Interstellar boss, she doesn't talk about martial arts

Chapter 1810 The Stars Bow Their Heads (A Long Chapter of 10,000 Words)
The young woman standing in front of She Zhuyin, upon closer inspection, still looks quite similar to her previous features.

However, after the red birthmark was removed, her facial features seemed to change.

Her already large eyes now shone like stars, and just looking at you seemed to be speaking.

The bridge of the nose is straight like a sculpture; adding or subtracting even a fraction would make it too wide or too short. The tip of the nose is just right, giving the impression that the sides of the nose naturally have shadows.

The mouth below the nose is rosy and beautiful, and the shape of the lips is like a flower petal.

Her skin tone was like milk, with a subtle rosy hue emanating from within.

Her eyebrows, shaped like distant mountains yet imbued with the darkness of night, gave her beauty not the delicate, fragile beauty of a vase, but rather a powerful and striking presence.

From afar, she is a strikingly beautiful woman with striking features; up close, she is quite pleasing to the eye, possessing the charm of a woman with delicate features.

The color is just right, the texture is delicate and graceful, as bright as the sun, and as beautiful as a lotus.

She Zhuyin was captivated by it.

Xia Chujian was also looking at She Zhuyin and noticed that she was still wearing the medical gown used in the medical pod!
Did they just come out of the medical pod and come here without having time to change their clothes?
But how could She Zhuyin accurately position herself?
Oh, and Wu Fu, how did he accurately position himself?
Is there any connection between Wu Fu and my sudden awakening, recovery from my injuries, and becoming a genetically evolved being?
Xia Chujian's mind was full of questions.

She couldn't help but wave her hand in front of She Zhuyin's eyes and say, "Auntie, snap out of it!"

"How are your injuries? Why did you come here so suddenly?"

Then he looked at Wufu: "Wufu, tell me, how did you get through this?"

"Don't try to fool me! I can tell if you're lying!"

At the beginning of summer, he appeared fierce but was actually cowardly, frightening Wu Fu.

Wu Fu's eyes darted around, and he was originally planning to make up a lie.

But when he saw Xia Chujian's gaze fixed on the black and gold round-hat-shaped aircraft not far away, he lowered his head in dejection.

Wu Fu whispered, "...We came here in that flying machine."

Xia Chujian narrowed her eyes and snorted: "...That aircraft can be that fast? From the time I had the accident to when you arrived, were there even ten seconds?"

Wu Fu nodded: "Not ten seconds, only three seconds."

Xia Chujian took a deep breath: "Three seconds? You got here from Mulan City?!"

"What? Your spacecraft can perform space jumps or something?!"

Upon hearing Xia Chujian say "Za Di," Wu Fu immediately beamed, hugged her leg, and exclaimed joyfully, "It's my older sister! My older sister is back!"

"Sister looked so beautiful just now! Wufu didn't even recognize her!"

Xia Chujian assumed Wu Fu was just being glib and changing the subject, so she tapped his chubby forehead with her finger and said, "Stop talking nonsense! Tell me quickly! What exactly happened?!"

Wu Fu looked up and muttered, "...Sister is so smart! That spacecraft really can perform space jumps!"

Xia Chujian and She Zhuyin looked together at the black and gold round hat-shaped aircraft not far away.

They all knew that spacecraft capable of spatial teleportation were extremely rare!

In the entire Beichen Empire, there are only three Bat-type fighter jets capable of spatial jumps.

One of them belonged to the Special Security Bureau, later came into the hands of the royal family, but now it has returned to Xia Chujian's hands.

One of the aircraft belonged to the royal family, but it had been ruined by the late Emperor Tantai Hongyuan.

There was also a small Bat fighter jet, which originally belonged to Huo Yushen, but was given to Xia Chujian...

Now, there's another spacecraft capable of space jumps!
Although this aircraft is really too small!
Xia Chujian glanced at Wu Fu, knowing that his words were not entirely true, but she did not expose him now.

She gently rubbed Wu Fu's head, then looked up at She Zhuyin beside her and said, "Auntie, about your injuries..."

