It wasn’t an error in the star map, nor were they heading in the wrong direction.
It was time.
Whether in the Outer Galaxy or the Federation, no planet remained fixed in place forever. After more than seventeen hundred years, the positions of the planets throughout the Outer Galaxy had undergone earth-shaking changes. Naturally, following the old star map made it impossible to locate the direction of the Federation.
Chen Yueli understood.
He opened his photobrain and brought up a hand-drawn star map.
Although the photobrain had no signal, its basic functions could still be used. This was the Federation’s star map, which he had drawn when first planning their route.
“Female Master, when the Empress sent us here, she opened the spatial passage on the desolate planet H2978.”
As he spoke, Chen Yueli highlighted the location of H2978 on the star map.
Yunyang remembered that desolate planet. It was near the frontier planet T06, and she had seen the full view of H2978 in the movie before.
If she had only possessed the star map of the Outer Galaxy, or only the Federation’s star map, Yunyang might not have made much of a connection.
But now that the two star maps were placed side by side, along with the marked locations, she quickly thought of the galaxy she knew best.
Yunyang opened her own photobrain, entered both star maps, and marked the positions of Mercury and H2978 separately before drawing a straight line between them.
“Female Master, what is this?”
None of the beast husbands understood what Yunyang was trying to express.
Not knowing how to explain, Yunyang simply lowered her head and continued marking things on the maps.
The nine beast husbands could only silently accompany her.
Half an hour later, Yunyang stopped and headed straight for the cockpit.
“Leon, turn back the way we came. We’re going to Snow Star.”
Leonardo did not question her. He immediately turned the spacecraft around and began following their previous route toward Snow Star.
The other beast husbands still had no idea what was going on, but there was no room for so many people in the cockpit. They could only wait outside, brimming with curiosity.
After Leonardo piloted the spacecraft for a day, Qin Mo eagerly took over.
As he flew, he asked Yunyang, “Female Master, did you discover something?”
Yunyang did not know how to explain it, but she was in an intensely excited state.
If her judgment was correct, then it meant the original Yunyang really was another version of herself from a parallel world!
Seeing that Yunyang had no intention of explaining, Qin Mo stopped asking questions.
Fu Shiyi was the third to pilot the spacecraft.
They only needed to make one more jump before the spacecraft could land on Snow Star.
However, he did not do so. Instead, he turned his head toward Yunyang.
“Female Master, is this the direction?”
As he spoke, Fu Shiyi pointed to the location Yunyang had marked on the star map.
Yunyang nodded forcefully. Even though she had spent two days accompanying them in the cockpit without sleep or rest, she still felt full of energy.
“This is it!”
“All right.”
Fu Shiyi piloted the spacecraft around Snow Star and accelerated toward the location Yunyang had marked.
After him came Xuan Yu, and after Xuan Yu came Rong Jin.
After Rong Jin had piloted the spacecraft for a day, Chen Yueli volunteered to take over. He did not forget to stuff a few snacks into Yunyang’s hands.
“Female Master, would you like to rest for a while?”
For the past few days, their female master had remained in the copilot’s seat without sleep or rest, accompanying them as they took turns piloting.
They were all worried about her.
“I’m not tired.”
Yunyang shook her head. She had not been idle over the past few days, either. From time to time, she would take out a beast core and absorb its energy. Her Blessing ability had now successfully reached Rank A.
The amplification provided by an A-rank Blessing was still fifty percent, and its duration had not changed.
The only difference from a B-rank Blessing was that no matter how many S-rank ability users she used it on, its effects would no longer weaken.
Only when used on SS-rank or SSS-rank ability users would the amplification be reduced.
But even so, it was already an astonishing upgrade.
Moreover, every time her ability advanced, all aspects of her physical capabilities would improve accordingly. She had not felt tired at all during these past few days.
Combined with her excitement, she truly could not sleep in the slightest.
Seeing that Yunyang’s expression showed no trace of strain, Chen Yueli sighed and could only continue piloting the spacecraft at full speed.
After two more jumps, he suddenly sensed something. He turned toward Yunyang in disbelief.
“Female Master, I think… I’ve sensed the location of my duplicate.”
Yunyang was even more excited than he was. She sprang up from the copilot’s seat.
“A-Yue, go wherever you sensed it.”
Chen Yueli nodded firmly. “Yes!”
The other beast husbands and Nuo Xiao had been waiting outside the cockpit the entire time. Now that they heard Yunyang and Chen Yueli’s conversation, they became excited as well.
They knew that their female master—Lady Yunyang—would not be wrong.
As for how exactly Yunyang had determined the correct direction, they did not care, nor did they wish to investigate too deeply.
Under Chen Yueli’s control, the spacecraft traveled for another three hours before it slammed into a transparent “wall.”
At first, Chen Yueli had no idea what the wall was. Unwilling to accept it, he rammed into it several more times.
It was only after the spacecraft was forcefully bounced back that he confirmed the invisible “wall” before them was most likely the barrier separating the Federation from the Outer Galaxy.
This was when Pei Wenye needed to step in.
Because they were close enough, Pei Wenye no longer needed to pilot a separate craft. He could directly draw upon his spatial ability from inside the spacecraft.
Yunyang promptly used her Blessing on him.
Chen Yueli handed the task of stabilizing the spacecraft to Fuyuan, then walked over to Pei Wenye and directed him as he made minute adjustments.
At the same time, on the Federation’s desolate planet H2978, “Chen Yueli” suddenly stood up inside the habitation module.
“I’ve sensed my true body!”
The person who had remained on H2978 with “Chen Yueli” was none other than Luo Yan, the executive commander of the First Army.
Luo Yan had originally only been carrying out his commander’s orders and returning to Central Star to report the situation. Somehow, however, he had inexplicably been assigned this task.
At first, Luo Yan had not understood why the Empress had ordered him to remain on H2978 with one of Lady Yunyang’s beast husbands.
But after so many days, “Chen Yueli” had already told him everything.
Now, seeing “Chen Yueli’s” reaction and thinking over what he had said, Luo Yan instantly became excited.
Chen Yueli’s true body had gone to find Lady Yunyang. The fact that he could now sense his true body meant that Lady Yunyang had definitely returned as well.
Luo Yan immediately relayed the news to Si Zhao on Central Star.
Upon receiving the message, Si Zhao directly dumped her work on Si Yanning. Then she took several of her beast husbands, boarded a spacecraft, picked up You Lu and Chu Zhiwei, and headed for H2978.
Si Yanning, who had suddenly been saddled with a mountain of work, could only stare blankly.
Mother didn’t understand her at all. T^T
In the Outer Galaxy, now that they had a precise location, Pei Wenye only needed to keep trying to open a spatial passage. It succeeded after just a few attempts.
Once the spatial passage had been established, Fuyuan glanced at Yunyang. Only after she nodded did he pilot the spacecraft into the vortex.
The spacecraft was gradually swallowed by the spatial passage. Then, the scene in the light screen began to change rapidly.
Through the light screen, Yunyang saw “Chen Yueli,” as well as Luo Yan, whom she had seen many times on the frontier planet T01.
