The next evening, Lord Maeda arrived in front of the thatched hut where Xu Chen and the others lived, carrying two left-mouthed fish.

"That Xu Chen, although he looks effeminate, he really has some talent for handling guns! But his body is too weak, and he probably doesn't have much to eat. I'll give him these two fish to replenish his strength, so that he can have the energy to fight the enemy in a few days!" Lord Maeda happily walked into the hut and said, "I say, little Xu Chen... hmm?"

However, at this moment, the hut was empty.

On a mountain not far from this town, Xu Chen, Qingyin, and Star Dance were in the woods, looking at the stone city.

Xu Chen held a long spear in his hand. It looked ordinary, but the gun barrel was strong enough to support dozens of elephants, and the spear tip was sharp enough to pierce through a one-foot-thick iron plate. This was the first weapon Xu Chen had forged using the material recasting method taught by Devol. It was not very successful, but it was already extraordinary.

"Once we reveal our unusual abilities, it is not suitable for us to live among ordinary people. It will only bring trouble," Xu Chen said.

"You're right, Xu Chen. We need to establish a hidden and safe base," Star Dance, wearing a white sleeveless hoodie dress with a long skirt that was split on both sides up to the waist, said. The hoodie dress had red stripes on it.

"First, we need to find a safe place," Xu Chen said. "This generation is already quite desolate. If we go deeper into the mountains, we might be able to find a temporary base. Xu Chen said, his gaze falling on the split in Star Dance's dress.

Star Dance didn't notice this gaze, but Qingyin did. She was wearing a black female ninja bodysuit and a short skirt today, with a mesh bra underneath. However, Xu Chen's gaze was always drawn to the split in Star Dance's dress, which made Qingyin unhappy.

"Star Dance, don't you think your dress is split too high?" Qingyin couldn't help but say. It was understandable. If she could endure it, she wouldn't be Qingyin.

"Huh?" Star Dance was a little puzzled. Xu Chen felt a bit embarrassed and deliberately looked away.

The three of them didn't argue too much. After all, this subtle imbalance had been going on for a long time, so they continued to move deeper into the mountains.

At night, they found a valley with a clear pool.

"Well, I'll go wash first..." Qingyin blushed and said.

"Okay!" Xu Chen watched Qingyin and nodded.

Under the starry sky of the forest, only Xu Chen and Star Dance were sitting on a stone.

"Hey..."

"Xu Chen, why are you sighing?" Star Dance asked.

"Star Dance, ever since the catastrophe in the Sea of Chaos, although it has been a long time, I feel like I'm always running around, one thing after another. Why is it so difficult to find true peace?" Xu Chen looked at the twinkling stars and said.

"Xu Chen, perhaps fate is fair. To obtain true happiness that is truly sweet and satisfying, the journey is full of hardships," Star Dance's tone also seemed a bit down.

"Star Dance, for so many years, I always feel that we can be alone, like this moment of conversation, but it always seems to be just a moment," Xu Chen said.

"Hehe." Star Dance turned around and looked at Xu Chen. The opening of her white shirt with the red stripes revealed a small part of her glistening breasts under the moonlight, which swayed slightly with her breath. "Xu Chen, that's because you are too kind, always trying to protect all of us. Now, aren't we also searching for and saving our sisters?"

"Star Dance, " Xu Chen's gaze fell on the moonlit ravine of Star Dance, and he clenched his fist. "Clearly, I have become powerful enough to traverse time and space, but I still can't save all of our sisters... Although it's not fair to Izayoi and the others to say this, when will this kind of day come to an end? I feel restless, as if I'm about to lose all of our sisters, but until now, I have no clue!"

"When is the end, Xu Chen, you don't know, and neither do I, Star Dance. I'm just... just..." Star Dance couldn't continue speaking for some reason. She turned around and looked at the flowing stream, a tear falling from her eye like a star, gently descending. "In the beautiful scenery, in your eyes and mine, it seems only desolate like moonlight. You are too kind, too sincere, always worrying about every sister, but have you overlooked the person in front of you..."

"Star Dance..." Although Xu Chen only saw Star Dance's deep purple hair under the starlight, her tone at the end made Xu Chen's heart ache. Star Dance was crying!

Strong, wise, mature, and carefree like Star Dance, she was actually shedding tears!

Yes! She followed Xu Chen through thick and thin, endless adventures, but what did she gain?

"Star Dance..." Xu Chen wanted to rush over and hold her, but for some reason, he couldn't move. He owed her too much, what right did he have, what courage did he have, to protect her, to comfort her, to feel her warmth.

But...

Even so, he couldn't bear to see her cry alone!

Xu Chen leaned against Star Dance, lifting her hair with one hand. Immediately, a mature and fragrant scent of a woman wafted over, and Xu Chen leaned in and kissed her earlobe.

"Mmm..." The sad yet mature sister had a different reaction, "Don't... do this. You clearly don't have this feeling, you care about those lost sisters, don't you." Star Dance whispered.

"Yes, but... Star Dance, right now I want to make you happy." Xu Chen said as he leaned to the side, bending down in front of Star Dance, looking at her plump and moist lips, with a hint of starry gloss. Xu Chen kissed her.

Star Dance trembled all over, resisting and hesitating, but in the end, she didn't firmly push Xu Chen away.

Xu Chen could feel the soft and moistness of Star Dance's lips, but it seemed like he also tasted the coldness of her sadness in her heart.

Why did he make such a gentle and radiant big sister so sad? How could he make her forget this sadness? Xu Chen didn't know, but he wanted to find out, he wanted to explore.

For some reason, after just two minutes of kissing, Xu Chen felt that although Star Dance still had a red face and a slightly disappointed look, there was a sense of joyous warmth beneath her hair that stuck to her cheeks. Of course, this might just be Xu Chen's imagination.