Kasa frantically maneuvered the aircraft to dodge, but was still caught in the meteor shower, with half of the entire control room sheared off by the debris.
The airflow propelled Kasa out into space, while Xin Dali and the others hastily retreated into the spaceship.
Zhang Li activated the spaceship and pursued Kasa.
"Collect," Guo Xuyang silently recited.
He directly absorbed Kasa into his mind.
Due to the immense force of the airflow, Kasa materialized in its true form within his mind, its massive body visibly bearing considerable damage.
The spaceship, benefiting from its smaller size and superior maneuverability, narrowly evaded the impact of the meteors.
By the time the meteor shower had passed, the entire aircraft had been reduced to a pile of scrap metal. .oΓg
"Collect," Guo Xuyang collected all of this scrap metal into his mind.
He hadn't anticipated encountering a meteor shower.
He had originally planned to collect the entire aircraft into his mind after everyone had boarded the spaceship and departed from it, but now only a pile of scrap metal remained.
This scrap metal still held significant utility for him.
He immersed his consciousness entirely into this pile of scrap metal and then proceeded to restore it based on the aircraft he had just seen.
The pile of scrap metal slowly regained its luster, returning to its pre-meteor shower appearance.
Kasa was utterly astonished, never expecting to see the aircraft intact once more.
Of course, only Yu'er, who was sitting with him, knew about this feat.
The others were still somewhat shaken, marveling at the power of the meteor shower and feeling fortunate to have escaped with their lives.
Zhang Li set the return course, and the others took turns on watch.
Xu Dahai and the others gradually drifted into sleep.
"Master, be careful. It seems we're being targeted by something," Yu'er's voice echoed in his ear.
Guo Xuyang opened his slightly drowsy eyes and stealthily extended his senses.
He detected a monster resembling a mermaid quietly pursuing the spaceship from behind.
"Ye Zi, what's outside? Take a look," Guo Xuyang quietly nudged Ye Zi's leg and whispered.
"Huh? This is impossible? Yang Zi, collect it and take a look," Ye Zi said after a glance.
"Collect," Guo Xuyang silently recited.
He then collected the mermaid into his mind, and Ye Zi along with it.
"Who are you?" Ye Zi asked.
Simultaneously, she fully unfurled her true form.
The mermaid was somewhat bewildered, unsure how she had ended up in this place in the blink of an eye, and encountered a mermaid more beautiful and larger than herself.
"I am Di Qiusha, from the distant Nine Nether World."
"Nine Nether World? Who is your elder? Who is your leader?"
"My elder is Katyusha, and my leader is Xifeier."
"Xifeier? Are you from the Third Tribe?"
"Yes. How did you know? Do you know Leader Xifeier?"
"I am Ye Zi. I also hail from the Nine Nether World."
"Impossible. The leader said our Grand Leader Ye Zi has already perished."
"Di Qiusha, how did you end up here?" Ye Zi did not engage in a debate with Di Qiusha about her life or death.
"I don't know how I ended up in this place.
Because of a mistake, I was initially imprisoned in the Cold Wind Cave.
Suddenly, one day the Cold Wind Cave began to shake, and I took the opportunity to escape. Consequently, I arrived at this place.
I have been drifting for quite some time."
"Why would the Cold Wind Cave start shaking?" Ye Zi pondered, suddenly recalling Lu Liang.
It must have been when Guo Xuyang was rescuing Lu Liang that the Cold Wind Cave was shaken, causing Di Qiusha to be unexpectedly stranded.
"Can you transform into a human?" Ye Zi inquired.
"I have seen the Master, so I should be able to," Di Qiusha said, flicking her tail a few times.
With a shake, she transformed into a beautiful woman, curvaceous and fair-skinned as snow.
She bore a resemblance to Xiao Yun.
Ye Zi also reverted to her human form.
"Yang Zi, you've seen all of this. Do I need to introduce myself again? Hurry and let me out."
Guo Xuyang hadn't expected to encounter a fellow being of Ye Zi's kind, nor had he anticipated that his impulsiveness would cause the Cold Wind Cave's containment to fail.
He released Ye Zi and then closed his eyes again.
Tong Xin was very curious about Ye Zi's disappearance and reappearance, but she kept quiet.
After two days of travel, the spaceship landed safely on the ground without further incident.
Jiang Qixin and the others came to greet them.
"Yang Zi, how was the trip up? Any gains?"
"The feeling was great. The gains were considerable. It would have been more perfect if not for the meteor shower."
"Meteor shower? What happened?" Jiang Qixin turned to Xin Dali.
"We deviated from our course and discovered a colossal aircraft.
We wanted to bring it back, but fuel was insufficient, so we could only take pictures.
Unexpectedly, just as we were about to return, we encountered a large meteor shower, which smashed the aircraft into scrap metal.
It's also fortunate that our spaceship is agile; we barely managed to dodge the meteor impacts.
Otherwise, these brothers might have perished up there," Xin Dali said.
"That serious."
"Yes. Fortunately, we had Yang Zi's sheepdog, Kasa. If Kasa hadn't reacted quickly, we might not have made it back."
"Kasa? Sheepdog?" Jiang Qixin looked at Guo Xuyang.
He knew Guo Xuyang was a boy of many talents, with endless backup plans.
"Just a pet dog of mine," Guo Xuyang said, touching his nose.
"Won't you let us see it?"
"Let's head back. I'll let you see it in private back there. It's too crowded now, and I'm afraid someone might get any ideas."
"Alright. What did you all gain this time?"
"We found a massive lump of gold, and quite a bit of uranium," Xin Dali reported.
"Uranium?" Jiang Qixin frowned.
"Yes, uranium. It was stored in the aircraft's cargo hold as fuel.
However, it's not a large quantity, only enough for two cargo holds.
We've already put it all into the spaceship's specialized reserve containers."
"My goodness, you've made quite a haul this time! Come, let me host a banquet to celebrate your victorious return today!"
Jiang Qixin declared happily, waving his hand.
"Let the crew rest properly first. They haven't had a good rest in over ten days up there."
"Opportunity knocks but once! The celebration banquet is only today.
You'll have twenty days of rest. You can relax as you please. We'll gather again in twenty days.
Yang Zi, are you going home or coming with me to Kyoto?"
"I'll go home. Call me if anything comes up; I miss the little baby," Guo Xuyang said.
"Alright then. That sheepdog Xin Dali mentioned earlier, bring it along so I can see it."
"No problem. I'll definitely bring it to see you at the next gathering."
"Okay. You all go ahead. Drive safely."
Guo Xuyang bid farewell to Jiang Qixin, Xin Dali, Xu Dahai, Zhang Li, Tong Xin, and others, then slipped into a room, collected Yu'er and Ye Zi into his mind, and initiated a direct teleportation, returning to the King's Villa.