If You Will Have Me

The ocean is a standard feature of every planet, whether blue or turquoise, it always looks pretty much the same.

Wuma Xiu didn't bother with any further selection and simply had the longsword and Long Sword carry him to a planet.

Not long after he left, a girl holding a small flag came running over, her face full of enthusiastic smiles, her clear voice reaching his ears.

"Young man, would you be interested in learning more about the Niros Sea?"

"We are the Huayun Tour Group, and we are heading to the Niros Coast. We just need one more person to depart."

"Hey bro, are you interested?"

As she spoke, she handed a flyer featuring a sea view and slogans to Wuma Xiu.

Wuma Xiu took it and glanced at it. Niros was known as the jewel of Hibiscus Star, famous for its stunning seascape. He felt a slight stirring in his heart. He had just been thinking about going to see the sea, and now someone had handed him an itinerary. It was truly a case of getting exactly what he needed.

"Okay. Go ahead and swipe."

He took out a card.

The girl's eyes lit up immediately, and she hurriedly led him to a small spaceship not far away, chattering excitedly as they walked:

"This trip was totally worth it! We got to watch the sunset over the horizon, feed the seabirds, and if we were lucky, we might even see the blue ocean light. And you're so handsome, your photos will definitely be amazing!"

Wuma Xiu followed the girl to their meeting point.

A group of people, four men and five women, were already standing there.

Among them were a man and a woman with their daughter, a man wearing glasses, a woman wearing a hat and a mask, two close friends in their early thirties, and another...

With a "thud," the man knelt down.

Wuma Xiu glanced around casually, his gaze sweeping over the faces, some excited and some calm, not paying much attention at first.

Until he saw someone.

The people around were startled and turned to look.

"We meet again."

Wuma Xiu raised his hand and waved at Shen Muheng with a harmless smile. He suddenly felt that this journey was becoming interesting.

At this moment, Shen Muheng felt that life was full of awkward moments.

He has experienced many memorable moments since childhood, but none of them made him want to dig a hole and bury himself on the spot.

At least before, it was on their own turf, so kneeling was acceptable, and the loss of face was limited.

But now, on this bustling street, everyone around is staring with curiosity, even the little girl holding the flag is covering her mouth and peeking.

Shen Muheng has utterly lost face in his life.

Shen Muheng pushed himself up from the ground, taking the opportunity to pinch his thigh hard twice, cursing inwardly:

Legs, oh legs, can't you give your master some face?!

Don't give in to people just because you see them, okay?

How did he end up here?

It's simple in a way, but it's just too boring.

He couldn't stand sitting in the office all day, so he simply took leave and ran away.

Of course, this leave request was made to his great Lord Spring God, and then the leave slip was thrown in Bai Zhuyu's face.

Shen Muheng admitted that it felt great.

But I regretted it afterwards.

To prevent his precious vacation from being ruined, he secretly traveled here in a spaceship.

He only carried a terminal; he was alone.

He refused to believe that Bai Zhuyu could scheme against him like this.

Shen Muheng had planned everything, but he never expected to run into this formidable Encounter in this remote tour group.

Had he known this would happen, he would have preferred to go back to his office.

The tour guide Yunyun, led everyone onto the spaceship.

The cabin was small, with ten seats arranged in pairs.

Shen Muheng's seat was assigned by Yunyun to be next to Wuma Xiu.

He stared at the electronic sign on the seat that read "Please take a seat," feeling a chill run through him, his mind filled with only one thought:

Run! Run right now! As far as you can!

Before he could even act, Wuma Xiu had already sat down, turned his head, and extended a hand to him with a gentle smile:

"Hello, I feel like we have a special connection. Shall we get to know each other?"

Shen Muheng stared at that hand as if it were a knife hanging over his head. He felt that he had probably used up all his Good Luck in the past few years.

At this moment, in his eyes, a huge demonic phantom was floating behind Wuma Xiu, baring two rows of white teeth at him.

He swallowed hard, and seeing that the other person seemed about to withdraw their hand, he didn't know where the courage came from, but in a flash he grabbed that hand and held it tightly.

