At night, Wang Teng brought Lin Chuhan to the dinner party on Yuming Planet. The location was in the central area of the main city, a huge manor near the governorâs residence.
âHahaha, Baron Wang Teng, you are finally here.â Governor Zhuang Weize personally welcomed him.
âWeâre not late, are we?â Wang Teng asked.
âYouâre just in time.â Zhuang Weize smiled and looked at Lin Chuhan. âThis is?â
âThis is my fiancee, Lin Chuhan,â Wang Teng introduced her.
âI see, itâs Baron Wang Tengâs fiancee. Greetings Ms. Lin.â Zhuang Weize was very surprised and nodded at Lin Chuhan.
âGreetings!â Lin Chuhan seemed a little nervous attending such an occasion, but she had experienced a lot of things after all. She maintained her elegance and grace.
She was astonished and finally realized how respected and noble Wang Teng was in the Great Qian Empire.
A planetâs governor respected him, who was even a heaven-stage martial warrior. It was unbelievable.
She couldnât imagine how Wang Teng went to the Great Qian Empire alone and finally became a Baron.
Wang Teng didnât mention how he got there, but she could guess the difficulties that he would have faced.
âA lot of ladies are probably going to be disappointed tonight.â Zhuang Weize winked at Wang Teng.
âGovernor, are you trying to get me kicked out by saying this in front of my fiancee?â Wang Teng glared at him.
âHahaha.â Zhuang Weize laughed as if he was exacting his revenge.
Wang Teng immediately understood that Zhuang Weize was trying to get back at him for his plans just now.
But this revenge was rather harmless. Wang Teng laughed as well.
Lin Chuhan secretly pinched Wang Tengâs waist and twisted her hand 360 degrees.
Wang Tengâs eyes widened as he took a deep breath.
Zhuang Weize pretended not to see it and said with a smile, âLetâs go, Baron Wang Teng, everyone is waiting for you.â
The three of them walked into the manor.
The place looked like it was part of a palace. It was luxurious and spacious.
âWhat do you think? Itâs not bad, right?â Zhuang Weize asked.
âItâs pretty good, much better than my mansion on Great Qian Planet.â Wang Teng was surprised.
âHahaha, as long as you like it. This is a gift that everyone has prepared for you.â
âA gift for me!â Wang Teng was stunned for a moment.
He originally planned to buy a house in Yuming Planet after he had settled all the matters here. After all, this place would serve as his base camp in the Great Qian Empire.
He didnât expect that Zhuang Weize had already prepared one for him. And it was such a luxurious manor.
Lin Chuhan also looked around in shock. It was huge, luxurious, and well-located. They couldnât ask for anything more, and they gave it to Wang Teng.
âThatâs right, this is everyoneâs sincerity, Baron Wang Teng shouldnât refuse this.â
Wang Teng shook his head, as if he was about to refuse, but suddenly said, âThen I shall accept it.â
ââ¦â Zhuang Weize.
The three of them then walked into the manorâs hall. The guests inside greeted them one after another.
âBaron Wang Teng!â
âBaron Wang Teng is here!â
âBaron Wang Teng, Iâve heard many things about you.â
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Wang Teng became the focus of the whole banquet. Even Lin Chuhan attracted countless gazes.
The next day, Wang Teng began to set up the space teleportation array.
He had previously locked in the space coordinates of Silver Ash Planet and he only needed to connect the space coordinates now before the teleportation would be ready.
A day later, the array was completed.
The space coordinates of the two planets had been connected. From now on, people from Earth could travel to the Great Qian Empire.
Afterward, Wang Teng gathered the people from Earth together.
This time, there was the leader of martial arts, Old Han, Dan Taixuan, Lin Chuhan, and others, as well as some planetary-stage martial warriors from various countries.
âEveryone, you will have to depend on yourselves now.â Wang Teng looked around.
âYouâve done enough,â the leader of martial arts stood up and said with gratitude.
âYes, thatâs enough.â Old Han smiled.
âWhat are your plans next?â Wang Teng asked.