She Zhuyin rubbed her temples and said, "It's a long story."

"I was in the medical ward, and it will take me several more years to fully recover."

"But today, I suddenly felt... a very high-quality energy enter my body and repair my missing essence."

"You know, the reason my injuries have never fully healed is because my very essence has been severely damaged."

"My origin is, in fact, in this universe, incomplete."

"...Because I am not from this universe."

This time, She Zhuyin did not hide anything from Xia Chujian and chose to tell the truth.

Xia Chujian gave her a deep look and thought to herself, I already knew, but I didn't know that her fundamental injury was so difficult to heal!

She asked, "So, how are your injuries now...?"

She Zhuyin nodded: "It's all healed now."

Xia Chujian's eyes lit up: "That's great! We can go together to rescue Huo Yushen!"

She Zhuyin's heart tightened, and she suddenly remembered that at this crucial moment, even Wu Fu was here, but Huo Yushen was not!
She knew about her adopted son.

Given his feelings for Xia Chujian, at this moment, unless he were...

Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed by her side!

So, what exactly happened to Huo Yushen?!

She Zhuyin looked at Xia Chujian nervously.

Xia Chujian then recounted what had just happened.

As she spoke, Wu Fu tugged at her clothes, and Xia Chujian half-squatted down.

She Zhuyin also sat down on the ground.

Wu Fu reached out and grasped the spider lily necklace around Xia Chujian's neck.

Xia Chujian's Xuan Nu Qingyao Titanium Mecha was badly damaged in the battle just now and was put back into the Other Shore Flower Necklace.

After listening to Xia Chujian's account, She Zhuyin seemed to be deep in thought: "...You killed Tayam's true form, but attracted...the oldest being among the ancient gods from beyond the realm?"

"No wonder...you know what..."

She Zhuyin looked at Xia Chujian with a complicated expression: "My injury is from the great battle with that person back then, where my essence was severely damaged."

She Zhuyin didn't mention Asas's name, but Xia Chujian understood immediately.

Her eyes widened, and she instinctively covered her mouth with her hand.

"The one who hurt you... oh no, the monster, it was Azath?!"

She Zhuyin instinctively covered her mouth, becoming serious: "You can't mention His name! He will sense it!"

Xia Chujian disagreed, pulled down She Zhuyin's hand, held it in her hand, and said, "It's about letting Him sense it!"

"Wouldn't it be perfect to let Him come over?"

"So I don't have to waste time looking for Him!"

"We'll wipe them out one by one if they come, and two if they come!"

Xia Chujian released She Zhuyin's hand and raised her arm in a defiant manner.

She Zhuyin was slightly taken aback, then smiled bitterly: "...Never mind, maybe only you would dare to call Him by His name directly, without fear of being detected by Him."

She reached out and gently stroked Xia Chujian's cheek: "...Because He probably wants to avoid you like the plague..."

Xia Chujian remembered the curse that Tayam had given before his death and frowned, saying, "Auntie, Tayam said that I am the one who can destroy them, according to legend."

"But after Azath descended, he tried to take me with him, but then changed his mind and kicked me out."

She Zhuyin nodded: "Because He probably realized that He couldn't take you away."

"The Black Abyss Corridor you mentioned should be a temporary 'guide' constructed by Tayam to bring Azath down."

"Asahi's energy is many times greater than Tayam's."

"However, when He fought me back then, His essence was also damaged, and He fell into a deep sleep."

"And now, He can only descend through the 'guide' constructed by Tayam, which means that His injuries have not yet healed."

Xia Chujian seemed to understand but not quite: "...You can tell that? Couldn't it be that He was conserving his energy?"

"Didn't they say that if their true forms were to descend, the spatial rift would collapse and they would be absorbed by the cosmic boundary?"

She Zhuyin sighed, gazing into the distance, and said softly, "If His injuries have healed, He wouldn't need a guide; He could directly create a wormhole and allow His true form to descend directly."

"This kind of wormhole can connect the gaps between universes, preventing it from being directly absorbed by the cosmic boundary."

Xia Chujian gasped in shock: "He can open a wormhole connecting different universes?!"

