Li Yang arrived to find a girl waiting for him.

"Li Yang." Spotting him, Zhou Yao jogged over.

They held hands and strolled leisurely down the street.

Li Yang smiled. "I seem to recall a certain young lady saying that once the Earth’s catastrophe was over, she would marry me. Who could that have been?"

At his words, Zhou Yao huffed lightly. "Li Yang, did you break through to the Law Realm a long time ago?"

The crisis on Earth would be resolved as soon as Li Yang broke through.

"Nope, I just broke through ten days ago," Li Yang said with a smile.

"Then... was what you said still true?"

Zhou Yao looked at Li Yang, her expression suddenly turning serious. "It’s true."

"Good. Then I’ll marry you!" Li Yang said without hesitation.

Earth had now officially made contact with the Cosmos. He was bound to travel through it in the future, which meant they could be separated for long periods.

Li Yang had no desire for a long-distance, interstellar romance. He was determined to make things official with Zhou Yao before heading into the Cosmos.

At his words, Zhou Yao threw her arms around Li Yang, and they embraced for a long, long time.

...

In Shuxiang District, Li Guohai and Zhao Rou were once again bustling about.

"Brother Hai, Yangyang said he’s bringing Zhou Yao over."

Zhao Rou’s face was wreathed in smiles. "We need to prepare properly. Maybe Yangyang and Yaoyao will get married soon!"

Although her son wasn’t very old, as parents, they naturally hoped he would start a family sooner rather than later.

Especially after experiencing Earth’s near-apocalypse. That short month had felt incredibly long to many.

This made her hope all the more that her son would start his own family.

Hearing this, Li Guohai sighed. "Aren’t they a bit too young?"

Hearing his remark, Zhao Rou was instantly displeased. "Brother Hai, Yangyang is the most powerful person on Earth now. I heard him say he’s going to travel the Cosmos. Do you have any idea how far other inhabited planets are? A round trip would take so long. He might leave and not come back for years! Or are you hoping he brings back an alien from some other planet to be our daughter-in-law?"

"An alien daughter-in-law?" Li Guohai thought for a moment and shook his head.

He had seen aliens like Candy before; they came in all shapes and sizes, like snake-people, fox-people, and so on. If his son married one of them, he probably wouldn’t be able to accept it.

As they were speaking, two figures suddenly flew toward them from a distance.

"It’s Uncle!"

Little Tongtong, who was still inside, saw Li Yang flying in the sky and clapped her little hands excitedly.

"It’s Yangyang! He’s back with Yaoyao." Delighted, Zhao Rou hurried outside.

"Dad, Mom."

As his parents approached, Li Yang, holding Zhou Yao’s hand, announced, "I’m going to marry Zhou Yao."

"Get married?"

Zhao Rou froze.

She had only been talking about it moments ago. As much as she wanted her son to get married soon, it had just been a wishful thought.

But she never dreamed her wish would come true so easily.

"Good! Good!"

Her face filled with delight, Zhao Rou walked forward and took Zhou Yao’s hand. "Yangyang, we’ll contact Yaoyao’s parents right away and discuss the wedding plans together..."

With Li Yang now being Earth’s savior, the Zhou family couldn’t have been happier about Zhou Yao marrying him.

The wedding wasn’t widely publicized; only their relatives were notified.

Zhou Yao didn’t want a big affair; just a meal with their close friends and family would be enough.

Having genuinely lived through the recent apocalypse, many people’s perspectives had changed.

However, with Li Yang’s relatives, Shen Xuan from the Celestial Origin Palace, and the other King Level experts who had to be invited, the guest list grew. Then came the well-informed great families, King Level experts from abroad, and even high-level government officials who caught wind of it and rushed over to attend.

The guest list became so long they had to book several floors of a hotel just to squeeze everyone in.

"Li Yang, congratulations."

Shen Xuan strode over, a smile on his face.

His hair was almost completely white, but he was full of vigor.

"Palace Master," Li Yang greeted him.

"Haha, Li Yang, no need to call me Palace Master. If you don’t mind, just call me brother," Shen Xuan laughed heartily.

Li Yang knew that Shen Xuan once had a wife, but it seemed some sort of accident had happened to her.

Hearing Shen Xuan’s words, Li Yang replied without hesitation, "Brother."

He deeply respected Shen Xuan. If not for him, Earth might have been destroyed decades ago. He called him ’Brother’ without a second thought.

"Li Yang..."

Not far away, another person approached. It was the Zhou family’s patriarch, Zhou Guoyu. His face was wreathed in smiles as he looked at Li Yang, chuckling. "Treat Yaoyao well."

His smile was so radiant that the members of the other great families standing nearby cursed him in their hearts.

’That Zhou Guoyu looks so damn happy!’

’Of course he’s happy! Li Yang is now the most powerful person on Earth, a savior to the planet. Now that Earth has made contact with the Cosmos, we’re bound to enter a period of rapid development! Riding on Li Yang’s coattails, the Zhou family is about to take off!’

’Sigh, why couldn’t I have had a good granddaughter?’

They grumbled inwardly, but more than anything, they were envious.

After all, who on Earth wouldn’t want to be connected to Li Yang now?

Elsewhere, a thick-skinned Zhao Qianxing stood beside Zhao Rou, his face also covered in a smile.

However, his smile looked a bit forced.

He glanced at Li Yang in the distance. ’My own grandson has become the most powerful person on Earth! He’s even going to lead the planet into an age of interstellar development!’

’I’ve made countless correct decisions in my life, building the Zhao Group into one of the top conglomerates in Hua Country. But when it came to Li Yang, my decisions were an utter disaster!’

’I’ve stepped back from the Zhao Group and let Xiao Hao take over. But no matter what, my Zhao family must ride even a sliver of Li Yang’s coattails on this new path of interstellar development!’

Zhao Qianxing thought to himself. He had made so many wrong decisions before, but he absolutely could not be wrong about this one.

Otherwise, the Zhao Group might be swiftly left behind in Earth’s new interstellar era, reduced to an insignificant player.

"Li Yang."

Not far away, Qin Shanchuan approached.

With him were his wife and daughter, Qin Yue. Next to Qin Yue was her best friend, Chu Tingting.

When she heard Li Yang was getting married, Chu Tingting had begged Qin Yue to bring her along to see.

"Uncle Qin," Li Yang greeted with a smile.

Qin Shanchuan smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries with Li Yang, but he sighed inwardly.

He had always wanted to set his daughter up with Li Yang. He would have been more than happy to have Li Yang as a son-in-law.

However, both Li Yang and Qin Yue had resisted his arrangements, and to this day, they were only friends.