I alone am the Honoured One! - Chapter 617

Chapter 617: First date as a couple [2]
The last door also slid open as Zhao Tian pressed a button and entering in, they could hear the faint sizzling noises of the engine running.

There were small steps in front of them and they climbed down the stairs reaching the lower deck of the ark.

Inside there, they saw the divine astral stone flowing with energy.

The structure that is holding the Divine Astral Stone was a marvel in itself—sleek, metallic arms reached out in a circular formation, covered in glowing runes that pulsed with the stone’s energy.

Each rune was inscribed with symbols, etched deep into the metal, amplifying and controlling the power the stone emitted.

Above and below the stone, intricate gears and mechanisms moved with silent precision, adjusting and calibrating the flow of energy.

Delicate tendrils of light extended from the stone, reaching out to the intricate web of machinery around it, channeling its immense power into the ship’s core systems.

Looking at the Divine astral stone, her gaze narrowed “This astral stone… it seems different.”

With a nod, Zhao Tian spoke “Its the Divine Astral stone.”

E-Eh?

Li Jia was startled to hear this “Divine astral stone? but.. isn’t that only available in Astral realm and if that’s the fuel for this ark…”

She turned to look at him “Are you from the Astral realm?”

Shaking his head, Zhao Tian replied “Well, I do have a girlfriend in Astral realm. But I am actually from a middle star.”

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Li Jia blinked her eyes in confusion ‘If he is from middle star, how does he have a girlfriend from Astral realm?’

Looking at her confused face, Zhao Tian wrapped his arm around her shoulder “I brought you for a date.. because I want you to meet some of my wives.”

H-Huh? Li Jia’s eyes sharnk in shock “Your… wives…”

Her heartbeat quickened and she clutched her fist as she still didn’t know if she was ready to meet his other wives.

“O-Okay…”

Smiling, Zhao Tian leaned forward and kissed her lips “You don’t have to be nervous, I am sure you will get along with them very well.”

Li Jia forced a smile and nodded her head.

He then guided her from the engine room and went to the front dock “Let’s leave the Jade Eclipse star first.”

Reaching the control room, Zhao Tian took a seat in the captain’s chair, and without hesitation, he reached out and gently pulled Li Jia onto his lap, his arms wrapping around her waist.

Li Jia excitedly looked around at the controls.

Her fingers itched to touch the glowing symbols, but she refrained, not wanting to disrupt anything.

Raising his hand, Zhao Tian swiped his fingers across the air, and a holographic display materialized in front of them.

The screen flickered, showing the space surrounding the ark. Stars twinkled in the inky blackness, and the faint outline of the Jade Eclipse Star could be seen in the distance.

Clicking the outer space, he started the auto pilot on.

A low hum reverberated through the ark as it prepared to move, the sound growing in intensity until—*woosh*—the ark shot forward with blinding speed, the stars outside becoming streaks of light as they accelerated.

Li Jia instinctively grabbed onto Zhao Tian, her hands clutching at his arms. Her heart raced as the scenery outside shifted at a pace she could barely comprehend.

Yet, to her astonishment, she felt no inertia, no jarring movement… only the smooth, seamless flow of the ark’s journey.

“W-Woah…”

In a few seconds, they were in the outside space and Li Jia turned her head to look at the enormous blue-green planet behind her

“That’s.. the jade Eclipse star?”

Zhao Tian nodded, his arms still wrapped around her as he rested his chin on her shoulder.

“I’ve never left a star like this before,” she continued, her eyes fixated on the planet as it grew smaller and smaller in the distance.

With a soft chuckle, Zhao Tian brushed his cheek against hers, “I’ll show you many more places like this,”

Li Jia’s cheeks flushed, and she leaned into him.

For a while, the two of them simply wandered through space, their ark gliding effortlessly through the void.

Zhao Tian piloted them close to a nearby moon, its craters and ridges illuminated by the distant sun.

Li Jia reached out as though she could touch it, her fingers brushing against the cool glass of the window. “It’s beautiful,”

Zhao Tian smiled, his eyes never leaving her. “Not as beautiful as you,”

She turned to him, her lips curving into a shy smile as she playfully nudged his chest. “You’re such a smooth talker,” she said, though the blush on her cheeks betrayed her pleasure at his words.

Li Jia rested her head against his chest, her eyes half-closed as she soaked in the moment.

…

*woosh* With a blur in space, Li Jia and Zhao Tian appeared in a different space and Li Jia raised her gaze looking at the enormous mansion in front of her.

“This is your… artifact?”

Li Jia murmured in astonishment and sensed the thick energy in the atmosphere.

Holding her hand, Zhao Tian guided her to the mansion and entered in.

Li Jia curiously looked around and saw two women sitting on the main hall couch playing chess at the table.

Fei Lingxi and Fei Ziyu stood up from their seats and smiled looking at Li Jia “Husband…”

“Master…”

Li Jia’s gaze squinted as she looked at them ‘They are beautiful… but not as beautiful as me. I won.’

A sense of relief washed over her as she stood taller, her confidence bolstered by the thought. ‘Maybe it’s because they’re from a middle star,’ she reasoned, dismissing any lingering doubts.

Fei Lingxi and Fei Ziyu also looked at Li Jia curiously at the new woman.

“Oh, you are back Tian…”

“My Liege…”

At this time, sensing his presence, Xia Shenyi and Shi Yixian walked downstairs.

Looking at the two gorgeous women walking down, Li Jia’s gaze quivered in shock ‘They are.. breathtaking.’

‘Especially that woman…’

Her gaze fell on Shi Yixian, her silver hair cascading down her shoulders and her piercing red eyes shining slightly in the room.

She is the most beautiful woman Li Jia has ever seen.

And the woman walking beside her is no less beautiful; she is also gorgeous.

A sudden wave of insecurity washed over Li Jia as she glanced at Zhao Tian.

She had always known that a man of his talent and charisma would naturally attract remarkable women, but seeing them now, standing before her in all their glory, was another matter entirely.

She doesn’t mind him having many women…

‘If he has so many extraordinary women by his side,’ she thought, her hands clenching into fists at her sides,

‘…will there still be room for me in his heart?’

As if sensing her inner turmoil, Zhao Tian’s fingers slipped into her fingers, holding her tightly, and he leaned down, whispering “Don’t overthink it…”

“You’re just as important to me as any of them.”

Taking a deep breath, she nodded timidly “Mhm.”

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