Even after successfully avoiding the herd of Starry Sky Beasts, Liu Changxu remained uneasy. He realized that they were not entirely out of danger yet.
He therefore watched the surrounding starry sky even more carefully. At the slightest rustle of wind or grass, he unhesitatingly steered the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle far away from any region that might harbor danger.
His father's caution left Liu Fuba utterly baffled. He simply could not understand why his father was being so careful. In Liu Fuba's eyes, they were perfectly capable of fighting those Starry Sky Beasts. Why did they have to flee in every direction like birds startled by the twang of a bow?
Although Wu Xuege and the other women said nothing, their faintly furrowed brows and occasional puzzled glances showed that they, too, did not quite understand.
Liu Changxu paid no attention to his wives' and children's confusion. He had only one thought in mind: to get his family out of this danger-ridden stretch of starry sky as quickly as possible.
To that end, he pushed the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle's speed to its limit, sending it streaking through the vast starry sky like a bolt of lightning.
Precisely because of Liu Changxu's caution, the next stretch of their journey went very smoothly, and they soon left the region frequented by those herds of Starry Sky Beasts far behind.
Time slipped quietly by in the silent starry sky, and five years passed in the blink of an eye.
One day, while Liu Changxu and his wife Wu Xuege were lost in a passionate battle of intertwined bodies in their bedroom, an urgent voice transmission suddenly rang out in his ears.
"Husband, a large skyship is approaching us at tremendous speed. Come out quickly!"
The transmission came from his wife Zhao Qi'er, who