The Captain and Xu Qing soon appeared in a teleportation portal in the inner ring of the Imperial Region…. Similar to the portal Princess Anhai had used when leading Xu Qing and the others from Sea-Sealing County, this particular portal didn’t lead directly into the imperial capital. Before the guard staff at the portal outside the capital could even clearly see who had come through, Xu Qing and the Captain had flown off into the sky.1

Some distance away, they hovered in the air, looking in the direction of the capital. The first thing that they noticed were all the statues lining the capital.0

Xu Qing’s mental state was very different compared to the first time he had laid eyes on those statues. Sighing inwardly, he looked at the rainbow bridge leading to the imperial palace, and far beyond all that, at Planet Ancient Emperor.0

“Finally here,” Xu Qing murmured as he thought back to all the familiar faces he would soon see. He smiled.0

When the Captain noticed Xu Qing’s expression, he shivered with excitement and said, “Say, little Junior Brother, back in that cave, remember what’s-her-face... Yue Dong? Her words made it very clear that she deeply values her sisterly relationships. Given that we set that Feng fellow free, we’re going to have to be very careful going forward.”[1]0

The Captain blinked a few times at...0