"Fifteen years?" Cat Morning Star's little face immediately fell.
Her ears drooped as she said, "I thought my five-year 'sentence' was finally over. I didn't expect to have to stay another fifteen years!"
"Then why don't you go back first?" Su Yu suggested.
"..." Cat Morning Star's body trembled, clearly tempted.
But after thinking it over, she still said, "Forget it. I'd better stay and keep you company."
"You're the best, Morning Star!" Su Yu smiled and picked her up. "You really are my good partner!"
Cat Morning Star scratched Su Yu's face with her whiskers. "With my current strength, all I can offer you is emotional support. If I can't even provide that, there's no need for me to exist."
"But fifteen years will pass quickly." Su Yu stroked her little head. "Once we enter cultivation, time flies by. It may seem like fifteen years, but it'll be gone in the blink of an eye."
"That's true." Cat Morning Star nodded. "And we should get used to it sooner. There'll be plenty of days like this in the future."
"Isn't that the truth?" Su Yu turned to Lord Holy Song. "Lord Holy Song, you're going into hibernation, right?"
"Not for now." Sheng Ge gave Su Yu a rare eye roll. "I'll hibernate after a while. Next, I'll help you control the Space Tunnels connected to the five colonial planets and prevent any mishaps."
"Thank you very much!" Su Yu immediately expressed his gratitude. Then he added, "Oh, there's one more thing."
"What is it?" Sheng Ge looked at him.
Su Yu asked, "Could you send a message to Blue Star? Tell them that we won't be able to return for another fifteen years."
"..." Sheng Ge did not answer. She folded her arms and fell into thought.
"Is it