Their voices came to an abrupt halt.

Yue An looked at Ji Xiuyun, then at the person sitting across from Ji Xiuyun. His ordinary face, which was wearing a disguise device, was completely stupefied.

Ji Xiuyun tilted his head to look at Yue An, who was sitting next to him. He used a small cleaning tool on the table to clean off the ice cream on Yue An's hand before carefully inspecting Yue An's hand.

Although logic told him that Yue An could not have been scratched by this type of tableware, Ji Xiuyun still seriously checked.

The man sitting across from them glanced at Ji Xiuyun, then at Yue An. Suddenly, a look of realization appeared on his face.

He seemed to have understood something as he flashed a sweet smile at Yue An. Then, he lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Yue An, "…"

Wait a minute!

What did you get?

No way!!

That's not how it is!

Yue An, who did not think Ji Xiuyun's actions had any special meaning, twitched his fingers slightly. He hesitated for a few seconds but did not break free from Ji Xiuyun's grip.

When Ji Xiuyun took the initiative to let go of him, Yue An mumbled softly, "It's fine."

Ji Xiuyun nodded. He added a large number of desserts and cold drinks to the ordering machine before turning to look at his informant and motioning for him to continue.

This informant had worked with Ji Xiuyun, who was disguised as an arms dealer, for a long time. Most of the time, Ji Xiuyun would meet him alone. After exchanging information, he would leave after receiving the paper documents.

In the past, they would usually meet in a dimly lit, crowded, and noisy nightclub to avoid detection.

When the informant followed the secret signal and saw this popular dessert shop on planet s18801, he wondered if he had misjudged something and walked into the wrong place.

From the looks of it, the reason they decided to meet here was probably because of the person beside him.

In fact, the informant still didn't know the identity of his boss. It was obvious that this person was wearing a disguise device.

However, as long as he was a boss, it would be fine as long as he was generous with his money. His true identity was not something worth caring about.

"The timing was coincidental. When my men arrived near the Triangle of Death, they happened to see the Phoenix Pirate Gang's spaceship coming out."

The man spoke in a very low voice. They were sitting in a secluded area, and there were many people around them. The hustle and bustle just happened to cover up their voices. Only the three people at the same table who were closer to them could hear them clearly.

Ji Xiuyun asked directly, "Who's the leader?"

The informant shook his head. "Sorry."

Ji Xiuyun didn't mind and skipped the topic. He asked again, "Course?"

"It should be heading towards the wormhole that leads to the thirty-second star region," the informant replied.

Hearing this, Ji Xiuyun didn't say anything for a moment. He just reached out to the informant and asked for the paper document. Then, he gave the informant an anonymous magnetic card that was commonly used in the black market.

The hidden meaning behind asking for the paper document was that he was asking for the guest to leave.

The informant was very good at reading people's expressions. He accepted the magnetic card with a smile and handed the paper document to Ji Xiuyun. Then, he got up and left without hesitation.

After he left, the service robot happened to deliver the snacks that they had just added.

Marshal Ji saw that his cat's face was full of joy as it ate the dessert happily. It didn't seem to care about the pirate gang at all.

"Is there anything you want to say?" Ji Xiuyun asked.

Yue An turned its head and licked the sugar powder off the corner of its mouth. "Is it about that pirate gang?"

Ji Xiuyun nodded. "Yes."

"There's nothing in particular."

Yue An stabbed a piece of fruit and waved it in front of Ji Xiuyun. "I've already promised you that I'll go there after I'm done here."

Marshal Ji thought for a moment. Then, he shamelessly interpreted Yue An's words as "you're more important than the other side."

Yue An didn't know what Ji Xiuyun was thinking. If he knew, he wouldn't have denied Ji Xiuyun's idea.

Ji Xiuyun was indeed more important than the other side.

This was because there might not be any monsters that Yue An was familiar with on the other side. Ji Xiuyun's importance to Yue An was unquestionable.

For cultivators like them, apart from being particularly stubborn and self-obsessed when it came to becoming immortal, they would habitually leave everything else to fate.

"If they really want to find me, they'll definitely come here themselves or find a way to send me a message." Yue An waved his hand, feeling very carefree.

In reality, if Yue An said that he wanted to leave to find the pirate gang, Ji Xiuyun reckoned that he wouldn't be able to refuse.

Every time Yue An said that he wouldn't go alone, Ji Xiuyun would heave a huge sigh of relief.

"That's not what I'm talking about."

Ji Xiuyun first corrected Yue An's imagination. Then, he reminded him, "Your planet is on the border of the 32nd Star Region."

Since it happened to be on the border of that star region, it was simply named as the 32nd Energy Vein Planet.

The transfer agreement signed by the little emperor belonged to this planet.

Yue An chewed on another piece of fruit. His cheeks were puffed up, and a very obvious look of confusion appeared on his face.

— This was because he didn't even look at the transfer agreement carefully.

