The room prepared by the Transit String was very luxurious. At least for this patrol fleet, it was quite good.
It was a large suite for two people. It had a living room, a large bedroom, and three cabins. The living room was minimalist. It was filled with simple but practical facilities. It was obvious that this was a room that only military officers could use. The sofa in the center was replaced by a small multi-purpose console. The screen on the console showed the real-time motion of the fleet.
It could be seen that this special-class fleet was currently cruising around the entire Federation. Their current position was in the southern region, which was close to the K system, which was the galaxy where the Dead Silent Star was located. However, judging from the route, the fleet would go around the Zhifan System.
According to Jin Xiaoyan's explanation, the patrol fleet would leave Ding Meng and Ji Chenxue in Meteor City. After all, their identities were too special. If they entered the Federation on a military starship, it would cause trouble. Ding Meng had a lot of enemies in the Federation. The Transit String at Xing Hong still had the right to speak and could mediate for him. However, Sheng Hao's Yu family would not let Ding Meng go so easily, especially Yu Anjie.
After studying the console for a while, Ji Chenxue walked out of the bathroom after taking a shower. Although Ding Meng did not know what women usually carried in their anti-gravity handbags, he knew that clothes, accessories, and makeup were indispensable.
At this moment, Ji Chenxue was dressed in a white shirt, light-colored casual pants, and wet hair. His outfit was very simple, but the curves of his body were fully displayed. He gave off a pure and beautiful vibe.
When the two of them met before, they were still polite. However, now that they knew each other was a Divine Light martial artist, they did not feel distant.
At least for Ji Chenxue, no matter where she lived, no one of the opposite sex had ever entered her room. Ding Meng was the only one.
Moreover, Ding Meng did not seem to want to treat him as an outsider. The kid had gotten a big box of peanuts from the crystal freezer and was munching on them on the sofa.
Ji Chenxue couldn't help but laugh at his chewing. "You have a good attitude!"
Ding Meng said, "It'll be a waste if I don't eat it. Miss Ling, you should compensate me."
Ji Chenxue was curious. "Compensate you?"
Ding Meng sighed. "I was almost beaten to death by her big sister back in the Fertile Chalk Galaxy. If it wasn't for the Divine Light Energy, would her big sister have been able to escape?"
Ji Chenxue sat down on the sofa. "I've also been looking for the Divine Light Energy. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it."
Ding Meng asked, "Where did you get this necklace?"
Ji Chenxue fell into deep thought. After a long while, he asked, "How old are you this year?"
Ding Meng said, "Thirty-six years old!"
Ji Chenxue laughed. "Do you know how old I am?"
Ding Meng looked at her from head to toe. "You can't be younger than me, right?"
Ji Chenxue blinked and laughed. "Don't be surprised if I tell you. I'm the same age as you."
Ding Meng was immediately amused. He stopped chewing on the peanuts. "The Divine Light necklace helped you grow up?"
Ji Chenxue said, "The Ji family has five siblings. I'm the fourth. My parents have been very strict with me since I was young. They want me to become a singer in the future. What I do every day is practice my voice."
Ding Meng couldn't help but laugh. "It's hard to imagine that in the Norse Empire, there are parents who don't want their children to cultivate martial arts."
Ji Chenxue said, "I've been weak and sickly since I was young. A data expert once analyzed that my chances of becoming an origin ability user are very small. Thus, my parents want me to pay attention to my appearance and become a singer, so that I can become the face of the Ji family in the future."
Ding Meng looked at her again. "With your appearance, it wouldn't be a problem for you to become the face of the Empire."
Ji Chenxue said, "But you don't know. It's very boring."
Ding Meng asked, "Why?"
Ji Chenxue sighed slightly. "Since I was young, I've been taught how to stand, how to sit, how to bite on chopsticks, how to match clothes, how to eat, how to play polo, how to ride, how to play golf, how to socialize, how to learn encyclopedic knowledge, and so on. Apart from that, I've been practicing my voice every day."
Ding Meng sighed inwardly. No wonder Ji Chenxue looked like a noble. Her temperament had been cultivated since she was young. She was a true member of a wealthy family. Others couldn't learn it.
"It's indeed very boring!" Ding Meng agreed.
"Then what about you?
Were you like this when you were young? "Ji Chenxue was obviously very interested in Ding Meng.
Ding Meng smiled bitterly. "I'm completely different from you."
"What's the difference?" Ji Chenxue asked.
Ding Meng's gaze fell into the distance. "At least you didn't have to worry about food and drink. But I was often hungry. Sometimes, I had to fight with other children for a bag of noodles. Sometimes, I even had to steal or rob. Even when I was better, I had to chop firewood, cut grass, herd sheep, and hunt …"
That was indeed a period of suffering, but it was also an exciting past. Because suffering always motivated people to work hard, and faith always inspired people. The legend of the hero, Dagger, never disappointed those who respected it. Thus, Ding Meng's gaze carried a hint of nostalgia for the past. "But I was a little better than you. At least I had freedom."
Ji Chenxue sighed. "When I was young, my biggest wish was to go out for a walk. Unfortunately, my parents didn't allow it. I only had one chance to go out every year, and it was only for one day. I couldn't even leave the capital."
Ding Meng's eyelids drooped. "Then what's the difference between that and going to jail?"
