338: Lu Chen and Su Qingying's leisurely life

Pangu Continent, behind the Lingxiao Heavenly Court.

There was no suffocating torrent of steel here, nor was there a constantly flickering stream of holographic data.

Only a lush bamboo forest and a few acres of ordinary-looking… vegetable patches.

"Crunch."

Lu Chen, wearing large shorts and flip-flops, was swinging a hoe in the field, sweating profusely.

If the five-level civilizations outside saw this scene, they would probably be scared into self-destructing on the spot.

Because that hoe was entirely black, emitting a heart-palpitating ripple of rules.

It was crafted from the core remnants of "the cleaners 001," fused with the underlying code of the pangu system—the [Hoe of Causality].

One swing of the hoe didn't turn soil.

It was spatial folding.

"Why are these 'Void Leeks' growing so slowly?"

Lu Chen wiped his sweat, looking at the purple-glowing plants in the field with a disgusted expression.

"I've already watered them with three buckets of 'High-Dimensional Nutrient Solution.' Logically, they should have become spirits by now."

"How can you even say that?"

A cold voice, tinged with helplessness, came from the small house in the bamboo forest.

Qingying walked out, wearing an apron and carrying a plate.

Even dressed as a housewife, she couldn't hide her unparalleled grace as the "Empress."

"Last time I told you to fertilize the vegetable patch."

"And what did you do? You directly caught a five-level civilization's 'Starry Sky Behemoth' from a neighboring universe and buried it there."

Qingying rolled her eyes at him and placed the plate on the stone table.

"Is that biological fertilizer? That's nuclear waste!"

"The fact that these leeks didn't mutate into Godzilla and bite you is already doing you a favor."

Lu Chen chuckled, throwing the hoe aside (the hoe automatically floated in mid-air and even thoughtfully wiped off the mud by itself).

He walked over and picked up a crystal-clear pastry from the plate.

"Wife, what's this new invention?"

"Try it."

Qingying untied her apron, revealing her casual home clothes, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"This is osmanthus cake simulated using 'Molecular Recombination Technology' after grinding 'Time Crystals' into powder."

"One bite can increase your lifespan by three hundred years."

Lu Chen took a bite.

Soft, sweet, and fragrant.

More importantly, a warm current instantly coursed through his entire body, making every cell cheer.

"Delicious!"

Lu Chen gave a thumbs-up. "As expected of the greatest scientist in the entire universe, even cooking is full of technology and ingenuity."

Qingying smiled.

With this smile, even the surrounding rules seemed to soften.

"If it's delicious, eat more."

She sat down, propping her chin in her hand, watching Lu Chen devour the food.

"Who would have thought that Lu Chen, the dignified Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy, the nightmare of the Multiverse, who strikes fear into countless civilizations…"

"…is privately a farmer who can't even grow leeks properly?"

"This is called returning to simplicity."

Lu Chen swallowed the last bite of pastry and clapped his hands.

"Fighting and killing outside, it's so tiring."

"It's more comfortable to be at home with my wife and child."

Speaking of children.

Lu Chen's movements suddenly paused.

He looked left and right, his brows furrowing.

"By the way, where's that brat Xinghe?"

"He was playing in the mud here just now, and in a blink of an eye, he's gone?"

Qingying's expression instantly became a bit strange.

"Uh…"

"Just now, heavenly craft reported to me."

"She said Xinghe found the 'Gravitational Wave Slide' at home boring."

"So…"

"So what?" A bad premonition arose in Lu Chen's heart.

"So he went to the 'Pet Zone'."

Qingying pointed to the area in the distance sealed by a force field.

"He said he wanted to play hide-and-seek with 'Little Black'."

"Little Black?"

Lu Chen froze for a moment, then his face changed drastically.

"Holy crap!"

"That's not Little Black! That's the head of the 'Mechanical God Clan' leader we just captured!"

"That thing still has an antimatter bomb inside!"

