The distribution of the fixed stars in the local galaxy was irregular; they were neither a sphere nor a disk. They were composed of a few large galaxies that were closely packed in the middle and scattered on the outside.
It had something to do with the big explosion at the end of the distant ancient civilization or the ignition of countless fixed stars by the gods.
Chaotian was located on one side of the Haiyin Nebula, and the ancestral planet was farther away on the other side. The Scorpion Tail Nebula and the Galilean Passage were in another galaxy that had nothing to do with each other. Moreover, the structure of the whole galaxy was complicated and disorderly, so it was hard to have a place to pass through.
At the very least, they didn't have to pass through the Stargate Base to travel from the Main Planet to the ancestral planet.
More than thirty thousand battleships were heading toward the ancestral planet at the moment, subduing the rebellious planets along the way.
Unexpectedly, the commander of this large fleet and the current ruler of the Federation of the Milky Way, Zhao Layue, had come to the Stargate Base undetected.
The female priest of the Stargate had already set off for the Main Planet with the Main Preacher Tai Yang, the head of the Xia Clan, and about ten thousand other attendants. After they met up with Zong Lizi, they would begin the work of comforting the believers and competing with the other female priests for the right to interpret the god.
Zhao Layue didn't have anyone to see. She jumped into the crack amidst the surprised scream of the middle-aged man.
The strong wind whistled and tousled her short hair. The temperature and humidity of the air in the crack were constantly changing.
It didn't take long before she landed on a broken street lamp at the back of the street. She came to the main street along with the wind after touching the ground with the tip of her foot.
The morning sun had already risen above Shou 'er City on the ground, but the Mingsheng Street was still as dark as the night, as it was most of the time.
Zhao Layue had lived here for a while, so she was used to the feeling of not seeing the sun.
"Don't leak it out. Even Tong Yan can't know about it."
She said this expressionlessly as she walked past the gaming hall and glanced at the fat owner.
The Green Girl's voice paused for a long time before she spoke again, "I understand."
It was evident that what Zhao Layue said was inappropriate; she said it to a certain person on purpose.
What method was it? It was the method to control the Snow Girl. They hadn't found it yet, but they had to make the Snow Girl feel that she was in their hands.
Qing 'er couldn't help but say with some complicated emotions, "You don't even play chess … why are you like this?"
Zhao Layue ended the communication without hesitation and continued to walk forward.
The turbulence on the Main Planet and the terrifying changes in the universe had already affected the Stargate Base.
The arcade was still open, and the oil stains left by the barbecue stall from last night could no longer be seen in the market. It was unknown how many days had passed since the barbecue stall stopped.
Military police could be seen everywhere on the streets.
As she walked past the electronic repair shop, Zhao Layue sensed something. She looked at the shop that was temporarily blocked by the wall and raised her eyebrows slightly.
Tong Yan had always been cautious. Even she didn't know Mr. Dan's identity, so she couldn't understand why there were traces of immortal Qi in this place.
The buildings around the street had been pierced through by the Thoughtless Sword. Who knew how many people had died, but now, not a single trace was left.
After walking around for a while and making sure that no immortals of the previous generations were lying in ambush here, she entered the apartment building. She came to the door of a room and knocked on it softly.
Standing outside the door, she could sense that the room was enshrouded by a sword formation of Aoyama, which was even more powerful than the formation she had left behind before she left.
The door of the room was opened soundlessly, and the sword formation of Aoyama was dismantled. Zhao Layue walked in and found that the person she was looking for was indeed there.
The soft chair was still in its original place.
The Snow Girl was squatting on one side of the soft chair while wrapped in a quilt.
Jing Jiu was sitting on the other side of the soft chair, watching the Space Army Chess match on TV. His sitting posture was very straight and his expression was very serious, as if he were having a class.
It was the first time that Zhao Layue had seen him like this, and she had a strange feeling.
Then, she noticed that his face had also changed; it was very unusual.
She suddenly felt a bit angry.
The Federation of the Milky Way was in turmoil, and the immortals were fighting against each other. The world was on the verge of being destroyed because of him, but he was hiding in this apartment building and watching TV …
This should be the reason why he was angry.
Zhao Layue lowered her eyelashes slightly, and then lifted her head to look at the Snow Girl, asking, "Why didn't you contact me?"
Since Jing Jiu was watching TV at the moment, it meant that he had been watching TV on a regular basis. As such, he must have seen the live broadcast of the whole Federation of the Milky Way that day, seen the Mechas falling down like raindrops in the sky, and saw her controlling the whole Federation of the Milky Way by the hot spring.
"Even if he is an idiot now, you are not," she continued.
Upon hearing this, Jing Jiu opened his eyes wide, and shot her a perplexed look.
Ada was so nervous that he almost tore apart Zhao Layue's clothes. The white hair all over his body was spread out, not because he was ready for a fight, but because of pure fear.
Fortunately, the Snow Girl didn't get angry because of Zhao Layue's words; she merely uttered an emotionless cry.
The simple cry contained a great deal of information; it could even be called a story.
The outline of the story was as follows:
After leaving the Jia Lei Passageway, Jing Jiu returned to the state he was in in the seventy-two building on the Moongazing Planet, feeling curious and fearful about the dark universe. When the Snow Girl didn't know where to go, he suddenly remembered the name of a planet: the Stargate Base.
After they arrived at the Stargate Base, Jing Jiu led the Snow Girl to the underground neighborhood as if he had instinctively done so.
The Snow Girl sensed the wills of Aoyama left by Zhao Layue in the apartment building, so she broke in and stayed there.
