Chapter 18 A New Beginning

Meng Tian looked at the girl with the radiant smile, feeling that her smile was the most beautiful thing in the world, so beautiful that it felt unreal.

"Senior Sister?" Meng Tian said hesitantly.

"Minister Yu, you can leave first." Xu Lixing glanced at Yu Li. Yu Li bowed slightly and retreated, leaving only Xu Lixing and Meng Tian in the office. Xu Lixing smiled and got up, walking closer to Meng Tian. "Aren't you going to thank me?"

"Senior Sister, how did you find me?" Meng Tian looked at Xu Lixing.

"When I asked about your real situation, you went offline and disappeared for several days, and you didn't reply to my messages." Xu Lixing pouted. "I thought you wanted to break up, but even if you did, you couldn't just disappear like that. So I tried to investigate... Meng Tian Qingyuan, a 35-year-old seventh-order Starry Sky lifeform, is relatively easy to find."

Meng Tian looked at Xu Lixing, his eyes full of gratitude, and gave a respectful bow.

"Don't do that." Xu Lixing said quickly.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Meng Tian's eyes were red. "I once thought that I would be controlled by that person for the rest of my life, never seeing hope."

"It's hard for you to resist him." Xu Lixing sighed. "I relied on the power of the group and the power of my dad to make him obediently hand you over."

"Your dad?" Meng Tian was slightly puzzled.

"Let me introduce myself." Xu Lixing smiled. "My real name is Xu Lixing, the second executive officer of Limo Group! The first executive officer is my mom. My dad is Xu Jingming, also known as Wu Ming."

"Lord Wu Ming?" Meng Tian certainly knew.

A governing elder of the Wu Hook Star Alliance! A prominent figure in the entire human race of the universe!

Senior Sister is actually Lord Wu Ming's daughter?

"By the way, the group spent 5 billion cosmic coins to buy out your and your father's contract." Xu Lixing said, "I will replenish this money to the group. As for your buyout contracts, they will all be terminated. From today onwards, Junior Brother, you are completely free! You are not bound by any contracts. You can do whatever you want, according to your own wishes."

"Of course, you've taken on a debt." Xu Lixing smiled. "You owe me 5 billion cosmic coins, and as for the interest, you can decide."

Meng Tian was stunned, standing there blankly.

"Freedom? Do whatever I want?" Meng Tian murmured.

Since birth, Meng Tian had never felt this way. Before, he thought he was going from Hai Yong's control to Limo Group's control. Perhaps the treatment and environment would be much better, but he still had to obey Limo Group.

But Senior Sister terminated all the contracts.

"I'm free." Meng Tian murmured, tears welling up in his eyes, but they disappeared instantly. He looked up at Xu Lixing, grinning with unprecedented joy. "Senior Sister, I owe you 5 billion! I will definitely pay you back, and I will pay the interest too. Thank you, Senior Sister!"

"What are you planning to do in the future?" Xu Lixing asked with a smile.

"My first step is to break away from the Qingyuan family." Meng Tian said without hesitation. "Senior Sister, can I immigrate to the Blue Star civilization?"

"Of course, the Blue Star civilization welcomes outstanding talents to immigrate. You can become a seventh-order Starry Sky lifeform at the age of 30. With such talent… in the Hunter Universe, no civilization would reject you." Xu Lixing said with a smile.

"Then I will immigrate to the Blue Star civilization." Meng Tian said, "After that, I will work hard and earn money to repay my only creditor."

Xu Lixing smiled. "Then, are you willing to be my boyfriend in reality?"

"As long as Senior Sister doesn't mind my humble status, I would naturally be more than happy." Meng Tian looked at Senior Sister. "I will also work hard, striving to become an Origin lifeform, so I can be worthy of Senior Sister."

From this day on, Meng Tian truly began to live for himself! And he wanted to be worthy of Senior Sister!

"I like your confidence." Xu Lixing smiled. "However, let's get to know each other slowly. You can know a person's face, but not their heart. I need to observe you carefully."

"Senior Sister is welcome to observe and assess me in every way." Meng Tian said.

The current Meng Tian was not as lazy as he used to be, but had a sharper edge.

"Alright."

Xu Lixing was quite satisfied with Meng Tian's response. "Now that you are free, is it up to me to arrange your residence, or will you decide for yourself?"

"It's very simple through the internet." Meng Tian said, "I will take care of it quickly myself."

"Hurry up, you haven't been online for days, and Master has asked me several times." Xu Lixing urged. "Take care of the residence issue and get online as soon as possible."

…

Meng Tian quickly left the Limo Group headquarters building. Standing in the plaza of the building, Meng Tian looked up at the towering structure, his eyes full of anticipation.

"From today onwards, it's a new life." Meng Tian said silently.

He was well aware of the gap between his status and Senior Sister's. She was Wu Ming's daughter! And himself? Merely one of countless people nurtured in a biological womb. Even if Senior Sister's parents didn't agree, Meng Tian would understand.

Meng Tian felt that Senior Sister had already given him so much! She gave him freedom and gave him a future! This was far beyond marriage.