Without another word, Lu Chen tore through space and stepped directly into… the Pet Zone.

Various "rare species" captured from battlefields were confined here.

Such as the Zerg Queen that devoured stars, or pure energy light spirits… At this moment, they were all cowering in corners, trembling.

Because in the center of the arena.

A small child, wearing split pants and exquisitely carved like jade, was riding on a huge metal head.

That metal head was precisely the once arrogant leader of the Mechanical God Clan.

At this moment, its scarlet electronic eyes were no longer lit, replaced by an expression of… utter despair.

"Giddy up! Giddy up!"

Lu Xinghe clutched the leader's antenna, his small face flushed with excitement.

"Little Black, run fast! Otherwise, Daddy will come to catch me!"

Mechanical Leader: "…"

It wanted to die.

Seriously.

As the overlord of a five-level civilization, it would rather be flattened into a painting by a Two-Dimensional Foil than be ridden like a horse by this mischievous child with "God's genes"!

And this child's grip was too strong!

With a slight squeeze, its logic core was about to crack!

"Lu Xinghe!!!"

A furious roar, like thunder from the nine heavens.

Lu Chen's figure appeared out of thin air.

He looked at his son, who was having a blast, so angry his nose was crooked.

"How many times have I told you!"

"These things are dirty! Not only dirty, but they can also explode!"

"Are you asking for a beating?!"

Lu Xinghe saw his dad coming, and his big eyes darted around.

"Wah—!!!"

He pouted, and before Lu Chen could even make a move, he started wailing at the top of his lungs.

"Mommy! Daddy's going to beat me to death! Help!"

This cry directly employed the "Sound Wave Rule."

Several surrounding cages instantly shattered, and a few unlucky Zergs were directly shaken into powder.

Lu Chen: "…"

Is this the lung capacity a three-year-old should have?

"Alright, alright, stop wailing."

Qingying also teleported over, picked up her son, and glared at Lu Chen.

"Why are you so fierce? The child is still small, he doesn't know any better."

"He doesn't know any better?"

Lu Chen pointed at the mechanical leader, which had been dismantled until only half a head remained.

"Look what he's done to 'Little Black'? He's a prisoner of war, after all. Can't we give him some human rights?"

The Mechanical Leader shed tears of grateful oil: Finally, someone speaks up for me!

"Alright, pay attention next time."

Qingying wiped the oil from her son's face and turned to Lu Chen, saying:

"By the way, Fatty just sent a message."

"He said there's a big business deal that needs your personal decision."

"Big business?"

Lu Chen raised an eyebrow, took the still-sobbing (faking it) mischievous child from Qingying's arms, and lightly patted his bottom.

"Isn't Fatty busy dealing in 'Second-Hand Stars' recently?"

"What business could he not handle?"

Qingying's expression became somewhat serious.

"Not a transaction."

"It's an… invitation letter."

"Invitation letter?"

"Yes."

Qingying conjured a holographic projection.

It was a black card, emitting strange fluctuations.

On the card, there was only one scarlet symbol.

It was a bleeding… **eye**.

"This is an invitation from the 'Abyss Zone'."

Qingying said gravely, "It is said to be an… lawless land that even the Supervisor dare not easily enter."

"They are inviting us to participate in a 'Myriad Races Hegemony'…"

"…gambling game."

Lu Chen looked at the scarlet eye symbol.

His originally lazy eyes instantly sharpened like knives.

The pangu system within him even emitted a tremor of longing.

"Gambling game?"

Lu Chen's lips curled into his signature, extremely arrogant smile.

He placed his son on his neck, as if carrying the hope of the future.

"Interesting."

"I was getting a bit tired of taking care of the child at home anyway."

Lu Chen turned and looked at the unknown deep space.

"Wife, pack our things."

"Our family of three…"

"…is going on vacation!"

"And while we're at it, we'll teach those guys in the Abyss…"

"…what it means to gamble ten times and lose nine, with the house taking all!"