After one night, the Snow Girl had recovered from her injuries and was ready to take him to the ancestral planet; but he refused to do so.
To put it more precisely, he refused to wake up. He wanted to continue living as the youth in blue subconsciously.
It was unclear whether he hated the headache or he had to face the Grandmaster of Aoyama. All in all, it had something to do with the program in his consciousness, the new Inherited Heaven Sword.
He didn't want to wake up, and the Snow Girl didn't bother to move.
What the humans did had nothing to do with her.
If Zhao Layue hadn't come in time, they might have stayed in the apartment building like they had in the seventy-two building. He would not wake up until a few years or decades later, when the hibernation and the low temperature could no longer control the Inherited Heaven Sword.
"Even an idiot knows fear?" Zhao Layue said expressionlessly.
She turned to the ordinary-looking youth in a blue hoodie, wondering where that confident guy had gone.
Ah Da heard her murmur and meowed in disdain. He thought that if there was anyone in the universe who was more afraid of death than him, it would be this guy.
He would still be afraid of death even if he were to die, not to mention that he had become an idiot!
Eh, this Lord Guardian's words are so philosophical.
"Cry, cry."
The Snow Girl looked at Zhao Layue expressionlessly.
The cry was simple, and the meaning it conveyed was simple, but it was very important.
— Where's my stuff?
Zhao Layue's sword work was one where she wouldn't regret even if she had to die, so she was very straightforward in her actions. In her many years of Cultivation, she hadn't told any lies, save for the time when she cooperated with Liu Shisui and Tong Yan to kill Luo Huainan. But at this moment, she told a big lie, and she performed it perfectly.
"It's in the hands of Qing 'er," she said.
The reason why she said it was a big lie was not because it was complicated or powerful, but because the one she wanted to deceive was the Snow Girl.
The Snow Girl was no different from God.
The reason why she could perform so perfectly was that she had practiced countless times on the voyage from the Main Planet to here. She had also simulated the scene of facing the Two-mind Connection of Guocheng Temple and Shui Yue Nunnery using the Connection of Heaven and Men many times, so that the Snow Girl wouldn't find anything wrong.
Zhao Layue didn't let the Snow Girl think too much. She continued, "I don't know about the agreement between you two, but it should be given to you after you kill the Grandmaster."
The Snow Girl didn't say anything more.
Zhao Layue thought that it turned out that the method to control her was the same thing.
If it were someone else, even someone like Tong Yan, she wouldn't be as confident as Zhao Layue to deceive the Snow Girl.
Zhao Layue had entered the snowland twice, and was one of the few human swordsmen who had reached that icy peak.
The Snow Girl had shown her appreciation for her at the time. Instead of killing her, she had saved her life.
As for Ada in her bosom, he was still terrified of the Snow Girl even though he had become so powerful after swallowing the starry sky. The expression in his eyes was resentful as he looked at the butterfly knot on her head.
The butterfly knot quivered a bit.
Cold Cicada asked for permission from its master. It flew up gingerly and kowtowed to Zhao Layue in midair.
Zhao Layue put Ada down on the ground.
Cold Cicada landed hastily in front of Ada and turned over, baring its belly. It rubbed its claws against each other quickly, making a buzzing sound. It seemed to be anxious and excited.
Ada lowered his head and rubbed his wet nose against the little fellow, a rare delighted expression showing in his eyes.
After Cold Cicada ascended with the Snow Girl, Ada didn't have anything to play with when he stood by the edge of the cliff of Shenmo Peak and looked into the distance; he was not used to it.
When he was not used to it, he would think of it; and he would recite it once in a while to show that he missed it.
In the next moment, Cold Cicada flew to the top of Ada's head as usual.
Ada leaped up lightly habitually and landed on the top of Jing Jiu's head.
Jing Jiu was taken aback. He took Ada down from the top of his head and put him on the ground gently.
The resentful expression in Ada's eyes showed again. Then he saw the large ice cube in the corner of the room.
A little girl was sitting inside the transparent ice cube with her eyes closed, as if she had fallen asleep.
Zhao Layue knew that the ice cube was the Flower Stream, and the soul of that young girl was inside it. She couldn't help but furrow her brows.
Ada meowed once, and asked if they should kill her to avoid any future troubles.
Before the Snow Girl and Zhao Layue could say anything, Ada shook his head, looking rather naive.
If this young girl was like that famous cat, and a new one appeared in the radiance of the Charter after she was killed, what should they do then?
Zhao Layue walked to the front of the transparent ice cube and glanced at the Flower Stream.
Then, she turned around and walked to the front of the soft chair. She lowered her head slightly and looked at Jing Jiu.
The two of them were very close to each other; their faces were about the length of a comb.
If necessary, she would be able to sense the breath of the other.
Jing Jiu was a bit uneasy. He said slowly, "He … hello."
"Hello," said Zhao Layue.
Five hundred years later.
They met again.
The two of them stared at each other, speechless.
Jing Jiu didn't know who she was. He felt more and more panicked when he was stared at by her bright and distinct black and white eyes.
The Space Army Chess game on the TV screen had already come to an end. Jing Jiu picked up the remote control in a panic and switched to another channel.
The channel was playing a poorly made space pirate movie, which had just reached the end.
The male lead and the female lead were on that shabby pirate ship.
The pirate base was exploding in the back of the spaceship.
The bright but clumsy lights illuminated the faces of the young man and the woman.
The mission was accomplished.
So they started kissing.
(End of this chapter)
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