Ji Chenxue smiled bitterly. "There's really no difference. That's why I tried my best to go out. When I was a little older, my family allowed me to go out for three days. Later on, they allowed me to leave the capital. But every time, I had to be accompanied by Butler Tong."
Ding Meng asked, "Then where did you go?"
Ji Chenxue said, "Planet Noroxing 7, also known as Planet Fieldfield. Do you know that planet?"
Ding Meng nodded. This was an eco-tourism planet that the Empire had only recently developed. In the past, Planet Fieldfield was somewhat similar to the Poison Hazard Planet. The environment was complex, and the vegetation was lush, but there were no living creatures. Many experts believed that Planet Fieldfield had toxins that made it impossible for living creatures to survive. Of course, this theory was later refuted.
Ji Chenxue said, "I've liked to enjoy the scenery since I was young. That place became my happiest place."
Ding Meng smiled. "Your interests are quite unique."
Ji Chenxue revealed a serious expression. "When I was ten, I went to Planet Fieldfield again during the summer vacation. There, I met a savage."
"Savage?" Ding Meng's interest was piqued. "What kind of savage?"
Ji Chenxue said, "She should be a woman. She had very long hair all over her body, so I couldn't see her face clearly. When I first saw her, she was sitting cross-legged on a big tree, resting with her eyes closed."
Ding Meng pondered and said, "I'm afraid she was cultivating?"
Ji Chenxue nodded. "I didn't dare disturb her. During the camping trip, I left a bunch of my favorite snacks under the tree and left."
Ding Meng did not say anything.
Ji Chenxue continued, "After that, I would see her every time I went out to play. Every time, I would leave a lot of delicious food for her. I felt that she was really pitiful, so I decided to leave a lot of clothes for her. This went on for four whole years."
Ding Meng asked suspiciously, "She was cultivating all this time?"
Ji Chenxue said, "Yes. Later on, I became familiar with her. Although she never spoke, I always felt that she was very amiable. She wasn't as dirty as she seemed on the surface. Sometimes, when I was wronged, I would run under the tree to talk to her …"
Ding Meng said, "She never came down from the tree?"
Ji Chenxue said, "And she never spoke, but I felt that she could understand everything I said."
Ding Meng laughed bitterly. "That's really bizarre."
Ji Chenxue said seriously, "When I was sixteen, I had my coming-of-age ceremony. My family was preparing to send me to the Imperial Planet to study music. I ran to Planet Fieldfield to say goodbye to her, but that time, she came down from the tree and gave me a bag of wild fruits."
Ding Meng frowned. "Wild fruits?"
Ji Chenxue said, "I only ate one before I fainted, and I was unconscious for three days and three nights. When I woke up, I discovered that I had awakened Origin Energy, and the origin was abnormally strong."
Ding Meng came to a realization. "What you ate was probably the precious Ling Qingshan, and the origin of your Origin Energy should be the Diamond Astral Art. Did she transform you?"
Ji Chenxue nodded. "It was then that I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I could absorb Origin Energy without the Induction Cabin."
Ding Meng said, "That is indeed the advantage of the Divine Light martial artists."
Ji Chenxue said, "But I knew that this kind of thing was too scary, so when I returned home, I had to use the Induction Cabin to cultivate."
Ding Meng couldn't help but sigh. "No wonder you were so strong. So it was because of the Ling Qingshan."
Now, all the inexplicable mysteries had finally been explained. Ji Chenxue's situation was the same as Ding Meng's. First, he had been transformed by the Ling Qingshan, awakened his telekinesis, and then cultivated the Diamond Astral Art. His strength had increased by leaps and bounds.
Ji Chenxue said, "I can't compare to you. You have control over a huge amount of Divine Light energy, but I don't. I only have pure Origin Energy."
Ding Meng nodded. Naturally, he could see that. In the battle between Ji Chenxue and An Ugly Woman No. 2, Ji Chenxue had indeed displayed the martial arts of a human Origin Energy user to the extreme. However, this couldn't be compared to An Ugly Woman No. 2, who was an interstellar martial artist who cultivated both Divine Light and Devil Light. It was normal that he couldn't win.
Ji Chenxue said, "It wasn't until I was twenty years old that I went to see her during the winter break that she finally spoke."
Ding Meng was curious. "What did she say?"
Ji Chenxue said, "She said that she was going to leave and that she would never see me again. Before she left, she gave me her necklace."
Ding Meng's gaze fell on Ji Chenxue's white neck. "Is it this Divine Light necklace?"
Ji Chenxue said, "She told me that this necklace belonged to General Miao Xing and that it had a very powerful absorption and conversion ability. She said that I had to take good care of it and use it wisely."
Ding Meng was really curious. "Didn't she tell you where she was going?"
Ji Chenxue shook his head. "I don't even know her name, and she was never willing to tell me. She only told me two things. One of them was to search for Divine Light energy, and the other was that after she left, if I saw a martial artist who could use pure Divine Light energy, I had to look for Princess Miao Xing's whereabouts and protect her with all my might."
Ding Meng said, "The name of the princess that she asked you to look for, was it Ariel?"
Ji Chenxue was shocked. "How did you know?"
Ding Meng smiled bitterly. He really didn't know where to start. He could only answer, "Because I know where the princess is.
And I was sent by the princess. "
Ji Chenxue was stunned.