My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!-Chapter 1185 - 1086: Long Time No See! Warding Off Evil and Eliminating Disaster?_2
Wu Jie even felt as if the air had dropped several degrees!
It was chilling to the bone!
After a bit of small talk, Tang Xiao said:
"Jie and I are going back to our hometown first, we’ll come back another day."
"Sure thing! Have a good break, you both look thinner!"
Chu Yunxuan gave a faint smile and waved her hand.
Wu Jie and Tang Xiao got into the car one after the other, and Chu Yunxuan didn’t start walking back until the motorcade had left.
A brief encounter, a few words of greeting.
Seeing the one she loved was enough to make the trip worthwhile for Chu Yunxuan. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
At this moment, she was more curious about what Wu Jie and the other had experienced.
If the rumors were true, had they really been to the Jiazhou Continent, to the war-torn Nabigu Continent?
"Alas, it’s a pity that a frail woman like me can’t join Jie on his adventures!"
With a sigh, Chu Yunxuan returned to her car.
The Audi she used to have at Tianyuan was long gone. The Tianwei SUV she now had was a standard issue for middle and high-level executives in the group, one for each person.
The car automatically unlocked as it sensed the approach of its owner.
Noticing the low temperature outside, the vehicle automatically turned on the air conditioning and seat heating.
When Chu Yunxuan sat in the car, the photoelectric sensor embedded in the dashboard used facial recognition to identify her as the female owner. The safety system then automatically switched to owner control mode instead of parking lock mode.
Chu Yunxuan buckled her seatbelt and pressed the start button.
The button came with fingerprint recognition, adding a second layer of identity verification.
"Yunxuan, return to the headquarters building in Science Research City!"
Chu Yunxuan said casually.
"Okay, entering autonomous driving mode now!"
The smart voice assistant issued a clear and pleasant sound.
It wasn’t a synthesized electronic voice, but the voice of the big star Bai Fengling.
Tianyuan Green Energy Auto’s intelligent vehicle network system had recently been updated, and it included Bai Fengling’s voice in its smart voice package.
Fang Qingya, Bai Fengling, Tang Xiao... These beautiful women were so close, so what was recording a voice package to them?
Chu Yunxuan sat comfortably in the car, her mind replaying the scene from their recent meeting.
The Tianwei SUV left the airport, utilizing the vehicle’s high-precision satellite positioning, inertial navigation, and base station positioning to accurately determine its location. Meanwhile, several highly sensitive probes on the vehicle continuously scanned and detected road conditions.
It automatically identified surrounding vehicles, pedestrians, obstacles, traffic signs, etc., eliminating the need for any control from Chu Yunxuan. It could see farther, was more alert, and had stronger safety precautions than any human.
Of course.
Even with such intelligent driving technology, it was only within the Science Research City campus that Chu Yunxuan could let go of the wheel and let the car drive itself.
If it were other drivers, they would still have to remain vigilant and follow traffic rules while using this feature on public roads, not taking their hands off the steering wheel, otherwise, it would be considered illegal.
One of the benefits of not having to drive is being able to rest or even play on the phone without any issues.
Indeed.
Just then, Bai Fengling sent a message with an e-ticket to Chu Yunxuan.
"On New Year’s Day, the movie ’Dynasty War Soul,’ featuring Jie, Xin’er, and myself, will premiere in many cinemas across the country..."
Chu Yunxuan glanced at the message and instantly replied that she would definitely go to the cinema to support them.
Meanwhile.
Even before Wu Jie and Tang Xiao reached their family home, they too received a message from Bai Fengling.
More importantly, Bai Fengling invited them to attend the premiere ceremony at Tianyuan and watch the movie live.
But in such special times, was the Star Federation’s Kill Order something to take lightly?
Therefore, without waiting for Wu Jie to reply, Tang Xiao took the initiative to call Bai Fengling back, saying they were too busy with important matters to return to Tianyuan.
Important matters?
What important matters?
Returning to their family home meant falling into their parents’ clutches, facing endless pressure to have children—what else could there be?
And Wu Jie was right in his guess.
As soon as they arrived at home, their parents stopped the motorcade from entering.
They had set up a fire basin at the gate and prepared willow branches.
"Hurry down and jump over the fire basin!"
Wu Jianguo was shouting loudly.
Wu Jie and Tang Xiao exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat helpless.
However, Old Mr. Tang was watching from a distance with a beaming smile, not even needing his walking stick, which showed that he was in excellent health!
The long-unseen Da Huang was squatting to the side, opening its mouth and panting, as if chuckling foolishly.
"Great luck and fortune, no illness or disaster, may the Bodhisattva bless us, and may you have a son soon!"
As Wu Jie and his partner crossed the fire basin hand in hand, Xiao Yueqin muttered these words while gently dipping water and flicking willow branches.
Then, firecrackers were set off in the yard, bursting cracklingly for quite a while.
"What in the world are you doing?"
Wu Jie was caught between laughter and tears.
"Warding off evil and misfortune!" Xiao Yueqin glared fiercely at Wu Jie and handed the couple six incense sticks, "Go on, hurry up and pray at the altar!"
How could one disobey the orders of one’s parents?
While worshipping the gods and ancestors, kneeling and burning paper money, one had to utter incantations.
And from his mother’s words, Wu Jie learned the reason for all this.
It turned out...
His parents thought that Wu Jie and his wife had been too unlucky lately.
First, Tang Xiao failed to become pregnant and was then kidnapped. Later in Nabigu Continent, they went through all kinds of slaughters and turmoil.
After all the hardships they’d gone through to return, how could they not perform rituals to ward off evil?
And so...
They had gone to the temple to obtain amulets for the couple, instructing them to always carry them.
In between the lines, Wu Jie also sensed another implication.
The couple had been childless for a long time, and the parents were worried about Tang Xiao’s history of killing too many enemies.
After all, during her years as the War King, she had done her fair share of fighting and killing, and even if she killed the most wicked, it was still killing.
Of course, they would never say this outright.
They say no one understands a child better than their parents, and as their son, Wu Jie could clearly see that his parents had such concerns.
Sigh!
In the end, it all boiled down to infertility which had everyone in the family all worked up.
After completing the complex rituals, Wu Jie and his wife wanted to have a good chat with Old Mr. Tang.
But then...
His parents brought them two large bowls of poached eggs fortified with various tonics.
Oh my!
This was only the first day back home!
Could there be any doubt about what the days ahead would bring?
Seeing Wu Jie’s awkward expression, Old Mr. Tang laughed heartily.
"You two just stay at home for a while! Don’t even think about stepping out of this door until you’ve eaten all the chicken and ducks we’ve raised!"
Wu Jie lifted his eyes, forcing out a wry smile.
Evening.
After dinner, Tang Xiao was about to help clean up the dishes, but her mother stopped her.
It was getting dark, time to rest early.
What did this mean? How could Wu Jie not understand?
Having been plied with several nourishing drinks in turns by his father and Old Mr. Tang, Wu Jie was really intoxicated!
Back in the upstairs room, Wu Jie intended to lie down on the bed to rest for a while.
But it turned out to be uncomfortably lumpy.
Upon lifting the covers, wow, there were quite a lot of red dates and longans.
"Come on! Must it be so crazily desperate? Wanting a grandchild so badly, are they going mad?!"
Wu Jie couldn’t help but complain.
Tang Xiao grabbed a bag and started packing up the red dates and longans.
"Thank goodness my dad isn’t here, otherwise it would have been even more outrageous, maybe he would have even drugged us!"
"Damn!"
Wu Jie shook his head in dismay, too exhausted to complain...
