Chapter 86: Return

Last night we fought by lamplight, marching straight to attack the main camp.

The first half was the preliminary and semifinal rounds, the second half was the final and overtime, and naturally the end was a closing wrap-up.

The next day, when they opened their eyes again, they had already changed their way of addressing each other to "dear".

Yao had spent a certain amount of time each day for three years training combat skills, so Yao's physique was excellent, and as a mage Yao naturally had no shortage of healing magic.

So, these minor injuries only caused some bleeding and did not cause her serious harm.

Just after a brief rest, she could walk normally again.

As for Su Qing, Su Qing's constitution was even more abnormal; after a night of laboring in the fields Su Qing was still full of energy, successfully breaking the saying 'only an exhausted ox'.

After that night, Yao had fully grown into an adult, and Su Qing naturally delayed Su Qing's return to DC.

Every day they were together, accompanying her.

And Yao also couldn't bear to be apart from Su Qing for a moment, making Su Qing sometimes wonder if Su Qing had mistaken the person, for Yao was not the future Ancient One.

Really…… being young and not knowing restraint!!!

It's just that Su Qing has strong kidneys and a sturdy body; otherwise he really couldn't cope.

Speaking of those ancient emperors with three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines, how could one person handle so many women without dying early? Did the imperial physicians have some special prescription?

"Hurry..." Yao suddenly clung tightly to Su Qing's neck, emitting a trembling sound.

The thought was interrupted by this; Su Qing came to his senses, quickly focused, and made the final hundred-meter sprint.

On the sixth morning, after Su Qing finished his morning training, he embraced the blushing Yao and suddenly said, "I'm leaving at noon!"

"Mm!" Yao jerked awake, instantly clearing from her daze, she tightly clung to Su Qing's arm, her eyes full of reluctance but she said nothing.

After that there wasn't much to say; anyway, Yao saw that it was still early, and if she seized the time she could still have a few more good moments with Su Qing.

So she switched from defense to offense, actively pulling Su Qing into a few matches.

Just like that, the time to leave amidst the absurdity arrived; Su Qing set out alone carrying the bundle, which was the bundle Yao had prepared for him that night six days prior.

These six days really were just as Yao herself said—she was truly busy, with no time at all to help Su Qing prepare.

After walking several kilometers along the mountain trail out of Kamar-Taj Village, Su Qing found a cave and entered it, preparing to return to the DC world here.

As for the bundle, he intended to make an attempt, to see if he could bring it back.

If possible, that would naturally be the best; if not, there's nothing to regret.

"Bang!"

A huge stone as tall as a person sealed the cave shut with perfect fit.

Su Qing brushed off the dust on his hands, picked up the bundle from the ground, without hesitation opened the light screen, and his thoughts lightly clicked on the three characters "Activated" after the transcend function.

In the next moment, still nothing happened.

Seeing no change in the cave, he lifted his foot and took a step forward.

As the saying goes, a step away is like the distance between heaven and earth.

Su Qing's this step is the distance between worlds.

At the instant his right foot touched the ground, he returned to the basement where he had been before leaving.

"I'm back."

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Su Qing exhaled a mouthful of stale air, lowered his brows slightly, and saw that his hands were empty—the bundle had not been brought back.

Since there was a result, there was nothing more to think about.

Su Qing opened the dust-sealed iron door of the basement, looked outside, and saw that a thick layer of dust had settled on the furniture, with spiderwebs covering the corners so densely they could catch mice.

Checking the lock showed no signs of forced entry, indicating that no one had come here during the time he was away.

Worried about the two women's safety, Su Qing took out the prepared clothes from the wardrobe, changed into them, and opened the door that had been shut for a long time.

Afterwards he hurried all the way and finally arrived home.

But when Su Qing pushed open the door, he found the house empty, with not a single person in sight.

That was really helpless.

Lu Si most likely really followed Diana to Europe!

Otherwise...

No, the mother-in-law isn't there either; Lu Si went to Europe, she couldn't possibly have gone to Europe too!

With no one at home, Su Qing had nothing to ask, so he could only go to Wall Street to check the situation.

Having previously made money from oil, Su Qing was not stingy, directly spending a large sum of US dollars on the prime real estate of Wall Street to set up several offices, re-establishing a financial company—the Umbrella Investment Group.

This company's main purpose was to prepare for future harvesting of leeks.

Of course, whenever he saw a familiar company, Su Qing would also put up some US dollars to invest a bit, no matter how much, to snatch some shares to hold in hand.

Su Qing came to a roadside stop, and immediately a keen-eyed coachman pulled over to the side.

After he got on the carriage and settled, the coachman then asked, "Sir, where to?"

Su Qing said: "Wall Street!"

The coachman said nothing, just nodded, then flicked the whip to drive the horse forward.

The carriage traveled through the streets of New York; Su Qing watched along the way and found no problems, society remained peaceful, only occasionally seeing recruitment posters posted on roadside walls.

Upon closer look, both the army and navy were recruiting, with decent pay, much better than ordinary work.

Remembering that in 1917, the United States declared war on the German Alliance; the time isn't far off.

"Sir, we've arrived." the coachman said, pulling the reins.

Su Qing got off the carriage, paid the fare, then went upstairs, turned right, and arrived at the company.

The company's front desk, seeing someone enter the company, immediately put on a professional fake smile and said:

"Hello, may I help you?"

"I'm looking for your boss!" Su Qing said.

"Sorry, our boss isn't here." The receptionist replied apologetically, then asked: "Sir.."

She hadn't finished speaking when a voice interrupted: "Su Qing, you're back."

Su Qing followed the sound and saw his mother-in-law, Mrs. Bukete, walk in from outside.

"Su.." The receptionist froze, then realized, hurriedly apologizing: "Boss, I didn't know, I'm new."

Su Qing waved his hand, turned to his mother-in-law and asked: "Where is Lu Si?"

Mrs. Bukete replied: "Well, she went to Europe with Dai An Na!"

Hearing this, Su Qing sighed inwardly; the thing he least wanted to happen still came true.

He continued asking: "How long have they been gone?"

"Half a year." Mrs. Bukete thought for a moment, then said: "Originally, Dai An Na had wanted to go the previous year, but Lu Si stopped her. Half a year ago, a letter arrived, and then Lu Si and Dai An Na went to Europe together."

Saying this, she sighed and complained: "Lu Si really, hasn't come back after such a long time.."

"Have you heard from them in the past six months?" Su Qing interrupted her complaint, asking.

"Yes, she sends a letter back every month."

"Did she say where they are?"

"She said, they're in Hungary!"