Even if he couldn't be with Senior Sister in the future, he would be satisfied and grateful.

"First, strive to become an Origin lifeform." Meng Tian said silently.

After regaining his freedom, Meng Tian's motivation was much stronger. He felt that, with Senior Sister's status, he had to become an Origin lifeform... to have the confidence to propose.

Meng Tian opened the light screen and quickly began to purchase real estate and a virtual room online.

******

Virtual World Network.

In Li Miaomiao's personal space, she was sitting by the beach waiting. Suddenly, a figure descended beside her, it was Xu Jingming.

"Miaomiao, what's the matter that's so urgent?" Xu Jingming asked with a smile.

He was currently digesting the gains from his first viewing of the 'Space-Time Stardust'. Digestion required a relatively long time, but it was still easy to spare a wisp of consciousness to maintain one or two avatars in the virtual world.

"We know the real situation of our daughter's boyfriend." Li Miaomiao said anxiously.

"Oh? What's the situation?" Xu Jingming asked with a smile.

"Take a look."

Li Miaomiao handed a file to Xu Jingming.

Meng Tian's immigration application was approved in less than an hour, and he now resided on Blue Star. Li Miaomiao naturally quickly learned the detailed information and hastily contacted her husband.

"His origins are quite difficult." Xu Jingming said as he looked at the file.

"There are now over a billion people on Yanquan Star. Counting those who have died over generations, that Hai Yong Qingyuan has billions of children. This Meng Tian is just one of them." Li Miaomiao said, "Internal competition on Yanquan Star is extremely fierce and cruel. They are competing from birth. I am very worried that Meng Tian, who grew up in this twisted competitive environment, will have a twisted personality."

Li Miaomiao looked at Xu Jingming. "I don't care how talented or capable the man is, but I hope his personality is normal, and I hope our daughter can live happily in the future. But this Meng Tian... may have a twisted heart."

"Don't worry."

Xu Jingming said calmly with a smile, "Our daughter spent ten years with him before, and now he is in Blue Star. In the future, everything in reality will be under the observation of Limo Group. Limo Group has so many top cosmic talents in 'psychology,' it's easy to assess his mental state."

"You can't always accurately determine someone's inner thoughts from their outward appearance." Li Miaomiao worried.

"Our daughter is responsible for a large amount of Limo Group's affairs, she has the ability to recognize people." Xu Jingming said, "You can also have some experts help observe him. I think that's enough. It's just dating, not a big deal."

Li Miaomiao nodded. "I'm worrying too much."

"Heroes are not judged by their origins." Xu Jingming said, "In the countless civilizations of the human race in the universe, there are all kinds of origins! Some are born as natives, some are born as part of a star pirate group. You can't decide your origin. Origins that are a hundred or a thousand times darker than Meng Tian's are very common!"

Xu Jingming didn't care at all.

In these years, he had seen too many life planets instantly destroyed.

Compared to that, what was his daughter's little love affair? So what if she failed at love? It was a trivial matter.

"Our daughter's lifespan is still very long. Let go and watch her grow." Xu Jingming smiled. "Sometimes, setbacks can help her grow."

"Alright." Li Miaomiao nodded. "You're the dad, so I'll listen to you."

******

Within the Heavenly Python Universe, a life planet where Xu Jingming was temporarily living in seclusion.

Inside the study.

Xu Jingming sat in a chair, looking at a large amount of knowledge information on the light screen, occasionally reaching out to write.

"Seeing a complete collapse of space-time within the Space-Time Stardust once has been a great help to me. I have made great progress in many branches of space-time." Xu Jingming said with some emotion. "Unfortunately, the space-time collapse scene is observed from a high-dimensional perspective... it cannot be replicated at all."

"And the space-time collapse itself is caused by high-dimensional power, the Virtual World Network cannot reproduce it." Xu Jingming sighed.

The 'virtual' of the Virtual World Network has its limits.

For example, the 'Primordial Star' phenomenon only simulates some superficial phenomena.

And some scientific experiments can only reproduce some completed experiments. Some new experiments, or experiments that change a certain variable… must be tried in reality.

"I have already mastered the fifth model of the six major source power structure models of life evolution, the 'Attached Space Model'." Xu Jingming nodded. "Now only the sixth model remains—the Snake Ring Model."

"When I comprehend the Snake Ring Model, I will have enough knowledge. My mental power has long been sufficient, and I can try to break through to the tenth level."

Xu Jingming thought to himself.

"The Snake Ring Model is the most difficult of the six major models! I hope I can solve it within a hundred years." Xu Jingming thought, after all, it hadn't taken him more than a hundred years to master the previous five source power models combined.

Xu Jingming continued to study the various branches of space-time, wanting to digest as much of the observed gains as possible.

The more accumulation he had in space-time, the more likely he would be to achieve 'high-dimensional walking'.

Xu Jingming hoped he could take this step, after all, wielding the numbered Primordial battle armor but not being able to use any high-dimensional means was too embarrassing.

Time passed day by day.

More than three months after observing the first Space-Time Stardust, Xu Jingming finally began his second observation of the Space-Time Stardust!