"My name is Shen Muheng! Shen as in Shen Si, Mu as in envy, and Heng as in admiration!"

"My surname is Wuma, and my given name is Xiu, the Xiu of Asura," Wuma Xiu simply stated his name.

"Oh! Since our last meeting, Master Xiu has remained as dashing as ever, as elegant and refined as a jade tree, as handsome and graceful as a dragon, as elegant and unparalleled as a man of extraordinary bearing, as wise and powerful as a god, as virtuous as a man of far-reaching influence, as blessed as the Eastern Sea, and as long-lived as the Southern Mountain..."

Shen Muheng spoke more and more fluently, even unleashing a wealth of idioms he hadn't realized he possessed, like a dam bursting open in an idiom dictionary.

Wuma Xiu was a little dizzy from being bombarded with this string of idioms.

With phrases like "May your happiness be as boundless as the Eastern Sea and your longevity as enduring as the Southern Mountains" appearing, does he really look that old?

"Can you let go now?"

Shen Muheng looked down and realized he was still holding the other person tightly.

He released his grip with a "whoosh," his ears burning.

"I'm sorry, Boss Xiu, I didn't mean to."

"Fine."

It only takes one hour to get to the Niros Sea from here.

During this time, Shen Muheng unexpectedly discovered that Wuma Xiu was not as cold and ruthless as he had imagined.

If the pain from last time hadn't been so deeply etched in his memory, he might have started to wonder if he had been having paranoid delusions and had imagined the other person as some terrifying demon.

However, the person in front of me is indeed harmless and easy to get along with.

Therefore, Shen Muheng felt that he could do it again.

My back doesn't ache anymore, and my legs aren't weak anymore.

He became more talkative, chatting about how he made his fortune and which restaurants on Hibiscus Star were good, acting like a longtime friend. He even explained to Wuma Xiu that he only wanted to challenge him to a one-on-one match last time, and didn't try to keep him like in those old TV dramas.

Just as they were getting into the conversation, Shen Muheng suddenly noticed that it had gotten dark outside the window.

He turned his head and looked outside, and was so frightened he almost jumped out of his skin.

Outside the window, the area that should have been a nebula was now covered by a gigantic figure, making even a spaceship look like a speck of dust in its presence.

"Holy crap! What is that thing? How can it be so big?!"

Shen Muheng was pressed against the seat, his fingers almost digging into the armrests.

Wuma Xiu followed his gaze and glanced at him, his tone calm:

"Starry Sky Beasts. Judging by its size, it should still be a cub. Don't worry, it won't harm us."

Back when he was the Moon God, he even rode Starry Sky Beasts.

Shen Muheng stiffly turned his head, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Wuma Xiu's nonchalant appearance. He mustered up his courage and looked outside the spaceship, where two large, lantern-like eyes were staring straight at him.

With just one glance, Shen Muheng felt as if he saw his deceased great-grandmother waving at him.

He almost collapsed on the spot.

At that moment, he felt a sense of security having a powerful figure by his side.

Screams erupted throughout the spaceship.

Some people huddled in their seats, covering their heads, while others slid off their chairs, trembling uncontrollably.

The tour guide, Yunyun, stood in the middle of the aisle, trying her best to raise her voice to reassure everyone, but her own hands were shaking, and the effect was minimal.

It was about to descend into chaos.

Wuma Xiu raised his hand and gestured towards the colossal Starry Sky Beasts outside the window, meaning [leave].

The Starry Sky Beasts stared at him for two seconds, then turned and swam towards the distant Sea of Stars.

As darkness faded, starlight streamed in through the window once more.

Shen Muheng slumped in his seat, his forehead covered in cold sweat, even his toes felt weak. He turned his head and looked at Wuma Xiu, who had already returned to his seat, and realized once again with perfect clarity.

--This guy is definitely a big shot, the kind that's incredibly powerful.

He squatted down from his seat and hugged Wuma Xiu's leg.

"If you do not reject me, I am willing to become your godfather!"

"Dad, please accept me!"