Time passed like a white steed flashing past a crack in the wall, and ten years vanished in the blink of an eye.
During that time, everything went remarkably smoothly. Their journey was like a slow voyage down a tranquil river, with no dangers or setbacks along the way. Gradually, the members of the Liu Household, who had been uneasy and on tenterhooks, let their suspended hearts settle.
Liu Changxu, however, did not lower his guard. He knew full well that beneath the peaceful facade of this vast cosmic expanse, unknown dangers might be lurking.
That day, after a thoroughly satisfying bout of passionate lovemaking with his wife Wu Xuege and the other women, Liu Changxu came to the deck of the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle as usual, satisfaction written all over his face.
Xiao Zier, Murong Yuyao, Yang Qingxue, and Liu Qingying were diligently standing watch, their postures straight and their gazes focused as they surveyed their surroundings.
"You haven't noticed anything unusual, have you?" Liu Changxu asked softly.
"Everything's been fine, but husband, look at that nebula ahead. Doesn't it seem a little dangerous?"
Murong Yuyao raised a slender finger, pointed toward a brilliantly colored, spiral-shaped nebula ahead, and said:
Liu Changxu's expression sharpened at her words, and he immediately looked in the direction she indicated.
The nebula shimmered with mysterious, dazzling light in the distant heavens. Its myriad colors intertwined like a painting from a dream.
As he gazed at the beautiful nebula before him, Liu Changxu immediately fell into thought, vaguely sensing that unknown dangers seemed to lurk beneath its lovely facade.
What troubled Liu Changxu, however, was that this beautiful nebula lay directly along their route to Sea God Star.
Moreover, the nebula stretched boundlessly, like a vast cosmic sea. Detouring around it would inevitably take