Not long after the blind date, Xu Chen bid farewell to his family under the pretext of being summoned by the military, of course, still using Tang Tiancheng as a shield. When Xu Jianguo tried to ask something, Xu Chen directly produced a photo of himself and Tang Tiancheng, which frightened Xu Jianguo so much that he dared not ask any more questions, and instead kept urging Xu Chen to make a good impression.
"Lili, have you made up your mind?" A week later, in the mountains of Xingcheng, Xu Chen looked at Xiaobai, who had been summoned back by Xiaobai, and then at the conflicted Wang Li, and asked again.
Wang Li hesitated, unable to decide whether to take this step with Xu Chen. At this moment, she thought of many things: danger? distance? long journey? Looking at Xu Chen's expectant eyes, Wang Li's heart was making a decision for her.
"Don't force yourself, I'll be back soon..."
"Go!" Looking at Xu Chen who was about to leave her, Wang Li felt a surge of reluctance. All her emotions were transformed into this single word, "Go."
"Oh? Okay! Did you bring your phone and camera chargers?"
"All packed!"
"Take lots of pictures of the scenery along the way. I'll linger a bit longer in front of some stars." Xu Chen patted Wang Li's head and then opened the hatch.
"Won't I get sucked in?" Wang Li asked, both excited and worried.
"No! It calculates all our routes precisely to ensure everything is foolproof." Xu Chen patted Xiaobai after entering the cabin and said earnestly.
Since Wang Li hadn't reached the fasting period yet, Xu Chen specially bought a whole spaceship's worth of food, filling the three cabins besides the cockpit and rest cabin to the brim, and planned to lower the temperature of these cabins to one degree Celsius after the spaceship started. Actually, the main reason was that Xu Chen didn't have any Galactic Coins, otherwise he could just resupply on the star path.
"Chenchen, you really decorated it to look like my bedroom. Thank you, honey, you're so thoughtful." Wang Li opened the door to the rest pod, and stepping inside felt like returning to her own home.
"Hmph, how about rewarding my husband with a sweet kiss?"
"No!" Wang Li turned her head away proudly, looking at the complete set of equipment. It could be said that, except for the air conditioning which was not installed because the spaceship had a similar system, Xu Chen had installed all the other equipment that could be installed.
"TV! Refrigerator! Computer! PS5!" Wang Li was so excited to see such a complete set of equipment that she was about to jump up, but Xu Chen quickly held her shoulders down.
Afterwards, he went into the cockpit, took the jade pendant, and touched the cockpit's light screen. Xu Chen quietly watched as the main pilot, Sister Xiaobai, appeared.
"Sister Xiaobai, you are as beautiful as ever."
"Thank you." Xiaobai sensed the star map inside the spaceship and then said, "We will cross sixteen star regions, transit through the Crimson Phoenix No. 1, and arrive directly at Tianquan Star."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble, Sister Xiaobai. Try to stay close to the sun as much as possible on the way, Lili wants to take some pictures."
"According to star chart analysis, there are three planets along the way that I think are most worth disembarking and visiting. Should we be aware of them?"
"Let's go take a look too."
After finishing speaking, Xu Chen returned to the rest cabin and saw Wang Li anxiously fiddling with her phone. Puzzled, Xu Chen hurriedly went up to her and asked, "Lili, what's wrong? Is your phone broken?"
"No, no, I was just thinking, what would I do if I left Earth and didn't have internet? So I need to download more shows while I still have internet."
Xu Chen nodded, agreeing with Wang Li's point. Suddenly, the spaceship began to shake violently. Having been on a spaceship before, Wang Li understood what this meant and reluctantly put down her phone.
"Ugh, I suddenly feel so bored. I should have just waited for you to come back on Earth, Chenchen." Wang Li tossed and turned in bed, radiating the pain of being disconnected from the internet.
"Let's go check out the cockpit after we leave this star system?"
"What's wrong, Chenchen? Is there anything fun to do in the cockpit?"
"The cockpit can connect to the cosmic information stream, so it can be considered... a kind of internet." Xu Chen didn't explain what he could find on this vast network: interstellar colonization wars? Methods for building energy spheres around stars? Or soap operas produced by some civilization? In the vast universe, anything is possible.
After a period of flight, Xu Chen shook Wang Li, who was huddled under the covers, annoyed by the internet outage, and pointed out the window. Wang Li was stunned when she saw it and hurriedly took out her camera, snapping photos of the star ring.
“We’re inside the ring of this giant balloon now. Isn’t it beautiful?” Xu Chen said softly, his arms around Wang Li’s waist from behind.
"Beautiful, so beautiful, Chenchen, ah Chenchen, don't blow on my ears, they're so itchy."
"Okay, okay, I won't brag."
After a flurry of photos, the two men and their boat left the Star Ring.
"Next up is the smallest planet in this galaxy."
"Dwarf planet, Dust, it seems your astronomical knowledge is still lacking."
"Shall we get off the ship and take a look then?"
"OK!"
The two traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently to observe the dwarf planet before speeding off and flying out of the solar system to begin their journey.
"This is the planet where the traveling healers reside. Travelers on the star path who are delayed due to health problems can call for help from this planet. Do you see those spaceships? They are going to pick up patients on the star path."
A month later, the two arrived at Tianfu Star, the first destination recommended by Xiaobai. This star was originally occupied by a cultivation sect, but due to its advantageous location, a great war broke out there among many civilizations. Millions were killed and countless wounded. Countless corpses floated in the universe, even blocking the star path. The various forces had no choice but to collect the corpses and send their own or their sect's healers to find and treat the wounded. Over time, these healers settled down, specializing in treating space travelers on the star path.
Wang Li watched as spaceships came and went on this enormous planet, surrounded by a massive space station. She rubbed her eyes, feeling as if everything before her was a dream.
"Dust...dust...this planet...the people inside these spaceships...are they like us, with two shoulders supporting one head...humans?" she stammered, as if she were afraid of this unknown world.
"Not entirely... The universe is so vast, besides our human race, there are many other races... Why don't you go down and take a look? Maybe you can find books that can completely cure cancer."
"No, I'm a little scared..." Wang Li had originally planned to come out and broaden her horizons with Xu Chen, but facing this planet, which was several times larger than Earth, and all the unknowns, she was trembling with fear.
"Come on, it's alright. After my master's wife's rampage, no one in the major star regions dares to mess with our Tianquan Sect anymore. Show me my jade pendant, and we can pass through here without any hindrance."
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