CH 117.3

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The power of a mother’s love was formidable. Fueled by her overwhelming negative emotions towards Chu Rong, Mi Lai managed to surpass Chu Rong, delivering her most decisive and ruthless blows since birth, ending this trial and venting session with a heavy punch.

“Too weak. If you want to marry your sweetheart, wait until you can beat me and Qiao Yi.”

Mi Lai pulled back her fist, mixing Dwarven language into her lingua franca, leaving a harsh remark. She pushed her long hair back, stomping heavily as she walked away from the training ground, leaving behind a large area of damaged ground and walls. Her departure was dignified and domineering, stunning everyone who witnessed her display of brutality.

Chu Yan, awestruck by her revealed ferocity, quickly stepped aside as she approached, even sheepishly offering her a handkerchief as she passed by.

Mi Lai halted, looking him up and down, snorting softly, and reached out to take the handkerchief.

After watching her leave, everyone turned their heads back to Chu Rong, who was still sitting on the ground. Their expressions were strange, their gazes complex — this was the first time, the very first time they had seen their leader dodge and still be pressed down by someone else.

Qiao’s mother appeared delicate and youthful, but unexpectedly strong, especially in combat. She seemed like a natural-born fierce beast, her attacks tinged with a bloodthirsty taste.

What was even more frightening was her short figure, making it difficult once she stuck to someone. Moreover, she was a woman. Chu Rong, in order to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor, hesitated slightly in his attacks, almost being completely dominated.

Chu Yan recalled the painful days when he was rubbed into the ground by Chu Rong in the past, looking at Chu Rong now with bruised lips, messy hair, and tattered clothes. He couldn’t help feeling a bit of schadenfreude rising in his heart. He approached eagerly, concerned, “Erge, how are you? Do you need to go to the infirmary?” His tone unintentionally carried a hint of elation.

Chu Rong turned his head slightly, giving him a faint glance. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up, still supporting himself on the ground, his back straight and his aura still strong. He frowned slightly, stretching his neck and wrists, saying, “Come here, let’s have a match.”

‘… What?’

Chu Yan froze, meeting his cold gaze, his body trembling. Without hesitation, he turned around and ran.

Chu Rong reached out, grabbing the back of his clothes.

After beating Chu Rong, Mi Lai finally felt relieved. She joyfully returned to her room, hugging her son tightly, showering him with kisses. After smearing his face with saliva, she then pounced into her husband’s arms for another snuggle. She then tidied up in her pajamas and refreshedly headed to the bathroom.

Qiao Zhiya watched her disappear into the bathroom with a face full of saliva, then widened his eyes to look at his father.

Qiao Yi chuckled, shaking his head. He took out a handkerchief and wiped Qiao Zhiya’s face, saying, “Looks like your mother has communicated well with Chu Rong. The result seems good.”

‘Was that so?’

Qiao Zhiya looked at the bathroom door again, listening to the faint hum of happiness from inside. His nervousness relaxed, and he wagged his tail a bit— ‘Mom was so happy, she must have communicated well with Chu Rong. I knew Mom was the best mom in the world!’

The family of three finished washing up and happily continued watching videos. In the meantime, Zhuang Yu came over once to deliver snacks. Qiao Zhiya was initially puzzled by her arrival but quickly dismissed the thought, happily fluttering around Zhuang Yu, enjoying the reunion.

Zhuang Yu, who had come over with a mission, soon forgot Chu Huai’s instructions. Her eyes were full of curiosity and excitement over Qiao Zhiya’s current appearance.

At midnight, exhausted from the fight, Mi Lai fell asleep early. Qiao Zhiya, who usually kept regular hours, nestled next to her and fell into a deep slumber, his little belly rising and falling, looking very cute.

Qiao Yi tucked them in, kissed each of their foreheads, then lowered the volume of the light brain and sat on the sofa by the window, watching the remaining videos.

After lively videos of engagement and festival celebrations, a long series of live broadcast videos copied from Star Network followed, all titled “Qiao’s Pharmacy Classroom1I don’t remember how I initially translated this. So if it’s different, my apology.”

Qiao Yi’s gaze swept over the serious and restrained expression of Qiao Zhiya on the cover and frowned slightly. He reached out and tapped “play”.

At half past seven in the morning, the flagship landed at the Chu family’s private port. Mi Lai and Qiao Zhiya, still asleep in bed, stirred and were about to wake up.

Qiao Yi set down the photon computer, having finished playing all the videos, suppressing the chill that covered him. He walked to the bedside and looked at the golden young dragon almost buried in a small blanket. Bending down, he gently stroked his head.

Beside him, Mi Lai sensed the movement, drowsily opened her eyes, saw her husband right beside her, happily stretched out her arm, and pounced over.

Qiao Yi caught her, listened to her sleepy “good morning” greeting, closed his eyes and kissed the top of her head, suppressing the intense turmoil of emotions within him.

At half past eight, everyone disembarked, took floating cars in batches, and headed home separately.

Qiao Zhiya was held in Qiao Yi’s arms, looking at Chu Rong across from him. His gaze swept over the bruises around his mouth and eyes. He was about to secretly wag his tail and curl around his wrist when a large hand gently covered his head, and then Qiao Yi’s voice sounded.

“Regarding those Zergs and the black hole teleportation device, I need more information.”