âWe want to join the Mercenaries Alliance.â The leader of martial arts and Old Han exchanged glances with each other.
The planetary-stage martial warriors from various countries had a similar idea. Although it was dangerous, becoming a mercenary was the best way to get stronger in the universe.
âI will keep the cosmos-stage martial warriors from the Olant Federation. If you encounter any problems that cannot be resolved, you can find them,â Wang Teng said.
âThank you.â
âThen, I wish everyone the best of luck. May martial arts flourish,â Wang Teng said solemnly.
âMay martial arts flourish!â The leader of martial arts and the others nodded.
Wang Teng knew that if people from Earth wanted to enter the universe, they had to undergo all kinds of danger. He couldnât protect them like their nanny. They had to depend on themselves.
That was why he didnât say anything else and let them work hard and fight for it.
They started from nothing to what they were today, experiencing life and death. They were actually much stronger than he imagined!
He believed that these outstanding people from Earth would thrive in the universe!
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After parting with the leader of martial arts and the others, Wang Teng and Lin Chuhan strolled around in the manor. He frowned. âChuhan, are you really not going to stay with me?â
âNo, I canât always follow you,â Lin Chuhan brushed away her fringe and said with a hint of stubbornness in her eyes.
Wang Teng sighed in his heart. He knew that Lin Chuhan had her own pride and didnât want to depend on him. He could only urge her. âAlright, you have to be careful. You must let me know if anything happens.â
âOkay, okay. When did you become an old mother?â Lin Chuhan joked.
âNo way, what mother? Iâm just worried about you. Is it wrong?â
Lin Chuhan suddenly stopped and hugged him, murmuring, âI know youâre worried about me. But I also hope that the next time something happens, I can help you instead of being just a pretty vase.â
Wang Tengâs heart shook, and he hugged her back tightly. A girl was willing to risk her life to improve herself in order to help him. That intention was enough to prove everything!
âAlright, Iâm going back to rest.â Lin Chuhan smiled and separated from Wang Teng.
âLetâs go together!â Wang Teng shouted from behind.
Silence.
âYou brat, are you in such a hurry?â A voice suddenly appeared behind Wang Teng.
âYou scared me to death.â Wang Teng patted his chest and saw Dan Taixuan on the roof, âSister Xuan, youâre spoiling things for me!â
âYou canât blame me if you donât have the skills.â
âWhy did you climb so high? Are you gazing at the stars?â Wang Teng rolled his eyes.
âCome and have a drink.â Dan Taixuan raised the wine bottle in her hand.
âSigh, okay. Iâll accompany and drink with this old woman.â Wang Teng shook his head. He then jumped onto the roof and sat beside Dan Taixuan.
Dan Taixuan: â¦
What do you mean by old woman!
Itâs a blessing for you to be engaged to someone.
âThe universe is so big!â Wang Teng didnât look at her and gazed at the night sky.
âItâs big, so big that it makes people feel scared.â Dan Taixuan threw a bottle of wine at him.
âNow that weâve said goodbye, Iâm afraid we wonât be able to see each other for a while.â Wang Teng took a sip.
âWeâre used to it. When we were on Earth, we used to go to Xingwu Continent. Sometimes, we stayed for a year.â Dan Taixuan shook her head and said, âBut this time, we canât just go back to Earth. Itâs too far.â
âThis is a completely unfamiliar starry sky.â She raised her hand and looked at the night sky through the gap between her fingers.
âYeah, itâs too far.â Wang Teng raised his wine bottle. âCome, have a drink.â
âBottoms up.â Dan Taixuan smiled slightly.
âCheers.
âTake care of yourself, your life is the most important.â Wang Teng cautioned.
âI know it already. Do you think Iâm dumb?â Dan Taixuan said.
âThatâs not necessarily true. I still remember your fighting style. Itâs quite crazy. You look like you want to throw your life away.â Wang Teng snickered.
âHmph, thatâs because I was fighting against weaklings. If it were someone stronger, Iâd have run away long ago,â Dan Taixuan said slyly.
âI didnât know you were like this.â Wang Teng was stunned.
âHahahaâ¦â