"It can't be that powerful, can it?!"

She Zhuyin smiled, a hint of pride in her voice: "Back then... even when I was seriously injured, I managed to create a wormhole."

"It was this wormhole that brought... Huo Yushen and me to the Beichen Star System."

"But after we got here, I destroyed the wormhole to prevent those beings from following us."

"At that time, I was already at my limit and it took me a while to regain my mobility."

Xia Chujian then realized that She Zhuyin's original injury was not only due to the battle with Agas, but also because she had forcibly opened a wormhole after being seriously injured!

No wonder, I've been trying to raise it for twenty years and it still hasn't gotten better.

If it weren't for myself...

Xia Chujian's heart stirred, and she looked at She Zhuyin, saying, "Now that your injuries have healed, can you open another wormhole?"

She Zhuyin nodded: "Yes, but it's not a large wormhole, and the distance is limited."

"What do you want to do?"

Xia Chujian was a little disappointed and said, "I want to go save Huo Yushen."

She Zhuyin was heartbroken and said, "He was abducted by... that kind of being, and I'm afraid he's probably in grave danger."

"I'll go save him, so you don't need to go."

She gently stroked Xia Chujian's cheek with tenderness.

Xia Chujian shook her head: "Auntie, let me go. You've just recovered from a serious illness, so it's better for you to rest first."

She Zhuyin smiled and changed the subject, saying, "Let's go back first... So many things happened on Guiyuan Star tonight, you also need to step in and calm everyone down."

Xia Chujian did not object.

She said, "Then I'll take the Five Blessings flying machine."

"His aircraft is rather small; it might not be big enough to seat two people."

She Zhuyin said, "I can go back by myself, you don't need to worry about me. This distance is no problem for me."

Wu Fu remained obedient and didn't dare utter a single word.

Xia Chujian led Wu Fu into the black and gold round-hat-shaped aircraft and watched as he used voice control to perform a space jump.

Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, they were back at the Xia family manor.

Xia Chujian finally had time to look at the carrier of her quantum optical brain watch.

Countless people are looking for her.

She has caring friends, subordinates, and her only relative, her aunt Xia Yuanfang.

Ordinary people also tagged her countless times on her official account.

The earthquake that occurred in that mountain range was felt throughout the entire planet Guiyuan.

However, without Xia Chujian's order, no one dared to approach that place.

Xia Chujian is now the highest-ranking officer on Guiyuan Star.

She quickly scanned everyone's messages and began replying.

Close friends and subordinates all replied with "No problem".

Then, she posted a few messages on the official account.

[Summer's First Observation]: Tonight, remnants of the Tantai clan, in collusion with advanced extraterrestrial beings, are attempting to devour all intelligent life on Guiyuan Star.

[Summer First Meeting]: The remnants of the Tantai clan have been killed by Marshal Huo Yushen and me.

[Xia Chujian]: Here, I urge the Provisional Committee of the Northern Chen Republic to expedite the trial of the members of the Tantai royal family.

[Summer's First Observation]: The Tantai clan executed anyone with a life on their hands, regardless of age.

[Summer's First Strike]: Article One of the Republic: Equality before the law. The criminal immunity of nobles and royalty is abolished.

[Xia Chujian]: Anyone who disagrees with the above clause will be punished along with the remnants of the Tantai clan and will be executed.

Xia Chujian was extremely ruthless, giving the royal family and nobles no chance to retaliate.

If you disagree, you can have it physically removed.

She didn't have that much time to criticize and educate these people.

Moreover, she now understands very well that being generous and kind to the Tantai family and those who sympathize with them is tantamount to cruelly massacring ordinary people!

Because the Tantai clan can truly summon beings from beyond the realm to carry out large-scale massacres of ordinary people!

Tonight, if she and Huo Yushen hadn't fought to the death, the entire Guiyuan Star would have been wiped out by Tayam!

If billions of people die because of her so-called "benevolence and generosity," then she will have no choice but to commit suicide to atone for her sins.

At this moment, Xia Chujian displayed the calm and ruthless side of a politician.

When she posted these messages, the entire StarNet was in an uproar.

