CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 118: SIS, LU SHINIAN DIDN’T DO ANYTHING TO YOU, DID HE?

Ye Qing furrowed his brows even tighter, "Captain, I’m talking about your Ancestral Stage."

With advanced medical technology nowadays, you just have to lie in a Medical Pod if you’re injured, and in a few minutes, your body can heal completely.

Lu Shinian didn’t hit hard, and Su Hu didn’t even break a rib, coming out of the Medical Pod in just two minutes, completely unharmed.

What worried Ye Qing was Su Hu’s Ancestral Stage; such a provocation had undone the treatment done in the Second World.

Su Hu said nonchalantly, "Lu Shinian plays dirty, invading my Spiritual Sea, but I forcibly expelled him."

"His situation is no better than mine."

"There’s no need to discuss this further."

Su Hu immediately ended the topic and said, "We definitely can’t take the Starship over now. Have the third member buy various tickets leaving Star River Star, and secretly board to investigate the whereabouts of the Illusion Insect."

"Also, find a way to contact Ji Bai and let him know we are willing to pay a hefty sum for information on Zhang Shan’s Illusion Insect."

Ye Qing straightened up, quickly responding, "Understood!"

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Lu Shinian finally finished dealing with all the media, then opened the hatch and looked at Su Ruan, his voice low and sexy, "Ruan Ruan, they’ve left."

Su Ruan was almost asleep when she heard Lu Shinian’s voice. She rubbed her eyes, got up, and walked to Lu Shinian’s side, responding softly, "Shall we go back first?"

"Okay." Lu Shinian held Su Ruan’s small hand and quickly returned to the villa with her.

After all the commotion, it was already near dusk.

The twilight fell on Lu Shinian, faintly tinged with a hint of blood-red.

Su Ruan looked at Lu Shinian, tilting her head, "Why were you fighting?"

"He showed signs of the Ancestral Stage." Lu Shinian didn’t hide it from Su Ruan.

Su Ruan showed an "I thought so" expression, "I told my brother to send Energy Stones over to him."

Lu Shinian knew exactly what she was planning and said, "Only send ten Level 1 Energy Stones at most."

This immediately dampened Su Ruan’s plan to send Level 2 Energy Stones.

Knowing that Lu Shinian had his considerations, she nodded and replied, "Okay, then I’ll send ten Level 1 Pure Energy Stones."

Her brother’s spiritual power is S-Class; ten Level 1 Energy Stones should temporarily relieve his Ancestral Stage. Once the Level 2 Pure Energy Stones become "available," she would send him Level 2 Energy Stones.

Having made up her mind, Su Ruan didn’t ask more questions and quickly went upstairs to purify the Level 1 Energy Stones.

Half an hour later, Su Ruan packaged the Level 1 Pure Energy Stones and sent them to the address Su Hu had given her via interstellar express.

According to the speed of interstellar logistics, these Energy Stones should reach Su Hu in about half a day.

While she was busy, Lu Shinian teamed up with the Second Legion’s Zong Yan to issue a statement, declaring that the Lion Star Thief Group’s sudden "visit" was simply to attend the ceremony, and they had no intention of robbing merchant and tourist ships intentionally.

The Lion Star Thief Group just didn’t know how to be subtle and was too high-profile, which led to the misunderstanding.

After negotiations, both sides reached an agreement that the Lion Star Thief Group would no longer approach Star River Star, reassuring the people of Star River Star.

With the release of this statement, Star River Star gained even more fame on the Star Network, and many tourists who hadn’t planned to visit changed their tickets to come see Star River Star, curious about why the Lion Star Thief Group would risk getting caught to visit the place.

Moreover, Commander Lu is on Star River Star!

The well-informed netizens speculated that Commander Lu was very likely there with his wife! It’s very likely they were on their honeymoon on Star River Star!

This is, after all, the honeymoon travel destination personally endorsed by Commander Lu; how could they not go!

All at once, tourism in Star River Star flourished even more, much to the delight of the planet’s leader, Li Wende.

He pondered deeply, pondering endlessly, growing increasingly impressed with Commander Lu.

To be able to persuade the Lion Star Thief Group to leave without any effort, while also making Star River Star more famous, there’s... No one else but Commander Lu could have done it!

This two-birds-with-one-stone strategy is brilliant! Simply brilliant!

Growing more and more impressed with Commander Lu, Li Wende soon sent out the long-prepared gilded invitation to Lu Shinian, urging him repeatedly to attend the coming festival.

The festival in Star River Star began a hundred years ago, back when Star River Star was just a barren planet, desolate and devoid of vegetation.

Back then, the Federation Empire planned to use Star River Star as a dumping site, but after a black storm, Star River Star suddenly developed strange natural phenomena, with one side covered in ice and snow, and the other blossoming with spring.

Such unique natural wonders naturally attracted many tourists and experts, and through the efforts of generations, Star River Star eventually developed into the largest tourist planet.

To commemorate that black storm, the people of Star River Star held a spontaneous festival, with hopeful wishes for the continued prosperity of Star River Star.

Over time, this festival became one of the unique features of Star River Star and is still preserved today.

Back to the main point, when Lu Shinian received the invitation to the festival, he asked Su Ruan, "Ruan Ruan, do you want to go to the festival and play?"

Su Ruan had only learned about the festival on the Star Network. It was said that there was a special ceremony on the day of the festival, and she was filled with curiosity, so she nodded and responded, "I do."

Lu Shinian raised his hand to ruffle Su Ruan’s hair, a hint of a smile in his eyes.

"Okay, then I’ll take Ruan Ruan."

His throat moved slightly, the depths of his pupils faintly showing a trace of blood-red.

He reached out to pull Su Ruan into his arms, pressing her head against his heart so she couldn’t see his expression at the moment.

The battle with Su Hu yesterday, where his spiritual power was forcibly expelled, indeed injured his Spiritual Sea.

The previously slightly calm Spiritual Sea became chaotic once more, with suppressed thoughts emerging one after another, making Lu Shinian’s aura heavy and somewhat oppressive.

"Ruan Ruan." He called her name softly; although it was just two simple words, from his mouth, they seemed to carry a turbulent current, surging and crashing, as if intending to engulf her.

Listening to Lu Shinian’s heartbeat, Su Ruan’s long lashes trembled, and her small hand automatically wrapped around Lu Shinian’s waist.

"I’m here." She replied softly.

This reply temporarily soothed Lu Shinian, as the redness in his eyes once again receded into hiding.

He held her little hand, just about to speak, when Su Ruan’s Light Brain rang.

Su Ruan glanced at it and found it was a video call from Su Hu.

She pressed the answer button, and the light screen popped up, revealing Su Hu’s signature red hair.

"Hahaha! Sister! Lu Shinian, that bastard, didn’t do anything to you, did he?"

Lu Shinian: ...