"What do you mean, surrender..."
Chen Shu's mouth was slightly open. He was a world champion now, wasn't he?
"That's what it means, anyway."
Wang Qing smiled and then asked, "By the way, has your academy asked you to deal with the Longyuan matter?"
"No..."
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "I just got back to the country, and I'm only a Silver rank. They wouldn't send me, would they?"
"You? Silver rank?!"
Wang Qing's mouth twitched. "When they're short-handed, they'll definitely send you."
You're already comparable to Gold rank, and you have nothing to do. If they don't send you, who will?
"Is that so..."
Chen Shu nodded and said, "Then I need to go home first."
"By the way, Minister, why can't I get through to you on the phone?"
"The signal in Nan Cang Province has been affected. It will recover slowly."
"Okay."
Chen Shu left the official building without looking back, heading straight for Nan Jiang City with Xiao Xing.
...
In the Anju residential area of Nan Jiang City,
Chen Shu and Xiao Xing went their separate ways upon returning to Nan Jiang City, going back to their own homes.
He arrived at the door and was about to knock when he seemed to remember something.
"Hoo hoo!"
Space around him rippled, and the Space Rabbit poked its head out. Then, its eyes moved, releasing a stream of 【Space Secret Power】 for Chen Shu!
In an instant, Chen Shu vanished from his spot and appeared in the living room.
His father, Chen Ping, was sitting leisurely on the sofa watching television. A glimpse caught his eye of a dark shadow.
"A fierce beast?!"
His expression jolted, and he immediately grabbed the urea bag in his hand and threw it over.
"Huh?"
Chen Shu felt darkness descend. He hadn't recovered from the teleportation yet,
but his body instinctively took two steps back, dodging the attack.
"Dad, it's me!"
Chen Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What do you mean, fierce beast!"
He was speechless. He was treated like a husky outside and like a fierce beast at home. Did he have any dignity as a world champion?
"Son?"
Chen Ping finally reacted and said, "How did you appear so suddenly? I thought a fierce beast was invading!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "Dad, you deal with fierce beasts with this?"
His gaze was strange. While he admitted the item was a divine artifact, it was only effective against humans...
"Son is back?"
His mother came out of the bedroom, her eyes filled with excitement.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Chen Shu smiled slightly and hugged them both.
The three sat on the sofa, with Chen Shu recounting his world championship experiences enthusiastically.
Chen Ping and his wife listened with great interest, faint smiles on their faces.
An hour later,
Chen Shu was just describing how he beat Lin Han when his father interrupted him.
"I say, son, that was wrong of you to use a urea bag on him!"
Chen Ping patted his shoulder, his tone slightly reprimanding.
"Dad, I had no choice..."
Chen Shu mumbled with his head down, wondering if he had really gone too far.
"If it were me..."
His father said earnestly, "I'd just use a knife!"
"???"
Chen Shu was stunned. Was this the part he did wrong?
"He's a criminal. What courtesy do you owe him? Take him down first!"
Chen Ping said, "What power does a mere bag have?"
"Uh..."
Chen Shu scratched his head. Actually, he wanted to say that a urea bag was more terrifying than a butcher's knife...
"Alright, what are you two talking about?"
His mother got up and said, "Son, are you hungry? Mom will cook something for you."
"I'm okay, actually not very hungry..."
Chen Shu said, "I ate before I came back."
"What good food can you get outside?"
His father Chen Ping shook his head and said, "Let's get some pig trotters for our son."
"..."
Chen Shu said, "Mom, just make some vegetable dishes. I've been eating too much King's meat, and it's a bit hard to digest."
"Hmm?"
His father Chen Ping was stunned and said, "What meat?!"
He had given Chen Shu a Silver King skill back then, so he naturally understood what level of fierce beast a King was.
"Just ordinary beast meat."
Chen Shu shrugged and had the Space Rabbit throw out a large mass of flesh, emanating a faint fragrance.
*Slap slap slap!*
Instantly, the little red fish in the fish tank across the room flicked its tail and actually leaped out of the water.
Its eyes were filled with longing as it continuously moved towards the mass of flesh,
but unfortunately, it was too slow...
"So inspirational?"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. He put the little red fish back into the fish tank,
"This isn't for you to eat."
With that, he put the flesh into the refrigerator and said, "Dad, Mom, you can cook it when you want to eat, but remember to only eat a little."
"A King, really?"
His father Chen Ping's eyes widened, feeling that the mass of flesh just now was even more advanced than a Silver King.
"Of course, a world champion's meals are definitely not ordinary!"
Chen Shu smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it tastes pretty ordinary."
"Son, you didn't happen to rob someone like your grandpa, did you?"
"..."
Chen Shu's face was covered in black lines. "Dad, what are you thinking? It's the rewards from the competition. Besides, I wouldn't rob anyone."
"That's good, that's good!"
Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If there were any repercussions, we'd have to run for it."
"..."
Chen Shu turned on the television and started watching Makka Pakka to relax his tensed nerves.
He seemed to think of something else and asked,
"By the way, Dad, why do you carry that urea bag with you?"
He remembered that he was almost bagged as soon as he got home.
"Uh..."
Chen Ping was slightly stunned and chuckled, "Just carrying it for fun..."
"Your dad misses you too much!"
His mother's voice came from the kitchen. "He carries a bag every day."
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu asked, "What's the connection between those two?"
"Your dad insists that he smells the urea, and it reminds him of you being at home."
"..."
Chen Shu's expression froze. Was it really that absurd?
...
In the evening, the family had a joyful meal together.
The warm family atmosphere made Chen Shu feel completely relaxed, without having to consider how to scheme against others or when to deploy nuclear bombs.
After dinner, Chen Shu returned to his room.
Even though he hadn't been back for a long time, his room was still spotlessly clean. The sheets smelled of sunshine, bringing a sense of peace.
"This feels so good!"
Chen Shu lay on the bed and at the same time opened the system's special potion gift pack.
Three bottles of potions appeared before his eyes: a gray Explosion Potion, a red Berserk Potion, and a purple Camouflage Potion.
"More life-saving goodies!"
Chen Shu grinned, put the three potions back into the system space, and felt like he was ready for anything again.