Lin Jili frowned and pondered upon hearing this.
Then, an embarrassed expression appeared on her small face.
"This... well... that was an accident..."
It was, in fact, an embarrassing kind of accident.
But Lin Feng was not an outsider. In Lin Jili's heart, she would always remember that Lin Feng had saved her when she was on the verge of disappearing.
Even after regaining her memories, the bond between Lin Feng, Susan, and the others would not disappear.
"Back then, the first time I opened my eyes, I was on a beautiful planet."
"However, not long after my consciousness was born, that planet faced a catastrophic disaster." Lin Jili extended her small hand, and a miniature green planet spun in her palm.
Mentioning the destruction, Lin Jili became a little sad.
Lin Feng's eyes flickered. Looking at the familiar planet, he interrupted, "The Star Tribe?"
"Hmm?" Lin Jili's eyes widened in surprise. "You know?"
"What a coincidence," Lin Feng chuckled. "Yeah, I was just exploring that planet yesterday."
"Feel it carefully. The Cube should have records. The Star Tribe has already recovered its vitality."
Lin Jili closed her eyes. After a few seconds, she opened them again.
A happy smile returned to her face.
"The Star Tribe has always been a resilient race."
"I never expected them to recover their vitality through their own efforts..."
Lin Feng quickly corrected her. "No, no, no. You should say you've latched onto me, this big thigh!"
"That's it? If you're going to talk about it, it was my Cosmic Emperor's energy that revived the planet!" Lin Jili declared indignantly, hands on her hips.
For a moment, it was as if she had returned to her chuunibyou state.
Alright, alright. Although her eyes looked a little different now, it was still difficult to conceal the burning chuunibyou spirit deep within.
"Yes, yes, yes, the Cosmic Emperor is right!" Lin Feng said, shrugging it off, unwilling to bicker with a child.
After all, she was a powerful being in the universe. Her chuunibyou tendencies were feigned, but her power was real. She truly deserved to be called the Cosmic Emperor...
"Tell me quickly, what happened next?"
"What happened next?" Lin Jili recalled again.
"After my consciousness was born, I became curious about this world."
"I was trying to explore my abilities and wanted to communicate with the Star Tribe."
"But soon, the planet was hit by disaster."
Lin Jili suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
She had already gained consciousness then, but she couldn't prevent the disaster from happening.
However, it wasn't really Lin Jili's fault.
"My consciousness had only just emerged, and I couldn't perfectly control my energy."
"If I had forcefully intervened, the entire galaxy might have exploded."
"I knew the bandits were after me, so I decided to teleport away, thereby saving the Star Tribe."
"But I never expected..." Lin Jili's expression grew even more embarrassed as she thought about what had happened then.
Lin Feng watched her rapidly changing expressions with great curiosity.
"Uh, anyway, my control went wrong."
"My consciousness and my physical body were teleported separately... and to different places..."
Lin Jili awkwardly scratched her little head.
Heavens, it wasn't her fault.
Think about it, it's like a newborn baby. In that confused, nascent stage, how could they possibly know how to control the magnitude of their own power?
Sometimes overexerting themselves was completely understandable!
"Mm-hmm-hmm, I understand!" Lin Feng said, folding his arms.
You must be the show-off among the cosmic emperors.
Now, the clues in his mind were complete.
He finally knew what he had encountered in hyperspace.
It was the consciousness of the Cosmic Cube!
He also understood why, despite the Cosmic Cube supposedly having consciousness, it had never responded to Lin Feng.
Damn it, the consciousness and the body had been teleported separately!
If the consciousness had run off, how could it have responded to Lin Feng?
So, he had been yelling at the Cube's body all along!
As for the appearance of the Cosmic Cube, Lin Feng had a rough idea.
It was probably related to Lin Jili appearing on Blue Star.
"And then, you couldn't sense your physical body? And you had to slumber in hyperspace for hundreds of years?" Lin Feng teased.
"Hehehehe, yeah..." Lin Jili smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head.
"Actually, it wasn't that amazing."
"But I still have to thank you. If I hadn't met you, I would have disappeared by now..."
That wasn't a compliment to you! Cosmic Emperor.
Lin Feng shook his head and shrugged indifferently. "It's nothing."
After all, it was his fault that the disturbance had awakened Lin Jili and nearly caused her to disappear.
It was his responsibility to protect Lin Jili; it was his mess.
He just hadn't expected Lin Jili to be the consciousness born from the Cosmic Cube. What a coincidence...
Lin Feng's eyes darted around as he asked, "Now that you've regained consciousness, what are your plans for the future?"
"Plans?" Lin Jili looked at Lin Feng cautiously.
Could it be that he was going to kick her out? That made no sense.
"Can I still live here?"
To be honest, Lin Jili didn't have any grand plans.
Shortly after her consciousness was born, this incident happened, and then she fell into a deep sleep.
She had been sleeping for hundreds of years until Lin Feng woke her up.
In total, she had only been conscious for a few years, and she was still a child.
Seeing Lin Jili's reaction, Lin Feng recalled some past events related to the Cosmic Cube.
After the Cosmic Cube gained consciousness, it didn't inherently possess good or evil.
It was influenced by its surroundings.
When Lin Feng first encountered Lin Jili, she had only recently been born.
So, her current personality...
As he thought about it, Lin Feng's face darkened.
Wanda, Martine.
One was indulgent, the other was supportive.
For the Cosmic Cube to have become this chuunibyou mess,
Both culprits were equally responsible!
Without hesitation, Lin Feng replied, "Of course, you can. There will always be a bedroom for you here."
Out of selfish reasons, Lin Feng didn't want to see Lin Jili leave.
This was the Cosmic Cube, after all!
He suddenly felt fortunate that he had met Lin Jili back then...
"Hehe, that's good then." Lin Jili's face immediately brightened into a smile.
"Then, can I go and see the Star Tribe?"
"I want to see the revived Star Tribe," Lin Jili requested.
This was clearly treating Lin Feng as a parent, like a child asking for permission to go out and play.
Even though, as an independent being, the Cosmic Cube could go wherever it pleased!
But Lin Feng couldn't help but secretly chuckle inwardly.
What was it like to be the parent of the Cosmic Cube?
It was just a bit regrettable that Lin Feng couldn't absorb this Cosmic Cube anymore.
Because she had already become his family...
With this thought, Lin Feng smiled and nodded again. "Of course, we can. How about we go tomorrow?"
"Then now, shall we go out first?"
"Susan and the others must be worried!"