The people on Guiyuan Star finally know where the nightmares, suffocation, and pain they experienced tonight came from!
They all went online to share their experiences.

"Damn! So that's how it is! No wonder I looked ten years older!"

"I had a dream that I was in front of a giant vacuum cleaner. The wind inside was so strong that it almost sucked me in! When I woke up in the morning, I found myself looking pale! I even had wrinkles around my eyes!"

"My grandfather was hospitalized and hasn't woken up yet..."

“My newborn baby suddenly started crying uncontrollably late last night and was barely breathing. He was taken to the medical pod.”

"When I woke up this morning, it felt like I'd been run over by some heavy truck seventeen or eighteen times!"

……

Hundreds of millions of people shared their experiences from last night online, finally making people on other planets realize the seriousness of the problem.

She was initially a bit of a naive, overly compassionate person, sympathizing with the royal family and nobles, and feeling that Xia Chujian was far too autocratic and inhumane...

However, after seeing the personal experiences of these residents of Guiyuanxing online, they all fell silent.

There are very few people who would be willing to die feeding the dead.

Even if they did, they wouldn't dare to speak up at this point.

Xia Chujian had no time to pay attention to the online flame wars. At this time, she had already convened an emergency special meeting and met with high-ranking officials from the Senate, the Cabinet, and the military.

"Everyone, how's your progress?"

"When will the transformation be completed, and when will we be able to announce the official establishment of our Northern Chen Republic?"

Those attending the meeting were all shocked as they stared at Xia Chujian on the holographic screen.

Is this...is this Xia Chujian?!

Where did that huge red birthmark on her face go?!

And how did she become so beautiful?!
If it weren't for the fact that her voice and demeanor were exactly the same as before, everyone would want Xia Chujian to prove her identity right now!

Xia Chujian could tell what everyone was thinking just by looking at their reactions.

She was also very shocked when she looked in the mirror while changing clothes in her room.

Where did her birthmark go?!

No wonder Wufu kept saying she had become prettier, and even wondered if she had been replaced!
If she weren't involved, she would also think that Xia Chujian had been replaced!

However, she quickly figured out the reason.

Because her genes have evolved, and possibly evolved very significantly, her birthmark has disappeared, and she has become more beautiful.

Are the genes more perfect now...?

Xia Chujian didn't struggle or get caught up in internal conflicts at all.

She smiled slightly and said to everyone, "Don't you think I look different?"

"Actually, I haven't changed. I just... just underwent genetic evolution."

"Yes, during the battle with the extraterrestrial evil god, I achieved genetic evolution at the brink of death."

"My current level of genetic evolution should be above 3S level."

"Now, can we get down to business?"

The people in the meeting were all seasoned veterans, but at this moment, they were so shocked that they were speechless.

They all knew that Xia Chujian was already twenty-one years old, three years past eighteen.

But she actually achieved genetic evolution!
Moreover, it is a higher level of genetic evolution than 3S level.

In their understanding, 3S level is already the highest level of genetic evolution. Could there be a higher level than 3S level?!
Many people were thinking to themselves.

Quan Yuxun stared blankly at Xia Chujian on the holographic screen in front of him, his Adam's apple bobbing. He used all his willpower to control his turbulent emotions.

He quickly regained his composure and immediately said, "Congratulations to Marshal Xia on becoming a gene evolver!"

"Our Senate has already drafted a legal framework."

"Right now, we're only looking at the reforms of the cabinet and the military."

Cabinet Chief Quan Juntai also said, "Congratulations to Marshal Xia on becoming a genetic evolutionist!"

"The cabinet reforms are also nearing completion."

"We removed the clause that required accountability to the emperor and instead required accountability to Marshal Xia."

The five chiefs of staff of the military also stood up and said, "Congratulations to Marshal Xia on becoming a gene evolver!"

"The restructuring of our military is almost complete. From now on, we will no longer be responsible to the emperor, but only to Marshal Xia!"

"By the way, we all agree that Marshal Xia should be awarded the rank of Grand Marshal!"

"This is the highest military rank in the empire!"

