"The medical cabin needs to be replaced too," said the doctor, as delicate and precise as a scalpel.
The dinosaur warrior said, "Captain, I think—"
"Quiet," Li Changzhou interrupted them. "We'll buy the flying car first."
He looked at Itheri. "What do you think of that plan, the greatest hacker in the universe?"
Itheri stared at him, her eyes flickering momentarily before fading, as if she were planning to hack into Li Changzhou's brain but then gave up.
"You'd better succeed," she warned.
Itheri turned and left.
"Am I that worrisome? Am I a man who doesn't keep his promises?" Li Changzhou asked Arnes.
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Li Changzhou nodded. "There are priorities and urgencies; hurry won't help."
At that moment, he felt a stir in his heart and stood up. "I'll go rest; let me know when we arrive."
"No problem, Captain, all right, Captain," the helmsman replied as he tapped the music player with his tentacle.
"I glide slowly on the colder side of the Yellowfish orbit, across the pitch-black abyss~"
The song was melodious, captivating Li Changzhou for an extra second before he departed.
As he stepped out of the main cabin, he vanished from the Long Day Spaceship, summoned by Yang Qinglan through "Life and Death."
Having ascended to immortals, they decided not to summon each other unconditionally at the first instance anymore. Instead, Yang Qinglan and Li Qianxia would inform Li Changzhou, and after confirming his availability, they would summon him.
As immortals, "Life and Death" could sense each other's emotions to some extent. Even without sharing a backpack, they could send simple messages, and it was through this that Yang Qinglan confirmed whether Li Changzhou was available for summoning.
The change to being summoned by the two was also because "Photo Transmission" had upgraded to "Teleportation."
Going to their place meant Li Changzhou had two more teleportation points. Next time he could teleport directly, unlike before when, even for places he had visited, he either needed a photo or there were distance limitations—now, with "Teleportation," revisiting familiar places required no expenditure.
Opening his eyes, Li Changzhou stood in a temple on a vast ocean. The temple was small and rudimentary, supported by few columns, much like a bamboo raft.
With his current eyesight, he could see the distant horizon through the columns of the temple.
This was a small asteroid, 500 kilometers in diameter.
"Look up," Yang Qinglan's refined voice came from beside him.
Li Changzhou raised his head to see a sky full of stars, with a dazzling star system at the center.
The magnificent star system, hanging in the sky like a spaceship, seemed as if the whole universe was rushing towards him as he looked up.
Li Changzhou let out a laugh of amazement and turned to Yang Qinglan.
Yang Qinglan was in a simple white long dress, her waist cinched with a thin belt that accentuated her full chest, slim waist, and long legs... Her perfect curves were fully displayed.
"Silly brother, stop staring," Yang Qinglan laughed as she looped her arms around his neck.
Li Changzhou wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her.
The two had not been intimate for a month.
Bodies pressed together, Yang Qinglan laid on top of Li Changzhou, his soul seemingly sucked away by the nebulas above them.
Li Changzhou's heart seemed to stop.
Yang Qinglan's breath was warm and unbearable, disturbing Li Changzhou's eardrums and stirring his emotions intensely.
After a long kiss, they finally parted.
But only their lips parted; their faces still close together.
Yang Qinglan gazed at Li Changzhou tenderly, and he gazed back at her.
Their eyes locked on each other, neither willing to miss the affectionate look of the other.
"What's the mission?" Yang Qinglan asked, her breath finally calming down.
"Fulfilling a task for someone named 'IAO·1 Second Difference;' the specifics will be known when we meet this person," Li Changzhou replied with a light kiss.
"And you?" His breath grew heavy again.
"To assist 'Divine·Valent'; also waiting for the person to contact me," Yang Qinglan replied, leaning very close, so close that when she pronounced certain words, they softly tickled each other.
Li Changzhou bit the bait like a fish, relishing the flavor.
The fisherman was aggressive this time; not waiting for him to swallow the bait, the hook had already penetrated his mouth, causing Li Changzhou to gasp for air.
"Let's have children when we find a way to shorten the time," Yang Qinglan whispered.
"Mm," a dazed Li Changzhou answered seriously, "We must love each other, be good to our child, and make our child happy."
Yang Qinglan knew he was reminiscing about his childhood again.
She struggled to understand the harm caused by parental divorce and infidelity, but seeing Li Changzhou's reaction always saddened her heart, making her pity him.
She held him tightly, leaving no space between them.
Suddenly, she stood on her toes and whispered in Li Changzhou's ear, "Brother, what weapon are you carrying?"
After a moment's surprise, Li Changzhou laughed. Such an old line, and yet he had come to hear it himself.
But old also meant classic, and he was fond of this approach.
"What, is this a security check?" he bit back at Yang Qinglan's ear.
Yang Qinglan's fair face slowly turned pink, her lips curving into a shy smile.
"Hmm..." she reached to check his "weapon."
Li Changzhou's body stiffened, and for a moment, he found it difficult to breathe, his heart trembling.