Yuan Shikai had no idea how long he had been traveling through the universe, but with the Solar System now close at hand, he knew this journey was drawing to a close.
How big was the Solar System? Roughly two light-years across, while the planetary system itself spanned about nine billion kilometers.
That was measured using the distance from Neptune to the sun, and Earth was less than 4.5 billion kilometers from Neptune.
Returning to the Solar System from some remote corner of the universe had truly been a long journey.
What Yumina feared as a homecoming was merely a journey to Yuan Shikai. People really were different.
Compared with other star systems, the Solar System was far too quiet.
On the surface, apart from Earth, none of its planets harbored intelligent life.
In reality, many Outer Gods lurked in the shadows, watching hungrily. Without the gatekeeper, Earth would long since have become a paradise for the Outer Gods.
As he drew closer, Neptune came first. It was the planet farthest from the sun in the Solar System, a true "ice giant," filled with storms and mysteries.
Curious as Yuan Shikai was, he could not stop to admire it. There was no stopping on this road.
Next came Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, along with dwarf planets such as Ceres, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris.
At last, a deep blue planet appeared before Yuan Shikai: Earth, humanity's homeworld.
Just as Yuan Shikai was about to land on Earth, two figures flew toward him. They were Princess Kaguya and Qi Huang, who had been on the moon.
Following Yuan Shikai's instructions, Qi Huang had made Princess Kaguya's Moon Palace a second home.
Princess Kaguya had no objection to Qi Huang's presence.
There was no conflict of interest between them, and Qi