Xia Chujian frowned: "First, the Republic. We are now a republic, not an empire."

Second, you don't need to take responsibility for me.

"Third, we should establish a new supreme authority. This supreme authority should be elected from among all the people, with the proportion of ordinary people being 60 percent."

"The most ordinary people are those who do not hold any position in any power organ of the Republic and whose family property does not exceed the national average wealth."

"From now on, the Senate, the Cabinet, and the military will be responsible to this institution and report to them annually."

“I can serve as the first president of this highest authority. The president of this body serves a five-year term and can only be re-elected once.”

Xia Chujian clearly expressed his demands.

Because this was the republic she had created, she needed to maintain control within it. At this point, she was the undisputed leader of the country.

So when she put forward these conditions, everyone obeyed unconditionally.

Those who initially wanted to object dared not speak up, considering that Xia Chujian had not only transformed into a genetically evolved individual, thus plugging the last weakness in her career, but also, seeing her ruthlessness towards the Tantai family.

After everyone had expressed their opinions, Xia Chujian nodded in satisfaction and said, "There's something else I want to tell you all."

"Marshal Huo Yushen was actually kidnapped by a high-level remnant species from beyond the realm during tonight's battle."

"I will go to save him right away."

"Before I returned, I authorized Quan Yuxun, Su Buyan and Zong Ruoning to act as my chairman of the Supreme Power Committee."

"Before I return, anything that requires my opinion must be agreed upon by all three of them before it can be implemented."

"If the three of them disagree, it cannot pass."

Her words surprised many people in the meeting.

Because they were unaware that Huo Yushen was in danger.

Quan Yuxun immediately said, "Marshal Xia, could the Special Security Bureau select a member of the Sky Group to lead a rescue operation?"

"Your safety is of utmost importance to us."

It was clear that he meant that Xia Chujian's life was more important than Huo Yushen's.

Xia Chujian said calmly, "No need. The places I want to go are places no one else can go."

Everyone: "..."

Someone couldn't help but whisper, "What if you never come back?"

Xia Chujian said defiantly, without room for argument or assumption: "I will definitely come back."

……

After the meeting ended, Xia Chujian came downstairs.

In the living room, Xia Yuanfang and She Zhuyin faced each other, looking like they were in a standoff, both with livid faces.

Upon seeing Xia Chujian come down, Xia Yuanfang immediately said, "Chujian! Tell me, has something happened to Huo Yushen?!"

"I'll believe you if you tell me!"

Xia Chujian: "..."

Although Huo Yushen is in trouble, why does Auntie's tone sound strange?

She calmly walked to Xia Yuanfang's side and nodded: "Yes, he was kidnapped by an evil god from beyond the realm..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xia Yuanfang burst into a heart-wrenching wail.

She hugged herself, slowly squatted down, and cried out without suppressing her sobs, as if all hope, the last hope, had vanished.

Xia Chujian had never seen Xia Yuanfang so unable to control his emotions.

She looked at She Zhuyin in astonishment.

its not right!
Upon hearing the bad news about Huo Yushen, why did Auntie seem even more distressed than She Zhuyin?

She Zhuyin was in pain, of course, but her pain was like an iceberg hidden beneath the surface of the water. No matter how much it hurt, only a small part of it could be seen, and it had a cold quality to it.

Xia Yuanfang was like that in the past.

She was calm and composed, with the rationality and hesitation characteristic of a scholar.

But now, she's acting like an ignorant woman, practically ready to sit on the ground, slap her thigh, and burst into tears...

Xia Chujian slowly knelt down on one knee in front of Xia Yuanfang and grasped her shoulder.

"Auntie, don't be too sad. I will... I will go and bring him back."

Xia Yuanfang cried uncontrollably, her whole body convulsing violently.

She looked at Xia Chujian with tears streaming down her face, her lips moving slightly, her eyes seeming to hold many unspoken words, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Xia Chujian looked at her and thought to herself, "My aunt is looking at me, and she doesn't even realize that my appearance has changed so much."

So in her aunt's heart, Huo Yushen's status seemed to be a little higher than hers...

