The days on the spaceship felt like they lasted a year.
However, with Xiahou Shaoxuan coaxing and comforting him, they were not as unbearable as before. After taking medicine for dizziness, Lian Qiguang’s motion sickness became much better. Although he was still uncomfortable, he no longer vomited endlessly.
Lian Qiguang had always been very picky about food.
But after being tormented for so many days, he no longer had the energy to care about his appetite. The unbearable churning in his stomach made even the slightly bland nutrient solution taste like nothing.
Every day, Xiahou Shaoxuan tried his best to accompany Lian Qiguang.
Only after coaxing Lian Qiguang to sleep would he hurry to finish his own work.
Looking at Lian Qiguang’s increasingly pale and weak little face, Xiahou Shaoxuan’s heart was filled with pain, but he was helpless.
After all, motion sickness from a spaceship was not something that could be solved through external force. Lian Qiguang could only endure and adapt on his own.
After several days of travel, just as Lian Qiguang was becoming so irritated that he wanted to dismantle the spaceship, the Undying Star finally appeared before them.
“Sister-in-law, we’ve arrived at the Undying Star.”
Yuan Ling walked in.
Lian Qiguang weakly raised his head and looked through the glass at the dark red star system that was close enough to see.
He pursed his lips but said nothing.
“Sister-in-law, we still have less than an hour before we get off the spaceship. Do you want to prepare yourself?”
“Mm.”
He answered dully, but his body remained buried in the blankets without moving at all.
Yuan Ling rubbed his temples helplessly.
These past few days, he had truly experienced how “difficult to serve” Lian Qiguang could be.
At the slightest disagreement, he would pull out a knife to scare people.
Sometimes he did not even need to act.
That was even more terrifying.
He would simply stare at you expressionlessly.
Stare until you felt chills running through your entire body.
Didn’t he know Yuan Ling was timid?!
“Sister-in-law…”
“Get out.”
Lian Qiguang lowered his head, stood up while staring with messy hair, and carried a gloomy, frightening aura around him.
“Yes.”
Feeling the terrifying pressure coming from Lian Qiguang, Yuan Ling shivered and immediately escaped from the room without another word.
Supporting himself, Lian Qiguang went into the bathroom and changed out of his wrinkled clothes.
Looking at himself in the mirror, a dark flash passed through his eyes.
His fingers lightly brushed over his collarbone.
A silver snake wrapped around his neck and coiled over his heart.
He had seen this snake before.
The first time he went to the Xiahou family home, he discovered it while changing clothes.
However, at that time, everyone outside was urging him, and the mark was not very obvious, so Lian Qiguang did not pay much attention to it.
But now, even if he wanted to ignore it, he could not.
The mark had become increasingly obvious.
At first glance, it looked as if it had been burned into his skin.
But if one looked closely, they would discover that the mark seemed to have existed naturally, deeply imprinted into his flesh.
Tracing the snake pattern with his fingers, Lian Qiguang thought carefully.
He always felt like he had seen this mark somewhere before.
But he could not remember where.
Suddenly, the spaceship shook violently.
Lian Qiguang reached out and grabbed the side for support.
His face instantly turned pale.
The nausea that had already been suppressed surged up again.
Closing his eyes, Lian Qiguang took a long time before calming down.
Looking at his miserable reflection in the mirror, he frowned.
He no longer had the mood to think about the mark on his body.
He quickly put on his clothes.
About an hour later, the spaceship slowly stopped and began descending.
Lian Qiguang wore a black tracksuit, both hands tucked into his pockets, and followed behind Yuan Ling expressionlessly.
The oversized hood covered his pale face, revealing only his delicate chin.
“Sister-in-law, be careful.”
Yuan Ling stood in front of Lian Qiguang and reminded him quietly.
The spaceship passage opened.
A huge pressure and roaring wind rushed toward them.
Lian Qiguang narrowed his eyes and turned his face away to avoid the dust blowing toward him.
“Sister-in-law, let’s go.”
Yuan Ling stepped aside and gestured.
Expressionlessly, Lian Qiguang followed Yuan Ling through the passage and descended from the spaceship.
The moment his feet touched the ground, his constantly tense body slowly relaxed.
The dizzy feeling that had haunted him for days finally settled.
After the two of them landed, the passage retracted and began floating upward.
“They need to return.”
Seeing that Lian Qiguang’s eyes remained fixed on the spaceship, Yuan Ling explained.
“…”
Lian Qiguang withdrew his gaze and remained silent.
“Sister-in-law, let’s go.”
“…”
Lian Qiguang.
“Sister-in-law?”
Seeing that he did not move, Yuan Ling turned back in confusion.
Ignoring Yuan Ling’s urging, Lian Qiguang tilted his head slightly and expressionlessly looked at a tall, determined figure not far away.
Yuan Ling walked to his side and followed his gaze.
