Accumulating Experience in Process

After their haphazard conversation, Mu Xuan agreed with Yao Si’s suggestion to send bloodlings over to the abyss for an investigation.

Hence, Yao Qian who had just finished his investigation on the Heavenly Planet was sent straight to the borders. As expected from the Yao Family elder, he managed to finish his investigations in less than a day.

“Your Highness, for the past year, there haven’t been anything unusual about the Galactic beasts that have appeared in the borders. Regardless of the level and the number of times they appeared, it’s all similar to the past few years.”

“You mean there aren’t any issues at the abyss?” Yao Si stilled. What he was saying wasn’t logical.

“Your Highness, that’s how it seems on the surface.” Yao Qian’s expression sank.

“Surface? What do you mean?”

“It’s like this!” He suddenly sent a bunch of data over. “After comparing with the number of appearances made by the Galactic beasts in the past fifteen years, I found that there is indeed an increase in the past year. Previously, there would only be one for every few years, but this year, there has already been three. Besides, other than the increased frequency, there is also another anomaly.”

“What is it?” Yao Si asked.

“Your Majesty, Your Highness, please take a look…” He tapped open the galactic map and started to operate at the side. Pointing toward the red dots, he explained, “These are the Galactic beasts that appeared in the abyss for the past few years, and these are the three that appeared this year.”

Yao Si looked between the two different groups of beasts again and again, but there didn’t seem to be any difference?

“Is… there a difference?” It looked the same to her.

“It’s the position,” Mu Xuan said with a frown, his voice grave. “For the past few years, even though the beasts have been appearing at random, it would usually be on the asteroid belt or near planets. But this year, they have been appearing closer to the borders and nowhere near any planets.”

“…” No planets?Then what are they doing there?

“That’s right,” Yao Qian added hurriedly. “I’ve asked the person in charge of the space station. He mentioned that the three Galactic beasts found this year were noticed by the patrol team in the same district with less than one light-year distance between them. They seem… to have come out of the abyss together. If this is true, then…”

“There are more Galactic beasts in the abyss,” Mu Xuan finished.

Yao Si’s heart sank. Those were beasts that could swallow a planet in just one bite. If there were more of them, then… the enter Galaxy could be destroyed!

“I understand. Don’t take any action yet! I’ll head over right now,” Mu Xuan instructed before switching the messenger off. Turning to face Yao Si, he said, “Sisi, I have to head over to settle this.”

“Alright, I’ll…”

“You can’t go this time!” Before she could finish her sentence, Mu Xuan dashed her dreams of following him.

“Why?” Yao Si stilled. Didn’t you promise to never leave me behind?

“The abyss is too dangerous, I’m afraid I won’t be able to take care of you.” He reached out to caress her head, his expression solemn. “The situation there isn’t clear, and I won’t be able to focus with you around so just be good. I’ll be gone for around half a day, maybe a bit more.”

“…Oh.” She nodded. She could understand his reasoning. It wasn’t as though she was an unreasonable bimbo.

But… he isn’t going to let me join in on the fun!

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“When I’m not at home, remember to have your meals on time, to not to stay up late, and tdo not surf the galactic web for ten hours each day.”

“Yes, yes, yes… Nanny dad!” She’ll only use it for nine hours.

“Mu Xuan!” he corrected her out of habit. “And the most important thing.”

“Mmh?”

“Don’t pick up calls from strangers, especially from women!”

“…”

Can’t you just tell me not to pick up calls from Lian Yu?

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It’s been happening for such a long time, so why aren’t you over it yet?

After nagging for a while more and getting multiple reassurances from Yao Si that she was going to stay on the Red Planet did he finally leave through a space portal. Just as he entered, Yao Si reached out to grab onto his sleeve to remind him once more.

“Mu Xuan, aren’t you forgetting something?”

He stilled, his face reddening as a thought crossed his mind. The flush kept increasing in intensity as his gaze wavered.

“Ahem!Si-Sisi, this…” He choked as he took a step back.

“You agreed to this.” Yao Si took a step forward with a radiant smile on her face, almost pressing against him as she lifted her head.

The flush deepened, the shade so deep it seemed be on the verge of reaching crimson. Mu Xuan stared at her face intently, until after half a second, he seemed to have made up his mind. He bent down and lowered his lips onto hers before escaping into the space portal, the entire process lasting about as long as a blink of an eye.

“…” Yao Si. Am I some sort of virus?

After his ‘bleeding’ incident during their first kiss, she was sure that a certain someone had been single for far too long, which caused a lack of experience.

In order to prevent him from keeping all his emotions to himself due to his shyness, she seduced him, ahem.. . shameless… ah pssh! She spoke earnestly and sincerely in a systematic manner to agree on a suitable solution.

The crux of the solution: Experience. They just had to… kiss more often.

╮(╯▽╰)╭

Hence, they made up a series of events—good morning kiss, goodnight kiss, goodbye kiss…

Mmh, the goodbye kiss was only late by an hour. It seemed like an improvement when compared to the morning kiss that only came after her nap…

Eh?

Wait a minute! Wasn’t he pinching his nose when he left?

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Improvement retracted!

Yao Si sighed. Mission failed… She had to try harder! Just as she was about to research 101 ways to teach one’s boyfriend, the portal that had just disappeared opened up once more.

“Sisi.” Mu Xuan was suddenly back again. “I forgot the previous times…”

He dragged her into his embrace and lowered his lips down onto hers. Yao Si stood stunned. Before she could react, she felt a stinging on her lips. She inhaled swiftly.

It hurts!

The next second, he had already released her. “That’s enough.” Turning, he left with the portal disappearing behind him.

“…” A startled Yao Si.

What did that mean?

He turned back halfway just to bite her? Or… did he have any opinion about her accumulating experience methods?

o(>﹏<)o

Just as Yao Si got lost in her thoughts, the doorbell rang. It seemed to be something urgent, since the ringing kept on increasing in intensity and frequency. When she opened the door, she found Gu Shucheng who she hadn’t met in a long time.

“Nephew Gu, you are back from your honeymoon—”

“Your Highness, is His Majesty at home?” he interrupted her uncharacteristically, his face panicky as he glanced around the room for Mu Xuan.

“He just left.”

“What?” He started to panic. “Did he say where he is going? Your Highness, can you get a hold of him?”

“The abyss at the borders…”

“Why is he there! There isn’t even reception there… Ah! Why is he there at such a crucial time!”

“What’s wrong? What’s the rush?” Yao Si asked.

“Your Highness…” His hands formed into fists at his side, and his face became serious. “Red Planet is in trouble!”

What?