Xia Chujian couldn't tell whether she was happy or unhappy.

She wasn't jealous of Huo Yushen, but she was puzzled by Xia Yuanfang's attitude.

Xia Yuanfang held Xia Chujian's hand and nodded repeatedly: "Chujian, your aunt knows this is very dangerous..."

"But Yu Shen... Yu Shen... he really can't be hurt!"

"Chujian, if you need any help, just ask! Auntie will do it for you right away if it's within her power!"

She Zhuyin said with slight anger, "Huo Yushen is my son, I will go and save him myself."

"What's the point of sending Chu Jian? She's not a genetically evolved being."

"Going there would only cause more trouble!"

Xia Chujian: "..."

She gave She Zhuyin a meaningful look.

She Zhuyin clearly knew that Xia Chujian had become a genetic evolver and knew how powerful her genetic evolution level was, but she pretended not to know and used this as an excuse to refuse to let Xia Chujian go to save Huo Yushen.

Because they all knew that rescuing Huo Yushen this time was indeed very dangerous.

It was almost a matter of life and death.

Xia Yuanfang pursed his lips and gripped Xia Chujian's hand tightly.

She looked at Xia Chujian pleadingly, but didn't say anything more to let her go.

She just stared at Xia Chujian for a long while before asking in confusion, "...Are you really Chujian?"

Why do you look so different?

"Where's the birthmark on your face?"

It took me a while to come to my senses and remember that my niece's appearance had changed...

Xia Chujian sensed something was wrong, but Xia Yuanfang's emotions were clearly off at the moment. She also had her doubts, but she didn't say anything directly, worried that it would upset Xia Yuanfang.

She just smiled and patted Xia Yuanfang's hand, saying, "Auntie really likes Huo Yushen so much, she even ignores me..."

"But don't worry, Aunt. Huo Yushen was kidnapped to save me, so I will definitely go and rescue him."

Xia Yuanfang pursed his lips and murmured softly, "But...you're not a genetically evolved being..."

"Since the person who kidnapped him is such a powerful individual, wouldn't it be very dangerous for you to go?"

She finally remembered that she would also be in danger.

Xia Chujian let out a long sigh, straightened her back with a touch of pride, and said, "Auntie, I'm a genetically evolved person now too!"

"Did you know? My genetic evolution level might even be higher than Huo Yushen's!"

"So I'm sure I can go and save him, and get out of here unscathed!"

Xia Yuanfang's eyes widened in surprise: "What?! Your genes have evolved?!"

Then, staring at Xia Chujian's face, she suddenly realized: "...So, the birthmark on your face has disappeared!"

"It seems that your genetic evolution is a comprehensive upgrade and transformation of the gene chain."

"Perhaps your genes are completely different from before..."

Xia Chujian's lips twitched: "Auntie, you're overthinking it."

"You can think about this yourself; I can't delay any longer."

"All the work at hand has been arranged."

"I need to prepare to rescue Huo Yushen now."

She decisively interrupted Xia Yuanfang, displaying a "queen" aura of absolute control. She was no longer subservient to her elders, even if she disagreed in her heart, she would still pretend to be obedient.

Now, if she disagrees, she will say so clearly to everyone and won't do anything hypocritical.

Of course, with her current abilities, status, and experience, she no longer needs to be hypocritical.

She has reached a position where her word is law.

She Zhuyin looked at Xia Chujian with admiration, feeling very proud and honored.

Xia Yuanfang also stared blankly at Xia Chujian.

This was a side of Xia Chujian she had never seen before, but she was not unfamiliar with this kind of aura.

Her cousin and her husband, who was second only to the emperor, were people with that kind of imposing presence.

She Zhuyin also possesses this kind of imposing presence.

As expected of her daughter...

Xia Yuanfang's gaze involuntarily shifted to She Zhuyin's face.

Xia Chujian glanced at Xia Yuanfang, then at the somewhat uncomfortable She Zhuyin, and joked, "If people didn't know our family situation, they would think that Huo Yushen is Aunt's real relative! — Even closer than me!"

Xia Yuanfang panicked immediately, his hands trembled, and his whole body shook uncontrollably.

