Daytime Meteor

"I have a question. Rather than getting Su Mu and Wang Xian back together, why not have one of our people approach Wang Xian? After all, our people have a stronger sense of belonging to the Dragon Kingdom. And in every respect, our people are more outstanding than Su Mu. A young man in his twenties would find it difficult to resist." An elder raised an objection.

In his view, instead of painstakingly cultivating Su Mu's sense of belonging, it would be better to have one of their own directly approach Wang Xian. Those people were all carefully selected elites; winning over a young man would be effortless for them.

The elder in the main seat smiled slightly. "We considered that as well, but you must understand that times have changed. In the future, an individual's martial strength may very well surpass that of an entire nation, or even rule over a planet. If Wang Xian reaches such heights someday and our scheming against him is exposed, the consequences could be unimaginable. Even if that does not happen, it would create a rift between us and him. I believe neither of those outcomes is something any of us wishes to see, correct?"

"Aren't we scheming against that young man now as well?" someone asked.

The elder in the main seat gently shook his head and smiled. "That's right. We are indeed scheming against him now, and the goal of both methods is the same, but their meaning is completely different."

"Haha, I understand now! If our people approach Wang Xian and it is exposed in the future, then if Wang Xian turns against us, we would have nothing to say. But if Su Mu and Wang Xian get back together, then even if Wang Xian learns of it later, he cannot turn against us. We merely helped a pair of lovers finally unite," an elder said with a loud laugh.

"This is indeed the best approach, but there is one premise. Are Wang Xian and Su Mu really that close?" someone asked.

"There is no need to worry about that. Our people have already conducted a thorough investigation. Wang Xian and Su Mu's relationship remains very good, and you can sense it from the records of their calls as well."

"Then there is no problem."

"Let's vote by show of hands."

Without any surprise, everyone raised their hands in agreement.

Afterward, the dozen or so elders began discussing other matters.

"Uncle, Uncle, wake up!"

"Yao Yao, what is it?"

Wang Xian opened his eyes and looked at Cheng Yao, who was shaking him desperately, in confusion.

"A meteor! A meteor!" Cheng Yao pointed at the sky and shouted.

"A meteor?"

Wang Xian was completely baffled.

He was not fully awake yet, but he still knew that a meteor appearing in broad daylight was impossible.

Yet when he raised his head and looked in the direction Cheng Yao was pointing, his mouth immediately fell open.

A meteor with a starlit tail had truly appeared in the sky.

Even though it was daytime and sunlight shone over heaven and earth, it still could not conceal that meteor's glow.

Cheng Yao said, "Uncle, a meteor in the daytime is so beautiful!"

Wang Xian casually replied, "It's all right."

To be honest, he was not particularly interested in this meteor. In the future, there would be a powerful Hidden Profession user who could summon countless meteors.

That was what true splendor looked like. That was true beauty.

Cheng Yao rolled her eyes at Wang Xian, seemingly blaming him for being unromantic. Then she clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and made a wish.

"Uncle, didn't you say it was only all right? Why are you still staring at that meteor?"

After making her wish, Cheng Yao opened her eyes and found that Wang Xian was still staring at the meteor in the sky. Thinking he was saying one thing and meaning another, she asked teasingly.

Wang Xian ignored Cheng Yao's teasing. His eyes remained fixed on the meteor in the sky as he asked solemnly, "Yao Yao, do you feel like that meteor has gotten quite a bit bigger compared to before?"

Cheng Yao had originally wanted to continue teasing Wang Xian, but upon hearing the gravity in his voice, she immediately raised her head to look at the meteor.

After watching for a while, Cheng Yao murmured, "It does seem to have gotten a lot bigger."

Just like that, Cheng Yao and Wang Xian stood where they were, their gazes fixed on the meteor in the sky.

Cheng Yao said, "Uncle, that meteor is at least dozens of times bigger than when I first saw it."

Wang Xian said, "It is."

Cheng Yao said, "Uncle, aren't meteors supposed to vanish in an instant? Why hasn't this one disappeared after so long?"

Wang Xian said, "I don't know."

Cheng Yao said, "Uncle, don't you feel like that meteor has been flying toward us this whole time?"

Wang Xian said, "It should be an illusion."

Cheng Yao said, "Maybe."

After a while.

Cheng Yao said, "I don't think it's an illusion. That meteor really is flying toward us."

Wang Xian said, "I can see that too."

After another while.

Cheng Yao said, "Uncle, shouldn't we run?"

Wang Xian said, "Why?"

Cheng Yao said, "The meteor is still flying toward us. I'm afraid that if we don't run now, we'll be smashed to death by it soon!"

Wang Xian said, "There's no need. We can't outrun a meteor anyway. If a meteor that big crashes down, Ji City will probably be wiped out. Where could we run? Besides, we can revive anyway, so there's nothing to fear."

Cheng Yao said, "That's true. Besides, getting smashed to death by a meteor wouldn't be a loss."

Wang Xian said, "Mm."

Cheng Yao and Wang Xian remained where they were, watching helplessly as the daytime meteor drew closer and closer...

However, what puzzled them was that the daytime meteor seemed to have developed a problem. It stopped growing larger and instead began to shrink.

By the time the daytime meteor was only a few hundred meters above the ground, it had shrunk to the size of a soccer ball.

Moreover, the closer it came to the ground, the smaller the daytime meteor became.

Wang Xian said, "Looks like we won't be smashed to death by a meteor after all."

Cheng Yao said, "What a pity!"

Wang Xian said, "What's a pity?"

Cheng Yao said, "Dying beneath a meteor together with Uncle—what a romantic thing that would be!"

Wang Xian said, "..."

While Wang Xian and Cheng Yao were chatting idly, the daytime meteor finally fell to the ground. Nothing earth-shattering happened, no strange phenomenon appeared, and it did not even make the slightest sound.

"Stop feeling sorry about it. Hurry!"

Wang Xian grabbed Cheng Yao and ran toward where the meteor had landed.

"Uncle, where are we going?"

Cheng Yao was still regretting what had just happened. Being dragged into a run by Wang Xian, she immediately asked in confusion.

"There's a high chance that meteor is a treasure, perhaps even a divine artifact. We need to get there quickly."

"A treasure? A divine artifact?!"

Cheng Yao's eyes immediately lit up. Then she stomped her feet and jumped directly onto Wang Xian's back. Although she did not understand what a divine artifact was, she knew from the name alone that it had to be an extraordinary treasure.

"Uncle, run!"

Wang Xian said, "..."

Was he about to become a mount?

Still, now was not the time to argue with Cheng Yao over this. Finding the treasure was the highest priority.

Besides, carrying Cheng Yao on his back was indeed faster than pulling her along.

More than ten minutes later, Wang Xian carried Cheng Yao into a half-dug lake.

"Is this that meteor? Or rather, the treasure the meteor turned into?"

Cheng Yao climbed down from Wang Xian's back and looked at the incomparably beautiful unknown flower planted in the ground before them.

"Probably?"

Even Wang Xian could not be certain.

The meteor had undoubtedly landed nearby, and there was nothing unusual in the area apart from this flower, which was utterly out of place in its surroundings.

Thanks once again to "This Is a Long and Smelly Name" for the 100 Qidian Coin tip.

I'm going to pick winter melons in the fields. The next chapter will probably be later.