Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 386 - 372 Desperate Fight

Chapter 386: Chapter 372 Desperate Fight

Lu Yun, knowing that after this outing they would focus on cultivation and strengthening their combat abilities, and that the chances to come out again would be sadly infrequent, took the opportunity of this rare occasion to treat it as a vacation with Shitou. The two collected a variety of aquatic creatures such as fish, clams, lobsters, crabs, and other seafood.

Of course, the area where the pair collected various creatures, mainly fish, was not limited to the South Sea.

Lu Yun said confidently to Shitou, "There’s no such thing as a calamity that picks on just one person. With the world’s oceans being so vast and having this submarine that can move quickly underwater, we have no reason to collect marine life only from one area; otherwise, we might accidentally deplete the local wildlife and actually become a calamity, right?"

Shitou ultimately couldn’t out-argue Lu Yun, and upon further thought, he found her reasoning sound. As a result, their "vacation" time stretched from the initially planned one or two days to an entire week.

During that week, they were incredibly busy. In order to visit more places and collect more items, they pushed themselves hard. Their round-the-clock activities weren’t limited to underwater exploration across the oceans—they even landed on uninhabited islands several times...

When tired or exhausted, they would simply meditate to cultivate for a bit, and even their cultivation sessions were kept short to save time. After all, everyone still thought they were under the sea, so they naturally couldn’t stay on the surface for too long, or the people waiting onshore would become anxious and upset, wouldn’t they?

Therefore, by the time they returned to the small island they had agreed on with Zhan Hongtao and Zhuang Jun, both Lu Yun and Shitou were visibly worn out.

"Boss, did you guys really have to go all out like this?"

Seeing Lu Yun and Shitou come ashore, everyone who had stayed behind on the deserted island was taken aback. Zhuang Jun, always direct, couldn’t help but blurt out his concern first.

"Zhan Hongtao, contact the helicopter. The rest of you, pack up. We’re heading straight back to the Capital City now," Shitou instructed Zhan Hongtao and the others, then raised an eyebrow at Zhuang Jun, "Is this what you call going all out? Seems like you’ve been too idle lately, complaining that the training isn’t intense enough, huh?"

"No, no, I didn’t mean that at all. Boss, I was just worried that Sister-in-law was overdoing it. This might be nothing for you, but for Sister-in-law... of course, it’s nothing for her, either."

Zhuang Jun hastily waved his hands and smiled awkwardly at Shitou, about to comment on how women might not have the same physical strength as men, when he suddenly felt a tingling sense of danger as if he were being targeted by something threatening. Looking up, he caught Lu Yun’s mockingly amused gaze, and it seemed as though he was a rabbit suddenly in the sights of a fierce beast.

It was then that Zhuang Jun suddenly remembered that Lu Yun had also underwent the medicinal baths. Although she never displayed her true strength, the fact that she could accompany their leader underwater for several days each time, and now that she gave him this dangerous sensation, suggested that her hidden abilities were probably not weak...

Startled, he quickly changed his tune, laughing sheepishly all the way.

Lu Yun, seemingly pleased but without showing it openly, withdrew the psychic pressure she had directed solely at Zhuang Jun. The others, curious about Zhuang Jun’s sudden shift, mistakenly thought it was Shitou’s intimidating presence that had brought about the change.

What exactly happened at the bottom of the sea, and the specific mission that Shitou and Lu Yun went down for, all involved secrets. Not a single person present had the right to know or even ask a question about it, so upon hearing Shitou’s orders, everyone, including Zhuang Jun, briskly went about their tasks, daring not to speak another word.

Returning to the Capital City once more, this time Lu Yun did not accompany Shitou to Old Master Pei’s office. Since the Lu Family had not yet returned from Yushu Village, she was escorted back to the courtyard alone.

Upon entering, Zhang Min, carrying Pei Xin, came over at the news of her arrival and couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear upon seeing Lu Yun. After she gave Lu Yun a thorough look, and saw her weary face, she immediately felt distressed, "Look at you, how long has it been since you last had a good sleep? You’ve lost so much weight all of a sudden; did you come back right after a mission? Sigh, it’s really not the same as being at home."

Zhang Min glanced towards the entrance, and not seeing Shitou’s figure, she realized he probably wouldn’t be back anytime soon, and couldn’t help but sigh, "You must have gone on a mission with Shitou. Tsk, women are really being used like men.

Women were treated like men, men like beasts of burden.

Lu Yun couldn’t help but chuckle, "Grandma, I might look a mess on the outside but I’m actually feeling quite spirited, not tired at all and full of energy."

"Don’t push yourself, those dark circles under your eyes are so clear, you could compete with a giant panda. Xiaoyun, you go upstairs and have a comfortable bath, and I’ll personally make you a bowl of noodles. After your bath and noodles, get some good sleep, and don’t worry about meal times or anything, just sleep till you naturally wake up.

No matter when you wake up, don’t worry, just go downstairs to the kitchen, and even in the middle of the night, I guarantee there will be warm and delicious food waiting for you."

Zhang Min glanced at the dark circles under Lu Yun’s eyes and pursed her lips, not believing her "ghost stories" about not being tired at all, and straightaway started arranging things, then began urgently urging her to go upstairs, not even allowing Lu Yun to play with Xiaopei and make her laugh.

"Even if you’re not tired, go and get a good sleep. After a beautiful sleep, you can play with Xinxin however you want."

Zhang Min nudged her, then couldn’t help but laugh, "Hurry, hurry upstairs. From your grandfather to Pei Kun, our family’s Jin Sister in the kitchen has plenty of experience in leaving food, I thought that only Shitou would have the chance to eat in the kitchen at midnight, but now, unexpectedly, there’s you too. Rest assured, go replenish your sleep, and grandma guarantees no one will disturb you."

"Alright, grandma."

Being hurried along, Lu Yun did not argue and compliantly nodded, following along, "Shitou is still in Grandpa’s office, I guess he won’t be back so soon."

"I figured as much. We won’t bother with them. Men always have more energy. Even with dark circles, it doesn’t matter, doesn’t affect anything. But we women are different, we need to take good care of ourselves, otherwise if you get bags under your eyes, that would look terrible, you won’t even bear to look at yourself."

Zhang Min laughed again as she urged her, "The baby swimming ring you got for Xinxin last time, she really loves it. She wants to soak in the water for half an hour every day. It even got me and Luoluo into bathing as well; it’s especially effective in relieving fatigue. You should hurry up and try it out too."