Rebirth Counterattack with Space

"Auntie was persuaded?"

Driving out of the villa, Shitou glanced at Lu Yun, whose expression was filled with delight, and smiled as he asked.

"Yes," Lu Yun nodded with a smile, her eyes curving into crescents, "I let slip just a little bit."

"That’s good."

Shitou laughed. He, of course, knew what Xia Na meant to Lu Yun—she was the person she had privately regarded as a mother in her last life.

"I know that a talent for spiritual power is rare, but I still hoped that there would be more people with such a talent in my family. Who would have thought, huh."

Lu Yun said with a laugh, "I really want to become a true Pharmacist as soon as possible. Once I reach level two or three, I can start creating those Elixirs that assist with cultivating spiritual power and the Physical Art."

"Food must be eaten one bite at a time; haste won’t speed up the cooking of hot tofu, take it slow."

As Shitou continued to drive, he comforted Lu Yun, "Moreover, without supplemental Elixirs, cultivating on your own step by step, solidifying the foundation, might be slower, but it will definitely be more solid than those who rely on Elixirs to improve."

"You’re right, especially at the beginning, having a solid foundation is very important, much like laying the foundation when building a house. The stronger and deeper the foundation, the higher the building can be."

Lu Yun agreed with Shitou’s theory, recalling a saying her college professor once shared with her:

The greater the building one wishes to construct, the longer the foundation must be prepared, often surrounded by walls without anyone knowing what’s happening inside. But then, one day, as if in the blink of an eye, the skyscraper is swiftly erected.

Life and endeavors are similar, when you endure loneliness to lay the groundwork, you might face misunderstanding or even ridicule. However, it’s often only those who can withstand it, persistently solidify their foundations, who ultimately experience their moment of glory.

"In the future, whether our kids cultivate spiritual power or the Physical Art, we shouldn’t let them use any auxiliary Elixirs at the low-grade stages," Shitou said, almost as if making a grave announcement.

"You, always dragging things far off topic, can’t you be serious for a moment?" Even before getting to matters of marriage, he’s already discussing the children’s cultivation, making Lu Yun blush despite having lived a lifetime already.

"I’m serious. How is talking about marriage and children not serious? It’s just that now the law requires a woman to be at least twenty years old to get married. Back in my grandparents’ days, didn’t most of them get married and have children at seventeen or eighteen? Even earlier, it wasn’t uncommon for people to marry and have children at thirteen or fourteen. You’re eighteen already, not young anymore. Back then, who knows, your child might have already been toddling around."

Shitou glanced at Lu Yun, noting her blushing face, and couldn’t help but laugh. When saying "not young anymore," his gaze intentionally lingered on her chest with a look of regret.

"Hmph, pervert."

Lu Yun suddenly felt quite uncomfortable and blushed even more, opting instead to turn her head and look out the car window.

"Heh."

While Shitou smiled on the surface, his heart felt a bit sour. He still had to wait two more years, and the thought of being in a state where he could look but not touch for that time was truly bittersweet.

Before, when they were far apart and their relationship not yet clear, he didn’t feel it as much. Now that they were closer, especially as they spent more time together recently, every inadvertent little action—whether she flipped her hair, pursed her lips, or gave him a glare—could instantly stir up a hot flash within him, making that bittersweet feeling all the more apparent...

But if he had to choose, he would still prefer to be this close to her.

Just a little while longer, once he picks the right people and the Dragon Squad is established... The thought of the two of them then truly sharing a small space, even if they might not be able to be together day and night, filled him with an uncontrollable sense of sweetness.

"At most, it won’t exceed one month,"

"That soon?" Lu Yun naturally knew what Shitou was referring to.

"It’s not that fast. You don’t know, Grandfather and the others practically wish it could be done in three to five days. Everything this time, from personnel to supplies, is of the highest quality. Grandfather also said that if we are going to do it, we should do it to the best, so well that it would leave everyone agape—it’s a formidable challenge."

When Shitou said this, he glanced sideways at Lu Yun, the light in his eyes exceptionally bright, igniting a surge of passion in her as well.

"This time, Grandfather even helped father’s security company by referring a batch of elite guards, all capable of taking on ten at a time. Whether they can retain these people and put them to significant use will still depend on father’s tactics," Shitou continued.

"I feel that once they come, there won’t be many who are truly willing to leave," Lu Yun was not worried at all, after all, our Lu Group provides the best benefits. As long as they are willing to sign a long contract, they also get the best Cultivation Method from the interstellar level ten civilizations. If we can’t retain them with that, what can?"

"More and more outstanding talents will join the Lu Group in the future. As time passes and our reputation for having a multitude of elites builds, these will become our own solid foundation, something money cannot buy in the short term."

Shitou cast a profound look at the rearview mirror; right behind his car was another unremarkable one, carrying the people tasked with protecting him and Xiaoyun. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Not only the two of them, but the protective hands around Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, Lu Aiguo, Xia Yuan, and Lu Jinsheng had also already been put in place.

"Once our own people are truly cultivated, I will talk to Grandfather about replacing the current guards with our own. After all, using our own people gives us more peace of mind, and we won’t have to worry about having no privacy in everything we do,"

"Hmm." Lu Yun nodded without a change in expression after probing behind with her spiritual power. She could never expect that this little probe of hers would cause such a trouble for the people behind her.

At this moment.

The four individuals in the car behind, three men and one woman with appearances that belied their strength, exchanged suspicious glances.

One of the men said gravely, "Did anyone else feel like we were being watched? We need to be alert and check if there’s someone following us."

"I felt that too. Boss, this is no joke; we need to investigate," the only woman said seriously, nodding in agreement, which prompted the man she referred to as boss to frown and nod.

Although the sensation had vanished in an instant, and they didn’t detect any malice, given that they were all specifically chosen for their acute senses and intuition, they had captured that fleeting moment of surveillance.

Remembering when they were selected to protect the two individuals ahead, their superiors had given them a gravely serious order to ensure the safety of the university girl at all costs, even at the risk of their own lives.

To be honest, they couldn’t see anything special about that girl, nor did her family background seem prominent...

But even though they were puzzled, it did not affect their resolute execution of orders.

"What in the world? I can assure you no one is following us," the driver also expressed his bewilderment.

"Better safe than sorry. Stay sharp, we cannot afford any mistakes," the man referred to as boss spoke sternly.

"Yes."

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