The reason was simple.

It was given to him by Ji Xiuyun. How could it be fake?!

Therefore, Yue An didn't even look at it and didn't really understand it.

Ji Xiuyun reminded him again, "That pirate gang specializes in robbing energy vein planets."

"…" Yue An was in disbelief. "Are they going to rob me?"

Ji Xiuyun also picked up a piece of fruit with his cutlery and ate it with Yue An. He said casually, "What if?"

What if?

That would be like a flood rushing to the dragon king's temple.

Yue An seemed to have only just remembered that he was a monster and that the Phoenix Pirate Gang was very likely to be of the same race as him.

"Then I have no choice." Yue An bit his fork and frowned. "I can't just leave you behind, right?"

Marshal Ji's eyelids twitched when he heard this. Then, he quickly replied, "Yes, you can't."

Yue An: "…"

Yue An looked at Ji Xiuyun in silence for a long time.

Ji Xiuyun rarely had such a reaction in the past.

Yue An didn't care much about the people and things around him, but he wasn't stupid.

Ever since Ji Xiuyun had obtained those talismans, he had stealthily piloted a mecha to an uninhabited star region to test out a Rolling Thunder Talisman. Ji Xiuyun's originally unhurried pace had instantly sped up.

This pace referred to Ji Xiuyun's actions of slowly and completely infiltrating his world.

Yue An was a feline with a strong sense of territory. Of course, he noticed it. However, he didn't reject such a gentle method.

To put it bluntly, Yue An believed that if Ji Xiuyun could cultivate and solve the problem of his lifespan, Ji Xiuyun would definitely be by his side in the future.

Just based on how well Ji Xiuyun treated him, Yue An felt that having Ji Xiuyun by his side every day was very appropriate.

Yue An knew that he would definitely accept Ji Xiuyun if he took things step by step.

Yue An was destined to have a long lifespan, so these weren't a big problem for him.

However, Ji Xiuyun had suddenly become aggressive and oppressive. He was caught off guard and even tried to avoid Ji Xiuyun.

Yue An pursed his lips slightly. After a while, he asked, "Why … are you in such a hurry?"

Ji Xiuyun was stunned by the question. He didn't know how to react.

"There are still at least 19 years left," Yue An said. "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Marshal Ji thought for a while and understood what Yue An meant.

He wanted to say that there were still at least 19 years left for them to slowly get along with each other. There was no need to be in such a hurry.

He was definitely referring to how Marshal Ji had been pressuring him recently.

"Because …" Ji Xiuyun paused and said, "Life is short. You should enjoy it while you can."

Yue An had a complicated expression on his face. "…"

Do I look like such a perfunctory cat to you?

Ji Xiuyun didn't believe his own words.

He knew very well why he had suddenly become so impatient recently.

He wanted to slowly make Yue An unable to leave him. He wanted Yue An to rely on him and get used to him.

Ji Xiuyun's ideal relationship model was like his parents'. It was a relationship that developed naturally over a long period of time.

However, ever since he left for the war, a series of events had caused him to feel very clear dividing lines.

There were two worlds.

One belonged to the humans.

The other belonged to the monsters.

People from the other side of the world appeared one after another. Ji Xiuyun, who originally had plenty of patience, instantly felt an indescribable sense of crisis rise up.

For example, he had always been very worried that Yue An would suddenly tell him that he wanted to go to the Death Triangle first to take a look.

Although Yue An had already said that he wouldn't leave alone, this kind of thinking was similar to how he felt when he knew that Yue An's hand wouldn't be scratched, but he still wanted to check it carefully before he could be at ease.

Ji Xiuyun wasn't an absolutely rational person.

He understood the logic, but he just couldn't control himself.

Especially since this was the first time he had been enlightened in love. This kind of uncontrollable emotion was like withered grass that was stained with sparks. It burned fiercely and couldn't be suppressed at all.

Moreover, he wanted to pursue Yue An. Lifespan was simply a natural moat in front of him.

Every time he thought of this problem, he felt that the separation was particularly severe.

Marshal Ji sighed silently. He took the iced drink in front of Yue An and took a big gulp, treating it as a physical calming method.

Marshal Ji, who had calmed down, was silent. Suddenly, he seemed to have realized something. He raised his head and looked at Yue An, who was eating dessert with his head lowered. "You said that there's a lot of time and that there's no need to rush … Do you mean that I can just take it slow?"

That's not right.

Ji Xiuyun thought.

If you ask me to take it slow and round it up, doesn't that mean that I've already accepted it?

Yue An turned his head and glanced at him. After swallowing the soft dessert in his mouth, he waved his fork in front of Ji Xiuyun's eyes.

"Do you like immortality?" Yue An asked him.

Ji Xiuyun looked at him and didn't say anything.

"If this isn't the Immortal Realm," Yue An raised his chin and said with a proud expression, "I'll allow you to waste forty years of my time."