Chapter 162 I do know how to drive
Chen Yuyi finally had a clear grasp of the situation: this stone indeed possessed no power to save lives, yet utilizing the spatial energy within it made soul-calling a genuine possibility. However, that effect would be merely temporary. If the practitioner lacked proper skill, they might easily summon malevolent spirits or even tear open the gates of the underworld.
The art of soul-calling was actually practiced by many ordinary folk, but their techniques could not truly summon the souls of the deceased; instead, they merely borrowed a certain medium to allow a departed soul to temporarily possess it.
It could not be considered true resurrection of the dead.
From what this young woman described, the person behind her was able to summon back the souls of the deceased using such teleportation stones, which was indeed a rather unique method. It seemed there were quite a few people in this world who understood esoteric mystical arts.
At this moment, the expression on the young woman's face shifted abruptly.
"Damn it, they've caught up!"
Needless to say, it was the exact group of people who had been pursuing her earlier, and now they were closing in fast in their vehicles.
The young woman slammed her foot down on the accelerator, surging forward with a sudden burst of speed.
"My name is Tang Qishuang. What's yours?" Amidst the acceleration, she did not forget to ask Chen Yuyi his name.
"Chen Yuyi. You may call me Mr. Chen, however," Chen Yuyi said with a faint smile.
Tang Qishuang gave him a sideways glance, seemingly dissatisfied with his self-proclaimed title of "Mr."
When the car finally reached the outskirts of the city, Tang Qishuang suddenly reached out beside her seat, pulled out a pistol, tossed it to Chen Yuyi, and said, "Do you know how to use a gun? Help me shoot out their tires!"
"I'm terribly sorry, I don't!" Chen Yuyi picked up the gun and smiled.
Tang Qishuang froze for a moment, and just then, the faint sound of gunfire drifted from behind.
Having reached the outskirts, those pursuers no longer had any scruples.
Tang Qishuang gripped the steering wheel tightly, dodging volley after volley of gunfire, her expression growing increasingly solemn.
"Then can you drive?"
"Driving is well within my abilities, but we can hardly swap places right now, can we?" Chen Yuyi glanced back at the several off-road vehicles tailing them relentlessly, where men in black suits and dark sunglasses were leaning out of the windows brandishing firearms, and smiled.
"How can we not swap? Just crawl over here!" Without waiting for a response, Tang Qishuang braced herself, managed to steer the wheel with one hand while grabbing Chen Yuyi's arm with the other, and yanked him toward her.
Pulled by this sudden force, Chen Yuyi found himself dragged directly beneath Tang Qishuang, who landed right on top of him.
"Don't you dare harbor any improper thoughts!" Feeling Chen Yuyi's body heat, Tang Qishuang's face flushed red, but she quickly added fiercely, "Stretch your leg over and take the accelerator!"
Since Chen Yuyi was sitting sideways, his legs were still planted in the passenger footwell, while Tang Qishuang's alluring hips were currently straddling his lap. Pulling his leg back now would inevitably result in some friction.
"Hurry up! This is terribly exhausting for me!" Tang Qishuang was half-bowed, her hands still locked onto the steering wheel.
"Alright, alright! Move your hips aside for a moment," Chen Yuyi chuckled, preparing to withdraw his leg.
"Humph!" Tang Qishuang lifted her lower body slightly, making room for Chen Yuyi to draw his leg across.
When Chen Yuyi finally pulled his leg over and took control of the accelerator, Tang Qishuang ended up sitting squarely on his lap with her legs parted.
Sensing Tang Qishuang's delicate fragrance, coupled with the fact that her back was now pressed completely against his chest, the car happened to hit a deeply rutted patch of road at that exact moment.
"Ngh!" Tang Qishuang's face turned crimson as she let out a muffled gasp, snapping at Chen Yuyi, "Keep still down there! You're poking me!"
Looking at Tang Qishuang sitting astride him with parted legs, Chen Yuyi smiled helplessly. "You can't blame me for this. With you sitting on me like this, no man could possibly endure it!"
"Hmph!" Tang Qishuang merely let out a cold snort and dropped the matter; she understood Chen Yuyi's plight, especially since, under these intense circumstances, she was already growing slightly damp herself.
"Take the steering wheel first!" Tang Qishuang instructed Chen Yuyi to take over the wheel, preparing to twist around and shift into the passenger seat. Just as she turned sideways and lifted her left leg, the car happened to strike another bumpy patch of road, causing the two of them to jolt violently once more!
"Mmm... ngh!" Tang Qishuang was pressed hard against the rigid object underneath her, turning her face a brilliant shade of crimson. The violent shaking left her too afraid to move rashly, and she remained frozen right there in Chen Yuyi's embrace.