Xia Chujian was even more puzzled: "Auntie, what's wrong? Could it be that what I said offhand is actually true?"

"Could it be that Auntie and Huo Yushen are both Auntie's relatives on Earth?"

Xia Chujian always believed that Xia Yuanfang's soul was Hua Yixin.

She is Hua Yixin, whose soul has transmigrated into Xia Yuanfang's body.

People who read a lot of short online articles are very adept at and accepting of this kind of thing.

Xia Yuanfang opened his mouth.

She Zhuyin's mind raced, and she immediately said, "At our first meeting, you are truly intelligent!"

"Actually, Huo Yushen is not my biological son. He is... your aunt's nephew on Blue Star."

"He is actually your aunt's cousin's son."

"When Lanxing was in trouble, Yu Shen's parents asked me to protect him."

"Later, Yu Shen's parents died for their country, and I was also seriously injured. In the last moment, I only had time to bring Yu Shen and your aunt to the Beichen Star System."

Xia Yuanfang stared at She Zhuyin in astonishment.

Why doesn't she say that she is actually Xia Chujian's mother?

Those who came to the Beichen Star System from Earth with me back then... there were clearly...

While speaking in a gentle tone, She Zhuyin glanced at Xia Yuanfang without making a sound, her eyes clearly indicating that she should shut up.

Xia Yuanfang had no choice but to shut his mouth.

Xia Chujian is now completely different from before. With her extraordinary mental strength, she can see all the expressions and actions of everyone here.

She saw She Zhuyin wink at Xia Yuanfang, and she also saw Xia Yuanfang shut his mouth in surprise.

There must be some secret they're keeping from her.

No problem, she can "interrogate" Huo Yushen more thoroughly after she rescues him...

Xia Chujian made a face at herself in her mind, but said in a serious tone, "So that's how it is."

"Aunt, since Huo Yushen is your nephew, then he's also my cousin, right?"

"Of course, not the kind where there's no blood relation."

Xia Yuanfang gave a wry smile, shook his head, and said nothing more.

Xia Chujian stopped talking nonsense and turned to look at She Zhuyin, saying, "Auntie, I need to go back and think carefully about how to find the coordinates of Huo Yushen's disappearance so that I can catch up with him."

She Zhuyin said, "This is easy."

“Yu Shen has my bloodline in him. I can use the bloodline to trace and determine his coordinates.”

"Even outside this universe or galaxy, it can still be tracked."

Xia Chujian was greatly surprised: "That's amazing?! How will Auntie confirm it?!"

She Zhuyin looked around the living room and said, "Come to my place, I can show you. Maybe I'll even need your help."

Xia Chujian quickly replied, "No problem!"

She followed She Zhuyin away from the Xia family manor and headed to She Zhuyin's manor to the north.

However, when she and She Zhuyin arrived at the manor gate, they saw Teacup Dog Awu, Little Fat Bird Ayuan, Little Dog Sixi, Little Yellow Chicken Achou, as well as Wufu and Jiuxiang, sitting in a row at the gate, looking up at them.

Xia Chujian felt a headache coming on and said, "Why did you all come here? Aren't you going back?"

Wufu was the first to rush over, grabbing one of her legs and saying, "Wherever you go, Sister, Wufu will go too!"

Xiao Jiuxiang rushed over and grabbed her other leg, saying indistinctly, "...Where are you going!"

Next came Awu the teacup dog, Ayuan the chubby little bird, Sixi the puppy, and Achou the little yellow chick, all of whom said in unison, "Wherever our sister goes, we'll go too!"

Xia Chujian: "..."

She Zhuyin looked at the group of little ones and said with a smile, "It's our first meeting. We'll talk about it later. Don't be in such a hurry to refuse."

Xia Chujian swallowed the words that were about to come out.

She Zhuyin opened the gate to the manor, and everyone went into the living room together.

Right in the middle of the living room, She Zhuyin said, "No matter what happens later, if you are not afraid, your older sister will consider taking you with her."

"If... you're scared, that's okay. Just eat and drink well here and wait for your older sister to come back."