When he saw who it was, his eyes widened.
His mouth opened, but his words became incoherent.
“B-Boss…”
Xiahou Shaoxuan walked straight toward Lian Qiguang against the strong wind.
His sharp, cold, and rigid features looked even more severe in the wind.
He stopped in front of Lian Qiguang.
His deep black eyes stared directly at the person he had been longing for.
Within those dark eyes surged an intense emotion that made people instinctively afraid.
Lian Qiguang raised his small face and stared blankly at Xiahou Shaoxuan.
Expressionless, he opened his arms.
“You should give me a hug.”
Xiahou Shaoxuan silently looked at him.
For a long time, he said nothing.
Lian Qiguang maintained the same posture, his expression unchanged.
No one knew how much time passed.
Suddenly, Xiahou Shaoxuan forcefully pulled Lian Qiguang into his arms.
The strength of the embrace made Lian Qiguang hurt, almost as if Xiahou Shaoxuan wanted to melt him into his own flesh and blood.
“You came to pick me up.”
Using Xiahou Shaoxuan’s strength, Lian Qiguang wrapped his arms around his neck and raised his face.
His voice was dull.
“Are you surprised?”
Xiahou Shaoxuan buried his face into Lian Qiguang’s neck, breathing in the unique green grass-like scent belonging to his wife.
His voice was full of uncontrollable laughter.
“You didn’t come home to pick me up.”
“I wanted to.”
Xiahou Shaoxuan paused.
“But the Undying Star has been chaotic recently. I can’t leave.”
How could he not want to come?
The moment he learned Lian Qiguang had time off, he had wanted to immediately appear beside him.
“Shaoxuan.”
“Mm?”
“I like you.”
The training area being attacked.
Returning to the apocalypse in his dream.
The panic and helplessness at that moment made him not know how to continue moving forward.
When someone had lived in darkness from the very beginning, they became accustomed to wanting nothing.
But after experiencing light, returning to darkness became hell.
If he had never come to this world, never met these people, never possessed Xiahou Shaoxuan…
Then in the apocalypse, he lived only because he needed to survive.
But after having all these things, if he returned to the apocalypse again, he suddenly could not find a reason to keep living.
When he woke from the dream, the reality around him did not make him feel relieved.
Instead, it made him even more anxious.
Would everything disappear one day?
Would it never come back?
Lian Qiguang’s sudden confession caused Xiahou Shaoxuan to freeze.
Looking down at the person in his arms, he saw that although the small face had no expression, there was a trace of confusion and helplessness hidden within.
“Wife, what’s wrong? Did someone bully you?”
He gently held Lian Qiguang’s face.
His calloused fingers slowly brushed over the corner of Lian Qiguang’s eyes.
His deep black eyes hid an unnoticeable storm.
“Will you disappear?”
Lian Qiguang raised his head and looked expressionlessly at Xiahou Shaoxuan.
His answer did not match the question.
“No.”
“Then… will you die?”
“…”
“Will you die?”
Xiahou Shaoxuan’s silence made Lian Qiguang ask again.
His eyes stared tightly at Xiahou Shaoxuan’s face.
“No.”
After a long silence, Xiahou Shaoxuan placed one hand on Lian Qiguang’s head.
His voice was low, but filled with certainty.
“Sister-in-law, hello!!”
A perfectly synchronized shout came from behind Xiahou Shaoxuan.
Lian Qiguang looked up.
He saw Chong Mu and Xuan Lang grinning happily.
“Let’s go.”
Xiahou Shaoxuan released Lian Qiguang.
His strong hand wrapped around Lian Qiguang’s smaller hand.
He turned and walked toward the aircraft.
“Boss…”
Chong Mu hurriedly ran forward and opened the aircraft door.
Xiahou Shaoxuan coldly glanced at him.
Holding Lian Qiguang’s hand, he entered the aircraft.
Before Chong Mu could follow, the door slammed shut.
Bang!
“Go over there!”
“…”
Chong Mu.
The aircraft started.
A cloud of dust hit Chong Mu directly in the face.
“Idiot with no sense of timing.”
Xuan Lang rolled his eyes and turned toward another aircraft.
“Boss hasn’t seen his wife in so long, and you still rushed over there. The fact that Boss didn’t beat you is already because he was showing consideration for Sister-in-law.”
“Is everything prepared at the military camp?”
Yuan Ling jumped onto the aircraft and asked.
“Don’t worry. If I handle things, you can relax.”
“Are you sure Boss won’t get angry with us?”
Thinking about the people at the military camp, Chong Mu still could not hide his worry.
Why did he always feel like disaster was about to arrive?
“Relax! We’re helping Boss save face! We’re definitely giving Sister-in-law a surprise!”
Xuan Lang proudly patted his chest, wearing an expression that said ‘Those who believe in me shall live forever.’
But…
Was it really a surprise?
Or was it…
something else?