naturally no exception.
"Master, the aircraft's... energy... is running out..." Ling's voice was intermittent, like an old radio about to lose power. Before Ling could finish, under the assault of countless lightning bolts, the aircraft's energy was officially depleted. Without energy, the aircraft truly became a coffin, burying Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying inside. At this moment, the de-energized aircraft began to tumble uncontrollably towards the center of the vortex. Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying, inside the aircraft, were tossed around with it, unable to do anything but know that they were in extreme discomfort, immensely uncomfortable.
How long this discomfort lasted, Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying, inside the aircraft, heard a deafening bang that nearly deafened them. Fortunately, the tumbling had stopped. Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying struggled to their feet, their faces pale.
"Ning Beichen, have we arrived?" Luo Yingying asked painfully.
"I don't know. The aircraft has no energy and cannot be used. I can't see outside either," Ning Beichen said, rubbing his throbbing head.