Wu Fu led a group of children to sit on the long sofa, staring intently at She Zhuyin, and said, "Auntie, quickly find Huo Shuai!"

She Zhuyin: "..."

These little guys are really something else!
……

In Huo Yushen's living room, the bright light suddenly dimmed.

It was the kind of blackness where not a single ray of light could be seen.

They seemed to have existed since time immemorial, or as if a veil had been lowered over the world before them.

In the blink of an eye, the scenery around them changed.

The place they were in no longer seemed to be the lavish and beautifully furnished living room of the Huo family, but rather... in the boundless starry sky.

One by one, faint starlight appeared around us.

The universe is silent, and the light of a star is but a faint spark in the darkness of billions of light-years.

In a silent star field, a huge figure suddenly swept by.

He was shrouded in a vast star mist, his form both ethereal and real, his long body winding like the curves of the Milky Way itself.

When its wings are spread, it can traverse planetary orbits.

Each wave stirs up ripples of dark matter, distorting the starry sky and rendering everything malfunctioning.

The enormous figure's eyes, like two cold, burning suns, illuminated the void, yet carried no warmth whatsoever.

Its gaze sweeps across the stars, stripping away the disguise of light and forcing out the life force hidden deep within the starry sky, inch by inch.

Right above this body stood the figure of a woman.

No one could see the woman's face clearly, but everyone felt in their hearts that this was She Zhuyin...

She stood there calmly, as if a goddess had descended and was surveying the cosmos.

A series of low, mournful cries came from deep space, like the sobs of stars or the gravitational roar of the edge of a black hole.

Along with the cry, beams of red light shot out from the figure's eyes, instantly filling the entire starry sky.

It looks like they're searching for something.

And in some hidden, deepest place, at this moment, a pulse of blood was felt emanating from His lair.

That was something I had sensed millions of years ago, a bloodline imprint.

This is Azath's stronghold.

He snorted somewhat displeasedly, lazily conjured a tentacle, and with a snap, severed the bloodline connection.

"Ah—!" She Zhuyin was caught off guard, as if someone had suddenly stabbed her in the chest!

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the massive body beneath him began to writhe violently, stirring up the nebula and affecting the magnetic field.

Xia Chujian and the little ones around her all felt a wave of dizziness.

She Zhuyin took a deep breath and said, "...My bloodline connection has been severed."

Xia Chujian's heart stirred.

She also fed Huo Yushen her blood. Could it be that she could also find Huo Yushen through this "bloodline connection"?

However, she had never done such a thing before, nor did she have time to ask She Zhuyin for advice.

At that moment, she made a decisive move, closed her eyes, and sank into the depths of her mind, where she saw the realm deep within her consciousness.

"Go, trace my bloodline... find the person who once absorbed my bloodline."

In an instant, the overwhelming golden spider lilies in her consciousness shone with dazzling light.

Just like the red light emanating from the eyes of that enormous figure, Xia Chujian's eyes also emitted rays of even smaller, but brighter, golden light!

They disappeared into the depths of the universe as soon as they appeared, their whereabouts unknown.

Xia Chujian was a little apprehensive, unsure if this method would work.

But in the unseen depths of the universe, where those seemingly tiny golden rays of light passed, the stars seemed to give way, bowing their proud heads!

The star trails trembled with fear, and even the void itself cracked open in response.

Soon, those golden rays passed through the spatial barrier and disappeared into a starry sky, seemingly in sync with the universe.

In the next instant, at the deepest point where two universes meet, an energy core existing outside the universe was firmly locked by this golden light.

In the same place, a tiny golden dot rises slowly from the deepest part of the boundary between universes.

It merged with the golden rays of light spreading from the front.

In the depths of Xia Chujian's consciousness, a coordinate location suddenly lit up.

Xia Chujian's eyes widened.

In the darkness, she actually saw a place!
There was also the vast, boundless shadow of chaos, and the extremely unsettling confusion and babbling.

　This chapter is already a lengthy one of over 10,000 words. The next chapter will be released at 8:30 AM on the 29th.

　　(End of this chapter)