Qiao Zhiya was momentarily stunned, looking up at his father.

Chu Rong wasn’t surprised that he brought this up. He took out a new light brain and handed it over, saying, “Everything you want to know is here.”

Taking the item, Qiao Yi continued, “I also want to meet the Imperial High Advisor who activated the dragon genes in Qiaoqiao’s body.”

“The Imperial High Advisor disembarked earlier for treatment. After settling in, I’ll arrange for you to meet him,” Chu Rong explained slowly, then asked, “Is there anything else I can help you with?”

Qiao Yi glanced at his son and then at his wife, who no longer harbored hostility towards Chu Rong. He said, “After meeting the Imperial High Advisor, I’d like to talk to you alone.”

Chu Rong also glanced at Qiao Zhiya and Mi Lai, nodded, “Alright.”

Afterward, there was silence on the way. Qiao Yi generously handed Qiao Zhiya over to Chu Rong, and Mi Lai glared but did not object, just hummed softly.

Originally, Qiao Zhiya had a lot of questions to ask, but after sensing Chu Rong’s aura, he immediately forgot all those questions. He secretly extended his claw to circulate magic in his body, and discovered that he actually had some internal injuries. He widened his eyes slightly, just about to turn his head to look at his mother, when Chu Rong gently pressed down on his head.

“I’m fine.”

Chu Rong patted his body, soothingly whispered, then took out a pack of nut meat, took out a piece to feed him, and said, “The Imperial High Advisor said that eating more nuts is good for the growth of your claws and scales.”

Qiao Zhiya looked up at him, flapped his wings, obediently opened his mouth to eat the nut, then tilted his head to rub against his palm, once again infiltrating his body with magic to silently heal his internal injuries.

The floating car drove all the way into the Chu family’s residence, and Gu Yan’an stood in the yard personally, waiting for the car to land and open the door immediately. She took a step forward, ignoring Chu Huai and Chu Yan from the first car, and fixed her gaze on a golden little figure flying out of the second car. A smile appeared on her face, but her eyes couldn’t help but redden. She reached out and hugged the little dragon who rushed over, sighing, “It’s good to be back safely. Next time, let Xiao Rong take the risk. He’s sturdy. You mustn’t take such risks again.”

She had already known Qiao Zhiya’s situation from Chu Huai and Chu Yan, and had seen pictures of his current appearance, so she didn’t feel unfamiliar at all at this moment, just relieved that her heart finally landed.

The young dragon flapped his wings and rubbed against her, lowly echoing her words, then flew down carefully to stick to her belly, as if communicating with the baby.

Sensing the familiar aura, the baby immediately moved, and Gu Yan’an’s belly clearly bulged a small area.

“The baby misses you too.”

Gu Yan’an smiled, supported her belly, touched the joyful call of the little dragon, and then fixed her gaze on Chu Rong, who came down a step later. Seeing his face full of color, she paused for a moment, then immediately pretended not to see it and shifted her gaze to Qiao Yi and Mi Lai.

“Welcome home.” Gu Yan’an took a step forward, smiling warmly and releasing her kindness. She slowed down and introduced herself, “I’m Chu Rong’s elder sister-in-law. You can call me Yan’an.”

Qiao Yi and Mi Lai had seen her in videos and knew she was very kind to Qiao Zhiya. They responded warmly to her greeting and introduction.

Gu Yan’an smiled, knowing they might not fully understand the lingua franca. Without further ado, she hurriedly led them into the main residence.

Back home, Qiao Zhiya was very excited. Not wanting to stay in Chu Rong’s arms, he happily flew around, playfully bounced on the old steward’s shoulder, then settled into a basket with stuffed rabbits, rolling around joyfully with them.

Everyone couldn’t help but smile. Qiao Yi and Mi Lai also relaxed, exchanged a glance, and felt their hearts finally at ease.

The atmosphere at the Chu family’s residence was unexpectedly warm and friendly. Such a family atmosphere couldn’t possibly raise bad children.

They gathered for breakfast together. Afterwards, Chu Huai and Chu Rong went to the military department for official business, while Qiao Yi and Mi Lai, accompanied by Gu Yan’an and Chu Yan, toured the Chu residence to familiarize themselves with the surroundings.

Military Department.

Upon arrival, Chu Rong immediately convened an urgent video conference with the generals stationed outside to assess their reconnaissance findings on several subsequent coordinates.

“No abnormalities on Planet C28.”

“A black obstruction slab was found on a garbage planet near Hero Memorial Planet, preliminary assessment indicates there may be a teleportation field or Zerg breeding ground underground.”

“No abnormalities on Planet F07.”

“…”

“The Empire’s new round of cleansing has begun. All garbage planets have been fully sealed off and are under emergency search.”

Neitaxi, the last to report, glanced at the bruises around Chu Rong’s eyes and mouth, cleared his throat softly, and averted his gaze.

His cough drew back the attention of others that had just been diverted from Chu Rong’s face. They couldn’t help but be curious, feeling a tingling sensation, as if scratched by a cat’s claws.

Chu Rong’s strength was widely known, and in all these years, they had never seen him bruised. Now, a brave warrior had managed to injure Chu Rong!

“Truly talented…” they silently sighed, and somewhat rebelliously thought, “I really want to recruit such bold talent into our army.”