Feeling Tang Qishuang's body grow slightly feverish, Chen Yuyi smiled, suddenly spinning the steering wheel to execute a ninety-degree drifting turn, which caused Tang Qishuang to collapse entirely against his chest.
Because she had been in the middle of turning sideways just as Chen Yuyi initiated the drift, she had nearly been flung out of the vehicle altogether. Had Chen Yuyi not caught her firmly in his arms, she would have long since been thrown clear.
"Phew! Good thing you're reliable enough," Tang Qishuang breathed a long sigh of relief against Chen Yuyi's chest, entirely failing to notice that her breasts were currently being crushed flat against his ribs. Compounded by the bumpy ride, the friction of those soft mounds sent Chen Yuyi's thoughts spinning wildly.
"Don't move around!" By now, Tang Qishuang had also grown much more cautious. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she finally managed to lift her left leg completely across.
At this point, Tang Qishuang was sitting sideways on Chen Yuyi's lap, her hips still pressing against his lower body while her breasts crushed directly against his arm.
"Hold the steering wheel with one hand first and let me move over!" Tang Qishuang sat sideways, glancing back as bullets continually struck the body of the car. If not for the bulletproof glass in the rear, those rounds would have penetrated long ago.
"This... I'm afraid that won't work anymore," Chen Yuyi assessed the road ahead and chuckled softly.
Hearing this, Tang Qishuang looked forward and gasped to find that the road ahead had turned into a winding mountain pass!
At this speed, if she tried to climb into the passenger seat while leaning out of the window to exchange fire with the pursuers, she would surely be flung out within a couple of sharp turns.
Clenching her teeth, Tang Qishuang glanced back at the ferocious enemies and then at Chen Yuyi, who was driving with absolute concentration. She let out a cold humph: "I suppose today's your lucky day!"
With a swift pivot, Tang Qishuang turned to face Chen Yuyi directly, kneeling astride his lap with her legs parted. Then, she snatched up the pistol, twisted her body, and thrust the upper half of her torso right out of the window.
"Hold me tight!" she shouted at the top of her lungs, wrapping one arm around Chen Yuyi's neck while using the other hand to grip the gun and pull the trigger. She instantly blew out the front tire of the leading vehicle, then hastily ducked back inside to evade the retaliatory gunfire from behind.
Pressing her cheek against Chen Yuyi's shoulder, her breasts squeezed flat against his chest, she flushed brightly and declared, "I took out one of them!"
"Don't get cocky, hold on tight!" Chen Yuyi commanded, violently spinning the steering wheel as the vehicle drifted smoothly onto the mountain road.
Clinging desperately to Chen Yuyi's neck, Tang Qishuang pushed all awareness of the violent jolting to the back of her mind, terrified of being thrown out into the open air.
Sensing the smoothness of her cheek, Chen Yuyi smiled and negotiated another sharp ninety-degree bend.
"There's no need to fear being thrown out; I've got a firm grip on you. They probably won't dare lean out of their windows to shoot now," Chen Yuyi said, wrapping one arm securely around her waist while single-handedly guiding the wheel.
"Right." At this moment, Tang Qishuang had no room in her mind for anything else. Instead of looping her arm around his neck this time, she gripped the pistol with both hands and thrust herself back out through the window.
Aim!
Fire!
Bang!
Another jeep had its tires shredded, sending it careening off the mountain road.
Realizing that continuing this way meant certain doom, someone in the very last vehicle managed to thrust themselves out of the window, preparing to open fire, only to be thrown clear of the car entirely by an abrupt, sharp turn.
"Hahaha! What an idiot!" Tang Qishuang roared with laughter as she watched the figure fly out, completely forgetting that had she not been held securely in Chen Yuyi's arms, she would have met the exact same fate...
"Get over here!" Chen Yuyi pulled Tang Qishuang tightly back into his embrace once more, executing yet another extreme drift.
Clinging closely to Chen Yuyi's frame, watching the scenery flash past at dizzying speeds outside the windows, Tang Qishuang suddenly noticed that her heartbeat had accelerated significantly.
Almost instinctively, she pressed her chin firmly against Chen Yuyi's shoulder, wrapping both arms tightly around his waist.
"Hold me tight."
Hearing her soft murmur, Chen Yuyi smiled faintly and tightened his hold around her waist.
"Alright, time to finish off that last car," Chen Yuyi said after clearing the bend, glancing down at her.
"Leave it to me." Tang Qishuang offered a sweet smile, her gaze instantly sharpening. Gripping the pistol once more, she thrust herself out of the window and began tracking the tires of the final vehicle...