Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 62 Before Leaving (Part 2)

(This is a transitional chapter, mainly intended to depict the protagonist's change of heart. I don't know if it will suit your tastes. If you don't find it interesting, please skip it.)

On Earth, in the Jiangnan Base City, beside a beautifully designed lake, stands a colossal castle, over a hundred meters long and wide.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Yang's figure descended from the sky and entered the castle directly.

He had previously commissioned two small C6-level survival bases capable of withstanding attacks from a sixth-tier cosmic-level powerhouse.

One of them was placed at the Super God Training Camp, while the other one was placed here as the parents' new residence.

"Owner!"

Just as Zhou Yang landed, two young men and women quickly appeared in front of him.

Both of them were handsome, and their figures and appearances were very similar to those of Earthlings, except that they had a diamond-shaped scale mark between their eyebrows.

These are two White Feather Clan slaves he bought on his last trip to Qiulong Star. Both of them have reached the eighth level of the Hengxing Star and he arranged for them to serve as guards in this castle.

Under their command, each also leads a 16-person Hengxing-level guard squad, whose members are all at least Hengxing-level 5.

A squad of this caliber is more than capable of sweeping across some low-life planets, and protecting their parents would naturally be no problem.

"Hmm, aren't my parents here?"

Zhou Yang used his mental power to cover the entire castle, but he couldn't find his parents. He raised an eyebrow slightly.

Seeing his expression, the two White Feather Clan guards looked slightly nervous and quickly bowed in reply:

"Reporting to Master, the Master and Madam went to the Bright Moon Residential Area. They wouldn't allow us to follow them, but we have already arranged for four clansmen at the seventh level of the Eternal Star to secretly protect them."

"Mingyue Residential Area."

Zhou Yang was slightly taken aback when he heard this familiar name.

It took him a moment to come to his senses.

"Alright, you can continue your guard duty."

He casually uttered a sentence, but his figure soared into the sky.

A moment later, a streak of light plunged directly into the Mingyue residential area of ​​Yangzhou City.

Walking on the familiar streets of his neighborhood once again, Zhou Yang couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

He has been in this world for a little over three years.

If he had to pick the period in these three years that made him feel the happiest and most fulfilled, it would be the first six months or so he lived in the Mingyue Community.

He had just escaped the loneliness of his previous life and found warmth and affection from his parents here, which made his dark and narrow world bright.

Back then, in order to catch up with Luo Feng, the chosen one, he trained frantically in the underground martial arts hall of Villa No. 186, exhausting himself countless times, feeling both tired and fulfilled.

Later, he became a martial artist, and soon after, he entered the elite training camp. Later still, he successfully obtained the inheritance of Meteorite Star.

His strength improved faster and faster, even leaving Luo Feng, the original protagonist of this world, far behind.

However, he felt inexplicably empty inside.

The stronger he became, the less time he spent at home.

He sometimes wondered, what was the point of continuing his cultivation?

He slowed his pace and walked slowly along the road in the neighborhood, his mind seemingly lost in a daze.

"Huh? Zhou Yang?"

At that moment, a call woke Zhou Yang from his daze.

He looked up and saw a middle-aged man with a somewhat honest face walking quickly towards him.

He was accompanied by a gentle-looking woman, and the two of them were carrying large bags of vegetables and meat, clearly having just returned from the supermarket.

"Uncle Liu!"

Zhou Yang also smiled.

This was his teammate in the Chasing Wind Squad, Uncle Liu Cheng'an.

This Uncle Liu also lives in Mingyue Community and has been a friend of Zhou Yong's father for over ten years. He practically watched Zhou Yang grow up.

Therefore, although he knew that Zhou Yang's current status was extraordinary, he was not too reserved.

"You don't come back often, do you? You're in luck this time. Your aunt and I just bought some groceries. How about coming over for lunch and a drink?"

Liu Chengan warmly took Zhou Yang's hand, and the woman beside him also smiled gently and invited him along.

Seeing the friendly smiles on their faces, Zhou Yang was subtly moved.

For some reason, he suddenly felt an eagerness to see his parents.

He smiled at Liu Cheng'an and the other man:

"No, Uncle Liu, I'll go home and see my parents first, and then I'll visit you and Auntie later."

"Okay, come over sometime! Let me tell you, Mengping idolizes you now, she's always asking you for an autograph!"

"Haha, okay, I'll definitely go! Uncle, Aunt, I'll be going now~"

After exchanging a few more polite words with Liu Chengan and the other man, Zhou Yang could no longer contain his eagerness and quickly headed towards his villa, number 186.

"drop!"

After the access control system scanned Zhou Yang's face, the villa's door slowly opened, and the familiar scene reappeared in Zhou Yang's sight.

In a corner of the yard, colorful flowers are in full bloom.

A gentle woman wearing a sun hat and a white gauze dress is loosening the soil around the seedlings in the flowerbed with a small hoe.

Beside her, a middle-aged man wearing a tight sleeveless vest was helping to prune the branches and leaves.

The two chatted casually as they worked, and everything seemed peaceful and warm.

"Dad, Mom!"

He spoke softly.

"Huh? Yangyang's back?"

"Have you eaten? Come inside with your dad, Mom will cook for you!"

"Come on, let's go inside. Haha, I have to say, you've been making quite a stir lately."

After a moment of surprise, the middle-aged strong man Zhou Yong smiled and embraced Zhou Yang as they entered the house, while his mother, Wang Shumei, went to the kitchen to get busy.

Soon, a simple yet exquisite and delicious meal was placed in front of Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yong even opened a bottle of fine wine that he had treasured for many years.

In fact, once you reach the planetary level, your body can automatically absorb cosmic energy and no longer needs to eat ordinary food.

However, having tasted the long-lost flavor again, Zhou Yang couldn't bear to put down his chopsticks.

After the meal, he asked the elderly couple with some curiosity why they didn't want to live in the spacious and safe new house.

However, the two elders' answer touched him deeply.

"Yangyang, all the relatives and friends that your father and I know are here, as are my flowers and plants. I've been raising them for so many years, and I don't feel comfortable entrusting them to others. I'm always worried about them, and I just can't bear to part with them."

"I'm always preoccupied with it and can't let go."

Zhou Yang silently pondered the words of the two elders, and a layer of fog seemed to gradually dissipate from his confused mind.

"Perhaps I'm wrong."

"I think about leaving Earth in the near future, so I always try to make all the necessary arrangements so that I have no worries about the future."

"But how is that possible?"

"No matter where I go, how strong I become, or how many arrangements I make, this place will always be my concern."

"A kite can only fly freely in the sky if it has a string."

"If the string breaks, then it's time for the kite to fall to the ground."

"And my parents, relatives, and the Earth are the 'threads' that hold me together. As long as these threads exist, I can fly farther and higher without worrying about losing my way."

"So why should we be worry-free? We should be worried about what's to come!"

"This 'worry' is the thread that pulls me along; it's my motivation and direction!"

At that moment, he felt a sudden clarity in his mind.

His soul seemed to have been quickly cleansed, the dust covering it was washed away, and it became clear and flawless.

At the same moment, the Meteor Tears on my chest also shone brilliantly.

In this state, Zhou Yang's five senses rapidly expanded, and a hazy fluctuation appeared in his perception.

These transitional chapters might be a bit bland, please bear with me, gentlemen.

Our cosmic adventure officially begins tomorrow!

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(End of this chapter)